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A.-Table showing the Number of Sheep in each County throughout the Colony on 30th April, 1905 and 1906.

Number of Sheep ou County. j 30th April, 1905. 30th April, 1006. i i IncreaBe. Decrease. I NORTH ISLAND. 636 Mongonni I 17,769 17,244 Whangaioa 7,726 8,280 Bay of Islands 25,607 Hokianga - ■• •• 7,012 6,671 Rodney ! 55,179 52,164 Whangarei .. .. •• •• •• 21,591 21,646 Otamatea ' 36,363 38,223 Hobson ! 16,730 18,404 Waitemata i 29,268 33,263 Eden 8,520 6,936 Manukau ' •■ ■■ 73,707 75,413 Coromandel .. .. •• •■ ■• 15,334 14,954 Thames 4.850 5,201 Ohinemuri .. .. •• •• ■• 3,131 Waikato 28,113 28,191 Ra«lan .. .. .. .. ■• • 74,352 75,030 Walpa .. ■■ ■• 19,543 22,386 Piako '.'. .. .. •• ■■ •■ 93,222 86,076 West Taupo, Kawhia, Awakino, and Waitomo .. -2'.),G83 40,428 East Taupo and Rotorua .. .. .. •■ 36,204 30,246 Tauranga .. .. •• •• •■ 3.476 5,610 Whakatane l'J.768 20,433 Opotiki 17,008 19,222 Waiapu 423,157 456,012 Cook .. .. •• ■■ 1,012,311 ! 1,123,085 Wairoa .. ■■ ■■ ■■ 509,915 536,454 j Hawke's Bay* .. 1,086,138 1,045,659 Waipawa and Woodville .. .. .. .. 678,599 j 716,286 Patangata and Weber .. .. .. .. 718,238 739,385 (ilifton iy,269 26,312 Taranaki 17,986 28,977 I Egn.ont 4,207 4,673 | Stratford ! 81,861 90,371 Hawera .. .. .. .. •• •■ 96,725 111,509 ! Patea 203,774 231,413 Waitotara 124,377 146,446 Waimarino .. .. .. ... •■ 51,558 ; 58,972 Wanganui .. .. ■• •• •• I 326,907 360,948 .-. . .. ., i Hunterville subdivision .. ! ,..., fi^fi I 541,530) Rangiukei* spaing . .. \ bt,1 ' 6 ° 6 \ 175,576 , : Oroua arid Kairanga 220,223 259,289 Kivvitoa .. •• •■ 258,557 282,825 Pohangina ■ •• 116,675 121,941 : Manawatu | 126,952 147,054 Horowhenua .. .. .. •• ■■ 126,015 130,858 I Hufct .. .. 193,648 203,902 ffeathereton 432,511 427,091 South Wairarapa.. .. .. .. ..I 168,685 158,170 Masterton 524,924 550,488 | Castlepoint 151,996 162,279 I Akiiio •• ■■ •• 152,937 167,038 I Pahiatua" 187,302 218,011 Ekeiahuna .. .. •• •• ■■ 56,686 64,508 j Mauriceville .. .. .. .. ■• 62,024 67,904 I 17,244 8,280 25,607 6,671 52,164 21,646 38,223 18,404 33,263 6,936 75,413 14,954 5,201 3,131 28,191 75,030 22,386 86,076 40,428 30,246 5,616 20,433 19,222 456,012 1,123,085 536,454 1,045,659 716,286 739,385 26,312 28,977 4,673 90,371 111,509 231,413 146,446 58,972 360,948 541,530 ) 175,576 i 259,289 282,825 121,941 147,054 130,858 203,902 427,091 158,170 550,488 162,279 167,038 218,011 64,508 67,904 55 59 5 1,86 1,67 4,00 1,70 35 70 7 67 2,84 10,74 2,14 66 2,21 82,8S 110, Ti 26,5S 9,55 37,68 26,14 7,04 10,9= it 8,51 14,76 27,6; 22, Of 7,41 34,04 55,4J 33,0( 24,2( 5,2( 20,1( 5,8< 10,2! 25,5( 10,21 14, l< 30,7( 7,8' 5,81 554 597 55 1,860 1,674 4,000 1,706 351 709 78 678 2,843 10,745 2,140 665 2,214 32,855 110,774 26,539 9,524 37,687 26,147 7,043 10,991 466 8,510 14,784 27,639 22,069 7,414 34,041 341 3,015 1,584 380 7,146 5,988 55,450 33,066 24,268 5,266 20,102 5,843 10,254 5,420 10,518 25,564 10,283 14,101 30,709 7,872 5,880 Totals—North Island .. .. 9,388,605 10,009,731 10,009,731 656,0: 656,010 34,884 Net increase, North Island 621,126 id 621,126 •Thi bounrtai ■ies of Hawkfi's Bay Count , and Rani itikei Count; have been altered.