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A — continued. Table showing the Number of Sheep in each County throughout the Dominion on 30th April, 1932 and 1933 — continued. SOUTH ISLAND.

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Number of Sheep on County. — Increase. Decrease. 30th April, 1932. 80th April, 1933. I Waimea .. .. .. .. .. 303,842 295,161 .. 8,681 Takaka .. .. .. .. .. 50,659 48,791 .. 1,868 Collingwood .. .. .. .. .. 29,545 28,453 .. 1,092 Buller .. .. .. .. .. 4,622 3,856 .. 766 Inangahua .. .. .. .. .. 13,570 ' 12,719 .. 851 Murchison .. .. .. .. •• 53,162 52,605 .. 557 Grey .. .. .. .. .. 32,339 32,748 409 VVestland .. .. .. .. .. 49,054 46,701 .. 2,353 Sounds .. .. .. ■• •■ 187,288 174,50") .. 12,783 Marlborough .. .. .. ■■ •• 367,622 350,099 .. 16,623 Awatere .. -• ■• •• •• 357,200 349,!)(is .. 7,232 Kaikoura .. .. ■• •• .. 207,787 196,!i.iu .. 10,857 Amuri .. .. .. •• •■ 420,•Hγ. 428,762 7,847 Cheviot .. .. ■• •• .. 205,664 197,247 .. 8,417 Waipara .. .. .. •• .. 410,874 «>:(,732 .. 7,142 Ashley .. .. ■• ■• •• 100,706 99,2.1!) .. 1,447 Kowai .. .. -. .. ■■ 81,153 77,026 .. 4,127 Oxford .. .. .- •• • 117,014 99,576 .. 17,438 Rangiora .. .. .. •• •• 40,107 34,521 .. 5,586 Eyre .. .. ■• ■• . • 66,409 55,537 .. 10,872 Tawera .. .. .. •■ .. 111,135 109,200 .. 1,935 Malvern .. .. .. •• .. 172,224 137,357 .. 34,867 Paparua .. .. .. .. .. 40,984 34,202 .. 6,782 Waimairi .. .. .. •• •• 5,745 6,799 1,054 Heathcote .. .. .. .. .. 10,595 11,868 1,273 Akaroa .. .. .. •• •• 111,759 115,984 4,225 Mount Herbert .. .. .. .. 50,954 50,896 .. 58 Wairewa .. .. .. •• .. 86,477 85,567 .. 910 Halawell .. .. ■• •• •• 16,007 15,942 .. 65 Springs .. .. .. •• ■ 30,879 i 27,786 .. 3,093 Ellesmere .. .. .. •• .. I 91,461 j 81,178 .. 10,283 Selwyn .. .. •• •• .. 256,821 242,115 .. 14,706 Ashburton .. .. .. .. .. 1,034,019 903,795 .. 130,224 Geraldine .. .. .. .. .. 367,461 327,743 .. 39,718 Levels .. .. ■• •• •• 220,827 ! 178,512 .. 42,315 Mackenzie .. .. .. •• .. 593,623 J 552,194 .. 41,429 Waimate .. .. .. •• •■ 689,586 624,779 .. 64,807 Chatham Islands .. .. .. .. 97,528 92,876 .. 4,652 Waitaki .. .. .. ■• •• 746,224 675,308 .. 70,916 Maniototo .. .. .. •• •■ 476,360 455,235 .. 21,125 Vincent .. .. .. .. •• 479,656 ! 458,384 .. 21,272 Waihemo .. .. •■ •• •■ 169,295 159,399 .. 9,896 Waikouaiti .. .. .. .. .. 97,684 96,144 .. 1,540 Taieri .. .. .. •• ■■ 305,610 268,888 .. 36,722 Peninsula .. .. .. •• ■■ 10,439 8,425 .. 2,014 Clutha .. .. .. .. .. 546,403 502,585 .. 43,818 Tuapeka .. .. .. .. •• 609,524 582,327 .. 27,197 Bruce .. .. .. •• •■ 299,351 278,686 .. 20,665 Lake .. .. .. .. .. 314,049 313,530 .. 519 Southland .. .. .. .. .. 1,892,331 1,747,119 .. 145,212 Wallaoe .. .. .. •• •• 707,407 664,015 .. 43,392 Stewart Island .. .. .. .. 2,851 4,003 1,152 Totals, South Island .. .. 13,744,801 12,801,937 .. 942,864 Totals, North Island .. .. 14,946,987 14,954,029 7,042 Totals, Dominion .. .. 28,691,788 27,755,966 .. 935,822

1. 2. 8. Number of Sheepowners on Number of Sheep on Names of Districts. ' 30th April, 1932. 30th April, 1933. 30th AprU, 1932. 30th April, 1933. Auckland .. .. .. .. .. 5,408 5,232 2,992,354 2,840,259 Poverty Bay - Hawke's Bay .. .. .. 3,778 3,759 6,280,928 6,473,828 Wellington - West Coast .. .. .. 5,174 5,054 5,673,705 5,639,942 Marlborough - Nelson - Westland .. .. 2,542 2,546 1,448,903 1,396,506 Canterbury - Kaikoura .. .. .. 6,134 6,085 5,638,714 5,191,383 Otago .. .. .. .. .. 7,413 7,387 6,657,184 6,214,048 Totals. Dominion .. .. .. 30,449 30,063 28,691,788 j 27,755,966 Decrease .. .. .. .. 386 936,822