H.—23.

C. 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, 1935. STUD SHEEP (ENTERED IN FLOCK-BOOK).

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Merino. Lincoln. Romney. Border Leicester. Total „. - Stud oj-.-j Stud ,. A Stud „, , Stud Name of County. Number of Stud -pSS tn Ewes not Stud °™ u Ewes not Stud p °™ a t Ewes not Stud bSStL Ewes not Sheep. Hams, ?™Ēpd to be Stad Bams ' beTred to be Stud Eams ' be bred t0 be Stud Bams > tateed to be Stlld 2-tooth fP® tM, bred Lambs. 2-tooth f ° ° ,?; bred Lambs. 2-tooth fr i™ tbi= bred Lambs. 2-tooth bred Lambs, and over. fr s °™* 1S from this and over. %°™™ 1B from this and over. tr s °™ s^ ls from this and over. fr g ™* ls from this Season. Season season. Seasoll season. Season season. Suumn. I'll II AUCKLAND DlSTKICT. Mongonui .. .. .. 63,022 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 Whangaroa .. .. .. 28,250 Bay of Islands .. .. .. 97,769 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 34 1,008 58 595 Hokianga .. .. .. 102,955 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 14 650 .. 447 Whangarei .. .. .. 157,848 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 41 1,148 .. 608 Otamatea .. .. .. 99.815 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 13 298 .. 265 Hobson .. .. .. 126,885 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 88 2,172 68 1,222 Rodney .. .. .. 110,008 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 20 584 .. 296 Great Barrier Island .. .. 12,461 Waitemata .. .. .. 90,356 .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. 10 430 55 265 Eden .. .. .. .. 3,468 Manukau .. .. .. 77,272 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 16 402 .. 296 Franklin .. .. .. 84,413 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 85 60 Coromandel .. .. .. 69,901 Thames .. .. .. 13,031 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 120 82 Ha-ttraki Plains .. .. 9,517 Ohiixemuri .. .. i. 10,545 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 14 222 .. 70 Waikato .. .. .. 81,883 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 53 485 .. 336 Raglan .. .. .. 321,840 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 20 684 | 408 Waipa .. .. .. 122,708 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5 140 151 25 103 102 Piako .. .. .. 92,629 Matamata .. .. 1. 124,227 Rotorua .. .. I. 62,420 Taupo .. .. 1. 13,120 Taumarunui .. .. 1. 154,107 Kawhia .. .._ . 76,126 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 10 254 33 180 Otorohanga .. .. [. 85,195 Waitomo .. .. 1. 359,009 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 52 978 .. 480 Ohura .. .. I. 156,091 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 17 625 100 431 Kaitieke .. .. i. 101,980 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 28 240 .. 135 Tauranga .. .. 1. 40,642 Whakatane .. .. J. 57,041 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 180 ... 90 Opotiki .. I .. i. i 110,041 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 8 300 .. 275 Totals.. .. I. 3,114,575, .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 455 11,005 { 314 6,692 25 103 .. 102