Ordered to be printed and published in the Appendices by the Speaker of the House of Representatives. 11th December, 1924.

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1924. NEW ZEALAND.

RETURN OF SHEEPOWNERS AND OF THE NUMBER OF SHEEP AND LAMBS IN EACH COUNTY ON THE 30th APRIL, 1923 AND 1924.

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 Page Akaroa .. .. .. .. .. .. 112 Opotiki .. .. .. .. .. ..22 Akitio .. .. .. .. .. .. 49 Oroua .. .. ~ .. 06 Amuri .. .. .. .. .. ..101 Otamatea .. .. .. .. .. 0 Ashliurton .. .. .. .. ..117 Otorohanga .. .. .. .. .. 17 Ashley .. .. .. .. .. ..106 Oxford .. .. .. .. .. .. 106 Awatere .. .. .. .. 98 Pahiatua .. .. .. .. 47 Bay of Islands .. .. .. .. .. 3 Paparua.. .. .. .. .. ..11l Bruce .. .. .. .. .. .. 155 Patangata .. .. .. .. 42 Buller .. .. .. .. .. 90 Patea .. .. .. .. .. 55 Oastlepoint .. .. .. .. 80 Peninsula .. .. .. .. .. 149 Cliatham Islands .. .. .. .. .. 136 Piako .. .. .. .. .. 15 Cheviot .. .. .. .. .. .. 102 Pohangina .. .. .. .. 69 Clifton .. .. .. .. .. 51 Raglan .. .. .. .. .. 13 Clutha .. .. .. .. .. .. 149 Rangiora .. * .. .. .. .. 107 Collingwood .. .. .. .. 90 Rangitikei .. .. .. .. 01 Cook .. .. .. .. .. 27 Rodney .. .. .. .. .. .. 8 Coromandel .. .. .. .. ..12 Rotorua.. .. .. .. .. ..16 Dannevirke .. .. .. .. ..44 Selwyn .. .. .. .. .. .. 110 Eden .. .. .. .. .. .. 10 Sounds .. .. .. .. .. 94 Egmont .. .. .. .. .. 52 Southland .. .. .. .. .. 159 Eketahuna .. .. .. .. ..80 Springs.. .. .. .. .. ..114 Ellesmere .. .. .. .. ..115 Stewart Island .. .. .. .. .. 173 Eltham .. .. .. .. .. 54 Stratford .. .. .. .. 53 Eyro .. .. .. .. .. ..108 Taieri .. .. .. .. .. ..147 Peatherston .. .. .. .. ..75 Takaka .. .. .. .. .. ..89 Franklin .. .. .. .. .. 11 Taranalti .. .. .. .. 52 Geraldine .. .. .. .. .. 124 Taumarunui .. .. .. .. 16 Great Barrier Island .. .. .. .. 9 Taupo .. .. .. .. .. 16 Grey .. .. .. .. .. 92 Tauranga .. .. .. .. 21 Halswell.. .. .. .. .. ..114 Tawera .. .. .. .. .. .. 109 Hauraki Plains .. .. .. .. 13 Thames .. .. .. .. .. 13 Hawora .. .. .. .. .. 55 Tuapeka .. .. .. .. .. 153 Hawke's Bay ~ .. .. .. 34 Uawa .. .. .. .. .. 26 Heathoote .. .. .. .. .. 112 Vincent.. .. .. .. .. .. 144 Hobson .. .. .. .. .. .. 7 Waiapu .. .. .. .. .. 24 Hokianga .. .. .. .. .. 4 Waihomo .. .. .. .. .. 146 Horowhenua .. .. .. .. .. 71 Waikato .. .. .. .. .. 13 Hutt .. .. .. .. .. 72 Waikohu .. .. .. .. 30 Inangahua .. .. .. .. 92 Waikouaiti .. .. .. .. .. 147 Inglewood .. .. .. .. ..52 Waimairi .. .. .. .. ..112 Kaikoura .. .. .. .. .. 100 Waimarino .. .. .. .. 58 iCairanga .. .. .. .. 67 Waimate .. .. .. .. .. 132 Kaitieko.. .. .. .. .. 20 Waimate West .. .. .. .. 55 Kawhia .. .. .. .. .. .17 Waimea .. .. .. .. .. 83 Kiwitea .. .. .. .. .. .. 6S Waipa .. .. .. .. .. ..15 ICowai .. .. .. .. .. .. 105 Waipara.. .. .. .. .. 103 Lake .. .. .. .. .. .. 158 Waipawa .. .. .. .. 39 Levels .. .. .. .. .. .. 127 Waipukurau .. .. .. .. 41 Mackenzie .. .. .. .. .. 130 Wairarapa South .. .. .. .. ..76 Makara .. .. .. .. .. ..73 Wairewa .. .. .. .. ..113 Malvern.. .. .. .. .. .. 109 Wairoa .. .. .. .. .. ..32 Manawatu .. .. .. .. ..70 Waitaki .. ~ .. .. .. .. 138 Maniototo .. .. .. .. .. 142 Waitemata .. .. .. .. .. 10 Manukau .. .. .. .. .. 10 Waitomo .. .. .. .. 17 Marlborough .. .. .. .. 95 Waitotara .. ~ .. .. 57 Masterton .. .. .. .. ..77 Wallace.. .. .. .. .. ..170 Matalcaoa .. .. .. .. 24 Wanganui .. .. .. .. 60 Matamata .. .. .. 16 Weber .. .. .. .. .. ..44 Mauriceville .. .. .. .. ..81 Westland .. .. .. .. ..93 Mongonui .. .. .. .. .. 2 Whakatano .. .. .. .. 22 Mount Herbert .. .. .. .. ..114 Whangamomona .. .. .. .. ..53 Murohison .. .. .. .. 91 Whangarei .. .. .. .. .. 5 Ohinemuri .. .. .. 13 Whangaroa .. .. .. .. .. 3 Ohura .. .. .. .. .. .. 19 Woodville .. .. .. • • .. 46

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