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Session 11. 1923. NEW ZEALAND.

RETURN OF SHEEPOWNERS AND OF THE NUMBER OF SHEEP AND LAMBS IN EACH COUNTY ON THE 30th APRIL, 1922 AND 1923.

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

[The tables usually accompanying this statement will be found in Parliamentary Paper H.-23.] INDEX TO COUNTIES. Page Pan* Akaroa .. .. .. .. .. ..115 Opotiki .. .. .. .. 24 Akitio .. .. .. .. .. ..51 Oroua .... .. ' 68 Amuri 104 Otamatea G "»!" :: :: :: :: :: 18 °£r«" : :: & Awakino* .. .. .. .. ..20 „l 7 " " " " ■' -.110 Awatere 101 P ahiatua 49 Bay of Islands .. .. .. .. ..3 Pa P"™«" • •• •• •• ■• ..114 Bruce .. .. .. .. .. ..157 Patangata .. .. .. .. ..44 Buller .. .. .. .. .. ..93 Patea •• ■■> •• •• •• ..58 Castlepoint .. .. .. .. 82 Peninsula .. .. .. .. .. 151 Chatham Islands .. .. .. .. ..139 Piako .. .. .. ~ .. ..16 Choviot .. .. .. .. .. ~ 105 Pohangina , .. .. .. .. .. 72 Clifton .. .. .. .. .. 53 Raglan .. .. .. .. .. .. 14 Clutha .. .. .. .. .. .. 151 Rangiora .. .. .. .. .. 11l Collingwood .. .. .. .. 92 Rangitikei .. .. .. .. 64 Cook .. .. .. .. .. 29 Rodney .. .. .. .. .. .. 8 Coromandel .. .. .. .. ..12 Rotorua.. .. .. .. .. ..16 Dannevirke .. .. .. .. ..46 Selwyn .. .. .. ~ .. ..119 East Taupo* .. .. .. .. .. 17 Sounds .. .. .. .. .. .. 96 Edon .. .. .. .. .. 11 Southland .. .. .. .. .. 161 Egmont .. .. .. .. .. 55 South Wairarapa.. .. .. .. .. 78 Eketahuna .. .. .. .. ..82 Springs.. .. .. .. .. ..117 Ellesmere .. .. .. .. .. 118 Stowart Island .. .. .. .. .. 176 Eltham .. .. .. .. .. 56 Stratford .. .. .. .. .. 55 Eyre .. .. .. .. .. ..112 Taieri .. .. .. .. .. ..149 Featherston .. .. .. .. 77 Takaka .. .. .. .. .. .. 91 Franklin .. .. .. .. 11 Taranaki .. .. .. .. .. 54 Geraldine .. .. .. .. .. 127 Taumarunuif .. .. .. .. .. 17 Great Barrier Island .. .. .. 10 Taupof -. .. .. .. .. 17 Grey .. .. .. .. .. 95 Tauranga .. .. .. .. 23 Halswell.. ~ .. .. .. ..117 Tawera .. .. .. .. .. ..112 Hauraki Plains .. .. .. .. ..13 Thames.. .. .. .. .. ..13 Hawera .. .. .. .. .. .. 57 Tuapeka .. .. .. ~ .. 154 Hawke's Bay .. .. .. .. 36 Uawa .. .. .. .. .. 28 Heathcoto .; .. .. .. ..115 Vincont .. .. .. .. .. .. 146 Hobson .. .. .. .. .. .. 7 Waiapu .. .. .. .. .. 26 Hokianga .. .. .. .. .. 4 Waihomo .. .. .. .. .. 148 Horowhenua .. .. .. .. 74 Waikato .. .. .. .. 13 Hutt .. .. .. .. .. ..75 Waikohu .. .. .. .. ..32 Inangahua •.. .. .. .. 94 Waikouaiti .. .. .. .. .. 149 Inglewood .. .. .. .. ..54 Waimairi .. .. .. .. ..115 Kaikoura .. .. .. .. .. 103 Waimarino .. .. .. .. 60 Kairanga .. .. .. .. 69 Waimate .. .. .. .. .. 135 Kaitieke.. .. .. .. .. 22 Waimate West .. .. .. .. 57 Kawhia .. .. .. .. .. .18 Waimea .. .. .. .. .. 85 Kiwitoa .. .. .. .. .. 70 Waipa .. .. .. .. .. 15 Kowai .. .. .. .. .. ..108 Waipara.. .. .. .. .. ..106 Lake .. .. .. .. .. .. 160 Waipawa .. .. .. .. ..41 Levels .. .. .. .. .. .. 130 Waipukurau .. .. .. .. 43 Mackenzie .. .. .. .. .. 132 Wairewa .. .. .. .. .. 116 Makara .. .. .. .. .. 76 Wairoa .. .. .. .. .. 34 Malvern.. .. .. .. .. ..113 Waitaki .. .. .. .. .. .. 140 Manawatu .. .. .. .. 73 Waitemata .. .. .. .. 10 Maniototo .. .. .. .. .. 144 Waitomo .. .. .. .. 18 Manukau .. .. .. .. ..11 Waitotara .. .. .. .. ..59 Marlborough .. .. .. .. 98 Wallaco .. .. .. .. .. .. 172 Masterton .. .. .. .. 79 Wanganui .. .. .. .. 02 Matakaoa .. .. .. .. 20 Wobor .. .. .. .. .. 40 Matamata ~ .. .. .. 16 Westland .. ... .. .. 95 Mauricevillo .. .. .. .. ..83 West Taupo* .. .. .. .. ..17 Mongonui .. .. .. .. .. 2 Whakatane .. .. .. .. 23 Mount Herbert .. .. .. .. ..117 Whangamomona .. .. .. .. ..55 Murohison .. .. .. .. 93 Whangarei .. .. .. .. .. 5 Ohinemuri .. .. .. .. ..13 Whangaroa ~ .. .. .. .. 3 Ohura .. .. .. .. .. ..20 Woodville .. .. .. ..48 * Abolished under Waikato and King-country Counties Act, 1021-22. f Created under Waikato and King-country Counties Act, 1921-22.

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