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A.—Table showing the Number of Sheep in each County throughout the Dominion on 30th April, 1911 and 1912. NORTH ISLAND.

Net decrease, North Island, 196,264. * Included in Piako and West Tanpo Counties. ! Included in Patangata County. ) Included in Hawera County. 5 Included in Waimarino County,

Number o: Sheep on County. Increase. Decrease. 30th April, 1911. 30th April, 1912. j Mongonui Whangaroa Bay of Islands Hokianga Rodney Whangarei Otamatea Hobson Waitemata Eden Manukau and Franklin Coromandel Thames Ohinemuri Waikato Rag! an .. Waipa Piako Matamata West Taupo Kawhia Awakino Waitomo Ohura East Taupo and Rotorua Tauranga Whakatane Opotiki Waiapu Cook Waikohu Wairoa Hawke's Bay Waipawa Waipukurau Patangata Weber .. Dannevirke Woodville Clifton .. Taranaki Egmont Stratford Whangamomona Eltham Hawera Waimate West Patea Waitotara Waimarino Kaitieke Wanganui D ..., . (Hunterville Subdivision Rangitikei , Fe ilding Subdivision 25,644 7,746 44,856 14,767 77,635 40,817 60,410 54,294 50,335 3,542 119,866 26,549 7,952 6,433 64,227 154,240 28,228 103,674 0,826 42,123 53,325 66,546 31,238 40,333 7,324 34,586 92,625 602,497 924,741 492,640 625,608 1,143,934 404,290 97,993 748,228 265,309 102,629 98,409 45,698 13,366 136,345 109,307 55,212 97,397 194,022 192,681 528,349 752,619 198,920 156,269 115,583 I 317,827 156,810 130,947 166,001 159,791 85,027 521,971 185,314 601,918 174,312 253,649 239,462 110,471 79,152 27,657 7,346 45,889 22,291 80,441 43,925 63,410 48,912 47,937 4,900 109,678 24,343 6,972 9,889 55,869 154,692 31,238 60,121 ) 34,370 \ 9,707 j 40,748 54,394 73,943 38,887 34,768 6,644 32,748 103,826 608,157 905,952 509,909 685,413 1,084,928 401,145 101,573 606,492 ) 107,897 j 267,312 88,912 82,009 33,505 9,869 115,839 90,731 52,332 83,512 1 1,056 J 250,835 202,565 155,966 ) 29,643 f 526,746 696,019 242,512 160,658 108,419 322,576 151,960 158,786 149,687 151,818 77,742 476,955 190,451 626,291 173,159 278,403 211,938 81,787 81,085 2,013 1,033 7,524 2,806 3,108 3,000 1,358 3,456 452 3,010 1,069 7,397 7,649 11,201 5,660 17,269 59,805 3,580 2,003 8,543 48,592 4,389 4,749 27,839 5,137 24,373 24,754 1,933 400 5,382 2,398 10,188 2,206 980 '8,358 6,302 1,375 '5,866 680 1,838 18,789 59,006 3,145 33,839 13,717 16,400 12,193 3,497 20,506 18,576 2,880 12,829 17,679 7,072 1,603 56,600 7,164 4,850 16,314 7,973 7,285 45,016 • 1,153 27,524 28,684 Oroua Kairanga Kiwitea Pohangina Manawatu Horowhenua Hutt Makara Peatherston South Wairarapa Masterton Castlepoint Akitio Pahiatua Eketahuna Mauriceville Totals—North Island 12,814,353 12,618,089 293,702 489,966