H.—23.

C— continued. Statement compiled from the Returns furnished by Owners of Sheep, in pursuance of Section 52 of the Stock Act, 1908, showing the Total Number of Sheep and Lambs within each County on the 30th April, 1932—continued. STUD SHEEP (ENTERED IN FLOCK-BOOK)— continued.

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Merino. Lincoln. Romney. Border Leicester Total C34- j Stud Qi. a Stud ctn/i Stud Qfn/i Stud Name of County. Number of Stud Ewes ;not Stud Ewes to B T® 8 h " ot Ewes to E Y 0 es b^ ot stu( , Stud E ° es t0 Ewes not » * ** bred i fSs iSs. » £, » ( ™ u , &S iSs. and over. *&£? %™T %°ZT • | 1 Marlborough - Nklsok - Westlahd District. Waimea .. .. .. 303,842 .. .. .. .. j ■• •■ 67 2,601 100 1,798 2 8 4 Takaka .. .. .. 50,659 j .. .. •• .. .. .. .. 8 123 10 81 Collingwood .. .. .. 29,545 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 6 130 .. 77 Buller .. .. • - 4,622 .. . ■ .. . • • • ■ • • • • ■ ■ • ■ • Inangahua .. .. • • 13,570 .. .. ■ • • ■ • • ■ • ■ • ■ • • • ■ • Murchison 53,162 18 80 .. 70 Grey .. .. .. 32,339 Westland .. .. ■ ■ 49,054 .. .. ■. .. .... i 1 I ■ Sounds 187.288 1 40 133 ... 73 8,1 522 ... i 220 Marlborough .. 367,622 368 3,378 826 1,657 7 50 .. 40 26 758 .. 597 58 120 .. 70 Awatere .. .. 357,200 22 1,041 278 642 .. j .. .. 3 128 .. ; 120: 3 68 .. 76 Totals M48JW3 391~ 4,419 1,104 2,299 47 183 | .. ' 113 137 4,342" 110 2,963 63 196 .. 150 Cantbrbury-Kaikoitba District. Kaikoura .. .. .. 207, 787 j .. .. • ■ .. j . .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. j Amuri .. .. .. 420,915 29 906 132 412 1 .. .. .. ... .. .. 6 168 140 Cheviot .. .. •. 205,664 55 1,075 42 235 .... Waipara .. .. 410,874 11 388 24 111 .. •• .. .. ■■ Ashley .. .. .. 100,706 10 368 43 64 .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. Kowai 81,153 1 26 20 .. " .. .. 2 60 10 Oxford 117,014 2 8Q .. 9 226 11 170 Rangiora .. .. .. 40.107 40 448 35 265 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 9 236 .. 194 Eyre .. .. .. 66,409 Tawera .. .. .. 111,135 ■ .. •• •• •• •• •• ■' Malvern 172,224 .. 10 125 ..122 10 358 12 189 Paparua .. .. .. 40,984 .. .. .. • • Waimairi .. .. .. 5,745 Heatheote .. .. .. 10,595 .. .. .. ■■ •• •• •• Akaroa .. .. .. 111,759 .. .. .. •• •• j •• ! Mount Herbert .. .. 50,954 .. .. .. •• •• .. .. .. .. .. Wairewa .. .. .. 86.477 .. .. •• •• ; Halswell .. .. .. 16,007 .. .. .. ■■ .. ..