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1927. NEW ZEALAND.

RETURN OF SHEEPOWNERS AND OF THE NUMBER OF SHEEP AND LAMBS IN EACH COUNTY ON THE 30th APRIL, 1926 AND 1927.

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. Tage Page Pags Akaroa .. .. .. 121 Kawhia .. .. 20 Stratford .. .. .. 00 Akitio .. .. 56 Kiwitea .. .. 78 Taieri .. .. .. 158 Amuri .. .. .. 10!) Kowai .. .. ..113 Takaka .. .. 97 Ashburton .. .. 126 Lake .. .. .. 170 Taranaki .. .. ..59 Ashley .. .. ..114 Levels .. .. ..136 Taumarunui .. .. 19 Awatere .. .. .. 106 Mackenzie .. .. .. 139 Taupo .. .. .. 18 Bay of Islands .. .. 3 Makara .. .. 82 Tauranga .. .. 25 Bruce .. .. ..167 Malvern .. .. .. 118 Tawera .. .. ..117 Buller .. .. 98 Manawatu .. .. .. 79 Thames .. .. .. 14 Castlepoint .. 88 Maniototo .. .. .. 153 Tuapeka .. i. .. 164 Chatham Islands .. .. 146 Manukau .. .. .. 11 Uawa .. .. ..31 Cheviot .. .. .. 110 Marlborough .. .. 103 Vincent .. .. .. 154 Clifton .. .. 58 Masterton .. .. 86 Waiapu .. .. 28 Clutha . . .. .. 160 Matakaoa .. .. 28 Waihemo .. .. .. 156 Collingwood .. .. 98 Matamata .. .. .. 17 Waikato .. .. .. 14 Cook .. .. .. 31 Mauriceville .. .. 90 Waikohu .. .. 34 Coromandel .. .. 13 Mongonui .. .. .. 2 Waikouaiti.. .. .. 157 Dannevirke .. .. 51 Mount Herbert .. .. 122 Waimairi .. .. .. 120 Eden .. .. .. 11 Murchison .. .. .. 99 Waimarino.. .. 66 Egmont .. .. ..60 Ohinemuri .. .. 14 Waimate .. .. .. 142 Eketahuna .. .. 89 Ohura .. .. 23 Waimate West .. .. 63 Ellesmere .. .. .. 123 Opotiki .. .. 26 Waimea .. .. .. 91 Eltham .. .. 62 Oroua .. .. .. 74 Waipa .. .. .. 16 Eyre .. .. ..117 Otamatea .. .. .. 7 Waipara .. .. ..11l Eeatherston .. .. 83 Otorohanga .. .. 19 Waipawa .. .. 45 Franklin .. .. .. 12 Oxford .. .. ..115 Waipukurau .. .. 47 Geraldine .. .. .. 133 Pahiatua .. .. 54 Wairarapa South .. .. 84 Great Barrier Island .. 10 Paparua .. .. ..119 Wairewa .. .. .. 122 Grey .. .. ..100 Patangata .. .. ..48 Wairoa .. .. ..37 Halswell .. .. 123 Patea .. .. 63 Waitaki .. .. .. 148 Hauraki Plains .. .. 14 Peninsula .. .. .. 159 Waitemata.. .. .. 10 Hawera .. .. .. 62 Piako .. .. .. 17 Waitomo .. .. 20 Hawke's Bay .. .. 39 Pohangina .. .. 78 Waitotara .. .. .. 65 Heathcote .. .. .. 121 Raglan .. .. .. 15 Wallace .. .. .. 183 Hobson .. .. .. 8 Rangiora .. .. ..116 Wanganui .. .. ..68 Hokianga .. .. .. 4 Rangitikei .. .. 69 Weber .. .. .. 50 Horowhenua .. .. 80 Rodney .. ... .. 9 Westland .. .. .. 101 Hutt .. .. .. 81 Rotorua .. .. .. 18 Whakatane .. .. 25 Inangahua .. .. 100 Selwyn .. .. .. 125 Whangamomona .. .. 61 Inglewood .. .. 59 Sounds .. .. .. 102 Whangarei .. .. 5 Kaikoura .. .. ..108 Southland .. .. ..171 Whangaroa .. .. 3 Kairanga .. .. 75 Springs .. .. .. 123 Woodville .. .. 53 Kaitieke .. .. ..24 Stewart Island .. .. 188

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