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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, 1934—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 6,340 31,588 1,521 16,638 Whangaroa .. .. 1,622 12,077 266 5,003 Bay of Islands .. .. 9,987 45,243 1,704 16,631 Hokianga .. .. .. 6,984 57,312 1,521 25,953 Wliangarei .. .. .. 14,888 70,804 1,427 26,945 Otamatea .. .. .. •• 7,393 53,672 1,385 19,727 Hobson .. .. •• 12,868 58,124 2,199 26,881 Rodney 19,906 51,975 1,377 24,932 Great Barrier Island .. .. .. 668 6,993 559 3,318 Waitemata .. .. .. 4,708 47,700 2,176 17,582 Eden .. .. ■■ •• 1,174 2,268 417 105 Manukau .. .. .. 9,723 34,650 3,141 10,307 Franklin .. .. .. .. 4,599 51,382 896 11,536 Coromandel .. .. .. •• 5,406 40,421 1,769 18,755 Thames .. .. .. 552 6,748 ' 254 2,714 Hauraki Plains .. ■■. •• 571 4,463 65 1,567 Ohinemuri .. .. •• •• 276 6,316 232 1,157 Waikato .. .. .. 7,700 49,114 1,156 7,169 Ea„i an 22,287 166,198 2,709 64,405 Waipa .. .. •• 2,878 83,451 2,955 11,939 Piako 4,669 63,479 2,660 9,563 Matamata .. .. •• •• 4,897 88,642 4,345 8,278 Rotorua .. .. ■• 5,435 36,118 2,355 7,370 Taupo .. .. •• •• 2,087 5,219 697 1,385 Taumarunui .. .. .. •• 13,854 77,201 2,878 33,768 Kawliia .. .. •• 3,945 43,948 194 20,000 Otorohanga 3,980 54,592 1,777 12,606 Waitomo .. •• 24,214 194,205 3,276 78,265 Ohura 7,349 73,796 2,373 36,291 Kaitieke .. .. .. -.10,362 48,415 1,887 27/118 Tauranga .. .. .. 2,520 24,636 3,082 2,291 Whakatane .. .. •• •• 7,545 25,826 1,278 12,151 Opotiki 9,538 49,960 2,562 30,772 Totals 240,925 1,666,536 57,093 593,122 Poverty Bay District. Matakaoa 3,349 58,302 3,408 40,004 Waiapu 18,199 190,279 7,974 131,197 Uawa 16,687 86,296 7,157 53,881 Gook .. .. .. •• 49,659 355,259 22,101 160,209 Waikohu .. .. .. 46,461 321,447 18,452 174,751 Totals I 134,355 1,011,583 59,Q92 560,042 Hawke's Bay District. Wairoa 55,184 361,773 26,597 180,236 Hawke's Bay .. .. -• 80,026 693,845 44,972 239,316 Waipawa, .. .. .. .. 12,325 256,102 10,659 70,148 Waipukurau .. .. .. •• 4,800 90,511 4,119 24,427 Patangata .. .. •• 26,490 360,450 17,854 159,li5 Weber 10,533 44,240 2,637 26,727 Dannevirke .. .. ■■ •• 11,981 195,211 5,493 72,387 Woodville .. .. •• 2,757 53,895 1,907 22,855 Pahiatua .. .. ■ • • • 3,816 116,319 2,283 48,733 Akitio .. •• •• 30,151 142,997 6,968 84,936 Totals .. .. •• 238,063 2,315,343 123,489 928,880