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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, 1949—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. €anterbury-Kaikoura District—ctd. Rangiora 2,288 29,330 1,265 5,013 Eyre 1,780 26,888 493 4,144 Tawera 1,481 9,362 363 2,696 Malvern 3,832 68,826 2,242 17,370 Paparua 2,161 16,051 '247 2,731 Waimairi 447 1,188 27 953 Heathcote 177 2,332 390 Akaroa 3,179 69,178 1,934 16,279 Mount Herbert 1,025 29,978 70 6,868 Wairewa 1,559 59,797 580 14,288 Halswell 809 9,492 1,069 1,580 Springs 1,136 21,788 407 2,535 Ellesmere .. 1,714 49,363 1,080 8,557 Selwyn 3,855 54,904 2,431 14,544 Ashburton 16,248 500,403 15,148 144,338 •Geraldine 11,756 241,551 7,539 76,224 Levels 8,940 170,029 7,541 51,060 Mackenzie 18,745 210,743 4,868 77,388 Waimate 11,784 334,107 4,592 85,197 Chatham Islands 18,848 29,335 2,150 21,877 Totals 127,767 2,205,588 60,983 630,742 Otago District Waitaki 20,038 316,185 4,434 64,179 Maniatoto 27,359 128,446 2,600 46,640 Vincent 9,051 122,675 4,480 34,722 Waihemo 7,865 88,765 2,693 32,030 Waikouaiti 2,399 67,166 1,511 17,096 Taieri 27,576 144,837 9,615 53,363 Peninsula 783 16,483 134 2,461 ■Clutha 14,232 418,317 10,001 176,271 Tuapeka 35,729 267,674 11,020 116,272 Bruce 9,623 220,650 4,613 85,286 Lake 8,185 51,519 2,423 19,733 Southland 60,172 1,746,743 23,356 534,288 Wallace 17,041 541,920 16,326 164,984 Stewart Island .. . 566 2,327 366 1,006 Totals 240,619 4,133,707 93,572 1,348,331 Totals, South Island 440,157 6,776,662 172,492 2,129,623 * Totals, North Island 1,081,510 8,580,898 244,623 3,148,373 Grand totals 1,521,667 15,357,560 417,115 5,277,996