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Number of Sheep on Increase ( + ) Number of Breeding-ewes on Increase ( + ) County. 30th April, 1948. 30th April, 1949. or Decrease (—). 30th April, 1948. 30th April, 1949. or Decrease (—). Waimea 291,864 282,894 8,970 168,762 163,408 5,354 Takaka 51,837 50,911 — 926 27,932 27,793 139 Collingwood 28,609 27,655 — 954 14,710 13,651 1,059 Buller .. 1,940 2,445 + 505 1,372 1,662 ■ 290 Inangahua 18,853 18,756 97 13,356 13,814 _j_ 458 Murchison 43,289 41,890 — 1,399 27,397 27,567 + 170 ttrey 31,337 32,903 + 1,526 22,871 24,140 4 1,269 Westland 42,092 . 40,551 _ 1,541 33,472 33,250 — 222 Sounds 154,714 153,969 _ 745 97,467 96,687 _ 780 Marlborough 397,680 392,216 _ 5,464 204,608 207,909 3,301 Awatere 281,131 286,061 + 4,930 165,617 170,810 + 5,193 Ivaikoura 215,145 214,144 _ 1,001 129,838 129,275 563 Amuri 339,664 332,928 — 6,736 215,081 218,408 + 3,327 Cheviot 200,047 207,350 7,303 142,657 146,995 + 4,338 Waipara 413,618 419,921 6,303 286,714 286,344 _ 370 Ashley 81,274 84,672 + 3,398 56,829 60,550 3,721 Kowai 100,336 98,795 — 1,541 73,413 74,390 977 Oxford 99,700 96,746 — 2,954 68,356 65,822 — 2,534 Rangiora 54,195 52,355 — 1,840 42,967 40,891 — 2,076 Eyre 67,340 67,516 + 176 52,212 51,441 — 771 Tawera 93,529 92,766 — 763 51,098 50,303 — 795 Malvern 173,460 178,237 + 4,777 130,428 1.32,230 1,802 Paparua 51,164 47,752 _ 3,412 37,104 35,863 — 1,241 Waimairi 6,210 6,724 + 514 3,761 4,015 + 254 Heathcote 9,004 9,080 + 76 7,060 6,977 83 Akaroa 118,269 116,855 1,414 84,905 85,970 + 1,065 Mount Herbert 49,762 50,164 + 402 37,716 38,865 + 1,149 Wairewa 92,570 92,910 4340 69,504 70,170 + 666 Halswell 21,272 21,170 — 102 15,028 14,945 83 Springs 41,006 37,296 — 3,710 32,930 30,948 — 1,982 Ellesmere 110,032 99,255 — 10,777 78,616 74,544 — 4,072 Selwyn 222,202 211,927 _ 10,275 143,233 134,610 — 8,623 Ashburton 1,066,853 1,082,838 + 15,985 746,630 758,264 -|_ 11,634 Weraldine 355,536 364,034 8,498 245,127 253,469 48,342 Levels 239,261 255,548 16,287 171,228 179,085 7,857 Mackenzie 517,443 526,345 8,902 285,369 293,311 + 7,942 Waimate 673,118 666,445 — 6,673 470,067 472,302 + 2,235 Chatham Islands 107,097 107,551 454 44,383 44,205 — 178 Waitaki.. 700,989 677,249 _ 23,740 450,602 440,778 _ 9,824 Maniatoto 415,749 418,727 2,978 237,160 235,232 — 1,928 Vincent 415,938 426,851 10,913 236,086 235,232 — 854 Waihemo 150,810 149,996 — 814 98,427 98,903 476 Waikouaiti 102,250 96,503 _ 5,747 72,763 71,082 — 1,681 Taieri 287,371 286,498 _ 873 165,596 166,984 + 1,388 Peninsula 19,418 21,169 1,751 15,328 17,143 1,815 Clutha .. 651,611 688,247 36,636 424,738 455,599 30,861 Tuapeka 546,807 586,871 422,064 335,212 345,445 4< 10,233 Bruce 330,265 345,672 415,407 217,691 232,981 + 15,290 Lake 233,356 .249,030 ?iifS 15,674 113,329 121,630 + 8,301 Southland 2,519,958 2,662,069 + 142,111 1,768,025 1 ,897,408 + 129,383 Wallace 835,293 867,629 + 32,336 596,736 616,662 19,926 Stewart Island 4,384 4,315 69 2,375 2,327 - 48 Totals, South Island .. 14,094,692 14,352,401 + 257,709 9,233,886 9 ,472,289 + 238,403 Totals, North Island .. 18,388,446 18,492,517 + 104,071 11,821,596 12 ,027,414 + 205,818 Grand Totals 32,483,138 32,844,918 + 361,780 21,055,482 21,499,703 + 444,221

1. 2. 3. Names of Districts. Number of Sheepowners on Number of Sheep on 30th April, 1948. 30th April, 1949. 30th April, 1948. 30th April, 1949. Auckland Poverty Bay - Hawke's Bay "Wellington-West Coast .. Marlborough-Nelson-Westland Canterbury-Kaikoura Otago 7,017 N 4,081 5,681 2,563 6,071 7,904 7,069 4,128 5,740 2,548 6,044 7,894 4,880,698 6,860,998 6,646,750 1,343,386 5,519,107 7,232,199 4,931,373 6,770,706 6,790,438 1,330,251 5,541,324 7,480,826 Grand Totals 33,317 33,423 32,483,138 32,844,918