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A.-Table showing the Number of Sheep in each County throughout the Colony on 30th April, 1902 and 1903.

Decrease, North Island, 852,515 ; deorease, South Island, 535,659 : total decrease for oolony, 1,388,174.

luml ler o leep on County. 30th April, 1902. 30th April, 1903. Increase. Decrease. NOR' m ISLAND. 25,289 ! 23,358 8,344 i 8,243 32,708 I 32,037 11,945 j 11,522 78,696 j 68,866 37,805 ; 32,417 48,581 ! 46,364 21,084 I 19,914 40,659 ' 33,849 4,250 I 4,809 95,153 I 89,569 13,644 15,317 4,749 5,340 4,138 3,559 66,159 44,612 92.643 I 87,666 34,011 20,477 176,591 152,942 33,972 36,167 30,491 29,305 4,015 ' 2,061 22,992 20,943 16.762 16,038 372,242 373,079 941,421 908,335 558,988 536,913 1,272,956 1,208,213 728,783 654,013 731,932 717,534 27,149 30,672 28.763 27,234 115,276 79,836 156,417 105,847 225,228 193,262 149,659 129,813 418,772 351,673 566,948 539,492 301,109 255,860 284,806 247,441 128,940 ; 104,578 170,166 122,864 135,200 . 124,543 217,007 196,203 1 623 550 J 416,169 | 623,550j 161i960 543,897 514,552 152,976 ' 145,764 162,484 152,800 228,680 I 202,820 71.644 62,857 66,672 ! 64,129 Mongonui .. Whangaroa Bay of Islands Hokianga Rodney Whangarei Otamatea Hobson Waitemata Eden Manukau Coromandel Thames Ohinemuri Waikato Raglan Waipa Piako West Taupo and Kawhia East Taupo and Rotorua Tauranga Whakatane Opotiki Waiapu Cook Wairoa Hawke's Bay Waipawa and Woodville .. Patangata and Weber Clifton Taranaki and Egmont Stratford Hawera Patea Waitotara Wanganui and Waimarino Rangitikei Oroua and Kairanga Kiwitea Pohangina Manawatu Horowhenua Hutt Featherston South Wairarapa Masterton Castlepoint Akitio Pahiatua Eketahuna Maurioeville 559 i.,673 591 2,195 837 I 1,931 101 671 423 9,830 5,388 2,217 1,170 6,810 5,584 579 21,547 4,977 13,534 23,649 1,186 1,954 2,049 724 33,086 22,075 64,743 74,770 14,398 3,523 1,529 35,440 50,570 31,966 19,846 67,099 27,456 45,249 37,365 24,362 47,302 10,657 20,804 45,421 29,345 7,212 9,684 25,860 8,787 2,543 Total for North Island 10,286,346 9,433,831 9,378 861,893 SOUl 'H ISLAND. Waimea Collingwood Buller .. Grey Inangahua Westland Sounds Marlborough Kaikoura Amuri Cheviot Ashley Akaroa and Mount Herbert Selwyn Ashburton Geraldine and Levels Mackenzie Waimate Waitaki Maniototo Vincent Lake Waihemo Waikouaiti Taieri Bruce Peninsula Clutha .. Tuapeka Southland Wallace Stewart Island 209,321 44,878 2,084 11,033 23,670 17,204 164,657 522,783 161,728 395,257 196,882 801,164 246,645 706,610 876,274 689,571 418,854 602,424 563,724 323,043 295,699 148,278 120,200 79,217 208,074 172,640 2,470 325,679 374,304 895,636 454,690 1,688 214,804 45,361 2,276 11,227 25,912 16,878 161,057 491,006 174,411 382,149 186,640 750,441 230,894 697,569 888,842 642,566 392,373 573,551 543,058 301,496 291,788 153,576 112,270 71,238 188,782 160,564 1,948 282,320 351,955 771,348 400,800 1,622 5,483 483 192 194 2,242 12,683 12,568 326 3,600 31,777 13,108 10,242 50,723 15,751 9,041 47,005 26,481 28,873 20,666 21,547 3,911 5,298 7,930 7,979 19,292 12,076 522 43,359 22,349 124,288 53,890 66 Total for South Island 10,056,381 9,520,722 39,143 574,802 Total for North Island 10,286,346 9,433,831 Total for the oolony 20,342,727 18,954,553