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A — continued. Table showing the Number of Sheep in each County throughout the Dominion on 30th April, 1918 and 1919— continued. SOUTH ISLAND.

B.

Number County. 30th April, 1911 Number o: off .. 3 1 Sheep on Sheep on 30th April, 1919. Incre ease. 30th April, 1918. 30th April, 1919. Increase. Decrease. oouii April, ±yii -. o denjii , in ; 'i.. iiiJ-vi. Waimea.. .. .. .. .. .. 329,267 Takaka .. .. .. .. .. .. 55,621 Collingwood .. .. .. .. .. 17,687 Buller .. .. .. ■ .; .. .. 4,924 Inangahua .. .. ,. " .. ,. 11,182 Murchison .. .. .. ,. .. 54,689 Grey .. .. .. .. ... .. 28,643 Westland .. .. .. .. .. 38,264 Sounds .. .. .. .. .. .. 174,018 Marlborough .. .. .. .. .. 356,675 Awatere.. .. .. .. .. .. 302,964 Kaikoura .. .. i . .. .. 204,003 Amuri .. .. .. .. .. .. 444,145 Cheviot .. .. .. .. .. .. 198,301 Waipara.. .. .. .. .. .. 409,599 Ashley .. .. .. .. .. .. 118,514 Kowai .. .. .. .. .. .. 103,953 Oxford .. .. .. .. .. .. 129,114 Rangiora .. .. .. .. .. 53,125 Eyre .'. .. .. .. .. .. 68,592 Tawera .. .. .. .. .. .. 98,806 Malvern.. .. .. .. .. .. 167,774 Paparua .. .. .. .. .. .. 45,639 Waimairi .. .. .. 8,415 Heathcote .. .. .. .. .. 11,934 Akaroa .. .. .. .. .. .. 107,245 Wairewa .. .. .. .. .. 82,128 Mount Herbert .. .. .. .. .. 43,769 Halswell .. .. .. .. .. 18,138 Springs .. .. .. .. .. .. 33,478 Ellesmere .. .. .. .. .. 93,838 Selwyn .. .. .. .. .. .. 238,790 Ashburton .. .. .. .. .. 980,097 Geraldine .. .. .. .. .. 337,657 Levels .. .. .. .. .. .. 216,758 Mackenzie .. '.. .. .. .. 488,613 Waimate • .-. .. .. .. .. 631,514 Chatham Islands.. .. .. .. .. 79,110 Waitaki.. .. .. .. .. ... 639,314 Maniototo .. .. .. .. .. 317,358 Vincent.. .. .. .. .. .. 318,015 Lake .. .. .. .. .. .. 250,206 Waihemo .. .. .. .. .. 139,729 Waikouaiti .. .. .. .. .. 83,991 Peninsula .. .. .. .. .. 6,126 Taieri .. .. .. .. .. .. 226,008 Bruce .. .. .. .. .. .. 252,139 Clutha .. .. .. .. .. .. 391,024 Tuapeka.. .. .. .. .. .. 473,381 Southland .. .. .. .. .. 1,355,501 Wallace.. .. .. .. .. .. 530,551 Stewart Island .. .. .. .. .. 3,792 329,267 55,621 17,687 4,924 11,182 54,689 28,643 38,264 174,018 356,675 302,964 204,003 444,145 198,301 409,599 118,514 103,953 129,114 53,125 68,592 98,806 167,774 45,639 8,415 11,934 107,245 82,128 43,769 18,138 33,478 93,838 238,790 980,097 337,657 216,758 488,613 631,514 79,110 639,314 317,358 318,015 250,206 139,729 83,991 6,126 226,008 252,139 391,024 473,381 1,355,501 530,551 3,792 327,803 | 58,999 19,254 4,802 ! 11,899 I 55,522 30,222 41,425 173,856 368,701 293,387 208,363 398,982 188,506 380,804 120,198 I 93,024 115,909 48,317 60,700 97,109 148,393 44,380 8,566 11,007 109,672 88,399 48,179 16,779 34,922 97,936 231,077 1,021,348 354,811 216,781 539,912 665,366 81,921 651,677 312,786 315,757 213,432 147,772 : 87,451 I 8,718 221,112 246,762 380,067 458,969 1,225,300 519,228 3,748 327,803 58,999 19,254 4,802 11,899 55,522 30,222 41,425 173,856 368,701 293,387 208,363 398,982 188,506 380,804 120,198 93,024 115,909 48,317 60,700 97,109 148,393 44,380 8,566 11,007 109,672 88,399 48,179 16,779 34,922 97,936 231,677 1,021,348 354,811 216,781 539,912 665,360 81,921 651,677 312,786 315,757 213,432 147,772 87,451 8,718 221,112 246,762 380,067 458,969 1,225,300 519,228 3,748 3 1 1 3 12 "i 1 2 6 4 i 4 35 17 51 33 2 12 '8 3 2 3,378 1,667 717 833 1,579 3,161 12,026 '4,360 1,684 151 2,427 6,271 4,410 3,378 1,667 717 833 1,579 3,161 2,026 4,360 1,084 151 2,427 5,271 1,410 1,444 4,098 5,251 7,154 23 1,299 3,852 2,811 2,363 8,043 3,460 2,592 1,464 122 162 9,577 45,163 9,795 22,795 10,929 13,205 4,808 7,892 1,697 19,381 1,259 927 i,359 1,444 4,098 7,119 35,251 17,154 23 51,299 83,852 2,811 12,363 4,572 2,258 36,774 8,043 3,460 2,592 4,896 5,377 10,957 14,412 130,201 11,323 44 Totals for South Island .. .. 11,780,024 11,780,024 11,616,610 11,616,610 215 215,054 5,054 378,468 Totals for North iBland .. .. 14,758,278 14,758,278 14,211,944 14,211,944 112 112,498 2,498 658,832 Totals for the Dominion .. .. 26,538,302 25,828,554 327 327,552 7,552 1,037,300 Net decrease : North Island Net decrease : South Island 546, 163, 134 14 Total net decrease for the Dominion 709, 18

1. i. 3, Number of Sheep on Number of Owners on Names of Districts. 30th April, 1918. 30th April, 1919. 30th April, 1918. 30th April, 1919. Auckland Napier - Gisborne Wellington-West Coast .. Marlborough - Nelson - Westland . . □anterbury - Kaikoura Dtago 3,128 3,067 5,472 2,400 5,359 5,417 3,040 3,101 4,034 2,442 5,400 5,430 2,013,475 0,827,155 5,917,648 1,878,884 5,419,055 4,987,135 1,860,698 0,485,286 5,805,960 1,385,870 5,437,901 4,792,779 Totals for Dominion 24,843 24,005 26,538,302 25,828,554 Deorease 7' 709, ,748