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A. Table showing the Number of Sheep and the Number of Breeding-ewes in each County throughout the Dominion on 30th April, 1936 and 1937. NORTH ISLAND.

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Number of Sheep on Increase ( + ) Number of Breeding-ewes on Increase( + ) County. —— or -— — —- ■ -— or 30th April, 1936. 30th April, 1937. (-). mh Aprflj mh Aprflj Decrease (-). Mangonui .. .. 60,936 58,172 - 2,764 36,284 I 31,033 - 5 251 Whangaroa .. .. 22,613 20,478 - 2,135 14,533 ; 13,251 - l'282 Bay of Islands .. 97,241 93,148 - 4,093 61,335 57,814 - 3'ō21 Hokianga .. .. 95,432 96,285 + 853 58,093 54,267 - 3 826 Whangarei .. .. 155,083 158,958 + 3,875 98,701 100,038 + 1 '337 otamatea .. .. 101,862 106,960 + 5,098 64,970 68,258 'i 3'288 Hobson .. .. 119,139 119,176 + 37 68,187 69,419 + 1 232 Rodney .. .. 118,775 123,255 + 4,480 66,302 j 68,005 + 1*703 Great Barrier Island .. 12,524 12,127 - 397 7,257 7 188 - '69 Waitemata .. .. 100,305 106,299 + 5,994 63,282 i + 2 876 Eden .. .. 4,295 4,011 - 284 1,720 I ' 2,020 + '300 Manukau .. .. 87,785 92,429 + 4,644 52,745 I 54,689 + 1 944 Franklin .. .. 95,837 127,440 + 31,603 72,979 ! 95,631 j + 22'652 Coromandel .. .. 69,202 66,921 - 2,281 43,126 1 41 918 - 1 208 Thames .. .. 13,398 14,772 + 1,374 9,084 I + 1*838 Hauraki Plains .. 9,365 13,380 + 4,015 7,535 ! 9 110 + l'ō75 Ohinemuri .. .. 11,836 14,320 + 2,484 8,951 I 10,456 + l's05 Waikato .. .. 99,785 113,097 + 13,312 72,319 ! 85,811 + 13 492 Ra § lan •• •• 360,281 404,219 + 43,938 237,908 258,023 + 20115 W«pa .. .. 155,501 170,777 + 15,276 122,448 132,659 + 10,'211 Plako •• 110,499 122,422 + 11,923 90,774 96,220 + 5 446 Matamata .. .. 148,936 171,693 + 22,757 124,802 135,066 4- lo'264 Rotorua .. .. 68,745 76,520 + 7,775 44,963 46,199 + l'236 Taupo •• 12,385 14,476 + 2,091 5,988 6,662 + 674 Taumarunui .. .. 145,202 144,177 - 1,025 84,550 84,118 - 432 Kawhia .. .. 76,606 77,645 + 1,039 49,099 49,484 + 385 Otorohanga .. .. 113,904 134,500 + 20,596 85,610 92,758 + 7 148 Waitomo .. .. 367,929 398,550 ! + 30,621 241,863 253,834 + n'971 ° hura , •• •• 142,943 157,301 + 14,358 88,865 92,244 + 3 379 Kaitieke .. .. 94,175 96,560 j + 2,385 52,048 53,094 + 1,046 Tauranga .. .. 56,321 74,779 i + 18,458 43,031 52,395 4- 9 364 Whakatane .. .. 56,797 60,118 : + 3,321 31,046 32,442 + 1 396 Opotiki •• •• 106,386 96,896 ! - 9,490 56,025 50 216 _ 5 809 Matakaoa .. .. 120,788 117,839 - 2,949 66,763 66 775 + ' 10 Waiapu •• ■■ 479,225 465,022 , - 14,203 258,480 252'693 - 5 787 .. .. 238,330 235,432 1 - 2,898 122,117 123,626 + l'ō09 Cook .. .. 772,309 780,971 -f 8,662 452,564 455,323 + 2,759 Waikohu .. .. 637,381 647,140 + 9,759 357,130 358,761 + 1 631 Wairoa .. .. 660,784 666,936 + 6,152 383,420 376.038 - 7*382 Hawke s Bay .. .. 1,422,390 1,409,239 - 13,151 910,138 912,238 + 2 100 Waipawa .. .. 504,261 518,814 + 14,553 337,583 346,534 + 8*951 W aipukurau .. .. 182,401 179,291 - 3,110 122,351 123,177 + '826 Patangata .. .. 762,617 777,534 + 14,917 473,159 476,022 + 2 863 Weber .. .. 109,214 111,255 + 2,041 52,520 53,863 I 1*343 Dannevirke .. .. 338,811 358,240 + 19,429 225,111 235,318 + I0'207 Woodville .. .. 99,733 106,285 + 6,552 64,624 69,271 I 4'647 Pahiatua .. .. 213,976 228,519 + 14,543 141,083 142,841 I 1758 £ kltl ° •' •• 298,880 300,635 + 1,755 159,796 155,950 I 3'846 £ llfton , . •• 80,166 91,535 + 11,369 51,932 57,078 + 5 146 Taranaki .. .. 20,555 24,948 + 4,393 15,462 | 18,864 + 3 402 Inglewood .. .. 41,328 49,306 + 7,978 32,778 35,969 I ,3 191 Egmont .. .. 21,022 23,663 + 2,641 17,174 19,238 I 2!o64 Stratford .. .. 88,644 94,934 + 6,290 j 59,512 61,415 I 1903 Wnangamomona .. 74,673 77,014 + 2,341 ! 47 479 46 896 — '583 Eltham .. .. 75,050 76,467 + 1,417 45,759 - 309 Hawera .. 91,348 107,383 + 16,035 60,801 67,884 + 7 083 Waimate West .. 7,587 9,469 + 1,882 5,328 5 491 I 163 I**?* .. .. 272,820 310,492 + 37,672 181,105 196,715 + 15,610 Waitotara .. .. 219,938 230,767 + 10,829 134,674 139,918 I 5 244 Waimarmo .. .. 287,487 301,533 + 14,046 159,087 155,637 - 3*450 Wanganm .. .. 491,451 498,537 + 7,086 282,461 282 452 - ' 9 Rangitikei .. .. 1,326,149 1,410,565 + 84,416 879,211 919!546 + 40 335 Oroua .. .. 251,947 276,740 + 24,793 190,133 203,862 + 13*729 Kairanga .. .. 147,361 162,899 + 15,538 95,670 106,355 + 10*685 Kiwitea .. .. 312,841 326,240 + 13,399 212,971 214,800 + 1 829 Pohangma .. .. 158,526 170,059 + 11,533 110,781 111,537 I '756 Manawatu .. 190,427 211,311 + 20,884 127,540 140,574 I 13 034 Horowhenoa .. .. 156,696 168,477 + 11,781 107,641 114,052 I 6 411 •• •• 129,642 132,885 + 3,243 74,309 74,377 4. ' 68 Makara .. .. 71,925 76,718 + 4,793 46,475' 47,502 + 1027 Ieatherston . .. 544,164 562,233 + 18,069 332,404 325,944 I 6 460 Wairarapa South .. 238,440 248,613 + 10,173 163,240 165 273 + 2 033 Masterton .. .. 526,581 557,148 + 30,567 324,632 333,570 + 8 938 Castlepomt .. .. 186,276 187,280 + 1,004 98,900 97 694 - 1 206 Eketahuna .. .. 167,853 172,616 + 4,763 108,475 109,833 jl l' 3 58 Maurice ville .. .. 57,824 60,290 + 2,466 | 41,630 42,630 + 1^000 Totals, North Island j 16,371,844 17,065,135 + 693,291 10,300,826 10,570,388 4~269^562