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, 1893.

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Number of Sheep. Breeding Ewes. County. Merino. Other Breeds. Total. Total of both Sexes. Merino. Other Breeds. Total. Auckland Disteict. Male. Female. Male. 7,992 1,742 8,705 1,804 20,483 15,270 10,649 4,369 8,346 3,164 26,280 2,306 2,617 484 24,443 6,285 18,535 73,650 2,531 2,356 17,797 Female. 13,068 2,313 17,636 4,606 40,984 27,857 20,136 8,376 23,832 4,278 67,213 4,612 7,571 2,678 50,698 39,562 38,836 126,21810,601 5,970 41,337 Male. 7,992 1,742 8,705 1,804 20,483 15,270 10,649 4,369 8,346 3,164 26,280 2,306 2,617 484 24,688 6,547 18,729 74,056 3,445 2,819 18,914 Female. 13,068 2,313 17,636 4,606 40,984 27,857 20,136 8,376 23,832 4,278 67,213 4,612 7,571 2,678 53,978 44,995 41,361 134,922 19,895 8,087 45,163 21,060 4,055 26,341 6,410 61,467 43,127 30,785 12,745 32,178 7,442 93,493 6,918 10,188 3,162 78,666 51,542 60,090 208,978 23,340 10,906 64,077 MoDgonui ... Whangaroa Bay of Islands Hokianga ... Rodney Whangarei ... Otamatea ... Hobson Waitemata... Eden Manukau ... Coromandel Thames Ohinemuri ... Waikato Raglan Waipa Piako West Taupo and Kawhia Tauranga ... Whakatane... 4,761 736 7,546 1,611 26,370 15,338 11,773 4,565 18,238 2,311 49,078 3,516 5,338 2,026 32,224 25,774 26,984 103,655 5,824 4,179 31,869 4,761 736 7,546 1,611 26,370 15,338 11,773 4,565 18,238 2,311 49,078 3,516 5,338 2,026 35,298 30,794 29,468 112,241 13,447 6,292 35,037 245 262 194 406 914 463 1,117 3,280 5,433 2,525 8,704 9,294 2,117 3,826 3,074 5,020 2,484 8,586 7,623 2,113 3,168 Total ... 3,601 35,179 259,808 558,382 263,409 593,561 856,970 32,068 383,716 415,784 Napiee Disteict. Waiapu Cook East Taupo Wairoa Hawke's Bay Waipawa ... Patangata ... Wanganui (part of) ... 1,182 825 1,421 36,557 107,497 1,330 8,248 21,123 2,292 8,842 2,830 52,725 155,579 5,081 8,310 30,579 65,780 218,995 8,032 134,088 411,525 197,224 253,962 5,915 118,522 383,646 9,039 221,687 735,650 424,288 460,869 17,034 66,962 219,820 9,453 170,645 519,022 198,554 262,210 27,038 120,814 392,488 11,869 274,412 891,229 429,369 469,179 47,613 187,776 612,308 21,322 445,057 1,410,251 627,923 731,389 74,651 1,832 7,956 824 44,664 138,427 3,890 6,300 21,763 96,217 296,088 1,300 152,015 486,606 295,422 282,196 11,666 98,049 304,044 2,124 196,679 625,033 299,312 288,496 33,429 Total ... 178,183 266,238 1,295,521 2,370,735 1,473,704 2,636,973 4,110,677 225,656 1,621,510 1,847,166