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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, 1922— continued. CROSSBRED AND OTHER SHEEP NOT OTHERWISE ENUMERATED— continued.

Name of County. Wothers, 2-tooth and over. Ewes to be bred from this Season. Ewes not to bo bred from this Season. Lambs. Canterbury-Kaikoura District — conld. Akaroa Mount Herbert Wairewa Halswell Springs Ellesmere Selwyn Ashburton Geraldine Levels Mackenzie Waimate Chatham Islands 4,683 3,076 2,172 758 2,843 4,089 9,070 38.201 18,950 13,341 25,656 28,038 13,375 53,559 29,839 52,605 2,802 .16,371 ,37,689 86,546 353,799 138,816 78,337 139,663 210,574 26,334 997 226 565 10 475 3,762 5,362 37,909 12,086 9,528 8,705 18,911 7,572 12,714 5,323 10,056 192 4,558 10,176 29,393 129,441 56,160 40,593 51,459 89,521 21.086 Totals 255,523 1,832,926 143,450 660,918 Otago District. 70,139 52,834 34,692 27,203 29,864 1.2,137 424 46,587 59,920 72,270 83,889 211,151 85,800 857 Waitaki .. .. .. - .. 38,665 40,860 23,213 31,117 12,778 5,257 547 25,149 18,031 19,986 36,085 81,183 32,394 693 207,852 119,249 81,969 49,732 63,445 26,391 3,934 82,470 96,663 144,805 147,432 476,371 188,523 1,553 15,116 8,182 2,315 9,131 5,894 793 10 10,243 8,849 9,744 9,798 26,938 20,196 100 Maniototo Vincent Lake Waihemo Waikouaiti Peninsula Taieri .. .. .... Bruce .. Clutha Tuapeka Southland Wallace Stewart Island Totals 365,958 1,690,389 127,309 787,767 Totals for South Island 722,585 3,967,008 309,877 1,645,462 Totals for Dominion 1,869,834 9,567,116 750,549 4,301,672