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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, 1936—continued. CROSSBRED AND OTHER SHEEP NOT OTHERWISE ENUMERATED—continued.

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Wethers, Ewes to Ewes not to Name of County. 2-tooth and be bred from be bred from Lambs. over. this Season. this Season. Canterbury-Kaikoura District —contd. Rangiora .. .. .. .. 1,036 20,271 930 5,723 E y re •• •• •• •• 4,166 24,194 1,254 11,759 Tawera .. .. .. .. 1,293 5,876 340 3,451 Malvern .. .. .. .. 4,245 64,226 6,515 37,872 Paparua .. .. .. .. 1,711 10,961 485 8,498 Waimairi .. .. .. .. 254 3,743 38 1,164 Heathcote .. .. .. .. 405 5,971 .. 1,'550 Akaroa .. .. .. .. 3,166 80,741 1,102 25^802 Mount Herbert .. .. .. 1,681 31,935 45 8,493 Wairewa .. .. .. .. 1,703 62,470 330 16' 121 Hals well .. .. .. .. 1,205 9,458 313 3,279 Springs .. .. .. .. 914 21,561 563 7,068 Ellesmere .. .. .. .. 2,578 41,820 1,950 14,610 Selwyn .. .. .. .. 4,910 58,151 3,787 30,545 Ashburton .. .. .. .. 25,530 409,569 32,680 175,417 G-eraldine .. .. .. .. 21,361 201,712 16,770 85,770 Levels .. .. .. .. 9,984 139,804 10,407 55,336 Mackenzie .. .. .. .. 16,829 177,429 8,166 75,203 Waimate .. .. .. .. 12,411 282,994 16,936 125,282 Chatham Islands .. .. .. 9,959 24,335 1,542 17,375 Totals .. .. .. 146,274 1,898,671 114,185 800,512 Otago District . Waitaki .. .. .. .. 14,932 272,604 12,976 109,499 Maniototo .. .. .. .. 30,883 136,143 5,453 59,414 Vincent .. .. .. .. 22,351 125,877 4,894 45,263 Waihemo .. .. .. .. 6,111 76,915 4,511 35,084 Waikouaiti .. .. .. .. 1,796 42,562 1,489 14,091 Taieri .. .. . .. 28,419 127,993 11,473 56^335 Peninsula .. .. .. .. 200 9,744 104 1,629 Clutha .. .. .. .. 11,447 279,519 16,769 121,759 Tuapeka .. .. .. .. 27,586 197,771 9,357 97,470 Bruce .. .. .. .. 12,026 172,579 8,552 68,151 Lake .. .. .. .. 7,201 34,150 2,878 12,931 Southland .. .. .. .. 54,056 1,151,406 41,108 413,299 Wallace .. .. .. .. 29,959 445,067 13,932 154,887 Stewart Island .. .. .. 487 1,818 132 937 Totals .. .. . , N 247,454 3,074,148 133,628 1,190,749 Totals, South Island .. .. 449,174 5,377,103 263,927 2,141,906 Totals, North Island .. .. 1,001,374 7,964,008 314,944 3,094,121 Totals, Dominion .. .. 1,450,548 13,341,111 578,871 5,236,027