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A. Table showing the Number of Sheep in each County throughout the Dominion on 30th April, 1919 and 1920. NORTH ISLAND.

Number o County. 30th April, 1919. Number of Sheep on Increase. Decrease. 80th April, 1920. Mongonui .. .. .. .. .. 46,345 Whangaroa .. .. .. .. .. 16,948 Bay of Islands .. .. .. .. .. 91,680 Hokiange .. .. .. .. .. 40,030 Whangarei .. .. .. .. .. 114,814 Otamatea .. .. .. .. .. 62,328 Hobson .. .. .. ..- .. .. 105,558 Rodney .. .. .. .. .. .. 80,427 Great Barrier Island .. .. .. .. 9,461 Waitemata .. .. .. .. .. 53,577 Eden .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,761 Manukau .. .. .. .. .. 54,596 Franklin .. .. .. .. .. 50,390 Coromandel .. .. .. .. .. 42,255 Thames .. .. .. .. .. .. 4,019 Ohinemuri .. .. .. .. .. 5,212 Waikato.. .. .. .. .. .. 52,521 Raglan .. .. .. .. .. .. 191,142 Waipa .. .. .. .. .. .. 32,452 Piako .. .. .. .. .. 32,117 Matamata .. .. .. .. .. 21,535 Rotorua.. .. .. .. .. .. 8,005 West Taupo .. .. .. .. .. 35,097 Kawhia .. .. .. .. .. .. 50,806 Awakino.. .. .. .. .. .. 102,387 Waitomo .. .. .. .. .. 158,636 Ohura .. .. .. .. .. .. 165,406 Kaitieke (included in West Coast District, 1919) .. Nil East Taupo .. .. .. .. .. 16,594 Tauranga .. .. .. .. .. 8,153 Whakatane .. .. .. .. .. 48,247 Opotiki .. .. .. .. .. .. 157,199 Waiapu .. .. .. .. .. .. 716,539 Cook .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,012,594 Waikohu .. .. .. .. .. 656,246 Wairoa .. .. .. .. .. .. 743,824 Hawke's Bay .. .. .. .. .. 1,108,253 Waipawa .. .. .. .. .. 440,947 Waipukurau .. .. .. .. .. 118,463 Patangata .. .. .. .. .. 643,479 Weber .. .. .. .. .. .. 128,434 Dannevirke .. .. .. .. .. 312,175 WoodviUe .. .. .. .. .. 96,851 Pahiatua .. .. .. .. .. 218,615 Akitio .. .. .. .. .. .. 288,866 Clifton .. .. .. .. .. .. 94,943 Taranaki .. .. .. .. .. 46,086 Egmont.. .. .. .. .. .. 11,869 Stratford .. .. .. .. .. 96,045 Whangamomona .. .. .. .. .. 96,754 Eltham .. .. .. .. .. .. 64,175 Hawera .. .. .. .. .. .. 81,076 Waimate West .. .. .. .. .. 4,742 Patea .. .. .. .. .. .. 276,131 Waitotara .. .. .. .. .. 240,485 Waimarino .. .. .. .. .. 312,694 Kaitieke (included in Auokland District, 1920) .. 141,205 Wanganui .. .. .. .. .. 542,108 Rangitikei .. .. .. .. .. 974,640 Oroua .. .. .. .. .. .. 167,379 Kairanga .. .. .. .. .. 131,711 Kiwitea .. .. .. .. .. .. 320,651 Pohangina .. .. .. .. .. 159,737 Manawatu .. .-. .. .. .. 125,038 Horowhonua .. .. .. .. .. 135,235 Hutt .. .. .. .. .. .. 152,277 Makara .. .. .. .. .. .. 85,664 Featherston .. .. .. .. .. 485,490 South Wairarapa.. .. . .. .. 215,860 Masterton .. .. .. .. .. 541,776 Castlepoint .. .. .. .. .. 183,033 Eketahuna .. .. .. .. .. 109,495 Maurieeville .. .. .. .. .. 69,661 47,644 16,715 80,731 41,700 101,223 57,445 99,086 62,387 12,217 54,286 2,631 50,243 38,147 42,044 5,477 3,994 46,120 178,252 24,723 26,042 16,441 13,556 27,354 47,766 103,200 141,084 153,894 140,694 9,301 10,478 53,760 161, .543 664,777 931,344 650,311 639,096 1,059,555 346,643 115,124 591,626 113,019 260,141 82,791 197,719 262,534 86,771 26,219 13,654 73,817 83,412 64,270 81,908 3,025 273,395 238,913 320,003 Nil 465,850 1,019,137 165,694 120,108 286,712 150,212 138,437 112,284 135,642 77,508 465,889 178,640 475,538 160,759 102,003 62,092 1,299 i.,670 - 2,756 709 'i,458 5,551 813 140,694 2,325 5,513 4,344 1,785 233 10,949 13,591 4,883 6,472 18,040 130 4,353 12,243 211 'i,218 6,401 12,890 7,729 6,075 5,094 '7,743 3,040 17,552 11,512 '7,293 51,762 81,250 5,935 104,728 48,698 94,304 3,339 51,853 15,415 52,034 14,060 20,896 26,332 8,172 19,867 22,228 13,342 95 832 '7,309 44,497 13,399 1,717 2,736 1,572 141,205 76,258 1,685 11,603 33,939 9,525 22,951 16,635 8,156 19,601 37,220 66,238 22,274 7,492 7,569 Totals for North Island .. .. 14,211,944 14,211,944 13,166,750 235,049 1,280,243 Net decrease, North Island, 1,04 rth Island, 1,041 ,194.