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1937. NEW ZE A L AND.

THE ANNUAL SHEEP RETURNS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30th APRIL, 1937.

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

Department of Agriculture, Wellington, Ist October, 1937. The following particulars are published for general information: — A. —-Table showing Increase or Decrease in the Numbers of Sheep and Breeding-ewes 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. 3. The Number of Sheep in each District. 0. —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, 1937. 3. The Names and Residences of the Officers holding Appointments under the Stock Act. W. Lee Martin, Minister of Agriculture.

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A. Table showing the Number of Sheep and the Number of Breeding-ewes in each County throughout the Dominion on 30th April, 1936 and 1937. NORTH ISLAND.

Number of Sheep on Increase ( + ) Number of Breeding-ewes on Increase( + ) County. —— or -— — —- ■ -— or 30th April, 1936. 30th April, 1937. (-). mh Aprflj mh Aprflj Decrease (-). Mangonui .. .. 60,936 58,172 - 2,764 36,284 I 31,033 - 5 251 Whangaroa .. .. 22,613 20,478 - 2,135 14,533 ; 13,251 - l'282 Bay of Islands .. 97,241 93,148 - 4,093 61,335 57,814 - 3'ō21 Hokianga .. .. 95,432 96,285 + 853 58,093 54,267 - 3 826 Whangarei .. .. 155,083 158,958 + 3,875 98,701 100,038 + 1 '337 otamatea .. .. 101,862 106,960 + 5,098 64,970 68,258 'i 3'288 Hobson .. .. 119,139 119,176 + 37 68,187 69,419 + 1 232 Rodney .. .. 118,775 123,255 + 4,480 66,302 j 68,005 + 1*703 Great Barrier Island .. 12,524 12,127 - 397 7,257 7 188 - '69 Waitemata .. .. 100,305 106,299 + 5,994 63,282 i + 2 876 Eden .. .. 4,295 4,011 - 284 1,720 I ' 2,020 + '300 Manukau .. .. 87,785 92,429 + 4,644 52,745 I 54,689 + 1 944 Franklin .. .. 95,837 127,440 + 31,603 72,979 ! 95,631 j + 22'652 Coromandel .. .. 69,202 66,921 - 2,281 43,126 1 41 918 - 1 208 Thames .. .. 13,398 14,772 + 1,374 9,084 I + 1*838 Hauraki Plains .. 9,365 13,380 + 4,015 7,535 ! 9 110 + l'ō75 Ohinemuri .. .. 11,836 14,320 + 2,484 8,951 I 10,456 + l's05 Waikato .. .. 99,785 113,097 + 13,312 72,319 ! 85,811 + 13 492 Ra § lan •• •• 360,281 404,219 + 43,938 237,908 258,023 + 20115 W«pa .. .. 155,501 170,777 + 15,276 122,448 132,659 + 10,'211 Plako •• 110,499 122,422 + 11,923 90,774 96,220 + 5 446 Matamata .. .. 148,936 171,693 + 22,757 124,802 135,066 4- lo'264 Rotorua .. .. 68,745 76,520 + 7,775 44,963 46,199 + l'236 Taupo •• 12,385 14,476 + 2,091 5,988 6,662 + 674 Taumarunui .. .. 145,202 144,177 - 1,025 84,550 84,118 - 432 Kawhia .. .. 76,606 77,645 + 1,039 49,099 49,484 + 385 Otorohanga .. .. 113,904 134,500 + 20,596 85,610 92,758 + 7 148 Waitomo .. .. 367,929 398,550 ! + 30,621 241,863 253,834 + n'971 ° hura , •• •• 142,943 157,301 + 14,358 88,865 92,244 + 3 379 Kaitieke .. .. 94,175 96,560 j + 2,385 52,048 53,094 + 1,046 Tauranga .. .. 56,321 74,779 i + 18,458 43,031 52,395 4- 9 364 Whakatane .. .. 56,797 60,118 : + 3,321 31,046 32,442 + 1 396 Opotiki •• •• 106,386 96,896 ! - 9,490 56,025 50 216 _ 5 809 Matakaoa .. .. 120,788 117,839 - 2,949 66,763 66 775 + ' 10 Waiapu •• ■■ 479,225 465,022 , - 14,203 258,480 252'693 - 5 787 .. .. 238,330 235,432 1 - 2,898 122,117 123,626 + l'ō09 Cook .. .. 772,309 780,971 -f 8,662 452,564 455,323 + 2,759 Waikohu .. .. 637,381 647,140 + 9,759 357,130 358,761 + 1 631 Wairoa .. .. 660,784 666,936 + 6,152 383,420 376.038 - 7*382 Hawke s Bay .. .. 1,422,390 1,409,239 - 13,151 910,138 912,238 + 2 100 Waipawa .. .. 504,261 518,814 + 14,553 337,583 346,534 + 8*951 W aipukurau .. .. 182,401 179,291 - 3,110 122,351 123,177 + '826 Patangata .. .. 762,617 777,534 + 14,917 473,159 476,022 + 2 863 Weber .. .. 109,214 111,255 + 2,041 52,520 53,863 I 1*343 Dannevirke .. .. 338,811 358,240 + 19,429 225,111 235,318 + I0'207 Woodville .. .. 99,733 106,285 + 6,552 64,624 69,271 I 4'647 Pahiatua .. .. 213,976 228,519 + 14,543 141,083 142,841 I 1758 £ kltl ° •' •• 298,880 300,635 + 1,755 159,796 155,950 I 3'846 £ llfton , . •• 80,166 91,535 + 11,369 51,932 57,078 + 5 146 Taranaki .. .. 20,555 24,948 + 4,393 15,462 | 18,864 + 3 402 Inglewood .. .. 41,328 49,306 + 7,978 32,778 35,969 I ,3 191 Egmont .. .. 21,022 23,663 + 2,641 17,174 19,238 I 2!o64 Stratford .. .. 88,644 94,934 + 6,290 j 59,512 61,415 I 1903 Wnangamomona .. 74,673 77,014 + 2,341 ! 47 479 46 896 — '583 Eltham .. .. 75,050 76,467 + 1,417 45,759 - 309 Hawera .. 91,348 107,383 + 16,035 60,801 67,884 + 7 083 Waimate West .. 7,587 9,469 + 1,882 5,328 5 491 I 163 I**?* .. .. 272,820 310,492 + 37,672 181,105 196,715 + 15,610 Waitotara .. .. 219,938 230,767 + 10,829 134,674 139,918 I 5 244 Waimarmo .. .. 287,487 301,533 + 14,046 159,087 155,637 - 3*450 Wanganm .. .. 491,451 498,537 + 7,086 282,461 282 452 - ' 9 Rangitikei .. .. 1,326,149 1,410,565 + 84,416 879,211 919!546 + 40 335 Oroua .. .. 251,947 276,740 + 24,793 190,133 203,862 + 13*729 Kairanga .. .. 147,361 162,899 + 15,538 95,670 106,355 + 10*685 Kiwitea .. .. 312,841 326,240 + 13,399 212,971 214,800 + 1 829 Pohangma .. .. 158,526 170,059 + 11,533 110,781 111,537 I '756 Manawatu .. 190,427 211,311 + 20,884 127,540 140,574 I 13 034 Horowhenoa .. .. 156,696 168,477 + 11,781 107,641 114,052 I 6 411 •• •• 129,642 132,885 + 3,243 74,309 74,377 4. ' 68 Makara .. .. 71,925 76,718 + 4,793 46,475' 47,502 + 1027 Ieatherston . .. 544,164 562,233 + 18,069 332,404 325,944 I 6 460 Wairarapa South .. 238,440 248,613 + 10,173 163,240 165 273 + 2 033 Masterton .. .. 526,581 557,148 + 30,567 324,632 333,570 + 8 938 Castlepomt .. .. 186,276 187,280 + 1,004 98,900 97 694 - 1 206 Eketahuna .. .. 167,853 172,616 + 4,763 108,475 109,833 jl l' 3 58 Maurice ville .. .. 57,824 60,290 + 2,466 | 41,630 42,630 + 1^000 Totals, North Island j 16,371,844 17,065,135 + 693,291 10,300,826 10,570,388 4~269^562

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A—continued. Table showing the Number of Sheep and the Number of Breeding-ewes in each County throughout the Dominion on 30th April, 1936 and 1937—continued. SOUTH ISLAND.

Number of Sheep on Tr „, TP! , aB (+ ) Number of Breeding-ewes on increase (+) 30th April, 1936. 80th April, 1937. Decrease (-). 3 oth April, 1936. 30th April. 1937, Decrease (-). Waimea 294,588 295,675 + 1,087 166,528 167,487 I + 959 Takaka .. 46,975 45,899 - 1,076 26,714 26,187 - 527 SZood •• 26 624 26,043 - 581 13,122 12,772 - 350 Buller •• 4,624 + 363 2,762 2,901 + 139 Inansahua .. 13,301 14,763 + 1,462 10,018 11,284 + 1,266 ZTchton .. 52,993 53,633 + 640 35,646 33,118 - 2,528 (!rpv 32,882 34,626 + 1,744 24,114 24,732 + 618 Westland .. 45,017 47,685 + 2,668 33,235 35,302 + 2,067 Sounds . 172,439 171.255 - 1,184 104,414 103,681 - 733 Mariborough .. 387,530 394,448 + 6,918 189,678 192,694 + 3,016 Awatere .. 380 658 366,297 - 14,361 212,719 207,210 - 5,509 IXura ■■ 193,083 198,048 + 4,965 111,811 113,122 + 1,311 Amuri •• 410,680 406,987 - 3,693 226,033 228,471 + 2,438 Cheviot ■ • 206,480 209,875 + 3,395 140,488 141,185 + 697 Waicara •• 442,102 450,926 + 8,824 280,371 293,468 + 13,097 Ashlev 93,969 98,930 + 4,961 63,005 65,368 + 2,363 Kowal 90,128 92,888 + 2,760 62,340 67,225 + 4,885 Oxford .. 108,890 123,105 + 14,215 76,993 82,881 + 5,888 Ramriora ■■ 43,750 57,819 + 14,069 32,720 42,383 + 9,663 Evr p .. 74,248 86,462 + 12,214 48,958 58,050 + 9,092 Tawera ■ 110,323 109,933 - 390. 55,601 56,473 + 872 MaTvern 191 > 926 221 > 147 + 29 > 221 119,433 134 ' 973 + 15,540 Pamrua 51,256 63,278 + 12,022 29,280 35,428 + 6,148 WaimaM .. + 792 4,521 4,965 + 444 Heathcote 13,360 13,989 + 629 9,436 9,510 + 74 Akaroa !! 124 824 134;028 + 9,204 89,336 95,676 + 6,340 Mount Herbert .. 53,078 57,791 + 4,713 40,407 41,641 + 1,234 Wairewa . . 92,427 96,269 + 3,842 69,787 73,571 + 3,784 Halawell .. 19,602 21,630 + 2,028 13,959 14,880 + 921 Swings 38 822 39 792 + 970 26,954 28,050 + 1,096 ElSere .. 111,262 126,145 + 14,883 76,237 90,046 + 13,809 Selwvn .. 265,975 298,264 + 32,289 153,911 166,785 +. 12,874 Ashburton •• 1,109,313 1,217,142 + 107,829 703,085 758,496 + 55,411 Geraldine 374,179 393,789 + 19,610 230,388 244,225 + 13,837 Levels 233 104 259 814 + 26,710 149,127 162,968 + 13,841 Mackenzie .. 576 431 571,484 - 4,947 311,657 320,165 + 8,508 Waimate 712 734 715 522 + 2,788 442,359 459,621 + 17,262 Smtham Islands .. 80 33» 100,561 + 11,222 41,072 43,779 + 2,707 Waitaki 755,734 741,567 - 14,167 441,881 451,873 + 9,992 Maniototo .. 453,091 469,763 + 16,672 244,309 252,958 + 8,649 Vincent 460,035 472,810 + 12,775 254,007 257,184 + 3,177 Waihemo ! 164 291 163 149 I 1,142 101,623 106,061 + 4,438 Waikouaiti .. 94,794 99,036 + 4,242 63,439 67,727 + 4,288 Taieri 285,055 294,297 + 9,242 159,721 167,092 + 7,371 Peninsula .. 13,065 15,961 + 2,896 10,791 12,924 + 2,133 ninths 519 094 540,639 + 21,545 334,914 354,145 + 19,231 Tuapeka " 545 194 557 253 + 12,059 300,917 310,562 + 9,645 Bruce ! 300 840 314,697 + 13,857 196,437 204,523 + 8,086 Late 294 711 292,579 - 2,132 127,071 131,849 + 4,778 Southland " 1,854,306 1,917,905 + 63,599 1,232,241 1,293,029 + 60,788 Wallace 702 993 729 287 + 26,294 470,747 499,405 + 28,658 Stewart Island !! 3',438 3J16 + 278 1,818 1,584 j - 234 Totals, South Island 13,741,860 14,240,683 + 498,823 8,368,135 8,761,689 j + 393,554 Totals, North Island 16,371,844 17,065,135 + 693,291 10,300,826 10,570,388 i [ + 269,562 Totals, Dominion 30,113.704 31,305,818 +1,192,114 18,668,961 19,332,077 + 663,116 B. l. 2 - 3 - Number of Sheepowners on Number of Sheep on Names of Districts. 30th April, 1936. 30th April, 1937. 30th April, 1936. 30th April, 1937. . ,, , 5 442 5,565 3,292,023 3,541,861 " " 3,750 3,816 6,841,K>0 6,903,152 S^gh^lson- Westland"' " I! J.jg .. .. •• M«j 6,238 5,837,951 6,178,076 Totals, Dominion .. .. 30,590 ! 31,177 30,113,704 31,305,818 Increase ' 1^92,1H

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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, 1937. STUD SHEEP (ENTERED IN FLOCK-BOOK).

Merino. Lincoln. Romney. Border Leicester. Same of County. Number of Stud F,wS'\o Ewesnot Stud Ewranot Stud JS.a'L Ewes"not Stud „ Stn<1 t Bw^not Sheep. Sams, to be Stud Rams, to be Stud Bams, to be Stud Rams, ® we h s to be Stud 2-tooth £romthls bred Lambs. 2-tooth (rom t e Ms , bred . Lambs. 2-tooth ft b ® br t !? s bred Lambs. 2-tootb f ?® br t .? ( J, bred Lambs. Season. and over. from this and over. from this and over. from this Auckland District. Mangonui .. .. .. 58,172 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 Whangaroa .. .. .. 20,478 .. Bay of Islands.. .. .. 93,148 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ! .. 31 '689 " 460 '! " " Hokianga .. .. .. 96,285 .. .. .. .. .. .. j 27 750 .. 420 Whangarei .. .. .. 158,958 .. .. .. .. .. .. | 74 991 20 413 .. .. .. " Otamatea .. .. .. 106,960 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 22 304 .. 258 Hobson .. .. .. 119,176 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 70 2,165 128 1,318 " " " !.' Rod ney .. .. 123,255 .. .. .. .. .. .. ... ... 18 433 .. S08 Great Barrier Island .. .. 12,127 .. .. ! .. .. 1 .. . . j 2 20 Waitemata .. .. .. 106,299 .. j .. .. 11 560 40 i 365 I Eden .. .. .. 4,011 .. j .. J .. .. .. .. .. .. .. I .. Manukau .. .. .. 92,429 .. ! .. j .. .. .. 20 594 .. 443 j .[ Franklin .. .. .. 127,440 .. I .. .. .. .. 3 88 .. 90 !' !' !! | !! Coromandel .. .. .. 66,921 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 86 .. 53 Thames .. .. .. 14.772 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5 150 .. 120 Hauraki Plains .. .. 13,380 .. .. .. .. Ohinemuri .. .. .. 14,320 .. .. .. .. .. 15 151 .. 79 . Waikato .. .. .. 113,097 .. j .. .. .. .. 13 531 . 298 Raglan .. .. .. 404,219 .. j .. .. .. .. .. 28 712 .. 446 " | Waipa .. .. .. 170.777 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 7 195 3 159 6 io7 ! 92 Piako .. .. .. 122,422 .. .... .. .. .. .. 4 275 .. 90 Matamata .. .. .. 17 1,693 .. .. j Rotorua .. .. .. 76,520 .. Taupo .. .. .. 14,476 .. .. .. .. j " " " Taumarunni .. .. .. 144,177 .. .. .. .. ., .. .. 2 15 .. 10 Kawhia .. .. .. 77,645 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. H 345 "n 331 " " Otorohanga .. .. .. 134,500 .. ] j I Waitomo .. .. .. 398,550 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 30 • 1,041 .. 540 '' Ohura .. .. .. 157,301 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 18 '772 65 546 .. !. " '! Kaitieke .. .. .. 96,560 .. .. .. .. .. 9 305 .. 251 Tauranga .. .. .. 74.779 .. .. .. .. Whakatane .. .. .. 60,118 .. j .. .. .. .. 5 J70 .. 140 .. ! Opotiki .. .. .. 96,896 .. } .. | .. .. .. .. 13 420 '. 330 " Totals .. .. 3,541,861 .. .. | .. .. .. .. .. .. 444 11,762 267! 7.468 e| 107 .. 92

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Poverty Bay District. | I i | ! 1 i ! ! I Matakaoa .. .. • • 117,839 .. ! . . ] ■ ■ .. j ■ ■ j • ■ • ■ j - • j • - | • - j Waiapu .. .. •• 465,022 .. .. .. .. .. .. ! 16 •• •• •• Uawa .. .. 235,432 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 54 .. 31 Cook .. .. .. 780,971 .. .. .. .. 20 100 56 137 3,236 54 2,454 Waikohu .. .. .. 647,140 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 18 416 ■ • 281 - " __ Totals .. .. 2,246,404 .. .. .. .. 20 100 56 173 3,706 54 2,766 .. .. Wairoa WKE S BAY r>ISTETOT ' .. 666,936 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 26 370 .. 280 Hawke'sBay 1,409,239 123 2,916 1,791 Waipawa 518,814 76 1,533 50 1,313 Waipukurau 179,291 4 195 .. 188 Patangata 777,534 95 1,192 .. 900 Weber .. .. .. 111,255 .. .. .. .. .. .. . ■ .. •• •• •• Dannevirke .. . • .. 358, 240 .. .. .. .. .. .. . • •. 2 80 .. . • •. Woodville 106,285 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 12 "7 . 341 Pahiatua 228,519 51 1,015 46 963 Akitio 300,635 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 25 Totals .. .. 4,656,748 .. .. .. .. .. .. • • . • 393 7,714 96 5,891 .. .. Wellington - West Coast District. Clifton 91,535 6 133 .. 109 Taranaki .. .. .. 24,948 .. .. .. .. .. .. •• 8 212 .. 72 Ingle wood . . .. .. 49,306 .. .. .. .. .. . • • ■ • • • • • • • ■ • ■ Egmont 23,663 .. .. 3 80 60 Stratford 94,934 14 293 185 Whangamomona .. .. 77,014 .. .. . > .. .. .. • • • • 8 150 Eltham .. .. .. 76,467 .. .. Hawera . . .. .. . 107,383 .. .. .. .. .. .. • • • • • • WaimateWest .. .. J.469 .. .. .. .. ;; . ■■ ■ - ;; ;; Waitotara 230,767 43 1,555 .. 1,322 Waimarino .. .. .. 301,533 .. .. .. .. .. .. •• •• •• •• •• Waneanui .. .. .. 498,537 .. .. .. .. .. .. •• • - 34 1,007 .. 569 RanlS 1,410,505 241 5,569 4 4,069 Oroua .. .. 276,740 .. .. .. .. .. .. 66 2,209 .. 1,597 Kairanga .. .. .. 162,899 .. .. .. .. .. .. ■■ 206 6,937 16 6,114 K™ef .. .. 326,240 255 7,460 15 6,897 Pohangina 170,059 257 1,167 .. 906 Manawa"u ' ' o ■ • 55 1,683 32 1,350 Horowhenua 168,477 .. .. .. .. 3 32 13 22 31 956 ™ Hutt 132,885 5 183 154 Makara 76,718 13 407 344 Featherston 562,233 287 7,622 3 6,560 Wairarapa South .. .. 248,613 24 130 128 209 6,393 45 5,303 Masterton 557,148 51 452 288 85 3,499 .. 2,728 Castlepoint . . .. .. 187,280 .. .. .. .. .. .. • • • • 7 73 .. • .. Eketahuna 172,616 12 334 273 Maurice ville .. .. .. 60,290 .. .. .. .. ... •• 3 150 100 " Totals .. .. 6.620,122 .. .. .. .. 106 802 13 580 1,903 50,108 115 41,488 Totals, North Island .. 17,065,135 126 902 13 636 2,913 73,290 532 57,613 6 107 .. 92

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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, 1937— continued. STUD SHEEP (ENTERED IN FLOCK-BOOK)—continued.

Merino. Lincoln. Eomney. Border Leicester. Total Stud at , ld Stud . Stud st d Stud Name of County. Number of Stud Ewes not Stud „°™ Q t Ewes not Stud Ewes not Stud Ewes not Sheep. Kama, SffJ? to be Stud Bams, to be Stud Earns, to be Stud Rams, t0 be stud 2-tooth bred Lambs. 2-tooth bred Lambs. 2-tooth f *L! fS bred Lambs. 2-tooth f rnm this bred Lambs, and over. „ Irom this and over. from this and over. from this and over. tr „°™ ™ IS from this Season. Season . Season. Season season. Season . season. Sea80n . Marlborough - Nelson - Westland District. Waimea .. .. .. 295,675 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 48 1,578 .. 1,100 Takaka .. .. .. 45,899 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 75 .. 31 Collingwood .. .. .. 26,043 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 9 153 .. 110 Buller .. .. .. 4,624 Inangahua. .. .. .. » 14,763 .. .. .. .. .. Murehison .. .. .. 53,633 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 11 | 529 62 200 Grey .. .. .. .. 34,626 .. .. ! .. .. .. .. J Westland .. .. .. 47,685 .. .. .. .. .. | Sounds .. .. .. 171,255 .. .. ..!..!• 28 63 .. 33 8 j 442 .. 368 Marlborough .. .. .. 394,448 139 2,700 401 1,265 ! 4 120 100 28 j 1,129 10 818 67 94 .. 60 Awatere .. .. .. 366,297 14 924 195 591 1 .. .. .. .. - .. ■ i l Totals .. .. 1,454,948 153 3,624 596 1,856} 33 183 ..I 133 106 3,906 72 2,627 67 94 .. 60 - | - . Cantebbttky-Kaikoitba District. i I Kaikoura .. .. .. 198,048 .. .. .. .. ] .. .. 1 j Amuri .. .. ... 406,987 8 562 27 177 1 .. .. .. i .. .. 5 259 210 Cheviot .. .. .. 209,875 208 520 149 460 .. .. .. .. .. .. Waipara .. .. .. 450,926 12 191 35 103 .. .. .. .. j Ashley .. .. .. 98,930 15 53 29 47 .. .. .. .. Kowai .. .. .. 92,888 Oxford .. .. .. 123,105 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... .. .. 4 140 .. 130 Rangiora .. .. .. 57,819 28 536 35 194 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 53 20 Eyre .. .. .. 86,462 Tawera .. .. .. 109,933 1 62 .. 45 Malvern .. .. .. 221,147 4 142 98 .. .. .. 2 79 80 16 174 131 Paparua .. .. .. 63,278 Waimairi .. .. .. 7,458 Heathcote .. .. .. 13,989 Akaroa .. .. .. 134,028 Mount Herbert .. .. 57,791 Wairewa .. .. .. 96,269 .. ,. Halswell .. .. .. 21,630

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Springs .. .. .. 39,792 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 90 .. 45 2: 51 15 24 EUesmere .. .. .. 126,145 .. 133 .. .. ! .. .. .. .. .. .. 5. 172. 20 159 Selwyn .. .. .. 298,264 31 1,236 131 711 j Ashhurton .. .. .. 1,217,142 16 628 1 242 534 j .. .. 27 950 .. 555 95- 1,774 .. 1,257 Geraldine .. .. .. 393,789 .. .. .. .. I .. .. 13 461 .. 363 9 j 519 .. 505 Levels .. .. .. 259,814 .. I- .. .. .. .. .. .. 27 710 .. 598 44 758 .. 473 Mackenzie .. .. .. 571,484 93 1,524 ! 255 643 ! .. .. 15 442 .. 397 5 100 .. 88 Waimate .. .. .. 715,522 .. .. .. .. .. j .. .. 53 1,608 14 1,396 54 1,216 6 930 Chatham Islands .. .. 100,561 .. .. .. .. J .. .. 5 151 .. 88 Totals .. .. 6,173,076 416 5,587 903 3,012 1 j .. .. 147 4,491 14 3,522 241 5,216 41 3,927 • : - - Otago District. Waitaki .. .. .. 741,567 6 169 .. 60 .. .. .. .. 6 199 ..187 48 953. 15 821 Maniototo .. .. .. 469,763 259 1,655 512 1,077 .. .. .. 19 592 ! 343 1. 36. .. 30 Vincent .. .. .. 472,810 49 1,774 468 1,119 2 ! .. .. 21 367 j 370 Waihemo .. .. ..I 163,149 4 26 15 16 .. .. .. 13 442 .. | 396 6 98 23 101 Waikouaiti .. .. .. 99,036 .. .. .. .. .. .. I .. I 4 187 .. 92 Taieri .. .. .. 294,297 .. 80 j .. .. .. | 117 2,569 200 2,044 32. 432. 40 338 Peninsula .. .. .. 15,961 .. i .. .. .... i .. i • • .. . • •• | Clutha .. .. .. 540,639 .. .. .. .. ! .. ..!..! 150 5,816 98 4,592 2 88.! .. 57 Tuapeka .. .. .. 557,253 .. .... .. .... I .. 7 99 .. 26 Bruce .. .. .. 314,697 .. .. .. .. .. .. 36 1,447 .. 1,252 41 653 3.1 477 Lake .. .. .. .. 292,579 .. .. .. .. .... .... 1 50 721 .. 558 Southland .. .. .. 1,917,905 .. .. .. .. 4 I 53 j 34 485 14,701 192 11,475 55 1,119 13, 783. Wallace .. .. .. j 729,287 3 121 .. . . j 155 4,155 32 2,933 8 227 .. 123 Stewart Island .. .. .. | 3,716 .. .. I .. .. j .. .. Totals .. .. : 6,612,659 321 3,825 J 995 2,272 6 j 53 .. 34 1,063 31,295 522 24,268 193 ! 3,606 122 2,730 Totals, South Island .. 14,240,683 890 13,036 • 2,494 7,140 40 236 .. 167 1,316 39,692 j 608 30,417 j 601 ' 8,916. 163 6,717 Totals, Dominion .. I 31,305,818 890 13,036 2,494 7,140 166! 1,138 13 803 4,229 112,982 1,140 88,030 507 9,023 163 6,809

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I English Leicester. Shropshire. Southdown. Corriedale. Hyeland. Other Breeds. - - - stud Stud st Stud Stud st d Stud Stud . Stud Stud Stud Stud stud Stud Name of County. Ewes to Ewes not Ewes to Ewes not 5°, Ewes to Ewes not Ewes to Ewes not Ewes to Ewes not ,?™ a Ewes to Ewes not 2t<S?h bebred tobe stud £wh bebred tobe stud 2-tSrth bebred be Stud bebred tobe gtnd Kams bebred tQ be gtud Earns bebred to be gtnd „3 from bred from Lambs. from bredfrom Lambs. : d from oredfrom Lambs. " from bredfrom LambB. from bredfrom Lambs. from bredfrom Lambs, this this and this this this this this this ™d this this * nd this this Season. Season. J ' Season. Season. ' Season. Season. • Season. Season. ovei. season. Season. over. Season. Season. ' __ Auckland District. i Mangonui .. .. .. . . .. .. .. .. .. • • ! 2 24 .. 8 • - - • • • • • • • • • • • Whangaroa .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . . • •' I • • • • • ■ • • • • ! • • I • • • • • • • • i • • Bay of Islands .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. | 17 197 .. 84 .. . .. ... .. 5 24 .. 9 ! Hokianga .. .. .. . . . . .. .. .. .. .. 1 33 . . 26 ....... ......... .. 1 15 ... 7 Whangarei .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... 13 403 35 299 ... .. j 3 74 .. 40 .. Otamatea .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 34 1,300 .. 1,040 .. . ., .. [ .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Hobson .. . . .. .. . • .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 5 38 .. 19 .. .. I 3 28 Rodney .. . . .. .. j .. .. .. .. .. .. 20 206 i 147 .. .. .. .. .. j .. 1 .. .... Great Barrier Island . . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... .. .. j .. Waitemata .. .. .. . . .. .. .. .. .. .. 15 462 .. j 258 .. .. j .. .. ! .. .. .. .. Eden .. .. .. • • ■ • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • \ - • • • I • • I • • I • • • • • • • • Manukau .. .. 2 91 .. 36 3 15 : 7 42 309 I .. | 255 30 157 .. 60 Franklin .. .. 8 51 .. 38 .. .. j .. .. 47 | 341 j .. I 197 .. .. .. .. 9 166 .. 103 Coromandel .. .. .. .. . . .. .. .. i .. . . 1 40 35 .. .. .. .. 2 I 4 .. .. .. ... Thames .. .. .. . ■ j • • • ■ • ■ • • • • • • I • • • • • • ! ! ■ • • • • • • • - • .. ! .. .. .. .. Hauraki Plains .. .. • • [ ■ • • • • • . ■ .. • • I • • I • ■ i • • ■ • I • • • ■ - • .. . ■ . • ■ • - ■ . ■ .. - - ; Ohinemuri .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Waikato.. .. .. 8 ; 260 .. 150 .. .. .. .. Ill 939 1 566 Raglan .. .. .. .. .. . . .. .. .. .... 19 313 j 24 203 .. .. .. .. 3 54 .. 48 .. ..... Waipa .. .. .. . . .. .. .. .. .. I 46 908 ! .. 702 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... Piako .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ! 57 535 349 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Matamata .. .. .. : .. .. .. .. .. .. I .. 24 566 ! .. 306 .. .. .. .. ■ ■ • • • • ■ • • • - I Kutorna .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 59 .. 50 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Taupo .. .. .. ; .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ! .. .. .. .. .. .. •• «. .. 1 £w&jEsl «T-.i . , Taumarunui .. .. . . . . .. .. .. .. . . .. .. j Kawhia .. .. . . .. .. . • . • . • .. . . ■ ■ 3 89 ' 51 Otorohanga .. . . .. .. .. .• . • .. .. ■• 21 551 .. 365 Waitomo.. .. .. j .. . ■ .. .. . . . • 13 282 .. 144 .. .. .. .. .. Ohura .. . ■ ■• .... .. .. .. .. .... 1 25 Kaitieke .. .. .. .. .. .. ■. .. .. . . . . 14 40 : 6 Tauranga .. .. • • ! • • • • • • • • j ■ • • • 36 44 i j 20 " I ■' • • • • "I '" " '' """ Whakaiano .. . • •. ! . • .. .. .. j .. • • .. j j • • .. j .. .. .. .. : j Opotiki .. .. .. .. j I I .. j .. .. j .. .. 12 j 22 I 10 Totals.. .. 18 : 402 | 224 j 3 15 I 7 543 7,704. 59 j 5,130 30 157 .. j 60 38 387 .. 218

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Poverty Bay District. I ! j j | j | Matakaoa .. .. j • • j j i j • • • • * * * * '' '' '' ' ' '' ' * " * " * J Waiapu .. .. .. ] I • • • • | • • i rZT " " " j | ; ;; ;; ' 88 1; 93 8 '42 iiis !' Waikohu !! ".I i". j " | !! •• •• 3 94 .. .. .. •• • •• " ' ' H_ Totals .. .. | 1 ■■ j «I 2 > 032 42 " • ■■ •' Hawke's Bay Distbiot. 1 j 3 95 . . 80 1 20 . . 7 2 10 .. 11 HX\ E a v " " "i '55 '47 1 " ;; "I m 3,456 ;; 2,581 '12 222 .. 177 15 325 6 266 RSK." :: :: " i g ,™ » , ™ » 65 •• 51 ••• i - :: :: Wairnikiiran . •• •• •• •• •• •• 1,424 15 1,173 Patangata " !! ! 'J ?37 .. 339 3 112 .. 94 .. .. .. | .. ;; •• •• •• Dannevirke !! " !! w •• •• •• I " •• •• 15 ®® 4 50 4 ™ I " " !! S e :: :: :: :: :: :: :: | :: :: :: - - :: « :: - - - » ;; ;; i; ;; ! i; :: ;; Akitio .. .. .. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • ' * * * '' *' ___U 1 — Totals 7 55 47~ 1 302 7,676 185 5,765 15 334 .. 271 19 410 6 324 2 10 1] _ | I Wellington - West Coast Distbict. ! 1 I ■„ Clifton .. .. j ! • • • • 4 52 .. 40 Taranaki .. .. .. •• ••!••••!'•• .. .. 2 95 .. 75 Inglewood ! •• | •• 1 •• 2 93 •• 48 .. ; IfiS:: :: :: :: :: : :: :: :: :: :: :: *> «» "* " - Whangamomona .. ! •• j " " j :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: 1 Jl :: :: ! :: :: :: :: :: S7 teWest :: :: :: « i, 6 l :: 1,300 :: :: :: :: "e m :: 142 Waitotara' " !! " 92 l' 0 " 2 777 !! " " " 68 1,707 " 7 6 913 i! i! !! !! " X •• •• " ' Ransritikei " 147 4 ,671 153 3 > 321 4 15 7 Oroua 1« 1,744 7 1,182 4 137 .. 109 Kairanga'' !! !! !! " 19 613 .. 543 2 80 1 98 Kiwitea 31 899 172 663 Pohangina .. .. ! •• •• •• •• •• •• 7 305 13 189 j .. . • • • •• •• Manawatu .. .. 102 3,795 44 2,230 4 90 .. /5 Horowhenna .. .. : . . . . . ■ • • • • • • • ■ • ■ 66 998 .. 634 j Hutt .. .. .. j 25 82 .. 96 Makara . • • • • • • • • • 1 40 . . 10 ; . . Featherston !! " "2 '84 !. 42 56 1,170 5 758 16 150 10 120 * Wairarapa South .. .. j .. .. .. •• •• •• •• •• 73 1,969 30 1,218 , 6 1^0 Masterton .. .. I .. .. •• •• •• •• 136 3,849 18 2,816 j .. .. •• •• Castlepomt . . .. ! 32 500 30 330 ! 2 80 .. 60 Eketahuna .. .. j 9 290 56 230 Mauriceville . . .. i • • • • .. • • • • • • • • • • '' '' ' ' '' __[J L_ Totals .. .. 2~ 84 ~ 42 .. | .. 1,160 27,781 612 18,728 24 350 10 364 20 538 1 431 4 69 ■ ■ 63 Totals, North Island.. 21 541 .. 313 3 15 1 7 2,096 45,193 898 31,071 69 841 10 695 77 1,335 7 973 6 79 74

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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, 1937—continued. STUD SHEEP (ENTERED IN FLOCK-BOOK)—continued.

English Leicester. Shropshire. Southdown. Corrledale. Byeland. Other Breeds. 9 If f 1 ' ! = s *s s >1? a. »? 1? 2|£ S. sjw 3'£ it, S. © ».s£ at. *2»- ~ ™- JS, s£s,. si. Ci. Marlborough-Nelson- I Westland District. 58?:: :: :: 1 85 •• 16 » •• » » «. - » . » .. Collingwood .. .. 0 I ■■ ib " * Buiier .. .. '' ;; ;; ;; ; 1 • • • • 1 • • • • • • • ■ • • Inangahua .. .. .. .. .. _ _ '' '' '' '' '' ' Murchison .. .. .. .. .. _ _ j 30 '' ' jq '' ] Grey .. . . _ # _ '' '' | Westland . . . . .. .. _ _ _' '' '' '' '' '' Sounds .. .. .. 19 107 .. 50 Marlborough .. .. IS 285 .. 237 .. .. !! " '17 635 17 478 "3 140 " ' 9 0 Awatere 13 496 42 390 ' 15 381 39 282 11 405 !! 337 " " " " '35 500 !! 400 T ° talS '• '• 50 923 42 ; 693 *_ 30 10 57 1,320. 56 934 I 25 750 ~ 565 3~[ 74 7 60 35 500 ~ 4ŌŌ" Casteebuky-Kaikotjka District. Kaikoura Cheviot 121 3U " 170 1 32 " 10 H 12 " 497 123 2 ' 944 " 2 ' 194 •• •• " " "2 108 "3 126 ZZy a 6 238 " 50 1 ' 50 :: ' 39 27 i' 079 ' 10 793 166 J; 405 , 12 S19 "7 '82 " *45 2 ?20 !! Is El :: :: :: "■ - :: '« :: :: " S - :: « - :: *« :: :: :: 21 »' 8 ■■ 488 " " "e 290 :: 208 :: :: :: :: lei , 90 III ? n 3 " 2 lt 30 82 I :ih era " \ \\ . 19 " 28 ''J 3 12 2 100 " 48 !! " !! !! *35 " '30 pai™:: :: • 1 M ?9 38 72 4 14 125 :: 75 15 o? 4> ™ 2 « 2 ii ' 5 ® 'If' " 3 J > 073 " 7 ' 35 ' 19 7 :: 2« Waimairi " ' - 9 ' ' 4 21 778 , 9 446 5 143 .. 62 4 20 .. 10 Heathcote .. .. .. ;; I ;; ;; ;; I •• •• 2 110 •• 80 •• j •• Akaroa .. .. .. 3 54 45 .. .. 4 70 Mount Herbert .. .. .. .. ., .. . ' '' '' 1 12 '' 17 Wairewa .. .. 144 3,047 !! I I.ēiô I " ' Haiswei1 •• 20 240 .. 1 155 ! .. " ;; ;; ;; ;; f ;; ;; " 4 ' 98 ;; -g 0

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Qiv 9 156 103 24 614 16 283 | 5 94 28 EUesmere * " " 5 181 14 150 1 65 30 152 3,827 75 2,366 28 773 .. 619 oiil™, 40 562 402 38 1,248 50 731 17 391 .. 229 Ashburton " !! 66 1,936 50 1,407 9 374 .. 232 72 1,959 .. 1,340 103 3,723 30 2,479 14 416 301 68 Geraldine .. .. 29 987 75 726 19 188 ., 92 .. 6 100 .. 78 Levels 23 665 20 470 1 25 13 24 555 67 482 8 207 140 Mackenzie' " 4 94 " 40 Waimate . " !. 11 197 .. 168 51 1,137 20 908 39 1,647 22 1,286 .. Chatham Islands .. .. .. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Totala _ .. 541 10,184 197 6,624 27 ~ 671 13 386 706 19,915 374 12,891 766 23,400 67 15,995 66 1,426 | .. 1,072 43 1,848 3 1,509 Waitaki^ 0 DlS ™ 0T ' 6 270 .. 204 1 50 .. 51 39 1,078 .. 962 109 1,988 127 1,483 1 108 .. 69 Maniototo" l! " ■■ 32 1,190 .. 797 Vincent .. . • • ■ • • • • • • • • ■ • • ■ 4 22 ® • • Waihemo" .. .. 4 130 .. 50 3 195 .. 101 62 1,806 32 1,555 2 96 • ■ 67 1 53 *' 37 Takri " " 1 23 20 11 60 38 13 405 378 autha Ula ■■ •• •• •• '■ i 0 554 "4 333 "ô i99 .. iāi Tuaneka " 6 35 • ■ • • 10 386 40 376 1 6 " 6 Bruce " " 2 35 20 1 15 .. 19 545 427 2 71 80 1 47 50 Lake 2 120 '• 110 Southland 6 185 .. 77 5 139 .. 80 84 2,921 32 1,984 100 1,306 355 1,000 7 125 .. 86 Wallace .. !! .. 8 63 6 59 35 740 4 445 5 116 48 Stewart Island .. .. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • ■ • • • • • ■ • • • • • • • •' "J_ [J Tota j s .. 27~ 706 6 430 7 204 .. 131 222 6,450 40 4,499 336 7,524 554 5,947 15 402 .. 259 Totals, South Island 618 11,813 245 7,747 35 WiT 13 527 985 27,685 470 18,324 1,127 31,674 621 22,507 84 1,902 .. 1,391 78 2,348 3 1,909 Totals, Dominion .. 639 12,354 245 8,060 38 920 13 534 3,081 72,878 1,368 49,395 1,196 32,515 631 23,202 161 3,237 7 2,364 84(2,427 3 1,983

C— continued. Statement compiled from the Returns furnished by Owners of sheep, in pursuanse of Section 52 of the Stock Act, 1908,showing the Total Number of sheep and Lambs within each County on the 30th April, 1937—continued. SHEEP OF A DISTINCTIVE BREED BUT NOT ENTERED IN FLOCK-BOOK.

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Her " 10 ' Lincoln. Romney. Border Leicester. English Leicester. Name of County. J g' | f | | 2 1| . 21 . f § 1 I § I „-! . 2I . f 11 2 g§ -1 g § « | § | S § t „-•§ .§ g g f g g IP IP || lii Lambs - Hi |P. 11} 11 Lambs - IP ||l i|| HI —• lit |il pi HI —• III j|| f|! Ip - b , * * I 3 * - s «-3 pā S *3 Pā ps i |I| III ■ — " —— . „ ■ H Auckland Disteiot. Mangonui .. .. 27 122 685 40 416 670 2,186 6,010 37 3,526 .... 1 Whangaroa .. .. 3 .. 417 .. .. .. 12 100 10 .. 325 388 4,260 27 1,320 2 .Bay ot islands .. .. 5 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. _ ! 09 9 3135 18,296 222 7,261 .. " 'jo Hokianga .. .. 1 1211 lm 4g 4 > 72g ■■ 1&T " " " n'r " 48 2 J ' 978 3 > 287 13,638 72 5.704 8 .. .. ." gr r 1 802 B •• ™ :: -7 :: ISIS S 8 iiS .. 3 :: :: :: :: ,' 10 ,' 24 170 ,' 10 140 Great Barrier Island .. " •• •• •• • !° !! .. 9 ./ !! *'m 134 " 304 " 60 " " 3 Wfutemata .. .. 3 .. .. .. .. 13 . 29 607 .. 207 890 488 5,829 152 2,308 1 .. " 45 !.' 147 '72 anu t 1 f au •• •• 107 158 so» :: 237 :: :: :: :: :: i,m :: 2,224 "1 : 75 280 •• ; no ranklm , , .... 3 2 92 .. 15 2 .. 50 .. .. 340 233 6,317 75 1,733 3 .. 40 " Coromandel .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 836 7, 384 208 3,127 2 xnames .. 15Q 53 Hauraki Plains .. .. .. .. ... 38 .. .. .. _ 40 ' 772 •• " '' Ohinemuri .... 6 .... .. ' 10,1 '' '' •• •• ■*" Waikato ' *' *' '• * 13 1,613 .. 649 4 .. 80 - - 10 3 Waikato .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. 373 441 450 2 ,308 18 74 S??™ 11 '• : 5,019 6,803 62,711 1,526 27,108 29 79 : 65 1 •• 40 .. 304 193 4,878 .. 2,149 79 .. 97 .. ' 75 25 !! !! Matamata 79 * "1 " ° " " 172 664 5 ' 085 183 2 ' 475 151 8 Rotorua " " I 296 110 2 ' 028 65 304 23 48 7 "4 ™ ° " " "o " " " " '• •' '• 676 974 3,701 284 633 2 .. 15 i P . •• 2 113 449 1,749 2 1,015 .. " Taumarunui 1,973 2,793 20,734 43 8,140 2 .. nf W L " " " " '• 31 '• " '• •' 1 ' 118 222 7 > 979 33 3,623 4 . ° 2 Otorohanga .. .. 1 6 4 17 .. 15 808 113 8,559 130 992 7 .. 15 Waitomo .. .. 44 340 1,950 .. 834 32 .. .. .. .. 4,903 2,869 26,678 330 14,245 3 37 2 h ™ a ," •' •' 4 .. 190 15 60 51 .. 66 .. .. 2,133 3,505 30,490 368 12,965 16 Kaitieke .. .. 9 .. 900 .. 200 1,366 2,386 12,240 133 6 131 whakatane !! :: " ;; ;; ;; ;; ; 2 9 6 ? 34 :: :: :: ;; :: ;; 0 p° tiki •• 1,404 .. ;; ;; '68 ;; ;; ;; ;; ;; Totals.. .. 253 1,496 6,349 55 2,147 162 45 1,386 51 413 33,600 40,052 299,165 l^OST 7 413 ~ 237 ~ 85 525 24 604 ĪŌ~ 316~ Povekty Bay Disteiot. • Matakaoa .. 1)952 1>616 18; 3 09 710 ] j ,833 Waiapu .. 13 1;295 6>750 21,037 120,408 4,468 80,919 10 ■■ 33 3,263 7,158 32,627 1,889 22,472 .. .. " " " " '• '• '• 5 .. .. .. .. 9,629 5,794 62,256 2,331 37,147 244 •.. 147 iō9 47 Walk0hu '• •• •_ ■_ T_ •• _ 10,051 7,619 60,175 2,685 34;688 53 .. tl V. .[ Totals " " •' " •• •• 58 •- 1.295 .. .. 31,645 43,224 293,775 12,083 187,059 307 .. 147 .. 159 70 .. .. ~

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Hawkb's Bay Distbiot. Wairoa •• •• 107 144 i' 314 •• 249 29 .. 150 150 .. 8,565 9,991 53,468 7,652 32,083 1 5 Hawke s Bay .. .. 30 70 1,192 .. 114 164 .. 73 .. 10 13,252 14,389 183,952 9.106 62,974 39 20 12 330 46 Waipawa .. .. 62 37 55 255 8 76 4,576 3,949 58,458 961 25,509 123 .. 342 Waipukurau .. .. .. .. 304 .. .. 41 .. .. .. .. 1,317 866 22,258 809 8,818 Patangata .. .. Ill .. 6 .. .. 50 .. 1,086 104 560 10,405 7,221 124,783 2,689 66,401 2 .. .. .. .. 86 .. 163 W eber . , •• •• •• •• •• •• 8 .. .. .. .. 1,291 9,093 18,572 898 13,516 Dannevirke .. .. 14 .. 34 .. 15 22 3,225 2,445 25,143 620 11,118 17 6 Woodyille .. •' •: •• •• 13 •• 150 .. 80 926 320 9,585 217 3,517 3 .. .. " Pahiatua .. .. 9 .. 250 .. 100 47 .. 171 .. 100 2,650 1,716 19,066 575 10,709 Akltl °" •' •' •' •' •• 6 ■■ •• •• •• 3,454 19,065 36,731 883 17,860 .. .. .. .. .. 24 .. !! " " Totals '• 333 2i4 3,100 •• 478 417 55 1,885 262 826 49,661 69,055 552,016 24,410 252,505 59 .. 20 .. 12 577 .. 505 46 Wellington - West Coast District. £ liftol \ . •• •• 2 3 1,103 .. 107 .. 54 Taranaki 2 115 1 61 .. 66 2 Inglewood .. .. 40 .. 65 .. 20 4 .. .. .. .. 359 .. 80 107 ■ 48 1 1,731 .. 50 :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: Stratford .. .. 20 .. .. .. 3 .. .. .. .. 1,200 1,237 11,333 685 3,727 .. .. .. Whangamomona 1 1;454 , ;0( ; 7 12,191 11 5,073 3 iJtham .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. _ 718 x,677 8,251 89 2,226 Hawera .. .. .. ... 1,250 300 450 .. .. .. .. 23 587 2,456 8.518 206 5,018 Waimate West .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. _ _ _ 4 _ ggO jgg •• •• •• •• 21 .. 78 .. 20 1,704 3,899 11,541 611 4,379 98 20 649 304 2 ! Waitotara .. .. 1 .. .. .. 19 60 .. 91 .. 8 1,620 5,216 20,085 517 10,736 90 .. Ill Waimarmo .. .. 15 54 .. .. 26 60 300 454 3,784 7,471 25,726 1,073 12,465 19 ..182 angaria. .. .. 42 6 ,279 5,970 53,217 2,361 25,074 .. .. 310 ! Eangitikei .. .. 291 lo 1,084 182 260 33 .. 76 .. .. 12,700 16,405 238,164 9,875 90,976 5 .. .. .. .. 6 Oroua.. .. .. 8 .. 300 50 50 43 .. 118 .. .. 1,229 1,744 44.474 477 13,013 Kairanga .. .. 2 .. .. .. 55 2 .. .. .. .. 634 348 11,930 381 4,977 2 2 !! !' " " "2 K-iwitea .. .. 1 .. 19 .. .. 2 .. 100 .. 50 3,772 3,147 78,087 1,231 33,587 Pohangina .. .. •• 26 .. .. 33 12 .. .. 20 .. 1,793 1,277 37.159 539 16,523 Manawatu .. ,, ,, ,, .. ,, .. .. .. 300 783 15,461 529 4,354 ...... 8 Horowhenua .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 15 .. .. .. .. 1,190 1,812 26,454 757 6,562 8 Hutt •• •• 8 .. 25 .. 5 1 .. 70 .. .. 1,672 2,337 20,473 462 10,734 .. .. 24 Makara .. .. 12 528 277 .. 284 .. .. .. .. .. 904 272 12,558 399 4,114 Featherston .. .. 8 .. 1,800 .. 1,350 180 .. 118 .. 65 4,893 8,721 37,823 1,678 22,465 .. .. .. .. 37 Wairarapa South .. 7 .. .. .. .. 93 .. 20 .. 20 2,046 283 12,326 514 3,947 .. .. .. .. .. 84 Masterton .. .. 40 .. 1,525 .. 23 113 .. 264 .. 120 5,975 3,171 40,386 1,811 20,671 13 .. 50 Castlepoint .. .. 2 .. 60 .. 5 116 .. 27 .. .. 2,249 979 18,497 4,425 12,761 9 .. .. .. .. 8 Eketahuna .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 16 .. .. .. .. 2,259 619 10,174 20 3,571 Maurioeville .. .... .. .. .. .. 12 .. .. .. .. 667 .. 554 .. 65 Totals .. .. 457 569 6,459 532 2,554 800 60 1,262 20 760 61,258 70,893 758,311 28,651 317,488 249 20 1,278 .. 304 195 .. 2 .Totals, North Island 1,043 2,279 15,908 587 5,179 1,437 160 5,828 333 1,999 176,164 223,224 1,903,267 69,660 882,139 1,028 20 1,682 560 1 367 24 1 111 56 316 I r I • ' I

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Merino. Lincoln. Romney. Border Leicester. English Leicester. ■g -■§ a -n .s g § o a § "§ ;c « a § o a § 1 «1 sss »as , | ® a 3 = a ā Name of County- „-•§ . §« . 0 f° g I a" I*,; 005 2 2 § §Sm ® ī C S 2" 22 a oSS eSS ■ ā.c ►* Sa a S 2 « «°S !|l If I 1SI ! 2! Lambs - It 5 121 §S« Lambs - |l| 111 ssa §5« Lambs - Jl| ll| 8« s a S 4 If I 111 § i* JgS Sg 5 g'g™ S§° s§° I®. »g® teS ls.s 82.2 teS S £•§ £2.2 £2 I £.2 S2-S ls§ |£g I H lag j*g s «sa ps 3 *S S-S g-s <* I*S g*l Maelbobottgh - NelsonWaimea TLAND DlSTBICT :. ! 110 1.154 1,891 58 499 8 25 .. 978 749 11,287 506 3,288 I 58 25 35 62 Takaka .. .. ; 6 4 40 .. 13 .. j 154 181 2,377 86 746 4 Coffinewood .. •• •• 2 6 180 45 50 179 714 3,248 536 2,239; Buller 4 .. j 42 47 1,126 108 261 1 1 Inans-ahua " " .1 ! 162 174 3,759 70 536 j MnrcLon " !8 710 95 160 .. 24 512 946 8,471 889 3,015 ! 43 100 700 220 6 rrev I ! 289 95 3,656 161 1,096 15 .. 2 Wesfcland " "I 1 341 671 11,069 352 2,371 14 6 104 46 13 Sounds " " 21 684 185 .. .. 210 30 1,198 .. 402 1,830 1,435 14,253 357 6,958: 3 75 .. 30 .. 15 Marlborough .. .. I 1,766 45,374 39,177 8,810 19,375 70 594 1,674 8,178 281 2,957 j 64 .. 738 35 16 463 .. 308 5 303 Awatere .. . . 1,288 26,513 25,686 6,534 12,800 47 .. 638 40 52 45 .. 875 182 50; 30 .. .. .. 150 721 88 857 ■ ■ , 273 Totals .. .. 3,199 74,443 67,074 15,562 32,687 362: 36 2,041 85 504 5,126 6,686 168,299 3,528 23,517 228 106 1,567 35 467 1,347 88 1,195 5 591 i~ 7 ' ! CaNTEKBITKY-KaIKOTJjRA j District Kaikoura ..' .. 253 9,691 9.795 1,189 5,860 .. .. 25 95 .. 520 269 7,857 145 2,825 21 127 100 900 Amuri .. .. 947 30,383 28,724 7,071 14,458 4 .. .. .. .. 21 .. 440 .. .. 69 .. 8 .. 300 457 .. 67 .. 52 Cheviot .. .. 19 3,046 1,341 40 .. 8 ] 265 .. .. 29 260 1,742 .. 540 19 .. 183 .. .. 169 25 982 35 60 Waipara .. .. 322 7,838 8,908 1,830 3,706 16 .. 501 70 160 59 .. 3,160 17 500 . 39 .. 530 .. .. 252 .. 238 .. 70 Ashley .. •• 21 317 2,220 7 39 1 19 12 64 .. .. 5 128 .. .. .. •• Kowai .. .. .. 255 1,260 73 1 •• 187 .. .. 4 96 .. 75 .. 108 Oxford .. .. 4 721 3,326 45 139 .. .. •• •• •• 75 .. 413 13 .. 103 .. 534 .. 16 310 .. .. 35 110 Rangiora .. .. 230 23 92 4 410 .. 14 39 815 7 60 4 201 25 63 2 10 .. Eyre .. • • •• 1 340 2,354 .. 19 1 160 .. .. 10 166 .. .. .. 50 Tawera .. .. 272 8,312 3,490 1,700 4,630 3 .. .. •• •• 11 837 .. 150 .. .. .. .. .. 47 .. 308 126 130 Malvern .. .. 7 6 4,909 169 507 4 44 55 .. 101 38 629 239 497 9 74 63 12 Paparua .. .. 10 380 2,102 .. 312 3 .. 40 .. .. 6 142 40 1,186 25 1,047 Waimairi .. . • I 1 • • •. .. • • •. • ■ • • • • • • • • • • . •• • • •• •• •• •' •• ® Hpa th cote .. .. i .. 112 .. . . .. .. ,. .. .. • • 6 4 945 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 39 Akaroa .. .. ! .. .. 1,025 .. .. 16 348 76 4,156 .. 1,479 1 700 .. 668 .. 276 Mount Herbert ..I lj 12 1,005 .. 325 115 •• • • 355 .. 300 Wairewa .. ' 364 59 3,376 .. 585 28 .. 1 320 .. 4

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Hals well Springs .. .. .. 244 38 .. '30 '' '' " '' '' '' "' 372 •• • • • • • • • ■ • • • • 102 Ellesmere .. .. .. 907 2,558 25 " " " " " f " 64 " 37 10 •• •• •• 17 85 .. 44 .. 52 Selwyn .. .. 1,139 24,218 2,051 10,623 "l " 497 " J 3 ? 31 " 242 85 Ashburton .. .. 1,298 25 090 29 400 4 375 19 OQfi q 17c 1 r,',,, ' •; •• •• if)0 53 10 •• .. .. 787 343 481 .. 570 Geraldine .. .. 50 '352 l'&26 ' 50 "'524 tn 1 ?o 5 ' 802 290 1,802 2,901 " 2,536 149 535 3 > 621 66 1 ' 368 I 85 1.H0 Levels .. .. 14 30 935 60 57 " " 30 15 1 ' IfZ 257 6,462 252 3,016 862 21 8 " 1 8 3 393 l.WL 79 2>2 81 347 Mackenzie .. .. 2,298 51 852 71 023 13 401 36 256 d rkk 1 iqk " 20 4,960 10 382 1,113 35 960 .. 15 535 20 83 25 54 Waimate .. .. 329 11 376 11 726 1 111 4640 8 ' « " 43 M 81 1,658 13,234 219 4,015 536 " 192 •• 22 1 43 1 Chatham Islands .. .. '50 ' 140 ' 'l00 3 130 cn ' o !* 8 9 ' 893 152 4,067 2,773 53 3,433 27 343 600 132 X > 3 20 •• 379 IW ' ' 1UU d 130 93 46 70 949 8,158 12,922 2,090 9,707 .. .. .. .. .. 3 175,555 210,311 33,204 94,321 72 960 4,278 281 353 10,100 11,030 78,453 3,195 29,400 8,747 161 10,077 359 2,304 11,673 814 10,582 585 Otaqo Distbict. Maniototo .. " 1 '538 3 5'848 4 9'(jl6 °'l56 8 *55 500 " 164 ;' 12 ° 73 13,694 353 4,342 2 > 384 81 i' 646 •• 253 586 .. 220 .. 12 Vincent .. .. 1 342 32 384 40 032 5 71? 17 «Ī 5 9nn " o, ?'° U 276 10,101 100 3,932 399 " 33 •• 32 184 .. 46 .. 22 Waihemo .. ' 96 ' 4 '979 ' «I " ° " 30 1,868 302 9,887 602 3,377 237 1 2 0 58 Waikouaiti .. .. 0 .. 90 . 60 " "« 99n " " f? 1 18 2,383 " 461 3 0 4 84 .. 250 Taieri .. .. 20 28 1 418 1 " " " 80 3,665 27 1,199 119 .. 1,020 .. 390 34 Peninsula ' " " 1 *>'23 767 7,680 169 3,133 614 2 225 .. 150 31 Clutha .. .. 33 *570 iqq qq i 0 , 'A„ o„ 109 •' 2,055 .. 277 148 .. 70 .. 36 4 Tuapeka .. . 133 ' 40 540 'i7 Ifi 08 1,085 44 > 972 J ' 341 19,506 436 .. 858 .. 170 148 .. 720 .. 10 Bruce .. .. 13 63 'io 21 " i, " " 3,917 1,036 28,486 763 12 ' 702 33 10 Lake .. .. 1,645 28,642 22,917 3,608 9,956 "1 " " " 2 '™ 2 662 16,354 385 7,178 523 " 622 24 2 02 76 . . 14 . . Southland .. .. 225 5 19 'no " i,/30 „4 333 8 .. .. .. .. 26 Wallace .. .. 45 3 000 1 000 " " £1 " " 17,260 348 14,003 75 7,291 1,604 .. 541 .. 237 378 Stewart Island . . .. .. ;; " 8 > 624 4 > 349 17,447 .. 8,929 402 .. 127 .. 14 202 .. 40 .. 20 T ° talS " " 5,044 122,670 14,984 49,142 157 193 2,996 120 1,168 47,822 9,063 171,957 3,839 72,660 7,231 83~ 5,142 24~~1, 604 1,821 ~~ M90 77 64 Totals, South Island 15,959 355,168 400,055 63,750 176,150 591 1,189 9,315 486 2,025 318,709 10,562 9<>i~lM67 Totals, North Island 1,043 2,279 15,908 587 5,179 1,437 160 5,828 333 !,999 176,164 223224 1,367 24 1.1H 56 3lT ' ° mi0n " 17,00j 3O7, 447 415,963 64,337 181,329 2,028 1,349 15,143 819 4,024 239,212 250,003 2,221,976 80,222 100771617,234 370 18,468 418 4,935 16,208 926 14,178 646 5,483

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Shropshire. Southdown. Corriedale. Half-breds. Kyeland. Other Breeds. s a § 5i§ % .-1 sag o|g J fi -l ||| I|1 J .' si. Ill 111 JL fl. |li sg| „• „.! . §1 |il sff „• : if- IP ill pi - & IP III lii - ¥ 0 iii lis - q l if 1 ® Pi " .fn 1 M PS 5 J S Ē « s m % * cJ, IN <N W - I - 01 ** S H I H Auckland DISTRICT. I 4 9 ' 50 250 ' "100 9' 15 256 10 122 18 16 ng0nm ! 49 10 8 .... 30 .. • • 1 145 106 .. 5 1 I Whangaroa 567 2 645 I 378 . ! 18 18 , 284 704 50 106 19 Bay of Islands .. b • •• 2 645 .. .. 198 2 2 5 Hokianga .. .. 6; 242 22 20 10 | .. ' • g .. 12 18 Whangarei .. .. 5 743 57 27b 1 | ō .. | . 3 42 589 .. 107 2 j Otamatea 3 " j ; 60 .. 36; 107 1,782 .. 334 7 15 SS :: :: 3 :: :: :: :: IS 69 .. 54 10 1 1 « «» .. > .. « w .. ... .. .. Slr erI ! l£md :: b! :: :: :: :: 020 :: ; 95 :: »l 33 1 :: 500 :: : 350 ;; 2 j :: | :: .. j .. 32 .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. S dell i " "| '4o i 170 I '51 i 602 " 529 5 240 ! io2 i 797 2,297 130 | 1,250 4 j 435 1,703 126 j 1,111 j 23 .. 20 .. 23 5 .. .. j ■. .. .. 32 .. 173 .. ; 51 602 . 5Z9 5 Z4U lu , is .. 31 ; 58 .. 40 .. 60 5 .. 1 i .. .. Coromandel " "| 1 " " " " 1 .' | 60 57 345 M64 200 473 72 389 | 1,379 50 357 43 .. 22 .. 18 10 .. . j .. .. Hauraki plains' ::j"i :: :: :: " i£ :: !. - | " " " -j » **> »» ;; ;; ;; ;; ;; ;; ;; ;; ;; ;; Ghinemuri .. -80 20 ''j I " I " i ' (i ! 404 127 18 20 .. .. I j, " ■■ ii, 'a " 278 ! 9» 77 •; 67 " " 9 » 1.159 ..-1 «1 M .. H « * 38 - 28 5£T :: :: :: « :: K : 3 \:\ <S « »« ■■ ■« * 2 Piako •• M87 250 -. 341 .. 2 3 436 .. j 1 Matamata 49 •• .. .. 2,604 I 21 300 .. 238 6 j .. 7 2 477 .. 16 5 2 Botorua " " 8 ! ■ ■ j 493 .. 106 ,.| 4 28 .. .. ;; 777 3 •• ;; •• •• 23 .. .. .. ;; lx unui 6 :: '54 :: :: : uī , 31 i 25 33 i 'm :: 3 06 « "5 :: II 37 :: 33 :: :: :: :: :: :: Otorohanga .. .. 11 . .. •• | j.MO 64 1,456 379 12 .. .. .. 70 12 - g •; ;; ;; ;; 41 ;; 45 " 30 Sr :: :: .. 5 .. 4 :: :: :: - ZuZ Z 11 :: - 9 «8 .. 392 , 50 .. 120 m Kaitieke .. .. 2 ! 179 4 1 34 .. .9 10 Tauranga .. .. 11 | «43 .. 78 .. j 13 .. | 3 b .. .. •• ; „ | „ .. Whakatane .. .. - •• fi " 27 4 .. 17 .. āi .. •• 35 .. ..... Opotiki .. I(, 7 b Totals .. "Ī98 4 804 " 235 22,956 427 8,090 334 4,759 511 1,329 6,650 330 3,567 331 2,283 14,252 249 ; 4,240 522 ..157 .. 124 315 .. 219 j .. 183 Poverty Bay District. j .... MāitāikāiOāi .. .. •• •• •• •• 19 .. •• •• * i A i i on 1 . . Waiapu 87 .. 470 .. 30 3 147 1 90 .. Io0 .. .. •• •• •• •; ;; Uawa .. .. .. .. •• •• •• 345 | .. 180 .. 117 •• | •• "" '■ iAn jo 20 8 i .. 9 Cook .. .. 37 2,979 j 18 625 53 j 340 .. I .. 2 •• 229 10 100 " Waikohu • • ■. 50 .. ■ ■ ■ • • • 706 ... J10 .. 99 .. . ■ ■ ■ ' ' " ' ' Totals .. 87 4,136 | 18 1,385 53 586 3 .. 149 1 319 10 250 28 20 8 i "

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Hawke's Bay District. . i „„ 7fi „ 17» .. . . 206 Wairoa .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. 1,310 40 363 48 138 118 j •• •• •• •• 0 | , 197 50 .. .. 52 .. 241 .. 113 Hawke's Bay.. .. 1 8,071 72 1,459 5 1,735 394: .. .. .. 1,184 3,260 15,559 .,650 , 4,57. 197 .. Waipawa .. .. 10 .. 640 91 .. 3,501 181 4,052 142 1,459 68 j .. 538 .. 148 16 37 922 159 ,268 4b .. .. Waipukurau .. .. •• •- •• 1,333 59 1,971 10 192 .. .. .. •• •• •• •• •• • j 4 ...... .. Patangata .. .. 18 2,215 .. 97 40 68 252 400 285 60 3,827 2,029 4,480 lb Weber .. •• •• •• •• 195 23 .. .. .. •• •• ■■ •• •• ' j 9 „ j Dannevirke .. .. 6 .. .. .. . • 1,850 7 923 13 338 63 ■ • • • - • * * j 7 ........ 4 .. 67 .. 24 Woodville .. •• 13 .. •• •• •• 653 .. 335 .. 132 4 .. .. •• •• •• •• j i 2 Pahiatua .. .. 16 1,040 130 1,563 .. 966 25 65 60 .. .. 12 ; 4, .. .. Akitio .. • • • • • • • • • • • ■ 403 .. 26 . . .. j • • • • — I U. 1 Totals .. 66 .. 640 91 .. 20,571 489 10,812 j, 258 5,028 924 465 598 .. 148 1,535 3,359 [21,091 4,888 19,570 337 .. 50 ■■ ..298 308 .. 137^ Wellington-West Coast District. 29 .. Clifton .. . • 14 .. .. .. . • 437 .. 145 .. 104 1 .. •• •• •• •• •• •• • • 24 9 4 Taranaki .. .. 6 .. ■. . • • • 285 .. 117 .. 34 .. .. • • ■• • • • • '' Inglewood .. • • • • • • • • • • • • 443 .. 62 .. 63 .. .. • • • ■ • • • • • • ' • • • 3 Eemont 299 15 11 37 1 6 973 203 £ Stratford " .. 2 621 .. 279 .. 116 30 3 200 .. .. •• ;; ;; " " Whangamomona .. .. .. .. • • • • 104 26 185 .. 77 .. .. .. • • • • • • • ■ • • • • j Eltham .. .. 5 486 .. 149 .. 84 2 2 215 .. .. Hawera 1,195 12 971 .. 477 102 -7 31 7 .. .. 1Q Waimate West .. .. . • • ■ • ■ ■ • 101 • • 48 .. 69 .. .. •• • • • • • • • • "" '' fif; Qfi p atea .. 3,220 31 1,604 5 882 10 500 .. .. •• 19 304 334 .. 65 96 Waitotara .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. 1,763 .. 845 6 482 8 .. .. .. •• •• '' ;• 2 Waimarino 726 129 398 58 689 4 342 1,102 8,456 456 5,499 2 Wanaanui 7 1.951 .. 518 96 280 64 8,804 1,610 1,535 1,357 12 1,211 923 41 HaDgitikei " .. 15 8,977 174 1,764 .. 3,218 675 6,447 11,985 2,480 8,080 416 9,931 9,231 3,645 17,58- 33 - q Orona 4 2,787 .. 1,475 99 1,015 4 10 643 20 269 24 '• Kairanga !! .. 2 1,544 51 660 .. 342 4 .. 654 .. 25 2 6 915 .. 270 55 .. •• ;; ;; ;; ;; Kiwitea 1.457 12 923 58 447 .. .. 6 .. .. •• ■ • fJ Pohangina !! 1,069 11 961 ..486 6 3 200 .. 100 9 .. 294 .. 117 15 •• Manawatu .. .. 3 2,269 .. 719 .. 655 32 .. 1,013 .. 5 1 .. 10 .. 215 10 Horowhenua 1.493 10 659 63 639 .. 2 .. .. 51 .. 554 3 Hutt 4 313 311 15 151 74 550 2,923 .. 1,355 9 542 1,132 .. 382 Makara 259 40 28 22 14 27 337 .. 506 20 455 1,000 188 : 756 .. •• Featherston .. 2,401 67 1.457 167 858 89 615 1,620 1,660 1,941 56 9 138 15 43 25 .. 19 Wairarapa South .. 28 .. .. .. •• 1,642 .. 1,184 46 668 .. .. •• •• 41 .. .. •• •• •• •• 28 •• 10 •• 102 '!£ 30 230 73 692 it - 100 - :: 52 1 i,oio 2,975 1,035 2,150 7 :: a.T°' :: :: :: :: :: :: :: S s .« a i :: | .. ... > - .. »j » » »»: :: ;; :: :: Mauriceville .. .. 5 .. 33 .. 10 478 .. 191 35 94 .. | •. • • • • ■ • [ ! Totals .. 125 7 43~~~. j 598 17.41 8 744 112.872 1.092 16.946 ho, 13,369 1,602 l U, 779 j28,485 5,634 28,954 | 427 ..j 83 j .. 41 198 30 10 -• •• Totals, North Island 476 4 1,487 I 91 255 '87,266 1,532 37,705 !l,389 i23,245 2,530 ilS,740 '27.692 6,005 il7,084 3,617 120,422 64,147 10,781 43,014 !l,314 •• 290 I 165 —831 1 30 I 545 329_

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C—continued. Statement compiled from the Returns Furnis hed 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, 1937— continued. SHEEP OF A DISTINCTIVE BREED BUT NOT ENTERED IN FLOCK-BOOK—continued.

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ô , ooo . 271 7 i 249 141 I . • 787 .. ! • • 155 310 4,348 .. 178 j .. .. i .. .. • • 12 • • ; • • • • j Wairewa .. .. :.§ •• . •• .. 102 150 .1 30 5 752 6,775 77 41 j 5 ! .. .. .. 5 .. j .. .. | -• H alswe11 •• 1 '■ " ■■ 480 81 i06 14 146 494 30 97 2 314 4,508 312 1,241 2 . 9 ■■ |P rm g s •• '• J ' •• 'io 1213 'll 529 .. 334 218 87 7,485 .. 3,481 29 881 19,946 418 2,304 38 .. . ! Ellesmere .. .. 23 .. .. 152 173 .. 352 558 510 14,846 521 6,072 1,234 7,992 53,997 1,646 19,137! 14 .. 30 .. .. .. • • ■■ •• Selwyn .. •• 22 .. 9 • • 1», | 613 12 306 77 350 3,662 32,921 2,104 16,993 184,231 10,766 42,743 243 .. 152 .. 73 547 .. 22 .. 1 Ash burton .. .. 778 11 971 102 1,2 2,899 123 2,303 .. 1,142 2,bid I2,d00 525 5)303 192 .. 82 .. 59 92 23 Geraldine .. 74.. 961 " 70 ! 665 116 .. 320 .. .. 142 181 2,411 75 231 29 186 .. •• by . .. ■■ ■ 901 7,554 16,103 398 7,559 1,172 9,545 37,643 541 15,645 68 .. .. .. .. 34 Mackenzie .. .. > '• " , 201 373 2 29 2 414 15,911 76,328 2,036 30,662 824 6,496 35.750 802 10,882 149 .. 46 .. 4 307 • Waimate .. • ••• •" ' , " 70 .. .. .. 69 532 791 80 561 Chatham Islands .j 1 •• •• •• •• ' ■' -— — Totalg 64~ 122 *tT 18.528 385 10.318 232 5,419 17,41052,253 513,777 10,491 204.604 20,401 116,139 870,352 27,492 284,085 890 2 320 .. 141 1,325 ... 113 .. 94^ i : . i I Otagk, Distbict. ; . 2 528 839 .. 196 2,517 22,951 51,256 2,302 20,320 599 16,384 26,962 651 12,230 63 .. .. .. .. 45 j •• Waltakl •• '• 279 " 1 638 12,854 36,408 571 18,198 1,241 28,973 57,787 2,398 26,987 •• •• 76 ... .. , | •• Mamototo .. • . • •• •• 215 1,013 6,091 16,334 1,076 7,602 1,566 23,850 68,266 5,067 29,132 49 .. •• •• | •• •• f* 138 " 44 .. 42 1,236 574 8,064 156 2,261 256 1,693 8,753 .. 4,256 4 Waihemo _ 10 222 " J 448 614 6,089 11 1,755 502 1,022 7,928 1,823 2,509 13 4 .. 1 . , j •• W aikouaiti .. •• • " " " „ " "o 900 " ' .. 1,199 4,923 12,350 166 5,300 416 942 3,142 508 1,348 6 .. .. •• •• 95 •• . ••• j " ! " Taieri ..... 110 .. b • . .. 60 .. 1 • • •• I " Peninsula .. .. ' •• ' '001040 " 8 '62 " '74 291 16 320 .. .. 119 4 2,877 60 727 33 .. 200 .. 100 21 .. . •• •• J* •• 14 ' 742 243 .. 152 2,173 33,723 64,856 4,558 32,738 4,579 17,060 24,889 1,714 14,490 15 36 .. T™P eka •• " 30 .... ■ 54 .. 14 742 .. « 16 ' 151 52 __ 28 161 5 578 60 90 23 26 .. ®™ ce '• ,, ÔA 200 " 80 173 " 699 4,039 10,589 2,340 5,054 474 35,057 44,434 4,902 20,910 •• •• •• 2 •; •• Q rtV rl " ! " 374 161 " 128 9 681 *20 936 70 472 1,208 3,885 7,607 890 5,410 286 22,572 22,487 1,780 12,615 176 .. 18 .. 18 227 .. .. Wallace !! ! !! lit " " 26 . 181 . . 61 25 446 4,000 6,110 .. 4,040 34 .. .. .. .. 28 .. .. .. .. Stewart. Island ... 10 -. • - • • • • • • • • • ■ 1 Totalg 9 366 19,872 2fT2,478 70 1,218 12,59889,669 213,925 12,070 98,666 10,645 151,562 274,273 18,963 129,334 417 .. 218 ■ ■ 118 568 „ Totals. South Island īāŌ" W ĪtT 1,719 41,475 510 14,161 316 7,991 31,612 150,126 754,951 23,489 316,4t7 37,431 337,361 137621158,098 526,226 1,393 2 538 J259_ 98_ Totals', North Island 9? 255 87,266 1,532 37,705 1,389 23,245 2,530 18,740 27,692 6,005 17,084 3,617 20,422 64,147 10,781 43,014 1,314 .. 290 30 545 .. 329 Dominion 262 1,974 1287412,042 51,866 1,70531,236 34,142 168,866 782,643 29,494 333,557 41,048 357,783 1440358 68,879 569,240 2,707 2 828 .. 424 2,836 30 658 .. 427

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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, 1937—continued. CROSSBRED AND OTHER SHEEP NOT OTHERWISE ENUMERATED.

Wethers, Ewes to Ewes not to Name of County. 2-tooth and be bred from be bred from Lambs. over. this Season. this Season. Auckland District. Mangonni .. .. .. .. 5,838 23,789 719 13,116 Whangaroa .. .. .. .. 604 8,330 66 4,259 Bay of Islands .. .. .. 6,458 37,259 1,296 13,791 Hokianga .. .. .. .. 11,043 44,303 930 21,721 Whangarei .. .. .. .. 15,428 84,051 557 29,902 Otamatea .. .. .. .. 10,254 55,610 690 20,024 Hobson .. .. .. .. 12,347 49,591 1,837 22,212 Rodney .. .. .. .. 21,698 65,902 943 29,240 Great Barrier Island .. .. .. 752 6,563 689 2,912 Waitemata .. .. .. .. 7,277 57,958 1,959 24,941 Eden .. .. .. .. 1,344 2,020 318 277 Manukau .. .. .. .. 11,211 43,411 4,137 11,798 Franklin .. .. .. .. 4,076 86,499 2,181 19,294 Coromandel .. .. .. .. 4,406 31,635 627 12,202 Thames .. .. .. .. 550 9,197 130 2,390 Hauraki Plains .. .. .. 437 8,118 133 3,280 Ohinemuri .. .. .. .. 803 8,491 380 1,597 Waikato .. .. .. .. 4,080 75,655 1,754 14,676 Raglan .. .. .. .. 26,906 192,213 2,901 72,016 Waipa .. .. .. .. 3,435 123,784 3,767 23,231 Piako .. .. .. .. 3,874 89,569 3,332 11,443 Matamata .. .. .. .. 10,939 131,688 4,868 16,614 Rotorua .. .. .. . 14,409 41,556 861 11,837 Taupo .. .. .. .. 3,647 4,913 1,330 1,204 Taumarunui .. .. .. .. 13,431 63,127 1,177 31,956 Kawliia .. .. .. .. 4,041 40,341 255 17,767 Otorohanga ., .. .. .. 5,524 81,816 1,550 30,022 Waitomo .. .. .. .. 22,150 223,160 3,231 92,189 Ohura .. .. .. .. 9,152 58,563 1,356 32,546 Kaitieke .. .. .. .. 12,404 39,575 954 19,368 Tauranga .. .. .. 11,613 52,273 2,583 6,962 Whakatane .. .. .. .. 10,931 32,252 1,033 14,665 Opotiki .. .. .. .. 14,308 49,743 1,393 28,946 Totals .. .. .. 285,370 1,922,955 49,937 658,398 Poverty Bay District. Matakaoa .. .. .. .. 2,123 48,466 1,815 30,996 Waiapu .. .. .. .. 12,011 130,430 5,285 81,402 Uawa .. .. .. .. 17,057 90,765 3,732 55,695 Cook .. .. .. .. 56,201 386,784 15,452 190,790 Waikoku .. .. .. .. 47,449 297,966 9,194 175,419 Totals .. .. .. 134,841 954,411 35,478 534,302 Hawke's Bay District. Wairoa .. .. .. .. 53,177 319,465 15,499 160,663 Hawke's Bay .. .. .. 74,010 702,718 36,014 258,977 Waipawa '.. .. .. .. 25,232 278,753 10,582 92,546 Waipukurau .. .. .. .. 7,537 97,025 3,518 30,169 Patangata .. .. .. .. 30,831 344,219 12,378 159,365 Weber .. .. .. .. 9,075 35,148 1,851 21,463 Dannevirke .. .. .. .. 15,284 208,484 3,664 83,546 Woodville .. .. .. .. 4,525 58,601 1,887 24,213 Paliiatua .. .. .. .. 9,645 120,458 2,005 54,492 Akitio .. .. .. .. 27,635 119,157 3,122 72,189 Totals .. .. .. 256,951 2,284,028 90,520 957,623

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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, 1937 —continued. CROSSBRED AND OTHER SHEEP NOT OTHERWISE ENUMERATED —continued.

Wethera, Ewes to 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 •• •• •• •• 10,448 56,641 589 21,514 Taranaki .. . • • • • • 679 18,355 457 4,251 Inslewood 1,472 35,669 326 10,440 Egmont 456 16,439 249 2,998 Stratford .. .. •• 5.669 49,091 820 18,706 Whangamomona .. •• 5,262 34,370 1,041 15,909 Eltham 11,290 36,765 738 13,309 Hawera 7,141 55,719 2,744 17,921 Waimate West .. .. •• 268 4,461 60 2,592 Patea •• •• 33,470 178,444 7,625 52,920 Waitotara 26,869. 116,190 5,063 36,091 Waimarino •• •• 37,894 120,507 6,034 67,587 Wanganui ' •• 44,733 223,160 9,908 104,712 Rangitikei .. •• 39,533 646,918 27,585 223,426 Oroua •• 2,328 152,762 8,323 38,236 Kairanga 8,062 84,552 5,145 27,628 Kiwitea 6,003 127,312 1,725 51,885 Pohangina .. .. •• •• 6,129 71,441 832 28,149 Manawatu 5,148 117,803 14,714 37,800 Horowhenua .. .. •• 8,709 84,397 3,532 27,999 Hutt •• •• 13,771 49,154 1,159 24,665 Makara .. .. •• 3,866 32,855 803 15,376 Featherston .. •• •• •• 33,211 273,943 18,001 129,875 Wairarapa South .. .. •• 11,350 143,131 4,485 50,864 Masterton 38,578 281,555 11,642 130,814 Castlepoint .. .. •• •• 13,627 75,382 3,025 47,355 Eketahuna .. .. • • • • 7,432 98,485 2,866 44, -350 Mauriceville .. •• 1,436 41,528 604 14,080 Totals .. .. •• 384,834 3,227,029 140,095 1,261,452 Totals, North Island .. .. 1,061,996 8,388,423 316,030 3,411,775 Marlborough - Nelson - Westland District. Waimea •• •• 21,605 101,255 6,031 38,956 Takaka 3,085 13,460 684 5,453 Collingwood .. .. •• 2,204 7,804 916 4,984 Buller 195 1,763 148 865 Inangahua .. •• •• 354 7,369 215 1,767 Murchison 2,930 22,089 912 7,843 Grey .. •• 1,225 21,003 586 6,104 Westland .. •• 722 23,918 708 6,536 Sounds 8,177 72,547 1,243 33,271 Marlborough 13,498 72,238 3,033 28,063 Awatere 3,763 61,414 1,181 22,902 Totals 57,758 404,860 15,657 156,744 Canterbtjry-Kaikoura District. Kaikoura .. . • • • • • 4,547 38,935 922 15,399 Amuri 6,878 36,831 1,517 15,885 Cheviot 991 37,155 631 13,812 Waipara •• •• 3,413 45,225 1,361 15,001 Ashley 1,016 15,681 1,019 7,303 Kowai •• •• •• 902 16,780 389 4,377 Oxford . 1,868 40,568 I 3,422 14,459

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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, 1937—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. Rangiora .. .. .. .. 809 26,773 1,130 9,476 Eyre .. .. .. .. 3,660 30,200 1,654 13,697 Tawera .. .. .. 133 5,434 893 1,824 Malvern .. .. .. .. 7,706 80,066 6,701 46,760 Paparua .. .. .. .. 2,422 14,680 844 10,026 Waimairi .. .. .. .. 139 4,417 372 1,528 Heathcote .. .. .. .. 164 1,448 .. 627 Akaroa .. .. .. .. 3,211 86,008 1,312 28,986 Mount Herbert .. .. .. 1,889 31,396 164 10,941 Wairewa .. .. .. .. 1,441 61,738 334 15,865 Halswell .. .. .. .. 392 7,244 375 4,504 Springs .. .. .. .. 742 21,816 1,188 6,020 Ellesmere .. .. .. .. 3,944 53,880 2,058 16,005 Selwyn .. .. .. .. 5,811 71,498 5,114 39,084 Ashburton .. .. .. .. 25,963 441,101 33,082 205,747 Geraldine .. .. .. .. 19,912 206,265 14,097 89,772 Levels .. .. .. .. 13,067 150,309 11,008 64,808 Mackenzie .. .. .. .. 13,506 178,565 5,445 72,846 Waimate .. .. .. .. 11,917 314,942 13,461 125,181 Chatham Islands .. .. .. 12,641 29,682 1,769 19,657 Totals .. .. .. 149,084 2,048,637 110,262 869,590 Otago District. Waitaki .. .. .. .. 20,899 306,669 7,929 105,672 Maniototo .. .. .. .. 35,242 134,994 5,640 62,880 Vincent .. .. .. .. 20,628 119,957 5,577 47,370 Waihemo .. .. .. .. 5,874 82,891 4,299 31,968 Waikouaiti .. .. .. .. 3,869 48,379 1,096 14,866 Taieri .. .. .. .. 28,751 138,702 12,139 61,191 Peninsula .. .. .. .. 131 10,739 7 2,298 Clutha .. .. .. .. 10,966 295,194 10,404 127,023 Tuapeka .. .. .. .. 17,153 190,968 7,577 90,778 Bruce .. .. .. .. 9,057 183,974 4,876 80,408 Lake .. .. .. .. 15,864 51,638 3,562 21,668 Southland .. .. .. .. 57,068 1,226,624 27,593 436,038 Wallace .. .. .. .. 19,234 468,958 9,782 159,264 Stewart Island .. .. .. 706 1,584 228 1,141 Totals .. .. .. 245,442 3,261,271 100,709 1,242,565 Totals, South Island .. .. 452,284 5,714,768 226,628 2,268,899 Totals, North Island .. .. 1,061,996 8,388,423 316,030 3,411,775 Totals, Dominion .. .. 1,514,280 14,103,191 542,658 5,680,674

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C— continued. SUMMARY Number and Percentage of each Breed by Sheep Districts.

North Island Sheep Districts. South Island Sheep Districts. 1— ' — ' Dominion. n . a 11 j Poverty Bay • Wellington - twqI Marlborough- Canterbury- Otago. Total. Breed of Sheep. Auckland. Hawke's Bay. West Coast. Total. Nelson -Westland. Kaikoura. : ! I _ : • Number. Number. Number. | Number. Number. | Number. Cent. Number. Cent. Number. Cent. Number. Cent. • * • | 9 Stud sheep (entered in FlockMerino' ~ .. .. .. .. .. .. .. •• •• -• 6,229 0-43 9,918 0-16 7,413 0-11 23,560 0-17 23,560 0-07 Lincoln !!! " .. " 176 0-00 1,501 0-02 1,677 0-01 349 0-03 1 0-00 93 0-00 443 0-00 2,120 0-01 Romney .. .. .. 19,941 0-56 20,793 0-30 93,614 1-42 134,348 0-79 6,711 0-46 8,174 0-13 57,148 0-86 72,033 0-51 206,381 0-66 Border Leicester .. .. 205 0-00 205 0-00 221 0-02 9,425 0-15 6,651 0-10 16,297 0-12 16,502 0-05 English Leicester .. .. 644 0-02 103 0-00 128 0-00 875 0-01 1,708 0-12 17,546 0-28 1,169 0-02 20,423 0-14 21,298 0-07 Shropshire .. .. 25 0-00 .. .. .. .. 25 0-00 41 0-00 1,097 0-02 342 0-01 1,480 0-01 1,505 0-01 Southdown .. .. 13,436 0-38 17,541 0-26 48,281 0-73 79,258 0-46 2,367 0-16 33,886 0-55 11,211 0-17 47,464 0-33 *26, 722 0-40 Corriedale .. .. 247 0-01 620 0-01 748 0-01 1,615 0-01 1,340 0-09 40,228 0-65 14,361 0-22 55,929 0-39 5 0-18 Ryeland .. .. .. 643 0-02 759 0-01 990 0-02 2,392 0-01 137 0-01 2,564 0-04 676 0-01 3,377 0-02 5,769 0-02 Other breeds 23 0-00 136 0-00 159 0-00 935 0-06 3,403 0-06 .. .. 4,338 0-03 4,497 0-01 Totals .. .. 35,141 0-99 40,015 1 0-58 145,398 ; 2-20 | 220,554 1-29 20,038 1-38 126,242 2-04 99,064 1-50 245,344 1-72 465,898 1-48 Sheep of a distinctive breed, but not entered in Flock-book — , _ __ , _ __ Merino .. .. .. 10,300 0-29 4,125 0-06 10,571 0-16 24,996 0-15 192,965 13-26 520,607 8-43 297,510 4-50 1,011,082 7-10 1,03b, 078 3-31 Lincoln .. .. .. 2,057 0-06 4,798 0-07 2,902 0-04 i 9,757 0-06 3,028 0-21 5,944 0-10 4,634 0-07 13,606 0-10 23,363 0-08 Romney.. .. .. 502,420 14-19 1,515,433 21-95 1,236,601 18-68 3,254,454 19-07 107,156 7-36 132,178 2-14 305,341 4-62 544,675 3-82 3,799,129 12-14 Border Leicester .. .. 735 0-02 704 0-01 1,851 0-03! 3,290 0-02 2,403 0-16 21,648 0-35 14,084 0-21 38,135 0-27 41,42.5 0-13 English Leicester .. .. 1.479 0-04 1,198 0-02 197 0-00 2,874 0-02 3,226 0-22 28,166 0-46 3,175 0-05 34,567 0-24 °' 12 Shropshire .. .. 1,241 0-04 884 0-01 188 0-00 2,313 0-01 1,737 0-12 5,947 0-10 2,172 0-03 9,856 0-07 12,169 0-04 Southdown .. .. 36,566 1-03 43,336 0-63 71,235 1-08 151,137 0-88 5,905 0-41 34,882 0-56 23,666 0-36 64,453 0-45 215,590 0-69 Corriedale .. .. 12,387 0-35 2,138 0-03 57,526 0-87 72,051 0-42 51,188 3-52 798,535 12-94 426,928 6-46 1,276,651 8-96 1,348,702 4-31 Half-bred .. .. 21,355 0-60 41,172 0-59 79,454 1-20 141,981 0-83 432,081 29-70 1,318,469 21-36 584,777 8-84 2,335,327 16-40 2,477,308 7-91 Ryeland.. .. .. 803 0-02 415 0-01 551 0-01 1,769 0-01 86 0-01 1,353 0-02 753 0-01 2,192 0-02 3,961 0-01 Other breeds .. .. 717 0-02 780 0-01 238 0-00 1,735 0-01 116 0-01 1,532 0-02 568 0-01 2,216 0-02 3,951 0-01 Totals .. .. 590,060 16-66 1,614,983 23-39 1,461,314 22-07 3,666, 357 21-48 799,891 54-98 2,869,261 j46- 48 1,663,608 25-16 5,332,760 37-45 8,999,117 28-75 Crossbreds and others not other- 2,916,660 82-35 5,248,154 76-03 5,013,410 75-73 13,178,224 '77-23 635,019 43-64 3,177,573 tōI-48 4,849,987 73-34 8,662,579 60-83 21,840,803 69-77 wise enumerate 3,541,861 100-00 6,903,152 100-00 6,620, 122 ilOO-OO 117,065,135 100-00 1,454,948 100-00 6,173,076 jlOO-OO 6,612,659 100-00 14,240,683 100-00 31,305,818 100-00

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C —continued. Number of Sheep in the Dominion by Classes, 1936 and 1937.

SUMMARIES.

Number of Ewes in the Dominion (Stud and Others) since 1917.

Stud Sheep SbeeP b ut enteed in Bree<3 Oross i? ed ™ d otheI 81 » e f not Dominion. (entered in Flock-book). Mock-book otherwise enumerated. Class. 1 — 1936. 1937. 1936. 1937. 1936. j 1937. 1936. j 1937. I 1 ' —— L Rams . .. 12,398 10,991 480,005 j 504,653 .. .. 492,403 515,644 Wethers .. .. .. .. 1,158,097 1,138,961 1,450,548 1,514,280 2,608,645 2,653,241 Breeding-ewes . .. 249,016 260,510 5,078,834 4,968,376 13,341,111 14,103,191 18,668,961 19,332,077 Dry eww 7,105 6,077 279,115 ! 246,782 578,871 542,658 865,091 795,517 Lambs .. .. 174,869 188,320 2,067,708 | 2,140,345 5,236,027 5,680,674 7,478,604 8,009,339 Totals .. .. 443,388 465,898 9,063,759 8,999,117 j 20,606,557 21,840,803 30,113,704 31,305,818

Poverty Bay- Wellington- | Marlborough- Canterbury- otaeo Total ni Auckland Hawke's Bay West Coast jNelson-Westlancl Kaikoura Sheen in CaB8 ' District Shee P ® hee .P n Sh t eep t DiS. Domfnion. j uistrict. District. District. District. District. Stud rams (entered 1,082 j 1,016 3,219 530 2,954 2,190 10,991 in Flock-book) j Other rams .. 59,786 111,281 106,006 21,929 97,830 107,821 504,653 Wethers .. 331,030 508,672 488,729 217,133 j 506,447 601,230 2,653,241 Breeding-ewes .. 2,281,402 ! 4,148,430 4,140,556 817,368 3,833,405 4,110,916 19,332,077 Dry ewes .. 55,808 : 168,482 182,102 48,263 187,835 153,027 795,517 Lambs., .. 812,753 1,965,271 1,699,510 349,725 1,544,605 1,637,475 8,009,339 Totals .. "āTēIĪTiēi ! 6,903,152 6,620,122 1,454,948 6,173,076 6,612,659 | 31,305,818

North Island. South Island. Dominion. Year. j Breeding-ewes. Dry Ewes. Breeding-ewes. Dry Ewes. Breeding-ewes. Dry Ewes. 19 17 .. 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 1931 . . 9,247,005 642,488 8,361,724 568,226 17,608,729 1,210,714 1932 .. .. 9,170,996 581,452 7,892,064 686,726 17,063,060 1,268,178 1933 .. 9,318,941 486,037 7,890,756 512,849 17,209,697 998,886 1934 " .. 9,524,065 424,170 8,047,361 508,986 17,571,426 933,156 1935 .. 9,697,231 502,032 8,115,186 486,033 17,812,417 988,065 1936 .. 10,300,826 407,164 8,368,135 457,927 18,668,961 865,091 1937 .. 10,570,388 406,392 8,761,689 389,125 19,332,077 795,517

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C —continued. Number of Rams, Wethers, Ewes, and Lambs in the Dominion since 1917.

Number of Sheep in the Dominion since 1917.

4 —H. 23.

Stud Rams, Flock Earns, Wethers, Year. I Two-tooth and Two-tooth and Two-tooth and Breeding-ewes. Dry Ewes. Lambs. lotais. Over. Over. Over. 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 1 13 541 307,763 3,922,632 12,341,900 1,811,397 7,431,321 25,828,554 1920 I 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 I 10,862 319,193 2,551,627 13,063,003 817,932 6,318,822 23,081,439 1924 j 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 I 12,334 375,940 3,074,974 14,831,730 831,691 6,522,347 25,649,016 1928 .. i 12,151 384,200 3,024,647 15,534,051 869,127 7,309,634 27,133,810 1929 I 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 30,841,287 1931 15,001 446,997 3,429,552 17,608.729 1,21.0,714 7,081,523 29,792,516 1932 .. i 17,169 451,882 2,730,826 17,063,060 1,268,178 7,160,673 28,691,788 1933 .. 13,353 450,266 2,415,183 17,209,697 998,886 6,668,581 27,755,966 1934 12,034 455,177 2,437,618 17,571,426 933,156 7,239,627 28,649,038 1935 11,249 459,821 2,481,354 17,812,417 988,065 7,323,848 29,076,754 1936 12 398 480,005 2,608,645 18,668,961 865,091 7,478,604 30,113,704 1937 10,991 504,653 2,653,241 19,332,077 795,517 8,009,339 31,305,818

L , i 0+ . .. Sheep of a Distinctive Breed and Crossbred Sheep. • ai~nA Rtnri , Total Stud Grand Total s Flock Brfedfn*- Drv T Stu ? * ~ I " Stud and <x« -F iock ±5reeum 0 Lambs, and Flock j Flock Sheen !* Bams. ewes. Ewes. Earns. Wethers. I |^e S Dry Ewes. | Lambs. *">ck biieep. 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 325'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 1990 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 1921 322'144 1.58'608 9,513 110,428 600,693 3,634,799 11,989,180 1,336,306 5,724,053 23,285,031 1920 322'o72 154'277 7,259 98,221 581,829 2,727,624 12,341,777 952,789 5,618,240 22,222,259 1923 33o'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 1925 .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 24,904,993 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 1931 461'998 238'281 8,081 169,879 878,239 3,429,552 17,370,448 1,202,633 6,911,644 29,792,516 1932 469 051 232,006 7,855 164,750 873,662 2,730,826 16,831,054 1,260,323 6,995,923 28,691,788 1933 463 619 226,330 6,625 160,265 856,839 2,415,183 16,983,367 992,261 6,508,316 27,755,966 1934 467'211 228 769 7 083 162,631 865,694 2,437,618 17,342,657 926,073 7,076,996 28,649,038 1935 471 070 231!605 7',292 169,041 879,008 2,481,354 17,580,812 980,773 7,154,807 29,076,754 1936 492403 249 016 7 105 174,869 923,393 2,608,645 18,419,945 857,986 7,303,735 30,113,704 1937 260!ōl0 6,077 188,320 970,551 2,653,241 19,071,567 | 789,440 7,821,019 31,305,818

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2. On the 30th Apbil, 1937. Owners of Sheep owning Total Number o£ Sheep Districts, by Counties. ; Name and Addkess of Offices, and I o • ! 5 - is -1-2 • i -8 d d ' ® I Appointments held by him. io ho h§ |h§ h8 rt§ h§ S8'§° Owners j g , g iHO Oio O o I O o © - o ~ I nf £Vhppr> oiieep. o us I o ~ ! o ~ « •• ; o . v fo o -o © 01 - | CT |.q.h O | t- | g | eg a j | ' Cockayne, A. H , Wellington, Director-General. AUCKLAND DISTEICT — Barry, W. C., M.E.C.V.S., Wellington, Director, Bay of Islands Subdivision — Live-stock Division Mangonui ... ... ... ... 88 60 19 7 2 176 58,172 \ Whangaroa ... ... ... ... 34 21 9 3 67 20,478 Bay of Islands 107 51 34 18 5 215 93,148 H. A Whangarei, Inspector of Stock, Hokianga ... ... ... ... 62 63 27 : 23 4 1 180 96,285 1 Registrar of Brands Whangarei Subdivision- ! I I VGraham F Kaitaia, Inspector of Stock. Whangarei ... ... ...115 95 59 1 35 7 311 158,958 Grabb, A DargaviUe, Inspector of Stock Otamatea 61 59 49 17 7 193 106,960 Cooper, J. C., Kailcohe, Inspector of Stock. Hobson ... ... ... ... 84 46 44 26 5 ... 1 206 119,176 , Auckland Subdivision — Bodney ... ... ... ... 142 100 39 ' 20 1 3 305 123,255 \ Great Barrier Island ... ... ... 14 4 10 1 29 12,127 | Elliot, D., Auckland, Inspector of Stock, BegisWaitemata ... ... ... ... 93 48 30 15 5 2 1 194 106,299 | trar of Brands. Eden ... ... ... ... ... 2 2 1 2 7 4,011 } Stuart, C. E., Auckland, Inspector of Stock. Manukau ... ... ... ... 57 50 36 23 4 170 92,429 j Niccol, J. G., Pukekohe, Inspector of Stock. Eranklin ... ... ... ... 83 69 59 21 6 238 127,440 j Cooper, W. J., Helensville, Inspector of Stock. Coromandel ... ... ... ... 46 49 20 15 3 133 66,921 I Ohinemuri Subdivision— B I " " I \ T , , Thames 7 14 3 3 1 ... 28 14,772 McKinlay, E. A., Hamilton, Inspector of Stock, Hauraki Plains 25 11 4 3 ! ... 43 13,380 Register of Brands Ohinemuri 16 7 7 3 33 14,320 W. JWoa lnspector of Stock. Wailcato Subdivision- \ 1 aC^ mt °^' ™ H r am f™' In spector of Stock. Piako 15 16 27 38 11 107 122 422 W. 1). 1j., Mūtūwiūtū, Inspector of Waikato "! ... 1 26 26 47 34 4 137 113! 097 Q , T „ ™ T . Qi . . Baglan 50 70 95 98 31 5 1 1 ... 351 404,219 Saarland, J.H., Thames.,, Inspe, 3tor of Stock Waipa 95 67 51 46 10 j ... 269 170,777 Melros ®> G - B ' le Awaml Uu > Inspector of Matamata ... ... ... ... 25 33 33 55 10 3 j ... 159 171,693 J bt0 '

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Te Kuiti Subdivision — I j Taupo... _ ... ... ... ... 7 1 5 2 2 17 14,476 Taumarunui ... ... ... ... 41 60 52 26 7 2 188 144,177 Aawma ... ... ... ... 28 46 26 19*" 4 123 77,645 McKinlay, E. A., Hamilton, Registrar of Otorolianga ... ... ... ... g2 9Q 3? gl 4 2 "" '' 24g Brands. vvaitomo ... ... ... ... 12& 189 120 98 16 4 1 553 398,550 Bonner, W. G., Te Kuiti, Inspector of Stock. Oliura... ... ... ... ... gg 53 28' 7 » 2 ... 222 157'301 \Harris, W., Wanganui, Registrar of Brands for Kaitieke __ ... ... ... 34 gg 4g 2g g " ' m g6',560 ( Kaitieke. Bay oj Plenty Subdivision McKinlay, R., Taumarunui, Inspector of Stock. ••• ••• 102 49 25 12; 2 1 191 74,779 Watt, M. W., Tauranga, Inspector of Stock. Whakatane ... ... ... ... 79 g 2 j 3 1 123 6o'll8 Kent, G. X., Opotiki, Inspector of Stock. Opotiki ... ... ... ... 2 g gg 2 Q' g | Newson, C. H., Botorua, Inspector of Stock. Rotorua ... ... ... ... j 25 21 11 1Q 2 2 1 72 76'520 Totals, Auckland District ... 187115761122 787174 26 4 4 1 5,565 3,541,861 j j POVERTY BAY DISTRICT,— Matakaoa ... ... ... ... 8 3 12 31 12 3 ... 69 117,839 \ Waiapu ... ... ... ... 10 38 41 80 29 9 4 5 1 217 465,022 [ Bould, F. R., Gisborne, Inspector of Stock, Uawa ... ... ... ... ... 7 9 11 18 18 5 4 4 1 77 23ō'432 r Registrar of Brands. Cook ... ... ... ... ... 66 66 78 86 67 15 12 9 ... 399 I French, T., Gisborne, Inspector of Stock. Waikohu ... ... ... ... j 22 26 43 78 41 16 11 8 1 246 647440 ' Totals, Poverty Bay District ... 113 142 185 293167 48 31 26 3 1,008 2,246,404 IIAWKE'S BAY DISTRICT Napier Subdivision — )Y ai ? a , t, 26 35 i 61 102 57 15 5 8 1 310 666,936 Ull „ „ „ .. T , , a , , Hawke s Bay ... ... ... ... 94 104 172 288 96 38 12 9 ... 813 1 409 239 | Alien, H. E., Hastings, Inspector 01 Stock, Waipawa ' 43 46 1 101 151 34 10 2 ... "" 387 ' Registrar of Brands. Waipukurau ... ... ... ... g 10 24 55 19 3 1 114. 17Q 9Q1 I Hudson, G. F., Wairoa, Inspector of Stock, Patangata ... ... ... ... 16 19 46 107 70 27 4 9 ... 298 777' 534 J Re g lstrar of Brands. Woodville Subdivision — Webel * . 1 2 9 26 12 2 ... 1 ... 53 111,255 , Dannevirke ... ... ... ... 42 86 77 80 24 6 1 1 ... 317 358,240 I Kinghorn, A., Dannevirke, Inspector of Stock, Woodville ... ... ... ... 18 22 23 39 7 109 106,285 Registrar of Brands. Pahiatua ... ... ... ... 41 51 54 72 19 237 228,519 j Mills, T. H. Dannevirke, Inspector of Stock. Akltl ° 12 27 51 54 18 4 ... 2 2 170 300,635 j Totals, Hawke's Bay District ... 302 402,618 974 349 105 25 30 3 2,808 4,656,748

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2 - 1 On the 30th Apbil, 1937. I Owners of Sheep owning Total Number of Sheep Distbicts, by Counties. i Name and Addbess of Officer, and o L ■ i ° ' i ° ■ 2 ■ °o I "d 'h ® i Appointments held by him. 2 g w8 |o§ o! ol goloo ?q? ers I Sheep. - S IS 10 18 ° : j |S" §5- |s ! |S ! § 1 ° £ Sheep -! WEST COAST DISTRICT,— Taranaki Subdivision — ' Clifton ... ... ... ... 42 43 38 17. 4 ... 1 145 91,535 _ .. T « AT D , tl T / (ot , Taranaki 55 31 11 2 ! 99 24,948 Ferriday, J. M , New Plymouth, Inspector of Stock, Inglewood 56 34 20 10 1 121 49,306 ® eg ifT Bra » ds ; f , Stratford 46 57 29 25 4 161 94,934 Hl "' E ' de Stratford, Inspector of Stock, Whangamomona 25 40 33 19 2 1 120 77,014 1, Registiar of Brands. Eitham 14 24 19 17 9 83 76,467 person, J - *>., Hawera, Inspector of Stock, Hawera ... ... ... 19 22 30 27 5 3 106 107,383 Registrar of Brands. Waimate West 9 16 3 19 9 469 Lamb ie, A. W„ Opunake, Inspector of Stock. Egmont ;;; ;;; 22 is 7 5 2 ;;; 49 23! 663 , Bur S e ss,C.G„ New Plymouth, Inspector of Stock. Wanganui Subdivision — Patea... ... ... ... ... 21 34 63 76 27 4 2 ... ... 227 310,492 T , , , Waitotara 28 31 44 60 16 5 1 185 230,767 I H % ms ' W ■> Wanganut, Inspector of Stock, Waimarino ... ... ... ... 59 71 56 49 18 10 1 2 ... 266 301,533 Re g lstrar of Braiuls Wanganui 20 28 56 73 37 8 5 9 ... 236 498,537 ; Thompson, R, A., Iiaetiht, Inspector of Stock. Rangitikei ... ... ... ... 69 102 168 296 96 21 8 12 5 777 1,410,565 j Newport, G. W,, Taihape, Inspector of Stock. Manawatu Subdivision — Oroua... ... ... ... ... 27 65 63 76 22 1 254 276,740 , Kairanga ... ... ... ... 25 37 45 60 7 174 162,899 I Denize, H. R., Palmerston North, Inspector of Kiwitea .. ... ... ... 51 71 82 90 23 1 1 319 326,240 ( Stock, Registrar of Brands. Pohangina ... ... ... ... 26 64 52 42 11 ... 1 196 170,059 [Stewart, G. H., Palmerston North, Inspector of Manawatu ... ... ... ... 37 37 48 48 13 3 2 1 ... 189 211,311 Stock. Horowhenua ... ... ... ... 42 45 57 52 8 1 205 168,477 j Palmer, E. A., Feilding, Inspector of Stock. Wellington Subdivision — Hutt (together with the Islands of Kapiti, 43 33 37 35 8 ... 1 157 132,885 1 Wilson, W., Wellington, Inspector of Stock, Mana, and Somes) Registrar of Brands. Makara ... ... ... ... 9 16 15 15 4 2 1 62 76,718 j Sim, T. M., Wellington, Inspector of Stock. Totals, West Coast District ... 745 899 9791097317 60 24 24 5 4,150 4,831,942

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WAIRARAPA DISTRICT,— Masterton Subdivision — < | I or> j Featherston ... ... 31 20 46 91 38 15 7 2 3 2o3 i 562,233 , Wii,irarapa South ... ... ... 27 38| 44 38 24 6 ... 1 ... 178 j 248,613 A. T. P., Masterton, Inspector of Masterton 27 45: 85 96 43 17 6 1 ... 320 557,148 !, Stock, Registrar of Brands. Castlepoint ... ... ... ••• 2 3| 7 23 16 9 2 1 ... bo ■ lbif, .Jaine, J. P., Masterton, Inspector of Stock. Eketahuna 31 51| 40 42 10 2 1 177 | 172,616 Mauriceville 22 16 23 15 2 1 79 60,290 ;) Totals, Wairarapa District ... 140 173 245 305 133 50 16 5 3 1,0, '0 p.,788, 180 Totals, North Island ... ...31713192 3149 3456,1140289 100 89 15 14,601 |l7,065, 135 — - . - - - MARLBOROUGH - NELSON - WESTLAND DISTRICT,— Nelson Subdivision — Waimea ... ... ••• 462 295 121 42 2 2 | .„,5,675 j] £>i a j r q. Nelson, Inspector of Stock, Registrar Takaka 74 34 27 6 141 45,899 of Bra nds. Colliugwood 28 22 9 4 1 64 | 26,043 Biiller ... ... ... ••• 41 6 47 4,6z4 * Murchison ... ... ... ••• 56 47 21 9 ... 1 134 53,633 q g ; Greymouth, Inspector of Stock, Westland Subdivision — ! dr7 A J- p e(T ; a f Va y nf Weslliod I® 54 20 5 199, «,685 fg g g. Greijmmiih, Iospectoi- of Stock. ST, 8 ::: ::: ::: ::: S S J ?::: ::: ::: ::: ::: iS; km > Marlborough Subdivision — rv , , . , Cl , , Sounds . ... 28 46 54 41 11 i 1 182 171,25a Shand, G, D., Blenheim, Inspector of Stock, Marlborough ... 131 177 102 63 18 8 1 3 ... 503 394,448 r Registrar of Brands. Awatere ° ... ... ... 3 16 59 82 25 4 5 2 ... 196 366,297 Parsons, P. G. R. C., Blenheim, Inspector of Stock. Totals, _ Marlborough - Nelson - West- 1064 744 429 261 57 16 7 5 ... 2,583 1,454,948 land District ' " CANTERBURY-KAIKOURA DISTRICT,— Northern Subdivision— o Kaikoura . ... ••• 63 28 27 40 18 1 1 178 198,048 \ Amuri ... ... 9 17 54 64 24 10 4 4 1 187 406,987 Skinner, R. W., Amberley, Inspector of Stock, Cheviot !!! 19 50 48 50 15 3 ... 1 ... 186 209,875 | Registrar of Brands. A ship v ... ••• 32 27 17 22 7 1 1 ... ••• 107 98,930 I Muir, W., Rotherham, Inspector of Stock. "" " I" 43 44 26 21 7 141 92,888 Stuart, W. R. J., Kaikoura, Inspector of Stock. Waipara !!! !" 34 52 88 126 25 7 1 3 ... 336 450,926

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1 2 - On the 30th Apbil, 1937. 3 ' Owners of Sheep owning Total Number of Sheep Districts, by Counties. [ j Name and Address of Offices, and o I o • o . ~7~1 | i Appointments held by him. -2 8 S° w8 oS Owners j ay,„ pn 1 «=«- «-S- §S go §-§ of Sheep. p - | . J. 1 rH <M tfj j j " _ ~ ~ j " ~ CANTERBURY - KA1K0URA DISTRICT— continued. j Ghristchurch Subdivision — Oxford ... ... ... ... 52 4] 62 29 4 188 123,105 i Akaroa ... ... ... ... 44 38 39 49 4 1 175 134,028 Mount Herbert ... ... ... 8 16 15 13 6 58 57,791 Wairewa ... ... ... ... 20 23 24 30 8 105 96^269 Selwyn ... ... ... .. 23 39 47 60 18 3 3 1 1 195 298,264 ~ ' ::: J 1 j ' 4 .! ::: 8 "?:S Ia ' p " ctor " f 10ra " 4- ol 1q q i jfo ol'fco Melrose > J. A., Ghristchuroh, Inspector of Stock. £z ::: ::: ::: ::: i , ::: ? 2 I : :: ■ s *8 1 ::: ::: !::: « S:S Halswell ... ... ... ... 5 8 3 5 1 1 23 21,630 Sprigs 27 34 19 9 ... i ... 89 39,792 Ellesmere ... . . ... ... 47 71 46 31 2 2 199 126,145 Ashburton ... 122 317 350| 315 53 7 4 1 6 1 1,175 1,217,142 Chatham Islands ... ... ... 24 28 20 14 6 5 97 | 100,561 Timaru Subdivision — Levels " 106 136 111 57 11 2 aoo | Urquhart, T. D., Timaru, Inspector of Stock, Mackenzie 1 ! S ]l l "■ - j 422 : 259,814 : Registrar of Brands. Waimate i 9 : , | "• 369: 571,484 j Robertson, E. J., Fairlie, Inspector of Stock. ™ 6 105 217: 208| 173j 29 8 J2 746 | 715,522 |j Griffith, J. A., Waimate, Inspector of Stock. Totals, Canterbury-Kaikoura District 11L6 1655 16251405 320 65 21 23 8 6,238 ! 6,173,076 OTAGO DISTRICT,— ~" Oamar u Subdivision — j : r . Wait-iki 17 t : 0* a I oi a m, , £) , 0 \ Ingram, xV., Oamaru, Inspector of Stock, VaiUkl 244! 210| 131 42 j 12 j 6 1 1 822 I 741,567 ; Registrar of Brands. I I Worthington, C. W., Kurow, Inspector of Stock.

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Duns tan Subdivision — i Maniototo ... ... ... ... 30 34 58 124 34 11 ... 2 ... 293 469,763 Vincent ... ... ... ... 34 58 92 79 45 10 2 3 ... 343 472,810 Ross, J. P., Dunedin, Inspector of Stock, Registrar of Brands. Dunedin Subdivision— Millar, G., Clyde, Inspector of Stock. Waihemo ... ... ... ... 25 28 45 32 13 2 ... 1 ... 146 163,149 fFleming, J., Banfurly, Inspector of Stock. Waikouaiti ... ... ... ... 64 38 17 23 7 1 ... 150 99,036 ! Sheman, J. 0., Dunedin, Inspector of Stock. Taieri ... ... ... ... 84 77 54 67 18 3 2 1 ... 306 294,297 Craig, S. R., Palmerston, Inspector of Stock. Peninsula ... ... ... ... 14 23 6 2 45 15,961 ) Ciutha Subdivision — /Reid, G. ( Balclutha, Inspector of Stock, Clutha ... ... ... ... 224 174 205 157 26 786 540,639 Registrar of Brands. Tuapeka ... ... ... ... 98 82 106 163 32 6 2 1 1 491 557,253 -{Elder, T., Owaka, Inspector of Stock. Brace ... ... ... ... 91 142 134 92 8 1 468 314,697 Kitto, H., Lawrence, Inspector of Stock. Hubbard, W, W., Tapanui, Inspector of Stock. fflNlllljMf 36 , m m>m Mackley, 0. 0.,lnvercargill, Inspector of Stock. «rt*" 4 58 g EJ 52 " I 5 » * mSSS I Inspect,, olStock. •• 273 249 264 149 29 3 4 5 ... 976 729,287 Munr0 R. D., Gore, Inspector of Stock. Stewart Island 3 o 1 1 10 3,716 , Bount ; oei H „ Ota.tos, Inspector of Stock. ! McNally, G. T., Wyndham, Inspector of Stock. Totals, Otago District ... 1980188318991543 333 65 29 18 5 7,755 6,612,659 ! Douglas, A., Lumsden, Inspector of Stock. — Mclntyre, R. J., Queenstown, Inspector of Stock, Totals, South Island ... 4160 4282 3953 3209 710146 57 46 13 16,576 14,240,683 Forrester, A., Pembroke, Inspector of Stock. Totals, Dominion ... ... 733117474710266651850435 157 135 28 31,177 31,305,818

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THE ANNUAL SHEEP RETURNS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30th APRIL, 1937. Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1937 Session I, H-23

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THE ANNUAL SHEEP RETURNS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30th APRIL, 1937. Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1937 Session I, H-23

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