SHEEP RETURNS FOR THE WAIKATO DISTRICT.

Waikato Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2031, 14 July 1885, Page 2

SHEEP RETURNS FOR THE WAIKATO DISTRICT.

Fumf the letums laid befoie I'.uliamont, it appeanth.it in the W.uk.ito subdivision (him 1,7.^,000 acies), there an- 70. UN *he«»p, owned by INTi ppi sons. In the W.n kato county thcio me .">2 pei sons owning under ">OO sheep, tlnee undei 1000, one under 2000, one undei 10,000, and one under 20,000. In Wai pa thei eaie US people ow ning under .TOO, four undoi 1000, two undoi 2000, and <mo under .")000. In Piako there are I<> owning under ."iOO, one nndei 1000, four under 2000, one undoi .'OOO, and one undei 10,000. In the R.i^lan county theie aie 20 pel sons owning under "tOO, and none above that numb.n-. The Taupo sub dm sion is exceedingly pool in piopoition to its acreage, which includes 2,ISS,<XK) acies. This includes east and west Taupo and Kawhia. There aie in all thiee persons owning 2,2.">fi sheep. Of the tin ee one has under .VX), and .mother under 20UO. In the Na|)ier slieep district of l,77"»,OO0 acie^, there arc 10!t per.sons on iiinplW,'*"^ shetp ; and on the Napier sub disi-i"ii <>t :V.lltt,ooo acres, theio aie 41S pei-mis owning 2,4H2,1!(i4 sheep. In the Waikato hubdiMsion the pinicipal owners aie tlio Auckland Agucultiual f'ompany which tops the list with 11,<>41 ;J. C. I'uth, wlio conies next with !U7^ ; K. B. Walkei, Moanavale, 3\Ui ; S. Ticklepenny, (Mourn and Co.) Moniniville, "^IU ; W. A. Mm ray, Piako, 1H0O; Laikwoithv, I'iako, 14(>3;Xew Zealand Stud and Pedigioe Stock Coiujuny, Cranston, 1430 ; H. and. J. (ioodfellow, Te Awainutn, 1300 ; and(Jnce and Paikd, Ilotoian^'i, 1320. Se\eial of the Waikato sheep farmers ]>a\cgi\enup thu business since UM3. In ttiat year K. Hicks, Cambridge had 2"t00 ; .John Kuutunan, Hioadincadows had 7-")0H ; now l educed to 21)0 ; and J. J. Hanif.'!), Wai tie Faun Hamilton, 1220 ; now i educed to 17'». There aie l.">l persons in the colony owning o\ei 23,000; sheep each. K. Campbell, jun., in Otago lias no fewer than 123,000 wool glowers on liis two .stations. Not a- bad number for one man to ow n in this limited terntoiy, The total iiuihlmm- of sheep in the colony on the 31s Maicli, ISM, was 1.{,<17«,V-»0 ; <u an increase of I>72,1!)1, on return the pies ions year. In the Auckland distuct aloiif the niu ease foi the>eai was ]0,21>3 : dining the year J!tl,(>27 sheep weu; utilized for me.it pi e^ei vmg purposes of this limiibei Auckland supplied only 1,1t3.~i.