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1 2 3 Number of Infected Sheep on 4 Number of Owners on 31st May, S Number of Sheep on 31st May, Names of Districts under Counties. Area. 31st March, 1884. 31st March, 1885. 1883. 1884. 1883. 1884. Auckland Counties Napier Counties ... New Plymouth County Wanganui Counties Eangitikei Counties Wellington Counties Nelson Counties ... ... Marlborough Counties, and Amuri County (part of) Canterbury Counties, and Amuri County (part of) .Westland County Otago Counties ... Acres. 12,269,000 5,688,000 1,631,000 2,434,000 2,009,400 2,510,800 5,020,000 2,709,300 996,000 8,301,000 635,700 2,702,000 14,039,000 1,459 None None 8,400 None 126,461 5,325 169,293 3,000 None None None None None None None 195 None 6,750 None 102,050 None None None None None 1,153 550 105 387 531 538 538 325 17 1,967 15 10 1,542 1,154 567 118 387 622 577 564 346 16 2,075 13 12 1,765 225,135 2,582,833 19,702 306,974 406,580 935,587 124,149 760,694 308,381 3,862,123 184,374 1,634 3,588,163 235,398 2,740,637 16,410 315,207 460,349 1,003,570 127,957 780,683 312,498 4,079,923 200,583 1,880 3,703,425 313,938 108,995 7,678 8,216 13,306,329 13,978,520 6 7 8 Sheep Bate for Number of Inspectors. Salaries, &c. Names of Sheep Districts under Counties. 1883. 1884. 1883. 1884. 1883. 1884. Auckland Counties... Napier Counties New Plymouth County Wanganui Counties Bangitikei Counties Wellington Counties Nelson Counties (Maryborough Counties, and I Amuri County (part of) (■Canterbury Counties, and ... Amuri County (part of) (Westland County... Otago Counties 225 2,583 20 307 406 936 124 761 309 3,862 184 2 3,588 235 2,741 17 315 461 1,003 128 780 313 4,080 200 2 3,704 { 9 4 1 7 3 8 4 1 7 3 1,425 1,040 250 1,875 648 1,400 1,040 250 1,875 675 { { 6 4 6 4 1,900 1,950 1,600 1,600 1 11 1 11 300 3,250 300 3,250 13,307 13,979 46 45 12,288 12,340