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A. Table showing the Increase or Decrease in the Number of Sheep in each County throughout the Colony on 30th April, 1895.

Fumt >er ol teep on County. Increase. Decrease. 30th April, 1894. 30th April, 1895. Mongonui Wbangaroa Bay of Islands Hokianga Rodney Whangarei Otamatea Hobson Waitemata Eden .. Manukau Coromandel Thames Ohinemuri Waikato Raglan Waipa Piako West Taupo and Kawhia .. Tauranga "., Whakatane Waiapu .-. .. Cook East Taupo Wairoa Hawke's Bay Waipawa Patangata Taranaki Hawera .. Patea Waitotara Wanganui Rangitikei Oroua Manawatu Horowhenua Hutt South Wairarapa North Wairarapa Pahiatua Waimea Gollingwood Buller .. Grey Inangahua Westland Sounds Marlborough Kaikoura Amuri Cheviot Ashley Akaroa Selwyn Ashburton Geraldine Mackenzie Waimate Waitaki Maniototo Vincent Lake Waihemo Waikouaiti Peninsula Taieri Bruce Clutha .. Tuapeka Southland Wallace 21,123 4,466 27,605 7,604 61,724 43,844 34,769 11,808 33,944 6,995 87,601 8,579 9,577 3,466 84,788 51,083 52,700 224,246 22,608 6,711 53,054 193,119 677,164 17,075 461,535 1,446,385 667,989 743,554 64,095 143,276 205,637 150,049 334,855 518,270 620,368 222,970 152,234 204,652 598,444 755,071 134,315 202,610 37,890 1,514 11,928 25,436 12,796 107,384 547,400 197,848 451,012 126,680 836,961 322,573 787,681 954,237 811,701 461,467 735,132 682,936 354,390 395,315 156,859 156,840 96,116 11,233 254,770 169,805 310,970 367,483 981,312 491,198 19,821 4,394 26,701 8,920 57,699 40,997 35,827 11,967 31,523 6,124 86,271 8,719 7,954 4,206 78,215 49,029 47,166 233,053 27,370 4,674 56,443 185,976 691,388 20,329 456,761 1,395,712 669,513 718,505 62,377 114,588 199,110 153,137 343,907 508,370 617,258 214,915 151,068 206,770 575,994 734,133 127,956 215,673 41,710 1,585 13,277 27,006 15,339 112,186 538,738 197,609 418,435 168,181 808,706 305,489 750,827 882,086 784,292 469,217 715,941 621,972 375,044 411,542 168,799 153,450 100,640 9,518 255,649 157,170 311,980 382,695 951,878 465,324 'i,316 'i,058 159 140 740 8,807 4,762 3,389 14,224 3,254 1,524 '.,088 9,052 1,502 72 904 4,025 2,847 2,421 871 1,330 1,623 6,573 2,054 5,534 2,037 7,143 4,774 50,673 25,049 1,718 28,688 6,527 9,894 3,110 8,055 1,166 ' 2,118 22,450 20,938 6,359 13,063 3,820 71 1,349 1,570 2,543 4,802 8,662 239 32,577 41,501 28,255 17,084 36,854 72,151 27,409 7,750 19,191 60,964 20,654 16,227 11,940 4,524 3,390 1,715 879 12,635 1,010 15,212 29,434 25,874 Totals 20,230,829 19,826,604 200,546 604,771 Less inc. :ease 200,546 Total dei :rease 404,225