WELLINGTON, Etc., DISTRICTS— continued.

NELSON DISTRICT. RETURN showing the Sheepowners and the Number of Sheep and Lambs in each county on the 31st May, 1879, 1880, and 1881.

4—H. 7.

K—7.

NELSON DISTRICT— continued.

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JTo. of Sheep on 31st May. 1879. | 1880. | 1881. Kelly, Thomas, Glenfcrn Farm,Bell Block King, H., New Plymouth Knight, Samuel, Waitara Kyngdon, Artolphus, Omata Knuckcy, Nicholas, Waitara Lander, Richard, New Plymouth Leech, T. G., Marwood, Inglewood Little, Joseph, Omata Looney, John Joseph, Oakura Lord, John, Lepperton Loveridge, W., New Plymouth Lye, Edward, Waitara Maee, F. J., the Wairau, Oakura Mace, T. W., Omata Morgan, Edwin R., ITrenni Moyle, Edward, Omata Newland, H., New Plymouth Okey, II. J., New Plymouth Old, John, Waitara Oliver, Or., Woodlands, Now Plymouth Oxenham, O., Oakura Parkinson, A., Waitara Pearce, John, Clubwortliy, Oakura .,. I Pearson, W., Oakura ... j Pennington, Joseph, Waitara Priske, Philip P., Oakura Putt, John, Omata Putt, Richard, Oakura Raymond, W. T., The Woods, Waitara .. Eiggall, W. T., Bell Block Rossiter and Sons, New Plymouth Rowe, William, New Plymouth Sampson, C, Bell Block Sampson, J., Bell Block Sargent, James, Bell Block Sarten, James, Waitara Sarten, Levi, Waitara Seinark, W., New Plymouth Skeet, W. H., Omata Standish, Arthur, New Plymouth Street, Romulus, Hell Block Tate Brothers, Waitara Turnbull, James, New Plymouth Vavasour Brothers, New Plymouth ... Vickery, Francis, Waitara ... Warnock, John, Fern G-len, Lepperton Watkins, James, Bell Block Webster, W. W., New Plymouth Wells, W. J., Mangorei, New Plymouth Wells, W. Z., New Plymouth ' Wells, Z. W., New Plymouth Western, Thomas, Bell Block Wheeler, J., Iuglewood Wilson, Thomas, Urenui Wood, H. T., New Plymouth ■i 5'2 35 80 120 36 181 93 U] 22 150 82 30 150 100 140 380 400 23 150 120 420 60 87 1,000 130 273 >. 92 ; 30 ) - ) 51 ' 101 170 sj 98 : -„ i 100 • __ 30 I 160 — 380 25 — ' 120 800 53 : 122 6] H Nil Nil Nil N.I 25 5 < 168 i 95 I Nil 2o loo Nil Nil Nil 2oo Nil 45o 38o 31 loo 25 Nil Nil 12o 2oo 32 132 8o 42o 9o Nil Nil Io5 7o 27 Nil Nil Nil 244 l,3oo Nil 31 3oo 14 72 'Jo 115 125 5oo floo 25 498 25 62 70.0 66 63 35 50 76 28 200 1,500 75 28 300: 27 210 aoJ 100, 60 32 15 280 1,800, 80 100 200 31 111 65 610 600 720 600 259 26 16 16,132 15,023 12,559

No. of Sheep on 31st May. 1879. 1880. 1881. WAIMEA COUNTY (In Nelson Subdivision). Jlport, A., Stoke .nderson, E., Wakapuaka aidrews, F. E., Brightwater mdrews, J., Wakelield .mold, John, Foxhill .mold, John, W raimea West .mold, James, Spring Grove .skew, Mrs. E., Nelson ... ... I 101 130 80 42 100 78 72 45 125 31 47 100 30| 1000! 132 30 Nil. 100 41 110 4 1 i uoo

IN'o. of Sheep on 31st May. 1879. 1880. 1881. Baigent, A., Wakefield Baigent, E., Wakafleld Bailout, Isaac, v\ akefield . , Banks, E., Wakefield Burnett, D , Wakapuaka Barnett, Henry, Nelson Bartlett, J., Appleby Batt, John, Wuefleid Bell, Mrs. E., Hope Bell, J., Appleby Bell, W., Waimea West Best, Charles, Appleby Best, G-., Stoke Best, John, Appleby Best, Joseph, Appleby Best, Phillip, Appleby Best, W., Wakefield Bird, C, Nelson Bird, 3., Wakefield Biriitt, Mrs. C, Hope Bliek, J. and B., Nelson Blundell, F. 11., Waimea Wesl Boddington, VV., Foxhill Boltun, J., Appleby Bradley, E., Stoke Brooks, VV., Wakefield Brown, J., WakapuaVa Billiard, Mrs. M., Wakefield Burnett, E. R , Dovodnlp, Foxhill Burrow, J., YVaVefleld Busuh, H., Hope Busch, J., Hope Buxton, E., Stoke Challies, E., Waimea West Challies, H., Waimea West Chambers, R., Frencli Pass Clung, R., Stoke Clay den, S., Wakefield Close, S., Wakapuaka Colo (Executors), Mrs. E., Hope Cole, T. W., Wakafleld Cole, W. H., Wakefield Collins, A. S., Hilhvood, Wakapuaka ... Cook, a., Nelson Crighton, G., Havelock Cross, W. B., Brightwater Curamings, G., Wakapuaka Currin, 'I'., Wakefield Dencker, C, Brightwater Disher, R., Waimea West Dodsoii, G-., WakapuaVa Donald, R., Wakapuaka D'Urville and Co., French Pass D'Urville and Co., Freneh Pass D'Urville and Co., French Pass Eden, S., Hope Eden, W., Hope Edwards, E. ].[., Nelson Ellis and Co., Gordon Downs, Foxhill... Elmslie and Webber, Freneh Pass Eyles, Mrs. A., Richmond Fairhall, Gr., Wakefield Fanzelow, II., Hope Fleming, J. B , Foxhill Pogden, W., Foxhill Ford, C. H., Waimea West Fowler, E., Spring Grove Fowler, N., Sloke Fowler, Mrs. S., Wakcfield Franklvn, J., The Briars, Richmond Foy, T. H., Slope Frost, W., Wakapuaka Frost, Or., VVakapuaka G-'])|er, T., Appleby Gtapper, C , Richmond Ga-.ikroge-, J., Foxhill Gibbs, Isaac, Wakefield Gib'.., J., Wakefield Gifini-,1, a., Appleby Gill, R, Spring Grove Gill, W,, Wakefield Gill, E , Wakaptiaka Green, E , the Sands, Nelson Griffith, E. D., Vermont Vale, Foxhill... 8 810 20 25 12 120 170 2i 95 47 33 300 50 150 20 200 160 85 80 681 70 120 630 55 57 400 300 167 63 709 1100 65 230 190 150 210 60 753 50 600 25 450 225 12 900 40 31 30 20' 15!l 2f 173 27 40 300 45 j\ 14(i 150 J98 93 50 610 100 520 30 50 40 70 300 300 250 250 50 660 62 190 263 200 200 15 900 20 798 37 30 14 50 1G6 26 109 28 70 320 75 Nil 120 Nil 152 01 61 50 500 107 110 12 Nil 4G 55 64 155 Nil 250 300 55 65 720 JSii 61 190 213 20 221 Nil 700 Nil | 794 31 90 200 170 50 13 Nil 800 700 600 94 135 20 3800 550 41 119 102 350 NiL 81 100 200 50 44 80 41 11 Nil 40 17 260 245 Nil 98 260 30 600 756 46 250 230 130 25 24 11 230 64 3000 374 30 139 150 100 300 108 51 350] 351 48 70 60 3800 530 31 125 86 ioo; 59 102] 250 50 32 41 20 141 44 41 2 350 284 303 50] n 200 45 214 292! 74 250 650 600