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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, 1926— continued. STUD SHEEP (ENTERED IN FLOCK-BOOK)— continued.

Merino. Lincoln. Romuey. Border Leicester. Total Qtnd Stud oi ni 3 Stud stud Stud Rt,nrl Stud Name <»f County. Number of Stud t0 Ewes not Stud to EweB not „ « Stud Ewes to Ewes not Stud Ewes to Bwes not sst Hi m Jst- jss H& s» sss Ha ">» Jhl & H£ ss and0V6r -| Season. and over Season. fr s ° e ™^ IB and over. Sea9(m tomthi, and over. geason 'romthis Ma klborough - Nelson - Westland District. Waimea .. .. .. 283,032 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 94 2,576 70 1,980 5 3 2 Takaka .. .. .. 52,322 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 30 120 29 98 Collingwood .. .. .. 24,644 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 6 92 • • Buller .. .. .. 3,199 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 j Inangahua .. .. .. 10,309 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .... Murchison .. .. .. 48,953 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 16 350 .. | 272 Grey .. .. .. .. 22,725 .. .. .. .. .. .. .... .. .. .. .. Westland .. .. .. 40,412 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Sounds .. .. .. 184,721 .. .. .. .. 101 130 20 80 5 394 .. 327 Marlborough .. .. .. 364,520 345 4,467 924 1,624 12 139 .. 69 82 1,474 75 1,162 55 120 .. 107 Awatere .. .. .. 318,238 29 1,997 300 1,138 2 28 .. 11 2 110 .. 150 Totals .. .. .. | 1,353,075 374 6,464 1,224 2,762 j 115 297 20 j 160 237 5,116 174 ! 4,053 60 123 .. 109 Ca n terbtjry~K aikoura District. Kaikoura .. .. .. 172,584 .. .. .. .. j j 6 186 .. 60 Amuri .. .. .. 350,673 30 1,118 84 443 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 53 272 150 Cheviot .. .. .. 163,951 137 872 375 425 .. .. | .. .. .. Waipara .. .. .. 376,925 34 352 91 196 2 51 .. • j 29 Ashley .. .. .. 106,576 75 496 160 361 .. .. .. .. .. 74 Kowai .. .. .. 75,587 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 20 100 .. 4 190 120 Oxford .. .. .. 106,866 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 8 435 258 5 105 5 106 Rangiora .. .. .. 40,060 28 387 .. 246 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 8 424 .. 360 Eyre .. .. .. .. 60,623 9 .. .. .. .... .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 45 Tawera .. .. .. 97,748 19 172 23 82 .. .. Malvern .. .. .. 151,453 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 15 365 212 3 90 83 Paparua .. .. .. 38,141 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 100 .. 70 Waimairi .. .. .. 4,749 Heathcote .. .. .. 13,184 Akaroa .. .. .. 104,482 Mount Herbert.. .. .. 53,834 Wairewa .. .. .. 83,427 HalsweU .. .. .. 14,360 .. .. .. .. .. ! .. 1 ..