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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, 1941 and 1944 NORTH ISLAND

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c Number of Sheep on Increase (+) Number of Breedlng-ewes on i nore a 3 e( + ) 30th April, 1941. 30th April, 1044. Decrease (-). 30th April, 1941. 30th April, 1044. I)ocrease Mangonui .. .. 58,108 63,130 + 4,032 33,111 36,170 + 3,068 Whangaroa .. .. 21,194 21,751 + 557 13,662 13,850 + 188 Bay of Islands .. 97,222 107,805 + 10,583 60,793 65,452 + 4,659 Hokianga .. .. 88,623 90,273 + 1,650 54,527 55,491 + 964 Whangarei .. .. 152,138 156,235 -f 4,097 100,347 100,471 + 124 Otamatea .. .. 115,738 128,417 + 12,679 75,754 83,385 + 7,631 Hobson .. .. 116,848 134,457 + 17,609 69,958 80,487 + 10,529 Rodney .. .. 141,646 164,158 + 22,512 82,007 91,876 + 9,869 Great Barrier Island .. 12,528 13,635 + 1,107 7,169 7,546 + 377 Waitemata .. .. 103,022 120,185 + 17,163 67,146 77,' 129 + 9,983 Eden.. .. .. 3,564 5,283 + 1,719 2,314 2,667 + 353 Manukau .. .. 102,693 110,006 + 7,313 61,023 63,313 + 2,290 Franklin .. .. 137,424 136,825 - 599 96,399 99,240 + 2 841 Coromandel .. .. 67,747 74,219 + 6,472 39,416 42 456 4- 3 040 Thames .. .. 13,882 16,902 + 3,020 10,114 8,594 - 1*520 Hauraki Plains .. 21,641 29,188 + 7,547 12,775 13 479 + 704 Ohinemuri .. .. 16,056 20,239 + 4,183 10,953 13*637 -I- 2,684 Waikato .. .. 170,091 188,965 + 18,874 134,971 149,263 + 14,292 Raglan .. .. 513,526 532,022 + 18,496 343,133 353,322 + 10,189 Waipa .. .. 210,664 247,452 + 36,788 154,784 170,982 + 16 198 Piako.. .. .. 126,855 162,269 + 35,414 98,411 128,223 + 29,812 Matamata .. .. 229,728 316,982 + 87,254 183,427 244,378 + 60,951 Rotorua .. .. 109,642 143,043 + 33,401 67,887 83,349 + 15,462 Taupo .. .. 30,754 34,965 + 4,211 19,571 19,874 + 303 Taumarunui .. .. 164,253 200,216 + 35,963 90,680 106 904 16 224 Kawhia .. .. 87,683 105,533 + 17,850 56,996 68,907 + 11,911 Otorohanga .. .. 170,142 188,893 + 18,751 118,599 129 715 + 11 116 Waitomo .. .. 501,458 588,516 + 87,058 300,472 340,095 + 39*623 Ohura .. .. 181,887 205,226 + 23,339 105,365 107,336 + I 971 Kaitieke .. .. 107,432 122,927 + 15,495 57,802 68,417 + 10,615 Tauranga .. .. 121,705 173,652 + 51,947 92,872 121,242 + 28 370 Whakatane .. .. 72,196 78,161 + 5,965 40,409 45,157 + 4*748 Opotiki .. .. II 1., 814 111,586 — 228 52,626 56,502 + 3^876 Matakaoa .. .. 117,574 115,242 — 2,332 63,379 62,376 — 1 003 Waiapu .. .. 470,353 468,595 - 1,758 252,799 250 782 _ 2*017 Uawa.. .. .. 241,747 237,458 - 4,289 127,970 124,339 - 3*631 Cook., .. .. 769,499 745,186 — 24,313 443,179 445,937 + 2758 Waikohu .. .. 660,722 639,458 - 21,264 368,102 358,445 - 9*657 Wairoa .. .. 695,747 690,011 - 5,736 410,897 410 244 - '653 Hawke'sBay .. .. 1,397,900 1,545,448 + 147,548 929,939 976',465 + 46 526 Waipawa .. .. 569,298 632,427 + 63,129 392,574 414,718 + 22*144 Waipukurau .. .. 190,199 218,981 + 28,782 128,147 140,327 + 12 180 Patangata .. .. 787,448 803,283 + 15,835 499,491 493 142 - 6*349 Weber .. .. 107,208 104,734 - 2,474 53,259 56/937 + 3078 Dannevrrke .. .. 398,689 417,663 + 18,974 269,467 279,905 + 10 438 Woodvillc .. .. 119,334 128,790 + 9,456 80,378 86,372 + 5*994 Pahiatua .. .. 242,956 244,013 + 1,057 157,724 154,543 - 3'l81 Akitio .. .. 282,350 267,877 - 14,473 160,172 146,147 - 14io25 Clifton .. .. 107,974 132,746 + 24,772 71,377 90,212 + 18 835 Taranaki .. .. 24,761 36,476 + 11,715 18,404 27 731 + 9 327 Inglewood .. .. 54,995 76,654 + 21,659 37,675 + 16*773 Egmont .. .. 25,420 25,422 + 2 21,029 18,778 - 2*25] Stratford .. .. 120,549 151,758 + 31,209 80,134 99,873 + 19,739 Whangamomona .. 79,307 89,305 + 9,998 47,378 52,556 + 5 178 Eltham .. .. 79,681 81,143 + 1,462 50,297 52,678 + 2*381 112,987 121,800 + 8,813 75,613 80,459 + 4 846 Waimate West.. .. 11,402 10,663 - 739 5,684 5 943 X 959 £» tea 308,864 326,018 + 17,154 200,278 201',361 + 1 083 Waitotara .. .. 230,223 222,666 — 7,557 134,955 130 224 — 4 731 Waimarino .. .. 323,953 344,955 + 21,002 169,112 174 007 + 4'895 Wanganui .. .. 453,208 441,971 - 11,237 ' 261,680 255,657 - 6*023 Rangitikei .. .. 1,443,309 1,474,885 + 31,576 948,933 945,161 - 3*772 Oroua .. .. 269,200 266,053 - 3,147 203,784 194,450 - 9*334 Kairanga .. .. 167,193 179,548 + 12,355 109,377 108,365 - 1012 Kiwitea .. .. 351,565 377,358 + 25,793 229,073 248,623 + lg^SO Pohangma .. .. 172,320 188,958 + 16,638 117,795 125,440 X 7 645 Manawatu .. .. 205,427 195,211 - 10,216 146,150 132,900 X 13'250 Horowhenua .. .. 170,606 168,500 - 2,106 116,009 115 471 - '538 gut* 130,614 119,896 - 10,718 72,390 - 5,223 Makara .. .. 73,196 72,623 - 573 44,515 46,601 + 2 086 Featherston .. .. 532,321 555,118 + 22,797 315,698 321,381 X 5 683 Wairarapa South .. 248,144 243,570 - 4,574 162,098 161 211 X 'g87 Masterton .. .. 482,851 483,896 + 1,045 295,884 296 *324 + 440 Castlepoint .. .. 170,601 173,794 + 3,193 96,452 95'249 X 1 003 Eketahuna .. .. 216,510 221,961 + 5,451 138,514 143'»03 + 5*389 Mauriceville .. .. 64,131 64,426 + 295 45,146 X 4 Totals, North Island 17,862,330 18,899,656 +1,037,326 11,268,384 11,740,920 +~472,536