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A.—Table showing the Number of Sheep in each County throughout the Dominion on 30th April, 1913 and 1914. NORTH ISLAND.

Number of Sheep on County. Increase. Decrease. 30th April. 1913. 30th April, 1914. Mongonui Whangaroa Bay of Islands Hokianga Rodney Whangarei Otamatea Hobson Waitemata Eden Manukau Franklin Coromandel Thames Ohinemuri Waikato Raglan 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 „ . ., . IHunterville Subdivision Rangiukei | Pe i|ding Subdivision Oroua .. .. .. ' ■ • Kftiranga Eiwitea Pohangina Manawatu Horowhenua Hutt Makarti • • Foatherston South Wairarapa.. Mastercon Castlepoint Akitio .. Pahiatua Eketahuna .. . Mauriceville 31,435 9,112 44,808 25,973 80,152 45,188 62,328 61,810 46,327 3,190 46,173 52,761 29,135 4,630 . 5,798 44,502 179,200 24,677 45,936 29,435 9,690 47,803 78,100 95,502 66,440 36,957 5,903 37,179 106,044 622,445 ' 946,349 489,862 692,751 1,128,654 430,384 104,224 656,185 107,560 276,458 92,264 86,858 38,514 9,134 122,883 102,135 54,711 85,990 1,181 267,343 211,537 170,389 48,412 577,565 772,505 254,641 155,439 106,587 340,753 167,835 151,289 144,019 155,080 76,942 492,674 199,551 609,821 174,462 281,466 217,189 87,511 77,699 35,304 8,118 53,040 37,441 80,118 56,360 61,150 80,355 48,126 2,964 49,600 51,131 30,937 7,345 8,723 54,322 175,797 27,747 39,140 29,255 21,324 47,320 92,328 119,619 78,221 36,316 7,705 38,022 109,215 655,934 947,359 521,925 688,449 1,102,909 400,131 107,672 669,995 102,042 283,822 90,148 86,569 26,835 9,061 111,317 98,230 59,745 76,707 1,251 262,134 218,921 216,091 56,192 539,907 735,262 233,984 153,701 114,074 327,895 171,742 137,718 155,277 143,668 76,160 488,021 190,642 604,084 170,969 272,105 205,546 79,150 75,571 3,869 8,232 11,468 11,172 18,545 1,799 3,427 "i,802 2,715 2,925 9,820 3,070 11,634 14,228 24,117 11,781 1,802 843 3,171 33,489 1,010 32,063 3,448 13,810 '7,364 5,034 994 34 1,178 226 i,630 8,409 6,796 180 483 641 4,302 25,745 30,253 5,518 2,116 289 11,679 73 11,566 3,905 9,283 70 7,384 45,702 7,780 7,487 3,907 11,258 5,209 37,658 37,243 20,657 1,738 12,858 13,571 11,412 782 4,653 8,909 5,737 3,493 9,361 11,643 8,361 2,128 Totals—North Island 13,145,445 13,155,958 326,226 315,713 Net increase North Island 10, ,513.