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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, 1933. STUD SHEEP (ENTERED IN FLOCK-BOOK).

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Merino. Lincoln. Romuey. Border Leicester Total I Q f ,,fl Stud E) ., - Stud „. A Stud „. . I stud N»m« of County. Number of Stud „""" Ewee not R tn a Fw»« t n Ewe8 n °* st ad *.„„,„ Ewes not Stud w Btnd . Ewee not Sheep Rame, fibred *° b « stud S>mi to be Stud RamB - h h «5 t0 be st "* Rame . h t .? to be Stud Auckland Disteict. Mongonui .. .. .. 66,987 I ... •• .. .. .. .. .. .. 8 94 .. 52 Whangaroa .. .. .. 25,747 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 111 16 13 Bay of Islands .. .. .. 97,012 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 121 1,335 28 791 Hokianga .. .. .. 106,048 i .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 31 727 30 330 Whangarei .. .. .. 161 . r. 17 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 01 1,063 .. 658 Otamatea .. .. .. 92, .i<>4 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 38 378 .. 285 Hobson .. .. .. 121,256 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 96 1,958 109 1,180 Rodney .. .. .. 106,737 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 21 308 3 192 Great Barrier Island .. .. 13,237 Waitemata .. .. .. 78,291 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 31 509 30 293 .. Eden .. .. .. .. 4,7117 Manukau .. .. .. 76,306 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 22 400 .. 23:> Franklin .. .. .. 72,823 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 68 .. 60 Cororaandel .. .. .. 69,570 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 67 14 j 8 Thames .. .. .. 10,151 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 80 .. 66 .. .. '.'. ". Hauiaki Plains .. .. 5,923 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Ohinemuri .. .. .. 9,117 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 211 213 .. 108 .. .. Waikato .. .. .. 66,604 .. .. .. .. 5 108 70 130 420 .. 250 .. .. .. '.'. Raglan .. .. .. 303,1119 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 26 505 .. IJ7U Waipa .. .. .. 98,589 .. .. .. .. 3 180 .. 130 6 165 46 131 9 102 .. "40 Piako .. .. .. 76,922 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 145 .. 53 Matamata .. .. .. 96,104 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Rotorna .. .. .. 48,636 Taupo .. .. .. 14,847 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .[ \\ "' Tauraarunui .. .. .. 146,172 Kawhia .. .. .. 69,947 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 12 21s 10 130 .. .. .. \\ Otorohanga .. .. .. 68,305 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5 .. .. .. .. .. .. ,. Waitomo .. .. .. 289,925 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 34 13!) .. 130 .. .. .. Ohura .. .. .. 144,461 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 24 777 8 r>114 Kaitieke .. .. .. 105, 4ti.". .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 100 .. 120 Tauranga .. .. .. 22,863 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Whakatane .. .. .. 56,657 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 150 .. 1:20 .. .. .. Opotiki .. .. .. 113,070 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. !l :j7n .. 220 .. .. .. '.'. Totals.. .. .. 2,840,259 .. .. .. .. 8 288 200 789 | 10,155 279 | 6,304 9 102 .. 40