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C — continued. 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, 1924— continued. CROSSBRED AND OTHER SHEEP NOT OTHERWISE ENUMERATED.

Name of County. Wethers, Kwes to 2-tooth and | bo bred from over. this Season. Ewes not to Iio bred from this Season. Lambs. Auckland District. 5,655 23,406 1,899 10,456 6,104 42,876 3.182 31,005 13,162 46,778 5,353 25,447 9,547 33.113 8.761 23,322 429 4,302 3,888 23,810 1,283 432 6,402 17.040 3.053 22,442 5,903 16,643 386 3,298 268 1,428 258 768 5.314 15,964 3,812 15,918 34.898 93,567 1.018 L9.886 2.335 17,461 3,967 12,935 1,192 8,529 2,311 13,214 4,081 27.754 1,850 8,124 26,999 105,809 16,576 63,281 24,205 68,998 .9.997 6,969 11,711 33,514 21,284 63,381 Mongonui Whangaroa Bay of Islands Hokianga Whangarei Otamatea Hobson Rodney ... Great Barrier Island Waitemata Eden Manukau Franklin Coromandel .. .. Thames Hauraki Plains Ohinemuri Piako Waikato Raglan Waipa Matamata Rotorua Taupo Taumarunui Kawhia Otorohanga Waitomo Ohura Kaitieke 23,406 10,456 42,876 31,005 46,778 25.447 33,113 23,322 4,302 23,810 432 17.040 22,442 16,643 3,298 1,428 768 15,964 15,918 93,567 19,886 17,461 12,935 8,529 13,214 27.754 8,124 105,809 63,281 68,998 6,969 33,514 63,381 843 252 967 1,056 1,531 1,056 2.025 1,773 57 3.789 490 1,820 1.952 644 72 55 191 2,569 2,748 3,956 2.427 5,787 2,384 1.060 45 584 528 3,795 4,110 2,711 4,575 2,113 6,588 11,887 5,282 16,712 11,826 24,555 11,927 20.749 12,717 2,316 9,505 174 6,904 8,026 8,800 1,019 557 359 3,131 7,141 48,874 5,143 5,556 8,011 2,966 6,283 14,638 2,664 59,693 42,128 46,886 1,683 16,498 40,902 Tauranga Whakatane Opotiki Totals 247,083 901,870 64,553 465,512 Gisborne District. Matakaoa Waiapu Uawa Cook Waikohu 2,934 16,853 18,113 46,142 40,451 55,415 170,575 99.087 311,250 323,182 5.837 14,024 6,616 36,610 23,621 34,307 110,778 63,147 182,894 171,207 Totals .: 124,493 959,509 86,708 562,333 Hawke's Bay District. Wairoa Hawke's Bay Waipawa Waipukurau Patangata Weber 81 ,'414 126,209 27,890 8,937 50,766 15,910 14,269 5,086 9,747 25,159 261,380 465,681 191,532 62,851 303,570 39,695 151,742 33,954 94,604 101,095 31,445 81,805 30,129 9,454 32,920 6,386 9,382 3,697 5,018 10,682 156,889 243,501 92,156 26,730 171,761 29,867 75,187 16,174 46,928 76,263 Dannevirke Woodville Pahiatua Akitio Totals 365,387 1,706,104 220,918 935,456