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A. Table showing the Number of Sheep in each County throughout the Dominion on 30th April, 1924 and 1925. NORTH ISLAND.

I I Number of Sheep on County. —i Increase. Decrease. 30th April, 1924. i 30th April, 1925. I Mongonui .. .. .. .. .. 50,475 58,803 8,328 Whangaroa .. .. .. .. •• 18,337 19,105 768 Bay of Islands .. .. .. .. .. 91,930 98,487 6,557 Hokiange 63,311 71,177 7,866 Whangarei .. .. .. .. .. 105,330 126,197 20,867 Otamatea .. .. .. .. •• 56,555 64,976 8,421 Hobson 96,302 107,446 11,144 Rodney.. .. .. .. .. .. 59,498 66,800 7,307 Great Barrier Island .. .. .. .. 8,898 9,164 266 Waitemata 46,124 48,570 2,446 Eden .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,548 1,953 .. 595 Manukau 44,719 54,113 9,394 Franklin .. .. .. .. .. 39,482 48,002 8,520 Coromandel .. .. .. .. .. 38,876 42,587 3,711 Thames.. .. .. .. .. .. 5,014 4,632 .. 382 Hauraki Plains .. .. .. .. .. 2,335 3,287 952 Ohinemuri .. .. .. .. .. 2,041 3,003 962 Waikato.. .. .. .. .. .. 35,107 43,741 8,634 Raglan .. .. .. . ' .. .. 213,446 218,412 4,966 Waipa .. .. .. .. .. .. 33,326 41,005 7,679 Piako .. .. .. .. .. 29,671 36,405 6,734 Matamata .. .. .. .. .. 33,394 45,515 12,121 Rotorua.. .. .. .. .. 27,902 30,658 2,756 Taupo .. .. .. .. .. .. 13,916 23,059 9,143 Taumarunui .. .. .. .. .. 25,755 27,539 1,784 Kawhia .. .. .. .. 49,032 50,858 1,826 Otorohanga .. .. .. .. .. 16,840 20,585 3,745 Waitomo .. .. .. .. 207,978 205,781 .. 2,197 Ohura .. .. .. .. .. .. 138,978 143,573 4,595 Kaitieke.. .. .. .. 153,380 147,164 .. 6,216 Tauranga .. .. .. .. 28,204 18,109 .. 10,095 Whakatane .. .. .. .. .. 73,762 68,584 .. 5,178 Opotiki .. .. .. .. .. 155,654 142,954 .. 12,700 Matakaoa .. .. .. .. ■ 128,630 134,169 5,539 Waiapu.. .. .. .. .. 557,282 556,670 .. 612 Uawa .. .. .. .. .. .. 234,767 230,155 .. 4,612 Cook .. .. .. .. .. .. 713,860 715,685 1,825 Waikohu .. .. .. .. .. 653,792 666,404 12,612 Wairoa .. .. .. .. .. .. 584,102 609,689 25,587 Hawke'sBay .. .. .. .. .. 1,206,553 1,224,077 17,524 Waipawa .. .. .. .. .. 395,114 399,645 4,531 Waipukurau .. .. .. .. .. 125,583 123,575 .. 2,008 Patangata .. .. .. .. .. 708,830 720,354 11,524 Weber .. .. .. .. .. .. 121,741 120,345 .. 1,396 Dannevirke .. .. .. .. .. 287,116 283,631 .. 3,485 Woodville .. .. .. .. .. 76,657 79,169 2,512 Pahiatua .. .. .. 195,212 190,656 .. 4,556 ARitio .. .. .. .. .. .. 288,678 290,766 2,088 Clifton .. .. .. .. .. .. 70,960 73,398 2,438 Taranaki .. .. .. .. .. 10,712 12,956 2,244 Inglewood .. .. .. .. .. 16,835 18,789 1,954 Egmont.. .. .. .. .. .. 9,887 8,265 .. 1,622 Stratford .. .. .. .. .. 1 53,406 60,382 6,976 Whangamomona .. .. .. .. .. 77,197 75,586 .. 1,611 Eltham .. .. .. .. .. .. 55,373 60,767 5,394 Hawera.. .. .. .. .. .. 74,379 75,963 1,584 Waimate West .. .. .. .. .. 1,453 4,546 3,093 Patea .. .. .. .. .. .. 248,597 252,448 3,851 Waitotara .. .. .. .. .. 212,826 210,359 .. 2,467 Waimarino .. .. .. .. .. 306,741 311,135 4,394 Wanganui .. .. .. .. .. 455,561 454,690 .. 871 Rangitikei .. .. .. 1,023,235 999,777 .. 23,458 Oroua .. .. .. .. .. .. 134,013 132,089 .. 1,924 Kairanga .. .. .. .. .. 103,361 111,006 7,645 Kiwitea.. .. .. .. .. .. 257,950 260,518 2,568 Pobangina .. .. .. .. .. 143,739 145,214 1,475 Manawatu .. .. .. .. .. 112,204 105,296 .. 6,908 Horowhenua .. .. .. .. .. 119,708 117,511 .. 2,197 Hutt .. .. .. .. .. .. 135,905 132,965 .. 2,940 Makara .. .. .. .. .. .. 70,406 70,956 550 Featherston .. .. .. .. .. 471,011 475,660 4,649 Wairarapa South .. .. . .. .. 196,154 208,384 10,230 Masterton .. .. .. .. .. 488,360 507,233 18,873 Castlepoint .. .. .. .. 176,850 184,512 7,662 Eketahuna .. .. .. .. .. 145,949 154,007 8,058 Mauriceville .. .. .. .. .. 59,913 59,895 .. 18 Totals for North Island .. .. 13,478,717 13,719,541 240,824