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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, 1944 STUD SHEEP (ENTERED IN FLOCK-BOOK)

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Lincoln. Bomney. Border Leicester. English Leicester. Name of County. of Stud E^'' o Ewe?Jot Stad E |£J ot stud Stud Ewes^not Atjoklahd District Mangonui .. .. .. 63,130 Whangaroa .. .. .. 21,751 .. .. .. .. .. '' '' '' '' '' '" .... Bay of Islands .. .. 107,805 .. .. " '' "gg '742 '46I Hokianga .. .. .. 90,273 .. .. .. .. 24 711 4 460 Whangarei .. .. .. ig6,235 .. .. .. .. 9 165 .. 135 Otamatea .. .. .. 128,417 .. .. .. .. 2 60 50 Hobson •• •• •• 134,457 .. .. .. .. 124 1,736 "52 1,175 !! Rodney •• •• .. 164,158 .. .. .. .. 3g 98 5 40 619 1 Great Barrier Island .. .. 13,635 .. .. .. 4 26 3 19 Waitemata 120,185 .. .. 24 874 .. 496 .'! " " " 2 'i)2 " '20 Eden.. .. .. .. 5,283 .... zu Manukau .. .. .. 110,006 .. .. .. "10 '318 !! "l91 !! " " " "1 'qi " '07 Franklin .. 136,825 .. .. .. .. 7 12 .. 16 " " " Coromandel .. .. .. 74,219 .. .. .. .. 9 313 226 Thames .. .. .. 16,902 .. .. .. 13 400 !! 220 !! " Hauiaki Plains .. .. 29,188 Ohinemuri .. .. .. 20,239 .. .. .. .. 8 io3 !! 79 !! Waikato .. .. .. 188,965 .. .. .. .. 22 578 .. 61 .. !! " " "2 'go " 'ig Raglan .. .. .. 532,022 .. .. .. .. 94 1,746 .. 869 Wai P a •• •• •• 247,452 .. .. .. .. 60 565 6 438 Kako.. .. .. .. 162,269 .. .. .. .. 1 42 Matamata .. .. .. 316,982 .. .. .. .. 10 186 .. 61 Rotorua .. .. .. 143,043 .. .. .. . 3 80 40 Tau p° 34,965 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ■; Taumarunui . . .. .. 200,216 .. .. .. .. 4 95 69 Kawhia .. .. .. 105,533 .. .. .. .. 14 314 " 2 0 166 Otorohanga .. .. .. 188,893 Waitomo .. .. .. 588,516 .. .. .. .. 7g 708 593 0hura ■■ •• 205,226 .. .. .. .. 59 1,100 io8 943 !! Kaitieke .. .. .. 122,927 .. .. .. .. 12 218 .. 190 Tauranga .. .. .. 173,652 .. .. .. .. .. .. " _ Whakatane .. .. .. 78,161 12 30 ,. 26 2 80 55 !! °P otiki •• 111,586 .. .. .. .. 12 350 !! 250 .. " " !! !! !! Totals •• •• 4,793,116 12 30 .. 26 692 12,557 233 7,882 j 1 .. .. .. 5 143 T 92~