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1930. NEW ZEALAND.

RETURN OF SHEEPOWNERS AND OF THE NUMBER OF SHEEP AND LAMBS IN EACH COUNTY ON THE 30th APRIL, 1929 AND 1930.

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

[The tables usually accompanying this return will be found in parliamentary paper H.-23.] INDEX TO COUNTIES. Page Page Page Akaroa .. .. .. 139 Kawhia .. .. 27 Stratford .. .. 72 Akitio .. .. 67 liiwitea .. .. 90 Taieri .. .. .. ]82 Amuri .. .. ..127 Kowai .. .. .. 132 Takaka .. .. .. 114 Ashburton .. .. 145 Lake .. .. .. 195 Taranaki .. .. 70 Ashley .. .. .. .132 Levels .. .. .. 157 Taumarunui .. .. 25 Awatere .. .. .. 124 Mackenzie .. .. .. 160 Taupo .. .. 25 Bay of Islands .. .. 4 Makara .. .. 97 Tauranga .. .. 34 Bruce .. .. .. 192 Malvern .. .. .. 136 Tawera .. .. .. 136 Buller .. .. .. 116 Manawatu .. .. .. 93 Thames .. .. .. 18 Castlepoinl .. .. 105 Maniototo .. .. .. 175 Tuapeka .. .. .. 189 Chatham Islands .. .. 168 Manukau .. .. .. 15 Uawa .. .. 40 Cheviot .. .. ... 128 Marlborough .. .. 121 Vincent .. .. .. 177 Clifton .. .. 69 Masterton .. .. .. 102 Waiapu .. .. 37 Clutha .. .. .. 184 Matakaoa .. .. 37 Waihemo .. .. .. 180 Collingwood .. .. 115 Matamata .. .. .. 23 Waikato .. .. .. 19 Cook .. .. 40 Mauriceville .. .. 107 Waikohu .. .. 44 Coromandel .. .. 17 Mongonui .. .. .. 2 Waikouaiti.. .. .. 181 Dannevirke .. .. 61 Mount Herbert .. .. 141 Waimairi .. .. .. 139 Eden .. .. .. 15 Murchison .. .. .. 117 Waimarino.. .. .. 78 Egmont .. .. .. 72 Ohinemuri .. .. .. 19 Waimate .. .. .. 163 Eketahuna .. .. 105 Ohura .. .. 31 Waimate West .. .. 75 Ellesmere .. .. .. 143 Opotiki .. .. 35 Waimea .. .. .. 108 Eltham .. .. 74 Oroua .. .. 87 Waipa .. .. 22 Eyre .. .. .. 135 Otamatea .. .. .. 9 Waipara .. .. ..129 Featherston .. .. 99 Otorohanga .. .. 26 Waipawa .. .. 55 Franklin .. .. .. 16 Oxford .. .. ..133 Waipukurau .. .. 58 Geraldine .. .. .. 153 Pahiatua .. .. 65 Wairarapa South .. .. 101 Great Barrier Island .. 14 Paparua .. .. .. 138 Wairewa .. .. .. 141 Grey .. .. ..117 Patangata .. .. ..59 Wairoa .. .. ..47 Halswell .. .. .. 142 Patea .. .. 75 Waitaki .. .. .. 170 Hauraki Plains .. .. 19 Peninsula .. .. .. 184 Waitemata.. .. .. 14 Hawera .. .. 75 Piako .. .. .. 23 Waitomo .. .. 28 Hawke's Bay .. .. 49 Pohangina .. .. 92 Waitotara .. .. 77 Heathcote .. .. .. 139 Raglan .. .. 20 Wallace .. .. .. 216 Hobson .. .. .. 11 Rangiora .. .. .. 134 Wanganui .. .. .. 80 Hokianga .. .. .. 5 Rangitikei .. .. 82 Weber .. .. .. 61 Horowhenua .. .. 95 Rodney .. .. .. 12 Westland .. .. ..118 Hutt .. .. 96 Rotorua .. .. 24 Whakatane .. .. 35 Inangahua .. .. 116 Selwyn .. .. .. 144 Whangamomona .. .. 73 Inglewood .. .. .. 71 Sounds .. .. .. 120 Whangarei .. .. 7 Kaikoura .. .. .. 126 Southland .. .. .. 196 Whangaroa .. .. 3 Kairanga .. .. .. 88 Springs .. .. .. 142 Woodville .. .. .. 64 Kaitieke .. .. 33 Stewart Island .. . 222

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