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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. SHEEP OF A DISTINCTIVE BREED BUT NOT ENTERED IN FLOCK- BOOK— continued.

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Merino. Lincoln. Romney. Border Leicester. Name of County. Bams, 8-tooth and over. Wethers, 2-tooth and over. Ewes to Ewes be bred b n °* *° f ™% b fronf *•«*■• „ tl118 this Be&son - Season. g„* Ewes to E ™ Rams, SS S he bred not to 2-tooth ||S b £5S d be bred Lamb(J and |r=-j tnis from over. Earns, | Wethers, biTbred I not to 2-tooth j 2-tooth from j be bred Lambs. and and tbis , rroover. over. Sbhroi. i tms season. | Season «- u i Ewes to E T!° Eams, %£*> he hred not to over1 974 ■ 7,460 j 50 ' 570 60 1,953 380 2,630 160 3,453 10.708 6,,18 12,206 3,281 12,791 680 ! 6,811 15 : 2,427 10 j 5,337 i 252 3,475 540 350 500 30 901 40 236 8,915 356 7,032 285 9,277 .501 3,299 18 927 196 3,160 Wellington - West Coast District — continued. Pohangina Manawatu Horowhenua Hutt Makara Featherston South Wairarapa .Masterton Castlepoint Rketahuna Mauriceville 10 2 55 3 17 8 81 7 4 150 614 142 514 1,877 350 732 905 2,186 3.090 662 10,629 25 15 220 290 225 459 1,224 1,504 123 8,413 554 81 79 136 21 1,067 634 1,999 640 247 370 1,360 : 1.551 379 364 1,386 ' 9,388 1,615 6,831 815 3,350 3,154 12,321 868 | 3,244 3,555 ' 6.866 1.354 725 640 408 384 80 24,316 522 21,826 2.231 33.188 2,637 39.789 1,735 16,757 110 53.357 3.630 15.762 1.177 54.108 4.128 8.874 636 11,536 - 55 4,110 153 13.982 9,934 22,610 21 ,662 8,925 29,433 9.889 27,636 3,623 3,803 1.939 42 7 6 30 4 6 1 18 16 30 2 1,200 960 500 30( 1( 1(K 230 ! 21 1.231 166 440 190 160 Totals 302 3,818 20,930 752 ! 14.382 i 14,357 29,902 111,676 6,910 60,803 41,788 97,727 478.366 26,827 252,835 874 112 18,227 ; 2,998 4,02< Totals for North Island . . 919 7,917 30.091 2,371 j 21,278 35.642 65,164 253,201 25,171 |l47,569 118,306 300,838 1,409,398 90,165 820.021 2,730 457 24,483 3,429 5,699 M^rlborough-Xelson-West-land District. Waimea Takaka Collingwood Buller Inangahua Murchison Grey Westland Sounds Marlborough Awatere 84 2.026 5.591 11 3 j 8 f 2 .. 32 59 45 606 987 - 33,649 I 32,435 824 26,145 32.127 217 2,039 202 20 1 27 3 6 432 440 76 64 ! 800 216 15 80 209 703 2,163 670 3,651 100 250 20 70 90 349 72 -- 60 55 1,834 1,739 2.995 11.631 635 ' 1,218 185 ! 888 57 320 80 I 219 525 1 2.928 296 I 947 268 : 1,304 1.588 1,548 868 1.01 5 185 150 j i 72.792 4.403 14.015 | 514 4.687 < 62"2 1.408 220 2.363 70 11.276 779 ! 4.974 478 7.269 1.032 18.096 130 i 12.735 634 760 25 41,958 7,130 3,542 786 608 6,565 2,884 5,373 10.754 6,741 240 21 6 12 30 16 10 143 68 11 ! " .. I 6 " 60 80 470 ! 30 30 71 201 5,379 13,645 5,311 15,100 60 '.. 90 1,180 150 Totals 1,970 61.873 70,791 10,907 30,985 1,207 1,552 7.369 180 I 4,109 7.682 22,168 150.375 8.907 86.581 306 Ii50 1,801 287