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A. Table showing the Number of Sheep in each County throughout the Dominion on 30th April, 1929 and 1930. NORTH ISLAND.

Number of Sheep on County. Increase. ; Decrease. 30th April, 1929. 30th April, 1930. Mongonui .. .. .. .. .. 67,814 75,783 7,969 Whangaroa .. .. .. .. .. 21,466 26,102 4,636 Bay of Islands .. .. .. .. .. 103,678 120,828 17,150 Hokianga .. .. .. .. .. 111,290 125,001 13,711 Whangarei .. .. .. .. .. 183,391 198,379 14,988 Otamatea .. .. .. .. .. 99,957 112,938 12,981 Hobson .. .. .. .. .. .. 134,948 152,959 18,011 Rodney .. .. .. .. .. .. 104,522 129,948 25,426 Great Barrier Island .. .. .. .. 11,731 12,773 1,042 Waitemata .. .. .. .. .. 59,444 76,088 16,644 Eden .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,334 5,497 2,163 Manukau .. .. .. .. .. 70,549 90,383 19,834 Franklin .. .. .. .. .. 68,298 98,435 30,137 Coromandel .. .. .. .. .. 60,079 72,694 12,615 Thames.. .. .. .. .. .. 9,880 12,123 2,243 Hauraki Plains .. .. .. .. .. 6,710 11,466 4,756 Ohinemuri .. .. .. .. .. 6,603 9,695 3,092 Waikato.. .. .. .. .. .. 55,388 67,327 11,939 Raglan .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 290,773 367,528 76,755 Waipa .. .. .. .. .. .. 70,308 110,752 40,444 Piako .. .. .. .. .. | 59,302 84,245 24,943 Matamata .. .. .. .. .. 88,983 117,382 28,399 Rotorua .. .. .. .. .. .. 33,003 37,486 4,483 Taupo .. .. .. .. .. .. | 14,762 16,938 2,176 Taumarunui .. .. .. .. .. j 108,446 131,301 22,855 Kawhia .. .. .. .. .. .. I 64,580 81,829 17,249 Oborohanga .. .. .. .. .. 52,405 82,445 30,040 Waitomo .. .. .. .. .. 269,476 356,523 87,047 Ohura .. .. .. .. .. .. 143,122 167,382 24,260 Kaitieke.. .. .. .. .. I 131,159 138,700 7,541 Tanranga .. .. .. .. .. 29/J87 30,344 357 Whakatane .. .. .. .. .. 70,970 65,735 .. 5,235 Opotiki .. .. .. .. .. .. 127,813 138,263 10,450 Matakaoa .. .. .. .. .. 138,937 153,726 14,789 Waiapu.. .. .. .. .. .. 516,307 542,225 25,918 Uawa .. .. .. .. .. .. 241,714 249,585 7,871 Cook .. .. .. .. .. .. 773,764 781,819 8,055 Waikohu .. .. .. .. .. i 676,357 681,255 4,898 Wairoa .. .. .. .. .. .. 671,496 695,034 23,538 Hawke'sBay .. ,. .. .. .. 1,363,635 1,368,140 4,505 Waipawa .. .. .. .. .. 441,751 450,291 8,540 Waipukurau .. .. .. .. .. , 150,324 152,329 2,005 Patangata .. .. .. .. ..I 761,492 779,858 18,366 Weber .. .. .. .. .. .. 116,401 114,490 .. 1,911 Dannevirke .. .. .. .. .. 325,580 331,832 6,252 Woodville .. .. .. .. .. 99,876 107,076 7,200 Pahiatua .. .. .. .. .. 222,074 234,283 12,209 AKitio .. .. .. .. .. .. 295,631 295,612 .. 19 Clifton .. .. .. .. .. .. 86,745 90,687 3,942 Taranaki .. .. .. .. .. 18,025 23,392 5,367 Inglewood .. .. .. .. .. 30,159 45,264 15,105 Egmont .. .. .. .. .. .. 10,023 14,813 4,790 Stratford .. .. .. .. .. 80,592 92,936 12,344 Whangamomona .. .. .. .. .. 91,220 98,697 7,477 Eltham .. .. .. .. .. .. 76,250 80,679 4,429 Hawera .. .. .. .. .. .. 99,410 95,962 .. 3,448 Waimate West .. .. .. .. .. 4,966 4,883 .. 83 Patea .. .. .. .. .. .. 280,279 279,354 .. 925 Waitotara .. .. .. .. .. 225,783 217,799 .. 7,984 Waimarino .. .. .. .. .. 305,661 322,249 16,588 Wanganui .. .. .. .. .. 483,982 484,967 985 Rangitikei .. .. .. .. .. 1,220,057 1,239,979 19,922 Groua .. .. .. .. .. .. 183,247 201,038 17,791 Kairanga .. .. .. .. .. 137,933 146,903 8,970 Kiwitea.. .. .. .. .. .. 289,834 310,465 20,631 Pohangina .. .. .. .. .. 156,121 164,889 8,768 Manawatu .. .. .. .. .. 153,178 154,898 1,720 Horowhenua .. .. .. .. .. 160,054 166,026 5,972 Hutt .. .. .. .. .. .. 136,010 139,745 3,735 Makara .. .. .. .. .. .. 75,859 79,331 3,472 Featherston .. .. .. .. .. 516,770 558,905 42,135 Wairarapa South .. .. . .. .. 245,547 246,284 737 Masterton .. .. .. .. .. 562,907 567,039 4,132 Oastlepoint .. .. .. .. .. 197,355 195,782 .. 1,573 Eketahuna .. .. .. .. .. 166,790 183,464 16,674 Maurieeville .. .. .. .. .. 64,177 66,656 2,479 Totals for North Island .. .. 15,588,444 16,535,913 968,647 21,178