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Session 11, 19] 8. NEW ZEALAND.

THE ANNUAL SHEEP RETURNS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30th APRIL, 1918.

Presented to both Houses of the General Assembly by Command of His Excellency.

[The tables usually accompanying this statement will be found in New Zealand Gazette No. 121, of sth September, 1918.]

INDEX TO COUNTIES. I'age l> ai , o Akaroa .. .. .. .. .. ..110 Ohura .. .. .. ~ |l Akitio .. .. .. .. .. 46 Opotiki .. .. ~ ~ \\ 21! Amuri .. ~ .. .. .. 99 Oroua .. .. .. .. Jjs Ashburlon .. .. .. .. ..115 Otamatoa .. .. .. " (i Ashley .. .. .. .. .. .. 104 Oxford .. .. .. .;. [[ !! 104 Awakino .. .. .. .. ..18 Pahiatua .. .. .. [[ !! 45 Awatere .. .. .. .. 96 Paparua.. . . .. , . \ql) Bay of Islands .. .. .. .. ~ 3 Patangata .. .. .. ~ !.' 40 Bruce .. .. .. .. .. .. 150 Patea .. .. ~ .. _, 5 :! Buller .. .. .. .. .. 88 Peninsula .. .. .. .. 144 Castlepoint .. .. .. .. ..78 Piako .. .. .. .. lg Chatham Islands.. .. .. .. .. 133 Pohangina .. .. .. go Cheviot .. .. .. .. .. .. 100 Raglan .. .. .. .. .. 14 Clifton .. .. .. .. .. 48 Rangiora .. .. .. \Qr t Clutha .. .. .. .. .. .. 144 Rangitikei .. .. .. ~ go Collingwood .. .. .. .. 88 Rodney .. .. .. .. « Cook .. .. .. .. .. ..27 Rotorua.. .. .. .. 17 Coromandel .. .. .. .. ..13 Selwyn .. .. .. .. .. U4 Dannevirke .. .. .. .. ..42 Sounds .. .. .. .. ~ 91 East Taupo .. .. .. .. ..17 Southland .. .. .. ~ !! 154 Eden .. .. .. .. .. ..11 South Wairarapa .. .. .. ~ ..75 Egmont .. .. .. .. .. 50 Springs .. .. . . 112 Eketahuna .. .. .. .. ..79 Stewart Island .. .. .. ~ Ki<) Ellesmere .. .. .. .. ..113 Stratford .. .. .. , [ !! 50 Eltham .. .. .. .. .. 52 Taieri .. .. .. .. 14-j Eyre .. .. .. .. .. ..106 Takaka .. .. .. .. \[ !! 86 Peatherston .. .. .. .. 74 Taranaki .. .. .. ~ 49 Franklin .. .. .. .. 12 Tauranga .. .. .. ~ gg (ieraldine .. .. .. .. ..121 Tawera .. .. .. .. ~ .! 107 Great Barrier Island .. .. .. 10 Thames .. .. .. .. j;j Grey .. .. .. .. .. 90 Tuapeka .. .. .. .. , 14N Halswcll .. .. .. .. ..112 Vincent .. .. .. .. . , ( [ 140 Hawera .. .. .. .. .. 53 Waiapu .. .. .. .. .. 25 Hawko's Bay .. .. .. .. ..34 Waihemo .. .. .. ~ ]4j Heatheotc .. .. .. .. ..110 Waikato .. ~ .. II Hobson .. .. .. .. .. .. 7 Waikohu .. ~ .. ti ~80 Hokianga .. .. .. .. .. 4 Waikouaiti .. .. .. .. 142 Horowhonua .. .. .. .. ..71 Waimairi ~ .. .. ~ ..110 Hutt .. .. .. .. .. 72 Waimarino .. .. .. .. ~ 56 Inangalma .. .. .. .. ..89 Waimate .. .. .. .. ..129 Kaikoura .. .. .. ' .. 98 Waimate West .. .. ~ .. .. 5:! Kairanga .. .. .. .. 06 Waimea .. .. .. .. .. XI Kaitieke.. .. .. .. .. 58 Waipa .. .. .. .. ~ ..Hi Kawhia .. .. .. .. .. .18 Waipara.. ~ .. .. tl .. 101 Kiwitea .. .. .. .. .. 67 Waipawa .. .. ~ .. .. 37 Kowai .. .. .. .. .. .. 103 Waipukurau .. .. .. .. ~ 39 Lake .. .. .. .. .. .. 153 Wairewa .. .. .. .. ..11l Levels .. .. .. .. .. ..124 Wairoa .. .. .. ~ ~ . . 32 Mackenzie .. .. .. .. .. 126 Waitaki . , .. ~ .. ~ ..13-1 Makara .. .. .. .. .. ..73 Waitemata .. .. ~ .. HI Malvern.. .. .. •■ .. .. 107 Waitomo .. .. .. .. 19 Manawatu .. .. .. .. 70 Waitotara ~ .. .. ~ .. 55 Maniototo .. .. .. .. ..138 Wallace .. .. .. ~ .. . . 165 Manukau .. .. .. .. .. ll Wanganui .. ~ .. .. ..59 Marlborough .. .. .. .. ..93 Weber .. .. .. .. .. ..41 Masterton .. .. .. .. 76 Westland .. .. .. .. .. 90 Matamata ~ .. .. .. 17 West Taupo .. .. .. .. _ _ 17 Maurieevillc .. .. .. .. 80 Whakatane .. .. .. .. . . 23 Mongonui .. .. .. .. .. 2 Whangamomona .. .. ~ ~ ..51 Mount Herbert .. .. .. .. 11l Whangarei .. .. ~ .. __ 5 Murohison .. .. .. .. 88 j Whangaroa .. .. .. ~ § < 2 Ohinemuri .. .. .. .. .. 14 j Woodville .. .. .. ~ ..44

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