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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, 1919. STUD SHEEP (ENTERED IN FLOCK-BOOK)— continued.

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Merino. Lincoln. Romney. Border Leicester. Total Stud B . , Stud st , I Stud | o tll j Stud Same of County. Number ol Stud Ewes not Stud pf -V Ewes not Stud t Ewes not Stud „ t Ewes not y Sheep. Bams, to be Stud Bams to be Stud Bams, to be Stud Bams, to be Stud 2-tooth bred Lambs. otoo*b frnmthf<! bred Lambs. 2-t,ootli t ?™ t v, is bred Lambs. 2-tooth lromthis bred Lambs, and over, q from this a h from this and over. : from this and over. from this Season. Season and over Season. Season Season. Seaaon Season. Season Marlborough - Nelson - Westland District. Waimea .. .. .. 327,803 .. .. .. .. 2 100 50 83 2,405 356 1,594 Ta.ka.ka .. .. .. 58,999 .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 11 44 .. 40 Jollingwood .. *. 19,254 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5 40 Buller.. .. .. .. 4,802 Inangahua .. .. .. 11,899 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... Murchison .. .. .. 55,522 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 23 70 25 105 1 Grey .. .. .. .. 30,222 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ■■ i Westland .. .. .. 41,425 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Sounds .. .. .. 173,856 .. .. .. .. 51 110 10 103 24 348 .. 262 Marlborough .. .. .. 368.701 179 1,841 414 1,286 12 357 .. 274 74 1,790 45 1,317 103 128 .. 101 Awatere ~ .. .. .. 293,387 .. .. .. .. 26 1,251 268 399 8 .. .. 2 100 101 ■ j ■. Totals .. .. .. 1,385,870 179 1,841 414 1,286 92 1,818 278 826 228 ; 4,697 426 3,318 106 228 .. 202 Caxterbury-Kaikoura District. Kaikoura .. .. .. 208,363 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 90 1,105 .. 776 Amuri .. .. .. 398,982 52 398 67 152 Cheviot .. .. .. 188,506 18 1,205 120 430 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 52 .. 54 Waipara .. .. .. 386,804 j 3 67 19 46 3 36 38 4 236 332 Ashley .. .. .. 120,198 142 251 .. 83 .. .. .. .. .. .. j 1 Kowa'i .. .. .. 93,024 | .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 27 90 .. 44' 2 52 .. 50 Oxford .. .. .. 115,909 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 20 120 .. 110 Rangiora .. .. .. 48,317 7 268 6 154 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 6 336 .. 259 Eyre .. .. .. .. 60,700 : Tawera .. .. .. 97,109 Malvern .. .. .. 148,393 .. .. .. .. 3 24 14 1 28 16 5 156 .. 107 Paparua .. .. .. 44,380 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. j Waimairi .. .. .. 8,566 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 124 .. 97 Heathcote .. .. .. 11,007 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Akaroa .. .. .. 109,672 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. 35 | Wairewa .. .. .. 88,399 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... Mount Herbert.. .. .. 48,179 .. .. > .. .. .. .. .. j j Halswell .. .. .. 16,779 ' .. .. .. .. .. ..