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A. Table showing the Number of Sheep in each County throughout the Dominion on 30th April, 1933 and 1934. NORTH ISLAND.

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• : Number of Sheep on County. Increase. Decrease. 30th April, 1933. 30th April, 1934. Mongonui 66,987 61,485 .. 5,502 Whangaroa 25,747 24,430 .. 1,317 Bay of Islands 97,612 96,609 .. 1,003 Hokianga 106,048 102,508 .. 3,540 Whangarei •• 161,547 151,064 .. 10,483 Otamatea 92,504 97,258 4,754 Hobson . •• •• 121,256 121,573 317 Rodnev .. •• •• 106,737 108,395 1,658 Great Barrier Island .. .. .. • • 13, 237 11,994 .. 1,243 Waitemata .. ■■ •• •• 78,291 5,232 Eden .. •• 4,737 4,005 .. 732 Manukau .. . • • ■ • • • • 76,306 79,370 3,064 Franklin 72,823 76,459 3,636 Coromandel .. .. •• •• •• 69,570 71,309 1,739 Thames 10,151 1°> 853 702 Hauraki Plains .. .. •• 5,923 7,300 1,377 Ohinemuri . .. •• •• 9,117 10 > 357 240 waTkato :: :: 77,276 10,672 Raglan 303,199 316,697 13,498 Waina . •• 98,589 107,883 9,294 Piak o " ' 76,922 86,794 9,872 Matamata ! 96,104 111,892 15,788 Rotorua 48,536 56,402 7,866 Tamo •• •• •• •• 14,847 15,373 526 Taumarunui .. .. . • 146,172 142,422 .. 3,750 Kawhia 69,947 72,191 2,244 Otorohanga .. .. •• •• 68,305 77,419 9,114 Waitomo . •• •• 289,925 318,798 28,873 Ohura • 144,461 146,050 1,589 Kaitieke !! 105,465 101,354 .. 4,111 Tauranaa .. .. •• •• •• 22,863 33,223 10,360 Whakatane .. .. •• •• 56,657 50,016 .. 6,641 Opotiki 113,070 105,272 .. 7,798 Matakaoa .. .. .. 135,500 125,295 .. 10,205 Waiapu • •• •• 515,908 497,493 .. 18,415 Uawa " • •• 234,842 233,919 .. 923 Cook .. •• •• 734,149 729,662 .. 4,487 Waikohu .. .. 650,625 652,752 2,127 Wairoa •• 656,466 636,060 .. 20,406 Hawke'sBay 1,271,858 1,317,265 45,407 Waipawa 427,063 440,708 13,645 Waipukurau 142,907 150,591 7,684 Patangata 712,818 715,588 2,770 Weber •• •• 106,422 105,823 .. 599 Dannevirke !! 301,636 308,460 6,824 Woodville 90,395 92,866 2,471 Pahiatua 197,461 202,969 5,508 Akitio • •• •• 295,778 287,395 .. 8,383 Clifton ' . •• •• 80,016 80,704 688 Taranaki . •• 17,480 17,118 .. 362 Inglewood ! 32,175 35,936 3,761 Egmont .. 11,415 13,710 2,295 Stratford .. 79,990 79,965 .. 25 Wkangamomona .. .. .. .. 79,068 74,226 .. 4,842 Eltham 67,732 71,945 4,213 Hawera 82,637 88,106 5,469 Waimate West .. .. •• •• 4,836 5,761 925 Patea .. .. •• •• 250,383 259,550 9,167 Waitotara .. . • •• •• 192,445 . 205,600 13,155 Waimarino .. •• 296,005 299,206 3,201 Wanganui 456,873 470,367 13,494 Rangitikei 1,183,839 1,236,932 53,093 Oroua .. •• 195,274 211,525 16,251 Kairanga 116,822 135,089 18,267 Kiwitea 280,198 296,122 15,924 Pohangina 141,814 148,034 6,220 Manawatu 133,007 158,516 25,509 Horowhenua 127,447 134,762 7,315 Hntt . •• •• 126,910 123,596 .. 3,314 Makara 69,069 67,967 .. 1,102 Featlierston .. .. •• •• •• 498,379 506,619 8,240 Wairarapa South .. .. 222,942 218,896 .. 4,046 Masterton 496,792 493,473 .. 3,319 Castlepoint 185,877 178,917 .. 6,960 Eketahuna 155,167 162,695 7,528 Mauriceville .. .. ■. ■ • • • 55,350 54,851 .. 499 Totals, North Island .. .. 14,954,029 15,264,588 310,559