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C —continued. Statement compiled from the Returns furnished 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, 1925 —continued. CROSSBRED AND OTHER SHEEP NOT OTHERWISE ENUMERATED.

Wethers, Ewes to Ewes not to Name of County. 2-tooth and , be bred from ; be bred from Lambs. over. this Season. this Season. I I I Auckland District. Mongonui .. .. .. .. 7,059 27,879 845 15,541 Whangaroa .. .. .. .. 1,578 9,858 242 5,538 Bay of Islands .. .. .. 6,422 46,399 2,664 20,962 Hokianga .. .. .. .. 3,772 j 32,230 1,016 14,293 Whangarei .. .. .. .. 21,256 53,812 2,852 29,626 Otamatea .. .. .. .. 5,797 27,345 1,494 14,931 Hobson .. .. .. .. 15,455 40,148 2,120 22,569 "Rodney .. .. .. .. 10,849 39,891 2,459 13,703 Great Barrier Island .. .. .. 574 3,863 106 2,004 Waitemata .. .. .. .. 5,040 25,609 2,445 10,116 Eden .. .. .. .. 1,025 556 121 119 Manukau .. .. .. .. 8,038 23,449 2,093 7,354 Franklin .. .. .. .. 6,148 26,455 1,822 8,949 Coromandel .. .. .. .. 6,795 17,705 506 8,598 Thames .. .. .. .. 227 2,693 233 1,315 Hauraki Plains .. .. .. 166 1,268 2 664 Ohinemuri .. .. .. 413 1,015 131 598 Waikato .. .. .. .. 5,645 19,706 1,211 6,907 Raglan .. .. .. .. 29,278 99,194 2,424 43,642 Waipa .. .. .. .. 1,110 25,993 2,098 7,979 Piako .. .. .. .. 4,177 23,255 3,267 4,920 Matamata .. .. .. .. 4,679 27,849 4,103 6,368 Rotorua .. .. .. .. 5,469 15,724 1,820 4,659 Taupo .. .. .. .. 1,780 8,383 689 3,925 Taumarunui .. .. .. .. 5,418 12,761 163 5,294 Kavvhia .. .. .. .. 5,313 30,555 225 13,162 Otorohanga .. .. '.. .. 4.747 8,869 404 4,710 Waitomo .. .. .. .. 30 227 98,298 j 4,842 47,294 Ohura .. .. .. .. 18,851 59,920 1,984 35,362 Kaitieke .. .. .. .. 23,830 60,332 3,712 ' 41,660 Tauranga .. .. .. .. 7,691 5,898 2,253 2,073 Whakatane .. .. .. .. 10,119 36,751 1,583 16,236 Opotiki .. .. .. .. 21,360 65,477 4,919 36,295 Totals .. .. .. 280,308 970,140 56,848 457,366 Gisborne District. Matakaoa .. .. .. .. 3,404 53,830 5,434 36,611 Waiapu .. .. .. .. 18,940 209,099 9,837 134,411 Uawa .. .. .. .. 18,271 89,075 6,410 60,562 Cook .. .. .. .. 58,528 369,357 25,886 197,523 Waikolm .. .. .. .. 42,432 312,025 19,715 186,516 Totals .. .. .. 141,575 1,033,386 67,282 615,623 Hawke's Ba y District. Wairoa .. .. 85,783 263,738 28,735 162,004 Hawke's Bay .. .. .. 162,129 505,520 59,219 218,959 Waipawa '.. .. .. .. 37,734 205,101 20,235 82,972 Waipukuran .. .. .. .. 9,873 64,324 5,438 23,271 Patangata .. .. .. .. 60,146 296,406 20,335 141,917 Weber .. .. .. .. 19,414 37,971 4,747 26,665 Dannevirke .. .. .. .. 18,731 155,219 6,912 72,328 Woodville .. .. .. .. 4,397 44,051 3,114 18,026 Pahiatua .. .. .. .. 7,006 96,995 4,004 45,063 Akitio .. .. .. .. 14,181 109,101 7,730 79,568 Totals .. .. .. 419,394 1,778,426 160,409 870,773