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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, 1927. STUD SHEEP (ENTERED IN FLOCK-BOOK).

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Merino. Lincoln. Bomney. Border Leicester. Total CJ...J Stud st , Stud Ht - Stud Stud Name of County. Number of Stud i; weR to Bwes not Stud F.wpa tr, Ewes not Stud Ewes not Stud Ewes not Sheep Earns, » *S to be Stud Bftms "Westo to be Stud Earns, to be Stud Earns, to be Stud 2-tooth f ' on j this bred Lambs. 2_ t00 th fromthia bred Lambs. 2-tooth f romthia bred Lambs. 2-tooth f !?omthis bred Lambs, and over. from this from this and over. f S°^ ls from this and over. from this Season. Sfiason and over Season. Season Season. Season Season. SeaiSon Auckland District. ■ [ Mongonui .. .. .. 64,317 .. .. .. .. .. .. j .. .. 8 186 .. 51 .. .. Whangaroa .. .. .. 17.850 .. .. I .. .... .. 2 I .. .. Bay of Islands .. .. .. 101,425 .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. 110 1,160 .. 747 .. ! .. Hokianga .. .. ..J 91,658 j .. I .. .. .. .. 45 ) 601 .. 392 Whangarei .. .. ..I 128,766 j .. .. .. .. j .. 44 614 .. 412 Otamatea .. .. ., 74,465 | .. | .. .. .. .. 14 298 .. 99 Hobson .. .. ..I 111,889 j .. .... .. .. .. 74 1,547 50 1,201 Rodney .. .. .. I 77,293 j .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 19 313 1 235 Great Barrier Island .. .. 10,478 ] .. j Waitemata .. .. .. 48,496 j .. .. | .. .. .. .. 5 80 7 55 Eden .. .. .. I 1,877 .. .. .. .. Manukau .. .. .. 61,374 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 85 920 13 534 2 60 66 Franklin .. .. .. ) 63,072. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 9 j 271 170 5 187 100 10 Coromandel .. .. .. 1 49,269 . . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... Thames .. .. .. I 7,257 .. .. .... .. .. .. .. 5 j 20 .. 4 Hauraki Plains ; .. .. 5,141 .. .. Ohinemuri .. j .. .. 5,434 .. .. .. | . .. .. .. .. 15 90 .. 56 Waikato .. .. .. 42,741 .. .. .. .. 2 69 19 20 40 1,028 .. 622 Raglan .. .. .. 261,664 .. .. .... .. .. .. .. 34 376 .. 276 Waipa .. .. .. 47,817 .. .. .. .. 26 239 22 35 19 607 44 430 Piako .. .. .. 48,028 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 Matamata .. .. .. 51.611 Rotorua .. .. .. 27,493 Taupo .. .. .. 17,653 Taumarunui .. .. .. 94 926 Kawhia .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 78 1 68 Otorohanga .. .. .. 30,384 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 8 125 .. 115 Waitomo .. .. .. 225,775 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 33 606 .. 481 Ohura .. .. .. 114,466 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 187 765 .. 234 Kaitieke .. .. .. 134,560 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 8 100 .. 90 Tauranga .. .. .. 20,684 Whakatane .. .. .. 56,071 j .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 100 .. 100 Opotiki .. .. .. 138,051 .. ,. .. .. .. .. .. .. 12 480 .. 379 Totals .. .. 2,289,488 .. .. .. .. 28 308 41 55 783 10,365 116 6,751 7 247 100 76