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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, 1928—continued. CROSSBRED AND OTHER SHEEP NOT OTHERWISE ENUMERATED—continued.

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Wethers. Ewes to Ewes not to 1 Name of County. 2-tooth and be bred from be bred from Larabs. over. this Season. this Season. I Canterbury-Kaikoura District—contd. Paparua .. .. .. .. 4,030 12,888 1,155 13,142 Waimairi .. .. . .. 42 917 131 348 Heathcote .. . .. .. 2,439 3,347 16 2,372 Akaroa .. .. .. .. 5,881 76,121 411 20,219 Mount Herbert .. .. .. 2,184 40,471 316 6,771 Wairewa .. .. .. .. 2,281 60,914 3,411 12,309 Halswell .. .. .. .. 516 7,212 149 977 Springs .. .. .. .. 692 19,628 376 3,937 Ellesmere .. .. .. .. 3,503 49,292 4,030 15,092 Selwyn .. .. .. .. 12,152 81,337 5,541 36,568 Ashburton .. .. .. .. 27,900 450,212 41,386 j 166,902 Geraldine .. .. .. .. 25,094 199,633 14,992 83,830 Levels .. .. .. .. 11,812 .124,607 9,897 55,014 Mackenzie .. .. .. .. 17,100 165,925 8,197 74,995 Waimate .. .. .. .. 26,902 315,045 16,352 135,030 Chatham Islands .. .. .. 6,720 18,041 2,290 13,075 Totals .. .. .. 216,417 2,131,161 137,345 840,599 Otago District. Waitaki .. .. .. .. 28,814 263,217 13,451 107,824 Maniototo .. .. .. .. 36,534 119,293 6,044 61,963 Vincent .. .. .. .. 25,130 103,414 6,993 40,159 Waihemo .. .. .. .. 7,856 65,072 4,159 30,394 Waikouaiti .. .. .. .. 5,095 37,371 878 15,718 Taieri .. .. .. .. 31,372 115,437 10,781 63,421 Peninsula .. .. .. .. 1,637 9,427 .. 1,544 Clutha .. .. .. .. 18,969 238,786 12,881 116,723 Tuapeka .. .. .. .. 46,886 197,095 10,002 102,994 Bruce .. .. .. ..I 20,999 140,885 6,765 75,187 Lake .. .. .. .. 47,266 76,190 8,367 41,446 Southland .. .. .. .. 115,940 841,845 24,606 407,041 Wallace .. .. .. 33,651 345,080 10,052 144,719 Stewart Island .. .. .. 392 1,958 152 861 Totals .. .. .. 420,541 2,555,070 115,131 1,209,994 Totals, South Island .. .. 731,031 5,121,545 270,863 2,244,030 Totals, North Island .. .. 1,251,459 6,394,236 378,383 3,004,751 Totals for Dominion .. .. 1,982,490 11,515,781 649,246 5,248,781