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C. Statement compiled from the Returns furnished by Owners of Sheep, in pursuance of Section 52 of the Stock Act, 1908, showing the Total Number of Sheep and Lambs within each County on the 30th April, 1925. STUD SHEEP (ENTERED IN FLOCK-BOOK).

Merino. Lincoln. Romney. Border Leicester. j - Total ctiiri Stud Rtn*i Stud ctn/i Stud j Qfn/i Stud Name of County. Number of Stud E ° t Ewes not Stud E !L 8 to Ewes not Stud Ewes to Ewea not Stud Ewes to Ewes not sheep »is sa is, » sa JS&. i & s s f grs to acdover - Auckland District. Mongonui .. .. .. 58,803 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 12 224 .. 85 Whangaroa .. .. .. 19,105 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 Bay of Islands .. .. .. 98,487 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 72 861 30 707 Hokianga .. .. .. 71,177 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 15 299 .. 235 Whangarei .. .. .. 126,197 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 25 432 .. 205 Otamatea .. .. .. 64,976 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 15 253 .. 200 Hobson .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 45 1,499 .. 898 Rodney r .. .. 66,800 .. .. | .. .. .. .. 20 254 - 108 .. j Great Barrier Island .. .. 9,164 Waitemata .. .. .. 48,570 .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. 22 76 78 .. .. .. Eden .. .. .. .. 1,953 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... Manukau .. .. .. 54,113 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 45 1,340 i 63 818 2 50 .. ' 28 Franklin .. .. .. 48,002 .. .. .. .. 8 j 65 .. 15 6 228 j 133 4 134 96 Coromandel .. .. .. 42,587 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. j .. Thames .. .. .. 4,632 .. .. .. • • .. .. .. .. .. .... Hauraki Plains.. .. .. 3,287 Ohinemuri .. .. .. 3,003 .. .. .. .. ] I .. .. .. 5 126 12 60 Waikato .. .. .. 43,741 .. .. .. j 6 ■ 100 .. 50 17 491 .. 275 Raglan .. .. .. 218,412 .. .. .. .. I 2 21 .. 15 13 456 .. 275 ! .. ! Waipa .. .. .. 41,005 .. .. .. .. 6 j 162 .. 104 11 438 30 342 .. .. .. Piako .. .. .. 36,405 .. .. .. .. ! .. .. .. .. Matamata .. .. .. 45,515 .. .. .. i .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Rotorua .. .. .. 30,658 .. .. .. .. j Taupo .. .. .. 23,059 .. ; .. .. •• .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... Taumarunui .. .. .. | 27,539 .. j .. .. .. ! .. .. .. : .. .. .. i .. .. .. j Kawhia .. .. .. 50,858 .. . j .. .. | .. .. • • 2 63 1 49 ..!.. Otorohanga .. .. .. 20,585 .. .. .. •• .. .. .. .. 5 61 .. 47 .... Waitomo .. .. .. 205,781 .. .. .. •• .. .. .. .. 19 254 , .. 194 Ohura. . .. .. .. 143,573 .. .. .. .. i .. .. .. .. 25 161 ! 3 62 .. .. Kaitieke .. .. .. 147,164 .. .. .. ! .. .. .. .. 5 60 .. 57 Tauranga .. .. .. 18,109 .. .. . ■ .. : .. .. .... .. .. .. .. .... Whakatane .. .. .. 68,584 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... 3 70 .. 55 Opotiki .. .. .. 142,954 .. .. .. | .. .. 30 488 .. 392 Totals .. .. .. 2,092,244 .. .. .. .. 22 348 .. 184 413 8,134 139: 5,275 6 184 .. 124