H.—23.

WELLINGTON-WEST COAST— continued.

WELLINGTON-WEST COAST— continued.

MARLBOROUGH-NELSON— continued.

MARLBOROUGH-NELSON DISTRICT. RETURN showing the Sheepowners and the Number of Sheep and Lambs in each county on the 30th April, 1903, and 30th April, 1904.

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No. of Sheep on April 30, 1903. April 30, 1904. Mauriceville County— continued. Payne, W., Mauriceville Pedersen, Eskild, Mauriceville West Pedersen, H. P., Ihurua Valley Person, Nils, Mauriceville West Petersen, J. P., Mauriceville Petersen, Ole, Mangamahoe Petersen, P. A., Hastwell Phillipson, A. F., Pae Rata, Mauriceville W. Piatt, W., Mangamahoe Power, Thomas, Mauriceville Rasmussen, S. H., Mauriceville Roizard, John, Mauriceville Rose, E. J., Mauriceville Rutherford, D. H., Mauriceville Rutherfurd, John, Wairere, Mangamahoe ... Salter, Thomas, Fairy Hill, Mangamahoe ... Schow, L. A., Mauriceville 888 6.3 356 5' 120 '52 300 498 "'3 687 1294 10 1600 "77 1500 890 486 899 4.3 485 Nil Nil '53 300 498 1110 59' 1182 60 1692 1200 1.38° 890 434

No. of 8heep on April 30, I April 30, 1903. I 1904. j Mauriceville County— continued. Seymour, Charles, Mangamahoe Sheath, F. A., Mangamahoe Smart, J. T., Mauriceville Smith, C. H., Mauriceville Smyth, E., Carew, Kaiparoro Sorensen, Neil, Eketahuna Tildesley, E., Ranten Hill, Mauriceville Welch, J. and A., Makonui Wakelin, A. G., Mangamahoe Weston, Charles, Mangamahoe Weston, T. A., Hastwell Whiting, Joseph, Mangamahoe Williams, George, Hastwell Wilton, R. F., Dryer's Rock, Mauriceville ... Wrightson, A. H., Mangamahoe 488 258c 557 480 39° '94 1190 537 '847 498 Nil 482 298 1292 5°o .395 494 3° 3°4 '55 369 1520 60,748 592 478 '7 300 200 359 1781 64,129

No. of 5 April 30, 1903. r o. o: leep on April 30, 1904. Waimea County— continued. Brereton, John, Wakefield Brewerton, S. R., Wai-iti Bright, Thomas, Wai-iti Brooks, Henry William, 88 Valley, Wakefield Brown Bros., Happy Valley Brown, J., Wakapuaka Brown, John, Belgrove Bullard, W. H., Wakefield Burlace, J. T., Spring Grove Busch, Harry, Hope Busch, Joseph, Hope, German Gully Busch, Joseph, Hope, Aniseed Valley Buschael, Mrs. M., Brightwater Caine and Brown, Wakapuaka Challies, Alfred, Appleby Challies, Arthur, Appleby Challies, Charles, Appleby Challies, Edgar, Waimea West Challies, Ed., Appleby Challies, Frank, Waimea West Challies, H., Appleby Challies, James, Appleby Challies, W., Appleby Chisholm, Thomas, Nelson Chisnall, George, Appleby Chisnall, T. B., Hope Claridge, J. W., Appleby Clayden Brothers, Wakefield Clayden, Vincent, Appleby Close, William, Happy Valley Cross, E. W., Richmond Cole, T. W. (Estate of), Wakefield Cole, T. W. (Estate of),88 Valley, Wakefield Cook, T. A., Appleby Coppell and Rutland, Elaine, Pelorus Sound Cotton, C. R. T., Nelson Cropp, B., Wai-iti Croucher, J. M., Richmond Cummings, F., Suburban North Currin, Francis, Wai-iti Currin, T., Wakefield Dencker, J. C, jun., Wangamoa Dodson Bros., Wakapuaka Dolamore, G. W., Maitai, Nelson Douglas, William, Nelson Dron, William, Waimea West Eden, George, Hope Eden, S., Hope Eden, Mrs. W., Hope Eden, William, Spring Grove Ellis, Campbell, Belgrove Eves Brothers, Wai-iti Eves, J. W., Wakefield 230 60 4.35 55 300 '88 20 100 178 25 80 47 61 121 130 55° 172 130 295 352 29 267 84 7.3 44 220 8 212 49 368 2.3 97 244 80 28 96 68 Nil Nil 140 80 4' i°3 110 454 '77 110 23' 373 '4 300 '65 109 4' '97 16 97 22 448 272 306 250 64 297 32 202 480 208 25 5' 142 Nil 77 68 80 "3 3' 983 56 250 97 110 388 49° 681 97 54 35 2 37 182 576 211 25 5° 8S 9.3 46 80 167 94 1200 281

No. of Sheep on April 30, April* 1903. 1904. April 30, 1804. WAIMEA COUNTY (In Nelson Subdivision). Allanson, Rev. E., Wakefield Allborough, W. H., Suburban North Allen, Mrs. Catherine, Foxhill Allport, A. and C, Richmond Allport, A. (Estate of), Stoke Anderson, D., Suburban North Anderson, T. W., Suburban North Andrews, Edwin, Brightwater Andrews, E. R., Brightwater Andrews, Francis, Brightwater Andrews, Francis, (Chaseby), Brightwater... Andrews, J., Wakefield Apera Karepa, Croixelles Arnold, G. A, Waimea West Arnold, John, Waimea West Arnold, Joseph, Waimea West Arnold, Thomas, Foxhill Arnold, William, Spring Grove Atkinson, George, Brook Street, Nelson Austin, Thomas, Suburban North Baigent, A. and R., Wakefield Baigent, F. H., Wakefield Baigent, Isaac (Estate of), Wakefield Baigent, Joseph, Wakefield Baigent, S., Wakefield Baigent, P. A., Wakefield Bartlett, J. E., Richmond Bateup, E., Richmond Batt Brothers, Wai-iti Batt, Harry, Wai-iti Batt, William, Wai-iti Benson, Robt., Wakefield Berkett, H. S., Hope Best, Geo., Stoke Best, John, Appleby Best, Philip, Appleby Best, W., Brightwater Biddle, William, Nelson Biggar, Mrs. M. A., Brightwater Bird Brothers, Nelson Bird, A. D., Wangamoa Bird, J. (Estate of), Wakefield Bird, William, Spring Grove Bisley Bros., Nelson Black, R. and J. F., Stoke Blick, J., Nelson Boddington, W., Belgrove 2000 '3 I s 6.3 192 363 161 310 3° '3° 5° 84 60 66 '45 3' '97 85 344 400 200 1726 27 Nil 54 90 2'3 '93 160 86 222 22 32 100 5° i°5 68 52 140 Nil '94 334 45 Nil 480 200 62 57 '44 67 129 72 78 Nil '95 83 '9 47 50 '95 894 Nil 70 90 886 65 129 1462 '7 540 93 '43 228 85 26 3° 166 266 989 9' 787 856 60 '52 735 3' 463 92