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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, 1932 —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 .. .. .. .. 6,804 35,173 3,704 16,221 Whangaroa .. .. .. .. 1,975 10,920 206 5,327 Bay of Islands .. .. .. 9,175 45,079 3,208 14,483 Hokianga .. .. .. .. 11,488 57,902 3,059 23,734 Whangarei .. .. .. .. 13,941 74,880 3,088 26,812 Otamatea .. .. .. .. 9,908 49,284 4,052 15,695 Hobson .. .. .. .. 9,934 49,916 1,418 20,268 Rodney .. .. .. 24,069 44,428 2,982 20,553 Great Barrier Island .. .. .. 593 4,936 452 2,816 Waitemata .. .. .. .. 6,564 35,725 2,841 12,292 Eden .. .. .. .. 3,050 634 3.696 250 Manukau .. .. .. .. 9,643 33,965 4,657 10,523 Franklin .. .. .. .. 4,975 49,036 3,733 13,869 Coromandel .. .. .. .. 7,531 33,604 1,837 13,895 Thames .. .. .. .. 1,549 6,894 194 2,472 Hauraki Plains .. .. .. 487 4,287 281 2,734 OHnemuri .. .. .. .. 73 4,056 394 718 Waikato .. .. .. .. 6,449 45,313 2,739 6,257 Raglan .. ... .. .. 22,230 149,140 3,685 54,559 Waipa .. .. .. .. 1,493 73,600 10,784 9,242 Piako .. .. .. .. 1,090 55,948 6,591 4,151 Matamata .. .. .. .. 8,910 61,589 7,835 8,415 Rotorua .. .. .. .. 8,029 21,431 656 3,626 Taupo .. .. .. .. 2,122 3,213 1,988 1,376 Taumarunui.. .. ! .. .. 16,354 58,375 2,802 30,623 Kawhia .. .. : .. .. 3,697 42,234 1,385 19,677 Otorohanga .. .. i .. .. 4,172 50,452 3,409 9,523 Waitomo .. .. 21,968 178,662 6,005 78,244 Okura .. .. ! .. .. 9,785 56,702 2,974 28,578 Kaitieke .. .. .. .. 15,539 46,582 3,491 25,239 Tauranga .. .. i .. .. 4,738 11,025 4,954 2,949 Whakatane .. .. j .. ... 6,415 30,890 1,968 11,146 Opotiki .. .. | .. .. 15,477 44,617 4,866 23,666 Totals .. .. .. 270,227 1,470,492 105,934 519,933 Poverty Bay District. Matakaoa .. .. .. .. 5,712 62,743 5,964 36,828 Waiapu .. .. .. .. 23,505 162,409 14,007 89,664 Uawa .. .. .. .. 17,279 83,009 6,590 43,714 Cook .. .. .. •• 46,555 325,067 29,827 131,542 Waikohu .. .. .. .. 40,459 267,417 18,293 136,916 Totals .. .. .. 133,510 900,645 74,681 438,664 Hawke's Bay District. Wairoa .. .. .. .. 55,714 355,395 32,540. 165,696 Hawke's Bay .. : .. .. 92,946 556,018 41,108 175,706 Waipawa .. .. ! .. .. 14,921 223,479 9,046 57,760 Waipukurau .. .. ! .. .. 6.539 77,436 6,313 20,179 Patangata .. .. • • 28,759 312.884 14,290 124,123 Weber .. .. .. .. 10,794 32,650 2,821 23,778 Dannevirke .. .. 12,413 149,876 5,347 48,944 V/oodville .. .. .. .. 3,678 50.469 2,474 17,652 Pahiatua .. .. .. .. 5,037 103,564 2,794 42,798 Akitio .. .. •• 22,501 117,316 7,902 64,738 Totals .. .. .. 253,302 1,979,087 124,635 741,374