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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, 1935 — continued. CROSSBRED AND OTHER SHEEP NOT OTHERWISE ENUMERATED.

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Wethers, Ewes to I Ewes not to Name of County. 2-tooth and i be bred from be bred from Lambs. over. this Season. this Season. Auckland District. Mongonui .. .. .. ".. 6,695 36,554 1,060 16,642 Whangaroa .. .. .. .. 1,531 13,592 920 5,479 Bay of Islands .. .. .. 7,507 42,015 1,692 15,059 Holdanga .. .. .. .. I 8,711 55,369 1,150 25,558 Whangarei .. .. .. ..I 14,860 82,040 915 28,490 'Otamatea .. .. .. .. 7,107 58,338 1,901 20,910 Hobson .. .. .. .. 16,941 60,119 1,643 29,272 Rodney .. .. .. .. 18,722 56,141 1,720 23,591 Great Barrier Island .. .. .. 839 7,335 419 3,654 Waitemata .. .. 5,315 51,379 2,644 20,578 Eden .. .. .'. .. 1,915 1,170 4 63 Manukau .. .. .. .. 10,637 35,492 3,858 10,320 Franklin .. .. .. .. 5,165 59,140 2,006 10,342 Coromandel .. .. .. .. 6,554 41,514 812 17,486 Thames .. .. .. .'. 1,090 7,357 139 2,548 Hauraki Plains .. .. .. 255 6,223 401 2,491 Ohinemuri .. .. .. .. 248 7,356 324 1,443 Waikato .. .. .. .. 5,083 57,610 2,118 9,669 Raglan .. .. .. .. 19,278 177,034 2,274 67,520 Waipa .. .. .. .. 3,816 91,543 3,293 17,170 Piako .. .. .. .. 908 70,802 3,675 9,701 Matamata .. .. .. .. 4,875 99,435 5,622 8,142 Rotorua .. .. .. .. 6,823 39,086 2,328 10,827 Taupo .. .. .. •• 3,448 4,507 521 1,785 Taurnarunui . . .. .. .. 16,857 82,001 2,026 41,600 Kawhia .. .. .. .. 4,063 45,373 772 22,628 Otorohanga .. .. .. .. 3,908 60,444 2,100 13,184 Waitomo .. .. .. .." 28,880 218,697 3,897 89,019 Okura .. .. .. .. 9,299 80,918 3,486 41,489 Kaitieke .. .. .. .. 13,000 52,312 2,125 29,484 Tauranga .. .. .. .. 2,819 30,038 4,252 2,626 Whakatane .. .. .. .. 8,349 29,578 1,625 15,120 Opotiki .. .. ...;•'.;. 15,020 51,982 2,066 31,936 Totals ... .. .;. 260,518 1,812,494 63,788 645,826 Poverty Bay District. Matakaoa .. .. .. .. 3,595 48,095 2,635 32,880 Waiapu .. .. .. .. 19,271 139,485 8,795 93,224 Uawa .. ,. .. .. 18,106 83,365 6,142 51,738 Cook .. .. .. .. 52,135 385,608 24,892 189,210 Waikohu .. .. .. .. 41,597 291,192 13,639 167,346 Totals .. .. .. 134,704 947,745 56,103 534,398 Hawke's Bay District. Wairoa .. .. .. .. 61,523 370,512 33,856 187,266 Hawke's Bay .. .. .. 93,636 726,944 61,534 269,884 Waipawa .. .. .. .. 16,011 249,849 16,653 85,567 Waipukurau .. .. .. .. 5,701 89,661 6,326 28,775 Patangata .. .. .. .. 24,674 372,937 18,447 171,875 Weber .. .. .. .. 12,070' 44,385 2,645 28,154 Dannevirke .. .. .. .. 15,708 202,724 6,283 81,571 Woodville .. .. .. .. 3,803 58,313 3,337 23,793 Pahiatua .. .. .. .. 5,830 118,012 . 1,887 50,156 Akitio .. .. .. .. 26,451 150,928 8,426 88,902 Totals .. .. .. 265,407 2,384,265 159,394 1,015,943