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1929. NEW ZEALAND.

RETURN OF SHEEPOWNERS AND OF THE NUMBER OF SHEEP AND LAMBS IN EACH COUNTY ON THE 30th APRIL, 1928 AND 1929.

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 .. .. .. 124 Kawhia .. .. 22 Stratford .. .. .. 62 Akitio .. .. 58 Kiwitea .. ... 78 Taieri .. .. .. 163 Amuri .. .. ..112 Kowai .. .. ..116 Takaka .. .. ..100 Ashburton .. .. 129 Lake .. .. .. 176 Taranaki .. .. .. 61 Ashley .. .. .. 117 Levels .. .. .. 140 Taumarunui .. .. 21 Awatere .. .. .. 109 Mackenzie .. .. .. 143 Taupo .. .. 21 Bay of Islands .. .. 3 Makara .. .. .. 85 Tauranga .. .. .. 27 Bruce .. .. .. 173 Malvern .. .. .. 121 Tawera .. .. .. 121 Buller .. .. .. 101 Manawatu .. ~ .. 81 Thames .. .. .. 16 Castlepoint .. .. 91 Maniototo .. .. .. 157 Tuapeka .. .. .. 170 Chatham Islands .. .. 151 Manukau .. .. .. 13 Uawa .. .. .. 33 Cheviot .. .. .. 113 Marlborough .. .. 106 Vincent .. .. .. 159 Clifton .. .. .. 60 Masterton .. .. .. 89 Waiapu .. .. .. 30 Clutha .. .. .. 165 Matakaoa .. .. 30 Waihemo .. .. .. 161 Collingwood .. .. 101 Matamata .. .. 20 Waikato .. .. .. 16 Cook .. .. 33 Maurieeville .. .. 93 Waikohu .. .. .. 36 Coromandel .. .. 15 Mongonui .. .. .. 2 Waikouaiti.. .. .. 162 Dannevirke .. .. 53 Mount Herbert .. .. 126 Waimairi .. .. .. 124 Eden .. .. .. 13 Murchison .. .. .. 102 Waimarino.. .. .. 68 Egmont .. .. 62 Ohinemuri .. .. .. 16 Waimate .. .. .. 146 Eketahuna .. .. 92 Ohura .. .. 25 Waimate West .. .. 65 Ellesmere .. .. .. 127 Opotiki .. .. ..29 Waimea .. .. .. 94 Eltham .. .. .. 64 Oroua .. .. .. 76 Waipa .. .. .. 18 Eyre .. .. .. 120 Otamatea .. .. .. 8 Waipara .. .. ..114 Featherston .. .. 86 Otorohanga .. .. 22 Waipawa .. .. .. 47 Franklin .. .. .. 14 Oxford .. .. ..118 Waipukurau .. .. 49 Geraldine .. .. .. 137 Pahiatua .. .. 56 Wairarapa South .. .. 87 Great Barrier Island .. 12 Paparua .. .. .. 123 Wairewa .. .. .. 125 Grey .. .. .. 103 Patangata .. .. ..50 Wairoa .. .. .. 39 Halswell .. .. ..126 Patea .. .. ..65 Waitaki .. .. ..152 Hauraki Plains .. .. 16 Peninsula .. .. .. 165 Waitemata.. .. .. 12 Hawera .. .. .. 64 Piako .. .. .. 19 Waitomo .. .. .. 23 Hawke's Bay .. .. 41 Pohangina .. .. .. 80 Waitotara .. .. .. (>7 Heathcote .. .. .. 124 Raglan .. .. .. 17 Wallace .. .. .. 192 Hobson .. .. .. 9 Rangiora .. .. ..119 Wanganui .. .. ..69 Hokianga .. .. .. 5 R angitikei .. .. .. 71 Weber .. .. .. 52 Horowhenua .. .. 82 Rodney .. .. .. 11 Westland .. .. .. 104 Hutt .. .. 83 Rotorua .. .. 20 Whakatane .. .. 28 Inangahua .. 102 Selwyn .. .. .. 128 Whangamomona .. .. 03 Inglewood .. .. .. 61 Sounds .. .. .. 105 Whangarei .. . . 6 Kaikoura .. .. ..11l Southland.. .. .. 177 Whangaroa .. .. 3 Kairanga .. .. .. 77 Springs .. .. .. 126 Woodville .. .. .. 55 Kaitieke .. .. 26 Stewart Island .. . 198

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