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C. 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, 1926. STUD SHEEP (ENTERED IN FLOCK-BOOK).

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Merino. Lincoln. Romney. Border Leicester. Total fit,ii(i Stud m n j Stud fftn/? Stud Qtmi Stud Name i.f County. Number of Stud to Ewes not Stud Ewes to Ewes not Stud F . Ewes not Stud " Ewes not Sheep Bams, to be Stud Bamp to be Stud Earns, yJlllS to be Stud Earns, to be Stud 2-tooth fromthis bred Lambs. g_tooth from this bred Lambs. 2-tooth fJ?oMth?a bred Lambs. 2-tooth bred Lambs, and over. f o™ ' from this 1 ' ,, S from this and over. from this and over. f o°™'" s from this Season. Season and over Season. Season Season. SeiiSon Season. Season . [ || I i Auckland District. Mongonui .. • • •• 59,884 .. .. j .. .. .. .. .. 17 140 .. ; 76 .. | Whangaroa .. .. .. 18,123 .. .. .. j .. j .. .. .. .. 4 .. .. .. .. : Bay of Islands .. .. .. 95,399 .. .. .. | ... 1 .. .. .. 132 1,140 .. 534 .. .. .. Hokianga .. .. .. 81,535 .. .. .. j .. .. .. 26 512 j 316 .. .. .. Whangarei .. .. .. 123,425 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 51 534 .. 365 Otamatea .. .. 70,529 .. .. j .. .. .. .. 43 150 .. 102 Hobson .. .. .. 115,519 .. .. .. .. .. 49 1,232 .. 959 Rodney .. .. .. 71,846 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 20 284 .. 142 Great Barrier Island .. .. 9,727 .. .. j .. .. .. .. .. j Waitemata .. .. •• 48,679 .. .. ■ .. I .. .. .. 5 99 66 .. .. .. .. Eden .. .. .. .. 3,069 .. .. .. j .. .. .. I .. Manukau .. .. .. 59,292 .. .. .... .. .. .. .. 38 1,172 20 1,002 2 40 .. 42 Franklin .. .. .. 61,175 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 8 264 .. 187 6 213 .. 27 Coromandel .. .. .. 45,022 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. - Thames .. 5,266 .. .. Hauraki Plains.. .. .. 7,154 .. .. .. .. j .. .. .. .. Ohinemuri .. .. .. 5,000 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 9 139 .. 95 Waikato .. .. .. 36,895 .. .. ,. .. 10 97 .. 40 30 834 .. 487 Raglan .. .. .. 240,113 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 23 305 .. 278 Waipa .. .. .. 49,206 .. .. .. .. 6 228 148 17 449 36 440 Piako .. .. .. 40,674 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. j Matamata .. .. .. 52,430 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 7 .. Rotorua .. .. .. 29,443 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 Taupo .. .. .. 27,533 .. .. .. .. .. .. ..' .. .. .. .. .. .. . J Taumarunui .. .. .. 85,194 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Kawhia .. .. .. 55,781 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 23 80 .. 49 Otorohanga .. .. .. 28,045 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 7 94 10 49 Waitomo .. .. .. 216,480 .. .. .. .. • .. .. .. .. 24 239 268 Ohura.. .. .. .. 117,108 .. .. .. .. j .. .. .. .. 120 447 3 362 Kaitieke .. .. .. 147,949 .. .. .. J .. .. .. 15 122 .. 39 Tauranga .. .. .. 15,657 .. .. .. I Whakatane .. .. .. 70,916 .. .. .. I .. .. .. .. 2 100 .. 100 Opotiki .. .. .. 150,535 j .. .. I .. .. .. 15 503 .. 370 Totals .. .. .. 2,244,603 .. .. .. j 17 325 188 688 8,839 69 6,286 8 1 253 .. 69