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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, 1948—continued CROSSBRED AND OTHER SHEEP NOT OTHERWISE ENUMERATED—continued

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Name of County. Wethers, 2-tooth and over. Ewes to be bred from this Season. Ewes not to be bred from this Season. Lambs. Wellington - West Coast District Clifton Taranaki Inglewood Egmont Stratford .. Wliangamomona Eltharn Hawera Waimate West Patea Waitotara Waimarino Wanganui Rangitikei Oroua Kairanga Kiwitea Pohangina Manawatu Horowhenua Hutt Makara Featherston Wairarapa South Masterton Castlepoint Eketahuna Mauricevilie 8,579 315 4,241 910 8,336 8,277 6,298 7,197 792 23,567 25,323 54,393 30,718 40,644 1,526 15,166 7,917 3,936 11,247 9,964 16,883 4,385 31,996 11,256 24,511 11,787 7,227 1,434 83,162 24,719 38,682 14,835 71,551 43,044 38,157 53,911 4,979 175,493 105,899 118,686 180,972 697,439 178,856 77,949 171,534 111,065 117,176 108,644 64,189 45,253 240,765 135,521 204,711 77,505 113,376 40,448 814 350 531 90 1,264 1,184 358 974 8 j 818 4,179 7,545 6,876 18,250 4,729 1,629 1,370 710 3,122 3,181 2,613 895 13,797 3,111 7,908 5,305 2,017 268 28,988 7,274 12,207 1,917 30,494 15,398 10,167 21,132 3,647 50,952 32,727 66,315 74,607 242,743 33,853 21,078 68,528 41,411 28,187 28,714 31,802 21,665 115,272 47,674 106,679 51,393 49,066 11,171 Totals 378,825 3,338,521 101,888 1,255,061 Totals, North Island 935,380 8,708,742 253,385 3,389,241 Marlboeough-Nelson-Westland District Waimea Takaka Collingwood Buller Inangahua Murchison Grey West-land Sounds Marlborough Awatere 29,159 6,763 2,346 20 346 3,285 404 349 8,134 19,312 5,455 125,065 20,322 9,306 897 8,486 22,112 16,739 21,076 72,885 90,454 62,425 8,194 1,414 736 61 229 1,138 689 774 901 4,540 1,240 48,341 8,965 4,822 244 2,112 8,206 4,752 4,134 32,916 29,124 17,905 Totals 75,573 449,767 19,922 161,521 Canteebttey-Kaikoura District Kaikoura Amuri Cheviot Waipara Ashley Kowai Oxford 4,940 3,288 790 2,155 216 1,771 1,217 49,226 35,719 26,095 66,699 18,455 23,429 41,298 1,345 1,444 358 1,680 157 272 1,564 17,016 12,770 6,093 18,932 3,872 5,739 13,279