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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, 1917— continued. STUD SHEEP (ENTERED IN FLOCK-BOOK)— continued.

Meri [uo. Lincoln. Romney. Border Leicester, Name of County. Totai Number of Sheep «£ Ewefto o -e bred .nflov., from this and over. Seasou . Stud Kt „j E« eS h n0t *? b ® (Eams bred and from this E , Season. *•""*■'■ Stud Earns. 2-tooth and over £SL *i E Stud ™ £& -™ft» be bred "l"? (Eams £?™*l be bred t ° b | (Earns *££& be brerl 'Sir -H- Bwe d s, ---, '-this f£Jis jg&, aSTvt. %™T Stud Ewes not to be bred from this Season. Stud Lambs (Eams and Ewes). XAprER-GiSBORDTE District. Waiapu Cook .. Waikohu East Taupo (part) Wairoa Hawke's Bay .. Waipaw-a Waipukurau Patangata Weber Dannevirke Woodville Pahiatua Akitio 756,350 i 1,088.550 685.594 6.070 755. 590 1,178.619 427.853 118,548 651,809 135.621 321.201 97.481 227.064 282.533 i "25 "*40 "u "20 203 165 18 3 17 11 6 14 10 2 1 ,297 1.257 184 72 362 119 58 341 351 35 70 58 "20 46 697 593 152 21 213 122 52 363 124 61 630 180 2,157 i 12 210 6 284 2,688 35 j 421 ; ' 21 j 187 5 ! 256 14 21 25 667 37 779 50 402 20 1.179 176 81 1,610 330 118 .'.. 100 24 ! 69 445 i 473 Totals 6,732,883 j 2.3 40 IS 20 449 4,076 194 2,337 680 8,016 220 4,857 - ! Wellington - West Ooast Dis- j TRIOT. 95,780 37,372 14,092 121.957 119,485 65,444 81.086 1,607 273,531 228.702 595.460 284,542 128,829 958,276 165,684 122,027 326.144 Clifton Taranaki Egmont Stratford Whangamomona Eltham Hawera Waimate West Patea Waitotara Waimarino Kaitieke Rangitikei Oroua.. Kairanga Kiwitea 113 7 "48 1 5 73 '.'. 48 9 36 "27 12 ; 517 358 509 5 65 342 249 392 13 16 8 14 173 518 ! 181 106 10 114 323 66 76 4 1. 50 "30 84 110 187 26 32 4,883 315 460 370 7 3,911 282 296 1,474 382 131 5 79 10 6 24 162 125 211 249 230 589 275 150 145 15 413 12 98 50 8 15 16 ioo '205 200 •■ . "24 75 59 86 193 2,296 398 120 3,876 3,239 4,477 5,979 10 2,184 2,837 3,117 34 4,116 21 290 I 2