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A. Table showing the Number of Sheep in each County throughout the Dominion on 30th April, 1934 and 1935. NORTH ISLAND.

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Number of Sheep on County. Increase. Decrease. 30th April, 1934. 30th April, 1935. Mongonui .. .. .. .. .. 61,485 63,022 1,537 Whangaroa ! 24,430 26,250 1,820 Bay of Islands : 96,609 97,769 1,160 Hokianga .. .. .. .. .. 102,508 102,955 447 Whangarei .. .. .. .. .. ' 151,064 157,848 6,784 Otamatea .. .. .. .. .-. 97,258 99,815 2,557 Hobson .. .. .. .. .. ! 121,573 126,885 5,312 Rodney .. .. .. .. .. 108,395 110,008 1,613 | Great Barrier Island .. .. .. .. 11,994 12,461 467 Waitemata .. .. .. .. .. 83,523 90,356 6,833 Eden .. .. .. .. .. 4,005 3,468 .. 537 Manukau .. .. .. .. .. 79,370 77,272 .. 2,098 Franklin .. .. .. .. .. 76,459 84,413 7,954 Coromandel ! 71,309 69,901 .. 1,408 Thames .. .. .. .. .. 10,853 13,031 2,178 Hauraki Plains .. .. .. .. 7,300 9,517 2,217 Ohinemuri .. .. .. .. .. 10,357 10,545 188 Waikato .. .. .. .. .. 77,276 81,883 4,607 Raglan .. .. .. .. .. 316,697 321,840 5,143 Waipa .. .. .. .. .. I 107,883 122,708 14,825 Piako .. .. .. .. .. I 86,794 92,629 5,835 Matamata 111,892 124,227 12,335 Rotorua .. .. .. .. .. 56.402 62,420 6,018 Taupo .. .. .. .. ..I 15,373 13,120 .. 2,253 Taumarunui .. .. .. .. .. 142,422 154,107 11,685 I Kawhia .. .. .. .. .. 72,191 76,126 3,935 | Otorohanga .. .. .. .. .. 77,419 85,195 7,776 Waitomo .. .. .. .. .. 318,798 259,009 40,211 Ohura .. .. .. .. .. 146,050 156,091 10,041 Kaitieke .. .. .. i 101,354 101,980 626 Tauranga .. .. .. .. .. 33,223 40,642 7,419 Whakatane .. .. .. .. .. 50,016 57,041 7,025 Opotiki .. .. .. .. .. 105,272 110,041 4,769 Matakaoa .. i 125,295 123,082 .. 2,213 Waiapu .. .. .. .. .. 497,493 489,599 .. 7,894 Uawa .. .. .. .. .. i 233,919 233,591 .. 328 Cook .. .. .. .. ■.. 729,662 737,412 7,750 Waikotm .. .. .. .. .. 652,752 644,642 .. 8,110 Wairoa .. .. .. .. .. 636,060 667,595 31,535 Hawke'sBay.. .. .. .. .. I 1,317,265 1,368,998 51,733 Waipawa .. .. .. .. .. 440,708 466,726 26,018 Waipukurau .. .. .. .. .. | 150,591 159,472 8,881 Patangata .. .. .. .. .. , 715,588 725,587 9,999 Weber .. .. .. .. .. i 105,823 108,626 2,803 Dannevirke .. .. .. .. .. 308,460 319,115 10,655 Woodville .. .. .. .. .. 92,866 96,671 3,805 Pahiatua .. .. .. .. .. j 202,969 204,596 1,627 Akitio .. .. .. .. .. ! 287,395 286,079 .. 1,316 Clifton .. .. .. .. .. i 80,704 84,509 3,805 Taranaki .. .. .. .. ..' 17,118 19,943 2,825 Inglewood .. .. .. .. .. 35,936 40,287 4,351 Egmont .. .. .. .. .. I 13,710 18,361 4,651 Stratford .. .. .. .. .. 79,965 89,804 9,839 Whangamomona .. .. .. .. 74,226 77,606 3,380 Eltham .. .. .. .. .. 71,945 73,391 1,446 Hawera .. .. .. .. .. 88,106 89,376 1,270 Waimate West .. .. .. .. ! 5,761 5,642 .. 119 Patea .. .. .. .. .. 259,550 275,890 16,340 Waitotara .. .. .. .. .. ! 205,600 207,793 2,193 Waimarino .. .. .. .. .. 299,206 313.773 14,567 Wanganui .. .. .. .. .. 470,367 479,691 9,324 Rangitikei .. .. .. .. .. ! 1,236,932 1,241,880 4,948 Oroua .. .. .. .. .. 211,525 229,500 17,975 Kairanga .. .. .. .. .. ! 135,089 139,971 4,882 Kiwitea .. .. .. .. .. 296,122 299,332 3,210 Pohangina .. .. .. .. ., ■ 148,034 149,926 1,892 Manawatu .. .. .. .. .. | 158,516 171,827 13,311 Horowhenua .. .. .. .. .. [ 134,762 147,136 12,374 Hutt .. .. .. .. .. ! 123,596 127,061 3,465 Makara .. .. .. .. .. 67,967 68,287 320 Featherston .. .. .. .. .. 506,619 515,529 8,910 Wairarapa South .. .. .. .-. 218,896 224,963 6,067 Masterton .. .. .. .. .. 493,473 513,817 20,344 Castlepoint .. .. .. .. .. I 178,917 179,689 772 Eketahuna .. .. .. .. .. 162,695 161,513 .. 1,182 Mauriceville .. .. .. .. ..I 54,851 56,153 1,302 j Totals, North Island .. .. 15,264,588 15,749,016 484,428