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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, 1939. STUD SHEEP (ENTERED IN FLOCK-BOOK).

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Merino. Lincoln. Romney. Border Leicester. Total Qtnfi Stud Rtnd Stud Q+iiri Stud q+,,h Stud Name of County. Number of Stud Ewes not Stud tn Ewes not Stud Ewes not Stud Ewes not Sheep. Hams, {J™» to be Stud Bams, to be Stud Earns, to be Stud Earns, to be Stud 2-tooth jrom tMs bred Lambs. 2-tooth f.™ tMa bred Lambs. 2-tooth f b ®J >r t e h l ? bred Lambs. 2-tooth r t,u bred Lambs, andorer. from this and oyer. from this and over. (r s °™'? s from this and over. from this oeasou. Seagon. ceiaon. season. oeason. season. season. season. Auckland District. Mangonui .. .. .. 58,040 .. .. .. .. .... .. .. 1 .. .. ....!.. Whangaroa .. .. .. 21,259 i .. .. .... .. .. .. .. .. j Bay of Islands .. .. .. 93,290 .... .. .. i .. .. 21 952- .. 597 Hokianga .. .. .. 89,515 .. .. .. .. .... .. .. 26 408 .. 335 Whangarei .. .. .. 164,630 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 68 1,120 .. 700 Otamatea .. .. .. 110.229 .. .. .. .. ....).. .. 13 326 .. 276 .. .. .. Hobson .. .. .. 122,461 .. .. .. .. .... .. .. 299 1,951 200 1,289 Rodney .. .. .. j 133,128 .. .. .. ...... .. 16 382 .. 177 Great Barrier Island .. .. 12,728 .. .. .. .. 2 25 .. 10 Waitemata .. .. .. 106,078 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 13 344 29 172 Eden .. .. .. .. j 4,217 Manukau .. .. .. 96,696 .... .. .. •• -• 27 646 •• 391 Franklin .. .. .. 115,027 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 100 .. 95 .. Coromandel .. .. .. j 74,700 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 42 105 6 73 .. Thames .. .. .. j 14,665 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 24 170 .. 130 Hauraki Plains .. .. j 12,860 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Ohinemuri .. .. .. i 16,574 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 21 180 .. 70 Waikato .. .. .. 114,671 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 23 382 .. 171 Raglan .. .. .. j 426,227 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 30 655 .. 366 Waipa .. .. .. | 175,195 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 6 194 129 6 101 80 Piako .. .. .. i 109,452 .. .. .. .. .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... Matamata .. .. .. j 179, 158 .. .. .. .. .. ; . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... Rotorua .. .. .. j 90,949 .... .. .. I Taupo .. .. .. ! 21,842 .. .. .. .. .. .. Taumarunui .. .. .. 162,868 .. .. .. .. .. j .. .. .. 1 Kawhia .. .. .. 1 87,092 .. .. .. .. .. ! .. Otorohanga .. .. .. 143,020 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 11 347 10 222 Waitomo .. .. .. 452,441 .. •• .. .. I .. .. 22 570 .. 274 Ohura .. .. .. 170,161 .. .. .. .... .. .. .. 32 930 80 581 Kaitieke .. .. .. 110,177 .. .. ' .. j .. .. 13 374 15 290 .. .. .. Tauranga .. .. .. 81,706 .. .. .. .. .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... Whakatane .. .. .. 64,638 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 14 156 .. 100 Opotiki .. .. .. 111,074; | .. .. j .. .. 15 400 .. 350 Totals .. .. 3,746,768 j .. .. .. .. .. i .. 743 10,717 340! 6,798 6 101 .. 80 ' , I ' I ■