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A.—Table showing the Number of Sheep in each County throughout the Dominion on 30th April, 1909 and 1910— continued. SOUTH ISLAND.

County. Number of Sheep on j - IncreaBe. 30th April, 1909. 30th April, 1910. j Decrease. Waimea .. Takaka .. Collingwood Buller .. ' .. Inangahua Murchison Grey Westland Sounds Marlborough Kaikoura Amuri Cheviot Ashley and Waipara Akaroa, Wairewa, and Mount Herbert Selwyn, Tawera, and Waimairi Ashburton Geraldine and Levels Mackenzie Waimate Waitaki Maniototo .. ... Vincent Lake Waihemo Waikouaiti Peninsula .. Taieri Bruce Olutha Tuapeka Southland Wallace Stewart Island .. .. 271,371 297,271 25,900 41,241 44,244 3,003 12,550 11,771 4,075 4,282 207 8,534 8,026 31,643 28,043 21,448 24,408 2,960 22,425 25,445 3,020 154,194 172,037 17,843 657,550 686,532 28,982 198,296 214,377 16,081 457,566 : 452,632 192,101 198,846 6,745 874,772 900,921 26,149 236,649 248,827 12,178 758,486 795,153 36,667 962,349 938,750 673,283 658,590 471,260 485,614 14,354 650,970 592,754 584,573 590,666 6,093 .. , 314,817 325,045 10,228 .. I 349,203 ; 277,630 206,679 j 242,401 35,722 135,821 ! 140,456 4,635 84,564 ! 72,321 .. j 4,898 I 5,075 ! 177 203,553 214,757 11,204 217,153 214,352 .. I 358,862 351,993 445,498 441,451 1,156,247 1,163,013 6,766 .. , 522,220 521,254 .. I 2,645 3,021 376 779 508 3,600 4,934 23,599 14,693 58,216 71,573 12,243 2,801 6,869 4,047 966 Totals for South Island Totals for North Island 11,287,496 11,351,958 269,290 12,193,211 12,917,662 759,108 11,351,958 269,290 204,828 34,657 204,828 12,917,662 759,108 34,657 Totals for the Dominion .. j 23,480,707 24,269,620 : 1,028,398 24,269,620 1,028,398 239(485 239,485 i ' I Net increase : North Island South Island Total net increase for Dominion 724,451 64,462 788,913