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

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County. Number of Sheep on 31st May. Number of S Increase. Decrease. J880. 1890. I Mongonui Bay o£ Islands Hokianga Rodney .. Whangarei Hobson .. Ofcamatea ilanukau Waitemata Eden Thames .. , Goromandel .. Oliinemuri Waikato Raglan .. Waipa Piako West Taupo and Kawhia .. Tauranga Whakatane East Taupo • .. Cook Wairoa .. Hawke's Bay Waipawa Patangata Taranaki Hawera .. Patea Waitotara Wanganui Rangitikei Orouu Manawatu Horowhenua Hutt South Wairarapa North Wairarapa Pahiatua Waimea Collingwood Bullor Grey Inangahua Westland Sounds Marlborough Kaikoura Amuri Cheviot Ashley Selwyn Akaroa Ashburton Geraldine Mackenzie Waimate Waitaki Maniototo Vincent Lake Waihemo Waikouaiti Peninsula Taieri Bruce Clutha .. Tuapeka Southland Wallace .. ■ ■ I ■ * .. i •• I i 1 14,797 15,992 2,036 30,886 27,676 4,009 14,940 52,339 18,770 5,561 7,372 2,948 2,070 39,174 7,586 28,081 85,585 8,182 14,007 42,454 513,489 293,717 1,189,740 447,570 658,507 20,310 99,254 108,153 80,073 195,308 350,120 247,880 157,382 61,852 110,748 404,571 532,274 17,165 134,215 24,242 1,093 7,484 8,309 7,241 58,981 556,530 190,397 400,421 145,595 708,140 602,970 230,329 702,507 043,539 399,851 644,302 558,403 368,979 428,554 149,744 122,374 95,016 4,271 253,545 119,309 270,108 359,332 705,581 393,062 15,423,328 18,348 22,576 2,438 38,238 36,107 6,085 18,191 61,703 22,226 6,083 9,082 3,887 2,336 49,423 10,725 33,845 109,704 12,771 19,535 52,701 1,298 606,640 391,614 1,270,920 499,280 674,038 28,083 97,014 135,154 81,031 224,008 354,739 298,531 154,334 63,451 131,030 478,092 533,520 28,185 142,591 26,927 1,193 9,421 10,047 7,524 61,359 549,933 185,495 464,932 151,169 707,037 637,202 239,075 701,845 057,356 422,899 639,353 541,209 308,274 414,150 142,823 120,058 92,497 4,079 251,703 126,020 286,513 362,982 770,304 424,537 3,551 0,584 402 7,352 8,431 2,076 3,251 9,424 3,450 522 1,710 939 266 10,249 3,139 5,764 24,179 4,589 5,628 10,307 1,298 88,151 97,897 81,180 51,710 15,471 7,767 2,240 27,001 958 28,700 1,381 50,651 3,048 1,599 14,282 14,121 1,240 11,020 8,370 2,085 100 1,937 1,738 283 2,378 6,597 4,902 1,489 5,574 1,103 25,708 2,746 i 662 13,817 23,048 4,949 17,194 705 14,404 6,921 1,716 2,519 408 1,842 0,651 10,405 3,050 70,783 30,875 15,423,328 16,110,113 790,225 97,440 % j— Less dt Total i] Less dec: rease 97,440 Total inc irease 092,785