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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. Canterbury-Kaikouba District—■contd. Rangiora 890 19,698 1,697 7,819 Eyre .. •• •• 402 18,473 1,307 10,039 Tawera .. •• 1,553 9,403 649 5,103 Malvern .. .. •• 2,844 59,883 5,635 38,720 Paparua .. .. •• •• 900 13,311 432 11,791 Waimairi .. .. • • • • 129 533 51 395 Heathcote .. .. •• 161 2,163 10 1,069 Akaroa .. .. • • •• 3,529 67,428 2,042 19,604 Mount Herbert .. •• 1,844 28,356 187 11,592 Wairewa .. .. .. ■■ 1,025 55,714 1,497 13,701 Halswell .. ■■ •• •• 1,301 7,997 1,117 1,357 Springs .. .. ■ • •• 568 19,671 566 7,348 Ellesmere .. .. •• 2,433 44,457 3,479 17,011 Selwyn 3,020 48,474 3,537 21,100 Ashburton . •• •• 14,558 355,885 30,292 174,671 Geraldine 11,798 191,712 17,990 87,142 Levels .. •• 6,481 133,445 14,713 65,924 Mackenzie 8,460 146,066 7,222 63,950 Waimate .. .. ■ ■ •• 7,693 244,300 16,588 106,768 Chatham Islands .. .. •• 19,762 23,290 6,287 18,807 Totals 100,121 1,673,458 127,180 766,383 Otago District Waitaki 19,755 277,327 15,099 112,483 Maniototo .. .. •• •• 21,099 111,418 5,820 50,322 Vincent .. ■■ 9,444 115,366 6,007 45,757 Waihemo .. .. • • 5,228 72,059 3,857 30,263 Waikouaiti 3,265 52,636 604 14,920 Taieri .. .. .. • • 25,284 146,757 16,003 67,468 Peninsula .. .. •• 1,070 15,819 579 2,809 Clutha . •• •• 9,314 292,506 17,204 137,879 Tuapeka . .. •• 21,600 195,441 12,501 93,807 Bruce .. .. .. 7,526 171,451 8,851 70,582 Lake •• ■■ 11,598 42,924 4,597 24,651 Southland .. .. .. .. 44,164 1,215,805 52,460 501,649 Wallace .. .. .. 20,081 499,652 19,846 193,310 Stewart Island .. .. 510 1,825 758 Totals 199,938 3,210,986 163,428 1,346,658 Totals, South Island .. .. 366,107 5,240,813 310,690 2,253,267 Totals, North Island .. .. 1,118,411 9,040,627 447,461 3,629,966 Totals, Dominion .. .. 1,484,518 14,281,440 758,151 5,883,233 -