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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, 1928 —continued. CROSSBRED AND OTHER SHEEP NOT OTHERWISE ENUMERATED.

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Wethers, Ewes to I Ewes not to Name of County. 2-tooth and be bred from be bred from Lambs. over. this Season. this Season. I ; [ ! : Auckland District. Mongonui .. .. .. .. 6,810 | 33,269 | 1,340 17,990 Whangaroa .. .. .. .. 1,245 10,930 j 253 5,015 Bay of Islands .. .. .. 8,438 41,019 2,871 18,798 Hokianga .. .. .. .. 8,455 53,341 586 27,395 Whangarei .. .. .. .. j 18,266 62,232 i 1,788 ! 28,021 Otamatea .. .. .. .. 6,792 32,059 1,441 13,609 Hobson .. .. .. .. 12.126 42,204 3,118 20,267 Rodney .. .. .. .. 14,288 30,788 , 1,419 15,516 Great Barrier Island .. .. .. 726 5,486 ! 351 j 2,982 Waitemata .. .. . .. 7,142 24,335 2,439 10,383 Eden .. .. .. .. 1,180 508 224 180 Manukau .. .. .. .. 11,522 22,175 ! 3,763 8,345 Franklin .. .. .. .. 4,492 36,261 1,432 9,661 Coromandel .. .. .. .. 6,991 22,325 ' 330 12,726 Thames .. .. .. .. 773 2,234 63 997 Hauraki Plains .. .. .. 537 2,717 227 1,359 Ohinemuri .. .. .. .. 282 3,290 559 786 Waikato .. .. .. .. j 2,215 27,689 I 1,136 6,198 Raglan .. .. .. .. 37,321 113,783 , 2,393 47 898 Waipa .. .. .. .. 1,724 38,635 : 1,806 3,545 Piako .. .. .. .. 2,954 35,292 1,834 4,722 Matamata .. .. .. .. 6,510 35,853 3,709 7,571 Rotorua .. .. .. .. 5,182 17,216 410 3,398 Taupo .. .. .. .. 1,392 3,338 859 1,176 Taumarunui .. .. .. .. 14,715 44,186 1,379 24,050 Kawliia .. .. .. .. | 4,223 28,646 303 15,202 Otorohanga .. .. .. .. 1,872 16,534 714 3,840 Waitomo .. .. .. .. 21,718 127,477 2,127 j 54,060 Ohura .. .. .. ... 12,810 50,708 2,152 31,381 Kaitieke .. .. .. .. 19,023 47,928 2,917 35,147 Tauranga .. .. .. .. 10,850 11,426 1,949 2,029 Whakatane .. .. .. .. 6,316 32,377 250 11,481 Opotiki .. .. .. .. 24,152 48,171 2,674 34,776 Totals .. .. .. 283,042 1,104,432 48,816 480,504 Gtsborne District. Matakaoa .. .. .. .. 2,558 4-9,567 3,664 33,627 Waiapn .. .. .. .. 16,562 184,580 11,750 122,962 Uawa .. .. .. .. 16,633 65,890 6,093 42,786 Cook .. .. .. .. 53,769 340,523' 25,635 166,650 Waikohu .. .. .. .. 42,036 313,194 23,374 175,057 Totals .. .. .. 131,558 953,754 70,516 541,082 Hawke's Bay District. Wairoa .. .. .. .. 55,385 311,304 28,741 182,327 Hawke's Bay .. .. .. 156,438 557,298 52,567 237,951 Waipawa .. .. .. .. 21,953 203,867 11,377 78,977 Waipukurau .. .. .. .. 7,421 71,868 6,894 23,350 Patangata .. .. .. .. 38,429 276,641 13,198 134,867 Weber .. .. .. .. 13,484 34,076 3,376 28,868 Dannevirke .. .. .. .. 16,399 157,375 4,911 69,404 Woodville .. .. .. .. 4,276 42,735 3,166 18,889 Pahiatua .. .. .. .. 8,942 99,617 2,829 45,534 Akitio .. .. .. .. 13,898 110,721 4,416 70,892 Totals .. .. .. 336,625 1,865,502 131,475 891,059