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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, 1929—continued. CROSSBRED AND OTHER SHEEP NOT OTHERWISE ENUMERATED.

Wethers, i Ewes to j Ewes not to Name of County. ; 2-tooth and be bred from i be bred from Lambs. over. ■ this Season. ! this Season. 1 J \ Auckland District. Mongonui .. .. .. .. j 7,678 36,606 1,382 20,499 Whangaroa .. .. .. .. 1,199 11,390 126 4,997 Bay of Islands .. .. ..I 9,732 40,884 1,273 16,673 Hokianga .. .. .. . . 13,081 58,064 1,239 28,796 Whangarei .. .. .. .. i 19,493 87,158 2,358 34,897 Otamatea .. .. .. .. 7,938 49,203 1,272 19,294 Hobson .. .. .. .. 18,878 52,223 1,185 28,275 Rodney .. .. .. .. 23,338 39,937 715 18,495 Great Barrier Island .. .. .. 818 5,305 111 3,006 Waitemata .. . . .. .. 5,935 30,052 2,100 13,260 Eden .. .. .. .. 2,520 280 .. 264 Manukau .. .. .. .. 14,638 27,438 1,581 8,824 Franklin 4,750 41,807 1,167 11,176 Coromandel .. .. .. .. 8,330 27,419 680 12,865 Thames .. .. .. •• 611 6,712 194 1,452 Hauraki Plains .. .. ..j 522 3,790 258 1,834 Ohinemuri .. .. .. .. 531 3,319 363 549 Waikato .. .. .. •• 2,716 34,034 1,854 9,080 Raglan .. .. .. .. 37,886 123,834 1,202 60,267 Waipa .. .. .. •• 1,831 49,294 2,561 8,236 Piako 3,386 41,317 2,205 6,429 Matamata .. .. •• 7,885 42,309 5,078 21,078 Rotorua .. 8,319 16,833 1,234 4,306 Taupo .. .. .. •• 1,050 1,670 620 870 Taumarunui .. .. .. •• 21,026 51,525 632 23,162 Kawhia .. .. 5,388 31,951 308 13,989 Otorohanga .. .. .. •• 10,102 26,945 254 6,950 Waitomo .. .. .. 28,434 125,038 2,169 61,215 Olmra 12,179 55,362 2,397 34,399 Kaitieke .. .. .. •• 20,468 50,444 1,684 30,574 Tauranga .. .. .. •• 4,872 18,958 1,973 3,707 Whakatane .. .. .. .. 11,899 33,885 1,153 14,553 Opotiki .. .. .. • • ! 27,161 49,448 3,444 32,846 Totals 344,594 1,274,434 44,772 556,817 Gisbokne District. Matakaoa .. .. ■ •• 1,795 61,908 4,043 42,353 Waiapu .. .. .. • • 15,438 163,031 8,828 107,436 Uawa .. ■■ 17,610 76,026 4,818 46,192 Cook .. .. •• 61,881 346,084 23,741 173,916 Waikoliu .. .. .. 57,109 310,363 17,355 183,012 Totals .. .. .. 153,833 957,412 58,785 552,909 Hawke's Bay District. Wairoa .. .. .. •• 63,157 342,606 31,395 198,092 Hawke's Bay .. .. .. 174,397 599,836 56,126 249,994 Waipawa .. .. .. 31,205 235,496 14,051 ■88,104Waipukurau .. .. .. .. 7,864 78,581 3,918 30,204 Patangata .. .. .. •• 48,221 317,530 16,292 160,923 Weber .. .. .. • • 17,097 36,967 3,528 29,693 Dannevirke .. . . .. •• 20,889 178,146 4,311 78,991 Woodville .. .. .. .. 4,837 51,666 3,566 22,187 Pahiatua .. .. . . .. 11,271 111,990 2,278 55,388 Akitio 30,760 113,114 6,213 78,354 Totals .. .. .. 409,698 2,065,932 141,678 991,930