0.—1.0.

TABLE 5.—STATEMENT SHOWING LIVE-STOCK RETURNS AS AT 31st MARCH, 1939.

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Dairy-stock. Sheep. Tallies at 31st March, 1939. Butterfat Bun Cattle. Tallies at 31st March, 1939. Working-horses. Poundage for - - Bales of Wool. Cows. I Other stock. Year " Ewes: Breeding. Dry Sheep. 1 _! I. Districts — Number. Number. lb. Number. Nnmber. Number. Number. Number. Tokerau .. .. .. 11,987 7,422 1,599,856 2,935 6,177 4,728 250 900 Waikato-JYIaniapoto .. .. 3,041 1,930 448,410 2,563 17,331 7,369 456 440 Waiariki .. .. .. 12,981 4,528 1,715,674 12,564 33,475 36,918 1,416 1,113 Tairawhiti .. .. .. 4,394 1,584 354,926 3,196 22,665 17,924 560 419 Aotea .. .. .. .. 837 499 130,547 1,054 9,752 3,674 154 169 Ikaroa .. .. .. 523 348 70,640 202 3,557 730 38 27 South Island .. .. .. 312 136 42,873 167 1,244 451 5 22 Sub-total .. .. .. 34,075 16,447 4,362,926 22,581 94,201 71,794 2,879 3,090 II. Maori Land Boards .. .. 6 13 .. 2,271 16,083 5,580 557 33 III. Native Trustee .. .. .. .. .. .. 6,069 24,543 .31.421 1,310 121 IV. East Coast Trusts .. .. .. .. .. .. 13,564 104,338* * 2,634 434 Totals .. .. .. .. j 34,081 16,460 4,362,926 44,485 239,165* 108,795* 7,380 3,678 * East Coast Trust tallies are at 30th June, 1938 ; and dry sheep are included in breeding-ewes tally.