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C—continued 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— continued STUD SHEEP (ENTERED IN FLOCK-BOOK)— continued

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Shropshire. Southdown. Merino. Corriedale. Ryeland. Other Breeds. Q , , Stud Stud Stud Stud Sfnd Stud stnd Stud Stud , 1 Stud Stud - Stud Stud Name of County. Ewes to Ewes not Ewes to Ewes not Stud E * . Ewes not - Ewes to Ewes not ~ Ewes to Ewes not Ewes to Ewes not Rams, be bred tQ be gtud Bams, be bred to be Stud Rams, b b _L to be Stud 9 f be bred to be Stud „ , ,i be bred to be Stud be bred to be Stud 2-tooth f bredfrom Lambs. ISX from bredfrom Lambs. 2-tooth - bred Lambs. ~ d from bredfrom Lambs. from bredfrom Lambs. from bredfrom Lamb g this this this this and over. from this this this this this this this Season. Season. e * Season. Season. 0 ' Season. • Season. Season. ve * Season. Season. 0 e • Season. Season. Auckland District j Mangonui .. .. .. • • • • • • 7 55 .. 40 Whangaroa .. .. •• •• •• •• •• * • Bay of Islands .. .. • • • • • • • • 5 108 .. 88 Hokianga .. . • • • • • • • • • 2 45 .. 25 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 15 .. 12 Whangarei .. . • • • • • • • • • 30 182 18 136 .. .. .. .. .. .. •. .. 2 74 .. 50 Otamatea .. .. • • • • • • • • 27 1,009 250 808 Hobson .. .. 2 40 .. 10 Rodney .. .. •. •• •• •• •• 5 146 .. 113 Great Barrier Island Waitemata .. .. • • • • • • •. 10 236 .. 146 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 19 .. 16 Eden Manukau 74 792 .. 506 4 45 4 30 1 17 .. 15 Franklin .. .. .. • • • • .. .. 41 671 .. 405 .. .. .. .. .... .. .. 29 97 .. 72 12 99 .. 53 Coromandel Thames Hauraki Plains Ohinemuri .. .. . • . . .. .. 1 12 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... Waikato .. .. .. • • • • .. .. 29 550 .. 436 Raglan .. • • • • • • • • • • • • 39 512 12 344 Waipa .. .. 68 982 3 690 1 20 Piako .. .. •• •• •• •• •• 8 282 .. 48 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 35 .. 36 Matamata .. .. • • • • .. .. 27 709 .. 411 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 47 .. 46 Rotorua .. .. • • • • • • • • • • 6 95 5 50 Taupo Tanmarunui Kawhia .. .. • • • • • • • • •. 7 283 8 159 Otorohanga .. •• •• •• •• .• 106 1,321 .. 807 .. .. .. .. .. -. .. .. .. .. .. .. 13 20 .. 18 Waitomo.. .. .. •• •• •• •• 46 684 20 415 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 26 .. 24 Ohura .. . • • • • • • • • • • • 3 Kaitieke .. .. • • • • • • • • .. 2 26 .. 7 Tauranga .. •• •• •• •• •• 79 205 .. 115 .. •• .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5 13 .. 10 Whakatane .. • • • • • • • • • • 1 Opotiki .. .. • • • • • • • • • • 6 .. . • • • • • • • • • .. • • • • • • . • 3 29 .. 16 1 7 .. 4 Totals .. .. •• •• •• 631 8,945 316 5,759 .. •• .. .. 4 45 4 30 38 299 235 37 219 .. 137