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1925. NEW ZEALAND.

RETURN OF SHEEPOWNERS AND OF THE NUMBER OF SHEEP AND LAMBS IN EACH COUNTY ON THE 30th APRIL, 1924 AND 1925.

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. Pago Page Akaroa .. .. .. .. .. ..113 Opotiki .. .. .. .. .. ..23 Akitio .. .. .. .. .. 50 Oroua .. .. .. .. .. 67 Amnri .. .. .. .. .. .. 102 Otamatea .. .. .. .. .. 6 Ashburton .. .. .. .. .. 118 Otorohanga .. .. .. .. .. 17 Ashley .. .. .. .. .. .. 107 Oxford .. .. .. .. .. .. 108 Awatere . • .. .. . • .. 99 Pahiatua .. ~ .. .. 48 Bay of Islands .. .. .. .. .. 3 Paparua.. .. .. .. .. .. 112 Bruce .. .. .. .. .. .. 157 Patangata .. .. .. .. 43 Buller .. .. .. .. .. ..91 Patea .. .. .. .. .. ..57 Castlepoint .. .. .. .. .. 81 Peninsula .. .. .. .. .. 150 Chatham Islands .. .. .. .. .. 138 Piako .. .. .. .. .. ..10 Cheviot .. .. .. .. .. 103 Pohangina .. .. .. .. .. 71 Clifton .. .. .. .. .. 52 Raglan .. .. .. .. .. 14 Clutha .. .. .. .. .. .. 150 Rangiora .. .. .. .. .. 109 Collingwood .. .. .. .. .. 91 Rangitikei .. .. .. .. 63 Cook .. .. .. .. .. 28 Rodney .. .. .. .. .. .. 8 Coromandel .. .. .. .. ..12 Rotorua.. .. .. .. .. ..17 Dannevirke .. .. .. .. 46 Selwyn .. .. .. .. .. .. 117 Eden .. .. .. .. .. .. 11 Sounds .. .. .. .. .. 94 Egmont .. .. .. .. .. 54 Southland .. .. .. .. .. 161 Eketahuna .. .. .. .. ..81 Springs.. .. .. .. .. ..115 Ellesmere .. .. .. .. ..116 Stewart Island .. .. .. .. .. 176 Eltham .. .. .. .. .. 55 Stratford .. .. .. .. 54 Eyre .. .. .. .. .. .. 109 Taieri .. .. .. .. .. .. 149 Featherston .. .. .. .. ..76 Takaka .. .. .. .. .. ..90 Franklin .. .. .. .. ..11 Taranaki .. .. .. .. ..53 Geraldine .. .. .. .. .. 125 Taumarunui .. .. .. .. .. 17 Great Barrier Island .. .. .. 10 Taupo .. .. .. .. .. .. 17 Grey .. .. .. .. .. 93 Tauranga .. .. .. .. 22 Halswell.. .. .. .. .. .. 115 Tawera .. .. .. .. .. ..110 Hauraki Plains .. .. .. .. .. 13 Thames .. .. .. .. .. ..13 Hawera.. .. .. .. .. ..56 Tuapeka .. .. .. .. .. 154 Hawke's Bay .. .. .. .. 35 Uawa .. .. .. .. .. 27 Heathcote .. .. .. .. .. 113 Vincent.. .. .. .. .. .. 145 Hobson .. .. .. .. .. .. 7 Waiapu .. .. .. .. .. 25 Hokianga .. .. .. .. .. 4 Waihemo .. .. .. .. .. 147 Horowhenua .. .. .. .. .. 73 Waikato .. .. .. .. .. 13 Hutt .. .. .. .. .. ..74 Waikohu .. .. .. .. ..31 Inangahua .. .. .. .. ..93 Waikouaiti .. .. .. .. .. 148 Inglewood .. .. .. .. ..53 Waimairi .. .. .. .. ..113 Kaikoura .. .. .. .. .. 101 Waimarino .. .. .. .. 59 Kairanga .. .. .. .. 68 Waimate .. .. .. .. . . 133 Kaitieke.. .. .. .. .. ..21 Waimate West .. .. .. .. ..56 Kawhia .. .. .. .. .. .18 Waimea.. .. .. .. .. 84 Kiwitea .. .. .. .. .. 69 Waipa .. .. .. .. .. .. 15 Kowai .. .. .. .. .. .. 106 Waipara.. .. .. .. .. ~104 Lake .. .. .. .. .. .. 160 Waipawa .. .. .. .. 40 Levels .. .. .. .. .. .. 128 Waipukurau .. .. .. .. ..43 Mackenzie .. .. .. .. .. 131 Wairarapa South .. .. .. .. ..77 Makara .. .. .. .. .. ..75 Wairewa .. .. .. .. ..114 Malvern.. .. .. .. .. .. 11l Wairoa .. .. .. .. .. .. 33 Manawatu .. .. .. .. ..72 Waitaki .. .. .. .. .. ~139 Maniototo .. .. .. .. .. 143 Waitemata .. .. .. .. .. 10 Manukau .. .. .. .. .. 11 Waitomo .. .. .. .. ..18 Marlborough .. .. .. .. .. 96 Waitotara .. .. .. .. .. 58 Masterton .. .. .. ..78 Wallace.. .. .. .. .. ..172 Matakaoa .. .. .. .. ..25 Wanganui .. .. .. .. ~61 Matamata ~ .. .. .. 16 Weber .. .. .. .. .. .. 45 Mauriceville .. .. .. .. ..83 Westland .. .. .. .. ..93 Mongonui .. .. .. .. .. 2 Whakatane ~ .. .. .. .. 23 Mount Herbert .. .. .. .. .. 115 Whangamomona .. .. .. .. ..54 Murchison .. .. .. .. 92 Whangarei .. .. .. .. • • 6 Ohinemuri .. .. .. 13 Whangaroa .. .. .. .. .. 3 Ohura .. .. .. .. ~ 20 Woodville .. .. .. .. 48

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