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Table showing the Increase or Decrease in the Number of Sheep in each County throughout the Colony on 30th April, 1898.

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Number of Sheep on Decrease. County. 30th April, 1897. 30th April, 1898. Increase. Mongonui Whangaroa, Bay of Islands Hokianga Eodney Whangarei Otamatea Hobson .. Waitemata Eden Manukau Coromandel Thames Ohinemuri Waikato Raglan Waipa Piako West Taupo and Kawhia .. East Taupo and Botorua .. Tauranga Whakatane Waiapu Cook East Taupo Wairoa Hawke's Bay Waipawa Patangata Clifton Taranaki Stratford Hawera Patea Waitotara Wanganui Rangitikei Oroua Kiwitea Pohangina Manawatu Horowhenua Hutt South W&irarapa North Wairarapa Pahiatua Waimea Collingwood Buller Grey Inangahua Westland Sounds Maiiborough Kaikoura Amuri Cheviot Ashley Akaroa Selwyn .. Ashburton Geraldine Mackenzie Waimate Waitaki Maniototo Vincent Lake Waihemo Waikouaiti ... Peninsula Taieri 23,829 4,963 33,792 11,383 70,612 43,488 47,018 14,703 33,549 3,693 83,357 9,912 7,283 3,488 76,573 58,590 40,166 194,789 39,443 6,233 4,169 48,438 232,514 759,607 29,100 496,053 1,314,372 713,871 726,281 15,433 27,048 47,511 150,103 216,369 167,360 365,500 500,846 375,090 255,771 80,545 216,034 171,006 219,483 606,459 819,636 175,254 221,562 45,792 2,238 13,528 27,753 17,708 127,882 533,253 181,050 403,417 172,740 779,373 265,037 763,979 832,621 705,252 376,131 656,856 553,719 327,681 328,829 154,320 142,205 89,782 7,856 238,653 191,703 299,322 379,985 856,416 450,594 24,293 5,195 36,019 12,648 74,724 46,329 51,787 16,772 37,689 3,170 91,287 12,756 6,422 3,706 74,948 65,448 40,701 184,516 43,942 10,787 5,637 49,739 286,311 810,961 19,355 528,345 1,309,056 714,693 756,654 22,537 28,349 62,047 151,682 222,365 170,843 391,345 511,245 366,676 258,078 102,693 215,826 177,455 223,598 597,533 857,311 181,472 223,999 47,750 2,246 11,905 26,943 16,075 145,726 515,437 188,575 413,281 182,697 794,933 272,333 652,958 727,469 639,827 410,872 574,295 507,347 328,704 315,312 164,746 128,319 85,806 9,227 223,384 175,318 302,254 392,913 877,522 450,607 464 232 2,227 1,265 4,112 2,841 4,769 2,069 4,140 7,930 2,844 218 6,858 535 4,499 4,554 1,468 1,301 53,797 51,354 32,292 822 30,373 7,104 1,301 14,536 1,579 5,996 3,483 25,845 10,399 523 861 1,625 10,273 9,745 5,316 8,414 - 2,307 22,148 6,449 4,115 208 37,675 6,218 2,437 1,958 8 8,926 1,623 810 1,63a 17,844 7,525 9,864 9,957 15,560 7,296 17,816 111,021 105,152 65,425 34,741 82,561 46,372 i.,023 10,426 13,517 13,886 3,976 1,371 15,269 16,385 Bruce Clutha .. Tuapeka Southland Wallace 2,932 12,928 21,106 13 Totals 19,687,954 19,673,725 527,108 541,337 Less inci 527,108 :ease Totsl dei ;rease 14,229