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1928. NEW ZEALAND.

RETURN OF SHEEPOWNERS AND OF THE NUMBER OF SHEEP AND LAMBS IN EACH COUNTY ON THE 30th APRIL, 1927 AND 1928

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

[The tables usually accompanying this return will be found in parliamentary paper H.-23.] INDEX TO COUNTIES. Page Page Page Akaroa .. .. .. 122 Kawhia .. .. .. 21 Stratford .. .. ..60 Akitio .. .. 56 Kiwitea .. .. 76 Taieri .. .. .. 159 Amuri .. .. ..110 Kowai .. .. ..114 Takaka .. .. ..98 Ashburton .. .. 127 Lake .. .. .. 172 Taranaki .. .. .. 59 Ashley .. .. ..115 Levels .. .. .. 138 Taumarunui .. .. 19 Awatere .. .. .. 107 Mackenzie .. .. .. 141 Taupo .. .. .. 19 Bay of Islands .. .. 3 Makara .. .. 82 Tauranga .. .. 25 Bruce .. .. .. 169 Malvern .. .. .. 119 Tawera .. .. .. 119 Buller .. .. 99 Manawatu .. .. .. 79 Thames .. .. .. 14 Castlepoint .. .. 89 Maniototo .. .. .. 154 Tuapeka .. .. .. 166 Chatham Islands .. .. 148 Manukau .. .. .. 12 Uawa .. .. .. 31 Cheviot .. .. ~111 Marlborough .. .. 104 Vincent .. .. .. 156 Clifton .. .. 58 Masterton .. .. 87 Waiapu .. .. 28 Clutha ~ .. .. 162 Matakaoa .. .. 28 Waihemo .. .. .. 158 Collingwood .. .. 99 Matamata .. .. .. 18 Waikato .. .. .. 15 Cook .. .. .. 31 Mauriceville .. 91 Waikohu .. .. .. 34 Coromandel .. .. 14 Mongonui .. .. .. 2 Waikouaiti.. .. .. 159 Dannevirke .. .. 51 Mount Herbert .. .. 123 Waimairi .. .. ..121 Eden .. .. .. 12 Murchison .. .. .. 100 Waimarino.. .. .. 66 Egmont .. .. 60 Ohinemuri .. .. 15 Waimate .. .. .. 143 Eketahuna .. .. 90 Ohnra .. .. 23 Waimate West .. .. 63 Ellesmere .. .. .. 125 Opotiki .. .. 27 Waimea .. .. .. 92 Eltham .. .. 62 Oroua .. .. .. 74 Waipa .. .. .. 17 Eyre .. .. .. 118 Otamatea .. .. .. 7 Waipara .. .. .. 112 Featherston .. .. 84 Otorohanga .. .. 20 Waipawa .. .. .. 45 Franklin .. .. .. 13 Oxford .. .. .. 116 Waipukurau .. .. 47 Geraldine .. .. .. 134 Pahiatua .. .. 54 Wairarapa South .. .. 85 Great Barrier Island .. 11 Paparua .. .. .. 121 Wairewa .. .. .. 123 Grey .. .. .. 101 Patangata .. .. 48 Wairoa .. .. .. 37 Halswell .. .. .. 124 Patea .. .. 63 Waitaki .. .. .. 149 Hauraki Plains .. .. 14 Peninsula .. .. .. 161 Waitemata.. .. .. 11 Hawera .. .. 62 Piako .. .. .. 18 Waitomo .. .. .. 21 Hawke's Bay .. .. 39 Pohangina .. .. 78 Waitotara .. .. 65 Heathcote .. .. .. 122 Raglan .. .. .. 15 Wallace .. .. .. 186 Hobson .. .. .. 8 Rangiora .. .. .. 117 Wanganui .. .. ..68 Hokianga .. .. .. 4 Rangitikei .. .. .. 69 Weber .. .. 50 Horowhenua .. .. 80 Rodney .. .. .. 9 Westland .. .. .. 102 Hutt .. .. .. 81 Rotorua .. .. .. 19 j Whakatane .. .. 26 Inangahua .. .. 101 Selwyn .. .. .. 126 I Whangamomona .. .. 61 Inglewood .. .. 59 Sounds .. .. .. 103 [ Whangarei .. .. 6 Kaikoura .. .. .. 109 Southland .. .. .. 173 Whangaroa .. .. 3 Kairanga .. .. .. 75 Springs .. .. 124 Woodville ~ .. .. 53 Kaitieke .. .. .. 24 Stewart Island .. -191

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