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A. Table showing the Number of Sheep in each County throughout the Dominion on 30th April, 1922 and 1923. NORTH ISLAND.

Niimlim- r Number- of Sheep on rHinxrber c County. Increase. Decrease. 30th April, 1922. 30th April, 1923. Mongonui .. .. .. .. .. 42,200 Whangaroa .. .. .. .. .. 16,597 Bay of Islands .. .. .. .. .. 83,673 Hokiange .. .. .. .. .. 47,087 Whangarei .. .. .. .. .. 101,732 Otamatea .. .. .. .. .. 58,871 Hobson .. .. .. .. .. .. 94,161 Rodney .. .. .. .. .. .. 58,705 Great Earlier Island .. .. .. .. 11,082 Waitemata .. .. .. .. .. 41,642 Eden .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,026 Manukau .. .. .. .. .. 43,020 Franklin .. .. .. .. .. 32,169 Coromandel .. .. .. .. .. 39,851 Thames .. .. .. .. .. .. 5,146 Hauraki Plains .. .. .. .. .. 2,104 Ohinemuri .. .. .. .. .. 2,953 Waikato.. .. .. .. .. .. 31,486 Raglan .. .. .. .. .. .. 162,783 Waipa .. .. .. .. .. .. 22,832 Piako .. .. .. .. .. .. 24,641 Matamata .. .. .. .. .. 19,586 Rotorua.. .. .. .. .. .. 19,807 West Taupo* .. .. .. .. .. 28,381 Taupof Taumarunui f Kawhia .. .. .. .. .. .. 38,723 Awakino* .. .. .. .. .. 87,375 Otorohanga | Waitomo .. .. .. .. .. 102,501 Ohura .. .. .. .. .. .. 121,442 Kaitieke.. .. .. .. .. .. 132,057 East Taupo* .. .. .. .. .. 15,118 Tauranga .. .. .. .. .. 13,226 Whakatane .. .. .. .. .. 54,467 Opotiki .. .. .. .. .. .. 147,711 Matakaoa .. .. .. .. .. 123,508 Waiapu .. .. .. .. .. .. 515,509 Uawa .. .. .. .. .. '.. 207,338 Cook .. .. .. .. .. .. 665,768 Waikohu .. .. .. .. .. 606,847 Wairoa .. .. .. .. .. .. 540,051 Hawke's Bay .. .. .. .. .. 1,048,133 Waipawa .. .. .. .. .. 326,948 Waipukurau .. .. .. .. .. 109,302 Patangata .. .. .. .. .. 635,457 Weber .. .. .. .. .. .. 112,193 Dannevirke .. .. .. .. .. 248,408 Woodville .. .. .. .. .. 63,832 Pahiatua .. .. .. .. .. 167,913 Akitio .. .. .. .. .. .. 253,794 Clifton .. .. .. .. .. .. 74,586 Taranaki .. .. .. .. 11,172 Inglewood .. .. .. .. .. 7,352 Egmont.. .. .. .. .. .. 8,372 Stratford .. .. .. .. .. 49,178 Whangamomona.. .. .. .. .. 71,491 Eltham .. .. .. .. .. .. 51,486 Hawera .. .. .. .. .. .. 60,712 Waimate West .. .. .. .. .... 3,276 Patea .. .. .. .. .. .. 215,442 Waitotara .. .. .. .. .. 205,690 Waimarino .. .. .. .. .. 279,323 Wanganui" .. .. .. .. .. 419,189 Rangitikei .. .. .. .. .. 913,784 Oroua .. .. .. .. .. .. 128,923 Kairanga .. .. .. .. . 79,702 Kiwitea .. .. .. .. .. .. 236,682 Pohangina .. .. .. .. .. 131,305 Manawatu .. .. .. .. .. 94,053 Horowhenua .. .. .. .. .. 102,425 Hutt .. .. .. .. .. .. 130,922 Makara .. .. .. .. .. .. 74,754 Featherston .. .. .. .. .. 438,778 South Wairarapa.. .. . .. .. 179,424 Masterton .. ' .. .. .. .. 448,694 Castlepoint .. .. .. .. .. 182,801 Eketahuna .. .. .. .. 108,506 Mauriceville .. .. ... .. .. 57,627 41,638 18,482 82,656 50,250 95,686 54,037 89,670 55,44(5 8,877 42,437 1,565 42,345 33,060 38,227 5,172 2,521 2,997 32,843 108,264 i 30,277 27,110 24,978 21,196 '1,885 3,163 795 1,491 562 1,017 6,046 4,834 4,491 3,259 2,205 461 675 i,624 12,276 20,191 40,957 13,611 179,975 128,800 j 138,408 10,370 68,170 154,765 124,202 533,404 224,834 706,728 632,700 569,198 1,131,884 368,254 118,263 691,769 116,961 268,948 72,974 189,321 272,893 66,000 9,995 13,153 , 7,740 50,327 , 61,944 I 54,673 ■ 67,954 1,895 241,463 212,609 294,523 453,437 979,159 134,717 96,970 249,365 139,963 110,464 104,190 130,523 73,031 454,907 189,568 473,079 178,863 138,308 60,653 26 417 44 1,357 5,481 7,445 2,469 5,392 1,389 12,276 20,191 2,234 13,611 77,474 7,358 6,351 13,703 7,054 694 17,895 17,496 40,960 25,853 29,147 83,751 41,306 8,961 56,312 4,768 20,540 9,142 21,408 19,099 5,801 28,381 87,375 15,118 2,856 '8,586 1,177 1,149 3,187 7,242 26,021 6,919 15,200 34,248 65,375 5,794 17,268 12,683 8,658 16,411 1,765 632 9,547 1,381 16,129 10,144 24,385 29,802 3,026 399 1,723 '3,938 Totals for North Island .. .. 12,095,805 Net increase, North Island 12,809,663 900,145 900,145 186,287 713,858 713,858 * Abolished under Waikato and King-country Counties Act, 1921-22 Counties Act, 1921-22, I Created mder Waikato a: id King-country