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1930. NEW ZEALAND.

THE ANNUAL SHEEP RETURNS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30th APRIL, 1930.

Presented to both Houses of the General Assembly by Command of His Excellency.

Department of Agriculture, Wellington, 27th August, 1930. The following particulars are published for general information: — A. —Table showing Increase or Decrease in the Number of Sheep in each County throughout the Dominion. B. —Return showing (in Totals under Districts) — 1. The Districts into which the Dominion is divided. 2. The Number of Sheepowners in each District. C. —Statement showing Classification of Sheep. D.—Return showing— 1. The Subdivisions of the Districts into which the Dominion is divided. 2. The Number of Sheepowners owning 1 to 200, 201 to 500, 501 to 1,000, 1,001 to 2,500, 2,501 to 5,000, 5,001 to 7,500, 7,501 to 10,000,10,001 to 20,000, 20,001 and over; also, Total Number of Owners of Sheep, and Total Number of Sheep, for the Year ended 30th April, 1930. 3. The Names and Residences of the Officers holding Appointments under the Stock Act. A. J. MURDOCH, Minister of Agriculture.

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A. Table showing the Number of Sheep in each County throughout the Dominion on 30th April, 1929 and 1930. NORTH ISLAND.

Number of Sheep on County. Increase. ; Decrease. 30th April, 1929. 30th April, 1930. Mongonui .. .. .. .. .. 67,814 75,783 7,969 Whangaroa .. .. .. .. .. 21,466 26,102 4,636 Bay of Islands .. .. .. .. .. 103,678 120,828 17,150 Hokianga .. .. .. .. .. 111,290 125,001 13,711 Whangarei .. .. .. .. .. 183,391 198,379 14,988 Otamatea .. .. .. .. .. 99,957 112,938 12,981 Hobson .. .. .. .. .. .. 134,948 152,959 18,011 Rodney .. .. .. .. .. .. 104,522 129,948 25,426 Great Barrier Island .. .. .. .. 11,731 12,773 1,042 Waitemata .. .. .. .. .. 59,444 76,088 16,644 Eden .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,334 5,497 2,163 Manukau .. .. .. .. .. 70,549 90,383 19,834 Franklin .. .. .. .. .. 68,298 98,435 30,137 Coromandel .. .. .. .. .. 60,079 72,694 12,615 Thames.. .. .. .. .. .. 9,880 12,123 2,243 Hauraki Plains .. .. .. .. .. 6,710 11,466 4,756 Ohinemuri .. .. .. .. .. 6,603 9,695 3,092 Waikato.. .. .. .. .. .. 55,388 67,327 11,939 Raglan .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 290,773 367,528 76,755 Waipa .. .. .. .. .. .. 70,308 110,752 40,444 Piako .. .. .. .. .. | 59,302 84,245 24,943 Matamata .. .. .. .. .. 88,983 117,382 28,399 Rotorua .. .. .. .. .. .. 33,003 37,486 4,483 Taupo .. .. .. .. .. .. | 14,762 16,938 2,176 Taumarunui .. .. .. .. .. j 108,446 131,301 22,855 Kawhia .. .. .. .. .. .. I 64,580 81,829 17,249 Oborohanga .. .. .. .. .. 52,405 82,445 30,040 Waitomo .. .. .. .. .. 269,476 356,523 87,047 Ohura .. .. .. .. .. .. 143,122 167,382 24,260 Kaitieke.. .. .. .. .. I 131,159 138,700 7,541 Tanranga .. .. .. .. .. 29/J87 30,344 357 Whakatane .. .. .. .. .. 70,970 65,735 .. 5,235 Opotiki .. .. .. .. .. .. 127,813 138,263 10,450 Matakaoa .. .. .. .. .. 138,937 153,726 14,789 Waiapu.. .. .. .. .. .. 516,307 542,225 25,918 Uawa .. .. .. .. .. .. 241,714 249,585 7,871 Cook .. .. .. .. .. .. 773,764 781,819 8,055 Waikohu .. .. .. .. .. i 676,357 681,255 4,898 Wairoa .. .. .. .. .. .. 671,496 695,034 23,538 Hawke'sBay .. ,. .. .. .. 1,363,635 1,368,140 4,505 Waipawa .. .. .. .. .. 441,751 450,291 8,540 Waipukurau .. .. .. .. .. , 150,324 152,329 2,005 Patangata .. .. .. .. ..I 761,492 779,858 18,366 Weber .. .. .. .. .. .. 116,401 114,490 .. 1,911 Dannevirke .. .. .. .. .. 325,580 331,832 6,252 Woodville .. .. .. .. .. 99,876 107,076 7,200 Pahiatua .. .. .. .. .. 222,074 234,283 12,209 AKitio .. .. .. .. .. .. 295,631 295,612 .. 19 Clifton .. .. .. .. .. .. 86,745 90,687 3,942 Taranaki .. .. .. .. .. 18,025 23,392 5,367 Inglewood .. .. .. .. .. 30,159 45,264 15,105 Egmont .. .. .. .. .. .. 10,023 14,813 4,790 Stratford .. .. .. .. .. 80,592 92,936 12,344 Whangamomona .. .. .. .. .. 91,220 98,697 7,477 Eltham .. .. .. .. .. .. 76,250 80,679 4,429 Hawera .. .. .. .. .. .. 99,410 95,962 .. 3,448 Waimate West .. .. .. .. .. 4,966 4,883 .. 83 Patea .. .. .. .. .. .. 280,279 279,354 .. 925 Waitotara .. .. .. .. .. 225,783 217,799 .. 7,984 Waimarino .. .. .. .. .. 305,661 322,249 16,588 Wanganui .. .. .. .. .. 483,982 484,967 985 Rangitikei .. .. .. .. .. 1,220,057 1,239,979 19,922 Groua .. .. .. .. .. .. 183,247 201,038 17,791 Kairanga .. .. .. .. .. 137,933 146,903 8,970 Kiwitea.. .. .. .. .. .. 289,834 310,465 20,631 Pohangina .. .. .. .. .. 156,121 164,889 8,768 Manawatu .. .. .. .. .. 153,178 154,898 1,720 Horowhenua .. .. .. .. .. 160,054 166,026 5,972 Hutt .. .. .. .. .. .. 136,010 139,745 3,735 Makara .. .. .. .. .. .. 75,859 79,331 3,472 Featherston .. .. .. .. .. 516,770 558,905 42,135 Wairarapa South .. .. . .. .. 245,547 246,284 737 Masterton .. .. .. .. .. 562,907 567,039 4,132 Oastlepoint .. .. .. .. .. 197,355 195,782 .. 1,573 Eketahuna .. .. .. .. .. 166,790 183,464 16,674 Maurieeville .. .. .. .. .. 64,177 66,656 2,479 Totals for North Island .. .. 15,588,444 16,535,913 968,647 21,178

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A —continued. Table showing the Number of Sheep in each County throughout the Dominion on 30th April, 1929 and 1930—continued. SOUTH ISLAND.

Number of Sheep on County. Increase. Decrease. 30th April, 1929. 30th April, 1930. Waimea.. .. .. .. .. .. 301,098 322,155 21,057 Takaka .. .. .. .. .. .. 51,221 53,676 2,455 Collingwood .. .. .. .. .. 26,444 28,931 2,487 Buller .. .. .. .. .. .. 6,667 6,782 115 Inangahua .. .. .. .. .. 12,174 14,091 1,917 Murchison .. .. .. .. .. 48,462 52,482 4,020 Grey .. .. .. .. .. .. 30,477 34,588 4,111 Westland .. .. .. .. .. 46,510 53,507 6,997 Sounds .. .. .. .. .. .. 186,264 197,160 10,896 Marlborough .. .. .. .. .. 378,704 394,743 16,039 Awatere.. .. .. .. .. .. 368,931 368,401 .. 530 Kaikoura .. .. .. .. .. 190,154 207,756 17,602 Amuri .. .. .. .. .. .. 419,445 433,611 14,166 Cheviot .. .. .. .. .. .. 198,942 202,606 3,664 Waipara.. .. .. .. .. .. 411,333 422,932 11,599 Ashley .. .. .. .. .. .. 109,772 108,400 .. 1,372 Kowai .. .. .. .. .. .. 90,842 92,693 1,851 Oxford .. .. .. .. .. .. 117,665 131,803 14,138 Rangiora .. .. .. .. .. 46,423 47,142 719 Eyre .. .. .. .. .. .. 77,173 77,679 506 Tawera .. .. .. .. .. .. 113,846 117,650 3,804 Malvern.. .. .. .. .. .. 182,519 191,670 9,151 Paparua .. .. .. .. .. .. 52,922 51,884 .. 1,038 Waimairi .. .. .. .. .. 5,574 8,318 2,744 Heathcote .. .. .. .. .. 15,203 15,476 273 Akaroa .. .. .. .. .. .. 135,029 136,572 1,543 Mount Herbert .. .. .. .. .. 61,102 60,529 .. 573 Wairewa .. .. .. .. .. 96,427 93,453 2,026 Halswell .. .. .. '.. .. 15,785 15,686 .. 99 Springs .. .. .. .. .. .. 35,761 38,074 2,313 Ellesmere .. .. .. .. .. 100,704 107,876 7,172 Selwyn .. .. .. .. .. .. 248,893 268,063 19,170 Ashburton .. .. .. .. .. 1,106,166 1,148,534 42,368 Geraldine .. .. .. .. .. 383,789 384,587 798 Levels .. .. .. .. .. .. 224,208 241,217 17,009 Mackenzie . .. .. .. .. .. 569,951 604,427 34,476 Waimate .. .. .. .. .. 724,693 746,058 21,365 Chatham Islands.. .. .. .. .. 93,252 92,346 .. 906 Waitaki.. .. .. .. .. .. 753,411 756,760 3,349 Maniototo .. .. .. .. .. 436,699 464,410 27,711 Vincent.. .. .. .. .. .. 463,335 499,993 36,658 Waihemo .. .. .. .. .. 160,555 162,267 1,712 Waikouaiti .. .. .. .. .. 97,963 101,454 3,491 Taieri .. .. .. .. .. .. 295,064 290,978 .. 4,086 Peninsula .. .. .. .. .. 13,419 13,367 .. 52 Clutha .. .. .. .. .. .. 525,542 571,506 45,964 Tuapeka.. .. .. .. .. .. 552,856 578,177 25,321 Bruce .. .. .. .. .. .. -309,853 314,262 4,409 Lake .. .. .. .. .. .. 294,148 321,049 26,901 Southland .. .. .. .. .. 1,660,088 1,930,894 270,806 Wallace.. .. .. .. .. .. 611,794 717,276 105,482 Stewart Island .. .. .. .. .. 3,686 4,423 7-37 Totals for South Island .. .. 13,462,938 14,305,374 851,092 8,656 Totals for North Island .. .. 15,588,444 16,535,913 968,647 21,178 Totals for the Dominion .. .. 29,051,382 30,841,287 1,819,739 29,834

1. 2. 3. Number of Sheepowners on Number of Sheep on Names of Districts. 30th April, 1929. 30th April, 1930. 30th April, 1929. 30th April, 1930. Auckland .. .. .. .. .. 3,917 5,008 2,734,171 3,325,272 Napier — Gisborne .. .. .. .. 3,629 3,860 6,795,339 6,937,555 Wellington -West Coast .. .. .. .. 4,569 5,205 6,058,934 6,273,086 Marlborough-Nelson - Westland .. .. .. 2,400 2,561 1,456,952 1,526,516 Canterbury-Kaikoura .. .. .. .. 5,773 6,106 5,827,573 6,052,042 Otago .. .. .. .. •• •• 6,424 7,282 6,178,413 6,726,816 Totals for Dominion .. .. .. 26,712 30,022 29,051,382 30,841,287 Increase .. .. .. .. 3,310 1,789,905

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C. 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, 1930. STUD SHEEP (ENTERED IN FLOCK-BOOK).

Merino. Lincoln. Romney. Border Leicester. Total Qtnd Stud C4...J Stud ctn/i Stud Qfn/i Stud Name of County. Number of Stud Ewes to EweB not „ „ stnfl Ewes to Ew " s not stud Ewes to Ewes not Stud E °™ a . Ewes not sbeep » H i bred riX. "-Si ££. 8XS& SHI «! 2S3fc S i «! xSSt " a ° ro < andove,^r^ Br Auckland District. Mongonui .. .. .. 75,783 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 9 131 .. 84 .. .. Whangaroa .. .. .. 26,102 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 27 19 27 .. 1 .. Bay of Islands .. .. .. 120,828 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 41 1,394 .. 904 Hokianga .. .. .. 125,001 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 32 780 .. 502 Whangarei .. .. .. 198,379 .. .. .. .. . ■ .. .. .. 44 1,134 .. 774 Otamatea .. .. .. 112,938 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 40 362 .. 258 Hobson .. .. .. 152,959 .. .. .. 15 .. .. .. .. 73 1,702 20 1,221 Rodney .. .. .. 129,948 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 24 638 12 374 Great Barrier Island .. .. 12,773 6 Waitemata .. .. .. 76,088 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 16 385 .. 332 Eden .. .. .. 5,497 .. Manukau .. .. .. 90,383 j .. .. .. .. .. .. 14 489 .. 352 .. j Franklin .. .. .. 98,435 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 45 .. 32 .. 96 Coromandel .. .. .. 72,694 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 10 .. .. j Thames .. .. .. 12,123 J .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 50 .. 46 .. Hauraki Plains.. .. .. 11,466 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. j Ohinemuri .. .. .. 9,695 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 10 137 .. 86 .. .. .. .. Waikato .. .. .. 67,327 .. .. .. .. 5 53 .. 22 89 1,566 .. 640 j j Raglan .. .. .. 387,528 .. .. .. .. 4 .. .. 29 818 576 Waipa .. .. .. 110,752 .. .. .. .. 7 284 30 160 15 520 41 528 22 460 .. 452 Piako .. .. .. 84,245 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 67 .. 64 .. .. Matamata .. .. .. X ] 7 1 382 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... I Rotorua .. .. .. 37,486 .. .. .. .. •• .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Taupo .. .. .. 16,938 .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... Taumarunui .. .. .. 131,301 j .. •• •• •• •• •• .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. j Kawhia .. .. .. 81,829 .. ! .. .. .. •• .. .. !! 18 84 .. 70 .. .. .. .. Otorohanga .. .. .. 82,445 .. .. .. .. 2 65 .. 34 5 45 .. 28 .. .. Waitomo .. .. .. 356,523 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 59 209 10 125 .. .. Ohura .. .. .. 167,382 .... .. .. .. .. .. .. 30 845 .. 635 Kaitieke .. .. .. 138,700 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 13 210 .. 110 Tauranga .. .. .. 30,344 .. .. .. .. •• •• •• •• •• •• .. I .. Whakatane .. .. .. 65,735 ..(.... .. •• •• j 26 280 .. 165 .. .. .. Opotiki .. .. .. 138,263 j ..[.... .. .. .. I 8 328 .. 224 .. .. ..... Totals.. .. .. I 3,325,272 | 6 | .. 15 18 402 30 216 608 12,256 102 8,157 22 556 .. 452

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Gisborne District. Matakaoa .. .. .. 153, 726 . . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 54 .. 60 Waiapu .. .. .. 542,225 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 12 Uawa .. .. .. 249,585 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. J1 313 .. 310 Cook .. .. .. .. 781,819 .. .. .. .. 114 349 86 290 62, 1,449 .. 1,122 .. .. .. !. Waikohu .. .. .. 681,255 .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 67 407 4 220 Totals.. .. .. 2,408,610 .. j .. .. .. 115 349 86 290 153 2,223 4 1,712 Hawke's Bay District. Wairoa .. .. .. 695,034 .. .. .. .. 2 88 .. 18 385 30 278 Hawke's Bay .. .. .. 1,368,140 1 11 5 1 30 .. 227 2,810 .. 1,460 Waipawa .. .. .. 450,291 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 48 1,248 .. 1,017 Waipukurau .. .. .. 152,329 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 7 304 .. 228 Patangata .. .. .. 779,858 .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. 44 886 49 736 !! " !! !! Weber .. .. .. 114,490 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 Dannevirke .. .. .. 331,832 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 16 523 52 490 Woodville .. .. .. 107,076 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 15 403 .. 310 Pahiatua .. .. .. 234,283 .. .. .. .. 9 89 8 43 59 1,168 | 60 1,060 " " " Akitio.. .. .. .. 295,612 .. .. .. .. 2 55 6 1 30! 4 83 Totals.. .. .. 4.528,945 1 11 5 16 262 8 49 439 7,757 I 195 5,662 .. .. : ' I. Wellington - West Coast District. Clifton .. .. .. 90,687 I .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 18 97 .. 37 Taranaki .. .. .. 23,392 j .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 151 .. 124 Inglewood .. .. .. 45,264 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ,, 4 33 Egmont .. .. .. 14,813 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 3 .. 4 Stratford .. .. .. 92,936 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 18 79 .. 52 " Whangamomona .. .. 98,697 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 19 360 .. 283 ' " .. .. Eltham .. .. .. 80,679 .. .. ! .. .. .. 25 30 .. 26 !! '.. Hawera .. .. .. 95,962 .. .. " "26 419 40 i80 11 132 !! 131 !! !! " !! Waimate West .. .. .. 4,883 £? tea " •• •• •• 279,354 .. .. '! " "53 441 .. 374 15 413 !! 241 "5 i30 " 50 Waitotara .. .. .. 217,799 .. .. .. .. 31 190 135 53 7,961 .. 1,163 6 120 .. 70 Waimarino .. .. .. 322,249 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 7 427 . 269 Wanganui .. .. .. 484,967 .. '' .. " 30 ' 953 . . 673 . . . . . . . . Rangitikei .. .. .. 1,239,979 .. .. '' " 5 160 86 202 4,369 22 3,623 . ! !! !! " Oroua.. •• •• 201,038 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. HO 3,397 10 2,630 Kairanga .. .. .. 146,903 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 228 6,265 85 6,997 Kiwitea .. .. .. 310,465 .. .. 2 25 24 265 6,432 107 5,089 Pohangina .. .. .. 164,889 .. . _ .. 42 g36 5 644 Manawatu .. .. .. 154,898 .. .. .. .. 37 1 004 .. 1,006 Horowhenua .. .. .. 166,026 .. .. " "9 '15 8 19 37 '800 " 669 .. !! " !! Hutt •• •• •• 139,745 .. .. .. ., .. .. .. .. 40 605 .. 365 Makara .. .. .. 79,331 .. .. .. .. | .. .. .. .. 17 446 20 345 Featherston .. .. .. 558,905 .. .. .. _ 60 755 12 525 418 6 744 101 6,002 Wairarapa South .. .. 246,284 .. .. .. 33 505 .. 320 178 4'717 10 3,621 Masterton .. .. .. 567,039 .. .. .. .. 93 990 .. 671 151 3 720 4 3,185 vastlepoint .. .. .. 195,782 .. .. .. 2 . .. •• 4 43 Eketahuna .. .. .. 183,464 .. .. " j '' .. .. 14 505 " 451 .! " .. .! Mauriceville .. .. .. 66,656 .. .. .. " .. .. .. 6 303 "4 104 Totals -- •• •• 6,273,086 .. .. .. .. 314 3,500 60 2,334 1,954 50,825 j 368 37,734 11 250 .. 120 Totals for North Island .. 16,535,913 7 11 .. 20 j 463 4,513 184 2,889 3,154 j 73,061 669 53,265 33 806 .. 572

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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, 1930—continued. STUD SHEEP (ENTERED IN FLOCK-BOOK)—continued.

Merino, Lincoln. Romuey. Border Leicester Total ct.n/i Stud Ktiid Stud Sf.nH Stud Stud Name of County. Number of Stud F ®™ a t Ewes not g tn a „ = t Ewes not Stud F ° a t Ewes not Stud p=™ a . Ewes not Sheep Bams, to be Stud Eams , ™ to be Stud Rams, ?X-ed t0 be Stud Eams - to be 8tud 2-tooth bred Lambs. f „mthis bred Lambs. 2-tooth f bebl t £? fl bred Lambs. 2-tooth bred Lambs. and over. from tllis and over Season lrom this aBd ™ r ' SeS n fromthi " and over - Season from thia Season. Season ana over season. SeaBon beason, Season Season. SeaBon Marlborough - Nelson - Westland District. VVaimea .. .. .. 322,155 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 77 3,010 82 1 2,442 2 6.. 3 Takaka .. .. .. 53,676 .. .. .. .. .. .. .... 17 127 10 67 Collitigwood .. .. .. 28,931 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 8 110 .. 88 Buller.. .. .. .. 6,782 .. .. .. .. .. .. j Inangahua .. .. .. 14,091 .. .. .. .. .. •• Murchison .. .. .. 52,482 .. .. .. .. .. 1 22 530 .. 330 Grey .. .. .. .. 34,588 .. .. .. .. .. .. j Westland .. .. .. 53,507 .. .. .. .. .. .. > Sounds .. .. .. 197,160 1 .. .. .. 20 120 j 77 16 433 .. 269 Marlborough .. .. .. 394,743 339 3,595 806 1,662 11 95 : 40 32 1,243 140 736 75 115 .. 76 Awatere .. .. .. 368,401 8 662 160 234 3j .. .. j 24 934 67 365 2 44 Totals .. .. .. 1,526,516 j 348 4,257 966 1,896 34 215 .. 117 196 6,387 299 4,297 79 165 .. 79 Canterbury - Kaikoura District. Kaikoura .. .. .. 207, 756 Amuri .. .. .. 433,611 20 945 150 470 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 6 328 22 304 Cheviot .. .. .. 202,606 42 632 245 303 Waipara .. .. .. 422,932 16 318 50 130 Ashley .. .. .. 108,400 10 489 104 102 ICowai .. .. .. 92,693 .. .. .. •• .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 120 75 Oxford .. .. .. 131,803 .. .. .. •• .. .. .. 4 148 184 1 33 8 Rangiora .. .. .. 47,142 15 330 16 203 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 8 220 21 228 Eyre .. .. .. .. 77,679 Tawera .. .. .. 117,650 1 59 Malvern .. .. .. 191,670 1 109 .. .. .. .. .. 20 185 157 7 189 141 Paparua .. .. .. 51,884 VVaimairi .. .. .. 8,318 Heathoote .. .. .. 15,476 Akaroa .. .. .. 136,572 !! !. .. .. .. .. " !' " .. .. .. .. " Mount Herbert.. .. .. 60,529 .. .. .. .. .. .. Wairewa .. .. .. 98,453 .. .. .. .. .. .. j Halswell . . .. .. 15,686 .. .. .. .. ' .. .. I

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Springs .. .. .. 38,074 .. .. ! .. .. .. .. 3 122 107 5 137 109 Ellesmere .. .. .. 107,876 .. 187 6 90 38 .. .. .. 11 197 172 Selwyn .. .. .. 268,063 21 1,064 157 : 835 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 210 134 Ashburton .. .. .. 1,148,534 28 933 147 1,391 .. 49 .. .. 6 230 .. 100 51 1,718 50 1,395 Geraldine .. .. .. 384,587 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 10 379 170 34 755 625 Levels.. .. .. .. 241,217 22 .. .. .. .. .. .. 21 558 548 44 1,155 93 1,025 Mackenzie .. .. .. 604,427 84 2,221 705 593 .. .. .. 24 598 239 10 196 .. 74 Waimate .. .. .. 746,058 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 31 964 .. 1,003 79 1,926 68 1,463 Chatham Islands .. .. 92,346 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 51 59 30 48 Totals .. .. .. 6,052,042 260 7,287 1,574' 4,027 6 139 .. 38 170 3,243 30 2,556 262 7,184 254 5,753 Otago District. Waitaki .. .. .. 756,760 .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. 7 76 75 105 1,154 29 1,025 Maniototo .. .. .. 464,410 406 1,035 1,050 1,097 .. .. .. .. 22 509 452 10 45 Vincent .. .. .. 499,993 50 1,844 110 1,296 1 j .. 35 493 60 340 Waihemo .. .. .. 162,267 40 239 13 121 .. .. .. 10 462 21 372 5 112 15 127 Waikouaiti .. .. .. 101,454 .. .. .. I | .. 2 45 .. 48 1 9 .. 10 Taieri.. .. .. .. 290,978 36 156 64 .. .. .. 34 1,409 16 1,084 23 647 5 515 Peninsula .. .. .. 13,367 .. .. .. .. I .. j .. .. .. .. .. 2 Clutha .. .. .. 571,506 .. .. .. .. .. j .. 197 5,857 .. 5,058 7 223 .. 105 Tuapeka .. .. .. 578,177 .. 15 .. .. .. .. :l .. 102 1,019 30 712 1 40 24 Bruce.. .. .. .. 314,262 .. .. .. .. .. .. ! .. .. 30 1,130 20 1,009 48 743 20 521 Lake .. .. .. .. 321,049 2 64 12 40 .. j .. 4 25 Southland .. .. .. 1,930,894 .. .. .. .. 1 32 33 734 12,426 269 11,039 182 1,780 50 1,530 Wallace .. .. .. 717,276 .. .. .. .. 2 157 .. 119 615 3,960 35 3,459 343 727 5 638 Stewart Island .. .. .. 4,423 .. .. .. .. .. ! Totals .. .. .. 6,726,816 534 3,353 1,185 2,618 6 189 .. 152 1,792 27,411 451 23,648 727 5,480 124 4,495 Totals for South Island .. 14,305,374 1,142 14,897 3,725 8,541 46 543 .. 307 2,158 37,041 780 30,501 1,068 12,829 378 10,327 Totals for Dominion .. 30,841,287 1,149 14,908 3,725 8,561 509 5,056 184 3,196 5,312 110,102 1,449 83,766 1,101 13,635 378 10,899

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English Leicester. Shropshire. Southdown. Corriedale. Ryeland. Other Breeds. at,,,, Stud Stud Stud Stud „ t , Stud Stud d Stud Stud Stud Stud .. . Stud Stud Name of County. Ro " „ Ewes to Ewes not i p™. Ewes to Ewes not Ewes to Ewes not R Ewes to Ewes not R Ewes to Ewes not 5™° Ewes to Ewes not y. Ra ms bred fee gtud | Rams be bred t0 be stnd Rams, be bre(1 to be stud Rams be bre(J to b0 gtud Kams, be bred t0 be gtud Rams fce bred be g 2-tooth (rom bred Lambs 2-tooth Jrom bred Lambs> 2-tooth from bred Lambs tooth (rom bred Laujta i-tooth from bjed Lamb8 _ 2-tooth frQm bred j?™ this from this ! nver this torn this a™ this from this "£ this from this ™ this from this this from thia 0 Season. Season. over. Season. Season. ovei. Season. Season. * Season. Season. * Season. Season. over. Season. Season. Auckland District. Mongonui .. .. .. . • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • .. .. .. 3 29 .. 18 Whangaroa Bay of Islands .. .. .. .. •• •• •• •• •• •• 34 202 .. 135 .. .. .. .. 7 58 .. 47 Hokianga .. 14 88 .. 65 1 21 .. 12 Whangarei .. .. .. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 20 274 .. 192 .. .. .. .. 2 39 .. 25 5 Otamatea .. .. .. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 93 465 .. 321 .. .. .. .. 13 106 .. 59 Hobson .. .. .. .. •• •• •• •• .. •• 3 65 .. 21 3 40 .. 30 5 13 Rodney .. .. .. .. • • • • • • • • • • . • •• 9 56 .. 33 2 Great Barrier Island Waitemata .. .. 1 10 .. 11 .. .. .. .. 7 54 .. 23 5 250 .. 100 Eden Manukau . . .. 23 205 156 5 31 25 5 120 68 3 62 1 36 .. 19 Franklin .. .. .. 2 48 .. 34 .. .. .. .. 33 276 .. 172 .. .. .. .. 46 146 .. 106 3 132 Coromandel .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 58 .. 38 Thames Hauraki Plains .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 7 .. 5 Ohinemuri Waikato .. .. .. 17 310 .. 270 .. .... .. 52 478 .. 394 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. " Raglan .. .. .... .. .. .. 6 161 .. .. 29 143 1 62 3 20 6 5 110 85 2 34 20 Waipa .. .. •• 22 741 .. 437 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ## ## .. .. 48 Piako .. .. • • • • • • •. .. 4 .... .. 59 275 .. 184 Matamata .. .. 9 300 .. 200 .. .. .. .. 9 339 .. 201 Rotorua .. .. • • • • .... .. .. .. .. .. 2 68 .. 55 Taupo .. • • • • • • • • • • •. .. .. .. .... Taumarunui Kawhia .. •. .. .. 1 39 .. 101 1 19 .. .. 2 49 .. 24 Otorohanga .. •• •• •• •• .. .. .. .. .. 11 199 .. 110 I .. Waitomo.. • • • • • • • • • • .. .. .... .. V 64 7 26 Ohura Kaitieke .. •. .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 10 Tanranga .. • • | • • •• •• .. .. ». .. .... Whakatane .. • • • • .... .. .. .. .. .. 1 42 .. 24 Opotiki .. •. • • I • • •. .. .. .. .... .. • • .. .. 5 .. 9 7 21 .. 17 Totals .. .. 74 1,614 .. 1,108 16 231 .. 126: 372 3,302 8 2,129 16 377 ~ uiTj 91 592 7 393 59 202 T 39~

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♦ Gisborne District. j ! : i # i ! Matakaoa .. .. Waiapu Uawa .. .. .. .. .. ! .. .. .. *8 £?°)f , •• •• , .. i .. !! .! '70 : 997 : '27 605 ■ !! " !! !! !! " " " Waikohu.. .. .. .. j | .. j 3 | 69 | .. 42 j .. .. Totals •• •• •• •• •• •• .. | .. .. 73 1,066 27 647 8 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ~ Hawke's Bay District. Wairoa .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... .. .. 3 122 50 Hawke's Bay .. .. 4 j 120 .. 20 .. .. .. .. 187 2,603 157 1,845 2 54 I ' 7 63 i3 323 '! 243 !! !' Waipawa .. . . .... .. 100 .. 63 678 2 560 .. .... .. J 50 .. 32 Waipukurau .. 32 1,258 86 1,142 Patangata .. .. .. .. . # t # # jq 241 _ jq2 Weber Dannevirke " " " ;; '09 671 "6 436 ' ! " " " X Woodville .. 23 199 2 148 7 18 .. 9 Pahiatua.. .. .. .. .. .. .. . I .1 .. .. 10 2 75 .. 203 .. ; .. .. .. .. .. Akitio .. .. .. .. .. .. .. j .. Totals •• 4 120 .. 120 366 5,947 253 4,486 2 | 54 7 63 21 391 .. 284 | .. Wellington - West Coast District. Clifton .. .. .. 1 20 i 9 .. .. .. .. 12 57 41 5 9 .. 6 .. .. .. I .. .. .. Taranaki.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 17 340 195 Inglewood .. 20 150 .. .. i Egmont .................... | ! Stratford.. .. '] 7 jg 4 '' io 7 "1 'i 0 '' " " " " " " " " Whangamomona .. .. .. .. .. .... .. I Eltham .. .. .. .. J .. .. j .. .. .. .. 10 183 !.. 100 .! ! " 1! " !! " !! !! " !! Hawera ■ • • • ■ • • • j .. .. ,. .. 101 720 1 .. 590 13 .. | VVaimate West Waitotara " !! !! I !! I.' " " 22 895 ; " 624 " " " " 20 !! 14 " !! !! " W aimarmo .. .... .. .. .. . | lli 6 :: :: :: :: 64 1,350 '23 no :: :: " i Kangitikei .. 137 3>666 gQ 2;603 1 25 .. 17 20 iio .. 77 1 24 3 ii roua •' 58 1,684 .. 1,338 2 65 .. 43 Jvairanga .. .. .. .... .... .. . _ 29 743 .. 696 .. .. .. .. 1 40 .. 36 Kiwitea .. .. 30 6g4 2g 523 1 -Pohangma .. .. .. .. j .. .. .. .. # # _ g _ gg Manawata .. .. .. .. .. .. 6 150 20 130 68 1,766 .. 1,209 .. " " " "3 '35 " -?8 " Horowhenua .. 68 1196 .. 612 .. .. " .. 9 0 Makara :: !! " " !! " ;; ;; ;; ;; 27 275 ;; , 80 5 100 •• 73 1 ■■ - •• Wah-mmSnath " " 2 76 ■ • 117 •• " 's? 1,066 '65 657 'l3 259 !! '30 "9 ! "8 ' 12 "4 !! !! ! MastPrSn '• '• 135 1,503 30 1,005 6 164 .. 185 .. citleDoSt 132 3 ' 976 108 2 ' 656 '• 20 EketXna ' ' « 2 225 2 49 .. 25 . . Maurioevme , :: :: n llo 6 159 :: :: :: ;; .. .. ;; .1° ;; ;; ;; ;; Totals •• •• 3_ 96 I •• 126 6 130 20 130 1,147 22,362 356 15,054 46 646 ~ 338 39~! 314 12~ ! 227 1 24 ~ 4^" Totals for North Island 81 1,830 j .. 1,354 22 381 20 256 | 1,958 |32,677 j 644,22,316 72 | 1,077 7~] 546~ 151 | 1,297 12 _ 904 60~ 226 ~ 82

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English Leicester. Shropshire. Southdown. Corriedale. Ryeland. " Other Breeds. Stud Stud ! o t , Stud Stud , Stud Stud q t d Stud Stud j Stud Stud . Stud | Stud Name of County. Roma Ewes to Ewes not Ewes to Ewes not p™ Ewes to Ewes not Ewes to Ewes not! 5 Ewes to Ewes not Ewes to fewes not , . be bred to be Stud , be bred to be Stud „ K . a ™ s > be bred to be Stud iriMl t ', be bred to be : Stud be bred to be Stud be bred I to be Stud 2-tooth from bred Lamta . from bred Lambs . 2 "tooth (rom bred Lambs . from bred I Lambs. A '°°} a from bred Lambs. 2 " t °°, th from ! bred Lambs, over tMs from this : an this from this a ° this from this this from this | this from this this from this 0 Season. Season. o e . Season. Season. * Season. Season. ' Season. Season, i * Season. Season. over. Season. ] Season. Marlborough - Nelson - Westlaxd District. Waimea .. .. .. 1 16 J 4 1 j 10 j 7 11 151 .. 54 3 7 20 .. 6 1 1 2 Takaka .. .. .. .. .. . . . . ! • • | I • • ■ • • ■ • • • ■ • • • • • • • • .. I .. .. . ■ .. .. • • Collingwood .. .. • • • • ■ • ' ' j • • ! • ■ • • • • 1 29 j • • 10 • • • ■ • ■ • • i • • • • ■ • • • • • Duller .. .. .. .. .. .. .. • • ! • • • • • • ■ ■ .. .. .. • • i • • Inangahua .. .. .. .. .. .■ •• 12 83 .. 44 Murchison .. .. .. .. .. .. | 1 , 30 10 .. .. .. .. .... Grey .. .. 1 j 3 Westland .. .. .. .. .. . . .. .. .. . • ■ ■ • ■ .. .. .. i •. .. .. .. .. .. .. Sounds .. .. .. 10 123 .. 99 .. ! .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 6 36 .. 40 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ! Marlborough .. .. 16 230 .. 164 1 20 274 .. 170 3 120 .. 110 .. 5 282 .. Ill Awatere .. .. .. 36 688 .. 457 .. .. .. ■ • : 14 437 | 317 12 441 .. 296 .. .... .. 12 600 500 Totals .. .. 63 1,057 .. 724 4 10 30 17 58 974 .. 595 24 597 .. 446 7 20 .. 6 21 883 .. 613 Canthrbttry-Kaikoura District. Kaikoura .. .. ! ., .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 56 .. 20 i .. .. .. ....!.. Amuri .. .. .. 23 i 56 .. 32 .. .. .. 7 130 .. 61 81 2,198 .. 1,443 1 48 12 3 84 59 Cheviot .. .. .. 60 157 8 115 2 36 .. 31 12 86 .. 50 35 1,324 .. 877 | .. .. .. 10 250 .. 240 Waipara.. .. .. 17 570 .. 176 .. .. .. •• 20 863 .. 584 268 6,428 .. 3,849 1 11 Ashley .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 129 3.207 70 2,168 Kowai .. .. .. 13 185 .. 178 6 180 .. 96 20 765 .. 472 14 479 .. 268 i Oxford .. .. .. 1 5 .. .. 2 24 16 8 249 . . 180 7 435 .. 262 i Rangiora.. .. .. 2 84 .. 81 .. .. 12 334 14 330 2 120 .. 182 Eyre .. •• •• 15 I 58 .. 33 .. .. j •■ ! 21 354 .. 199 4 143 .. 95 Tawera .. ■ • • • I 59 .. . . .. .. .. ■ • I 1 '' 1 • • • • • • .. .. .. .. .. .. ! .. • • I Malvern .. .. .. 46 1,152 .. 864 8 153 .. 125 81 2,124 .. ! 1,630 71 1,579 27 960 .. .. .. .. 7 333 .. 274 Paparua .. .. .. .. .. . . .. .. .. .. .. ' 48 346 .. J 265 10 200 .. 165 .. Waimairi •. • • ■ • • • .. .. .. .. .. . . • • ■ • .. .. 2 94 .. 25 • • ■ ■ j Heathcote .. • • • ■ • ■ .. .. .. .. .. . • • • ■ ■ •. . . .. .. .. .. .... Akaroa .. .. 9 248 .. 153 2 32 .. j 23 ! .. ..' Mount Herbert .. • • • • ■ • ' .. .. .. .. 2 15 . . .. . . .. .. Wairewa •. • • 410 3,950 .. 2,437 .. .. .. ., 28 248 8 160 .. . . . . Halswell .. .. •• 7 ; 193 29 153 .. .. .. .. 12 122 ..I 80 2 98 28 I 113 .. .. .!

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Springs • • ■ 7 224 : .. 153 3 48 .. 29 24 700 392 4 60 34 .. .. . . 1 10 7 Eilesmere •• 7 240 .. 162 1 39 2 30 33 1,255 61 919 2 70 .. 21 16 382 .. 272 Selwyn . .. • • 15 500 16 377 .. 30 .. 25 24 601 12 418 9 i 369 .. 273 6 Ashburton .. •• 99 2.662 20 1,667 27 811 62 590 105 1,558 .. 1,069 .169 3,472 50 2,083 5 271 .. 190 17 388 .. 320 Geraldine .. 39 1,032 25 609 2 80 50 5 [27 81 70 420 400 4 27 41 Levels .. .. .. 32 834 36 509 3 53 24 44 13 261 .. 211 22 | 485 12 522 1 9 .. .. 4 30 .. .. Mackenzie .. • • .. , .. j .. .. .. .. .. • • •. 10 .. 8 12 107 .. 55 .. .. .. .. 65 Waimate.. .. .. 12 ! 278 I 218 14 135 .. 72 29 644 .. 395 38 11,397 235 1,244 360 81 Chatham Islands .. .. .. .. .. • • • • ■ • • • • • • • • - • • • ■ '' I '' '' '' '' Totals .. .. 815 12,497 j 134 7,917 68 1,589 ' 88 ' 1,108 507 i 10,870 95 7,548 953 |22,741 422 j 15,059 28 748 .. j 515 467 1,188 .. 900 Otago District. Waitaki . .. .. 4 78 50 2 82 65 33 611 .. 488 191 1,750 207 1,584 2 10 10 9 58 77 Maniototo • • • • I ! 27 904 25 690 .. ...... 49 25 Vincent .. .• •• • • • • •• • • • • •• • • • • 4 20 .. 10 j 8 .. .. . . .. .. Waihemo .. -• 4 242 .. 265 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 70 2,476 .. 1,622 .. .. .. Waikouaiti -. - • •. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 9 80 .. 20 15 120 2 81 1 8 .. 6 Taieri •• •• •• •• •• •• •• •• •• •• •• 10 .. .. 6 102 .. 66 Peninsula Clutha .. . . 1 11 249 .. 188 22 290 .. 102 .. .. ! .. Tuapeka.. .. .. 7 3 47 .. 16 35 364 .. 312 .. .. Bruce .. . . •. .. .. • • • • • • • • • • • • 2 86 .. 55 .... Lake .. .. - . .. • • • • • • 1 •• • • • • 7 Southland .. .. 4 135 72 19 384 .. 136 23 598 .. 264 39 794 462, 823 7 33 .. 12 7 110 .. 112 Wallace .. .. . . I 26 51 | 49 74 125 .. 110 82 80 .. 88 ! 5 140 120 9 57 I 41 Stewart Island .. .. .. .. .. • • • • ■ • • • ■ • • • • ■ • • • • • ■ • ■ • • • • •• Totals .. .. 45 506 .. 436 97 591 .. 311 174 1,779 ! .. 1,129 j 418 6,940 696 5,400 19 108 .. 69 65 193 .. 189 Totals for South Island.. 923 14,060 134 9,077 169 2,190, 118 1,436 739 13,623 95 9.272 1,395 30,278 1,118 20,905 54 876; .. 590 553 2,264 .. 1,702 Totals for Dominion .. 1,004 15,890; 134 10,431 191 2,571 138 1,692 2,697 146,300 739 31,588 1,467 31,355 1,125 21,451 205 2,173 12 i 1,494 613 2,490 .. | 1,784

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Merino. Lincoln. Romney. Border Leicester English Leicester. D I I ® ° " " 0) X3 rs ® _ d - d 12 'O ® f d d 'O 'O a>r-fl d & oj „ a T3 tS m • Name of Connty. . £« . o|| " 2 1 I " >J ° 1 § ** 81 ""S I** "o 2! °S§ S*"t; § 5 >: o 8 ° '" 0 i «" ■ §§ • o°° -S IS III |li li! li« Lambs - IP IP lis !i! Lamb8 ' 111 |l= li» lii Lamba- «l= Jff li! li! Lam '" 8 - 111 |ll |lf |1| Lambs 3 sSg gSs 3 gsg s -3 l-g gs§ %*5 7, H*| l s | « H H H s " Atjcklahd District. Mongonui .. .. 3 .. 41 .. •• I 3 | -• •• .. .. 833 .15 130 .. 16 .. .. .. .. 7 Whangaroa .. .. 3 .. 3 15 1 6 .. -. .. .. 300 138 1,873 256 946 1 .... 3 Bay of Islands .. .. 18 I 2 1,599 2,889 15,712 331 7,094 9 22 Hokianga .. .. 46 .. .. .. 9 6 .. .. .. .. 1,495 402 3,319 41 1,047 22 ...... 32 Whangarei .. .. 2 100 200 100 203 5 1 20 .. j 2,314 8,877 22,749 814 .13,269 30 243 .. 49 Otamatea .. .. 5 .. '800 .. 253 | 2 ! .. .. 94 1,069 2,487 11,712 567 5,578 23 25 790 80 180 66 ' 1 Hobson .. .. 3 300 60 .. 151 t .. .. ■■ .. 1,676 6,300 20,613 218 11,443 4 .. .. .. .. 69 .. 40 Rodney .. .. 8 .. .... .. 84 10 150 22 108 1,047 3,159 8,615 352 4,372 58 .. 100 .. 31 3 Great Barrier Island .. 5 87 226 ! 87 206 ] .. j •• 126 200 410 21 298 .. .. .. .. .. 3 Waitemata .. .. 37 40 465 i 12 320 22 66 440 .. 263 636 989 8,326 255 4,550 28 42 23 43 150 93 Eden .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 9 .. .. .. 4 .. .. .. .. .. 1 Manukau .. .. 153 80 582 ! 19 352 2 .. 600 .. .. j 427 6,180 4,351 3,312 1,457 24 .. .. .. .. 147 .. 522 52 394 Franklin .. .. .. .. I .. .. 8 •• 360 75 61 : 345 426 5,469 90 1,314 48 .. 50 .. .. 89 .. 20 Coromandel .. .. 6 .. .. .. .. • • .. I 747 8 600 .. 31 32 I .. . . . . 6 2 .. .. I Thames .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. j 112 1 40 .. 15 6| Hauraki Plains .. .. .. | .. j .. .. [ 2 .. .. I .. 1 .. 40 109 1,396 90 ; 826 .. .. .. .. .. 43 1 .. .. .. Ohinemui'i .. .. .. .. I .. j .. .. .. .. .. j • • • • 78 77 597 ... 8 9 .. 37 i .. 26 5 .. .. .. j Waikato .. .. .. .. .. j .. .. 13 .. 1,720 ! .. .. 249 583 4,075 .. 1,309 69 .. 208 .. 14 186 .. 175 .. 129 Raglan .. .. 2 23 274 .. 478 74 .. 63 .. 20 4,025 6,200 36,120 339 18,911 91 .. .. .. .. 34 .. .. .. 7 Waipa .. .. .. 76 230 | 30 15 j 3 .. 1,402 .. 7 174 67 2,180 100 441 393 .. 585 .. 480 149 .. 42 .. 1 30 Piako.. .. .. .. .. .. j .. .. j 3 .. .. .... 230 230 5,403 575 1,330 254 .. .. .. 55 86 .. .. .... Matamata .. .. 9 .. .. .. .. 3 .. .. •• 450 305 601 3,675 772 1,555 548 1 186 .. 120 140 Rotorua .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. 12 .. .. -. • • 408 .. 1,157 j .. ] 282 38 .. . . . . . . 1 Taupo .. .. 6 .. .. .. .. 100 ... .. .. .. 93 15 508 i 458 ! 405 .. .. .. .. .. 8 1 .. .. .. ! Taumarunui .. .. 2 .. 950 i .. 250 13 .. .. •• 1,690 2,129 8,389 455 6,305 13 .. .. .. .. 2 .. 46 Kawhia .. .. 2 .. 12 1 20; 90 .. •• •• 974 2,558 3,901 27 1,990 10 .. .. .. .. 14 Otorohanga .. .. .. 300 .. j 700 j 25 3 .. .. 10 429 284 3,998 1,330 2,753 132 .. .. .. 150 43 .. 875 .. 530 Waitomo .. .. 6 .. .. .. .. 176 .. .. .. 25 4,359 414 4,464 .. 2,588 14 .. .. .. .. 7 Ohura.. .. .. 3 .. 215 .. .. 137 180 160 .. .. 2,124 3,014 13.888 226 8,565 36 .... 2 Kaitieke .. •• 30 760 1,217 200 991 81 14 198 ... 137 1,736 2,648 8,500 146 5,469 16 Tauranga . . . • 20 . . .. .. .. 4 .. .. .. | 101 J, ].()0 500 21 .. .. ! .. 3 I .. j Whakatane .. •• 2 .. .. .. .. 4 .. .. .. ! 54 846 1 1,288 5,751 1,110 1 3,630 I 13 .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. i Opotiki .. •• •• 400 100 230 55 .. .. .. j •• 1,678 4,658 14,164 706 8,124 5 .. .. .. .. 13 Totals.. 373 1,766 5,675 563 4,179 938 283 5,113 97 1,229 32,269 56,946 223,185 12,591 116,421 1,931 27 2,241 80 1,079 1,291 2 1,870 52 1,184 Gisbobne District. Matakaoa .. .. .. .. ..... .. 3 .. .. 12 .. 2,060 2,535 19,838 1,353 12,753 Waiapu .. ! •• •• 33 100 i .. •• 7,677 15,435 122,749 j 7,071 76.223 .. .. ! .. .. •• •• I Uava .. .. .. •• •• 1 •• .. .. •• 3,228 6,459 33,052 3,089 22,332 6 .. .. .. .. 25 ! 50 Cook... .. .. .. | •• i •• .. 310 408 2,028 25 1,557 9,228 6,341 94,549 5,805 52,466 315 .. 350 .. 306 128 Waikohu .. .. j •• •• •• 1,037 .. 436 j 26 256 9,234 7,982 63,500 2,641 40,562 124 .. .. .. .. 62 Totals.. .. .. 1,384 508 2,464 ! 63 1,813 31,427 38,752 333,688 19,959 204,336 445 j .. 350 .. 306 215 .. 50 .. j ..

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Hawke's Bay District. \ 1 ; ; Wairoa .. .. 22 2 1,400 .. 450 510 5 2 .. 7,942 10.141 15,191 2,058 9.118 | 44 2 150 .. .. 85 Hawke's Bay .. .. 136 18 1,506 859 575 220 174 98 28 55 112,730 19,752 158,723 8,211 72,410 179 6 653 i 4 283 612 .. 225 .. 16 Waipawa .. .. 24 780 3.592 50 929 127 1 569 .. 243 ! 3,991 7,274 45,023 4,479 21,533 16 .. .. I .. .. 31 Waipukurau .. .. 5 52, 1,145 1,167 22,090 1,228 8,279 ■ .. .. 1 .. .. 63 Patangata .. .. 8 .. .. .. .. 224 3,919 5,167 3,990 5,148 9.194 9.478 121.920 6,430 65,929 31 80 1,100! .. 750 145 20 Weber .. .. ■. •• •• •• 40 .. .. .. .. 1,213 4,825 16,818 974 10,895 .. .. .. Damievirke .. .. 6 .. 580 .. 100 57 .. .. 82 11 I 3,125 3,898 36,184 1,383 18,635 40 Woodville .. .. .. .. .. •• •• 95 200 525 .. 275 1 847 698 4,210 36 3,623 .. .. .. , .. 8 .. . . ; Pahiatua .. .. 4 .. 242 .. .. 169 200 1,145 30 827 2,212 2,972 26,333 421 15,366 .. .. .. .. .. 15 .. .... Akitio.. .. .. 1 30 620 336 104 240 1,100 .. 1,000; 3,335 2,928 29,083 1,325 21,299 .. .. Totals.. .. 206 1 830 7,940 909 2,390 1,598 4,739 8,606 4,130 7,559 145,734 63,133 475,575 26,545 247,087 270: 88 1,903 4 1,033 937 20 225 63 16 i l l Wellington-West Coast District. Clifton .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 12 .. 200 .. .. 1,072 2,832 6,909 370 5,188 .. j .. .. .. .. 19 ; 12 .. 6 Taranaki .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 112 176 2,798 540 1,252 3 .. .. .. 2! .. 20 Inglewood .. .. .. j .. .. .. .. 10 .. .. .. .. 426 1,498 7,705 176 2,256 .. .. .. .. .. Egmont .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 .. 50 .. .. 77 3 1,232 .. 339 Stratford .. .. 9 1 .. .. .. 33 .. .. .. .. 1,223; 1,091 9,760 73 j 4,949 .. .. .. .. .. .. ! Whansramomona .. 15 I .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,478 4,301 9,567 45 6,296 5 .. .. .. .. 1 Eltham .. .. .. | .. .. .. 5 .. 53 .. .. 662 1,013 5,623 63 2,231 .. .. Hawera .. .. •• •• .. 52 .. .. .. .. 490 50 4,560 .. 1,246 2 .. .. .. ..I .. Waimate West . . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . . .. 3 • • 627 .. 20 .. .. .. .. Patea.. .. .. .. .. 1,542 ' 85 41 123 156 828 244 649 1,463 1,095 8,584 878 2,885 39 .. 700 Waitotara .. .. .. .. 850 ! 135 68 165 : 64 .. .. 1,229 2,743 1,297 654 4.344 32 .. .. .. .. | .. Waimarino .. .. 31 i 1 .. .. 114 .. .. .. .. 3.716' 3,590 13,198 354 11,409 .. .. 500 25 360 Wanganui .. .. 14 i 20 30 .. 676 39 .. .. .. .. 5,806 4,156 23,311 1,181 13,376 Rangitikei .. .. 176 1 2,918 1 662 133 5 837 205 246 11,431 10,709 106,134 3,699 47,220 2 Oroua .. .. .. 2 850 ; 24 4 .. .. .. .. 35,564 1,351 12,909 Kairanga .. .. •• .. .. •• .. .. 571 1,116 14.222 738 7,282 .. .. .. .. .. 3 .. 2 Kiwitea .. .. 10 10 661 7 260 20 .. 280 .. 50 3.402 8,481 80.405 2,496 42,427 Pohancina .. .. 9 14 150 10 70 1 30 15 2,031 2,761 33.852 846 18,177 Manawatu .. 16 j 139 12 205 .. 215 343 1,527 14,706 2,592 4,101 .. Horowhenua .. 2,378 .. 296 .. .. 75 .. 112 945 1.312 17,963 1,115 5,870 Hutt .. .. .. 45 491 1,415 162 716 2j .. .. .. 1,618 : 4,941 24,627 545 14.656 Makara .. .. 20 .. .... .. .. .. .. .. .. 867 907 8,580 207 3,801 .. .. .. .. .. .. Featherston .. .. 58 23 431 1,191 239 644 335 2,707 381 2,112 3,572 5,960 38,714 2,884 23,219 .. .. .. .. .. 68 Wairarapa South .. .. •• 295 .. 4 181 .. 72 .. 116 1,602 4,373 10,427 260 6,645 ] .. .. .. .. 27 2 15 Masterton .. .. 20 30 1,447 : .. 250 283 660 1,523 145 1,152 5,456 4,991 48,519 1,322 26,906 .. .. 140 .. .. 11 Castlepoint ... .. 3 .. .. 200 | 35 .. 20 2,128 1,456 19,756 4,151 14,494 2 Eketahuna .. .. .. .. 62 | .. 25 69 .. .. 146 460 1,928 2,602 26,750 681 12,257 .. .. .. .. ... .. .. Mauriceville .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 87 .. 187 .. 55 681 i 650 4,814 486 1,968 Totals .. .. 411 591 |l3,046 I 1,591 3,470 2,193 1,156 7,146 ! 1,121 5,202 55,299 76,614 580,204 27,707 297,723 86 .. 1,340 25 360 131 2 49 6 ; ; 1 __ — Totals, Nor fli Island 990 3,187 26,661 3,063 10,039 6,113 6,686 23,329 5,411 15,803 164,729 235,445 1,612,65286,802 865,567 2,732 115 5,834 109 2,778 2,574 24 2,194 115 1,206

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Merino. Lincoln. j Romney. ! Border Leicester English Leicester. | a> o © | •O I tJ © o" "° a 'S v <- a ~ d 10 e -.a <u ~ a *0 TJ ® _• XX *. fl I n'fl ago C g o G cfT 5 —So oS§ S *5 J=So O - = aT° = o -So .a aTe o S 5 Name of Count V. - <3 i £ e3 . Q « ■+ i, OM m • i-.eS* - O « ■« o m oT . • 7! • o O M w O « nT 53 • s-< «3 . qOS O in tn & . »h eS . ! . n 2 5 » lis |fl I if =5- Lamba ' 5p ||= |i| °i! Lambs - lis |p lis !i i Larab8- If I ||i fi! iif Lamb9, 111 lis |if" ||« Larabs "V "f n,o5 a & -C £ X; 2 E=3 > -5!c « "* • - £ ,Q S "f *? wa2 X2 S CO (M -*J £ .*» (N N " «® I (S •*» | OS ©® i—<N ©1 *> > ■<■» (M (N £ 3 cq ! a : I s a Marlboroitgh-Nelson-Westlakd District. Waimea .. 289 2,201 2,589 391 1.179 18 190 270 50 172 1,894 5,661 22,700 1,813 10,908 72 .. 39 38 41 31 .. 30 .. 30 Takaka .. .. 34 .. 4 I .. .. 10 240 518; 2,965 133 1,259 6; .. .. .. .. 3 .. .. .. Collingwood . . .. 16 85 142 .. 100 .. .. .. .. .. 223 1,174 3,990 216 2,830 .. j . . .. .. .. .. .. . . Buller .. .. .. .. .. .. . • 1 . • • • • ■ • • 56 244 1,088 153 574 .. . . .. .. .. 1 .. 85 ; 74 Inangahua .. . . .. • • • • • ■ • ■ • ■ • • • • •• ■• 78 403 2,828 91 781 Murchison . 11 .. 50 .. 32 1 .. 50 I 20 .. 578 448 5,189 55 1,549 10 .. 4; 1 2 .. .. I .. Grey .. 8 100 260 113 .. 240 .. 70 291 883 6,687 372 2,434 16 .. 300 1 .. 4 Westland .. .. 3 127 1,330 80 386 2 .. .. I .. I 509 1,234 12,267 j 1,001 4,757 25 1 135 .. .. 2 .. Sounds .. .. 8 130 151 137 2,676 43 1,353 1,846 3,043 17,366 25 10,774 4 107 Marlborough .. .. 1,560 50.740 43,173 9,171 20,147 96 780 1.920! 30 744 678 1,214 5,870! 76 2,645 106 .. 9 ..' 53 499 23 518, .. 130 Awatere " .. .. 1,029 26,759 29,620 6,138 13,899 130 .. 60 40 95 .. 2,782 103 .. 118 .. .. .. 38 964 267 5,216 285 897 Totals .. .. 2,958 79,912 77,004 16,040 |35,986 403 1,107 | 5,216 143 j 2,389 6,488 14,822 83,732 4,038 38,511 357 1 487 38 133 1,613 290 5,849 I 285 1,131 ; I . - , Canterbury-Kaikoura District Kaikoura .. .. 298 11,275 10,776 821 5,373 6 .. 17 .. 614 196 4.063 57 1,562 38 .. 250 .. .. 386 50 34 .. 20 Amuri .. .. 1.842 37,129 43,264 6,776 22,080 40 .. .. .. .. 37 .. 230 .. .. 135 .. 7 .. 10 289 .. 49 .. 44 Cheviot .. .. 61 1,970 2,354 230 280 11 .. 219 .. 30 54 .. 606 .. 15 87 249 10 720 .. 80 Waipara .. .. 306 6,356 8,295 1,035 3,882 18 .. 44 .. 44 65 .. 1,914 .. .. 81 506 8 433 .. 168 Ashley . . .. 7 266 998 .. 30 25 .. . . .. .. 2 143 3 23 . . 6 Kowai .. .. 3 3 452 .. 237 3 .. 2 .. .. .. .. 50 50 640 .. .. 131 .. Oxford . . .. 11 14 531 .. 80 125 .. 202 .. .. 193 .. j 379 .. 93 342 9 312 5 | 214 Rangiora .. 115 44 176 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 .. .. .. .. 46 31 120 35 220 151 .. 30 .. 136 Eyre .. .. .. ! .. 603 ! 791 83 9 .. 623 .. .. 17 40 40 40 .. 226 6 . . .... Tawera .. ..I 421 7,155 j 5,786 880 2,325 27 140 240 150 450 112 9 928 .. 270 Malvern .. .. 8 177 1.686 150 80 .. .. .. .. •• 22 100 1,555 110 .. 214 20 13 3 .. 612 150 785 90 346 Paparua .. .. 22 630 490 210 400 . . . . 230 .... .. 327 50 . . . . 3 .. 68 .. . . 76 31 178 40 338 Waimairi .. . . I • • • ■ .. .. .. .. .. .. • ■ • ■ ■ • .. .. .. 5 .. . • .. .. 15 6 41 \ 2 Heathcote .. .. ; .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... 36 . . . . . . . . 3 .. .. .. .. 78 .. .... Akaroa .. 11 131 .. .. 375 14 96 16 400 .. 90 1.316 154 938 122 164 Mount. Herbert • • j • • 8 .. .. .. . . . . .. . . .. 65 .. 320 . . 10 3 .. .. . . .. 574 20 991 .. 74 Wairewa ! 22 ..I 40 .. 49 .. .. 1 1 236 20 3,902 .. 382 ! 25 .. 1 .. 1 ..I .. 750 .. 300 ! .. 1 22

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Halswell .. .. • • i ■ • i • • • • • • • • 9 i .. .. • • i • • ■ • • • i • • • • 3 .. • • • • • • [ Springs .. .. .. i .. .. .. | .. • • 3 .. .. .. .. 26 .. 82 .. .. 134 EEesmere .. . . 190 380 j 300 .. 42 .. .. ! ! 2 .. .... .. 49 .. 444 . . 143 218 .. .. .. 5 Selwyn .. .. 1,107 11,066 ill, 644 2,362 5,239 3 .. I 21 .. .. .. 100 96 .. 190 .. 864 .. I 1,290 .. 527 Ashburton .. . . 1,015 15,918 '22,194 3,163 9,331 16 280 3,980 464 1,201! 621 79 14,141 668 3,152 3,124 42 2,485 397 918 3,547 673 7,379 559 3,767 Geraldine .. .. 49 .. 750 .. 265 9 .. .. .. .. | 818 1 230 .. 106 1,138 .. 97 .. 34 1,636 .. 237 .. 242 Levels .. .. 13 .. 1,420 .. 288 2 10 .. .. .. i 319 90 3,470 .. 258 1,632 .. 340 15 50 473 .. 104 .. 58 Mackenzie .. .. 2,128 54,445:83,057 9,125 42,337 30 .. 280 40 85 1.606 177 7,944 183 3,266 949 100 2,332 300 950 664 .. 50 Waimate .. •• 336 8,022 12,405 1,308,6,572 32 .. .. .. .. j 1,817 25 4,629 60 1,783 3,201 50 378: 204 267 654 56 26 8 Chatham Islands .. 3 .. .. j .. .. .. .. ,. .. 851 6,316 16,624 2,272 12,321 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. *' Totals .. .. 7,968 155,461; 207, 409 26,143 198,890 170 299 ' 4,770 504 1,360 7,509 7,471 60,743 3,875 23,419 11,216 j 349 8,265 994 | 2,775 14,220 1,185 |l4,848 816 6,491 Ox ago District. Waitaki .. .. 1,754 44,668 45,990 9,647 26,887 67 6 560 5 17 1.067 195 5,860 295 1,506 3,157 164 4,972 215 991 500 120 1.081 115 1,147 Maniototo .. .. 668 14,313 11,246 145 4,966 .. .. .. .. .. 1,689 574 11,314 568 4,664 368 .. 473 .. 28 202 .. 37 .. 26 Vincent .. .. 2,646 27,970 55,200 8,388 34,826 3 .. .. .. .. 1,725 501 16,430 566 16,288 318 65 300 .. ! 235 22 Waihemo .. .. 180 1,748 4,027 1,368 1,627 2 .. .. .. .. 598 172 4.643 .. I 1,432 277 .. 62 j 30 71 45 1,108 .. 400 Waikouaiti .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 522 1,449 2,566 .. 876 182 .. 90 .. .. 114 Taieri .. .. 35 1,640 1,737 .. 350 25 .. .. .. .. 2,058 1.466 8,951 891 4,490 452 .. 127 .. j 58 30 Peninsula .. .. .. .. .. .. i .. ■ ■ .. .. .. .. 69 2 426 .. .. 142 .. 96 | Clutha .. .. 49 111 2,749 144 1,704 48 20 1,090 .. 380 6,362 2,431 48,408 2,535 28,936 348 32 802 10 294 25 .. 95 .. 50 Tuapeka .. .. 159 2,599 1,254 720 821 31 610 640 .. 341 3.774 2,298 21,639 941 9,298 157 .. .. .. 1 3 Bruce .. .. 18 70 1,738 175 741 29 6 210 .. 230 2,825 1,252 14,690 454 7.729 480 5 580 19 242 22 .. 304 .. 20 Lake .. .. .. 1,941 39,620 27,405 7,776 16,056 .. .. .. .. .. 811 .. 990 .. 838 32 .. .. .. ! .. .. .. .. .. j Southland .. .. 429 70 115 .. 520 .. 23 19,021 6,516 63,614 1,421 31,141 2,841 66 3,107 34 1,342 291 .. .. .. Wallace .. .. 183 .. 27 8,472 3,188 26,290 858 12,731 1,010 3 230 .. 81 257 .. 316 .. 114 Stewart Island .. . . 2 .. .. j .. .. .. .. .. .. 60 6 82 .. 22 j .. • • I • • • • • • • ■ ' • • Totals .. .. 8,064 132,809 151,346 28,363 87,978 j 347 642 3,020 j 5j 991 49,053 20,050 225,903 8,529 109,951 9,764 335 10,839 278 3,302 1,537 165 2,941 115 1,757 Totals, South Island 18,990 |368, 1821435, 759 70,546 :222,854 920 2,048 13,006 j 652 j 4,740 63,050 42,343 370,378 16,442 171,881 21,337 685 19,591 j 1,310 6,210 17,370 1,640 23,638 j 1,216 9,379 Totals, North Island 990 j 3,187 26,661 3,063 : 10,039 6,113 6,686 23,329 ! 5,411 15,803 J 164,729 235,445 1,612,652 86,802 865,567 2,732 115 5,834 j 109 \ 2,778 ! 2,574 24 2,194 115 1,206 Totals for Dominion 19,980 '371,369 |l62,420:73, 609 7,033 8,734 36,335 I 6,063 20,543 j227,779 277,788 1,983,030103,244 1037448 24,069 800 25,425 j 1,419 j 8,988 ' 19,944 ! 1.664 25,832 : 1,331 10,585

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Shropshire. Southdown. Corriedale. Half-breds. Ryeland. Other Breeds. Name of County. „~1 . g'I . f! 1 2 1° j . g"l . f 11 S! | „-! . gl . ||| Sl| -1 . g"S . ° = S «« • §« ■ o 1 1' ° I il S . E § . f 11 2 1 1 « a-nfH S £ 03 -+=> cS _ , fi r* I7 1 -8 «t3 « G r- 8 £ <S 2 _£3 -2 £ « «w 03 , 'S "S, T.amk e as ,£} <d o o c T omb; G o> ,G ® "*-*«4-i o o a T am hi S3 a> ,G -£« © a> o <u T,amh<5 '"lo ° -<3 ° o a fir! c -•- o VIH o o 1 " o S3 SIS lis 53- SI»! Sl§ life |3» Sis ps |-g» 21- sis lis 132 SK «fs |§s «?- SfSj | Sis gi& »3» 51? | S *5 j S*;§ S I s ! 1-2 S ** 1*3 1*3 I £*£ I s ! S « £ I I £ s! S *5 1*3 £-3 |S f=3 H I H Hi W Auckland District. Mongonui .. .. | 4 .. . . .. .. 48 I .. j . . 47 .. . . j .. j • • 4 .. .. . . . . 1 46 Whangaroa .. .. j 3 .. .. . . .. 29 .... .. 3 .. . • j .... .. .. .. .. 6 I Bay of Islands .. 1 23 .. 400 .. 29 273 1 67 1 46 8 .. 250 .. 7 88 .. .. .. 33 .. 5 .. 5 Hokianga .. .. j 13 103 11 6 j .. 7 .. 50 .. 104 31 j Whangarei .. . . 17 20 .. 240 186 686 .. 133 25 .. .. .... 8 j .. .. .. 61 9 9 1 Otamatea .. .. 40 343 24 302 .. 185 .. .. .. j .. .. | .. | 88 200 .. 75 41 17 Hobson .. .. 9 156 .. 154 .. 70 32 .. .. I .. I 26 13 7 Rodney .. .. | 19 132 .. 71 .. 65 25 .. .. | .. j .. 10 .. .. .. .. 39 1 1 Great Barrier Island .. j . . .. . . .. .. .. .. . . . . .. 3 . • ■ • [ .. : 15 Waitemata .. .. | 6 208 24 66 .. 35 10 .. 100 ... 150 . . .. .. .. .. 5 : Eden . . . . : 1 .. . . .. . . 10 3 .. .. .. .. .. . . .. j .. .. .. . . . . . . .. Manukau .. .. 54 .. 82 .. 23 234 .. 109 .. 74 74 164 600 50 527 , 40 1,500 1,654 330 913 4 1 .. 48 .. 15 2 .. .. 1 3 Franklin .. . . 66 .. 84 35 30 730 .. 204 .. 196 28 20 -10 .. j 40 , 23 .. .. .. .. 33 1 : Coromandel .. .. 10 9 .. 30 .. .. 88 70 ; 300 .. 411 27 j 43 287 .. 290 j Thames .. .. 3 .. .. .. .. 16 . . .. .. .. .. 97 .. .. . . • • • • • ■ • • ■ • Hauraki Plains .. 14 .. .. .. .. 50 .. .. .. .. .. .. j .. j .. .... .. Ohinemuri . . . . 4 .. 40 .. .. 43 .. 11 . . .. 10 .. 60 ! 31 .. I .. .. .. .. Waikato .. .. 53 460 .. 113 .. 68 .. .. .. .. .. 11 Raglan .. .. | 49 .. 425 .. 152 785 17 393 10 202 45 . . . . J . . .. .. j .. 230 .. . . 49 Waipa .. 73 .. .. 52 40 976 .. 562 .. 347 .. 1 .. .. .. j 20 .. 30 .. .. 5 7 Piako .. .. 26 757 .. 124 .. 65 .. .. .... .. .. .. .. 5 ■ Matamata .. .. 51 648 308 158 .. 113 5 .. .. .. .. .. | .. .. .. .. 1 21 Rotorua .. .. j 1 .. .. .. .. 112 .. 12 .. .. .. •• ■■ •• j .. 1 .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. Taupo .. • • I • • • • • • • • • • 23 • • • ■ • ■ i • • • • ! • • • • • • • • 4 7 Taumarunui ., .. 2 .. .. .. .. 143 .. 10 .. 193 2 .. 2 .. j 1 .. .. .. .. .. Kawhia .. .. j 7 11 .. .. 90 HO 20 30 .. 25 9 27 64 .. 57 .. .. .. .. .. 26 Otorohanga .. . . j 92 537 .. 265 .. 184 .. .. • . . . .. .. . . .. .. .. 7 10 .. 850 .. 130 Waitomo .. .. 19 861 .. 81 43 8 .. .. .. . . .. j .. .. .. .. 32 33 .. 100 . . 48 Ohura, .. ■ ■ 1 ■ • . . . . .. 94 .. 54 .. 43 . • .. j • ■ .. . . .. .. .. .. .. 24 Kaitieke .. . • | 6 .. .. .. .. 54 _. 10 .. 120 • • j • • • • I | • • • • • • • • Tauranga .. •• 11 •• .. .. .. 178 .. 29 .. 2 .. •" •" I .. I .. .. .. .. .. .. Whakatane .. .. 7 •• .. .. .. 38 1 30 .. 16 .. ..I •• •• I .. ! .. .. •• •• 5 Opotiki .. 25 .. 30 .. 102 10 .. .. .. j .. 2 j 80 150 50 60 10 Totals.. .. 684 11 1,051 87 364 8,425 583 3,601 10 2,327 | 443 384 1,616 50 1,217 | 164 J 1,799 j 2,601 380 | 1,442 437 .. 62 .. 106 114 .. 950 1 j 181

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Gisborne District. | I ■ I I I i i III ! ] I Matakaoa . . . . . . .. .. .. . . 14 .... .. .... . . .. . . .. 15 .. .... • ■ Waiapu .. .. .. .. . . .. .. 138 .... .. 20 . • .. .. .. .. 40 .. . • ■ • - • .... Uawa . . .. .. .. .. .. 199 .. j .. . . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 Cook .. .. 17 .. 135 .. .. 2,100 16 j 1,026 .. 672 2 ! I 56 .. 79 Waikohu .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. 536 .. 44 ■ ■ 20 • • .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 22 6 Totals .. .. 1 19 .. 135 .. .. 2,987 16 1,070 .. 712 2 .. .. .. j .. 55 .. .. .. 78 | .. .. .. 87 Hawke's Bay District. Wairoa .. .. 72 .. .. .. .. 848 6 650 .. 225 4 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 10 1 2 11 .. 2 Hawke's Bay.. .. 33 4,692 10 2,760 194 1,101 430 10,000 7,400 1,400 5,000 144 12 95 .. 691 253 19 ; Waipawa .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,347 4 586 50 444 41 .. .. .. 33 .. .. .. .. 11 2 Waipukurau .. .. 9 .. .. .. .. 811 .. 116 .. 283 40 •• .. .. .. .. .. .. ■■ •• 8 Patangata .. .. 10 .. .. .. .. 1,373 52 725 95 984 42 152 .. 171 .. 60 •• •• •• 5® 289 Weber .. .. .. .. .. .... 132 .. 35 . ■ 31 ■ ■ • • .. .. .. Dannevirke .. .. 4 .. .. .. .. 1,408 22 151 •. 261 5 1 .. .. .. 7 .. .. .. .. 3 25 j 69 Woodville .. .. | .. .. .. .. j 634 .. 270 •. 161 .. .. .. . . .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 . • 5 .. 70 Pahiatua .. .. 9 .. .. .. ... 962 20 736 .. 740 22 .. .. .. .. .. i .. • • • • • • 4 436 Akitio .. | 282 16 4 • • .... .. .. j .. .. . • ] .. 81 Totals .. 137 ; 13,489 130 6,033 339 4,230 584 10,153 7,400 {1,571 5,000 244 12 95 .. 691 336 | .. j .. j .. 426 2 81 .. 507 Wellington-West Coast District. Clifton .. .. 5 .. .... .. 172 .. 105 .. 201 . . .. .. .. .. .. . . 9 Taranaki .. .. 7 1 .. 35 .. 15 213 .. 102 .. 43 .. .. .. .. .. } .. .. • • 84 .. Inglewood .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 207 9 587 10 147 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 13 Egmont . . .... 137 .. 60 .. 107 . . .. . . .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 5 Stratford . . .. 1 .. .. j .. j .. 336 .. 3 .. 20 18 . . .. .. .. .. .. .. . • .. 13 Whangamomona .. .. .. .. .. 9 .. .. .. .. 17 .. 18 .. 12 .. .. •• •• ■■ 14 Eltham .. .. 1 .. .. j .. .. 519 .. 205 10 100 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 Hawera .. .. 56 .. .. .. .. 670 .. 343 .. 253 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5 Waimate West .. 2 .. .. .. .. 52 20 104 4 112 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ■ ■ .. Patea .. .. 10 .. .. .. .. 2,340 36 1,751 .. 1,957 6 .. 86 35 .. .. .. ■■ •• 15 .. .. .. .. 25 Waitotara .. .. 2 .. .. .. 1,355 .. 405 .. 457 7 400 600 .. 390 .. .. .. .. 10 Waimarino .. .. 14 .. .. j .. .. 228 40 40 .. : 36 .. .. .. .. 138 .. .. • • • • 2 54 Wanganui .. j .. .. 1,486 6 532 .. 391 69 .. .. .. I .. .. .. .. .. 12 Rangitikei .. .. 3 2 72 .. .. 5,822 117 419 68 734 450 60 5,344 2,113 2,772 367 735 744 .. .. 21 .. 12 14 .. 41 36 .. .. 228 Oroua .. ; 18 65 426 j 12 300 1,869 160 1,424 160 850 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Kairanga .. .. 10 .. .. 1,343 .. 260 .. 867 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 23 26 1 Kiwitea .. .. 8 1,021 41 330 6 406 14 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 86 Pohangina . . .. 12 680 25 944 80 360 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ! Manawatu .. .. [ .. .. .. .. .. 1,283 36 316 7 583 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 16 19 Horowhenua .. .. ! .. .. 40 .. 1,238 .. 705 .. 596 .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. 8 16 24 530 .. 110 Hutt .. .. 20 ..I 327 .. 155 .. 126 35 81 1,021 40 250 10 .. .. .. .. 8 .. 14 .. 9 55 Makara .. .... .. 187 .. 255 .. 119 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Eeatherston .. .. 16 2,335 32 953 136 1,612 95 239 2,129 172 1,632 .. 10 .. .. 30 5 Wairarapa South .. 16 .. .. .. .. 1,401 220 1,764 20 1,531 3 .. .. .. 100 .. .. .. .. .. 1 19 44 Masterton .. .. .. .. 220 .. .. 2,200 .. 1,184 .. 634 3 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 1 .. 183 Castlepoint .. .. .. .. j 341 .. 444 .. 41 49 .. .. .. 20 .. .. .. .. 1 Eketahuna .. .. 1 .. 758 .. 551 ..1,197 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 14 .. 10 I .. 8 .. j Maurice ville .. .. 28 .. j 384 j 38 363 61 278 20 100 280 15 120 .. .. .. .. j Totals .. .. 230 67 753 52 315 28,913 780 14,304 562 13,722 1 823 880 9,478 2,340 5,331 517 745 I 744 j 53 137 .. 120 1 14 17 288 j 60 713 .. 480 Totals, North Island 1,070 78 1,939 139 679 53,814 1,509 25,008 911 20,991 jl ,852 11,417 18,494 3,961 11,548 980 2,556 | 3,440 | 380 2,186 ! 988 .. 182 14 123 915 j 62 1,744 1 1,168

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Shropshire. Southdown. Corriedale. Half-breds. Ryeland. Other Breeds. ,-i. el. iii lig ,1. s -i. -sii lis ,-i. si 2|§ In .-i. fa. in in -i. =1 ?ii |ij t ii.iii iii , W Si 1 1 III — V H 1 ii II s Ii! lis — W ll 1 ® ffi — IP I! 1 i li I «i IP lis !|s 1 (N +5 w dt c!i b S3 z* M o-i <N cq & 5 a H S pq f=H W . ! ~ ~~~ ! i I i " Mablborough-Nelson-Westland District. Waimea .. ..178 61 330 .. 277 86 1 110 .. 64 283 450 1,675 140 ! 1,115 922 8,439 21,279 1,720 12,080 7 12 Takaka .. .. 27 18 87 75 10 8 14 64 349 819 116 496 185 1,980 2,788 910 2,231 4 245 800 ..650 Collingwood .. .. 6 5 .. .. .. 18 60 130 27 56 24 106 450 .. 341 Buller .. .. 6 .. .. .. .. 13 .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. 6 .. .. .. .. 2 Inangahua .. .. 37 .. 70 .. 25 42 .. .. .. .. 4 .. .. .. .. 10 . . .. . . . . 8 Murchison .. .. 21 25 19 340 500 250 400 11 54 .. .. 41 44 Grey .. .. 23 4 134 20 15 . . .. .. .. .. .. . . . . . . 7 20 23 Westland .. .. 71 240 92 6 42 22 79 9 .. .. . . .. 7 .. .. . . . . 9 14 .. 49 Sounds .. ... 1 .. .. .. .. 76 .. 28 .. 14 287 894 4,031 .. 1,913 374 1,895 9,020 .. 4,130 6 138 1,017 Marlborough .. .. 14 .. .. 8 271 17 118 20 541 266 4,620 6,981 1,273 4,488 1,136 15,426 37,712 2,517 20,982 8 24 2,647 2,000 489 959 Awatere .. .. 546 .. 278 I . . 22 167 30 1,452 .. 982 2,002 16,352 61,871 751 38,338 6 560 .. 450 932 2 I ' J l_ Totals .. .. 930 83 765 | 647 754 24 326 42 727 1,119 6,743 15,588 1,806 9,450 4,677 |44, 252 133,120 15,898 [78, 143 51 560 .. 450 932 260 :2, 489 2,626 j | ~" ' ~ GAffTERBTJRr-KAIKOURA District. Kaikoura .. 23 .. .. j .. .. 297 2,892 9,049 150 5,030 1,103 13,517 29,518 1,722 13,307 16 Amuri .. .. 35 .. 23 .. .. 187 .. 62 .. 30 1,590 3.388 44,137 893 15,717 2,077 24,036 65,441 2,354 23,632 16 24 Cheviot .. .. 95 20 280 12 195 .. 152 1,234 919 25,516 250 10,689 1,428 1,566 40,344 826 16,915 2 "VVaipara .. .. 261 .. 210 32 181 541 .. 153 .. 39 3,324 5,106 87,144 1,139 35,301 2,175 2,657 8,137 12 3,832 28 6 310 56 110 26 Ashley .. .. 51 87 .. 15 .. .. 1,233 2,515 27,018 135 12,653 464 874 8,207 80 3,243 3 .. 26 12 Kowai .. ..105 3 14 .. 373 2 53 32 588 592 9,051 26 4,494 78 317 457 .. 242 Oxford .. 127 31 48 271 147 61 608 1,397 12,946 565 4,816 350 695 11,536 474 5,288 7 6 ..210 Rangiora .. 109 22 23 259 180 5 286 50 .. 428 232 7 118 2,014 188 504 8 Eyre .. .. 87 16 55 .. 540 7 696 238 163 275 4,539 85 1,752 110 2,313 6,344 106 1,357 3 2 .. 15 Tawera .. .. 5 84 48 29 120 30 4,100 46 1,588 826 8,446 30.947 900 16,207 Malvern .. .. 164 957 954 3,160 200 1,247 229 243 5,763 198 1,870 163 1,664 11,901 588 5,184 12 6 8 22 35 Paparua .. .. 30 90 33 290 83 66 78 938 3,409 354 I 2,188 8 313 1,346 242 1,123 14 11 .. 6 Waimairi .. .. 9 .. .. .. .. 22 .. .. .. .. 78 .. .. .. 5 .. .. 310 .. 291 Heathcote .. .. j .. I .. 23 .. 18 .. 11 4 .. 31 .. .. 59 553 2,772 50 440 Akaroa .. .. 43 .. 738 15 69 .. 101 4 .. .. .. .. 62 112 .. .. .. 28 9 Mount Herbert .. 9 .. .. ..!.. 216 .. 44 .. 6 131 91 4,241 .. i 1,581 77 67 1,822 .. 5 44 1

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Wairewa .. .. 20 485 .. 45 .. 27 85 .. .. .. .. 54 105 372 . . 41 1 ... .. .. i .. 6 Halswell .. .. 15 ] .. 19 8 .. .. | .. 27 .. 801 .. 59 72 i .. 2,268 929 860 Springs .. . . 36 323 .. 447 5 355 22 .. .. .. .. . . 17 969 .. 109 5 iillesmere .. .. 63 j .. 858 46 1,086 10 798 262 390 7,690 .. 3,784 66 586 5,929 32 1,157 75 17 114 82 . . 3, 8 .. 28 Selwyn .. .. 44 .. 527 6 313 .. 411 599 1,339 12,144 402 6,854 1,138 3,144 20,582 1,010 9,317 15 .. 23 .. .. 5 9 50 10 Ashburton .. .. 1,847 85 1,502 4 j 669 1,198 15 978 .. 413 2,585 10,157 49,579 2,110 20,161 2,185 14,808 96,233 7,711 39,571 191 .. 76 .. 50 160 429 5,146 316 2,403 Geraldine .. ..176 4 32 26 ' .. 352 26 25 729 702 9,241 i .. 3,541 333 707 5,158 200 2,513 73 81 19 .. .. 25 Levels .. .. 137 17 302 .. 12 .. .. 242 97 1,330 11 601 43 .. 967 .. .. 11 116 Mackenzie .. .. 40 .. 141 .. 981 7,323 13,312 284 7,465 1,320 9,920 48,550 499 21,115 20 Waimate .. .. 110 ! .. 580 .. 43 .. 51 2,269 19,243 84,696 4,029 36,488 549 7,160 17,375 718 8,375 90 28 200 .. 50 370 3 Chatham Islands .. .. •. • • .. .. .... .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. 2 1,460 945 135 572 .. .. .. .. ! Totals .. .. 3,618 125 |l,979 62 974 9,676 1,057 7,873 220 4,378 17,515 57,637 |415, 364 10,677 |l76, 810 14,704 95,155 1418,977 |l7,847 174,399 j 624 57 749 360 | 210 930 476 7,507 1,318 3,283 ' I ; Otago District. Waitaki .. 367 206 88 866 1 20 17 2,306 18,414 50,758 2,614 22,182 384 7,814 36,225 2.046 12,377 27 .. 16 .. 5 569 5,936 11156 100 5,310 Maniototo .. .. 56 40 1,481 10,607 30,964 1,116 16,389 709 22,737 31,872 2,953 19,356 3 84 7 1,092 .. 730 Vincent .. .. 56 148 .. 101 .. 92 1,456 4,871 27.181 2,346 14,405 660 9,559 41,331 4,984 24,160: 5 33 Waihemo .. .. 21 4 1,241 933 11,600 273 5,662 74 827 3,349 200 1,742] i .. 43 Waikouaiti .. .. 33 46 460 543 11,720 2,520 4,711 56 635 5,152 250 3,085! 2 .. 3 .. 12 1 .. 12 Taieri .. .. 94 1 .. 28 .. ! .. .. 2 781 1,440 5,068 1,013 3,101 391 5,948 7,250 422 5,527] 1 9 .. 3 .. 3 Peninsula .. .. 3 .. • • . • • • 2 .. .. .. . . .. .. .. .. . . .. .. 130 . . 20 ] .. .. .. .. 1 Clutha .. .. 44 156 69 147 4 231 1,790 , 60 .. 388 2 4 225 7 .. I 12 76 .. 30 20 Tuapeka .. .. 61 125 20 14 80 1,922 30,569 60,262 3,336 32,777 407 6,841 8,465 .. 3,051 30 93 Bruce .. .. 99 .. 172 .. .. 118 26 .. .. 200 241 758 .. 568 39 216 720 .. 525 I i 1 30 .. .. .. Lake .. .. 8 32 150 .. 90 401 1,949 3,893 .. 2,479 343 6,701 9,079 1,032 4,615 151 11,189 14,693 2,373 7,055 2 100 1,990 2,030 j .. 770 Southland .. .. 655 .. 144 .. 99 960 I .. 115 .. I 100 1,157 4,111 9,272 1,730 j 5,493 182 10,300 13,094 >2,408 7,455 74 .. 3 ..I 3 53 .. Wallace .. 252 220 48 299 : .. 20 .. i 34 143 .. .. .. .. 64 .. .. .. 17 50 13 .. .. Stewart Island .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. I ■ • • • .. .. .. .. ! i ■ i I . I ] ; Totals .. .. 1,749 | 32 1,049 .. 394 3,184 1,970 4,193 .. ]2,804 11,721 80,220 1216,722 15,980 110,291 3,119 76,070 162,506115,643 84,370 207 | .. 19] .. 911,107 7,933 14323 120,6,825 Totals, South Island 6,297 ; 240 3,793 62 2,015 13,614 3,051 12,392 262 17,909 30,355 144,600 |647, 674 28,463 296, 551 22,500 215,477 714,603 39,388 336,912 882 617 768 810 ]l, 151 |2,297 11324 24679 1,927 Totals, North Island 1,070 ] 78 1,939 139 679 53,814 1,509 125,008 911120,991 1,852 11,417 18,494 3,961 111,548 980 2,556 3,440 380 2,186 988 | .. 182 14 123 915 62 1,744 1 1.168 Totals for Dominion 7,367 318 5,732 201 2,694 |67,428 4,560 37,400 1,173|28, 900 j.32,207 156,017 666,168 32,424 308,099 23,480 218,033 718,043 |39,768 339,098 1,870 617 950 ] 824 1.274 j3,212 11386 26423 1,928 |l3907

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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, 1930—continued. CROSSBRED AND OTHER SHEEP NOT OTHERWISE ENUMERATED.

Wethers, Ewes to i Ewes not to Name of County. 2-tooth and be bred from j be bred from Lambs. over. this Season. I this Season. Auckland District. Mongonui .. .. .. .. 8,235 41,153 ! 2,241 22,682 Whangaroa .. .. .. .. 2,128 i 12,754 234 7,325 Bay of Islands .. .. .. 10,659 54,265 ! 2,028 22,164 Hokianga .. .. .. .. 14,756 66,982 1,163 33,841 Whangarei .. .. .. .. 23,718 83,499 1 1,705 36,577 Otamatea .. .. .. .. 11,178 j 49,391 2,116 23,489 Hobson .. .. .. .. 17,732 i 57,898 1,280 31,494 Rodney .. .. .. .. 31,326 51,218 1,199 26,575 Great Barrier Island .. .. .. 1,028 5,784 455 3,812 Waitemata .. .. .. .. 8,775 j 34,601 2,912 11 202 Eden .. .. .. .. 4,271 I 707 418 73 Manukau .. .. .. .. 14,147 32,022 4,374 13,071 Franklin .. .. .. .. 5,623 j 56,892 3,455 21,408 Coromandel .. .. .. .. 9,730 i 38,979 369 20,308 Thames .. .. .. .. 719 I 7,071 305 3,638 Hauraki Plains .. .. .. 1,195 4,350 254 3,084 Ohinemuri .. .. .. .. 583 6,452 255 1,136 Waikato .. .. .. .. 5,450 35,813 3,417 9,316 Raglan .. .. .. .. 45,317 167,787 3,836 79,456 Waipa .. .. .. .. 4,018 75,213 4,604 14,634 Piako .. .. .. .. 4,884 j 55,367 5,469 8,726 Matamata .. .. .. .. 11,913 { 73,192 6,803 14,746 Rotorua .. .. .. .. 7,718 21,857 806 4,952 Taupo .. .. .. .. | 2,816 I 9,379 1,099 2,017 Taumarunui .. .. .. .. 20,756 | 55,101 952 33,893 Kawhia .. .. .. .. 1 7,321 40,645 504 22,877 Otorohanga .. .. .. .. 6,562 44,043 2,716 14,988 Waitomo .. .. .. .. j 37,787 198,643 4,479 101,829 Ohura .. .. .. .. 19,026 70,030 2,255 45,795 Kaitieke .. .. .. .. j 21,433 55,714 2,975 35,902 Tauranga .. .. .. .. j 5,031 14,424 3,549 5,371 Whakatane .. .. .. .. 10,980 29,567 911 10,944 Opotiki .. .. .. .. 25,396 47,400 2,905 31,291 Totals .. .. .. 402,21.1 1,598,193 72,043 718,616 Gisborne District. Matakaoa .. .. .. .. 3,072 62,020 3,920 46,016 Waiapu .. .. .. .. 17,967 166,463 13,405 114,892 Uawa .. .. .. .. 22,555 88,885 i 7,583 61 477 Cook 67,374 333,451 26,619 171,285 Waikohu .. .. .. .. j 51,771 308,920 18,564 174,697 Totals 162,739 959,739 70,091 568,367~ Hawke's Bay District. Wairoa .. .. .. .. 74,695 346,237 32,656 191,517 Hawke's Bay .. .. .. 137,528 589,821 60,817 258,081 Waipawa .. .. .. .. 29,469 229,029 15,807 80,007 Waipukurau .. .. .. .. 8,076 73,482 4,569 27,848 Patangata .. .. .. .. 45,26J 313,521 17,962 163,599 Weber .. .. .. .. 13,963 33,108 4,092 28,360 Dannevirke .. .. .. .. 18,170 166,146 5,748 73,488 Woodville .. .. .. .. 6,752 58,258 4,495 24,779 Pahiatua .. .. .. .. 13,830 107,734 2,971 53 899 Akitio .. .. .. .. 27,393 117,655 7,700 8o'899 Totals .. .. .. 375,137 2,034,991 156,817 982,477

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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, 1930—continued. CROSSBRED AND OTHER SHEEP NOT OTHERWISE ENUMERATED—continued.

Wethers, Ewes to j 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.. .. .. .. .. 12,898 39,884 ! 1,319 19,161 Taranaki .. .. .. 1,012 11,910 760 3^477 Inglewood .. .. .. .. 2,713 20,091 991 8^218 Egmont .. .. .. .. 360 8,392 754 3^282 Stratford .. .. .. .. 12,335 42,536 1,771 18,267 Whangamomona .. .. .. 15,094 35,725 1,031 24'407 Eltham .. .. .. .. 14,843 40,269 1,921 12^785 Hawera .. .. .. .. 15,123 51,146 3,516 16'o87 Waimate West .. .. .. 600 1,647 169 ] ,523 Patea .. .. .. .. 52,349 142,797 ! 9,733 46^026 Waitotara .. .. .. .. 41,927 104,352 7,334 37,675 Waimarino .. .. .. .. 60,862 136,811 6,158 83,'847 Wanganui .. .. .. .. 85,534 212,846 22,086 109,533 Rangitikei .. .. .. .. 112,457 602,790 29,143 275,'835 Oroua .. .. .. .. 1,830 104,62] 5,650 20,364 Kairanga .. .. .. .. 15,159 68,315 5,422 16^423 Kiwitea .. .. .. .. 9,446 98,718 3,569 45,091 Pohangina .. .. .. .. 7,239 j 66,798 1,148 27^830 Manawatu .. .. .. .. 5,812 81,599 9,267 26,642 Horowlienua .. .. .. 20,528 73,908 6,066 28,736 Hutt .. .. .. .. 14,119 48,190 1,678 22^816 Makara .. .. .. .. 6,703 35,960 869 20,028 Featherston .. .. .. .. 37,476 264,520 20,036 127^922 Wairarapa South .. .. .. j 20,628 127,146 6,205 50,754 Masterton .. .. .. .. 47,675 260,377 15,183 130,816 Castlepoint .. .. .. .. 18,492 79,436 4,235 49,669 Eketahuna .. .. .. .. j 6,852 84,545 i 2,334 40^440 Mauriceville .. .. .. .. 2,805 36,853 1,205 14,305 Totals 642,871 j 2,882,182 169,553 1,281,959 Totals, North Island .. .. 1,582,958 j 7,475,105 468,504 3,551,419 I I " Marlborough - Nelson - Westland District. Waimca .. .. .. .. 32,480 , 113,106 8,659 62 158 Takaka .. .. .. .. 5,317 ! 19,530 1,183 10^377 Collingwood .. .. .. .. 2,177 9,293 1,158 e'o58 Buller .. .. .. .. 625 2,239 648 965 Inangahua .. .. .. .. 1,100 6,009 700 1,766 Murchison .. .. .,. .. 5,754 25,438 961 9,701. Grey .. .. .. •• 2,546 14,501 1,000 4 513 Westland .. 1,625 20,286 1,858 7^239 Sounds .. .. .. •• 12,566 78,843 2,619 40,395 Marlborough .. .. .. 19,282 77,753 6,378 38,160 Awatere .. .. .. 9,112 102,901 2,148 34,746 Totals .. .. .. 92,584 469,899 27,312 216,078 Canterbury-Kaikoura District. Kaikoura .. .. .. .. 11,365' 61,047 1,247 21,559 Amuri .. .. .. .. 15,475 80,120 3,461 j 32^498 Cheviot .. .. .. .. 4,108 62,886 1,803 i 21,875 Waipara .. .. .. 10,128 159,575 3,725 62 268 Ashley .. .. .. •• 1,384 30,199 1,232 11 187 Kowai .. .. .. •• 4,223 50,097 2,009 15,'493 Oxford .. .. .. .. 4,809 55,387 5,199 j 22,748 Rangiora .. .. .. .. 3,864 24,915 1,980 ! 8,631 Eyre .. .. .. .. 4,401 37,748 1,986 j 11,'441 Tawera .. .. .. .. 7,050 17,429 1,109 j 9,605 Malvern .. .. .. 6,508 86,516 9,367 1 38,347

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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, 1930—continued. CROSSBRED AND OTHER SHEEP NOT OTHERWISE ENUMERATED—continued.

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-Kaikoura District—contd. Paparua .. .. .. .. 6,215 1 18,011 1,231 11,678 Waimairi .. .. .. .. 394 4,751 147 2,121 Heathcote .. .. .. .. 3,492 4,149 2,542 1,215 Akaroa .. .. .. .. 5,838 ! 93,489 1,304 30,466 Mount Herbert .. .. .. 1,312 39,866 361 8,573 Wairewa .. .. .. .. 2,797 64,349 995 16,082 Halswell .. .. .. .. 1,109 6,869 245 1,482 Springs .. .. .. .. 1,051 25,317 1,234 5,754 Ellesmere .. .. .. .. 4,690 53,207 5,866 15,043 Selwyn .. .. .. .. 18,365 102,253 6,151 43,743 Ashburton .. .. .. .. 35,883 487,108 46,433 197,681 Geraldine .. .. .. .. 27,328 215,276 18,107 89,316 Levels .. .. .. .. 11,611 139,374 15,393 55,840 Mackenzie .. .. .. .. 19,023 168,537 8,236 82,612 Waimate .. .. .. .. 19,468 336,968 21,492 133,184 Chatham Islands .. .. .. 10,502 21,658 3,107 15,388 I . Totals .. .. .. 242,393 2,447,101 ! 165,962 965,830 Otago District. Waitaki .. .. .. .. 24,724 283,430 17,494 92,538 Maniototo .. .. .. .. 41,716 148,221 7,719 68,931 Vincent .. .. .. .. 23,080 120,756 6,178 ; 58,837 Waihemo .. .. .. .. 8,344 66,247 5,349 i 32,352 Waikouaiti .. .. .. .. 3,873 42,556 1,117 18,412 Taieri .. .. .. .. 30,104 126,819 10,792 65,698 Peninsula .. .. .. .. 1,034 9,644 60 1 1,736 Clutha .. .. .. .. 18,844 268,147 16,513 155,804 Tuapeka .. .. .. .. 35,567 215,818 11,363 119,363 Bruce .. .. .. .. 15,744 163,852 7,261 i 88,188 Lake .. .. .. .. 39,868 65,761 5,758 ; 42,913 Southland .. .. .. .. 112,743 1,028,711 40,848 : 528,525 Wallace .. .. .. .. 42,656 397,431 15,424 195,728 Stewart Island .. .. .. 398 2,439 150 1,264 Totals .. .. .. 398,695 2,939,832 146,026 1,470,289 Totals, South Island .. .. 733,672' 5,856,832 339,300 2,652,197 Totals, North Island .. 1,582,958 7,475,105 468,504 3,551,419 Totals for Dominion .. .. 2,316,630 13,331,937 807,804 I 6,203,616 j I I

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C—continued. SUMMARY. Number of Sheep in each District on 30th April, 1930.

Sheep District in North Island. Sheep District in South Island. j r— * ; j — r 7 | Total in » 11 j Napier- Wellington- ,,, . Marlborough- Canterbury- , r r , , Dominion. Auckland. Qisborne. West Coast. j TotaL Nelson-West- : Otago. ; lotal. j ; Jand. _ _ . Stud sheep (entered in Flock-book) — Merino .. .. .. 21 17 .. 38 7,467 13,148 7.690 28,305 28,343 Lincoln .. .. .. 666 1,175 6,208 8,049 366 183 347 896 8,945 Romney .. .. .. 21.123 18,145 90,881 130.149 11.179 5,999 53,302 70,480 200,629 Border Leicester .. .. 1,030 .. 381 1,411 323 ! 13,453 10,826 24,602 26,013 English Leicester .. .. 2,796 244 225 3,265 : 1,844 21,363 987 24,194 27,459 Shropshire .. .. .. 373 .. 306 679 61 2,853 999 3,913 4,592 Southdown .. .. .. 5,811 12,865 38,919 57,595 1,627 19,020 3,082 23,729 81,324 Corriedale .. .. .. 538 134- 1.030 1,702 1,067 39,175 13,454 53,696 55,398 Ey eland .. .. .. 1,076 696 592 2,364 33 1.291 196 1,520 3,884 Other breeds .. .. .. 300 .. 68 368 ! 1,517 2,555 447 4,519 4,887 Totals .. .. .. 33,734 33,276 138,610 205,620 ; 25,484 119,040 91,330 : 235,854 | 44-1,474 Sheep of a distinctive breed, but not entered in Flock-book — Merino .. .. •• 12,556 12,275 19.109 43,940 211.900 495,871 408,560 1.116.331 1,160,271 Lincoln .. .. .. 7,660 32,864 16,818 j 57,342 9,258 7,103 ; 5,005 21,366 78,708 Romney .. .. • • ; 441,412 1,486,236 1,037,547 ! 2,965,195 147,591 103,017 | 4-13,486 664,094 3,629,289 Border Leicester .. ■■ j 5,358 4,399 1,811 11,568 1,016 23,599 ' 24,518 49,133 60,701 English Leicester .. •• 4,399 1,526 188 ; 6,113 9,168 37,560 6,515 53,243 59,356 Shropshire .. .. ■■ 2,197 291 1,417 3,905 2,425 6,758 3,224 12,407 16,312 Southdown .. .. •• 14,946 29.006 58,281 1 102,233 1.873 23.204 12,151 37,228 139,461 Corriedale .. .. 3,710 24.710 18,852 ! 47,272 34,706 678.003 434.934 1,147,643 1,194,915 Half-bred .. .. •• 6,386 1,097 2.059 i 9,542 266,090 721,082 341,708 ! 1,328,880 1,338,422 Rveland .. .. .. 605 414 i 288 I 1,307 1,993 2,000 235 4,228 5,535 Other breeds .. .. .. 1,246 1,103 1,541 i 3,890 9,139 I 13,519 30,308 52,966 56,856 ! I ' 1 - Totals .. •• •• 500,4.75 i 1,593,921 1,157,911 3,252,307 695,159 ! 2,111,716 1,680,644 4,487,519 7,739,826 ! | Crossbreds and others not otherwise 2,791,063 5,310,358 4,976,565 13,077,986 | 805,873 : 3,821,286 4,954,842 9,582,001 j 22,659,987 enumerated Grand totals •• 3,325,272 6,937,555 6,273,086 16,535,913 ! 1,526,516 ! 6,052,042 6,726,816 14,305,374 30,841,287

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C —continued. PERCENTAGES. Percentages of each Breed in each Sheep District.

SUMMAR Y. Number of Sheep in the Dominion by Classes, 1929 and 1930. Stud sheep*(entered in Flock-book) — 1929. 1930. Rams .. .. .. .. .. 12,794 14,248 Breeding-ewes .. .. .. .. 219,802 244,480 Dry ewes .. .. .. .. .. 7,203 7,884 Lambs .. .. .. .. .. 156,526 174,862 Totals .. .. .. .. 396,325 441,474 Sheep of a distinctive breed, but not entered in Flockbook— Earns .. .. .. .. .. 409,537 434,369 Wethers .. .. .. .. .. 1,039,943 1,051,286 Breeding-ewes .. .. .. 3,886,345 3,987,758 Drv ewes .. .. .. .. .. 220,332 261,984 Lambs .. .. .. .. .. 1,925,634 2,004,429 Totals .. .. .. .. 7,481,791 7,739,826 Crossbred and other sheep not otherwise enumerated— Wethers .. .. .. .. .. 2,249,192 2,316,630 Breeding-ewes .. .. .. .. 12,502,008 13,331,937 Dry ewes .. .. .. .. .. 655,163 807,804 Lambs .. .. .. .. .. 5,766,903 6,203,616 Totals .. .. .. .. 21,173,266 22,659,987 Grand total of sheep .. .. .. 29,051,382 30,841,287

Sheep District in North Island. Sheep District in South Island. . —- : _ . g* i i-S 11 J "il 3 § i i-s I 3 -a| | lis |I « I I ! *1 "31 e SiSl 5 H ° <1 O >. >. cSp eaw g O :: ! I Stud sheep (entered in Flockbook) —- Merino .. .. .. 0-00 0-00 0-00 0-00 0-49 i 0-22 0-11 ! 0-20 0-09 Lincoln .. .. . . 0-02 0 02 0-10 0-05 0-02 0-00 0-01 0-01 0-08 Romney .. .. .. 0-64 0-26 1-45 0-79 0-73 , 0-10 0-79 | 0-49 0-65 Border Leicester .. .. 0-03 0-00 0-01 0-01 0-02 i 0-22 0-16 i 0-17 0-08 English Leicester . . .. 0-08 0-00 0-00 0-02 0-12 ! 0-35 0-02 j 0-17 0-09 Shropshire . . .. 0-01 0-00 0-00 0-00 0-01 ! 0-05 0-01 I 0-03 0-02 Southdown .. . . 0-17 0-19 0-62 0-35 0-11 0-32 0-05 ; 0-16 0-26 Corriedale .. .. 0-02 0-00 0-02 0-01 0-07 j 0-65 i 0-20 I 0-38 0-18 Ryeland .. . . . . 0-03 0-01 0 01 0-01 0-00 | 0-02 ] 0-00 j 0-01 0-01 Other breeds . .. 0-01 0-00 0-00 0-00 0-10 | 0-04 : 0-01 j 0-03 0-02 Totals .. .. 1-01 j 0-48 2-21 1-24 1-67 | 1-97 | 1-36 1-65 1-43 Sheep of a distinctive breed, but not entered in Flock-book — Merino .. .. .. 0-38 0-18 0-30 0-27 13-88 8-19 i 6-07 7-80 3-76 Lincoln .. .. .. 0-23 0-47 0-27 0-35 0-61 0 12 I 0-07 0-15 0-20 Romney .. .. .. 13-28 21-42 16-54 17-93 9-67 1-70 ! 0-15 4-64 11-77 Border Leicester .. . . 0-16 0-06 0-03 0-07 0-07 0-39 i 0-36 0-35 0-20 English Leicester .. .. 0-13 0-02 0-00 0-04 0-60 0-62 ! 0-10 0-37 0-19 Shropshire . . . . 0-07 0-00 0-02 0-02 0-16 0-11 | 0-05 0-09 0-05 Southdown .. . . 0-45 0-42 0-93 0-62 0-12 0-38 ! 0-18 0-26 0'45 Corriedale .. .. 0-1.1 0-36 0-30 0-28 2-27 11-20 6-47 8-02 3-87 Half-bred.. .. .. 0-19 j 0-02 0-03 0-06 17-43 j 11-92 | 5-08 9-29 4-34 Rye!and .. . . . . 0-02 0-01 0-01 0-01 0-13 0-04 . 0-00 0-03 0-02 Other breeds .. .. 0-04 0-02 0-03 0-02 0-60 0-22 ; 0-45 0-37 0-19 Totals .. .. 15-06 22-98 18-46 19-67 45-54 34-89 j 24-98 31-37 25-10 Crossbreds and others not other- 83-93 76-54 79-33 79-09 52-79 63-14 73-66 66-98 73-47 wise enumerated —-—-—— ; — Grand totals .. 100-00 100-00 100-00 100-00 100-00 , 100-00 ! 100-00 ! 100-00 100-00 |. wjSlgnSMI ISHM ■ I 'I'l 1

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C —continued. SUMMARIES.

Number of Ewes in the Dominion (Stud and Others) since 1911.

Number of Rams, Wethers, Ewes, and Lambs in the Dominion since 1911.

Number of Sheep in the Dominion since 1911.

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Auckland Nanior-ftiB Wellington- Marlborough- Canterbury- m „„ m. tlll b N or P neSheep WestCoast Nelson-Westland Tota! District. District. DtoriSt. ouJtriot. District, Di8triot - Dominion. I Stud rams (entered 1,282 1,198 3,521 834 3,536 3,877 14,248 in Flook-book) Other rams .. 47,069 100,660 ! 89,028 19,610 88,150 89,852 434,369 Wethers .. 464,012 656,259 723,766 243,293 561,665 718,921 3,367,916 Breeding-ewes .. 1,865,690 3,858.525 3,588,246 809,400 3,663,071 3,779,243 17,564,175 Dryewes .. 86,094 281,071 203,781 57,836 231,375 217,515 1,077,672 Lambs.. .. 861,125 2,039,842 1,664,744 395,543 1,504,245 1,917,408 8,382,907 Totals .. 3,325,272 6,937,555 6,273,086 1,526,516 j 6,052,042 6,726,816 30,841,287 I

North Island. South Island. Dominion. Year. — — Breeding-ewes. Dry Ewes. Breeding-ewes. Dry Ewes. Breeding-ewes. Dry Ewes. 1911 .. .. .. 6,354,874 751,817 5,969,589 560,643 12,324,463 1,312,460 1912 .. .. .. 6,393,460 755,906 5,883,569 579,857 12,277,029 1,335,763 1913 .. .. .. 6,505,491 729,637 6,015,545 434,070 12,521,036 1,163,707 1914 .. .. .. 6,619,378 697,352 6,300,798 468,923 12,920,176 1,166,275 1915 .. .. .. 6,643,567 704,218 5,971,814 678,242 12,615,381 1,382,460 1916 .. .. .. 7,230,450 546,821 5,662,317 657,214 12,892,767 1,204,035 1917 .. .. .. 7,475,418 617,565 5,784,751 455,082 13,260,169 1,072,647 1918 .. .. .. 6,846,053 1,106,652 6,175,981 492,097 13,022,034 1,598,749 1919 .. .. .. 6,311,797 1,202,085 6,030,103 609,312 12,341,900 1,811,397 1920 .. .. .. 5,838,704 1,243,633 5,730,971 580,561 11,569,675 1,824,194 1921 .. .. .. 6,312,456 890,601 5,835,332 455,218 12,147,788 1,345,819 1922 .. .. .. 6,771,482 525,903 5,724,572 434,145 12,496,054 960,048 1923 .. .. .. 7,170,154 454,287 5,892,849 363,645 13,063,003 817,932 1924 .. .. .. 7,148,949 680,806 5,927,145 365,644 13,076,094 1,046,450 1925 .. .. .. 7,463,735 535,878 6,251,488 347,888 13,715,223 883,766 1926 .. .. 7,503,200 663,427 6,445,052 416,308 13,948,252 1,079,735 1927 .. .. •• 7,905,432 513,915 6,926,298 317,776 14,831,730 831,691 1928 .. .. .. 8,211,878 470,096 7,322,173 399,031 15,534,051 869,127 1929 .. .. .. 8,820,536 483,397 7,787,619 399,301 16,608,155 882,698 1930 .. 9,312,461 570,946 8,251,714 506,726 17,564,175 1,077,672

Stud Rams, Flock Rams, Wethers, Year. Two-tooth and Two-tooth and Two-tooth and Breeding-ewes. Dry Ewes. Lambs. Totals. Over. Oyer. Over. 1911 .. 17,275 280,623 3,342,281 12,324,463 1,312,460 6,719,024 23,996,126 1912 .. 16,155 290,433 3,359,969 12,277,029 1,335,763 6,470,804 23,750,153 1913 .. 13,156 300,534 3,207,550 12,521,036 1,363,707 6,985,827 24,191,810 1914 .. 13,385 308,484 3,211,661 12,920,176 1,166,275 7,178,782 24,798,763 1915 .. 16,084 299,167 3,270,221 12,615,341 1,382,460 7,318,148 24,901,421 1916 .. 15,114 301,017 3,478,263 12,892,767 1,204,035 6,896,954 24,788,150 1917 .. 10,464 318,766 3,457,824 13,260,169 1,072,647 7,150,516 25,270,386 1918 .. 11,932 313,179 3,696,520 13,022,034 1,598,749 7,895,888 26,538,302 1919 .. 13,541 307,763 3,922,632 12,341,900 1,811,397 7,431,321 25,828,554 1920 .. 13,553 293,068 3,901,742 11,569,675 1,824,194 6,317,738 23,919,970 1921 .. 16,376 305,768 3,634,799 12,147,788 1,345,819 5,834,481 23,285,031 1922 .. 12,388 309,684 2,727,624 12,496,054 960,048 5,716,461 22,222,259 1923 .. 10,862 319,193 2,551,627 13,063,003 817,932 6,318,822 23,081,439 1924 .. 12,008 320,806 2,807,032 13,076,094 1,046,450 6,513,386 23,775,776 1925 .. 12,400 343,179 3,063,663 13,715,223 883,766 6,529,724 24,547,955 1926 .. 13,808 356,727 3,212,435 13,948,252 1,079,735 6,294,036 24,904,993 1927 .. 12,334 375,940 3,074,974 14,831,730 831,691 6,522,347 25,649,016 1928 .. 12,151 384,200 3,024,647 15,534,051 869,127 7,309,634 27,133,810 1929 .. 12,794 409,537 3,289,135 16,608,155 882,698 7,849,063 29,051,382 1930 .. 14,248 434,369 3,367,916 17,564,175 1,077,672 8,382,907 1 30,841,287

Tntni ftfiifl Sheep of a distinctive Breed and Crossbred Sheep. c Stud and Stud Stud stud gh _ GraDd Total, g Flock Breeding- Dry T bg and Flock „ • Stud and Rams. ewes. Ewes. * Kams. Wethers. |wes? 8 ~ Dry Ewes. Lambs. Flock Sheep. 1911 297 898 229,709 14,117 163,899 705,623 3,342,281 12,094,754 1,298,343 6,555,125 23,996,126 1912 306 588 232,782 11,563 155,498 706,431 3,359,969 12,044,247 1,324,200 6,315,306 23,750,153 1913 313 690 228,145 12,902 167,605 722,342 3,207,550 12,292,891 1,150,805 6,818,222 24,191,810 1914 321 869 229,055 13,526 170,169 734,619 3,211,661 12,691,121 1,152,749 7,008,613 24,798,763 1915 315'251 237,717 17,341 176,556 746,865 3,270,221 12,377,624 1,365,119 7,141,592 24,901,421 1916 316131 252,201 15,012 175,155 758,499 3,478,263 12,640,566 1,189,023 6,721,799 24,788,150 1917 329*230 160,212 6,212 114,778 610,432 3,457,824 13,099,957 1,066,435 7,035,738 25,270,386 1918 323'ill 171,437 6,297 125,116 627,961 3,696,520 12,850,597 1,592,452 7,770,772 26,538,302 1919 321'304 165,676 12,196 127,150 626,326 3,922,632 12,176,224 1,799,201 7,304,171 25,828,554 1920 306'621 154,516 9,803 109,454 580,394 3,901,742 11,415,159 1,814,391 6,208,284 23,919,970 19<H 322'144 158,608 9,513 110,428 600,693 3,634,799 11,989,180 1,336,306 5,724,053 23,285,031 1922 322'072 154,277 7,259 98,221 581,829 2,727,624 12,341,777 952,789 5,618,240 22,222,259 1923 330'055 172,843 9,013 119,749 631,660 2,551,627 12,890,160 808,919 6,199,073 23,081,439 1924 332'814 179,533 9,727 132,137 654,211 2,807,032 12,896,561 1,036,723 6,381,249 23,775,776 192* 355 579 184,744 7,867 131,485 679,675 3,063,663 13,530,479 875,899 6,398,239 24,547,955 1926 370'535 192,055 10,053 138,526 711,169 3,212,435 13,756,197 1.069,682 6,155,510 24,904,998 1927 388 274 199,219 8,644 144,897 741,034 3,074,974 14,632,511 823,047 6,377,450 25,649,016 1928 396 351 205,720 7,347 145,969 755,387 3,024,647 15,328,331 861,780 7,163,665 27,133,810 1929 422'331 219,802 7,203 156,526 [ 805,862 3,289,135 16,388,353 875,495 7,692,537 29,051,382 1930 448 617 244,480 7,884 174,862 ! 875,843 3,367,916 17,319,695 1,069,788 8,208,045 30,841,287

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2. 1- On the 30th April, 1930. 3 ' Owners of Sheep owning Total Number of Sheep Districts in Counties. ' __ Name and Address op Officer, and i 0 Appointments held by him. So o -o -g -gigl g 8 3g Owners i - § 3 g 3 °- 8*°- g°. g *2- g § § § o-o of Sheep. bnee P' »-» gf o° |„ a Reakes, C. J., D.Y.Sc., M.R.C.Y.S., Wellington, Director-General. Cockayne, A. H., Welling ton, Asst. Director-General. AUCKLAND DISTRICT, — Lyons, J., M.R.C.Y.S., Wellington, Director, LiveSat/ of Islands Subdivision — stock Division Mongonui 81 69 30 14 2 196 75,783 , division. Whangaroa ... ... ... ... 36 26 12 4 78 26,102 [Bayley, H. A., Ohaeawai, Inspector of Stock, Bay of Islands ... ... ... ... HI 62 35 27 8 243 120,828 j Registrar of Brands. Hokianga ... 60 61 48 27 5 1 ... 202 125,001 ) Whanqarei Subdivision — Whangarei ... ... ... ... 166 110 65 44 6 3 ... 394 198,379 | McKinlay, E. A., Whangarei, Inspector of Stock, Otamatea ... ... ... ...'55 64 46 27 4 1 ... 197 112,938 (■ Registrar of Brands. Hobson ... ... ... ... 84 ' 66 43 37 8 ... 1 239 152,959 j Christie, A. W., Dargaville, Inspector of Stock. Auckland Subdivision — Rodney ... ... ... ... HO 89 43 21 2 4 ... 269 129,948 Waftemata 16 " l8land 41 38 19 9 "i "2 "l 111 76 |088 Elliot, D Auckland, Inspector of Stock, Regis--p , •" , 111 75 497 > r Brands. ±L.aen ... ... ... ... ... ••• QA ' QQ (Huddleston, V. A., Auckland, Inspector of Stock. ::: ::: ::: ::: d S 8 S I ::: .. ::: ::: ™ B-™, a. A., stock. Coromandel ... ... ... ... 31 51 34 15 2 133 72,694 , Ohinemuri Subdivision — Thames ... ... ... ... 13 J 13 6 2 34 12,123 Hauraki Plains... ... ... ... 11 11 5 2 29 11,466 Ohinemuri ... ... ... ... 9 ! 8 7 ... 1 25 9,695 McPhee, C. E., Hamilton, Inspector of Stock, Waikato Subdivision — | Registrar of Brands. Piako ... ... ... ... ... 10 15 21 26 5 1 .78 84,245 i-Findlay, J. P., Paeroa, Inspector of Stock. Waikato ... ... ... ... 18 19 22 24 2 85 67,327 Morris, J. L., Cambridge, Inspector of Stock. Raglan ... ... ... ... 42 ' 68 80 87 36 4 317 367,528 Waipa ... ... ... ... 56 35 34 35 5 165 110,752 Matamata ... ... ... ... 40 1 40 29 33 8 1 151 117,382

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Te Kuiti Subdivision — ! Taupo... ... ... ... ... 7 3 2 2 3 17 16,938 Taumarunui ... ... ... ... 31 51 49 28 6 ... 1 1 ... 167 131,301 ]3 oriner W G Te Kuiti Inspector of Stock " 30 38 26 24 3 . 121 81,829 of ' ? ' Otorohanga ... ... ... ... 48 38 23 20 4 1 134 82,445 /Yjleland tj Wanaanui Registrar of Brands for Waitomo 111 164 123, 86 15 3 1 503 356,523 Wan 9 anut > -«e 0 istrar of brands tor Ohura... ... ... ... ... 54 66 55 ! 34 8 1 2 220 167,382 alcleKe - Kaitieke ... ... ... ... 36 39 48 37 10 170 138,700 I • . j Bay of Plenty Subdivision— Tauranga ... ... ... ... 59 22 8\ 4 2 95 30,344 > Watt, M. W., Tauranga, Inspector of Stock, Whakatane ... ... ... ... 38 22 9 ; 13 4 1 ... 87 65,735 Registrar of Brands. Opotiki ... ... ... ... 33 31 361 30 9 3 142 138,263 rUrquhart, T. D., Opotiki, Inspector of Stock. Botorua ... ... ... ... 13 15 7 6 5 46 37,486 ) Newson, C. H., Botorua, Inspector of Stock. I ... ... Totals in Auckland District ...154214431050 765174 25 7 2 ... 5,008 3,325,272 GISBORNE DISTRICT, — Matakaoa ... ... ... ... ' 5 6 9 37 11 8 1 77 153,726 Waiapu ... ... ... ... 12 34 42 92 25 15 3 7 1 231 542,225 -d j, t ( Q( . , t> • . Uawa 6 11 12 23 14 6 5 4 1 82 249 1585 l Eos f s ' D -> f*borne, Inspector of Stock, Registrar Cook ... ... ... ... 93 74 71 87 63 23 10 6 1 428 781,819 -Brands. Waikohu ... ... ... ... 34 20 43 88 44 23 4 9 2 267 681,255 I Totals in Gisborne District ... 150 145 177 327157 75 23 26 5 1,085 2,408,610 HAWKE'S BAY DISTRICT,— Napier Subdivision — Wairoa ... ... ... ... 38 52 62 118 49 18 7 7 ... 351 695,034 rtnlo-lipcsVi W Hattinat Insnector of Hawke'sBay 92 94 186 240 95 33 16 7 2 765 1,368,140 Inspector of Stock, Waipawa ... ... ... ... 41 73 94 127 29 3 2 2 ... 371 ["Hill, R. de B., Wairoa, Inspector of Stock. Waipukuiau ... ... ... ... 6 9 18 47 11 3 1 95 152,329 Kinchnrn A Waivuhurau Insnector of Stock Patangata 18 18 51 103 58 28 6 11 ... 293 779,858 K mg ho rn, A - WavpMeurau, Inspector ot btock. Woodville Subdivision — Weber ... ... ... ... 3 2 8 22 18 1 ... 1 ••• 55 114,490 \ wood e vme ke ::: ::: ::: ::: 12 fS S L 3 10 .! .! - 1 ::: nl m;o?i In8pector of Stook ' Pahiatua ... ••• ... ... 55 56 65 67 17 260 234,283 i -Registiai of Biands. Akitio... ... ••• ... ... 9 27 45 59 17 3 2 5 ... 167 295,612 ) Totals in Hawke's Bay District ... 337 429 632 885 328 91 37 34 2 2,775 4,528,945

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I • On the 30th April, 1930. Owners of Sheep owning Total Number of Sheep Districts in Counties. 3 Nami = and Address of Officer, and Q I 3 • s • ° 0 APPOINTMENTS HELD BY HIM. ° g SI i! g| is oo 8-S Owners g -8 2-°'" £-» S-" o-s" 81 ofSheep - WEST COAST DISTRICT,— - Taranahi Subdivision — Clifton ... ... ... ... 50 55 40 16 3 1 165 90,687 Taranaki ... ... ... ... i (3 24 10 2 109 23,39-; g u tton, F. W., New Plymouth, Inspector of Stock, Inglewood ... ... ... ... 63 37 21 11 132 45,264 R P „j strar „f Brands Stratford ... 39 55 35 22 4 155 92,936 „ We P str i£ ot Drancts on KO ,o i- i-o no'cnr Harris, W., Stratford, Inspector ot btock, Whangamomona 20 53 47 16 6 142 98,69/ v Registrar of Brands. ® ltham jf 11 07 fi ] OA Q?'ql? Denize, H. R., Hawera, Inspector of Stock, Hawera ... ... ... ... 1/ 23 20 27 b 1 94 95,962 -r, . .' , -A A Waimate West ... ... .. .. 9 2 1 2 14 4,883 Registrar of Bianas. Egmont ... ... ... ... 24 10 9 3 46 14,813 / Wanginui Subdivision — Patea ... ... ... ... ... 38 35 71 83 20 3 1 251 279,354 \ Waitotara ... ... ... ... 35 34 26 63 19 2 1 180 217,799 L, , , „ w T Waimarino ... ... ... .. 31 34 54 66 24 5 2 3 ... 219 322,249 G1 eland H. Wanganui, Inspectoi of Stock, Wanganui ... ... ... ... 19 28 56 66 33 9.5 9 ... 225 484,967 j Ee S lstrar of Brands. Rangitikei ... ... ... ... 77 101 148 230 88 18 t> 8 4 680 1,239,979 I Manawatu Subdivision — Oroua... ... ... ... ... j 39 76 61 52 9 3 240 201,038 \ Kairanga ... ... ... ... 38 35 59 48 4 184 146,903 Kiwitea .. ... ... ... 55 78 83 88 20 3 1 328 310,465 I Grant, B., Palmerston North, Inspector of Pohangina ... ... ... ... 30 58 44 44 12 1 189 164,889 " Stock, Registrar of Brands. Manawatu ... ... ... ... 46 40 38 39 8 1 1 1 ... 174 154,898 Horowhenua ... ... ... ... 41 47 52 50 10 ., 200 166,026 Wellington Subdivision—- T . ... 7 i 1R „ 1po \ Anderson, J. D., Wellington, Inspector of Stock, Hutt (together with the Islands of Kapiti, 40 36 38 41 7 ... 1 163 139,745 | R eg i s t r ar of Brands Mana, and Somes) "Wilson, W., Wellington, Inspector of Stock. Makara _ !! 79 ' 331 J Johnston, J. G„ Wellington, Inspector of Stock. Totals in West Coast District ... : 817 895 9521005284 49 19 21 4 4,046 4,454,956

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WAIRARAPA DISTRICT,— Masterton Subdivision — Featherston ... ... ... ... 37 35 51 82 42 10 6 4 3 270 558,905 . Wairarapa South ... ... ... 48 40 46 37 21 5 2 1 ... 200 246,284 „ ,, •, A -r, ,, . , T , { Masterton 36 59 89 83 43 20 4 3 ... 337 567,039 H^ ba 1 rd ' T , A '. Inspector of Castlepoint 6 4 9 19 18 6 2 3 ... 67 195,782 Stocky Registrar o Brands. Eketahuna ... ... ... ... 46 63 37 42 11 4 1 ... ... 204 183,464 Allen . H -Cane? tow, Inspector of Stock. Mauriceville ... ... ... ... 17 19 18 26 1 ... ... 81 66,656 Totals in Wairarapa District ... 190 220 250 289 135 46 15 11 3 1,159 1,818,130 Totals in North Island ... 3036 3132306132711078286 101 94 14 14,073 16,535,913 MARLBOROUGH - NELSON - WESTLAND DISTRICT,— Nelson Subdivision — Tafir ::: ::: ::: It a £ X S 5 ... 3 .! ::: ::: :■ 3 "III™ Collingwood ! 33 22 11 6 1 ... 73 28,931 Buller ... ... ... ... 41 9 3 53 6,782 * Murchison ... ... ... ... 51 53 26 6 1 137 52,482 Westland Subdivision — 1 Neville, C. S., Hokitika, Inspector of Stock, Westland ... ... ... ... 95 53 27 6 181 53,507 " Registrar of Brands. Inangahua ... ... ... ... 34 15 2 2 1 54 14,091 Grey ... ... ... ... 73 38 11 6 128 34,588 Marlborough Subdivision — Sounds ... ... ... ... 15 48 50 49 13 3 ... 1 ... 179 197,160 \ „ , T n ui i. ■ t <• t i Marlborough... ... ... ... 127 163 102 61 17 9 4 2 ... 485 394 743 l 80^' . {• Blenheim, Inspector of Stock, Awatere ... ... ... ... 4 20 53 79 30 9 4 1 ... 200 ) Registrar of Brands. Totals in Marlborough-Nelson-West- 981 737 468 274 66 23 8 4 ... 2,561 1,526,516 land District CANTERBURY-KAIKOURA DISTRICT,— Northern Subdivision — Kaikoura ... ... ... ... 60 26 28 39 16 5 1 175 207,756 \ Amuri .. ••• ... 10 20 45 64 25 10 2 4 2 182 433,611 Munro, J., Amberley, Inspector of Stock, RegisCheviot ... ... ... 22 41 42 50 12 4 ... 1 ... 172 202,606 ! trar of Brands. Ashley ... ••• ... 28 21 14 20 12 1 96 108,400 'Skinner, R. W., Rotherham, Inspector of Stock. Kowai ... ... ... 35 46 20 25 7 133 92,693 Griffith, J. A., Kaikoura, Inspector of Stock. Waipara ... ... ... ... 26 66 88 100 30 3 2 3 .., 318 422,932

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2. 1- On the 30th April, 1930. 3. Owners of Sheep owning Total Number of Sheep Districts in Counties. = r. Name and Address op Officer, and o o • -J • « ■ i • io hS Appointments held by him, -2S Z 3 43 § ho t-h o ho ho go So Owners Qv, pnrl S 0 §° °-S §" 8.8 °-o §•§ of Sheep. H tN m t- <m g CANTEEBUBY - KAIKOUEA DISTBICT— continued. Christchurch Subdivision — Oxford ... ... ... ... 40 50 44 33 6 ... 1 174 131,803 Akaroa ... ... ... ... 34 33 41 43 6 2 159 136,572 Mount Herbert ... ... ... H 15 14 14 6 60 60,529 Wairewa ... ... ... ... 20 20 29 25 8 1 ... 103 98,453 Selwyn ... ... ... ... 24 52 51 41 20 ... 2 3 1 194 268,063 Tawera ... ... ... ... 9 12 8 7 2 5 3 2 ... 48 117,650 ... . . Waimairi 11 5 1 1 1 19 8 318 Manning, W. B„ Christchurch, Inspector of Stock, Bangiora "! 49 51 24 5 129 47! 142 ® e^"rar ° f Brands Ey r e 36 42 17 20 2 ... . 1 118 77 679 L Mlllar > "•> Christchurch, Inspector of Stock. Malvern 38 88 78 56 6 266 191! 670 I Smith J. W.Ashburton, Inspector of Stock. Paparua 52 39 16 13 1 121 51,884 trow, G. H., Chatham Islands, Inspector of Stock, Heathcote ' ... 5 2 ... 4 2 13 15,476 Registrar of Brands. Halswell .... ... ... ... 8 11 3 ... 2 24 15,686 Springs ... ... ... ... 23; 33 21 5 1 83 38,074 Ellesmere ... . . ... ... 50 59 54 21 4 188 107,876 Ashburton ... ... ... ... 146 294 341 277 68 7 3 5 1 1,142 1,148,534 Chatham Islands ... ... ... 16 25 21 14 7 4 87 92,346 I Timaru Subdivision — Geraldine ... ... ... ... 151 168 118 77 17 2 2 535 384,587 \ Scott, W., Timaru, Inspector of Stock, Eegistrar Levels ... ... ... ... 130 144 97 50 7 1 429 241,217 ! of Brands. Mackenzie ... ... ... ... 48 78 98 92 50 12 4 5 ... 387 604,427 Baxter, T. N., Waimate, Inspector of Stock. Waimate ... ... ... ... 124 224 207 143 35 10 2 3 3 751 746,058 ) Sinclair, J. F., Fairlie, Inspector of Stock. Totals in Canterbury-Kaikoura District 1206 166515201239 353 67 19 27 10 6,106 6,052,042 OTAGO DISTBICT, — Oamaru Subdivision — Waitaki ... ... ... ... 172 212 183 136 49 12 2 4 1 771 756,760 Taylor, S. M., Oamaru, Inspector of Stock, Eegistrar of Brands. ""SSL Sto hVmm ~ 32 44 60 109 37 14 1 1 ... 298 464,410 s -< s - F-, Dumdin, Inspector of Stock, 57 62 80 78 38 13 7 2 ... 337 499, 993 of Stock.

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Dunedin Subdivision — Waihemo ... ... ... ... 27 26 36 37 11 1 1 1 ... 140 162,267 Waikouaiti ... ... ... ... 60 24 19 25 7 1 ... 136 101,454 „ T v n j- r . , a , , Taieri 95 63 46 62 18 4 3 1 ... 292 -Boss, J. F., D««ad»», Inspector of Stock. Peninsula ... ... ... ... 14 16 3 3 36 13,367 CLutha Subdivision — Clutha ... ... ... 234 182 190 153 35 2 796 571,506 ] Eeid, G., Balclutha, Inspector of Stock, Tuapeka ... ... ... ... 92 77 106 161 33 7 ... 3 1 480 578,177 L Registrar of Brands. Bruce ... ... ... ... 83 112 125 100 11 1 432 314,262 j Shand, G. D., Tapamoi, Inspector of Stock. Southland Subdivision — Lake ... ... ... ... 37 41 23 20 17 9 6 5 1 159 321,049 Mackley, O. 0., Invercargill, Inspector of Stock, Southland ... ... ... ... 736 580 615 480 84 11 7 4 2 2,519 1,930,894 J Registrar of Brands. Wallace ... ... ... ... 233 207 229 168 23 6 4 4 1 875 717,276 j Graham, F., Gore, Inspector of Stock. Stewart Island ... ... ... 5 4 ... 2 11 4,423 J Rountree, H., Otautau, Inspector of Stock. Totals in Otago District ... 1877165017151534 363 80 31 26 6 7,282 6,726,816 Totals in South Island ...4064 4052 37033047 782170 58 57 16 15,949 14,305,374 Totals in Dominion ... ...7100 71846764 63181860456 159 151 30 30,022 30,841,287

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