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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 CROSSBRED AND OTHER SHEEP NOT OTHERWISE ENUMERATED—continued

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Wethers, Ewes to Ewes not to Name of County. 2-tooth and be bred from be bred from Lambs. over. this Season. this Season. Wellington - West Coast District Clifton .. .. .. .. 6,398 61,256 277 20,754 Taranaki ,. .. .. .. 721 17,818 335 4,624 Inglewood .. .. .. .. 3,016 35,724 120 11,666 Egmont .. .. .. .. 326 17,723 593 4,801 Stratford .. .. .. .. 6,022 58,235 1,369 25,688 Whangamomona .. .. .. 5,684 35,677 42 18,326 Eltham .. .. .. .. 3,440 32,146 209 10,035 Hawera .. .. .. .. 7,177 54,483 1,096 14,906 WaimateWest .. .. .. 902 5,843 270 3,316 Patea .. .. .. .. 29,597 162,833 15,143 52,739 Waitotara .. .. .. .. 24,661 101,030 6,976 36,774 Waimarino .. .. .. .. 34,856 120,475 5,023 74,283 Wanganui .. .. .. .. 28,470 163,150 11,694 70,834 Rangitikei .. .. .. .. 38,156 561,881 34,721 217,301 Oroua .. .. .. .. 2,460 133,344 8,669 32,452 Kairanga .. .. .. .. 13,214 75,710 4,814 30,553 Kiwitca .. .. .. .. 6,884 121,810 2,011 44,775 Pohangina .. .. .. .. 4,351 83,125 1,054 33,424 Manawatu .. .. .. .. 7,904 100,594 8,198 27,096 Horowhenua .. .. .. .. 8,656 100,105 5,069 29,874 Hutt .. .. .. .. 17,408 65,292 3,019 29,471 Makara .. .. .. .. 5,115 46,340 851 18,371 Featherston .. .. .. .. 50,371 294,102 24,068 130,447 Wairarapa South .. .. .. 14,324 146,331 5,594 47,891 Masterton .. .. .. .. 31,333 270,926 13,021 115,446 Castlepoint .. .. .. .. 13,065 91,078 4,270 53,285 Eketahuna .. .. .. .. 8,552 138,532 4,364 57,542 Mauriceville .. .. .. .. 3,013 42,994 402 13,732 Totals .. .. .. 376,076 3,138,557 163,272 1,230,406 Totals, North Island .. .. 1,118,411 9,040,627 447,461 3,629,966 Marlborough - Nelson -Westland District Waimea .. .. .. .. 28,869 105,311 8,958 46,175 Takaka .. .. .. .. 3,905 12,837 1,466 5,553 Collingwood .. .. .. .. 1,840 8,255 1,070 4,774 Buller .. .. .. .. 107 1,469 72 453 Inangahua .. .. .. .. 1,033 8,592 324 2,144 Murchison .. .. .. .. 3,178 17,487 655 5,662 Grey .. .. .. .. 503 14,959 1,286 4,090 Westland .. .. .. .. 705 18,560 594 4,302 Sounds .. .. .. .. 8,884 62,881 698 26,600 Marlborough .. .. .. 14,314 61,286 3,625 24,654 Awatere .. .. .. .. 2,710 44,732 1,334 15,819 Totals .. .. .. 66,048 356,369 20,082 140,226 Canterbury-Kaikoura District Kaikoura .. .. .. .. 2,624 34,308 657 15,465 Amuri .. .. .. .. 2,478 25,723 2,129 12,218 Cheviot .. .. .. .. 2,162 19,214 1,328 7,973 Waipara .. .. .. .. 1,414 39,162 1,530 16,636 Ashley .. .. .. .. 466 16,616 865 5,112 Kowai .. .. .. .. 980 15,616 665 7,390 Oxford .. .. .. .. 646 32,560 4,708 17,678