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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, 1937 and 1938. NORTH ISLAND.

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Number of Sheep on Increase ( + ) Number of Breeding-ewes on i ncreas0 ( + ) County. or or 30th April, 1937. 30th April, 1938. D « crcase (-)• 3 oth April, 1937. 30th April, 1938. Decrea9e <->• Mangonui .. .. 58,172 59,237 + 1,065 31,038 32,146 + 1,113 Whangaroa .. .. 20,478 21,960 + 1,482 13,251 12,940 - 311 Bay of Islands .. 93,148 101,407 + 8,259 57,814 61,461 + 3,647 Hokianga .. .. 96,285 95,744 - 541 54,267 54,465 + 198 Whangarei .. .. 158,958 171,436 + 12,478 100,038 103,736 + 3,698 Otamatea .. .. 106,960 112,058 + 5,098 68,258 68,529 + 271 Hobson .. .. 119,176 125,721 + 6,545 69,419 70,506 + 1,087 Rodney .. .. 123,255 131,927 + 8,672 68,005 72,216 + 4,211 Great Barrier Island .. 12,127 13,157 +, 1,030 7,188 7,595 + 407 Waitemata .. .. 106,299 113,685 + 7,386 66,158 69,001 + 2,843 Eden .. .. 4,011 3,302 - 709 2,020 2,467 + 447 Manukau .. .. 92,429 99,930 + 7,501 54,689 60,058 + 5,369 Franklin .. .. 127,440 120,700 - 6,740 95,631 88,747 - 6,884 Coromandel .. .. 66,921 69,243 + 2,322 41,918 39,979 -- 1,939 Thames .. .. 14,772 15,365 + 593 10,922 10,864 - 58 Hauraki Plains .. 13,380 14,258 + 878 9,110 9,029 - 81 Ohinemuri .. .. 14,320 17,979 + 3,659 10,456 11,674 + 1,218 Waikato .. .. 113,097 126,969 + 13,872 85,811 93,243 + 7,432 Raglan .. .. 404,219 420,522 + 16,303 258,023 266,774 + 8,751 Waipa .. .. 170,777 202,636 + 31,859 132,659 147,240 + 14,581 Piako .. .. 122,422 129,482 + 7,060 96,220 103,485 + 7,265 Matamata .. .. 171,693 181,049 + 9,356 135,066 142,691 + 7,625 Rotorua .. .. 76,520 104,855 + 28,335 46,199 56,774 + 10,575 Taupo .. .. 14,476 14,196 - 280 6,662 8,017 + 1,355 Taumarunui .. .. 144,177 147,293 + 3,116 84,118 83,219 - 899 Kawhia .. .. 77,645 90,759 + 13,114 49,484 54,666 + 5,182 Otorohanga 134,500 155,520 + 21,020 92,758 99,774 + 7,016 Waitomo .. .. 398,550 447,046 + 48,496 253,834 269,511 + 15,677 Ohura .. .. 157,301 160,771 + 3,470 92,244 92,021 - 223 Kaitieke ... .. 96; 560 106,393 + 9,833 53,094 53,738 + 644 Tauranga .. .. 74,779 96,594 + 21,815 52,395 66,920 + 14,525 Whakatane .. .. 60,118 64,551 + 4,433 32,442 35,235 + 2,793 Opotiki .. .. 96,896 105,866 + 8,970 50,216 49,110 - 1,106 Matakaoa .. .. 117,839 115,873 - 1,966 66,775 62,646 - 4,129 Waiapu .. .. 465,022 466,331 + 1,309 252,693 252,080 - 613 Uawa .. .. 235,432 244,922 + 9,490 123,626 125,296 + 1,670 Cook .. .. 780,971 812,682 + 31,711 455,323 468,491 + 13,168 Waikohu .. .. 647,140 678,840 + 31,700 358,761 372,004 + 13,243 Wairoa .. .. 666,936 690,889 + 23,953 376,038 388,721 + 12,683 Hawke'sBay .. .. 1,409,239 1,440,147 + 30,908 912,238 915,129 + 2,891 Waipawa .. .. 518,814 557,419 + 38,605 346,534 353,072 + 6,538 Waipukurau .. .. 179,291 j 190,507 + 11,216 123,177 125,706 + 2,529 Patangata .. .. 777,534 789,059 + 11,525 476,022 482,109 + 6,087 Weber .. .. 111,255 108,489 - 2,766 53,863 54,258 + 395 Dannevirke .. .. 358,240 378,692 + 20,452 235,318 239,688 + 4,370 Woodville .. .. 106,285 115,598 + 9,313 69,271 72,114 + 2,843 Pahiatua .. .. 228,519 242,750 + 14,231 142,841 144,998 + 2,157 Akitio .. .. 300,635 298,411 - 2,224 155,950 154,565 - 1,385 Clifton .. .. 91,535 100,005 + 8,470 57,078 62,461 + 5,383 Taranaki .. .. 24,948 31,658 + 6,710 18,864 21,124 + 2,260 Inglewood .. .. 49,306 53,397 + 4,091 35,969 36,203 + 234 Egmont .. .. 23,663 28,652 + 4,989 19,238 22,134 + 2,896 Stratford .. .. 94,934 111,882 + 16,948 61,415 70,915 + 9,500 Whangamomona .. 77,014 83,490 + 6,476 46,896 47,714 + 818 Eltham .. .. 76,467 84,570 + 8,103 45,450 47,759 + 2,309 Hawera .. .. 107,383 124,665 + 17,282 67,884 76,042 + 8,158 WaimateWest .. 9,469 9,306 - 163 5,491 3,965 - 1,526 Patea .. .. 310,492 337,252 + 26,760 196,715 202,174 + 5,459 Waitotara .. .. 230,767 245,423 + 14,656 139,918 140,205 + 287 Waimarino .. .. 301,533 317,234 + 15,701 155,637 162,285 + 6,648 Wanganui .. .. 498,537 502,994 + 4,457 282,452 286,628 + 4,176 Rangitikei .. .. 1,410,565 1,427,082 + 16,517 919,546 920,716 + 1,170 Oroua .. .. 276,740 266,049 - 10,691 203,862 192,794 - 11,068 Kairanga .. .. 162,899 157,846 - 5,053 106,355 1.01,314 - 5,041 Kiwitea .. .. 326,240 333,550 + 7,310 214,800 211,294 - 3,506 Pohangina .. .. 170,059 168,289 - 1,770 111,537 110,868 - 669 Manawatu .. .. 211,311 186,431 - 24,880 140,574 129,500 - 11.074 Horowhenua .. .. 168,477 170,974 + 2,497 114,052 110,865 - 3,187 Hutt .. .. 132,885 136,287 + 3,402 74,377 75,833 + 1,456 Makara .. .. 76,718 77,171 + 453 47,502 48,378 + 876 Featherston .. .. 562,233 558,075 - 4,158 325,944 317,041 - 8,903 Wairarapa South .. 248,613 248,885 + 272 165,273 158,014 - 7,259 Masterton .. .. 557,148 548,684 - 8,464 333,570 : 321,108 - 12.462 Castlepoint .. .. 187,280 183,308 - 3,972 97,694 1 95,722 - 1.972 Eketahuna .. .. 172,616 .178,933 + 6,317 109,833 j 111,426 + 1,593 Maurieeville .. .. 60,290 61,687 + 1,397 42,630 : 42,639 + 9 Totals, North Island 17,065,135 17,705,999 + 640,864 10,570,388 10,735,829 + 165,441