H.—23.

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, 1936. STUD SHEEP (ENTERED IN FLOCK-BOOK).

4

Merino. Lincoln. Romney. Border Leicester. Total Qi.. j Stud citiid i>tud m-nri Stud RtnH Stud Name of County. Number of Stud Ewes not Stud , Ewes not Stud F z , Ewes not Stud E . Ewes not. Sheep. Rams, ?»?»*? to be Stud Bams, to be Stud Bams, t0 be stlld Bams > hp bred to be stud 2-tooth fPL?' "S bred Lambs. 2-tooth bred Lambs. 2-tooth f b ® bred Lambs. 2-tooth f t ?. bred Lambs, and over. from this aid oyer, from this and over. from this and over. from this Season. 8eason Season. Season Season. Season Season. SeasoD . . — ___ Auckland District. Mangonui .. .. .. 60,936 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 Whangaroa .. .. .. 22,613 Bay of Islands.. .. .. 97,241 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 48 1,062 .. 540 Hokianga .. .. .. 95,432 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 34 715 .. 561 Whangarei .. .. .. 155,083 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 54 1,074 24 463 Otamatea .. .. .. 101,862 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 19 307 .. 258 Hobson .. .. .. 119,139 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 57 2,099 102 1,247 Rodney .. .. .. 118,775 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 27 558 .. 390 Great. Barrier Island .. .. 12,524 Waitemata .. .. .. 100,305 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 10 500 30 326 Eden .. .. .. 4,295 Mamikau .. .. .. 87,785 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 18 455 253 4 132 68 Franklin .. .. .. 95,837 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 8 90 .. 73 Coromandel .. .. .. 69,202 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 87 Thames .. .. .. 13,398 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 150 .. 60 Hauraki Plains .. .. 9,365 Ohmemuri .. .. .. 11,836 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 15 197 5 114 Waikato .. .. .. 99,785 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 35 270 .. 172 Raglan .. .. .. 360,281 .. . . .. .. .. .. .. .. 28 749 .. 591 Waipa .. .. .. 155,501 .. .. .. . . .. .. ■. .. 3 82 54 2 77 70 Piako .. .. .. 110,499 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 225 .. 55 Matamata .. .. .. 148,936 Rotorua .. .. .. - 68,745 Taupo .. .. .. 12,385 Taumarunui .. .. .. 145,202 Kawhia .. .. .. 76,606 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 9 273 21 201 Otorohanga .. .. .. 113,904 Waitomo .. .. .. 367,929 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 33 938 50 330 Ohura .. .. .. 142,943 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 17 647 65 440 Kaitieke .. .. .. 94,175 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 8 327 .. 172 Tauranga .. .. .. 56,321 .. .. Whakatane .. .. .. 56,797 .. .. .. .. •• •• •• 3 150 .. 60 Opotiki .. .. .. 106,386 .. .. .. .. .. ■. .. • • 6 300 .. 250 Totals .. .. 3,292,023 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 447 11,255 297 6,610 6 209 .. 138