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A. —Table showing the Number of Sheep in each County throughout the Colony on 30th April, 1903 and 1904.

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Number of Sheep on County. Increase. Decrease. 30th April, 190.1. 30th April, 1904. NOR' 'H ISLAND. 3,493 711 4,006 3,889 9,667 7,610 9,446 4,108 2,123 Mongonui Whangaroa Bay of Islands Hokianga Rodney Whangarei Otamatea Hobson Waitemata Eden Manukau Coromandel Thames Ohinemuri Waikato Raglan Waipa Piako West Taupo and Kawhia East Taupo and Rotorua Tauranga Whakatane Opotiki Waiapu Cook Wairoa Hawke's Bay Waipawa and Woodville Patangata and Weber Clifton .. Taranaki Egmont Stratford Hawera Patea Waitotara Wanganui Waimarino Rangitikei Oroua and Kairanga Kiwitea Pohangina Manawatu Horowhenua Hutt Peatherston South Wairarapa Masterton Castlepoint Akitio Pahiatua Eketahuna Maurieeville 23,358 19,865 8,243 7,532 32.037 28,031 11,522 7,633 68,866 59,199 32,417 24,807 46,364 36,918 19,914 15,806 33,849 31,726 4,809 I 8,095 89,569 83,271 15,317 16,405 5,340 ! 4,619 3,559 ! 2,998 44,612 ; 26,799 87,666 81,224 20,477 | 21,212 152,942 134,126 36,167 32,794 29,305 26,708 2,061 2,674 20,943 ! 18,926 16.038 ; 15,220 373,079 I 380,325 908,335 ! 950,165 536,913 515,284 1,208,213 1,171,919 654,013 669,327 717,534 : 704,658 30,672 I 19,421 I 27 234 I 19 ' 78Y } J '' Jd4 \\ 6 > 921 79,836 69,912 105,847 107,252 193,262 199,516 129,813 '. 119,535 • 351673 11 319,668 ( ■ i51 >^ i || 43i i50 539,492 521,310 255,860 252,057 247,441 232,187 104,578 98,165 122,864 123,853 124,543 114,810 196,203 182,474 416,169 421,068 161,960 153,409 514,552 497,329 145,764 147,991 152,800 151,571 202,820 186,364 62,857 57,199 64,129 60,748 3,286 1,088 735 613 7,246 41,830 15,314 6,298 721 561 17,813 6,442 18,816 3,373 2,597 2,017 818 21,629 36,294 12,876 11,251 I - 526 1,405 6,254 9,924 10,278 | 11,145 18,182 3,803 15,254 6,413 989 9,733 13,729 4,899 8,551 17,223 2,227 •■ 1,229 16,456 5,658 3,381 •• Total for North Island 9,433,831 9,203,963 97,031 326,899 SOU' !H ISLAND. Waimea Collingwood Buller .. Grey Inangahua Westland Sounds Marlborough Kaikoura Amuri Cheviot Ashley Akaroa and Mount Herbert Selwyn Ashburton Geraldine and Levels Mackenzie Waimate Waitaki Maniototo Vincent Lake Waihemo Waikouait. Taieri Bruce Peninsula Clutha .. Tuapeka Southland Wallace Stewart Island 214,804 45,361 2,276 11,227 25,912 16,878 161,057 491,006 174,411 382,149 186,640 750,441 230,894 697,569 888,842 642,566 392,373 573,551 543,058 301,496 291,788 153,576 112,270 71,238 188,782 160,564 1,948 282,320 351,955 771,348 400,800 1,622 199,721 43,023 2,357 12,316 25,212 14,899 159,183 480,777 171,868 393,846 181,217 750,316 215,316 655,855 858,008 577,606 399,385 575,195 492,964 266,336 233,137 144,393 102,150 72,343 174,898 152,889 2,273 278,183 338,374 734,784 366,578 1,441 81 1,089 11,697 7,012 1,644 15,088 2,338 700 1,979 1,874 10,229 2,543 5,523 125 15,478 41,714 30,834 64,960 50,094 35,160 58,651 9,183 10,120 1,105 13,884 7,675 325 4,137 13,581 36,564 34,222 181 Total for South Island 9,520,722 9,076,843 22,953 466,832 Total for North Island 9,433,831 9,203,963 97,031 326,899 Total for the colony 18,954,553 18,280,806 119,984 793,731 Net decrease : North Island, 229,868 : South Island, 443,879 total net decrease for oolony, 673,747.