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J^.. 1 2 S Number of Infected Sheep on 4 Number of Owners on 31st May, 5 Number of Sheep on 31st May, Names of Sheep Districts under Counties. Area. 81st March, 1887. 31st March, 1888. 1886. 1887. 1886. 1887. Auckland Counties Napier Counties ... West Coast Counties Wellington Counties Nelson Counties ... (Marlborough Counties, and { Amuri County (part of) Canterbury Counties, and Amuri County (part of) Westland County Otago Counties ... Acres. 12,269,000 5,688,000 6,074,400 2,510,800 5,020,000 2,709,300 996,000 8,301,000 635,700 2,702,000 14,039,000 None None None 5,196 None 713 5,000 None None None None None None No?ie None None 64,743 None None None None None 1,200 622 1,200 642 642 355 16 2,299 15 35 2,123 1,233 660 1,280 642 679 356 16 2,244 15 38 2,153 279,021 2,946,325 926,006 1,134,555 138,848 762,028 326,877 4,501,383 203,648 5,609 3,949,963 299,479 3,020,699 1,037,727 1,148,580 147,731 774,234 337,204 4,202,821 200,481 6,828 3,979,842 10,909 64,743 9,149 9,316 15,174,263 15,155,626 6 7 Number of Inspectors, on 31st March, 8 Salaries and Travelling Allowance. Sheep Eate for Names of Sheep Districts under Counties. 1886. 1887. 18S8. 1888. Superintending Inspector for Colony ... Auckland Counties... Napier Counties West Coast Counties Wellington Counties Nelson Counties (Marlborough Counties, and | Amuri County (part of) / Canterbury Counties, and ... \ Amuri County (part of) (Westland County... Otago Counties 279 2,946 926 1,135 139 762 327 4,501 204 5 3,950 299 3,021 1,038 1,149 148 337 J 4,203) 200 J 7 3,980 1 4 4 2 2 2 600 925 1,040 600 625 550 3 850 5 1,400 1 13 300 3,475 15,174 15,156 37 10,365