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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, 1944— continued STUD SHEEP (ENTERED IN FLOCK-BOOK)— continued

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Shropshire. Southdown. Merino. Corriedale. Ryeland. Other Breeds. , Stud Stud Stud Stud Stud - Stud Stud , Stud Stud st d Stud Stud Same o£ County. Ewes to Ewes not -p™ 1 ! Ewes to Ewes not Stud Ewes not U® 1 Ewes to Ewes not pL Ewes t0 Ewes not -Rams Ewes t0 Ewes not be bred to be Stud If™; be bred to be Stud Earns, to be Stud be bred to be Stud be bred to be Stud „ Ui ™ 5 ; be bred to be Stud 2-tooth from bredfrom Lambs. 2 " t0 °™ from bredfrom Lambs. 2-tooth bred Lambs. " from bredirom Lambs. l„~, from bredfrom Lambs. L.J from bredfrom Lamb s this this this this and over. from this ™ this this this this ££ this this Season. Season. ' Season. Season. season. g eason over. g eas0Ili Season. v ' Season. Season. over. Season. Season. ■ Marlborough-Nelson-Westland District Waimea .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 17 361 .. 261 .. 175 39 .. 4 100 .. 77 4 114 .. 57 23 673 .. 437 Takaka .. .. 6 20 .. 10 Collingwood .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ■. • • • Buller Inangahua .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 78 .. 42 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 24 .. 15 .. .. .• Murchison .. .. .. .... Grey Westland .. .. 4 20 7 14 2 Sounds .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 75 . • 51 Marlborough .. .. .. .. .. .. 20 728 31 567 58 1,730 395 882 3 100 40 7 136 .. 86 5 108 90 Awatere .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 21 966 47 824 12 862 131 294 19 640 .. 500 5 100 .. 60 3 160 .. 180 Totals .. .. 4 20 7 14 72 2,228 78 1,755 70 2,767 565 1,176 26 840 .. 617 17 374 .. 218 31 941 .. 707 Cantekbuky-Kaikouka District Kaikoura .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . . .. .. .. .. 8 300 .. 154 Amuri .. .. .. 1 44 .. .. 29 1,217 .. 719 7 322 108 122 62 2,511 .. 1,494 .. .. .. .. 2 63 .. 47 Cheviot .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 187 .. 75 30 413 75 183 44 1,849 .. 1,110 .. .. .. .. 7 350 .. 180 Waipara.. .. 22 769 .. 429 4 787 10 76 205 6,007 40 2,709 7 230 .. 109 361 1,340 .. 615 Ashley .. .. 1 32 .. 30 90 2,537 .. 1,407 11 312 .. 334 Kowai .. .. . ■ • • • • • • .. 19 660 .. 297 .. .. .. . . 14 560 .. 462 Oxford .. .. 27 626 .. 429 15 573 .. 390 3 16 .. 4 Rangiora.. .. .... .. .. .. 12 449 330 31 450 13 196 5 240 30 .. .. .. .. 2 61 135 Eyre .. .. 48 1,308 44 904 7 29 .. 3 Tawera .. .. .. .. •• .. .. 8 .. .. •• 1 112 Malvern .. .. .. 2 45 .. 30 105 3,014 65 1,940 2 185 .. 70 36 1,017 21 640 3 58 12 56 3 202 .. 187 Paparua.. .. .. .. .. .. .. 14 374 12 288 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 20 .. 4 Waimairi.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... .. . • •. .. 2 92 .. 70 Heathcote Akaroa .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 70 .. 25 Mount Herbert Wairewa .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 37 .. 30 .. .. - ■ .. .. .. .. .. .. Halswell .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 10 90 .. 40 .. .. • • .. 10 207 .. 172