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A — continued. Table showing the Number of Sheep in each County throughout the Dominion on 30th April, 1934 and 1935— continued. SOUTH ISLAND.

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Number of Sheep on County. Increase. Decrease. 30th April, 1934. 30th April, 1935. Waimea .. .. .. ■• •• 287,581 293,455 5,874 Takaka .. .. •• ■• ■■ 48,051 46,781 .. 1,270 Collingwood .. .. .. •• •• 27,787 27,321 .. 466 Buller .. .. •• ■■ ■■ 4,576 4,578 2 Inangahua 12,355 13,339 984 Murchison •• ■• 53,608 53,998 390 Grey .. •• •• ■• ■• 34,121 33,152 .. 969 Westland .. •■ •• ■• •• 44,683 43,426 .. 1,257 Sounds .. ■• •• ■• ■• 174,794 172,533 .. 2,261 Marlborough .. .. .. •• •• 345,650 357,676 12,026 Awatere .. .. •■ •• •• 356,952 369,586 12,634 Kaikoura .. .. .. ■• •• 190,851 193,147 2,296 Amuri .. •• •• ■• •• 409,024 403,082 .. 5,942 Cheviot .. .. ■■ •• •■ 202,203 198,944 .. 3,259 Waipara .. •• •• •• •■ 422,010 416,980 ... 5,030 Ashley .. •• •• •• •■ 95,292 96,898 1,606 Kowai .. .. •• •• ■• 84,537 79,451 .. 5,086 Oxford .. .. ■• •■ •• 110,453 111,412 959 Rangiora .. .. •■ •• •■ 36,066 39,288 3,222 Eyre .. •• •• •■ •• 65,348 69,084 3,736 Tawera .. .. •■ ■• •• 108,203 104,173 .. 4,030 Malvern .. .. ■• •• •• 173,376 167,480 .. 5,896 Paparua .. .. •■ •■ •■ 41,952 41,818 .. 134 Waimairi .. .. ■• •• •• 5,599 6,762 1,163 Heathcote .. .. •■ •■ ■■ 12,257 11,906 .. 351 Akaroa .. .. •• ■• •• 115,187 112,389 .. 2,798 Mount Herbert .. .. .. •■ 50,785 50,194 .. 591 Wairewa .. .. •• •• ■• 89,775 87,404 .. 2,371 Halswell .. .. •• ■• •• 15,626 16,265 639 Springs .. •• •• •• 31,426 32,922 1,496 Ellesmere .. .. ■• •• •• 94,523 86,081 .. 8,442 Selwyn .. .. ■• •■ •• 253,676 252,341 .. 1,335 Ashburton .. .. .. •• ■■ 1,074,983 1,044,174 .. 30,809 Geraldine .. .. ■• •• •• 377,472 361,664 .. 15,808 Levels .. •• •• •■ •• 226,302 219,988 .. 6,314 Mackenzie .. .. .. •• ■■ 557,548 559,836 2,288 Waimate .. .. ■• •• •• 697,206 692,151 .. 5,055 Chatham Islands .. .. •• •• 92,593 88,676 .. 3,917 Waitaki .. .. •• •• •• 749,736 724,195 .. 25,541 Maniototo .. .. •• •• •■ 456,623 452,772 .. 3,851 Vincent 446,110 458,512 12,402 Waihemo .. ■• •• •• 155,636 160,189 4,553 Waikouaiti 94,861 94,027 .. 834 Taieri •• ■• •• •• 289,501 281,279 .. 8,222 Peninsula .. •■ U,H6 12,510 1,394 Clutha .. •• •• •■ 516,048 526,302 10,254 Tuapeka .. •• ■• •■ 578,805 559,301 .. 19,504 Bruce .. •■ •• •• 297,066 298,577 1,511 Lake .. •• •• ■• 302,020 295,417 .. 6,603 Southland .. .. ■■ ■• •• 1,798,206 1,816,430 18,224 Wallace .. .. •■ •• •• 660,719 685,058 24,339 Stewart Island .. .. .. •• 3,572 2,814 .. 758 Totals, South Island .. .. 13,384,450 13,327,738 .. 56,712 Totals, North Island .. .. 15,264,588 15,749,016 484,428 Totals, Dominion .. .. 28,649,038 29,076,754 427,716

1. 2. 3. Number of Sheepowners on Number of Sheep on Names of Districts. ; 30th April, 1934. 30th April, 1935. 30th April, 1934. 30th April, 1935. Auckland .. .. .. •• •• 5,097 5,281 2,937,554 : 3,114,575 Poverty Bay - Hawke's Bay .. .. .. 3,705 3,744 6,496,846 I 6,631,791 Wellington - West Coast .. .. .. 4,995 5,052 5,830,188 6,002,650 Marlborough - Nelson - Westland .. .. 2,498 2,493 1,390,158 1,415,845 Canterbury - Kaikoura .. .. .. •• 6,111 6,123 5,634,273 | 5,544,510 Otago .. .. •• •• •• 7,394 7,545 6,360,019 | 6,367,383 Totals. Dominion . .• .. ■• 29,800 30,238 28,649,038 ! 29,076,754 1 Increase .. .. .. .. 438 427,716