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1. 2. Ok the 31st ay, 1882. 3. Number of i. .-•;■■■■.' ■ h Sheep and Cattle Districts in Counties. Number of Owners owning under cT <s Total Number of s 1* On March 31, 1883. Name and Addbess of Offices, and Appointments held by him. *o 8 of o o o 8 o s cq Owners of Sheep. Sheep. , 1 Wanganui Cattle District — Comprising the '.. Counties of Wanganui, Patea, Rangitikei, and V Man&watu. Cattle Board :— New Plymouth Sheep Distbict (area 1,631,000 acres) — Taranaki ... ... ... Taranaki Cattle District — Comprising the County of Taranaki. Cattle Board :— Robert Trimble, Chairman, T. Bayly, W. Bayly, S. D. Vavasour, and J\ Elliott. Nelson Sheep Disteict — Nelson, Motueka, Golden Bay, Butter, and Grey Subdivisions (area 5,020,000 acres) — Waimea Collingwood 88 3 96 18,817 Hately, W., New Plymouth, Sheep Inspector, Deputy Cattle Inspector, Registrar of Brands. Orbell, E., Nelson, Sheep Inspector, Cattle Inspector, Registrar of Brands, in charge. 346 79 21 4 9 4 1 1 381 84 89,875 15,748 18 4,004 Hunt, T., Nelson, Sheep Inspector, Deputy Cattle Inspector, Registrar of Brands. Price, E. G., Nelson, Sheep Inspector, Deputy Cattle Inspector. Clapcott, B., Hokitika (see Westland Subdivision, Canterbury). Buller... Inangahua Grey ... Nelson Cattle District —Comprising the Counties . of Waimea, Collingwood, Buller, Inangahua, and Grey. Cattle Board :— Maelboeough and Waiau Sheep Disteicts — Picton, Blenheim, Awatere, Kaikoura, Amuri, and Waiau Subdivisions (area 4,341,000 acres) — Marlborough ... 15 18 11 15 18 12 661 1,302 3,992 170 3 i ... 155 28 19 12 10 14 243 560,025 5 30,100 Blundell, A. K., Blenheim, Sheep Inspector, Deputy Cattle Inspector, Registrar of Brands, in charge. Cooke, G. S., Blenheim, Sheep Inspector, Deputy Cattle Inspector. Groom, P., Picton, Sheep Inspector, Deputy Cattle Inspector. Passau, A. H., Kaikoura, Sheep Inspector, Deputy Cattle Inspector, Registrar of Brands. Sounds 5 5 2 12 7,129 Kaikoura Marlborough Cattle District —Comprising the Counties of Marlborough, Sounds, and Kaikoura. Cattle Board :— Amuri... 38 2 1 7 2 1 2 53 144,973 5 117,500 I 2 4 4 1 9 8 28 433,694 24,000 Scaife, W. A., Waiau,, Amuri, Sheep Inspector, Deputy Cattle Inspector, Registrar of Brands. Boulton, P. B., Christchurch, Chief Sheep Inspector, Cattle Inspector, Registrar of Brands. Foster, R., Amberley, Sheep Inspector, Deputy Cattle Inspector, Registrar of Brands. i: Canteebuey Sheep Disteict — Northern Subdivision (area 1,571,000 acres) — AshleyCheviot ..» 328 : 35 26 13 14 1 ■■• 3 432 3 573,180 114,000 ■ 10 2 ... I ... ... I ...