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1. 2. On the 31st 4. '.ay, 1883. NUMBEB OF Number of Owners owning under o ""^ Total Number of - 3 is Name and Addbbss os . Officer, and Appointments held by him. Sheep and Cattle Districts in Counties. o r-C cm" tff s § O e Owners of Sheep. Sheep. On March 31, 1884. Auckland Sheep Distbict— Bay of Islands Subdivision (area 1,893,000 acres) — Mongonui Bay of Islands ... Hokianga ... .... Marsden Subdivision (area 1,632,000 acres) —- Bodney Whangarei Hobson Auckland Subdivision (area 1,713,000 acres) — Manukau Waitemata Eden ... Thames Coromandel Noeth Auckland Cattle District. —Comprising the Counties of Mongonui, Bay of Islands, Hokianga, Eodney, Whangarei, Hobson, Manukau, Waitemata, Eden, Thames, and Coromandel. Cattle Boabd:—/. May, Chairman, J. Dilworth, B. Maclean, S , . Morrin, and J. Wallace. Waikato Subdivision (area 1,734,000 acres) — Waikato Waipa... Piako ... Eaglan Taupo Subdivision (area 2,188,000 acres) — East and West Taupo and Kawhia South Auckland Cattle District —Comprising the Counties of Waikato, Raglan, Waipa, Piako, West Taupo, and Kawhia. Bayly, B. P., Superintending Inspector under the Sheep, Cattle, Branding, and Babbit Acts, for the colony. Lewis, F. C, Auckland, Chief Sheep Inspector, Cattle Inspector, Eegistrar of Brands. 58 31 5 4 5 2 "3 1 62 40 7 14,000 16,078 1,672 Mawer, M., Waimate, Sheep Inspector, Deputy Cattle Inspector, Eegistrar of Brands. 203 189 62 2 3 1 206 192 62 22,292 21,464 4,936 2 170 Elliott, A., Kamo, Sheep Inspector, Deputy Cattle Inspector, Eegistrar of Brands, in charge. Bonar, A., Helensville, Sheep Inspector, Deputy Cattle Inspector. Knyvett, W. H., Auckland, Sheep Inspector, Deputy Cattle Inspector, Eegistrar of Brands. 199 56 20 14 7 8 2 1 1 1 2 "2 208 59 24 15 7 32,411 11,514 6,603 2,161 1,074 3 1 1,008 281 Edwards, D., Grahamstown, Sheep Inspector, Deputy Cattle Inspector. 1 53 77 14 32 4 7 1 3 2 2 2 2 3 62 88 21 32 20,572 21,214 20,495 3,371 Sharp, A., Hamilton, Sheep Inspector, Deputy Cattle Inspector, Eegistrar of Brands, in charge. 1 Oldham, H., Baglan, Sheep Inspector, Deputy Cattle Inspector. Sharp, A., Hamilton (see Waikato Subdivision). 2 1 3 6,473