Feb. 18.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 651

TABLE SHOWING NUMBER OF STOCK IN EACH COUNTY, 1903-4—continued.

DISTRICT OF WELLINGTON.

Waitotara .. .. .. .. 2,136 1,601 16,926 129,813
Wanganui .. .. .. .. 3,837 2,581 18,407 351,673
Waimarino .. .. .. .. 1,193 2,447 3,822
Rangitikei .. .. .. .. 6,195 4,165 40,367 539,492
Kiwitea .. .. .. .. 2,341 2,624 22,054 247,441
Pohangina .. .. .. .. 1,155 1,951 11,796 104,578
Oroua .. .. .. .. 2,560 3,564 19,506 255,860
Kairanga .. .. .. .. 3,539 3,707 21,997
Manawatu .. .. .. .. 2,749 3,765 23,641 122,864
Horowhenua .. .. .. .. 3,735 4,787 27,660 124,543
Hutt .. .. .. .. 5,308 3,136 15,671 196,203
Featherston .. .. .. .. 3,190 2,108 26,015 416,169
South Wairarapa .. .. .. .. 2,439 2,362 22,966 161,960
Masterton .. .. .. .. 3,864 1,546 26,790 514,552
Castlepoint .. .. .. .. 524 60 7,886 145,764
Akitio .. .. .. .. 1,215 530 14,707 152,800
Pahiatua .. .. .. .. 2,226 3,502 23,966 202,820
Eketahuna .. .. .. .. 1,041 1,783 9,286 62,857
Mauriceville .. .. .. .. 460 560 4,387 64,129

Totals .. .. .. .. 49,707 46,779 357,850 3,793,518

DISTRICT OF MARLBOROUGH.

Marlborough .. .. .. .. 3,718 1,417 5,513 491,006
Sounds.. .. .. .. 903 1,601 6,060 161,057
Kaikoura .. .. .. .. 1,248 440 3,143 174,411

Totals .. .. .. .. 5,869 3,458 14,716 826,474

DISTRICT OF NELSON.

Collingwood .. .. .. .. 1,366 2,542 7,743 45,361
Waimea .. .. .. .. 4,901 4,340 14,153 214,804
Buller .. .. .. .. 551 456 3,355 2,276
Inangahua .. .. .. .. 988 816 6,529 25,912

Totals .. .. .. .. 7,806 8,154 31,780 288,353

DISTRICT OF WESTLAND.

Grey .. .. .. .. 925 673 6,197 11,227
Westland .. .. .. .. 1,424 528 10,581 16,878

Totals .. .. .. .. 2,349 1,201 16,778 28,105

DISTRICT OF CANTERBURY.

Amuri .. .. .. .. 1,448 143 4,295 382,149
Cheviot .. .. .. .. 895 442 1,299 186,640
Ashley .. .. .. .. 8,766 6,814 20,243 750,441
Selwyn.. .. .. .. 15,740 17,807 34,090 697,569
Akaroa and Mount Herbert .. .. .. .. 2,754 2,592 25,536 230,894
Ashburton .. .. .. .. 10,236 7,438 11,198 888,842
Geraldine .. .. .. .. 4,497 3,383 7,209 642,566
Levels .. .. .. .. 3,688 1,969 6,762
Waimate .. .. .. .. 5,989 3,104 12,543 573,551
Mackenzie .. .. .. .. 1,636 406 3,175 392,373

Totals .. .. .. .. 55,649 44,098 126,350 4,745,025

DISTRICT OF OTAGO.

Waitaki .. .. .. .. 5,839 3,736 25,099 543,058
Waihemo .. .. .. .. 1,464 539 4,831 112,270
Waikouaiti .. .. .. .. 1,533 1,536 9,755 71,238
Peninsula .. .. .. .. 883 782 7,276 1,948
Taieri .. .. .. .. 7,124 3,998 25,602 188,782
Bruce .. .. .. .. 3,764 1,420 9,970 160,564
Clutha .. .. .. .. 4,960 1,860 18,486 282,320
Tuapeka .. .. .. .. 3,978 905 6,679 351,955
Maniototo .. .. .. .. 2,335 482 6,458 301,496
Vincent .. .. .. .. 2,364 755 5,099 291,788
Lake .. .. .. .. 1,503 552 4,218 153,576
Southland .. .. .. .. 17,891 6,633 67,574 771,348
Wallace and Fiord .. .. .. .. 5,433 1,394 21,558 400,800
Stewart Island .. .. .. .. 11 26 327 1,622

Totals .. .. .. .. 59,082 24,618 212,932 3,632,765

Totals for colony, 1903-4 .. 299,182 226,591 1,593,547 18,954,553
" 1902-3 .. 287,419 193,740 1,460,663 20,342,727

Increase .. .. .. .. 11,763 32,851 132,884 ..
Decrease .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,388,174

NOTE.—Horses, swine, and cattle as at 15th October, 1903; sheep as at 30th April, 1903.