H.—3o,

B-continued. Statement compiled from the Returns furnished by Owners of Sheep, in pursuance of Section 21 of "The Sheep Act, 1890," &c.— continued.

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Number of Sheep. Breeding Ewes. County. Merino. Other Breeds. Total. Total of both Sexes. Merino. Other Breeds. Total. "Wellington- West Coast District. Taranaki Hawera Patea Waitotara ... Wanganui (part of) ... Eangitikei ... Oroua Manawatu ... Horovfhenua South Wairarapa North Wairarapa Pahiatua Male. 191 26 181 135 10 11 176 115 50 14,263 11,789 50 Female. 1,200 15 975 422 1,896 685 1,547 705 484 5,282 17,413 25,722 500 Male. 13,694 35,350 61,820 41,483 59,127 143,788 144,753 74,731 34,100 63,804 184,912 191,265 13,541 Female. 42,956 102,840 138,622 90,282 152,889 304,904 347,728 144, 999 72,613 110,915 333,080 421,685 62,738 Male. 13,694 35,541 61,846 41,664 59,262 143,798 144,764 74,907 34,215 63,854 199,175 203,054 13,591 Female. 44,156 102,855 139,597 90,704 154,785 305,589 349,275 145,704 73,097 116,197 350,493 447,407 63,238 57,850 138,396 201,443 132,368 214,047 449,387 494,039 220,611 107,312 180,051 549,668 650,461 76,829 1,200 775 380 1,826 585 1,538 705 244 4,864 12,879 21,833 450 32,447 78,016 101,925 67,685 119,053 236,935 257,962 107,709 56,070 83,783 241,083 305,530 51,691 33,647 78,016 102,700 68,065 120,879 237,520 259,500 108,414 56,314 88,647 253,962 327,363 52,141 Total ... 26,997 56,846 1,062,368 2,326,251 1,089,365 2,383,097 3,472,462 47,279 1,739,889 1,787,168 Mablbobough-Nelson Disteict. Waimea Collingwood Buller Grey Inangahua ... Westland ... Sounds Marlborough (part of) i I 6,361 119 49 1,686 9,170 643 3,341 206,504 13,796 598 12 2,074 3,212 494 15,414 235,313 44,063 9,688 302 3,505 3,328 3,051 20,793 16,560 105,926 21,691 1,522 4,677 8,475 6,031 46,410 25,703 50,424 9,807 351 5,191 12,498 3,694 24,134 223,064 119,722 22,289 1,534 6,751 11,687 6,525 61,824 261,016 170,146 32,096 1,885 11,942 24,185 10,219 85,958 484,080 12,030 468 12 1,268 3,012 270 14,288 157,621 83,450 17,138 1,417 3,936 6,872 5,291 33,657 14,942 95,480 17,606 1,429 5,204 9,884 5,561 47,945 172,563 Total ... 227,873 270,913 101,290 220,435 329,163 491,348 820,511 188,969 166,703 355,672 Canterbuby-Kaikoura District. Marlborough (part of) Kaikoura Amuri Cheviot Ashley I 34,002 76,383 204,824 44,711 150,117 24,228 90,132 221,769 88,913 286,209 70 10,155 19,761 9,090 120,736 50 15,814 24,615 9,050 204,811 34,072 86,538 224,585 53,801 270,853 24,278 105,946 246,384 97,963 491,020 58,350 192,484 470,969 151,764 761,873 18,298 63,088 131,059 84,761 206,846 10,013 8,986 3,559 111,310 18,298 73,101 140,045 88,320 318,156