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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, 1938 —continued. CROSSBRED AND OTHER SHEEP NOT OTHERWISE ENUMERATED.

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I 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. Mangonui .. . > .. .. 7,839 27,464 605 13,491 Whangaroa .. .. . .. 1,042 7,827 342 4,218 Bay of Islands .. .. .. 5,953 37,232 1,530 15,109 Hokianga .. .. .. 6,128 38,205 673 21,396 Whangarei .. .. .. .. 15,406 73,008 687 33,569 Otamatea .. .. .. .. 8,182 56,409 2,389 23,146 Hobson .. ., .. 12,281 46,205 1,329 22,489 Rodney .. .. .. .. 21,225 65,248 1,334 29,115 Great Barrier Island .. .. .. 1,084 7,539 586 3,649 Waitemata .. .. .. .. 9,363 66,550 3,796 28,072 Eden .. .. ,, .. 561 2,467 5 220 Manukau .. .. », ,. 7,403 43,799 3,170 13,209 Franklin .. .. .. 4,370 74,732 2,514 19,030 Coromandel .. ., .. .. 5,330 29,205 605 13,919 Thames .. .. .. .. 569 9,014 140 2,896 Hauraki Plains .. .. .. 807 7,379 345 2,991 Ohinemuri .. .. .. .. 296 8,751 714 3,203 Waikato .. .. .. .. 5,151 79,307 4,905 15,383 Raglan .. .. .. .. 29,886 212,692 2,770 83,107 Waipa .. .. .. .. 11,017 131,830 5,850 30,222 Piako .. .. .. .. 4,280 95,527 3,612 12,914 Matamata .. .. .. .. 11,320 138,583 8,026 13,533 Rotorua .. .. .. .. 27,227 48,256 1,383 13,757 Taupo .. .. .. .. 1,998 6,570 1,555 2,141 Taumarunui .. .. .. .. 13,107 66,498 1,275 37,297 Kawbia .. .. .. .. 4,975 43,555 184 22,570 Otorohanga .. .. .. .. 11,872 92,502 3,202 35,602 Waitomo .. .. .. .. 32,957 229,856 2,341 107,017 Ohura .. .. .. .. 13,393 63,255 818 33,258 Kaitieke .. .. .. .. 17,263 44,661 656 26,452 Tauranga .. .. .. .. 12,549 66,798 5,082 10,388 Whakatane .. .. .. .. 11,293 34,919 891 15,929 Opotiki .. .. .. .. 21,080 48,465 1,819 31,925 Totals .. .. .. 337,207 2,004,308 65,133 741,217 Poverty Bay District. Matakaoa .. .. .. .. 3,991 45,965 2,202 31,609 Waiapu .. .. .. .. 24,374 155,866 6,597 99,984 Uawa .. .. .. .. 16,770 69,932 4,935 41,742 Cook .. .. .. .. 56,597 370,813 20,847 186,306 Waikolm .. .. .. .. 47,779 279,545 8,329 160,571 Totals .. .. .. 149,511 922,121 42,910 520,212 Hawke's Bay District. Wairoa .. .. .. .. 62,847 330,773 19,667 164,117 Hawke's Bay .. .. .. 92,289 721,101 55,351 253,803 Waipawa .. .. .. .. 27,102 261,024 15,959 99,920 Waipukurau .. .. .. .. 10,571 102,559 5,804 33,215 Patangata .. .. .. .. 29,792 324,948 17,008 145,287 Weber .. .. .. .. 12,843 45,304 3,126 26,250 Dannevirke .. .. .. .. 25,430 225,244 6,735 94,177 Woodville .. .. .. .. 5,751 68,668 3,423 30,082 Pahiatua .. .. .. .. 13,992 128,139 2,656 63,871 Akitio .. .. .. .. 42,952 128,369 5,251 68,498 Totals 323,569 2,336,129 134,980 979,220