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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, 1923— continued. CROSSBRED AND OTHER SHEEP NOT OTHERWISE ENUMERATED— continued.

Wethers, 2-tooth and Ewes to bo bred from this Season. Ewes not to be bred from this Season. Name of County. Lambs. over. Canteb i(urv- Kaikoura D istrict — contd. 'Paparua Waimairi Heathcote Akaroa. Mount Herbert Wairewa Halswell Springs lilies mere Selwyn Ashburton Geraldine Levels 1.748 78 228 4,582 1,902 1,164 831 758 3,831 9,762 29,711 19,166 12,873 16,945 20,089 8,953 10,537 3,409 1,780 61.383 34,392 51,364 3,681 15,804 43.000 81.078 411,084 147,185 84,776 142,476 217,408 17,661 899 9 50 371 388 304 255 603 2,221 4,449 31,971 9,751 8,353 3.927 8,898 4,430 6,040 873 886 12.172 5,842 12,252 365 3,282 9,972 27,623 129,825 54,794 44,825 |14.442 104,574 11,330 Mackenzie .. .. .. . . AVaimate Chatham Islands Totals 182,179 1,780,153 102,378 632,132 Otago District 1 . 99.750 60,123 28,633 22.017 32,688 13,101 445 53.685 63,990 83,162 80,959 248.556 96,470 815 Waitaki Maniototo Vincent Lake Waihemo Waikouaiti Peninsula Taieri Bruce Clutha Tuapeka Southland Wallace. Stewart Island 29,923 41,902 12,171 28,137 9,636 5,674 266 33,367 22,384 17,152 34,212 75,914 25,940 271 219.566 117,002 74,141 43,074 62,809 29,396 4,009 93,869 108,081 155,754 141,004 476,733 203,135 1,617 10,925 6,124 4.944 6,570 5,684 3.012 6 12,556 5,990 10,700 11,075 21.497 18,164 45 Totals 336,949 1,730,190 1.17,292 884,394 Totals, South Island 603,619 3,910,584 240,375 1,692,619 Totals, North Island 1,021,427 5,696,867 368,833 2,881,492 Totals for Dominion 1,625,046 9,607,451 609,208 4,574,111