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A. Table showing the Number of Sheep in each County throughout the Dominion on 30th April, 1926 and 1927. NORTH ISLAND.

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Number of Sheep on County. Increase. ! Decrease. 30th April, 1926. 30th April, 1927. Mongonui .. .. .. .. .. 59,884 64,317 4,433 Whangaroa .. .. .. .. .. 18,123 17,850 .. 273 Bay of Islands .. .. .. .. .. 95,399 101,425 6,026 Hokiange .. .. .. .. .. 81,535 91,658 10,123 Whangarei .. .. .. .. .. 123,425 128,766 5,341 Otamatea .. .. .. .. .. 70,529 74,465 3,936 Hobson .. .. .. .. .. .. 115,519 111,889 .. 3,630 Rodney .. .. .. .. .. .. 71,846 77,293 5,447 Great Barrier Island .. .. .. .. 9,727 10,478 751 Waitemata .. .. .. .. .. 48,679 48,496 .. 183 Eden .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,069 1,877 .. 1,192 Manukau .. .. .. .. .. 59,292 61,374 2,082 Franklin .. .. .. .. .. 61,175 63,072 1,897 Coromandel .. .. .. .. .. 45,022 49,269 4,247 Thames.. .. .. .. .. .. 5,266 7,257 1,991 Hauraki Plains .. .. .. .. .. 7,154 5,141 .. 2,013 Ohinemuri .. .. .. .. .. 5,000 5,434 434 Waikato.. .. .. .. .. .. 36,895 42,741 5,846 Raglan .. .. .. .. .. .. 240,113 261,664 21,551 Waipa .. .. .. .. .. .. 49,206 47,817 .. 1,389 Piako .. .. .. .. .. .. 40,674 48,028 7,354 Matamata .. .. .. .. .. 52,430 51,611 .. 819 Rotorua.. .. .. .. .. .. 29,443 27,493 .. 1,950 Taupo .. .. .. .. .. .. 27,533 17,653 .. 9,880 Taumarunui .. .. .. .. .. 85,194 94,926 9,732 Kawhia .. .. .. .. .. .. 55,781 57,503 1,722 Otorohanga .. .. .. .. .. 28,045 30,384 2,339 Waitomo .. .. .. .. .. 216,480 225,775 9,295 Ohura .. .. .. .. .. .. 117,108 114,466 .. 2,642 Kair,ieke.. .. .. .. .. .. 147,949 134,560 .. 13,389 Tauranga .. .. .. .. .. 15,657 20,684 5,027 Whakatane .. .. .. .. .. 70,916 56,071 .. 14,845 Opotiki .. .. .. .. .. .. 150,535 138,051 .. 12,484 M-ttukaoa .. .. .. .. 132,673 138,022 5,349 Waiapu.. .. .. .. .. .. 520,860 540,069 19,209 Uawa .. .. .. .. .. .. 227,631 242,146 14,515 Cook .. .. .. .. .. .. 691,082 726,396 35,314 Waikohu .. .. .. .. .. 627,384 649,136 21,752 Wairoa .. .. .. .. .. .. 626,090 637,986 11,896 Hawke's Bay .. .. .. .. .. 1,200,622 1,1*9,825 .. 10,797 Waipawa .. .. .. .. .. 378,864 380,952 2,088 Waipukurau .. .. .. .. .. 124,766 122,332 .. 2,434 Patangata .. .. .. .. .. 706,362 702,963 .. 3,399 Weber .. .. .. .. .. .. 116,207 117,670 1,463 Dannevirke .. .. .. .. .. 299,317 296,408 .. 2,909 Woodville .. .. .. .. .. 90,551 89,331 .. 1,220 Pahiatua .. .. .. .. .. 208,783 201,028 .. 7,755 Amtio .. .. .. .. .. .. 285,019 283,620 .. 1,399 Clifton .. .. .. .. .. .. 79,119 73,232 .. 5,887 Taranaki .. .. .. .. .. 16,028 15,532 .. 496 InyleArood .. .. .. .. .. 24,851 23,615 .. 1,236 Egmont .. .. .. .. .. .. 8,803 12,807 4,004 Stratford .. .. .. .. .. 65,530 69,025 3,495 Whaugamomona .. .. .. .. .. 79,366 75,434 .. 3,932 Eltham .. .. .. .. .. .. 67,319 70,576 3,257 Hawera .. .. .. .. .. .. 76,274 83,909 7,635 Waimate West .. .. .. .. .. 3,599 4,369 770 Patea .. .. .. .. .. .. 249,080 242,201 .. 6,879 Waitotara .. .. .. .. .. 209,835 198,019 .. 11,816 Waimarino .. .. .. .. .. 324,910 290,696 .. 34,214 Wanganui .. .. .. .. .. 445,906 447,788 1,882 Ringitikei .. .. .. .. .. 1,014,474 1,036,113 21,639 Oroua .. .. .. .. .. .. 136,216 135,003 .. 1,213 Kairanga .. .. .. .. .. 109,945 108,120 .. 1,825 Kiwitea .. .. .. .. .. .. 251,162 255.832 4,670 Pohangina .. .. .. .. .. 140,823 140,869 46 Manawatu .. .. .. .. .. 107,515 114,953 7,438 Horowhenua .. .. .. .. .. 126,586 120,483 .. 6,103 Hutt .. .. .. .. .. .. 133,617 131,463 .. 2,154 Makara .. .. .. .. .. .. 70,470 71,760 1,290 Peatherston .. .. .. .. .. 484,086 485,144 1,058 Wairarapa South.. .. . .. .. 213,738 219,673 5,935 Masterton .. .. .. .. .. 513,622 525,524 11,902 Oastlepoint .. .. .. .. .. 177,943 181,151 3,208 Eketahuna .. .. .. .. .. 156,981 155,728 ., 1,253 Mauriceville .. .. .. .. .. 61,638 61,429 .. 209 Totals for North Island .. .. 13,830,250 13,957,820 127,570