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A Table showing the Number of Sheep and the Number of Breeding-ewes in each County throughout New Zealand on 30th April, 1947 and 1948 NORTH ISLAND

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County. Number of Sheep on Increase (+) or Decrease (—). Number of Breeding-ewes on Increase (+) or Decrease (—). 30th April, 1947. 30th April, 1948. 30th April, 1947. 30th April, 1948. Hangonui Whangaroa 58,822 49,847 8; ,975 34, ,473 29,836 _ 4,637 22,436 22,136 — 300 14, ,424 14,648 + 224 Bay of Islands 98,983 99,877 + 894 62, ,978 64,766 + 1,788 Hokianga 71,525 72,376 + 851 44, ,296 44,584 288 Whangarei 133,454 143,738 + 10. ,284 89, 75. ,061 89,576 ; + 515 Otamatea 109,834 115,301 + 5i ,467 ,198 75,696 + 498 Hobson 122,863 128,186 + 5! ,323 78, ,949 79,176 4* 227 Rodney 150,891 158,346 + 7: ,455 89. ,244 92,892 + 3,648 Great Barrier Island 11,156 10,631 — 525 5. ,951 5,715 — 236 Waitemata 105,057 103,538 — 1. ,519 73i ,218 70,316 — 2,902 Eden 5,285 4,005 — 1. ,280 2, ,398 2,267 — 131 Manukau 103,828 106,264 + 2: ,436 62! ,928 65,732 + 2,804 Franklin 145,399 164,169 + 18! ,770 106! ,879 117,702 + 10,823 Coromandel 61,990 59,194 — 2; ,796 35. ,684 32,058 ~ 3,626 Thames 14,978 16,904 + 1 ,926 9. ,087 10,645 1,558 Hauraki Plains 26,520 30,914 + 4 ,394 16, ,089 15,037 ! — 1,052 Ohinemuri 21,843 26,458 + 4: ,615 16; ,204 18,872 + 2,668 Waikato 192,961 201,813 + 8! ,852 154: ,390 158,239 1 ~*~ 3,849 Raglan Waipa .. 595,026 629,128 + 34; ,102 409: ,107 433,769 24,662 239,997 243,648 + 3 ,651 188: ,469 186,426 — 2,043 Piako 161,352 148,030 13: ,322 133. ,499 125,534 — 7,965 Matamata 331,557 345,225 + 13 ,668 266. ,121 276,501 4* 10,380 Rotorua 144,943 156,570 + li: ,627 88; ,232 101,869 413,637 Taupo 36,426 43,827 + 7 ,401 25: ,402 28,769 _}_ 3,367 Taumarunui 188,274 209,370 + 21 ,096 106: ,576 114,153 47,577 Kawhia 102,495 104,401 + 1 ,906 69: ,657 68,450 — 1,207 Otorohanga 192,274 205,673 + 12 ,949 143: ,094 149,754 + 6,660 Waitomo 550,786 574,260 + 23 ,474 349: ,466 363,363 413,897 Ohura 191,512 203,888 + 12 ,376 105: ,995 115,810 -f 9,815 Kaitieke 115,736 113,220 — 2: ,516 67: ,458 66,865 — 593 Tauranga 181,247 215,154 + 33 ,907 137: ,600 150,430 + 12,830 Whakatane 74,158 80,728 + 6 ,570 45: ,025 51,164 + 6,139 Opotiki Matakaoa 91,709 93,879 + 2 ,170 48: ,217 47,413 — 804 110,544 110,094 450 59: ,276 60,889 + 1,613 Waiapu Uawa 414,028 436,909 + 22. ,881 233: ,231 240,671 + 7,440 219,375 217,797 1 ,578 us: ,621 119,436 + 815 Cook 679,550 695,902 + 16 ,352 425 ,708 420,978 — 4,730 Waikohu 572,512 608,202 + 35 ,690 339 ,157 347,509 + 8,352 Wairoa 650,874 669,280 + 18 ,406 408: ,278 404,286 — 3,992 Hawkes Bay 1 ,407,035 1,388,189 — 18 ,846 93i: ,291 928,227 — 3,064 Waipawa 623,499 622,365 — 1 ,134 407: ,815 418,791 -r 10,976 Waipukurau 199,639 191,008 — 8: ,631 138: ,187 132,211 — 5,976 Patangata 784,070 786,992 + ■ 2: ,922 487: ,888 495,534 + 7,646 Weber 100,704 99,285 — 1 ,419 53: ,148 52,352 — 796 1,002 Dannevirke 418,048 408,671 — 9 ,377 275: ,721 276,723 + Woodville 119,931 123,555 + 3 ,624 79: ,046 83,951 -f 4,905 Pahiatua 237,098 234,778 — 2 ,320 155: ,445 154,823 — 622 Akitio 266,231 267,971 + 1 ,740 156, ,344 158,163 41,819 Clifton 119,905 131,999 + 12 ,094 81, ,955 89,401 + 7,446 Taranaki 35,990 38,961 + 2 ,971 27: ,394 29,141 -j1,747 Inglewood 63,030 70,105 + 7; ,075 45, ,473 48,733 _L 3,260 Egmont 22,619 22,494 — 125 17: ,924 18,816 + 892 Stratford 149,041 161,512 + 12 ,471 101 ,903 105,286 3,383 Whangamomona 89,883 93,805 + 3 ,922 53: ,065 56,625 + 3,560 Eltham 81,181 74,847 — 6 ,334 53: ,217 52,547 — 670 Hawera 109,564 112,199 + 2; ,635 69: ,707 69,946 + 239 Waimate West .. 9,534 10,797 + 1 ,263 4, ,214 5,778 + 1,564 Patea 301,737 315,008 413! ,271 199: ,254 206,343 + 7,089 Waitotara 214,862 222,378 + 7: ,516 130: ,032 136,177 + 6,145 Waimaxino 327,132 330,667 -f. 3; ,535 163: ,009 163,237 + 228 Wanganui 444,085 446,669 -j2; ,584 266: ,470 269,726 + 3,256 Rangitikei 1 ,434,128 1,432,284 — 1 ,844 957: ,092 957,631 -f539 Oroua Kairanga 263,316 248,929 — 14 ,387 204: .494 194,125 — 10,369 169,457 164,313 _ 5 ,144 110: 106,565 — 3,626 Kiwitea 363,336 348,480 _ 14 ,856 243: ,235 228,044 — 15,191 Pohangina 188,104 184,723 _ 3 ,381 130, ,131 125,131 — 5,000 Manawatu 194,310 192,989 _ 1 ,321 140, ,998 137,665 — 3,333 Horowhenua 167,211 166,688 — 523 114: ,433 117,741 + 3,308 Hutt 121,934 118,523 — 3. ,411 64: ,681 64,946 4265 Makara 77,186 74,127 — 3! ,059 47: ,557 45,628 — 1,929 Featherston 561,157 527,976 — 33; ,181 332. ,192 311,233 — 20,959 Wairarapa South 254,358 253,587 — 771 165: ,214 171,448 + 6,234 Masterton 460,681 466,358 + 5: ,677 273: ,229 279,089 + 5,860 Castlepoint 168,915 168,812 — 103 92: ,060 89,625 — 2,435 Eketahuna 200,760 202,364 + 1. ,604 133: ,015 131,917 — 1,098 Mauriceville 71,452 65,156 - 6. ,296 49: ,649 46,481 — 3,168 Totals, North Island .. 18 ,123,773 18,388,446 + 264, ,673 11,696 ; ,313 1 11,821,596 1 +125,283