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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.

English Leicester. Shropshire. Southdown. Other Ireeds. Name of County. Stud Eams. 2-tooth and over. Stud Ewes to be bred from this Season. Stud Ewes not to be bred from : his Season. Stud Lambs aud Ewes). Stud Stud Rams. , Ew^ s - 2-tooth to be bred j Stud Ewes not to be bred from this Season Stud Lambs (Rams and Bwes). „,„,, Stud Stud Stud "•"" Ewes I Ewes not i Lambs o trTrh to be bred to be bred : .Earns j-tootn lromtbis f r om this . and ana over. Season Season. - Ewes). „ S *" d Ewes to be bred 2-tooth f tbis and over. S eason. Stud Stud Ewes not | Lambs to be bred i (Rams from tbis : and Season, i Ewes). j JOtaoo— ccntinuad. Waihemo Waikouaiti Peninsula Taieri Bruce Clutha Tuapeka Southland Wallace Stewart Island.. 11 211 " •• I 53 i 131 38 66 i 4 92 36 " 6 I 8 97 2 ■ 13 1 309 250 314 2.739 98 586- j 40 62 257 155 226 1 ,977 77 419 1 145 I 119 I 4 14 J Totals 37 623 50 j 439 27 ! 311 312 i 19 327 211 524 5.535 399 3.751 Totals for South Island 633 13,227 496 8,981 94 : 1,883 142 1,310 335 5,246 76 4.127 922 12.905 442 7.649 Totals for Dominion 684 13,823 ■ 511 9,349 138 2,255 182 1,534 838 14,437 525 10.593 1.091 15,073 525 9.368 !