H.—23.

C. 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, 1932. STUD SHEEP (ENTERED IN FLOCK-BOOK).

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Merino. Lincoln. Romney. Border Leicester. Total st ..j Stud a,.. Stud Stud . Stud Name of County. Number of Stud Ewes to Bwes not Stud Ewes to Ewes not Stud w ® , Ewes not Stud Ewes not 8heep sssa SI a ■£& SB & «jambs. sss& SB, assfc Hi «s Jsl - over. tg-T W tbie £ S°ea S r tbis and over ™ 1S „ s _ f rom tb, 111 I i 1 I ~ ~ I Auckland District. ' Mongonui .. .. .. 72,610 .. I .... .. .. 19 41 Whangaroa .. .. .. 25,497 .. .. .. .. ! .. .. 3 21 13 27 Bay of Islands .. .. .. 107,506 .. ! .. .. .. .. 43 1,448 28 871 Hokianga .. .. .. 115,811 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 41 750 .. 405 Whangarei .. .. .. 169,313 I .. .. .. .. 60 1,254 .. 650 .. Otamatea .. .. .. 97,427 ...... .. .. .. .. .. 54 341 .. 248 Hobson .. .. .. 134,096 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ! 159 1,219 70 889 Rodney .. .. .. 119,799 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 22 282 .. 226 Great Barrier Island .. .. 12,730 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Waitemata .. .. .. 78,851 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ,. 28 558 .. 354 Eden .. .. .. .. 7,662 .. .. .... Manukau .. .. .. 84,709 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . . 46 422 10 544 Franklin .. .. .. j 85,327 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 70 .. 50 .. .. .. .. Coromandel .. .. .. 75.065 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 17 .. 13 Thames .. .. .. 11,706 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 72 .. 42 Hauraki Plains .. .. 8,773 .. .. .. .. Ohinemuri .. .. .. 9,529 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 27 154 .. 98 Waikato .. .. .. 72,158 .. .. .. .. 31 60 105 115 790 30 510 Raglan .. .. .. 328,856 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 49 491 .. 394 Waipa .. .. .. 105,493 .. .. .. .. 3 160 130 9 j 383 16 371 120 102 .. 60 Piako .. .. .. 78,822 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 112 .. 85 I Matamata .. .. .. 94,235 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. | Rotorua .. .. .. 40,506 Taupo .. .. .. 15,435 Taumarunui .. .. .. 137,663 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 Kawhia .. .. .. 72,202 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 10 215 3 127 Otorokanga .. .. .. j 73,958 .. .. .. .. .. 67 .. 52 20 Waitomo .. .. .. 299,830 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 68 135 .. 135 Ohura .. .. .. 143,341 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 24 682 .. 449 Kaitieke .. .. .. 111,797 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 37 190 .. 100 Tauranga .. .. .. 24,097 Whakatane .. .. .. 57,891 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 9 222 .. 134 Opotiki .. .. .. 119.659 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 10 430 .. 260 Totals.. .. .. 2,992,354 ... / j .. .. 34 287 .. 287 869 10,299 170 6,982 120 102 .. 60