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1914. NEW ZEALAND.

THE ANNUAL SHEEP RETURNS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30th APRIL, 1914.

Presentril to hnth Houses of the General Assembly by Command of His Excellency.

[The tables usually aocorapanying this statement will be found in parliamentary paper H.-23b.]

INDEX TO COUNTIES. Page. Page. Akartwi., .. .. .. .. ..99 Ohinotnuii .. .. .. .. ..12 Akitio .. .. .. .. .. ..71 Ohura .. .. .. .. .. ..is Amiiri . . .. . . .. .. . . 02 Opotiki. . .. .. .. .. l<) Ashburton .. .. .. .'. ..107 Oroua .. .. .. .. .. ..57 Ashley.. .. .. .. .. ..94 Otamatea .. .. .. .. .. 7 Awakino .. .. .. .. .. 17 Oxford.. .. .. .. .. .. 95 Awatore .. .. .. .. ..89 Pahiatua .. .. .. .. .. :jo Bay of Islands .. .. .. .. .. 3 Patangata .. .. .. .. ..84 Bruce .. .. .. .. .. •■ 136 Patea .. .. .. ~ .. .. 4(> Buller .. .. .. .. .. ..82 Peninsula .. .. .. .. .. \\\\ Piako .. .. .. .. .. 15 Caetlepoini .. .. .. .. ..71 Pohangina .. ■ .. .. .. ..ill ('hatha in Islands . . . . .. . . 124 Cheviot.. .. .. .. .. ..93 Raglan.. .. .. .. .. .. I:i Clifton .. .. .. .. .. ..41 Rangitikoi-Hunteivillo Subdivision .. ... 53 Clutha .. .. .. .. .. •■ IHS Rangitikei—Feilding Subdivision .. .. .. sf> Collingwood .. .. .. .. ..81 Rodney .. .. .. .. .. 1 Cook .. .. .. .. .. ..22 Rotorua and K.ist Taupo (part of).. .. .. 19 <!oroma ndel .. .. .. . ■ • • II Selwyn .. .. .. .. .. .. 101 Dannevirke .. .. .. .. ..30 Sounde.. .. .. .. .. ..SI Southland .. .. .. .. ..144 Bast Taupo (part of ) .. .. .. ..26 South Wairara pa .. .. .. ..07 Ivi-t Taupo (part of) and Rotorua.. .. .. 19 Stewari Island .. .. .. .. .. 1511 Eden .. .. .. .. .. ..10 Stratford .. .. .. .. .. 43 Egmoni .. .. .. .. 43 Eketahuna .. .. .. .. ..72 Taieri ..' .. .. .. .. ..134 Rltham.. .. .. .. .. .. 45 Takaka.. .. .. .. .. .. sn Taranaki .. .. .. .. .. \-i Featherston .. .. .. .. ..68 Taurangs .. .. .. .. ..lit Franklin .. .. .. .. ..10 Tawera., .. .. .. .. .. km; Thames .. .. .. .. .. 12 Qeraldine .. .. .. ■• ..112 Tuapeka .. .. .. .. ..142 Grey 83 \'iiicciil .. .. .. .. .. 130 llaucia .. ..... .. 45 Hawke's Bay .. .. .. .. ..29 Waiapn .. .. .. .. ..21 Hobson.. .. .. -' .. .. •• 8 Waihemo .. .. .. .. .. 133 Hokianga .. .. .. .. .. 3 Waikato .. .. .. .. ..12 Horowhemia .. .. .. .. ..6:5 Waikohu .. .. .. .. ..25 lluti .. .. .. .. .. ..64 Waikoiiaiti .. .. .. .. .. 134 H'aimaiii .. .. .. .. .. 106 [nangahua .. .. .. ■• ..82 Waimarino .. .. .. .. ..49 Wai male .. .. .. .. .. 120 Kaikoura .. .. .. .. ..91 Waimate West .. .. .. .. ..46 KaiiaiiL'a .. .. .. •• ..58 Wainica .. .. .. .. ..23 Kaitieke .. .. .. •• ..00 Waipa .. .. .. .. .. ..14 Kawbia .. .. .. .. ..16 Waipara .. .. .. .. ..98 Kiwitea .. .. .. ■• ..59 Waipawa .. .. .. .. .. :{2 (Cowai .. .. .. .. .. 94 Waipukurau .. .. .. .. ..34 Waiivwa .. .. .. .. .. 100 Lake .. .. .. .. ■■ ..132 Wairoa .. .. .. .. .. ..27 Levels .. .. .. .. .. ..116 Waitaki .. .. .. .. ..125 Waitemata .. .. .. .. .. !t Mackenzie .. .. .. .. ..118 Waitomo .. .. .. .. ..17 Ala Kara.. .. .. .. .. <>5 Waitotara .. .. .. .. .. 4s Manawatu .. .. .. .. ..62 Wallace .. .. .. .. ..166 Maniototo .. .. .. .. ..129 Wanganui .. .. .. .. 5] Manukau .. .. .. •• •• 9 Weber .. .. .. .. .. .. 36 Marlborough .. .. .. .. ..86 Westland ... .. .. .. ..84 Mast, it.ni .. .. .. .. .. 68 WestTaupo .. .. .. .. .. Iβ Alatainata .. .. .. .. ..15 Whakatanr .. .. .. .. ..19 Maiiticivilh' .. .. .. .. .. 73 Whangamomona., .. .. .. .. 44 Mong ii .. .. .. •• •• 2 Whangarei .. .. .. .. .. 6 .Mount Berber! .. .. .. •• ..101 Whangaroa .. .. .. .. .. 2 tfurchison .. .. .. .. ..82 Woodville .. .. .. .. ..38

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