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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, 1927—continued. SHEEP OF A DISTINCTIVE BREED BUT NOT ENTERED IN FLOCK-BOOK —continued.

Shropshire. Southdown. Corriedale. Half-breds. Ryaland. Other Breeds. Nameof County. J. »!. ■£ I § Ig| J. »!. f 11 111 J tfl. f 11 S|| J. si. f! | ! I § ! J gI f | J 1 11 » J „ §§ . flf 3|J J III fit ffi !H Lambs -III |!1 III !i? Lambi - 111 ||I li! K! Lambs - IJl ||1 lif jlil Lambs - IhiPnilr, I l|& 0 hi SI! I 3 1*1 g*g S I s ! 3 1*1 ?-°l 3 H-°a |-l s f-s 3 S H H a H 5 Maklbokough - Nelson- i WeSTLAHI) District. Waimea .. .. 143 139 410 .. 202 56 56 28 145 160 493 56 287 595 5,761 10,750 715 6,534 10 5 I Takaka .. .. 25 40 28 4 5 41 16 78 9 62 114 958 1,265 100 1,367 Collingwood .. ..I 5 1 5 25 100 .. .. 17 150 140 .. 130 Buller .. .. 6 16 2 3 .. 6 .. 8 Inangah.ua .. 27 .. 41 .. 5 33 10 30 .. 28 Murchison .. .. 28 .. 10 .. .. 7 3 11 450 700 .. 430 4 46 20 .. Grey .. .. j 32 46 .. .. .. .. 4 .. 20 .. 5 12 Westland .. .. i 58 .. .. .. ■ ■ 35 .. .. .. .. 3 .. .. .. .. 4 .. .. .. .. 5 .. .. .. .. 9 .. 50 Sounds .. .. 6 52 .. 16 .. .. 406 1,212 4,906 33 3,161 603 2,969 11,810 .. 6,278 17 Marlborough .. .. 33 144 .. 118 2 285 1,777 5,693 20 2,600 2,379 16,026 33,861 2,417 18,865 2 Awatere .. .. 12 321 3 52 .. .. .. .. 2,053 23,766 64,371 2,167 37,551 10 10 Totals .. .. 375 139 645 .. 236 688 10 107 .. 64 948 3,640 11,970 118 6,540 5,775 49,676 122,237 5,399 70,730 44 5 23 .. 68 .. 8 Cantekbitky-Kaikouba District. Kaikoura .. .. 2 22 415 3,066 7,820 60 4,155 872 13,982 26,074 486 14,076 Amuri .. .. 57 30 500 61 .. 93 .. - 1,260 2,205 34,719 1,586 14,879 1,846 30,317 76,757 1,818 29,839 7 3 4 Cheviot .. .. 89 4 .. 148 73 56 1,001 1,155 24,180 178 9,854 760 9,064 35,257 886 15,750 3 Waipara .. .. 254 .. 251 .. 168 371 20 1,275 12 507 2,758 3,648 57,504 288 27,031 1.729 423 15,743 30 5,963 29 ..230 65 75 23 Ashley .. .. 31 56 1,164 3,465 25,729 290 11,273 388 206 101 .. 50 1 .. 25 .. 14 Kowai .. •• 51 208 .. 405 ... 135 453 109 6,434 4 2,433 192 .. 1,670 .. 140 Oxford .. 141 .. 2 .. .. 183 656 2,135 7,690 98 3,244 259 172 1,278 .. .. 5 Rangiora . . 123 130 70 192 500 75 220 51 32 549 .. 8 .. 218 Eyre .. 162 20 21 289 2 344 60 131 98 35 2,516 186 903 81 2 110 25 37 5 40 2 Tawera .. .. 19 60 .. 20 .. .. 109 .. .. .. .. 704 8,710 32,283 958 16,162 Malvern .. ..166 1 684 303 .. 181 151 317 5,817 291 1,864 150 1,587 6,634 220 2,509 6 4 Paparua .. •• 48 1 .. 6 162 10 323 67 47 154 2,619 242 1,424 27 2,978 3,076 178 611 3 21 .. 3 .. 5 Waimairi .. •• 5 .. 12 .. 8 66 120 2,684 .. 720 .. .. 30 Heathcote .. 27 .. .. 12 20 .. .. 2,450 .. .. 86 1,011 3.166 .. 385 Akaroa .. •• 34 292 .. 2 .. 11 6 12 14 252 .. .. 74 .. 30 .. 10 .. 4 Mount Herbert .. 6 158 29 7 130 132 .. 1,551 .. 416 41 26 3,301 .. 1,110 38 i 1