H.—23.

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1. 2. On the 30th April, 1900. 3. Sheep Districts in Counties. Number of Owners owning Total Number of Name and Address of Officer, and Appointments held by him. 2d o t-4 cq cq io rH - o rH O 9_cq' "d -4 o o o CM o I o • I 2 - " rH 4= ° O §1 38 §8 °-,C "O o -o 85 oq a Owners of Sheep. Sheep. NAPIEB DISTEICT— ... . . • Miller, Walter, Napier, Inspector of Stock, Chief Begistrar of Brands, in charge. i Poverty Bay Subdivision — Waiapu Cook ... East Taupo (part of) Napier Subdivision — Wairoa Hawke's Bay Waipawa Patangata Wanganui (part of) 34 112 9 134 62 110 23 17 36 63 18 62 30 142 23 9 23 71 4 26 40 74 41 2 18 56 I 26 47 53 57 8 10 42 23 26 21 23 1 3 19 1 11 16 8 6 2 1 15 1 7 7 4 3 4 7 11 27 8 5 1 3 9 4 18 8 13 1 132 394 33 304 273 428 194 41 315,049 861, 143 23,065 547, 409 1,300,578 723,898 755,479 94,124 ) Thomson, C, Gisborne, Inspector of Stock, Bel gistrar of Brands. Huddleston ; V. A., Wairoa, Inspector of Stock. Butherfurd, W. B., Hastings, Inspector of Stock. L Harvey, James, Woodville, Inspector of Stock. WELLINGTON-WEST COAST DISTEICT— Blundell, A. K., Wanganui, Inspector of Stock, Begistrar of Brands, in charge. Wanganui Subdivision — Clifton Taranaki Stratford Hawera Patea ... ... ... ..." Waitotara Wanganui (part of) Bangitikei Subdivision — Bangitikei Oroua Kiwitea Pohangina Manawatu Horowhenua Wellington Subdivision — Hutt (together with the Islands of Kapiti, Mana, and Somes) 33 63 28 63 50 • 39 145 101 111 58 34 41 58 25 17 28 37 39 35 42 112 128 112 73 33 67 7 8 68 29 53 98 98 91 61 35 44 6 7 11 35! 58! 29! 84| 85 74 49 23 28 31 1 10 14 14 27 30 12 9 1 9 6 2 1 2 1 2 6 3 6 1 1 1 3 5 1 2 2 1 3 1 2 69 95 88 182 232 150 357 442 428 327 192 156 208 23,758 26,341 86,430 146,800 225,619 172,259 301, 404 540,659 317,947 277,089 115,847 200,828 158,653 Deem, J. W., Hawera, Inspector of Stock, Begistrar of Brands. Bowan, E., New Plymouth, Inspector of Stock. 1-Blundell, A. K., Wanganui, Inspector of Stock. Fleming, D., Hunterville, Inspector of Stock. Duncan, J., Palmerston North, Inspector of Stock. 1 3 1 I Drummond, John, Wellington, Inspector of I Stock, Begistrar of Brands. 73 83 59 27 15 3 1 260 203,889