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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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Wethers, Ewes to Ewes not to Name of County. 2-tooth and be bred from be bred from Lambs. over. this Season. this Season. Oanterbury-Kaikoura District—ctd. Rangiora 1,262 30,726 516 5,207 Eyre 1,184 30,287 184 5,310 Tawera 10 4,186 85 469 Malvern 3,107 70,965 2,266 17,988 Paparua 2,766 15,632 395 5,280 Waimairi 51 1,184 28 844 Heathcote 171 3,352 16 511 Akaroa 3,229 69,122 1,477 18,757 Mount Herbert 1,434 30,550 240 6,183 Wairewa .. 1,983 60,362 813 15,250 Halswell 1,145 10,533 1,518 2,75-5 Springs 799 23,860 918 3,682 Ellesmere 1,987 51,497 1,373 14,631 Selwyn 3,786 61,669 2,887 20,450 Ashburton 17,429 490,125 17,928 144,866 Geraldine 12,063 213,813 7,106 67,172 Levels 8,397 161,210 5,731 43,328 Mackenzie 13,471 184,403 3,759 70,409 Waimate 9,532 315,269 7,689 83,295 Chatham Islands 18,174 28,827 3,150 19,723 Totals 116,357 2,118,493 64,899 623,811 Otago District Waitaki 20,265 323,943 5,812 77,350 Maniatoto 32,388 133,409 3,522 47,349 Vincent 5,209 116,358 3,442 28,710 Waihemo 5,253 86,616 4,478 32,475 Waikouaiti 2,789 67,813 2,174 20,505 Taieri 27,109 149,043 11,356 62,248 Peninsula .. 212 15,198 32 3,337 Clutha 10,177 372,777 11,388 165,158 Tuapeka 33,580 261,462 11,650 113,443 Bruce 7,582 204,256 7,067 85,336 Lake 8,980 45,846 1,904 16,636 Southland 47,163 1,686,375 32,200 553,541 Wallace 17,301 578,566 8,346 186,085 Stewart Island 370 2,375 352 1,235 Totals 218,378 4,044,037 103,703 1,393,408 Totals, South Island 410,308 6,612,297 188,524 2,178,740 Totals, North Island 935,380 8,708,742 253,385 3,389,241 Grand totals 1,345,688 15,321,039 441,909 5,567,981