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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. Oanterbury-Kaikoura District—contd. Rangiora .. .. .. .. 346 18,684 888 11,578 Byre .. .. .. .. 468 23,642 1,187 10,660 Tawera .. .. .. .. 81 7,013 616 3,164 Malvern .. .. .. .. 3,331 56,684 5,281 47,680 Paparua .. .. .. .. 1,060 15,349 1,256 19,354 Waimairi .. .. .. .. 61 452 .. 777 Heathcote .. .. .. .. 292 1,515 1 571 Akaroa .. .. .. .. 1,603 62,829 1,150 20,756 Mount Herbert .. .. 983 28,359 49 13,424 Wairewa .. .. .. .. 1,787 57,920 433 18,349 Halswell .. .. ., .. 1,217 9,998 620 7,399 Springs .. .. .. .. 618 20,349 1,062 10,234 Ellesmere .. .. .. .. 1,536 49,543 3,713 25,785 Selwyn .. .. .. .. 2,457 39,544 2,594 25,243 Ashburton .. .. .. 11,462 369,149 28,621 224,557 Geraldine .. .. .. .. 13,594 200,675 17,633 96,741 Levels 8,809 144,133 12,961 81,094 Mackenzie .. .. .. .. 12,270 135,721 5,188 69,720 Waimate .. .. .. .. 12,110 258,093 14,802 134,738 Chatham Islands .. .. .. 17,999 24,142 3,552 19,621 Totals .. .. .. 108,501 1,716,532 110,309 951,782 Otago District Waitaki .. .. .. .. 20,459 295,117 17,504 155,690 Maniototo .. .. .. .. 20,533 111,137 4,819 65,260 Vincent .. .. .. .. 8,578 112,228 6,706 49,541 Waihemo .. .. .. .. 5,521 82,816 4,693 39,200 Waikouaiti .. .. .. .. 1,864 49,402 2,274 18,079 Taieri .. .. .. .. 25,230 145,166 12,157 70,151 Peninsula .. .. .. .. 772 16,722 369 3,885 Clutha .. .. .. .. 9,567 302,606 16,950 143,978 Tuapeka .. .. .. .. 23,953 202,002 12,261 105,430 Bruce .. .. .. .. 6,504 168,430 6,315 81,489 Lake .. .. .. .. 10,428 40,849 4,254 25,355 Southland .. .. .. .. 41,863 1,425,318 62,800 580,119 Wallace .. .. .. .. 16,571 463,250 16,676 177,062 Stewart Island .. .. .. 263 1,328 50 736 Totals .. .. .. 192,106 3,416,371 167,828 1,515,975 Totals, South Island .. .. 365,948 5,498,552 295,746 2,633,176 Totals, North Island .. .. 1,124,077 9,304,629 350,536 3,916,970 Totals, Dominion .. .. 1,490,025 14,803,181 646,282 6,550,146