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C —continued. 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, 1926—continued. CROSSBRED AND OTHER SHEEP NOT OTHERWISE ENUMERATED.

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Wethers, Ewes to Ewes not to Name of County. i 2-tooth and j be bred from be bred from Lambs. over. j this Season. this Season. | J Auckland District. Mongonui .. .. .. .. 7,253 27,899 2,317 14,651 Whangaroa .. .. .. .. 1,604 9,330 495 4,467 Bay of Islands .. .. .. 8,311 i 45,355 2,643 18.318 Hokianga .. .. .. .. 5,284 I 36,930 1,711 15,352 Wliangarei .. .. .. .. 24,507 ; 57,305 2,247 27,875 Otamatea .. .. .. .. 8,448 1 30,899 2,526 17,031 Hobson .. .. .. .. 9,291 40,126 732 20,303 Rodney .. .. .. .. 12,899 25,032 4,620 13,873 Great Barrier Island .. .. .. 619 3,353 5 2,028 Waitemata .. .. .. .. 7,060 22,984 1,870 7,551 Eden .. .. .. .. 8 .. 1,774 45 Manukau .. .. .. .. 8,281 24,398 2,767 8,988 Franklin .. .. .. .. 8,745 32,257 .2,791 10,845 Coromandel .. .. .. .. 7,232 19,233 449 8,864 Thames .. .. .. .. 360 2,640 610 532 Hauraki Plains .. .. .. 643 2,828 2,064 903 Ohinemuri .. .. .. .. 175 3,039 507 376 Waikato .. .. .. .. 2,177 19,422 1,793 6,387 Raglan .. .. .. .. 34,209 102,827 5,132 50,914 Waipa .. .. .. .. 1,834 33,432 3,444 6,435 Piako .. .. .. .. 6,096 25,741 4,409 2,961 Matamata .. .. .. .. 4,106 31,214 8,729 5,721 Rotorua .. .. .. .. 3,805 15,025 1,865 6,488 Taupo .. .. .. .. 3,385 9,437 2,269 3,829 Taumarunui .. .. .. .. 11,576 35,321 964 16,709 Kawhia .. .. .. .. 8,125 30,895 992 14,329 Otorohanga . .. .. .. 3,617 12,457 981 8,740 Waitomo .. .. .. .. 28,105 114,643 5,470 54,374 Ohura .. .. .. .. 12,437 45,493 3,826 26,883 Kaitieke .. .. .. .. 29,866 60,598 3,399 32,724 Tauranga .. .. .. .. 4,215 4,776 2,844 3,354 Whakatane .. .. .. .. 13,317 36,124 2,070 16,889 Opotiki .. .. .. .. 29,476 56,619 8,321 34,206 Totals .. .. .. 307,066 1,017,632 86,636 462,945 Gisborne District. Matakaoa .. .. .. .. 5,227 59,612 4,448 36,596 Waiapu .. .. .. .. 21,482 156,575 12,691 101,744 Uawa .. .. .. .. 14,341 81,517 7,186 54,526 Cook .. .. .. .. 51,778 323.141 29,506 165,781 Waikohu .. .. .. .. 45,011 316,202 23,808 174,788 Totals .. .. .. 137,839 937,047 77,639 533,435 Hawke's Bay District. Wairoa .. .. .. .. 86,624 286,838 38,295 147,562 Hawke's Bay .. .. .. 132,554 466,323 82,380 239,277 Waipawa .. .. .. .. 28,246 180,049 23,297 67,761 Waipukurau .. .. .. .. 7,076 68,501 5,907 25,723 Patangata .. .. .. .. 38,595 289,824 21,755 144,086 Weber .. .. .. .. 13,736 29,119 6,393 23,437 Dannevirke .. .. .. .. 16,279 155,285 7,615 66,947 Woodville .. .. .. .. 6,297 43,762 5,850 18,497 Pahiatua .. .. .. .. 10,677 103,220 4,844 51,544 Akitio .. .. .. .. 24,647 112,657 7,686 86,405 Totals .. .. .. 364,731 1,735,578 204,022 871,239