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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, 1945 STUD SHEEP (ENTERED IN FLOCK-BOOK)

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Lincoln. Komney. Border Leicester. English Leicester. Name of County. Number of Stud Ewes'not Stud Stud Ewe"not Stud stud Vww stnd i^ tud * - .s. s - a m ,H i= m isc - i reason. | season. * Season. Season. Auckland District Mangonui .. .. .. 59,678 .. .. .. .. 4 | Whangaroa .. .. .. 22,608 .. .. .. .. I * ' ' Bay of Islands .. .. 101,217 .. .. .. .. 40 743 539 Hotianga 88,924 .. .. .. .. 20 663 "40 548 !! !! " " Whangarei .. .. .. 147,253 .. .. .. .. 47 528 272 " " " - - Otamatea .. .. .. 120,603 .. .. .. .. 9 65 .. 53 '' " " " " " Hobson .. .. .. 128,122 .. .. .. .. 84 1,706 20 1,134 .. " Rodney ... .. 163,168 .. .. .. .. 41 1,093 .. 685 Great Barrier Island .. .. 12,905 .. .. .. 5 50 3 35 " " " " Waitemata .. .. .. 123,501 .. .. .. .. 11 I 380 180 " " "9 " " " Eden .. .. .. 5,239 .. .. .. .. I " " " " " " Manukau .. .. .. 114,304 .. .. .. .. 16 1 397 ' '279 " " " " " " " ! Franklin .. .. .. 148,836 .. .. .. .. 4 28 21 Coromandel .. .. .. 66,558 .. .. .. 9 i 275 " 168 Thames 17,404 13 385 ! 360 Hauraki Plains .. .. 24,739 .. .. .. .. j ' ........ Ohinemuri .. .. .. 19,534 .. .. .. .. "9 i "54 " "40 Waikato 209, 330 36 ; 590 !! 316 !! !.' !! !! "3 « " ' 30 Baglan .. .. .. 586, 952 .. .. .. .. 94 : 1,720 .. 1 203 Waipa, .. .. .. 270,524 .. .. .. .. 14 '534 '393 ] '' Plako •• •• •• 173,899 .. .. .. .. 4 ! 60 '35 Matamata .. .. .. 333,227 .. .. ,. .. 12 ! 69 12 " " " " Rotorua .. .. .. 150,746 .. .. .. .. 2 | 70 " 80 " " " " 1 Taupo .. .. .. 36,098 .. .. .. .. .. ■ " " " " " "" -| Taumarunui .. .. .. 189,556 .. .. .. .. 7 i24 "99 " " " " " " " I KawMa 104,631 13 267 .. 212 !! i " Otorohanga .. .. .. 199,383 .. .. .. .. .. ' " " " " "' ! Waitomo .. .. .. 591,610 .. .. .. .. 31 l"o77 !627 !! !! " " Olmra .. .. .. 205,020 .. .. .. .. 60 I ~958 40 669 !! " Kaitieke .. .. .. 119,191 .. .. .. .. 39 ; 266 215 " ' Tauranga .. .. .. 185,707 .. .. .. .. ..I Whakatane .. .. 81,768 18 46 .. 34 2 i "75 " "60 Opotiki .. .. 104,339 .. .. .. .. 12 I 370 .! 240 !! '' " " Totals •• ' 4,906,574' 18 46 .. 34 638 12,547 103 8,468 .. .. .. .. 5 40 ~ 3(T