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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, 1940—continued. CROSSBRED AND OTHER SHEEP NOT OTHERWISE ENUMERATED —continued.

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Wethers, Ewes to Ewes not to Name of County. Two-tooth and be bred from be bred from Lambs. over. this Season. this Season. Canterbury-Kaikoura District- -contd. Rangiora .. •• •• 1,093 23,485 1,955 3,648 Evre .. .. 314 23,437 780 2,935 Tawera ... 2,004 8,356 903 2,982 Malvern .. •• ■■ 2,504 70,825 5,777 15,433 Paparua .. 1,322 13,918 924 5,744 Waimairi .. ■■ •• •• 74 1,020 138 175 Heathcote .. •• •• •• 670 4,334 7 1,346 Akaroa 3,406 77,990 2,083 16,224 Mount Herbert .. •• •• 1,218 35,336 196 8,335 Wairewa .. • • 2,748 61,622 1,086 13,538 Hals well 641 10,047 79 2,816 SDrings 743 18,671 1,209 2,893 Ellesmere 2,540 54,380 3,293 10,675 Selwvn ■ •• 5,288 61,524 3,331 17,453 Ashburton .. •• •• 10,850 397,935 38,297 104,516 ftpTHldirie . 20,083 206,518 13,099 60,245 Levels " " •• 7,770 142,701 10,129 28,822 Mackenzie • • •• 16,816 193,934 8,891 68,112 Wa i ma te 14,567 301,675 11,996 78,124 Chatham Islands .. 15,357 27,417 2,902 19,772 Totals 125,903 1,962,250 120,653 537,453 Otago District. Waitaki •• ■■ 22,508 297,460 15,526 85,419 Maniototo 27,326 137,739 8,074 60,500 Vincent ■■ 20,996 128,880 8,993 53,500 Waihemo " ■■ 4,930 76,244 4,846 32,202 Waikouaiti 4,470 60,327 1,874 19,848 T aieri .. 22,784 135,379 14,863 57,225 Peninsula " 83 14,626 255 3,144 Clutlia .. 8,765 308,479 19,371 144,219 Tnaoeka ' .... 22,828 204,281 11,612 101,388 T ) rvl( . e .. 9,618 188,485 10,654 82,673 Lake . .. 6,321 42,579 2,909 14,546 Southland ' .... 58,864 1,407,011 56,972 545,061 Wallace ■ • 18,538 509,600 17,219 189,94-8 Stewart Island 880 1,834 482 833 Totals .. .. .. 228,911 3,512,924 173,650 1,390,506 Totals, South Island .. .. 426,931 5,881,220 319,459 2,084,244 Totals, North Island .. .. 961,809 8,557,948 359,099 3,213,659 Totals, Dominion .. .. 1,388,740 14,439,168 678,558 5,297,903