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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, 1937—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. Mangonni .. .. .. .. 5,838 23,789 719 13,116 Whangaroa .. .. .. .. 604 8,330 66 4,259 Bay of Islands .. .. .. 6,458 37,259 1,296 13,791 Hokianga .. .. .. .. 11,043 44,303 930 21,721 Whangarei .. .. .. .. 15,428 84,051 557 29,902 Otamatea .. .. .. .. 10,254 55,610 690 20,024 Hobson .. .. .. .. 12,347 49,591 1,837 22,212 Rodney .. .. .. .. 21,698 65,902 943 29,240 Great Barrier Island .. .. .. 752 6,563 689 2,912 Waitemata .. .. .. .. 7,277 57,958 1,959 24,941 Eden .. .. .. .. 1,344 2,020 318 277 Manukau .. .. .. .. 11,211 43,411 4,137 11,798 Franklin .. .. .. .. 4,076 86,499 2,181 19,294 Coromandel .. .. .. .. 4,406 31,635 627 12,202 Thames .. .. .. .. 550 9,197 130 2,390 Hauraki Plains .. .. .. 437 8,118 133 3,280 Ohinemuri .. .. .. .. 803 8,491 380 1,597 Waikato .. .. .. .. 4,080 75,655 1,754 14,676 Raglan .. .. .. .. 26,906 192,213 2,901 72,016 Waipa .. .. .. .. 3,435 123,784 3,767 23,231 Piako .. .. .. .. 3,874 89,569 3,332 11,443 Matamata .. .. .. .. 10,939 131,688 4,868 16,614 Rotorua .. .. .. . 14,409 41,556 861 11,837 Taupo .. .. .. .. 3,647 4,913 1,330 1,204 Taumarunui .. .. .. .. 13,431 63,127 1,177 31,956 Kawliia .. .. .. .. 4,041 40,341 255 17,767 Otorohanga ., .. .. .. 5,524 81,816 1,550 30,022 Waitomo .. .. .. .. 22,150 223,160 3,231 92,189 Ohura .. .. .. .. 9,152 58,563 1,356 32,546 Kaitieke .. .. .. .. 12,404 39,575 954 19,368 Tauranga .. .. .. 11,613 52,273 2,583 6,962 Whakatane .. .. .. .. 10,931 32,252 1,033 14,665 Opotiki .. .. .. .. 14,308 49,743 1,393 28,946 Totals .. .. .. 285,370 1,922,955 49,937 658,398 Poverty Bay District. Matakaoa .. .. .. .. 2,123 48,466 1,815 30,996 Waiapu .. .. .. .. 12,011 130,430 5,285 81,402 Uawa .. .. .. .. 17,057 90,765 3,732 55,695 Cook .. .. .. .. 56,201 386,784 15,452 190,790 Waikoku .. .. .. .. 47,449 297,966 9,194 175,419 Totals .. .. .. 134,841 954,411 35,478 534,302 Hawke's Bay District. Wairoa .. .. .. .. 53,177 319,465 15,499 160,663 Hawke's Bay .. .. .. 74,010 702,718 36,014 258,977 Waipawa '.. .. .. .. 25,232 278,753 10,582 92,546 Waipukurau .. .. .. .. 7,537 97,025 3,518 30,169 Patangata .. .. .. .. 30,831 344,219 12,378 159,365 Weber .. .. .. .. 9,075 35,148 1,851 21,463 Dannevirke .. .. .. .. 15,284 208,484 3,664 83,546 Woodville .. .. .. .. 4,525 58,601 1,887 24,213 Paliiatua .. .. .. .. 9,645 120,458 2,005 54,492 Akitio .. .. .. .. 27,635 119,157 3,122 72,189 Totals .. .. .. 256,951 2,284,028 90,520 957,623