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A.—Table showing the Number of Sheep in each County throughout the Dominion on 30th April, 1909 and 1910. NORTH ISLAND.

Number of Sheep on Increase. Decrease County. 30th April, 1909. 30th April, 1910. | l_ Mongonui Whangaroa Bay of Islands Hokianga Rodney .... Whangarei Otamatea Hobson Waifcemata Eden Manukau .". Goromandel .. Thames Ohinemuri Waikato Raglan Waipa Piako and part Matamata . West Taupo and part Matamata Kftwhia Awakino Waitorao and Ohura East Taupo and Rotorua Tauranga Whakatane Opotiki Waiapu Cook Waikohu Wairoa Hawke's Bay .. ,. Waipawa Waipukurau Patangata and Weber Dannevirke Woodville Clifton .. .. .. Taranaki Egmont Stratford Whangamomona Eltham Hawera and Waimate West Patea Waitotara Waimarino Wanganui tj «it-Voi f Hunterville subdivision Rangitikei | PeH ai ng subdivision ■ • I 19,780 9,463 37,951 9,052 68,888 34,985 53,104 38,516 45,804 5,227 120,463 21,746 5,757 8,438 57,940 126,467 41,626 117,845 6,740 32,004 41,756 74,194 29,412 7,502 35,209 57,621 588,223 963,553 438,708 655,484 1,128,659 379,748 76,288 788,645 249,598 102,317 71,237 43,853 12,100 115,062 68,166 46,614 92,269 267,649 167,265 131,040 459,963 710,837 202,743 162,841 111,278 330,293 151,931 144,756 138,597 138,954 85,388 496,656 192,183 574,308 172,853 223,515 231,070 91,434 79,643 22,177 9,047 41,646 11,218 74,450 32,796 I 59,074 46,932 47,662 5,245 116,385 26,508 5,605 6,181 71,619 145,013 40,337 113,614 8,337 37,408 i 51,367 99,738 35,776 5,291 34,477 79,132 613,270 967,952 512,761 647,477 1,187,206 437,586 91,212 803,956 281,606 104,212 80,914 38,535 11,895 119,539 88,892 47,129 103,461 274,227 178,975 164,326 490,934 723,274 220,020 170,212 116,305 340,203 149,075 149,705 167,935 154,214 84,672 534,500 195,937 595,252 185,129 232,494 244,374 98,521 82,740 I 2,397 ; 3,695 2,166 5,562 5,970 8,416 1,858 184,762 13,679 18,546 ; "1,597 5,404 9,611 i 25,544 6,364 21,511 I 25,047 4,399 74,053 j 58,547- ! 57,838 14,924 15,311 32,008 1,895 9,677 '4,477 20,726 515 11,192 6,578 11,710 33,286 30,971 12,437 17,277 7,371 5,027 9,910 4,949 29,338 15,260 416 2,189 4,078 152 2,257 1,289 4,231 2,211 732 8,007 '5,318 205 , 2,856 I Oroua Kairanga Kiwitea Pohangina Manawatu Horowhenua Hutt Makara .. Featherston South Wairarapa.. Masterton Castlepoint Akitio .. Pahiatua Eketahuna Mauriceville 37,844 3,754 20,944 12,276 8,979 13,304 7,087 3,097 716 Totals—North Island [ 12,193,211 12,917,662 759,108 34,657 id 724,451 Net increase, North Mai