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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, 1938. STUD SHEEP (ENTERED IN FLOCK-BOOK).

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Merino. Lincoln. Romney. Border Leicester. Total „. - Stud otnj Stud -. . Stud . Stud Name of County. Number of Stud -p.®™" Ewea not Stud F °™ a , Ewes not Stud Ewes not Stud r Ewes not Sheep. Kama, to be Stud Kams, to be Stud Rams, tTSi? to be Stud Hams, to be Stud 2-tooth f romt2L bred Lambs. 2-tooth bred Lambs. 2-tooth bred Lambs. 2-tooth bred Lambs, and over. "ST from this and over. X™™ 8 from this and over. fr , 0 from this and over. fr ™^ ,s from this beason - Season. Seaaon - Season. Sea30D - Season. SeaaOD - Season. Auckland District. Mangonui .. .. .. 59,237 I .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 | .. .. .. .. .... Whangaroa .. .. .. 21,960 j .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. j Bay of Islands .. .. .. 101,407 j .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 22 935 .. 710 .. .. J Hokianga .. .. .. 95,744 j .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 31 540 .. 300 Whangarei .. .. .. 171,436 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 33 829 135 490 Otamatea .. .. .. 112,058 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 13 309 .. 296 Hobson .. .. .. 125,721 I .. .. .. .. .. ... .. 88 2,081 | 14 1,407 Rodney .. .. .. 131,927 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 35 769 ; 10 511 Great Barrier Island .. .. j 13,157 i .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 16 ! .. 15 .. .. [ .. ., Waitemata .. .. .. j 113,685: .. .. .. .. .. .. ".. .. 17 800 i 18 598 Eden .. .. ..I 3,302 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. | .. Manukau .. .. .. j 99,930 j .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 21 625 ; .. 441 Franklin .. .. .. ] 120,700 j .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 100 .. 72 .. .. .. .. Coromandel .. .. .. 69,243 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 17 73 .. 77 Thames .. .. .. 15,365 .. .. .. .. .. I .. .. .. 17 200 .. 130 Hauraki Plains .. .. 14,258 .. .. .. .. .. .... Ohinemuri .. .. .. j 17,979 .. .. .. .. | .. I .. j ... 13 I 190 ! 96 .. Waikato .. .. .. 126,969 .. .. .. j ...... 23 526 .. 440 Raglan .. .. .. 420,522 .. .. .. .... .. .. .. 26 763 .. 662 Waipa .. .. .. i 202,636 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 6 167 158 2 95 .. 44 Piako .. .. .. | 129,482 .. .. .. .. .. .. j .. .. .... Matamata .. .. .. 181,049 .. .. .. .. .. .. Rotorua .. .. .. 104,855 .. .. .. .. .. .. I Taupo .. ' .. .. 14,196 Taumarunui .. .. .. 147,293 | .. .. .. .. .. .. j 5 147 .. 89 Kawhia .. .. 90,759 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 62 372 20 303 Otorohanga .. .. .. 155, 520 .. .. .. .. .. .. .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .... Waitomo .. .. .. 447, 046 .. .. .. .. .. ...... 27 922 .. 305 Ohura .. .. .. 160,771 .. .. .. .. .. | 23 731 80 621 Kaitieke .. .. .. 106,393 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 7 365 .. 294 Tauranga .. .. .. 96,594 .. .. .. .. .. .... Whakatane .. .. .. 64,551 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 12 156 30 120 Opotiki . . .. .. 105,866 j .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 10 350 .. 350 .. j | Totals .. .. | 3,841,611 1 .. .. | | .. 512 ! 11,966 307 8,485 2 95 j 44