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1. 2. On thb 30th April, 1898. 3. Sheep Districts in Counties. Number of Owners owning Total Number of Name and Address of Officer, and Appointments held by him. °8 o w o °- O) OH O I"" gS |8 __, <D Owners of Sheep. Sheep. NAPIEE DISTRICT— Miller, Walter, Napier, Inspector of Stock, Chief Registrar of Brands, in charge. Oldham, H., Napier, Inspector of Stock, Registrar * of Brands. Poverty Bay Subdivision — Waiapu Cook ... ... ... ... .., East Taupo Napier Subdivision — Wairoa Hawke's Bay ... Waipawa Patangata Wanganui (part r of) 21 102 13 114 61 135 22 10 27 80 9 62 42 139 33 14 18 62 6 31 31 76 37 1 18 64 1 32 44 45 56 10 10 34 1 18 33 20 22 1 2 16 1 7 15 11 5 10 9 6 4 3 5 8 11 30 9 4 2 3 9 3 15 13 104 385 31 287 277 447 195 38 286,311 810,961 19,355 528,345 1,309,056 714,693 756,654 99,973 I Thomson, C, Gisborne, Inspector of Stock, Rej gistrar of Brands. JRutherfurd, W. R., Hastings, Inspector of Stock. I Harvey, James, Woodville, Inspector of Stock. WELLINGTON-WEST COAST DISTRICT— Wanganui Subdivision — Clifton Taranaki Stratford Hawera Patea ... Waitotara Wanganui (part of) .;. Bangitihei Subdivision — Rangitikei Oroua Kiwitea Pohangina Manawatu Horowhemia Wellington Subdivision — Hutt (together with the Islands of Kapiti, Mana, and Somes) Wairarapa Subdivision — 33 86 39 77 58 41 124 80 106 77 52 47 83 25 21 15! 45 44 32 59 85 133 108 91 32 78 11 8 36 65 34 54 89 121 86 48 38 57 5 3 7 36 56 26 62 80 78 56 i 19 23 27 1 7 13 13 12 22 31 11 12 12 9 ... 1 1 3 1 5 10 4 i i i 2 i 5 3 i 2 69 122 78 208 239 149 327 384 456 341 211 164 257 22,537 28,349 62,047 151,682 222,365 170,843 291,372 511,245 366,676 258,078 102, 693 215,826 177,455 Blundell, A. K., Wanganui, Inspector of Stock, Registrar of Brands, in charge. [Orbell, F. E., Hawera, Inspector of Stock, i Registrar of Brands. [ Blundell, A. K., Wanganui. (Hull, H. G. J., Palmerston North, Inspector of Stock, Registrar of Brands, in charge. [Drummond, John, Wellington, Inspector of j Stock, Registrar of Brands. 2 6 4 2 2 1 94 84 57 42 12 2 2 293 223,598 Jenkinson, G. H., Masterton, Inspector of Stock,. Registrar of Brands, in charge. Wayne, F. G., Carterton, Inspector of Stock. South Wairarapa North Wairarapa ... ... Pahiatua 85 181 77 64 160 98 50 120 87J 36 90 I 39 31 29 4 17 15 5 4 11 10 3 6 302 615 305 597,533 857,311 181,472 Total in North Island ... I 1 i 3505 2188 ;i402 1015 381 ;129 58 108 66 8,852 9,864,945 ==J =