H.—23.

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OTAGO DISTRICT—continued.

Table showing Number of Sheep in the Colony since 1890. Year. Number of Sheep. 1890 ... ... ... ... ... 16,116,113 1891 ... ... ... ... ... 16,753,752' 1892 ... ... ... ... ... 18,570,752 1893 ... ... ... ... ... 19,380,369 1894 ... ... ... ... ... 20,230,829 1895 ... ... ... ... 19,826,604 1896 ... ... ... ... ... 19,138,493 1897 ... ... ... ... ... 19,687,954 - 1898 ... ... ... ... ... 19,673,725 1899 ... ... ... ... ... 19,348,506 1900 ... ... 19,355,195

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No. of Sheep on April 30, April 30, 1899. 1900. Prendergast, Edmond, Otautau Prendeville, Michael, Nightcaps Prendeville, Mrs. Margaret, Mossburn Printz, George (Executors of), Riverton Provan, Alexander, Heddon Bush Purdue, J. B., Nightcaps Quay le, William, jun., Mossburn Quested, James, Stony Hill, Nightcaps Ramsay, James, Otautau Ranee, H., Waimatuku Ravenscroft Brothers, Otautau Reid, John, Mossburn Reid, William, Wrey's Bush Reidie, David, Groper's Bush Rehana Tupai Maire, Colac Bay Reihill. Patrick, Scott's Gap, Otautau Ritchie, James, Nightcaps Robbie, James, Waimatuku Roberts and Co., Ringway, Otautau Robertson, Johana, Opio Robertson, J., Fairfax Robson, Alexander, Aparima Robson, A. and E., Thornbury Rolton, R. and C„ South Hillend Ronald, J. W., Seaview Farm, Waimatuku... Ronald, Robert, Nightcaps Rowley and Hamilton, Avondale, Nightcaps... Roy, Alexander, Stoneytown, Mossburn Roy, R., Mossburn Ryan, James, Heddon Bush Ryan, Patrick, Heddon Bush Salton Brothers, Orawia Saunders, Frank, South Hillend Saunders, W., Willow Bank, Gummie's Bush Scobie, A. P., Mossburn Scobie, J. A., Eastern Bush Scobie, Robert, Manapouri Scobie, William, jun., Eastern Bush Scobie, William, Eastern Bush Scothorn, F., Wairio Scott, Andrew, Merrivale, Orawia Scott, R., Merrivale Scott, R. T. C, Merrivale Scott, W., Clifden Scottish N.Z. Invest. Co., Ermedale, Fairfax... Scouler, James, Mossburn Shaw Brothers, Fairfax Shaw, J., Bayswater, Heddon Bush Sheddan Brothers, Scott's Gap Sheddan, James, Scott's Gap Sheehan, Edward, Avondale, Opio Sheridan, Patrick, Groper's Bush Siik, Patrick, South Hillend Sinclair, D., Calder Bank, Nightcaps Sinclair, Misses M. and S., Orawia Slatlery, Michael, Fairfax Smith, Alexander, Mossburn Smith, Cyrus S., Eastern Bush Smith, James, Isla Bank Smith, J. H., MosBburn Snodgra8s, William, Te Anau Southern, Walter, Waimatuku Spencer, H. M., Etalvale, Nightcaps 886 199 192 2000 385 20 0 764 67 74 100 163 79 102 159 160 199 2104 132 2500 198 80 4-96 290 1250 S:194 294 1968 492 157 580 51 89 97 200 456 202 226 251 200 2245 74 2376 99 Nil 535 287 182 50 271 10069 1062 544 600 Nil 544 786 15 476 152 1479 174 294 295 215 95 97 496 2523 3197 92 1100 195 394 285 84 182 Nil 445 183 796 86 Nil 414 128 298 5064 300 300 10400 1144 372 548 46 577 692 28 397 175 916 254 418 309 569 592 2662 4211 65 808 176 374 270 90 173 465 193 490 280 210 133 598 4544

No, of Sheep on April 30, April 3 1899. 1900. April 30, 1900. Spillane Brothers, Opio Stenhouse, Robert, Groper's Bush Stevens, C. S., Opio Stevens, E. J., Riverton Stevens, Joseph, Beaumont Station, Nightcaps Stevens, J. G., Nightcaps Stevens, Miss Lucy, Beaumont, Nightcaps .. Stevens, W.(Exs. of), S. Grove, Gumtnies Bush Stevens, W. (Exrs. of), Beaumont, Nightcaps Stewart, H. N, Drummond Stewart, Mrs. Helen, Scott's Gap Stormouth, W., Drummond Story, Robert, Mararoa Story, Robert, Otautau Stott Brothers, Eastern BubIi Strang, Wm., Waimatuku Stroud, T., & Sons, Annandale, Wrey's Bush Stroud, T., Fairfax Sutherland, Robert, Clifden Sutherland, Robert, Merrivale, Orawia Sutherland, Robert, Nightcaps Sutton, Charles, Drummond Sutton, Frederick, Thornbury Sutton, J. B., Thornbury Tapper, Robert, Clifden, Invercargill Taylor, Alexander, Eastern Bush Templeton, John, Waimatuku Tennant, John, Heddon Bush Tevioldale, Peter, Isla Bank Thomson, Alexander, Otautau Thomson Brothers, Pallia Thornton, Mrs. Annie, Scott's Gap Tinker, William, Nightcaps Toogood, William, Etal Creek, Nightcaps ... Torpy Brothers, Merrivale, Orawia Torrens, Thomas, Mossburn Tulloch, William, Mossburn Turnbull, Mrs. J. R., Thornbury Waddell, T. K, Mossburn Walker, William, Otautau Ward, Benjamin, Fairfax Ward, Frank, Drummond Ward, Henry, Te Tua Watson, Abram, jun., Clifden Watson Bros., Meadow Bank, Hed on Bush Watson, Stephen, Riverton Whyte, Robert, Clifden Williamson, George, Mossburn WilBon, J., Orawia Wohlers, John, Thornbury Woodhead, J. W., Drummond Young, David, Orawia 1 698 98 299 170 4641 1200 1680 9920 295 70 95 1044 253 250 224 494 598 200 285 586 1911 1730 3345 194 12199 2174 73 20 95 185 482 697 Nil 395 214 2250 3076 1130 1736 9000 394 92 394 940 820 Nil 347 690 Nil 557 200 380 679 1828 1400 2940 27 Nil 13880 2235 Nil Nil 50 Nil 467 200 387 600 180 92 340 Nil 90 200 194 1886 140 588 Nil 255 340 183 156 285 598 142 451 63 83 100 1568 490 336 290 349 170 339 423,715 438,821 STEWART ISLAND COUNTY. Charlton and Thomson, Mason's Bay Dawson, James, The Neck Joss, Walter, Paterson's Inlet Traill, A. W. Paterson's Inlet 680 100 114 137 620 100 126 92 1,031 938