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A. Table showing the Number of Sheep and the Number of Breeding-ewes in each County throughout the Dominion on 30th April, 1938 and 1939. NORTH ISLAND.

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Number of Sheep on Increase (+) Number of Breeding-ewes on i ncITOae(+) County. | —j 1 or or 30th April, 1938. 30th April, 1939. Decrease (-). 30th April, 1938. 30th April, 1939. Urease (-). Mangonui .. .. 59,237 58,040 - 1,197 32,146 32,036 - 110 Whangaroa .. .. 21,960 21,259 - 701 12,940 13,492 + 552 Bay of Islands .. 101,407 93,290 - 8,117 61,461 58,946 - 2,515 Ho'kianga .. .. 95,744 89,515 - 6,229 54,465 55,246 + 781 Whangarei .. .. 171,436 164,630 ~ 6,806 103,736 104,223 + 487 Otamatea .. .. 112,058 110,229 - 1,829 68,529 72,575 + 4,046 Hobson .. .. 125,721 122,461 - 3,260 70,506 72,867 + 2,361 Rodney .. .. 131,927 133,128 + 1,201' 72,216 75,493 + 3,277 Great Barrier Island .. 13,157 12,728 - 429 7,595 7,328 - 267 WaiteiWa .. .. 113,685 106.078 - 7,007 1 69",001 65,983 - 3,018 Eden .. •• 3,302 4,217 + 915 2,467 2,545 + 78 Mantikau .. .. 99,930 96,696 - 3,234 6(),058 58,148 - 1,910 Franklin .. .. 120,700 115,027 - 5,673 88,747 85,027 - 3,720 Coromandel .. .. 69,243 74,700 + 5,457 39,979 43,798 + 3,819 ■Thames .. 15,365 14,665 - 700 10,864 9,576 - 1,288 Hauraki Plains .. 14,258 12,860 - 1,398 9,029 7,375 - 1,654 Ohinemuri .. .. 17,979 16,574 - 1,405 11,674 11,398 - 276 Waikato .. .. 126,969 114,671 - 12,298 93,243 90,416 - 2,827 Raglan .. .'. 420,522 426,227 + 5,705 266,774 276,406 + 9,632 Waipa * .. .. 202,636 175,195 - 27,441 147,240 135,164 - 12,076 Piako .. .. 129,482 109,452 - 20,030 103,485 90,277 - 13,208 Matamata .. .. 181,049 179,158 - 1,891 142,691 150,159 + 7,468 Rotorua .. .. 104,855 90,949 - 13,906 56,774 54,599 - 2,175 Taupo .. .. 14,196 21,842 + 7,646 8,017 12,107 + 4,090 Taumarunui .. .. 147,293 162,868 + 15,575 83,219 90,814 + 7,595 Kawhia .. .. 90,759 87,092 - 3,667 54,666 57,111 + 2,445 (Horohanga .. .. 155,520 143,020 _ 12,500 99,774 95,857 - 3,917 Waitomo .. .. 447,046 452,441 + 5,395 269,511 280,361 + 10,850 Olrara .. .. 160,771 170,161 + 9,390 92,021 99,906 + 7,885 Kaitieke .. .. 106,393 110,177 + 3,784 53,738 56,734 + 2,996 Tauranga .. .. 96,594 81,706 •_ 14,888 66,920 57,089 - 9,831 Whakatano .. .. 64,551 64,638 + 87 35,235 33,823 - 1,412 Opotiki .. .. 105,866 111,074 + 5,208 49,110 52,050 + 2,940 Matakaoa .. 115,873 117,760 + 1,887 62,646 62,365 - 281 Waiapu .. .. 466,331 491,0S2 + 24,761 252,080 259,530 + 7,450 Uawa .. .. 244,922 231,307 - 13,615 125,296 121,927 •- 3,369 Cook .. .. 812,682 761,294 51,388 468,491 448,569 - 19,922 Waikohu .. .. 678,840 672,003 - 6,837 372,004 373,653 + 1,649 Wairoa .. .. 690,889 691,755 ,.+ 866 388,721 395,456 + 6,735 Hawke'sBay .. .. 1,440,147 1,403,360 - 36,787 915,129 909,011 - 6,118 Waipawa .. .. 557,419 537,309 - 20,1.10 353,072 363,858 + 10,786 Waipukurau .. ■ .. 190,507 191,429 + 922 125,706 128,567 -f 2,861 Patangata .. .. 789,059 779,404 - 9,655 482,109 486,159 + 4,050 Weber .. .. 108,489 111,315 + 2,826 54,258 57,196 + 2,938 Danncvirkc .. .. 378,692 381.001 + 2,309 239,688 252,274 + 12,586 Woodvillo .. .. 115,598 114,212 - 1,386 72,114 77,618 + 5,504 Pahiatua .. .. 242,750 243,494 + 744 144,998 155,252 + 10,254 Akitio .. .. 298,411 275,844 - 22,567 154,565 154,911 + 346 Clifton .. .. 100,005 .101,398 + 1,393 62,461 63,788 + 1,327 Taranaki .. .. 31,658 27,301 - 4,357 21,124 19,389 - 1,735 Inglewood .. 53,397 56,637 + 3,240 36,203 38,983 + 2,780 Egmont .. .. 28,652 26,694 - 1,958 22,134 19,457 - 2,677 Stratford .. .1.11,882 ,118,979 + 7,097 70,915 76,909 + 5,994 Whanganiomona .. 83,490 84,825 -j- 1,335 47,714 50,142 + 2,428 Eltham .. .. 84,570 80,761 - 3,809 47,759 48,712 + 953 Hawera .. .. 124,665 110,366 - 14,299 76,042 73,847 2,195 Waimate West .. 9,306 12,204 + 2,898 3,965 7,642 + 3,677 Pat6a .. .. ! 337,252 313,277 - 23,975 202,174 200,566 - 1,608 Wfiitotara .. .. 245,423 236,093 - 9,330 140; 205 144,881 + 4,676 Waimarino ... .. 317,234 332,717 + 15,483 , 162,285 172,494, + 10,209 Wanganui .. .. 502,994 486,525 - 16;469 ' 285,599 - 1,029 Rangitikci ... .. 1,427,082 1,424,042 , - 3,040 920,716 . 949,359 + 28,643 Oroua .. .. 266,049 259,126 - 6,923 192,794 203,045 + 10,251 Kairanga .. .. 157,846 149,788 - 8,058 101,314 103,586 + 2,272 Iviwitea .. .. 333,550 344,199 + 10,649 211,294 226,458 + 15,164 Pohangina .. .. 168,289 170,359 + 2,070 110,868 115,164 + 4,296 Manawatu .. .. 186,431 101,638 + 5,207 129,500 138,367 + 8,867 Horowhonua .. .. 170,974 163,105 7,869 110,865 110,858 - 7 Hutt .. ..• - 136 j 287 133,440 - 2,847 75,833 75,876 + 43 Makara .. .. 77,171 77,498 + 327 48,378 46,889 - 1,489 Peatherston .. .. 558,075 565,755 + 7,680 317,041 330,740 + 13,699 Wtirarapa South 248,885 245,4)9 3,466 158,014 161,189 + 3,175 Masterton .. 548,684 528,372 - 20,312 321,108 319,331 - 1,777 Castlepoint .. 183,308 181,699 - 1,609 95,722 93,657 - 2,065 Eketahuna .. .. 178,933 179,609 + 676 111,426 115,160 + 3,734 Mauriceville .. .. J 61,687 61,791 + 104 42,639 42,439 - 200 Total* North Island 17,705,999 17,412,964 -293,035 10,735,829 10,889,802 +153,973