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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, 1927—continued. CROSSBRED AND OTHER SHEEP NOT OTHERWISE ENUMERATED.

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Wethers, Ewes to Ewes not to Name of County. 2-tooth and be bred from be bred from Lambs. over. this Season. this Season. ' | : Auckland District. Mongonui .. .. .. .. 6,141 27,470 2,971 12,185 Whangaroa .. .. .. .. 1,327 10,241 332 E 4,672 Bay oiVslands .. .. .. 7,978 46,353 1,733 19,254 Hokiaiiga .. 6,767 45,271 1,883 18,018 Whangarei .. .. .. •• 16,350 49,214 2,748 18,940 Otamatea .. .. .. •• 7,369 34,443 1,702 16,597 Hobson 12,714 44,076 3,378 22,325 Rodney .. .. .. .• 14,390 27,416 2,616 11,779 Great Barrier Island .. .. .. 632 4,226 72 2,070 Waitemata .. .. .. .. 5,778 21,597 2,277 5,916 Eden .. .. .. 1,653 .. 149 75 Manukau .. .. .. 11,338 24,891 2,697 10.386 Franklin 5,872 36,434 1,909 12,000 Coromandel .. .. .. 5,962 20,698 674 8,211 Thames 975 3,392 233 1,599 Hauraki Plains .. .. .. 275 2,195 772 1,843 Ohinemuri .. .. .. 339 3,071 477 814 Wa.ikato .. .. .. •• 4,008 21,148 1,984 7,866 Raglan .. 39,972 113,846 2,498 55,670 Waipa .. .. .. 2,774 30 : M7 1,830 6,299 Piako 4,720 30,435 2,382 7,182 Matamata . . .. .. ■ - 7,660 30,255 2,648 9,458 Rotorua .. .. .. .. 4,090 16,384 853 5,351 Taupo 2,751 8,471 1,603 4,301 Tanmarunui .. .. .. .. 17,241 47,094 1,327 21,089 Kawhia .. .. .. .. 7,327 32,194 743 15,621 Otorohanga .. .. .. .. 2,230 14,390 290 5,364 Waitomo .. .. .. .. 29,972 118,472 3,393 55,805 Ohura 12,047 47,278 3,146 29,306 Kaitieke 25,721 54,107 3,388 38,233 Tauranga .. .. .. .. 8,846 7,710 2,086 1,641 Whakatane .. .. .. •• 8,962 26,376 842 11,300 Opotiki .. .. .. .. 25,429 47,593 5,185 27,843 Totals .. .. .. 309,610 1,046,888 60,821 469,013 Gisborne District. Matakaoa 5,038 53,700 3,202 35,361 Waiapu .. .. .. .. 17,529 169,411 11,501 103,852 Uawa .. .. .. .. 18,983 75,586 4,626 43,319 Cook 66,947 345,445 19,772 157,750 Waikohu .. .. .. .. 42,743 291,375 20,243 157,119 Totals .. .. .. 151,240 935,517 59,344 497,401 Hawke's Bay ; District. Wairoa .. .. .. .. 74,763 296,368 24,838 156,266 Hawke's Bay .. .. .. 130,298 497,922 51,729 173,001 Waipawa 26,754 191,540 14,878 58,401 Waipukurau .. .. .. .. 6,843 69,985 5,642 24,538 Patangata .. .. .. .. 35,894 296,861 22,624 133,307 Weber 15,111 35,712 4,707 27,185 Dannevirke 16,648 157,178 7,658 64,664 Woodville .. .. .. ••• 4,505 44,892 3,159 20,291 Pahiatua .. .. .. .. 8,289 100,970 4,146 46,076 Akitio 28,641 114,025 7,880 68,320 Totals .. : .. .. 347,746 1,805,453 147,261 772,049