H.—23

142

OTAGO DISTRICT— continued.

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 1901 ... ... ... ... ... 20,233,099 1902 ... ... ... ... ... 20,342,727 1003 ... ... ... ... ... 18,954,553

By Authority : John Mackay, Government Printer, Wellington.—l9o3. Price, 3s. 6d.]

No. of Sheep on April 30, 1902. April 30, 1903. STEWART ISLAND COUNTY. Iharlton and Thomson, Mason's Bay larrold, J., Half-moon Bay oss, Walter, Paterson's Inlet i. ehau family, (care of M. Topi, Ruapuki) ... fewton, Joseph, Half-moon Bay fixon, John, Half-moon Bay 694 130 90 Nil 20 134 Nil 14 30

No. of Sheep on April 30, 1902. April 30, 1903. I Stewaet Island County— continued Russell, A. M., Ruapuki ... ' 240 Thomson, C. F., Mason's Bay ... I — Topi, John, jun., Ruapuki ... I 500 Traill, A. W., Paterson's Inlet .. I 34 200 59S 600 26 j 1688 1,622