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A. Table showing the Number of Sheep in each County throughout the Dominion on 30th April, 1927 and 1928. NORTH ISLAND.

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Number of Sheep on County. Increase. Decrease. 30th April, 1927. 30th April, 1928. Mongonui .. .. .. .. .. 64,317 64,075 .. 242 Whangaroa .. .. .. .. .. 17,850 20,685 2,835 Bay of Islands .. .. .. .. .. 101,425 106,306 4,881 Hokianga .. .. .. .. .. 91,658 98,834 7,176 Whangarei ... .. .. .. .. 128,766 141,712 12,946 Otamatea .. .. .. .. .. 74,465 74,144 .. 321 Hobson .. .. .. .. .. .. 111,889 121,080 9,191 Rodney .. .. .. .. .. .. 77,293 85,805 8,512 Great Barrier Island .. .. .. .. 10,478 11,135 657 Waitemata .. .. .. .. .. 48,496 52,348 " 3,852 Eden .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,877 2,098 221 Manukau .. .. .. .. .. 61,374 63,508 2,134 Franklin .. .. .. .. .. 63,072 60,363 .. 2,709 Coromandel .. .. .. .. .. 49,269 53,818 4,549 Thames.. .. .. .. .. .. 7,257 6,123 .. 1,134 Hauraki Plains .. .. .. .. .. 5,141 4,908 .. 233 Ohinemuri .. .. .. .. .. 5,434 5,988 554 Waikato.. .. .. .. .. .. 42,741 47,418 4,677 Raglan .. .. .. .. .. .. 261,664 267,136 5,472 Waipa .. .. .. .. .. .. 47,817 54,502 6,685 Piako .. ... .. .. .. 48,028 48,007 .. 21 Matamata .. .. .. .. .. 51,611 60,397 8,786 Rotorua .. .. .. .. .. .. 27,493 27,741 248 Taupo .. .. .. .. .. .. 17,653 13,147 .. 4,506 Taumarunui .. .. .. .. .. 94,926 95,376 450 Kawhia .. .. .. .. .. .. 57,503 58,014 511 Otorohanga .. .. .. .. .. 30,384 39,131 8,747 Waitomo .. .. .. .. .. 225,775 230,367 4,592 Ohura .. .. .. .. .. .. 114,466 127,049 12,583 Kaitieke.. .. .. .. .. .. 134,560 120,218 .. 14,342 Tauranga .. .. .. .. 20,684 26,612 5,928 Whakatane .. .. .. .. .. 56,071 62,162 6,091 Opotiki .. .. .. .. .. .. 138,051 130,268 .. 7,783 Matakaoa .. .. .. .. .. 138,022 138,033 11 Waiapu .. .. .. .. .. .. 540,069 . 527,412 .. 12,657 Uawa .. .. .. .. .. .. 242,146 251,174 9,028 Cook .. .. .. .. .. .. 726,396 747,131 20,735 Waikohu .. .. .. .. .. 649,136 653,862 4,726 Wairoa .. .. .. .. .. .. 637,986 654,249 16,263 Hawke'sBay .. ,. .. .. .. 1,189,825 1,290,067 100,242 Waipawa " .. .. .. .. .. 380,952 408,627 27,675 Waipukurau .. .. .. .. .. 122,332 138,451 16,119 Patangata .. .. .. .. .. 702,963 726,816 ! 23,853 Weber .. .. .. .. .. .. 117,670 115,884 i .. 1,786 Dannevirke .. .. .. .. .. 296,408 304,606 8,198 Woodville .. .. .. .. .. 89,331 93,312 3,981 Pahiatua .. .. .. .. .. 201,028 202,557 1,529 Akitio .. .. .. .. .. .. 283,620 286,998 3.378 Clifton .. .. .. .. .. .. 73,232 72,484 .. 748 Taranaki .. .. .. .. .. 15,532 16,764 1,232 Ingle wood .. .. .. .. .. 23,615 26,303 2,688 Bgmont .. .. .. .. .. .. 12,807 11,936 .. 871 Stratford .. .. .. .. .. 69,025 73,393 4,368 Whangamomona .. .. .. .. .. 75,434 80,975 5,541 Eltham .. .. .. .. .. .. 70,576 67,304 .. 3,272 Hawera .. .. .. .. .. .. 83,909 88,358 4,449 Waimate West .. .. .. .. .. 4,369 3,861 .. 508 Patea .. .. .. .. .. .. 242,201 245,627 ; 3,426 Waitotara .. .. .. .. .. 198,019 219,917 21,898 Waimarino .. .. .. .. .. 290,696 290,144 i .. 552 Wanganui .. .. .. .. .. 447,788 452,078 4,290 Rangitikei .. .. .. .. .. 1,036,113 1,091,759 55,646 Oroua .. .. .. .. .. .. 135,003 144,738 9,735 Kairanga .. .. .. .. .. 108,120 111,977 3,857 Kiwitea .. .. .. .. .. .. 255,832 266,909 11,077 Pohangina .. .. .. .. .. 140,869 144,403 3,534 Manawatu .. .. .. .. .. 114,953 128,209 13,256 Horowhenua .. .. .. .. .. 120,483 130,137 9,654 Hutt .. .. .. .. .. .. 131,463 135,642 i 4,179 Makara .. .. .. .. .. .. 71,760 71,856 96 Featherston .. .. .. .. .. 485,144 497,072 11,928 Wairarapa Soutli .. .. . .. .. 219,673 238,036 18,363 Masterton .. .. .. .. .. 525,524 547,327 21,803 Castlepoint .. .. .. .. .. 181,151 191,386 10,235 Eketahuna .. .. .. .. .. 155,728 153,500 .. 2,228 Mauricevilie .. .. .. .. .. 61,429 60,356 .. 1,073 Totals for North Island .. .. 13,957,820 14,482,105 524,285