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1. 2. On the 30th April, 1903. 3. Sheep Districts in Couktibs. Number of Owners owning Total Number of Name and Address of Officer, and Appointments held by him. o -2d "2 5 h © oo 2d O H 0.0 o •"2 "° d *" d H O O O 9.01 w*,- 9.*.h cm o H © o o 6 " d 0°. O CM H g §0 oq fl a Owners of Sheep. Sheep. NAPIER DISTRICT— ... ... ... I Miller, Walter, Napier, Inspector of Stock, Chief Registrar of Brands, in charge. Poverty Bay Subdivision — Waiapu ... . ... ... 33 37 Cook ... ... ... ... ... 113 68 Napier Subdivision — East Taupo (part of) ... ... ... 12 4 Wairoa ' ... ... ... ... 120 68 Hawke's Bay ... ... ... ... 49; 41 Waipawa and Woodville... ... ... 125 155 Patangata and Weber ... ... ... | 20 17 27 65 32 37 97 38 17 71 1 34 10 4 2 47 19 ! 14 1 19 12 5 6 10 1 11 3 ' 6 "4 139 413 21 305 373,079 908,335 21,332 536,913 Thomson, O, Gisborne, Inspector of Stock, Registrar of Brands. Fleming, D., Gisborne, Inspector of Stock. Rutherfurd, W. R., Wairoa, Inspector of Stock, Registrar of Brands. Wayne, F. G., Hastings, Inspector of Stock. 57 79 60 29 13 7 23 11 4 27 7 2 27 6 5 12 273 505 188 1,208,213 654,013 717,534 j-Harvey, James, Woodville, Inspector of Stock. WELLINGTON-WEST COAST DISTRICT— ... I ... Wanganui Subdivision — Clifton ... ... ... ... 46 22 Taranaki and Egmont ... ... ... 89 14 Stratford ... ... ... ... 43 18 Hawera ... ... ... ... 83| 28i Patea ... ... ... ... .. 50 38! Waitotara ... ... ... ... 41: 24! Wanganui and Waimarino ... ... 135 46; Bangitikei Subdivision — Rangitikei ... ... ... ... 87 116 Oroua and Kairanga ... ... ... 98 114 Kiwitea .. ... ... ... 59 74 Pohangina ... ... ... ... 46 54 Manawatu ... ... ... .„■ 41 48 Horowhenua ... ... ... ... 52 50 9 8 16 42 56 26 51 97 80 74 54 26! 29 8 25 : 54 27j 58! "1 ::: ::: 8 1 ... 5 1 ... 10 2 ... 13 ... 2 27 3 1 5 85 118 101 184 210 133 326 30,672 27,234 79,836 105,847 193,262 129,813 351,673 Blundell, A. K., Wanganui, Inspector of Stock, Chief Registrar of Brands, in charge. Rowan, R., New Plymouth, Inspector of Stock. Budge, J., Stratford, Inspector of Stock. Deem, J. W., Hawera, Inspector of Stock, Registrar of Brands. (-Blundell, A. K., Wanganui, Inspector of Stock. ) 98 51 60 25 24 30 26 12 4 13 3 1 9 2 2 2 2 2 1 3 12 2 1 443 360 280 181 145 168 539,492 255,860 247,441 104,578 122,864 124,543 Huddleston, V. A., Hunterville, Inspector of Stock. ! Duncan, J., Palmerston North, Inspector of ." Stock, Registrar of Brands. "l 1 Wellington Subdivision — Hutt (together with the Islands of Kapiti, 66 55 Mana, and Somea) 55 55 33 11 3 2 11 225 196,203 I Drummond, John, Wellington, Inspector of Stock. Mills, A., Wellington, Inspector of Stock, Registrar of Brands.