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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, 1931. STUD SHEEP (ENTERED IN FLOCK-BOOK).

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Meriuo. Lincoln. Rornney. Border Leicester. Total stnrl Stud Ht j, Stud „. ■, Stud a( . - Stud Name of County. Number < f Stud P ° eq tn Ewes not str ,rt PwiSt-n Ewes not Stud P "" ,„ Ewes not Stad w ™, »„ Ewes not and over. «j™*» fronts .%£* t™*- »* eve, «£%*■ f robins and over, fro», this Auckland District. Mongonui .. .. .. 78,971 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 18 68 .. 71 Whangaroa .. .. .. 26,930 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 8 15 34 9 Bay of Islands .. .. .. 114, S20 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 79 1,417 .. 876 Ho'kianga .. .. .. 129,238 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 43 769 .. 484 Whangarei .. .. .. 196,075: .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 57 1,145 .. 697 Otamatea .. .. .. 108,644 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 42 362 .. 336 Hobson .. .. .. 146,911 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 104 1,890 100 1,570 Rodney .. .. .. 131,281 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 31 563 10 355 Great Barrier Island .. .. 14,047 i .. Waitemata .. .. .. 80,098 ., .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 23 377 32 278 .. .. .. Eden.. .. .. .. 5,257 Manukau .. .. .. 88,332 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 21 685 3 452 Franklin .. .. .. 99,673 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 54 .. 43 Coromandel .. .. .. 79,277 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 10 10 .. 15 Thames .. .. .. 12,529 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 9 61 .. 38 Hauraki Plains .. .. 9, 173 .. Ohinemuri .. .. .. 10,651 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 23 153 .. 83 Waikato .. .. .. 74,332 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 28 300 .. 240 Raglan .. .. .. 355,313 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 56 892 .. 655 .. .. I Waipa .. .. .. 122,829 .. .. .. .. 4 260 90 190 41 541 409 93 325 .. 280 Piako.. .. .. .. 83,165 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 24 97 1 60 Matamata .. .. .. 107, 384 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ■ .. Rotorua .. .. .. 41,178 Taupo .. .. .. 16,987 Taumarumii .. .. .. 160,079 Kawhia .. .. .. 82,416 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 11 183 1 109 Otorohanga .. .. .. 81,567 .. .. .. .. 2 75 .. 36 4 Waitomo' .. .. .. 337,579) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 134 972 30 595 Ohura.. .. .. .. 159,337 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 22 522 5 392 Kaitieke .. .. .. 117,148 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 150 .. 90 Taurauga .. .. .. 29,757 Whakatane .. .. .. 65,357 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 11 206 .. 170 Opotiki .. .. .. 145,07! .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 7 275 | 230 Totals.. .. .. 3,311,406 .. .. .. .. 6 335 90 226 807 11,707 j 216 8,257 93 325 .. 280