The waikato Times.

Waikato Times, Volume X, Issue 910, 23 April 1878, Page 2

The waikato Times.

Equal and exact justice to" an/men, Of whatever state or. persuasion^ ■'i^ligioua ; or political. ["■*■ ; ' ! •.;.''''■■ Here shall the Pi-ess- th'6' : SEOPi.B'S .right maintain, .. Unawed by iufluence-" and - unbiibe'd by gaih:' ! ■-■■ r;!j: •* :)j ■'''''''' --''■•■'■^i ' •■•/! D' ?U. ■■'■?..:'■ ■■ 1 -r - . . . „'■» r, .... i: ..;; ; . -„/,.. „ .• TUESDAY ; AKREU 23, l's'7B.-

Tun report of the Chief Inspector of ; stock Uoi' ; tho /provincial district of'Otagb- is published in- a .•'Gazette,' of tbeJlOth instant. ; The tables are hframecTdown, to; tlije -Sipthjdf September of .lasbiyearj : and contain a,qomiplete list of each owners name, his 1 1 freehold or ' r run.) ? aiid, the number :pf sheep. Froui it we learn 'the.: following interesting facts.-r-rThereuiiiQJn the provincial district/; ?ii of ?r; Otago - { 3,928,5jp,p /T sheep, which is ! a;n; in;crease w o¥ l^2;g|^^^Ho ! ( ;Eeturhs of -the previous yearj but a 'falling, off from the previous year's increase on j the preceding one,whic. was 55,000. Qf these sheep 1, 40 1,3 10 are fpascured on freehold property, 2,494,579 on runs,. ,au.d . t^e. i'eniainder on hundreds and' goldneld cbmnibnages. During the year ending 30th Septomjaei;,. tliere have "been imported int<^tjie^(ftagq jpj-ovifcial |i|tricf 569"i5tad sh T eep,'ancl tliere were all* merinos, while none have been ex'ported outside of the colony. During the year, 88.000 were boiled down at the different establishments, either for preserved meats or tallow. Owiug to the severe drought in the spring, followed by bad weather during the lambing season, the losses in some localities were great, and, as a whole, tho lambing season* was not up to the usual average. Another source .of losses attributed to the rabbit nuiaance. "Not only was j the pasture^ it ;is said r : desjjr tr^iyetl b"y ; f therhi bub the -constant d'ist" rba'nce tiie flocks" .were subjecied :to ; in the destruction of 'the rabbits told -severely against ; both increase and clip. The Inspector says . he :'6auL, ; Rarely assert that in some localities an annujii aecreasHii' the 'number -ofn sheep is^ taking place; from the . above 6ivuse; : it: is : satisuvctqry'tp l^ayh/tl^t^e can still' report alir ; Bu;eep 'witb?ia :^n^ district of- (Dtago free frqui? scab.. ■ ... Of cattle, the returns show 47,735 and of these 38,907 arc depastured ,on freehold, and §,828 011 Crown, lands. • '