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Table showing the Increase or Decrease in the Number of Sheep in each County throughout the Colony on 30th April, 1899.

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County. Number of Sheep on 30th April, 1898. 30th April, 1899. Number of Sheep on Increase. Decrease. Mongonui Whangaroa Bay of Islands Hokianga Sodney .. iVhangarei Dtamatea Elobson .. iVaitemata Sden Manukau joromandel Chames .. Dhinemuri iVaikato ilaglan .. Waipa .. ?iako West Taupo and Kawhia .. East Taupo and Eotorua .. Pauranga iVhakatane SVaiapu .. jook 3ast Taupo ffairoa .. .. Hawke's Bay .. *Vaipawa ?atangata Clifton .. .. Paranaki Stratford Sawera .. ?atea Waitotara .. .. iVanganui rtangitikei Droua Siwitea .. Pohangina Manawatu rlorawhenua ' . . > ,, 3utt .. .. South Wairaiapa Sforth Wairarapa Sketahuna ikitio .. Pahiatua iVaimea ]ollingwood 3uller .. 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 62,047 151,682 222,365 170,843 391,345 511,245 366,676 258,078 102,693 215,826 177,455 223,598 597,533 677,757 54,737 124,817 181,472 223,999 47,750 2,246 11,905 26,943 16,075 145,726 515,437 188,575 413,281 182,697 794,933 272,333 652,958 727,469 639,827 574,295 410,872 507,347 328,704 315,312 164,746 128,319 85,806 9,227 223,384 175,318 302,254 . 392,913 - 876,363 : 450,607 1,159 28,348 7,179 37,190 13,498 73,326 45,209 52,875 ; ,16,628 38,137 2,387 93,873 12,700 6,782 4,654 77,747 75,405 41,678 182,872 51,073 8,649 7,411 46,346 308,649 824,129 25,376 548,567 1,250,858 731,597 760,854 23,178 28,560 65,430 165,593 225,904 180,416 386,845 513,877 360,409 262,340 101,998 221,668 161,252 . 207,637. 604,405 ' 697,067 58,294 132,036 182,493 214,249 46,451 2,074 10,418 24,284 17,151 133,011 472,006 146,304 397,474 ' 175,744 747,148 223,410 672,825 752,308 692,463 558,367 393,935 519,475 308,963 307,659 164,719 118,682 77,316 4,007 211,416 160,409 281,275 371,706 765,112 423,715 1,031 4,055 1,984 1,171 850 1,088 448 *2,586 360 948 2,799 9,957 977 7,131 1,774 22,338 13,168 6,021 20,222 16,904 4,200 641 211 3,383 13,911 3,539 9,573 2,632 '4,262 5,842 'i,398 1,120 144 783 56 1,644 2,138 3,393 58,198 4,500 6,267 695 16,-203 15,961 6,872 19,310 3,557 7,219 1,021 9,750 1,299 172 1,487 2,659 Jre y ,--■•. ■ .nangahua .. Afestland Sounds .. Vlarlborough iaikoura i.muri .. cheviot .. Ashley .. ikaroa .. 3elwyn .. .. tshburton ieraldine .. .. iVaimate Mackenzie .. ■ .. , ■ iVaitaki .. ilaniototo .. Vincent .. .. .. Lake .. .. .. iVaihemo ffaikouaiti Peninsula Faieri 3ruce Jlutha .. Pu&peka.. Jouthland ..." .. Wallace .. .. ... Stewart Island .. U . • • 1,076 19,867 24,839 52,636 12,128 12,715 43,431 42,271 15,807 6,953 47,785 48,923 15,928 16,937 19,741 7,653 27 9,637 8,490 5,220 11,968 14,909 20,979 21,207 111,251 26,892 128 . : ■ . Totals 19,673,725 19,348,506 311,500 636,719 Less inc: :ease :. ;.3.1.1,.5OO Total dei jrease 325,219 ,219