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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, 1945—continued CROSSBRED AND OTHER SHEEP NOT OTHERWISE ENUMERATED

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Wethers, Ewes to Ewes not to Name of County. j 2-tooth and be bred from be bred from Lambs. over. this Season. this Season. Auckland District Mangonui .. .. .. .. 6,169 24,703 1,276 11,804 Whangaroa .. .. .. .. 723 7,523 112 3,221 Bay of Islands .. .. .. 8,190 39,094 2,277 14,286 Hokianga .. .. .. .. 4,711 42,713 1,583 18,794 Whangarei .. .. .. .. 8,347 50,092 716 19,633 Otamatea .. .. .. .. 4,358 51,164 1,877 17,807 Hobson .. .. .. .. 11,185 49,456 1,651 23,788 Rodney .. .. .. .. 26,689 76,991 1,426 26,735 Great Barrier Island .. .. .. 537 3,221 25 1,705 Waitemata .. .. .. .. 6,757 58,597 3,405 25^017 Eden .. .. .. .. 2,111 2,653 .. 429 Manukau .. .. .. .. 11,402 49,125 2,242 19,300 Franklin .. .. .. .. 7,380 81,782 1,010 24,754 Coromandel .. .. .. .. 6,324 26,244 1,184 12,773 Thames .. .. .. .. 2,728 3,366 319 2,438 Hauraki Plains .. .. .. 4,500 11,630 338 4,729 Ohinemuri .. .. .. .. 586 9,539 182 3,812 Waikato .. .. .. .. 3,401 124,767 2,904 20,893 Raglan .. .. .. .. 22,451 244,236 6,840 82,583 Waipa .. .. .. .. 16,159 147,392 7,145 40,172 Piako .. .. .. .. 5,932 115,868 2,314 14,128 Matamata .. .. .. .. 16,103 210,400 5,869 39,850 Rotorua .. .. .. .. 30,847 87,938 2,486 25,208 Taupo .. .. .. .. 2,095 23,768 1,651 7,726 Taumarunui .. .. .. .. 16,121 62,926 2,168 35,389 Kawhia .. .. .. .. 5,239 65,636 145 30,391 Otorohanga .. .. .. .. 6,755 111,428 2,912 37,181 Waitomo .. .. .. .. 49,057 347,123 4,660 173,906 01lura •• 7,858 56,255 876 33,555 Kaitieke .. .. .. .. 8,403 46,866 762 24,673 Tauranga .. 14,808 131,906 5,402 29,006 Whakatane .. .. .. .. 4,963 22,890 1,119 9,377 Opotiki .. .. .. .. 15,664 41,567 1,722 23,260 Totals .. .. .. 338,553 2,428,859 68,598 858,323 Poverty Bay District Matakaoa .. .. .. .. 2,627 42,835 2,754 28,050 Waiapu .. .. .. .. 16,532 162,786 11,777 108,254 Uawa .. .. .. .. 13,799 84,303 6,313 53 757 Cook 19,984 320,948 18,838 164,030 Waikohu 27,566 237,563 8,439 134,399 Tot als 80,508 848,435 48,121 488,490 Hawke's Bay District Wairoa 46,122 396,068 22,999 188,057 Hawke's Bay .. .. .. 97,003 931,301 39,592 343 700 Waipawa 28,817 416,051 11,661 160,316 Waipukurau .. .. .. .. 7,231 136,827 4,987 56,002 Patangata .. .. .. .. 43,073 471,814 16,566 243 305 Weber •• •• •• 9,164 33,612 1,521 23,638 Dannevirke .. .. .. .. 18,566 205,266 4,413 83 793 Woodville .. .. .. .. 6,823 65,686 2,197 26 067 Pahiatua .. .. .. .. 10,768 117,091 1,235 54 431 Akltl ° 13,917 112,482 1,772 64,090 Totals .. .. .. 281,484 2,886,198 106,943 1,243,399