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A. Table showing the Number of Sheep in each County throughout the Dominion on 30h April, 1930 and 1931. NORTH ISLAND.

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Number of Sheep on County. Increase. Decrease. 30th April, 1930. 30th April, 1931. Mongonui .. .. .. .. .. 75,783 78,971 3,188 Whangaroa .. .. .. ... •• 26,102 26,930 828 Bay of Islands .. .. .. .. .. 120,828 114,820 .. 6,008 Hokianga .. .. .. .. .. 125,001 129,238 4,237 Whangarei .. .. .. '■.,,.. 198,379 196,075 .. 2,304 Otamatea .. .. .. •• .. 112,938 108,644 ! .. 4,294 Hobson .. .. .. .. .. .. 152,959 146,911 | .. 6,048 Rodney .. .. .. .. .'. .. 129,948 131,281 1,333 Great Barrier Island .. .. .. .. 12,773 14,047 1,274 Waitemata .. .. .. .. .. 76,088 80,098 4,010 Eden .. .. .. .. .. .. 5,497 5,257 .. 240 Manukau .. .. .. .. .. 90,383 88,332 .. 2,051 Franklin .. .. .. .. .. 98,435 99,673 1,238 Ooromandel .. .. .. .. .. 72,694 79,277 6,583 Thames.. .. .. .. .. .. 12,123 12,529 406 Hauraki Plains .. .. .. .. .. 11,466 9,173 .. 2,293 Ohinemuri .. ' .. .. .. .. 9,695 , 10,651 956 Waikato.. .. .. .. 67,327 74,33'2 7,005 Raglan ., .. .. ... .. . .. 367,528 355,313 .. 12,215 Waipa .. .. .. .. .. .. 110,752 122,829 12,077 Piako .. .. . .. .. .. 84,245 83,165 .. 1,080 Matamata .. .. '.. .. .. 117,382 107,384 .. 9,998 Rotorua.. .. .. .. .. .. 37,486 41,178 3,692 Taupo .. .. .. .. .. .. 16,938 16,987 49 Taumarunui .. .. .. .. .. 131,301 160,079 28,778 Kawhia .. .. .. .. .. .. 81,829 82,416 587 Otorohanga .. .. .. .. .. 82,445 81,567 .. 878 Waitomo .. .. .. .. .. 356,523 337,579 .. 18,944 Ohura .. .. .. . ., .. .. 167,382 159,337 ...; 8,045 Kaitieke.. .. .. . .. .. 138,700 117,148 .. 21,552 Tauranga .. .. .. .. .. 30,344 29,757 .. 587 Whakatane .. .. .. .. .. 65,735 65,357 .. 378 Opotiki .. .. .. .. .. .. 138,263 145,071 6,808 Matakaoa .. .. .. .. .. 153,726 143,957 .. 9,769 Waiapu.. .. .. .. .. .. 542,225 515,721 .. 26,504 Uawa .. .. .. .. .. .. 249,585 230,111 .. 19,474 Cook .. .. .. .. i. .. 781,819 725,273 .. 56,546 Waikohu .. .. .. .. .. 681,255 658,646 .. 22,609 Wairoa .. ..' .. .'. .. .. 695,034 660,473 .. 34,561 Hawke's Bay .. ,. .. .. .. 1,368,140 1,224,782 143,358 Waipawa .. .. .. 450,291 394,112 .. 56,179 Waipukurau .. .. .. .. .. 152,329 131,830 :.,., 20,499 Pafcangata .. .. .. .. .. 779,858 707,293 .. 72,565 Weber .. .. .. 114,490 115,321 831 Dannevirke .. i .. ...;». .. .. 331,832 310,287 • : ..- ■ 21,545 Woodville .. .. .. .. .. 107,076 , 104,044 .. 3,032 Pahiatua .. .. .. .. .. 234,283 221,268 ' .. 13,015 Amtio .. .. .. .. .. .. 295,612 281,738 .. 13,874 Clifton .. .. .. .. .. .. 90,687 91,038 351 Taranaki .. .. .. .. .. 23,392 21,791 ""';. 1,601 Inglewood .. . .. .. 45,264 40,480 .. 4,784 Bgmont.. .. .. ■' :. ..-- .. 14,813 15,798 985 Stratford .. .. .. .. .. 92,936 88,227 .. 4,709 Whangamoroona .. .. .. .. ,. 98,697 99,787 1,090 Bltham .. .. .. .. .. .. 80,679 79,214 ... 1,465 Hawera .. .. .. .. .. 95,962 91,527 .. 4,435 Waimate West .. .. .. .. .. 4,883 4,667 .. 216 Patea .. .. .. .. .. .. 279,354 273,389 .. 5,965 Waitotara .. .. .. .. • .. 217,799 218,611 , . .812 Waimarino .. .. .. .. 322,249 328,868 6,619 Wanganui .. .. .. .. .. 484,967 468,568 .. 16,399 Rangitikei .. .. .. 1,239,979 1,225,479 .. 14,500 Oroua .. ..... .. .. .. 201,038 210,003 8,965 Kairanga .. .. .. .. '.. 146,903 160,194 13,291 Kiwitea .. .. .. ., .. .. 310,465 300,015 .. 10,450 Pohangina .. • .. ' .-: • .. .. 164,889 155,976 .. 8,913 Manawatu , .. .!,..) ... .. 154,898 165,828 r 10,930 Horowhenua ... .. .. .. .. 166,026 166,217 191 Hutt .. ' .; .. .. .. .. 139,745 138,332 .. 1,413 Makara .. .. .. .. .. .. 79,331 75,651 .. 3,680 Featherston .. .. ".. ... .. 558,905 547,556 .. 11,349 Wairarapa Sontli .. .. . ,. .. 246,284 233,951 .. 12,333 Masterton .. .: .. .. .. 567,039 529,954 .. 37,085 Castlepoint .. .. .. .. .. 195,782 186,488 : .. 9,294 Eketahuna .. .. .. .. 183,464 174,052 .. 9,412 Mauriceville .. . ... .. .. .. 66,656 58,953 .. 7,703 Totals, North Island .. .. 16,535,913 15,886,876 127,114 776,151