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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, 1934. STUD SHEEP (ENTERED IN FLOCK-BOOK).

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Merino. Lincoln. Bomney. Border Leicester. Total Stud Stud stud Stud Rtnd Stud Qfn/i Stud Name of County. Number of Stud Ewes to Ewes not Stud Ewes to Bwes not stud FwARtn Ewes not Stud Ewes not 8heep i sH brei. lSSSL. » JSI ci »£g£ tss a aadOTer - and over andove,: fromtMs Auckland District. Mongonui .. .. .. 61,485 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 Whangaroa .. .. .. 1 24,430 Bay of Islands .. .. .. j 96,609 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 92 1,277 .. 587 Hokianga .. .. .. ! 102, 508 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 22 684 .. 380 Whangarei .. .. .. 151,064 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 67 863 .. 498 Otamatea .. .. ... 97,258 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 35 303 .. 320 Hobson .. .. .. 121,573 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 105 2,081 .. 1,277 Rodney .. .. .. 108,395 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 16 452 .. 204 Great Barrier Island .. .. 11,994 Waitemata .. .. .. 83,523 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 20 418 7 173 Eden .. .. .. .. 4,005 Manukau .. .. .. 79,370 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 11 385 .. 249 Franklin .. .. .. I 76,459 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 67 .. 58 Coromandel .. .. .. 71,309 Thames .. .. .. 10,853 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 97 2 61 Hauraki Plains .. .. 7,300 Ohinemuri .. .. .. 10,357 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 16 196 .. 80 Waikato .. .. .. 77,276 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 22 450 .. 382 Raglan .. .. .. 316,697 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 45 1,026 .. 564 Waipa .. .. .. 107,883 .. .. .. .. 1 2 20 14 368 273 12 105 110 Piako .. .. .. 86,794 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 167 .. 120 Matamata .. .. .. 111,892 Rotorua .. .. .. 56,402 Taupo .. .. .. 15,373 Taumaranui .. .. .. | 142,422 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 Kawhia .. .. .. 72,191 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 8 258 12 209 Otorohanga .. .. .. 77,419 Waitomo .. .. .. 318,798 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 12 159 .. 91 Ohura .. .. .. 146,050 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 20 644 75 500 Kaitieke .. .. .. 101,354 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 100 .. 90 Tauranga .. .. .. 33,223 Whakatane .. .. .. 50,016 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 158 .. 100 Opotiki .. .. .. 105,272 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 8 400 .. 340 Totals.. .. .. 2,937,554 .. j .. 1 2 20 531 10,553 96 6,556 12 105 .. 110