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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, 1945 —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. Wellington - West Coast District Clifton .. .. .. .. 7,538 54,592 768 21,433 Taranaki .. .. .. .. 322 17,219 189 7,113 Inglewood .. .. .. .. 3,401 31,554 178 11,336 Egmont .. .. .. .. 1,429 10,499 57 3,347 Stratford .. .. .. .. 6,921 57,448 733 23,863 Whangamomona .. .. .. 5,096 28,226 70 14,590 Eltham .. .. .. .. 9,807 36,003 275 15,808 Hawera .. .. 10,609 50,126 1,228 21,740 Waimate West .. .. .. 910 4,974 126 3,881 Patea .. .. .. .. 31,272 173,766 11,598 55,151 Waitotara .. .. .. .. 22,684 98,669 2,935 32,557 Waimarino .. .. .. .. 43,985 113,918 7,111 69,104 Wanganui .. .. .. .. 41,555 186,066 9,247 83,451 Rangitikei .. .. .. .. 42,967 535,728 29,706 229,647 Oroua .. .. .. .. 4,770 141,121 6,648 37,725 Kairanga .. .. .. .. 17,901 87,041 3,716 33,396 Kiwitea .. .. .. .. 4,717 113,932 1,716 43,636 Pohangina .. .. .. .. 7,751 73,472 1,144 27,876 Manawatu .. .. .. .. 12,695 113,555 6,842 36,745 Horowhenua .. .. .. 1.2,476 104,416 4,285 33,196 Hutt .. .. .. .. 15,900 66,875 2,534 33,305 Makara .. .. .. .. 4,238 47,468 1,325 24,535 Featherston .. .. .. .. 44,504 299,353 13,419 143,384 Wairarapa South .. .. .. 13,278 153,683 5,466 58,128 Masterton .. .. .. .. 32,885 266,822 9,576 130,163 Castlepoint .. .. .. .. 12,592 89,142 3,200 55,016 Eketahuna .. .. .. .. 8,710 141,666 2,395 60,959 Mauriceville .. .. .. .. 2,619 43,803 387 15,673 Totals .. .. .. 423,532 3,141,137 126,874 1,326,758 Totals, North Island .. .. 1,124,077 9,304,629 350,536 3,916,970 Marlborough - Nelson - Westland District Waimea .. .. .. .. 28,728 104,794 7,165 53,251 Takaka .. .. .. .. 4,616 16,274 1,307 7,974 Collingwood .. .. .. .. 2,167 8,920 701 5,263 Buller .. .. .. .. 142 1,767 74 512 Inangahua .. .. .. .. 342 7,654 225 2,187 Murchison .. .. .. .. 1,862 15,982 463 6,296 Grey .. .. .. .. 737 14,524 1,003 4,619 Westland .. .. .. .. 448 17,445 562 3,886 Sounds .. .. .. .. 7,702 69,249 997 31,977 Marlborough .. .. .. 16,499 65,755 3,494 33,011 Awatere .. .. .. .. 2,098 43,285 1,618 16,443 Totals .. .. .. 65,341 365,649 17,609 165,419 Canterbury-Kaikoura District Kaikoura .. .. .. .. 7,736 30,494 1,147 18,034 Amuri .. .. .. .. 1,251 24,476 881 13,892 Cheviot .. .. .. .. 2,098 18,181 986 7,891 Waipara .. .. .. .. 3,523 51,463 1,259 32,617 Ashley .. .. .. .. 552 14,726 754 6,215 Kowai .. .. .. .. 489 17,647 630 11,533 Oxford .. .. .. .. 768 35,751 I 3,045 20,155