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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, 1944—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 Mangonui 7,292 25,758 971 12,809 Whangaroa .. .. .. .. 663 5,493 139 2,273 Bay of Islands 9,124 30,753 2,106 10,637 Hokianga 3,125 33,785 1,046 15,827 Whangarei 9,168 60,570 1,231 21,899 Otamatea 6,402 55,257 1,859 20,268 Hobson 10,587 44,734 1,309 19,711 Rodney .. .. .. .. 26,066 77,975 2,892 31,786 Great Barrier Island .. .. .. 1,932 7,217 254 3,615 Waitemata 8,609 67,066 3,403 22,259 Eden .. .. .. •• 1,660 2,625 547 257 Manukau 14,338 54,659 4,039 18,514 Franklin .. .. .. .. 5,744 68,986 1,620 20,503 Coromandel 5,892 22,789 558 9,697 Thames .. .. .. .. 2,372 6,053 103 2,318 Hauraki Plains .. .. .. 4,880 9,773 2,884 6,002 Ohinemuri .. .. .. .. 715 10,070 510 4,314 Waikato 4,235 113,586 3,319 21,260 Raglan .. .. .. .. 21,531 231,207 4,297 80,965 Waipa .. .. .. 16,700 135,360 7,398 36,592 Piako .. .. .. .5,152 111,712 2,056 15,100 Matamata 11,561 186,882 5,239 32,953 Rotorua 30,710 65,017 1,357 19,273 Taupo 885 14,310 1,675 6,840 Taumarunui .. .. .. .. 14,677 66,822 2,628 38,663 Kawhia .. .. .. .. 3,142 67,350 748 30,125 Otorohanga .. .. .. .. 8,469 99,977 2,158 34,108 Waitomo 49,604 334,965 8,442 178,100 Ohura .. .. .. •• 9,442 61,516 1,105 33,846 Kaitieke 9,056 46,783 1,466 24,278 Tauranga .. .. .. .. 15,929 120,798 6,421 26,830 Whakatane 5,221 36,152 2,122 17,998, Opotiki .. .. .. 18,529 49,648 4,130 26,520 Totals .. .. .. 343,412 2,325,588 80,032 846,140 Poverty Bay District Matakaoa 3,064 44,436 2,131 31,079 Waiapu .. .. .. .. 20,664 153,548 10,178 94,345 Uawa .. .. .. .. 14,017 76,630 6,312 41,568 Cook .. .. .. .. 20,990 292,895 16,329 154,620 Waikohu .. .. .. .. 35,885 252,008 13,533 142,203 Totals .. .. .. 94,620 819,517 48,483 463,815 Hawke's Bay District Wairoa .. .. .. .. 44,447 290,271 15,991 131,310 Hawke's Bay .. .. .. 109,518 931,908 70,904 338,700 Waipawa .. .. .. .. 37,636 387,779 19,372 132,361 Waipukurau .. .. .. .. 11,644 133,348 8,828 50,490 Patangata 40,188 456,730 22,875 205,629 Weber .. .. .. .. 6,262 34,006 1,500 16,184 Dannevirke 17,717 222,775 6,756 74,399 Woodville* .. .. .. .. 4,045 72,209 3,551 23,843 Pahiatua 8,360 122,054 2,264 55,024 Akitio .. .. .. .. 24,486 105,885 3,633 61,665 Totals .. .. .. 304,303 2,756,965 155,674 1,089,605