H.—23b

C— continued. Statement compiled from the Returns published 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, 1915 — continued.

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STUD AND FLOCK RAMS, STUD EWES, AXD STUD LAMBS— continued. FLOCK SHEEP— continued. Other Breeds. Crossbred and other Longwools, not Studs. Merino. Name of County. i j c. j r. i t> Ewes to Ewes not Lambs. Stud Rams, Flock Rams. be bred t0 b e bred Rams, 2-tooth 2-tooth fromt his from this and and over. and over. Season . Season. Ewes. i Wethers, 2-tooth and over. Ewes to be bred from this Season. Ewes not to be bred from this Season. Lambs, Wethers, and Ewes. Wpthprs Ewes to Ewes not 2-tootT' J° e '°\t t f 0be K- d .-5™, from this : from this ana over. season. ' Season, j J Lambs, Wethers, and Ewes. Auckland District. Mangonui Whangaroa Bay of Islands Hokianga Whangarei Otamatea Hobson Rodnej' Great Barrier Island Waitemata Eden Manukau Franklin Corompndel Thames Ohinemuri Waikato Raglan Waipa Piako Matamata Rotorua West Taupo Kawhia Awakino Waitomo Ohura East Taupo (part of) Tauranga Whakatane Opotiki 3 1 6 1 55 13 10 "21 13 10 "28 23 9 9 10 1 1 11 8 3 19 24 35 15 17.728 6.944 30,291 25.490 32,879 32.382 37.688 36.808 4.571 25.114 683 19.503 24,724 17.606 2,688 4.214 29.841 89,712 17.160 20.077 15.708 11.884 9,941 32,293 43.562 ' 81.829 61,674 250 7.920 19.231 58.908 1.552 360 1.146 727 2.351 2,642 3.258 3,544 306 1,380 201 2,252 4.624 611 538 275 4.759 3.229 3,198 4,540 1.330 860 1,707 1.238 2.564 6.138 2,675 25 1.273 1.064 5.726 45 ; 40 4 6.983 1.881 8.707 4.805 13,994 6.838 9.251 12,066 1,129 7.180 1.300 7.173 7.982 4.150 395 534 10.298 26.503 3,307 6.802 3.360 789 3.012 5.882 29.459 29,398 22.258 90 676 6.822 19.270 12,069 3.698 19,381 14,575 14.430 18,386 25,529 24.044 2.607 14.087 233 9.846 12.168 10.228 2,106 1.701 13.359 56.361 6.751 9.697 5.512 4.732 5,193 16.784 25.692 49,296 43,212 180 1.824 12.179 41 .046 30 300 5 10 30 41 148 "25 30 13 50 32 69 68 16 150 362 660 ioo 441 1^052 868 1,978 70 1,169 4 200 15 718 50 848 42 • 20 100 250 17 30 1.585 213 290 18 23 3.309 •• "10 13 35 25 177 640 50 1.550 309 20 •? .. Totals 319 93 29 262.294 819.303 66.093 476.906 1 .688 6.784 3.309