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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, 1929. STUD SHEEP (ENTERED IN FLOCK-BOOK).

Merino. Lincoln. Bomney. Border Leicester. Total cf n j Stud Rtnri Stud 01..J Stud Qfn#i Stud Name of County. Number of Stud Ewes not stnd Ewes to Ewc8DOt 8tud Ewes 10 Ewes not Stud F „™ t „ Ewes not Sheep Earns, to be Stud Ram ™ to be Stud Rams, to be Stud Earns, ® >J° to be Stud 2-tooth t j bred Lambs. a.too'h from this bred Lambs. 2-tooth tyZrlthia bred Lambs. 2-tooth ®JrTS, bred Lambs, and oyer. X™on homthis *■£££ fr s °j? s ™ ls from this and over. f £°"™ 18 from this and over. f ££, 0 n f™mthis season. Season ana over beason. Season beason. Sea(on Season. SeaBon _ Auckland District. I i Mongonui .. .. .. j 67,814 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 9 91 .. 47 Whangaroa .. .. * 21,466 .... .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 Bay of Islands .. .. .. j 103,678 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 37 1,131 .. 706 Hokianga .. .. .. Ill ,290 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 37 655 .. 385 Whangarei .. .. .. ] 183,391 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 43 1,261 17 649 Otamatea .. .. .. 99,957 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 25 390 .. 240 Hobson .. .. : 134,948 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 53 1,124 30 736 Rodney .. .. .. 104,522 [ .... .. .. .. .. 18 397 .. 235 Great Barrier Island .. .. j 11,731 .... Waitemata .. .. .. | 59,444 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 114 .. 52 Eden .. .. .. 3,334 Manukau .. .. .. 70,549 1 .. .. .. .. .. 15 438 .. 287 Franklin .. .. .. 68,298 I. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 151 .. 25 6 192 .. 120 Coromandel .. .. .. 60,079 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 8 Thames .. .. .. 9,880 .... .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 37 .. 29 Hauraki Plains .. .. .. 6,710 Ohinemuri .. .. .. 6,603 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 10 256 .. 182 Waikato .. .. .. 55,388 .. .. .. .. 2 50 .. 30 50 1,270 .. 852 Raglan .. .. .. 290,773 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 32 611 .. 471 Waipa .. .. .. 70,308 .. .. .. .. 4 250 180 23 522 16 415 7 266 .. 191 Piako .. .. .. 59,302 .... .... .. .. .. .. 4 60 .. 64 Matamata .. .. .. 88,983 .. •• Rotorua .. .. .. 33,003 Taupo .. .. .. 14,762 .. .. •• .. .. .. .. .. 6 Taumarunui .. .. .. 108,446 .. .. .. .. .. .. 12 Kawhia .. .. .. 64,580 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 8 91 1 68 Otorohanga .. .. .. 52,405 .. .. .. .. 2 62 .. 25 36 35 .. 33 Waitomo .. .. .. 269,476 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 20 633 .. 503 Ohura .. .. .. 143,122 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 31 642 8 282 Kaitieke .. .. .. 131,159 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 6 120 .. 100 Tauranga .. .. .. 29,987 .. Whakatane .. .. .. 70,970 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 19 150 .. 300 .. Opotiki .. .. .. 127,813 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 23 266 .. 231 .. .. ; Totals.. .. .. 2,734,171 .. .. .. .. 8 362 235 531 10,453 72 6,892 13 458 .. 311