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l. 2. On the 31st May, 3. . 890. Sheep and Cattle Districts is Counties. Number of Owners owning under j o . 8*1 .5 s o * Total Number of Name and Addeess of Officer, and Appointments held by Him. x © o © © o i o . H oi o ] i-i : c-i ; Owners ol . of Sheep. Shoc PGTAQO DISTEICT— continued. Dunedin Subdivision — Waihemo ... ... ... ... ... 47 2 | 1 i i 85 120,658 13 11 I 10 1 Waikouaiti ... ... ... ... ... I 28 Taieri ... ... ... ... .... j 76 Bruce ... ... ... ... ... ... 171 Port Chalmers Subdivision — , Peninsula ... ... ... ... ... 12 Tavcmui Subdivision — Oiutha... ... ... ... ... ... 187 Tuapeka ... ... ... ••• ■•• 182 Otago Cattle District —Comprising the Counties of WadtaM, Waikouaiti, Maniototo, Vincent, Peninsula, Taieri, Bruce, Clutha, and Tuapeka. Cattle Boaed :— Mathew Holmes, Chairman, It. Cluirteris, J. Roberts, J. Smith, and W. Patrick. i 6 23 23 3 4 15 17 11 8 i i 5 3 2 2 2 3 45 142 217 92,497 251, 703 126,020 Scaife, W. A., Dunedin, Inspector of Stock, Chief Eegistrar of Brands. f Dowden, E. A., Dunedin, Inspector of Stock, Eegistrar of Brands. 1 1 14 | 4,679 50 36 15 9 25 7 6 4 3 5 2 4 273 262 286,513 362,982 Fullarton, B., Balclutha, Inspector of Stock. Hassall, E. H., Lawrence, Inspector of Stock, Eegistrar of Brands. i i Southland Subdivision — ■ Southland ... ... ... ... ... 522 Wallace ... ... ... ... ... 187 Southland Cattle Distbict — Comprising the Counties of Southland, Wallace, Lake, Fiord, and Stewart Island. Cattle Boaed :— T. Brydonc, Chairman, J. S. Shanks, J. B. Sutton, T. G. Ellis, and A. S. Wallis. !522 123 40 29 11 14 743 j 260 776,364 ! 424,537 [ Turner, H. T. G., Invercargill, Inspector of Stock, !- Eegistrar of Brands. I Baymon.d, J. W., Bluff, Deputy Cattle Inspector. 187 28 17 11 i i i i Total in South Island ... ... ... 455; i i : i j i 1 4554 809; 424 284 152 138 | 106, 6,457 I 9,527,767 Total in colony ... ... ... |766: I 7662 1528: 854 586 283 236 160 I 11,309 16,116,113