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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, 1944— continued STUD SHEEP (ENTERED IN FLOCK-BOOK)— continued

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Lincoln. j Romney. Border Leicester. English Leicester. i Total stud Stud gt d Stud st a Stud Stud Name of County. Number of Stud ° . n Ewes not . Stud „°™ a t Ewes not Stud v * . Ewes not Ewes to Ewes not Sheep. Hams, to be | Stud Earns, iTtfJ? to be Stud Rams, to be Stud 2tarth be bred tobe Stud 2-tooth bred Lambs. 2-tooth . ® ? bred Lambs. 2-tooth , i™'}![, bred Lambs. ™, from bred from Lambs, and over. from this and over. fr =°™™ s from this and over. Ir s ™™ lB from this and this this Season. geason . Season. Season Season. Season _ over. Sea50n . Season. . ! Mahlbobough - Nelson - West - land Distkict Waimea .. .. .. 302,003 3 .. .. .. 67 2,423 .. 1,989 2 32 22 1 11 6 Takaka .. .. .. 50,230 .. .. .. .. 2 60 40 .. .. .. Collingwood .. .. .. 28,547 Buller .-. .. .. 3,019 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Inangahua .. .. .. 20,372 .. .. .. .. 4 120 .. 83 1 30 .. 16 Murchison .. .. .. 46,480 .. .. ■ ■ .. 8 420 .. 200 Grey .. .. .. .. 33,600 .. .. •• 60 Westland . . .. .. 46,269 .. .. ■ ■ • • 2 Sounds .. .. .. 163,391 6 18 17 29 759 .. 768 .. . . . . .. 17 80 .. 36 Marlborough .. .. .. 391,007 30 122 .. 62 33 1,104 25 694 1 80 30 4 187 118 Awatere .. .. .. 286, 155 11 25 .. 28 40 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 23 210 15 210 Totals .. .. 1,371,073 50 165 .. 107 185 4,946 25 3,774 4 142 .. 68 45 488 15 370 Canteebuey-Kalkotjba Distbict Kaikoura .. .. .. 225,034 .. .. ■■ •• 10 60 40 .. .. .. 2 50 49 46 Amuri .. .. .. 347,540 .. .. ■■ 6 130 50 6 228 193 20 187 96 Cheviot .. .. .. 202,241 4 .. . - .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 10 84 20 80 Waipara .. .. .. 415,648 16 45 25 30 4 120 100 1 24 11 6 90 30 Ashley .. .. .. 95,137 .. .. •• •• •• - - • - •• •• •• •• 1 Kowai .. .. .. 97,025 Oxford .. .. .. 116,003 .. -• •• •• 1 15 .. .. 14 100 .. 71 Rangiora .. .. .. 51,501 •• •• 89 .. 31 16 512 .. 320 Eyre .. .. .. .. 71,610 .. .. •• 5 152 .. 167 Tawera . • .. .. 99,010 • • ■ • • • • ■ 2 Malvern .. .. .. 197,110 1 33 .. 13 366 3 248 4 176 26 151 34 627 21 505 Paparua .. .• .. 55,636 Waimairi .. .. .. 5,704 .. .. • • ■ • ■ • • • • • ■ • ■ • • ■ ■ Heatheote .. .. .. 11,695 Akaroa -. •• 116,729 .. .. •• •• 19 430 308 .. .. .. 1 12 5 Mount Herbert .. .. 55,804 .. . • • ■ • ■ ■ • ■ ■ • • ■ • ■ • • • . ■ ■ • • • ■ • Wairewa .. .. . ■ 92,840 . ■ • ■ • ■ - - 16 311 . . 191 ■ . .. .. .. 50 2,800 .. 650 Halswell .. .. 21,457 .. .. - ■ .. .. .. ■ .. .. .. .. 16 179 .. 153