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A. Table showing the Number of Sheep in each County throughout the Dominion on 30th April, 1928 and 1929. NORTH ISLAND.

Number of Sheep on County. Increase. Decrease. 30th April, 1928. 30th April, 1929. Mongonui .. .. .. •• 64,075 67,814 3,739 Whangaroa .. .. -. •• •• 20,685 21,466 781 Bay of Islands .. .. .. .. .. 106,306 103,678 .. 2,628 Hokianga .. .. .. .. .. 98,834 111,290 12,456 Whangarei .. .. .. .. 141,712 188,391 41,679 Otamatea .. .. .. 74,144 99,957 25,813 Hobson .. .. .. .. .. •• 121,080 134,948 13,868 Rodney .. .. .. .. •• •• 85,805 104,522 18,717 Great Barrier Island .. .. .. .. 11,135 11,731 596 Waitemata .. .. .. .. •• 52,348 59,444 7,096 Eden .. .. .. .. •• •• 2,098 3,334 1,236 Manukau .. .. .. .. . • 63,508 70,549 7,041 Franklin .. .. .. .. .. 60,363 68,298 7,935 Coromandel .. .. .. .. .. 53,818 60,079 6,261 Thames .. .. .. .. .. ... 6,123 9,880 3,757 Hauraki Plains .. .. .. .. .. 4,908 6,710 1,802 Ohinemuri .. .. .. .. .. 5,988 6,603 615 Waikato.. .. .. .. .. .. 47,418 55,388 7,970 Raglan .. .. .. .. .. .. 267,136 290,773 23,637 Waipa .. .. .. .. .. ■■ 54,502 70,308 15,806 Piako .. .. .. .. .. 48,007 59,302 11,295 Matamata .. .. .. .. .. 60,397 88,983 28,586 Rotorua 27,741 33,003 5,262 Taupo .. .. .. .. .. 13,147 14,762 1,615 Taumarunui .. .. .. •• .. 95,376 108,446 13,070 Kawhia .. .. .. •• •• 58,014 64,580 6,566 Ofcorohanga .. .. .. .. .. 39,131 52,405 13,274 Waitomo .. .. .. .. .. 230,367 269,476 39,109 Ohura .. .. .. .. 127,049 143,122 16,073 Kaitieke.. .. .. .. .. .. 120,218 131,159 10,941 Tauranga .. .. .. .. .. 26,612 29,987 3,375 Whakatane .. .. .. .. .. 62,162 70,970 8,808 Opotiki .. .. .. .. .. •• 130,268 127,813 .. 2,455 Matakaoa .. .. .. .. .. 138,033 138,937 904 Waiapu .. .. .. .. .. .. 527,412 516,307 .. 11,105 Uawa .. .. .. .. .. 251,174 241,714 .. 9,460 Cook .. .. .. .. .. .. 747,131 773,764 26,633 Waikohu .. .. .. .. .. 653,862 676,357 22,495 Wairoa .. .. .. .. .. .. 654,249 671,496 17,247 Hawke'sBay .. ,. .. .. .. 1,290,067 1,363,635 73,568 Waipawa .. .. .. .. •• 408,627 441,751 33,124 Waipukurau .. .. .. .. .. 138,451 150,324 11,873 Patangata .. .. .. .. .. 726,816 761,492 34,676 Weber .. .. .. .. .. .. 115,884 116,401 517 Dannevirke .. .. .. .. .. 304,606 325,580 20,974 Woodville .. .. .. .. .. 93,312 99,876 6,564 Pahiatua .. .. .. .. .. 202,557 222,074 19,517 Afcitio .. .. .. .. .. .. 286,998 295,631 8,633 Clifton .. .. .. .. .. .. 72,484 86,745 14,261 Taranaki .. .. .. .. .. 16,764 18,025 1,261 Inglewood .. .. .. .. .. 26,303 30,159 3,856 Egmont .. .. .. .. .. .. 11,936 10,023 .. 1,913 Stratford .. .. .. ... .. 73,393 80,592 7,199 Whangamoinona .. .. .. .. .. J 80,975 91,220 10,245 Eltham .. .. .. .. .. .. 67,304 76,250 8,946 Hawera .. .. .. .. .. .. ; 88,358 99,410 11,052 Waimate West .. .. .. .. . . 3,861 * 4,966 1,105 Patea .. .. .. .. .. .'. 245,627 280,279 34,652 Waitotara .. .. .. .. .. .219,917 225,783 5,866 Waimarino .. .. .. .. .. 290,144 305,661 15,517 Wanganui .. .. .. .. .. 452,078 483,982 31,904 Rangitikei .. .. .. .. .. 1,091,759 1,220,057 128,298 Oroua .. .. .. .. .. .. 144,738 183,247 38,509 Kairanga .. .. .. .. .. 111,977 137,933 25,956 Kiwitea .. .. .. .. .. .. 266,909 289,834 22,925 Pohangina .. .. .. .. .. 144,403 156,121 11,718 Manawatu .. .. .. .. .. 128,209 153,178 24,969 Horowhenua ., .. .. .. .. 130,137 160,054 29,917 Hutt .. .. .. .; .. .. 135,642 136,010 368 Makara .. .. ... ..' .. .. 71,856 75,859 4,003 Featherston .. .. .. .. 497,072 516,770 19,698 Wairarapa South.. .. . .. .. 238,036 245,547 7,511 Masterton .. .. .. .. .. 547,327 562,907 15,580 Castlepoint .. .. .. . .. 191,386 197,355 5,969 Eketahuna .. .. .. .. .. 153,500 166,790 13,290 Mauriceville .. .. .. .. .. 60,356 64,177 3,821 Totals for North Island .. .. 14,482,105 15,588,444 1,133,900 27,561