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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, 1928. STUD SHEEP (ENTERED IN FLOCK-BOOK).

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Merino. Lincoln. Romney. Border Leicester. Total qtud Stud . Stud , Stud 0 , Stud Name of County. Number ot Stud t Ewes not gtud +„ Ewes not Stud Ewes not Stud _ btu< f Ewes not Sheep. Earns ®™ed° '<"» Stud Rams , to be Stud Earns, t0 be 8tud Stud 2-tooth from this * bred Lambs. th f r0 m this , bre <L Lambs. 2-tooth f ° bred Lambs. 2-tooth ( ° 0 e J?I£f s bred Lambs. and ° Ter - Son and over SeTson -dove. *£££" fromthis and over. fromthis Auckland Distkict. Mongonui .. .. ..I 64,075 | .. I .. .. .. j .. .. .. | .. 5 87 .. 80 .. ! Whangaroa .. ... .. ! 20,685 .. j .. .. .. •• •• I •• 4 .. i Bay of Islands.. .. .. 106,306 1 .. .. .. I .. 58 1,175 15 810; !. " | ! Hokianga .. .. .. | 98,834 .. .. .. .. .. .. ! .. 37 j 582 .. 376 j Whangarei .. .. .. 141,712 .. .. .. .. | 38 915 30 577 .. .. " ! .' Otamatea .. .. .. 74,144 j .. .. .. ., i 30 I 194 .. 100 Hobson •• •• •• j 121,080! .. -I .. .. .. .. .. .. | .. 90 J 1,258 40 1,076 !! !! !! " Rodney .. .. .. I 85,805 j .. I .. .. .. .. j 17 j 452 .. 218 Great Barrier Island .. .. | 1 1,135 I .. j .. .. .. .. .. .. j .. 2 [ Waitemata .. .. ..I 52,348 I .. j .. .. .. .. j 34 122 . "65 Eden •• •• •• ! 2,098 | .. ! .. .. .. .. .. j .. .. .. .. 'I Manukau .. .. .. 63,508 j .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 15 293 .. 272 Franklin .. .. .. 60,363 .. .. .. .. .. .. I 9 251 .. 194 "6 ' 160 " 'ioo Coromandel .. .. .. 53,818 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. j .. 1 9. .. 8 Thames .. .. .. 6,123 ... .. .. .. .. ... j 3 23 .. 18 .. .. Hauraki Plains.. .. .. 4,908 j .. .. .. .. .. | Ohinemuri .. .. .. 5,988 j- .. .. .. .. .. 16 110 .. 57 " Waikato .. .. .. 47,418 .. .. .. .. 1 56 ! ] i 10 45 1,140 " 660 " Raglan 267,136 .. .. .. .. .. .. 22 ! 472 .. 356 Wajpa •• 54,502 .. .. .. .. 7 180 144 13 559 329 5 210 290 Piaico .. .. .. 48,007 j .. .. .. .. i 10 74 I 31 Matamata .. .. .. 60,397 : .. .. .. " | Rotorua .. .. .. 27,741 Taupo .. .. .. 13,147 .. .. .. .. .. ' * I ' [ j' " '' Taumarunui .. .. .. 95,376 Kawhia .. .. .. 58,014 .. .. .. .. .. " ' " 1 Otorohanga .. .. .. 39,131 .. .. .. .. 1 "58 "25 2 !! " Waitomo .. .. .. 230,367 .. .. .. .. .. "I " 44 i71 " *80 Ohura .. .. .. 127,049 .. .. .. .. " 129 565 !! 424 Kaitieke .. .. .. 120,218 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. I .. 32 160 100 Tauranga .. .. .. 26,612 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. I .. Whakatane .. .. .. 62,162 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. !! 6 159 !! "80 Opotiki .. .. .. 130,268 .. .. .. .. .. 38 374 !! 260 !! I !! !! " Totals.. .. .. 2,380,475, .. .. .. .. 9 294 179 701 9,145 85 6,151 11 370 .. 320~