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Table showing Increase or Decrease in the Number of Sheep in each County throughout the Colony.

County. Number of Sheep. Increase. Decrease. lass. 1880. Mongoirui Bay of Islands Hokianga Iiodney Whangarei Hobson Manukau Waitemata Eden Thames .. Ooromandel Ohinemuri Waikato Raglan .. Waipa Piako West Taupo and Kawhia .. Bast Taupo Whakatane 12,646 17,076 1,326 24,602 23,037 5,812 32,205 13,388 5,388 2,286 1,299 1,190 35,709 5,472 20,122 27,852 2,804 1,0.00 24,184 8,465 324,399 245,161 1,188,286 441,956 571,861 12,698 52,086 106,409 203,152 213,690 91,098 113,921 47,266 110,428 427,372 503,607 101,066 18,395 564 4,289 3,668 49,130 577,858 139,480 513,117 95,000 736,369 712,041 248,467 846,931 658,100 413,071 699,659 2 778 689^082 367,804 441,444 142,189 131,173 97,450 7,770 247,939 151,782 250,700 327,988 588,921 350,723 13,405 18,305 1,532 28,520 26,795 7,499 32,526 13,940 4,710 5,323 1,965 997 31,338 4,604 15,946 31,790 2,136 494 28,022 9,174 386,387 272,801 1,222,702 471,087 593,348 13,972 50,554 96,455 215,765 248,621 127,644 123,521 49,474 121,583 464,441 548,531 107,900 18,875 1,025 6,023 5,134 50,403 572,233 139,392 530,525 105,000 726,415 715,272 270,561 858,344 688,081 432,724 704,986 5,500 645,509 389,976 450,289 145,804 133,310 96,279 5,604 253,450 146,451 273,914 340,574 673,762 395,035 759 1,229 206 3,918 3,758 1,687 321 552 3,037 666 678 193 4,371 868 4,170 3,938 668 506 Tauranga Cook Wairoa .. Hawke's Bay Waipawa Patangata Taranaki 3,838 709 61.9S8 27,640 34,416 29,131 21,487 1,274 Hawera, .. Patea Wanganui Rangitikei Oroua Manawatu Horowhenua Hutt West Wairarapa East Wairarapa Waimea Collingwood Buller .. Grey Inangahua Sounds ,. Marlborough Kaikoura Amuri Cheviot Ashley Selwyn Akaroa .. Ashburton Geraldino Mackenzie _ Waimate Westland Waitaki Maniototo Vincent Lake Waihemo Waikouaiti Peninsula Taieri '1,532 9,954 12,613 34,931 36,546 9,600 2,208 5,155 37,069 44,924 6,834 480 461 1,734 1,466 1,273 '5,625 88 17,408 10,000 9,95-4 2,631 22,094 11,413 29,981 19,653 5,327 2,722 43,573 22,172 8,845 3,015 2,143 1,171 2,166 5,511 5,331 Bruce Clutha .. Tuapeka Southland Wallace 17,214 12,586 84,841 44,312 14,546,801 15,174,263 718,316 90,854 90,854 Total im ;rease 627,462