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1916. NEW ZEALAND.

THE ANNUAL SHEEP RETURNS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30th APRIL, 1916.

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

[The tables usually accompanying this statement will be found in Parliamentary Paper H.-23rs.]

INDEX TO COUNTIES. Page Page Akaroa .. .. .. .. • ■ .. 109 Ohura .. .. .. .. .. .. 20 Akitio .. .. .. .. .. ..72 Opotiki .. ~ .. ..22 Amuri .. .. .. . • • • .. 98 Oroua .. .. .. .. .. .. 57 Ashburton .. .. ..114 Otamatea ... ~ .. 6 Ashley .. .. .. ■• ■• ..103 Oxford .. .. .. .. ..104 Awakino .. .. ■• ■• ..18 Pahiatua .. .. ~ .. ..77 Awatere .. .. • ■ • ■ .. 95 Paparua.. .. .. .. .. .. 108 Bay of Islands .. .. .. .. .. . 3 Patangata .. .. .. .. .. 38 Bruce .. .. .. • ■ • • . . 149 Patea .. .. .. . . .. .. 45 Buller .. .. .. .. ■ • .. 87 Peninsula .. .. .. 143 Castlepoint .. .. .. • • .. 71 Piako .. .. .. .. .. .. 16 Chatham Islands .. .. .. .. ..132 Pohangina .. .. .. ~ ..61 Cheviot .. .. .. • • ■ ■ 99 Raglan .. .. .. .. .. .. 14 Clifton .. .. .. .. ■ ■ .. 40 Rangiora .. .. .. .. . . 105 Clutha .. .. .. .. ■ • .. 143 Rangitikei .. .. .. .. 52 Collingwood .. .. .. •• ..87 Rodney.. .'. .. .. .. .. 7 Cook .. .. .. •• • • 25 Rotorua.. .. .. .. .. 16 Coromandel .. .. .. •• ..12 Selwyn .. .. .. .. .. ..113 Dannevirke .. .. • ■ ■ • .. 75 Sounds .. .. .. .. .. .. 90 East Taupo (part of), Hawke's Bay District .. .. 30 Southland .. .. .. .. .. 153 East Taupo (part of), Auckland District .. .. 17 South Wairarapa .. .. .. .. .. 68 Eden .. .. .. .. ■■ ..10 Springs.. .. .. .. .. ..11l Egmont .. .. .. • • ■ ■ .. 42 Stewart Island .. .. .. .. .. 168 Eketahuna .. .. .. .. .. 73 Stratford .. .. .. .. 42 Ellesmore .. .. .. •• ..112 Taieri .. .. .. .. .. ..142 Eltham .. .. .. .. ■• ..44 Takaka .. .. .. .. .. ..86 Eyre .. .. .. .•• • • • 106 Taranaki .. .. .. .. .. 41 Featherston .. .. .. .. ..67 Tauranga .. .. .. .. ..21 Franklin .. .. .. • • .. 11 Tawera .. .. .. .. ~ .. 106 Geraldine .. . • • • • ■ .. 120 Thames .. .. .. .. .. 13 Great Barrier Island .. .. .. . . 9 Tuapeka .. .. .. .. .. 147 Grey .. .. • • •• • • .. 89 Vincent .. .. .. .. .. .. 139 Hal'swcll .. .. .. •• ..11l Waiapu.. .. .. .. .. ..23 Hawera .. .. .. .. • • .. 45 Waihemo .. .. .. .. .. 140 Hawke's Bay .. .. .. .. 32 Waikato .. .. .. .. 13 Heathcote .. .. .. •• ..109 Waikohu .. .. .. .. ..28 Hobson .. .. .. • • • • • • 7 Waikouaiti .. .. .. .. . . 141 Hokianga .. .. .. .. • • 4 Waimairi .. .. .. .. .. 109 Horowhenua .. .. .. .. .. 63 Waimarino .. .. .. .. 48 Hutt .. .. • • • • • • .. 64 Waimate .. .. .. .. .. 128 Inangahua .. .. .. .. .. 88 Waimate West .. .. .. .. 45 Kaikoura .. .. .. • ■ .. 97 Waimea .. .. .. .. .. 80 Kairanga .. .. .. •• ..58 Waipa .. .. .. .. .. ..15 Kaitieke.. .. •. • • • • .. 50 Waipara.. .. .. .. .. .. 100 Kawhia.. .. .. •• •• .17 Waipawa .. .. .. .. ..35 Kiwitea .. .. .. • • • • .. 59 Waipukurau .. .. .. .. 37 Kowai .. .. .. •■ •• •• 102 Wairewa .. .. .. .. ..110 Lake .. .. • • • • • • .. 152 Wairoa .. .. .. .. .. 30 Levels .. .. •• •• •• ..123 Waitaki . . .. .. .. .. ..133 Mackenzie .. .. .. • • .. 125 Waitemata .. .. . . .. .. 9 Makara .. .. .. • ■ • • .. 65 Waitomo .. .. .. ... 18 Malvern.. .. .. •• •• ■■ 107 Waitotara .. .. .. .. ..47 Manawatu .. •• •• •• ..62 Wallace.. .. .. .. ... ..164 Maniototo .. .. •• ■• ..137 Wanganui .. .. .. .. ..50 Manukau .. •• •• •• ..10 Weber .. .. .. .. .. ..75 Marlborough .. .. .. .. .. 92 Westland .. .. .. .. 89 Masterton .. .. .. •• ..69 West Taupo .. .. .. .. ..17 Matamata .. .. . - •. ..16 Whakatane . . .. .. .. 21 Mauriceville .. .. • • •. .. 74 Whangamomona . . .. .. . . 43 Mongonui .. .. • • • • ■ • 2 Whangarei .. .. . . .. .. 5 Mount Herbert .. .. -. ■• •• HI Whangaroa .. .. .. .. .. 2 Murohison .. .. .. • • .. 87 Woodville .. .. .. .. 77 Ohinemuri .. .. ■• •• ..13

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