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C. Statement compiled from the Returns furnished by Owners of Sheep, in pursuance of Section 52 of the Stock Act, 1908, showing the Total Number of Sheep and Lambs within each County on the 30th April, 1919. STUD SHEEP (ENTERED IN FLOCK-BOOK).

Merino. Lincoln. li -m-ioy. ' Border Leicester. ! j 1 Total j ci.. j Stud ct. ]( 3 Stud ci a Stud i qi j Stud Name of County. Number of Stud I Ewes to I Ewes not stnd Ewes to Ew " s not stud Ewes to Ewes not Stud Ewes to Ewes not Sheep Earns, £™ st ° to be Stud BamK to be Stud Earns, ?JffJS to be Stud Bams, , to be Stud Si-tooth fromtl , is bred Lambs. 2. too th from this bred Lambs. 2-tooth fSfmthla bred Lambs. 2-rooth 'frnmthis bled Lambs, and over. „ from this from this and over. fromthis andover. Q°™ ' b from this Season. Season and over Season. Season Season. Season Season. Season —. OH " " " j ' ' " " ! ' " Auckland District. Mongonui .. .. .. 46,345 . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 7 ] 53 Whangaroa .. .. .. 16,948 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. I Bay of Islands .. .. .. 91,680 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 37 350 .. 74 Hokianga .. .. .. 40.030 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 22 100 .. 45 Whangarei .. .. .. 114,814 .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. 23 323 .. 71 . .. Otamatea .. .. .. 62,328 .. .. .. . ... .. .. .. 6 60 .. 51 Hobson .. .. .. 105,558 .. .. .. .. 4 67 . 42 88 760 50 544 Rodney .. .. .. 80,427 .. .. .. .. .. Great Barrier Island .. .. j 9,461 .. .. .. .. .. .. Waitemata .. .. 53,577 .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. 29 431 .. 404 Eden .. .. .. .. 2,761 ...... .. .. .. .. .. 2 40 10 28 .. ....... Manukau .. .. ! 54,596 .. .. .. .. 9 71 8 69 106 1,283 .. 804 1 35 .. 38 Franklin .. .. .. 50,390 .. .. .. .. 41 666 76 553 27 145 •• j H 42 40 Coromandel .. .. .. j 42,255 .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Thames .. .. .. 4,019 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Ohinemuri .. .. .. 5,212 Piako.. .. .. .. 32,117 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 17 .. 12 Waikato .. .. .. 52,521 .. .. .. .. 3 145 .. 82 10 279 I 232 .. Raglan .. .. .. 191,142 j .. .. .. .. .. 48 270 1 268 I .. Waipa .. .. .. 32,452 .. .. .. .. 21 453 95 | 313 25 762 50 465 ' .. .. Matamata .. .. .. 21,535 .. .. .. .. .. .... .. 3 .. .. 20 Rotorua .. .. .. 8,005 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... West Taupo .. .. .. 35,097 .. .. .. .. 2 60 .. 30 Kawhia .. .. .. 50,806 j .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 42 .. 26 Awakino .. .. .. 102,387 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Waitomo .. .. .. 158,636 ; .. .. .. 3 60 .. 28 ' 9 131 24 78 .. Ohura.. .. .. .. 165,406 .. .. .. 1 9 .. 8 14 102 .. 73 .. East Taupo .. .. .. 16,594 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... .. .. .. .. .. Tauranga .. .. .. 8,153 .... .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 65 .. 30 Whakatane .. .. .. 48.247 .. .. .. .. 1 50 35 22 . 150 30 130 Opotiki .. .. .. 157,199 .. .. .. .. 3 15 5 13 13 355 320 Totals .. .. .. 1,860,698 .. .. .. .. 92 1,596 184 1,173 500 5,718 164 3,752 15 77 78