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C. Statement compiled from the Returns furnished by Owners of Sheep, in pursuance of Section 52 of the Stock Act, 1903, showing the Total Number of Sheep and Lambs within each County on the 30th April, 1940. STUD SHEEP (ENTERED IN FLOCK-BOOK).

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Merino. Lincoln. Romney. Border Leicester. Total „. - Stud Stud c , . Stud , Stud Name ot County. Number of Stud E^ a Ewes not Stud Ewes not Stud Ewes not Stud Ewe? not Sheep. Rams, to be * Stud Rams, to be Stud Rams, to be Stud Rams, to «» be Stud 2-tooth fjonTyl bred Lambs. 2-tooth J*™?* bred lambs. 2-tooth bred Lambs. 2-tooth ' .ul- bred Lambs. _ and and — 'SST and over. ™s and oyer _ t romth, f „ Auckland District. Mangonui .. .. .. 57,647 .. .. .. .. .. .... .. 1 10 .. 8 Whangaroa .. .. .. 19,8101 Bay of Islands .. .. .. 93,381 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 79 826 .. 564, Hokianga .. .. .. 86,752 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 33 650 !! 197 !! .! !! !! Whangarei .. .. .. 150,083 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 47 846 .. 411 Otamatea .. .. .. 105,551 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 15 305 .. 250 Hobson .. .. .. 117,620 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 75 1,836 12 902 .. !! " " Rodney .. .. .. 133,888 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 26 738 .. 404 Great Barrier Island .. .. 11,872 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 25 3 24 Waitemata .. .. .. 101,350 j .. .. .. .. 28 734 7 487 Eden.. •• •• •• 3,080 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. j " !! !! !! Manukau .. .. .. 97,601 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 12 345 .. 281 Franklin .. .. .. 110,323 j .. .. .. .. .. .. 8 136 .. 112 I Coromandel .. .. .. 65,089 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 43 181 .. 136 Thames .. .. .. 13,580 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 8 200 1 135 .. .. .1 Hauraki Plains .. .. .. 15,602 .. .. .. .. .. Ohinemuri .. .. .. 17,180 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. " 7 i30 " 30 10 "60 " 20 Waikato .. .. .. 145,866 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 13 323 .. 268 Ea g lai1 •• •• •• 468,451 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 24 687 .. 511 .. .. !! Waipa .. .. .. 179,075 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 9 303 20 262 3 105 .. 103 piako •• -• •• 116,827 .. .. .. .. Matamata .. .. .. 190,085 Rotorua .. .. .. 83,822 .. .. .. .. .. Taupo .. .. .. 24,745 .. .. .. .... .. .. .. .. .. .. \\ ]\ Taumarunui .. .. .. 157,893 .. .. .. .. .. Kawhia .. .. .. 87,172 .. .. .. j .. .. .. 9 298 31 259 ! !! " Otorohanga .. .. .. 143, 127 .. .. .. .... Waitomo .. .. .. 456,761 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 15 765 .. 412 .. !! .. Ohura •• •• •• 174,407 .. .. .. .... .. .. .. 31 642 .. 518 Kaitieke .. .. .. 105,056 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 85 I 50 Tauranga .. .. .. 90,992 .. .. .. .... .. .. .. 15 37 ! 26 Whakatane .. .. .. 60,895 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 110 • 80 Opotiki .. .. .. 106,405 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 17 446 17 390 .. " !! !! Totals -• .. 3,791,988 .. .. .. j .. .. .. 522 10,678 91 6,717 | 13 165 .. 123