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A. Table showing the Number of Sheep in each County throughout the Dominion on 30th April, 1932 and 1933. NORTH ISLAND.

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Number of Sheep on County. Increase. Decrease. 80th April, 1932. 30th April, 1933. Mongonui .. .. .. .. .. 72,610 60,987 : .. 5,623 Whangaroa .. .. .. .. .. 25,497 25,747 250 Bay of Islands .. .. .. .. 107,506 97,612 I .. -9,894 Hokianga .. .. .. .. .. 115,811 106,048 .. 9,763 Whangarei .. .. .. .. .. 169,313 . 161,547 .. 7,766 Otamatea .. .. .. .. .. 97,427 92,504 : .. 4,923 Hobson .. .. .. .. .. 134,096 121,256 .. 12,840 Rodney .. .. .. .. .. 119,799 106,71)7 .. 13,062 Great Barrier Island .. .. 12,730 13,237 507 Waitemata .. .. .. .. .. 78,851 78,291 .. 560 Eden .. .. .. .. .. 7,662 4,737 .. 2,925 Manukau .. .. .. .. .. 84,709 76,306 ., 8,403 Franklin .. .. .. .. .. 85,327 72,823 .. 12,504 Coromandel .. .. .. .. .. 75,065 69,570 .. 5,495 Thames .. .. .. .. .. 11,706 10,151 .. 1,555 Hauraki Plains .. .. .. .. 8,773 5,923 .. 2,850 Ohinemuri .. .. .. .. .. 9,529 9,117 .. 412 W'uikato .. .. .. .. .. 72,158 66,604 .. 5,554 Raglan .. .. .. .. .. 328,856 303,1!)'.) .. 25,657 VVaipa .. .. .. .. .. 105,493 | 98,589 .. 6,904 Piako .. .. .. .. .. j 78,822 | 76,922 .. 1,900 Matamata .. .. .. .. .. 94,235 96,104 1,869 Rotorua .. .. .. .. .. 40,506 48,530 8,030 Taupo .. .. .. .. .. 15,435 14,847 .. 588 Taumarunui .. .. .. .. .. 137,663 146,172 8,509 Kawhia .. .. .. .. .. 72,202 69,947 .. 2,255 Otorohanga .. .. .. .. .. 73,958 68,305 .. 5,653 Waitomo .. .. .. .. .. 299,830 289,926 .. 9,905 Ohura .. .. .. .. .. 143,341 144,461 1,120 Kaitieke .. .. .. .. .. 111,797 105,465 .. 6,332 Tauranga .. .. .. .. .. 24,097 22,863 .. 1,234 Whakatane .. .. .. .. .. 57,891 56,657 .. 1,234 Opotiki .. .. .. .. .. 119,659 113,070 .. 6,589 Matakaoa .. .. .. .. .. 129,867 ! L35.6O0 5,633 Waiapu .. .. .. .. .. 513,084 515,908 2,824 Uawa .. .. .. .. .. 229,518 234,842 5,324 Cook .. .. .. .. .. 714,511 734,149 19,638 Waikohu .. .. .. .. .. 614,591 650,625 36,034 Wairoa .. .. .. .. .. 632,587 ! 656,466 23,879 Hawke'sBay.. .. .. .. .. I 1,252,728 j 1,271,858 19,130 Waipawa .. .. .. .. .. 408,766 i 427,063 18,297 Waipukurau .. .. .. .. .. 140,501 142,907 2,406 Patangata .. .. .. .. .. 689,393 712,818 23,425 I Weber .. .. .. .. .. 107,382 1O6,-42l> .. 960 Dannevirke .. .. .. .. .. 288,053 301,636 13,583 Woodville .. .. .. .. .. 89,531 90,396 864 Pahiatua .. .. .. .. .. 196,065 197,461 1,396 Akitio .. .. .. .. .. 274,351 295,778 21,427 Clifton .. .. .. .. .. 82,223 80,016 .. 2,207 Taranaki .. .. .. .. .. 18,138 17,480 .. 658 Inglewood .. .. .. .. .. 34,222 32,175 .. 2,047 Egmont .. .. .. .. .. 13,342 11,415 .. 1.927 Stratford .. .. .. .. .. 81,506 79,990 .. 1,516 Whangamomona .. .. .. .. 82,888 79,068 .. 3,820 Elthara .. .. .. .. .. 74,025 67,732 .. 6,293 Hawera .. .. .. .. .. 81,898 82,637 I'M) Waimate \\Yst .. .. .. .. 4,718 4,836 IIS Patea .. .. .. .. .. 251,031 260,383 .. 648 Waitotara .. .. .. .. .. 201,438 192,446 .. 8,993 Waimarino .. .. .. .. .. 302,221 296,005 .. <1,216 Wanganui .. .. .. .. .. 445,101 456,873 11,77:2 Rangitikei .. .. .. .. .. 1,142,488 1,183,839 41,361 Oroua .. .. .. .. .. 184,136 195,274 11,138 Kairanga .. .. .. .. .. 127,472 116,822 .. 10,650 Kiwitea .. .. .. .. .. 286,585 280,198 .. 6,387 Pohangina .. .. .. .. .. 145,310 141,814 .. 3,496 Manawatu .. .. .. .. .. 145,871 133,007 .. 12,864 Horowhenua .. .. .. .. .. 143,351 127,447 .. 15,904 Hutt .. .. .. .. .. 132,720 126,910 .. 5,810 Makara .. .. .. .. .. 69,755 69,069 .. 686 Featherston .. .. .. .. .. 500,376 498,379 .. 1,997 Wairarapa South .. .. .. .. 221,927 222,942 1,015 .. ■**■ ilasterton .. .. .. .. .. 504,188 j 496,792 .. 7,396 Castlepoint .. .. .. .. .. 186,282 j 185,877 .. 405 Eketahuna .. .. .. .. .. 156,148 ! 155,167 .. 981 Mauriceville .. .. .. .. .. 54,345 ! 55,350 1,005 Totals, North Island .. .. 14,946,987 j 14,954,029 7,042