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Session 11. 1912. NEW ZEALAND.

THE ANNUAL SHEEP RETURNS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30th APRIL, 1912.

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

[The tables usually aocompanying this statement will be found in parliamentary paper H.-238.]

AUCKLAND SHEEP DISTRICT. Return of Sheepowners and of the Number of Sheep and Lambs in each County on the 30th April, 1911, and 30th April, 1912.

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No. of Sheep on April 30, April 30, 1911. 1912. April 30, April 30, 1911. 1912. No. of Sheep on MANGONUI COUNTY (In Bay of Islands Subdivision). Adamson, Alfred, Taipa Atama to Hara, Mangonui Atkinson, G. R., Mangatete Bedggood, J. II., Kaitaia Bergham, E., Tauroa Reef Point, Ahipara ... Bergham, Mary Jane, Cooper's Creek, Mangonui Bergham, S. B., Ahipara Blythe, W. H. and E., Blythsdale, Paranui.. Buckingham, N., Victoria Valley Campbell, W., Kaitaia Clark, J. A., Victoria Valley Colville, George, Peria Coulter, Thomas, Fairburn's Coulter, T. J., Fairburn's Crene, Cecil M., Wainui, Pukepoto Danzen, Delfina, Peria Dawson, James, Victoria Valley _ ... Dragicevic and Sons, c/o T. L. Austin, Ahipara Dunn, C. B. N., Kaitaia Eaves, Herbert, Peria Edwards, J. D., Victoria Valley Evans Bros., Waipapakauri Faster, Miss Elizabeth, Oruaiti Fisher, Isabella, Woodlands, Fairburn's ... Foster Bros., Mangonui Foster, George, Peach-tree Valley, Mangonui Foster, Henry D., Fairburn's Foster, Jabez, Peria Foster, John, Mangonui Foster, R. D., Peria Foster, Sam., Mangonui Foster, Stoonin, Oruaiti, Mangonui Francis, Joseph, Komiti Frear, John, Mangonui Frear, William, Omakukupa, Totara, Saies Garton, A. R., Oruru Garton, W., ium, Mangonui Harrison, A. V., and Sons, Taipa Hester, J. L., Kaitaia Hohepa Rewi, Saies, Totara North Hoskin, William, Te Koroa 188 81 151 118 307 131 297 193 401 236 19 81 202 596 289 207 644 60 416 1011 171 193 403 120 113 160 010 85 183 505 165 Nil 156 121 NU 131 520 215 620 21 124 253 259 43 Nil 51 430 535 7 353 206 700 60 334 1200 150 242 Nil 111 Nil 160 700 9 Nil 536 31 1025 80 66 35 178 Mansonui County— continued. Huirama tu Kariri, Kohumaru Hulme, C. H., Peria Jacentho, F., Peria Johnson, George, Acacia Farm, Kaitaia Johnson, H. G., Kaitaia Johnson, P. S., Kaitaia Kingsford, M., Eaitaia Kitchen, D., Victoria Valley Lambly, J. W., The PineB, Oruru Maria, J. Albert, Komiti Masters, E. M., Rangitikei Masters, H. S., Mangonui Masters, L. M., Pukepoto Masters, S. W., Pukepoto, Kaitaia Matthews Bros., Lynwood Farm, Kaitaia ... Matthews, Allan Percy, Awanui North Matthews Bros., Aurere, Taipa Matthews, E. F., Awanui North MatthewB, H. B., Eloedan, Kaitaia Matthews, H., Raymond, Takahira Matthews, L. V., Kaitaia Moa Heta, Whatuwhiwhi. Munro, M., Parenga Panther, A. E., Kouma, Victoria VaUey .. Panther, A. E., Waimamaku Farm, Victoria VaUey Paton, James S., Victoria Valley Pearson, J., Peria Penny, J., and Sons, Mangonui Pepi, J., CoaBt Farm, Mangonui Pepi, J., Oruaiti Farm, Mangonui Pragnell, P., Takahue Puckey, C. S., Kaitaia Puckey, Fred W. M., Kaitaia Raniera Hira, Taipa Richards, G., Awanui North Richards, Thomas, Awanui North Rose, W., Awanui North Shackelton, J. M., WiUow Grove, Te Koroa Silva, Frank, Oruru Silva, J., Peria Simmonds, S. E., Kohumaru Smith Bros., Burnside, Herekino 45 40 — 50 1256 600 202 210 200 NU 240 Nil 40 20 275 811 17 5 184 163 620 878 — 6 388 600 21 Nil 514 422 188 Nil 1133 1036 53 110 140 233 218 263 165 217 65 30 — 1150 366 402 506 603 45 1256 202 200 240 40 275 17 184 620 388 21 514 188 1133 53 140 218 165 65 366 506 — 126 243 253 253 370 288 303 122 110 — 75 24 Nil 25 13 56 47 110 103 262 298 303 272 55 40 39 49 100 130 — 175 -i- 395 243 253 288 122 24 25 56 no 262 303 55 39 100 1014 72 53 168