H.—33.

B. Statement compiled from the Returns furnished by Owners of Sheep, in pursuance of Section 21 of "The Sheep Act, 1890," showing the Total Number of Sheep and Lambs within the County on the 30th April, 1892.

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Number of Sheep. Breeding Ewes. County. Merino. Other Breeds. Total. Total of both Sexes. Merino. Other Breeds. Total. Auckland Disteict. Male. 1,334 590 665 38 795 318 4 129 Female. 3,870 748 1,260 235 1,436 349 Male. 5,061 1,074 7,620 1,739 16,324 14,226 8,011 3,722 7,942 2,535 27,166 1,860 2,782 484 22,417 4,071 17,407 61,938 1,843 4,991 17,028 Female. 8,435 1,691 15,407 3,242 34,121 27,831 16,293 7,883 21,342 3,477 64,119 4,772 8,078 2,074 50,127 23,391 42,773 114,803 10,989 8,584 40,919 Male. 6,395 1,664 8,285 1,777 17,119 14,544 8,015 3,851 7,942 2,535 27,166 1,860 2,782 484 22,536 4,382 17,631 62,248 2,390 5,448 17,374 Female. 12,305 2,439 16,667 3,477 35,557 28,180 16,293 8,175 21,342 3,477 64,119 4,772 8,078 2,074 52,218 25,177 46,206 126,556 25,613 9,936 42,886 Mongonui ... Whangaroa Bay of Islands Hokianga ... Eodney "Whangarei... Otamatea ... Hobson Waitemata... Eden Mamikau ... Coromandel Thames Ohinemuri ... Waikato Eaglan Waipa Piako West Taupo and Kawhia Tauranga ... Whakatane... '"292 18,700 4,103 24,952 5,254 52,676 42,724 24,308 12,026 29,284 6,012 91,285 6,632 10,860 2,558 74,754 29,559 63,837 188,804 28,003 15,384 60,260 4,009 1,188 4,716 1,087 16,829 12,839 8,808 6,197 15,998 2,119 46,747 3,886 6,182 1,590 35,407 20,866 30,158 82,930 8,229 6,691 36,250 4,009 1,188 4,716 1,087 16,829 12,839 8,808 6,197 15,998 2,119 46,747 3,886 6,182 1,590 37,433 22,443 33,207 94,603 21,997 7,738 37,971 119 311 224 310 547 457 346 2,091 1,786 3,433 11,753 14,624 1,352 1,967 2,026 1,577 3,049 11,673 13,768 1,047 1,721 Total ... 6,187 45,196 230,241 510,351 236,428 555,547 791,975 34,861 352,726 387,587 Napier Disteict. Cook Wairoa Hawke's Bay Waipawa Patangata ... Wanganui (part of) ... 3,996 51,173 128,863 2,040 9,315 23,379 12,624 75,028 173,284 5,133 16,282 36,177 252,223 134,572 402,041 182,262 267,239 5,439 446,512 201,086 666,341 399,781 428,915 15,887 256,219 185,745 530,904 184,302 276,554 28,818 459,136 . 276,114 839,625 404,914 445, 197 52,064 715,355 461,859 1,370,529 589,216 721,751 80,882 8,409 105,473 128,014 4,260 11,790 24,570 348,936 115,737 472,512 278,902 307,086 11,175 357,345 221,210 600,526 283,162 318,876 35,745 Total ... 218,766 318,528 1,243,776 2,158,522 1,462,542 2,477,050 3,939,592 282,516 1,534,348 1,816,864