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B. Statement compiled from the Returns furnished by Owners of Sheep, in pursuance of Section 21 of "The Sheep Act, 1890," showing the Total Number of Sheep and Lambs within the County on the 30th April, 1891.

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Number of Sheep. Breeding Ewes. County. Merino. Other Breeds. Total. Total of both Sexes. Merino. Other Breeds. Total. Auckland District. Male. 134 493 672 68 110 227 30 5 510 7 Female. 369 697 742 166 289 718 60 200 1,171 150 96 271 Male. 5,568 857 8,543 996 15,624 12,454 2,275 6,508 21,183 6,949 2,163 2,727 1,301 291 14,543 1,850 13,978 39,766 1,184 9,938 Female. 10,180 1,773 15,914 2,014 31,288 24,321 4,832 14,759 53,745 19,734 4,040 6,926 2,627 1,859 48,054 8,227 30,877 95,179 4,332 8,053 Male. 5,702 1,350 9,215 1,064 15,734 12,681 2,305 6,513 21,693 6,956 2,163 2,732 1,301 291 14,828 1,850 14,096 40,594 1 576 10,064 Female. 10,549 2,470 16,656 2,180 31,577 25,039 4,892 14,959 54,916 19,884 4,136 7,197 2,627 2,249 51,505 9,588 34,294 106,766 19,233 9,175 Mongonui ... Whangaroa Bay of Islands Hokianga ... Rodney Whangarei ... ... ... Hobson Otamatea ... Manukau ... Waiteinata... Eden, Thames Coromandel Ohinemuri ... Waikato Eaglan Waipa Piako West Taupo and Kawhia Tauranga ... 16,251 3,820 25,871 3,244 47,311 37,720 7,197 21,472 76,609 26,840 6,299 9,929 3,928 2,540 66,333 11,438 48,390 147,360 20,809 19,239 ... I 60 ... 5,175 601 12,958 1,025 16,362 11,717 2,620 9,002 43,698 15,481 2,994 5,692 2,280 1,802 34,441 4,898 21,616 57,911 3,642 6,369 5,175 601 12,958 1,025 16,422 11,717 2,620 9,002 43,698 15,481 2,994 5,692 2,280 1,802 37,739 6,259 24,876 67,948 17,649 7,397 5 '"285 118 828 392 126 390 3,451 1,361 3,417 11,587 14,901 1,122 3,298 1,361 3,260 10,037 14,007 1,028 Total ... 4,010 41,158 168,698 388,734 172,708 429,892 602,600 33,051 260,284 293,335 Napiee District. i , Whakatane... Cook Wairoa Hawke's Bay Waipawa Patangata ... Wangaimi (part of) and East Taupo 2,219 3,774 61,452 139,448 3,932 7,450 16,384 3,620 10,985 62,446 178,731 9,959 15,897 47,598 14,567 226,266 108,772 358,809 168,034 251,518 3,163 38,071 401,865 159,601 577,351 353,102 408,526 6,000 16,786 230,040 170,224 498,257 171,966 258,968 19,547 41,691 412,850 222,047 756,082 363,061 424,423 53,598 58,477 642,890 392,271 1,254,339 535,027 683,391 73,145 1 10,700 59,565 109,350 6,459 10,758 11,076 306,000 109,742 480,018 256,884 282,013 3,700 316,700 169,307 589,368 263,343 292,771 14,776 Total ... 234,659 329,236 1,131,129 1,944,516 1,365,788 2,273,752 3,639,540 207,908 1,438,357 1,646,265