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A. —Table showing the Number of Sheep in each County throughout the Dominion on 30th April, 1916 and 1917.

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NORTH ISLAND. Number ol County. 30th April, 1916. Sheep on Increase. Decrease. 30th April, 1917. Mongonui .. .. .. .. .. 43,773 Whangaroa .. .. .. .. .. 15,114 Bay of Islands .. .. .. .. .. 82,156 Hokianga .. .. .. .. •■ 69,989 j Whangarei .. .. .. .. .. 80,693 [ Otamatea .. .. .. .. .. 68,032 Hobson .. .. .. .. .. .. 94,288 Rodney .. .. .. .. .. .. 84,567 Great Barrier Island .. .. .. .. 8,241 Waitemata .. .. .. .. .. 55,557 Eden .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,708 Manukau .. .. .. .. .. 52,190 Franklin .. .. .. .. .. 55,799 Coromandel .. .. .. .. .. 40,714 Thames.. .. .. .. .. .. 6,197 Ohinemuri .. .. .. .. .. 8,101 Waikato.. .. .. .. .. .. 55,073 Raglan .. .. .. .. .. .. 195,051 Waipa 31,037 Piako .. .. .. .. .. 45,734 Matamata .. .. .. .. .. 25,264 Rotorua 22,966 West Taupo .. .. .. .. .. 23,480 Kawhia .. .. .. ., 58,546 Awakino.. .. .. .. .. .. .107:633 Waitomo .. .. .. .. .. 165,371 Ohura 143,411 East Taupo (portion in Auckland Distriot) .. .. 874 Tauranga .. .. .. .. ■• 12,852 Whakatane .. .. .. .. .. 48,649 Opotiki 137,020 Waiapu .. .. .. .. .. •• 678,564 Cook .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,012,602 Waikohu .. .. .. .. •■ 615,579 East Taupo (portion in Hawke's Bay District) .. 7,391 Wairoa .. .. .. .. •• •• 749,712 Hawke's Bay .. .. .. ■ .. •■ 1,077,211 Waipawa ' 390,973 Waipukurau .. .. .. .. ■• 100,171 Patangata .. .. .. .. .- 633,811 Weber .. .. •• 123,213 Dannevirke .. .. .. .. ■• 313,243 Woodville .. .. .. .. •• 95,550 Pahiatua 209,460 AKitio 273,010 Clifton 98,452 Taranaki .. .. .. .. •■ 33,878 Egmont.. .. .. .. .. •• 12,278 Stratford .. .. .. .. •• 125,691 Whangamomona .. .. .. .. •• 121,711 Eltham .. .. .. .. .. •• 64,466 Hawora 83,606 WaimatoWost .. .. .. .. -. 1.107 Patea 292,449 Waitotara 229,737 Waimarino .. .. .. .. •• 287,533 Kaitieke 116,777 Wanganui .. .. .. .. •■ 591,015 Rangitikei .. .. .. .. •• 957,360 Oroua 164,127 Kairanga .. .. .. .. •• 105,385 Kiwitea .. 317,104 Pohangina .. .. .. ■• •• 166,168 Manawatu .. .. .. .. •• 123,826 Horowhenua .. .. .. .. .. 139,770 Hutt 145,945 Makara .. .. .. .. .. •• 78,212 Featherston .. .. .. .. •• 426,592 South Wairarapa.. .. . .. .. 180,718 Masterton .. .. .. .. •• 550,730 Castlepoint .. .. .. .. .. 188,229 Eketahuna .. .. .. .. •• 86,254 Mauriceville .. .. .. -. •• 70,103 47,670 15,118 87,305 78,577 85,513 72,932 106,029 81,627 8,135 55,736 2,862 57,426 56,823 38,743 4,541 7,940 68,834 191,167 37,903 46,394 35,651 24,600 33,329 50,743 101,184 175,775 169,400 3,897 5,149 8,588 4,850 4,900 11,741 179 154 5,230 1,024 13,761 6,866 660 10,387 1,634 9,849 10,404 25,989 1 2,940 106 1,971 1,656 161 3,884 '7,803 6,449 22,418 55,149 163,961 756,350 1,088,550 685,594 6,070 755,590 1,178,619 427,853 118,548 651,809 135,621 321,201 97,481 227,064 282,533 95,780 37,372 14,092 121,957 119,485 65,444 81,086 1,007 273,531 228,702 284,542 128,829 595,460 958,270 165,684 122,027 326,144 167,615 125,184 145,252 148,501 76,018 458,730 192,737 546,995 191,441 106,624 71,620 9,506 6,500 26,941 77,786 75,948 70,015 '5,878 101,408 36,880 18,377 17,998 12,408 7,958 1,931 17,604 9,523 3,494 1,814 874 i ,321 2,672 3,734 2,226 978 2,520 500 12,052 4,445 916 1,557 16,642 9,040 1,447 1,358 5,482 2,556 32,138 12,019 3,212 20,370 1,517 18,918 1,035 2,991 2,194 3,735 Totals-North Island .. .. 13,880,799 13,880,799 14,567,128 753,520 67,191 Net increase, North Island, 686 >rth Island, 681 1,329.