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1. 2. On the 30th April, 1898. 3. Sheep Districts in Counties. Owners of Sheep owning Total Number of Name and Address of Officer, and Appointments held by him. ,O HO riO SiO'OO OlO ,_, o T-H o g 5 Owners Is |-a a'| of Sheep - Sheep. Eitchie, J. D.,'Wellington, Chief Inspector of Stock for the colony. Fraser, T. A., Dunedin, Assistant Chief Inspector of Stock. Gilruth, J. A..M.E.C.V.S., Wellington. Park, Archibald, M.E.C.V.S., Wellington. Eeakes, C. J., M.E.C.V.8., Wellington. Clifton, E., Auckland, Inspector of Stock, Chief Eegistrar of Brands, in charge. AUCKLAND DISTBICT— Bay of Islands Subdivision — Mongonui Whangaroa Bay of Islands ... Hokianga Marsden Subdivision — Eodney Whangarei Otamatea Hobson Auckland Subdivision — Waitemata Eden ... Manukau Coromandel Thames Ohinemuri Waikato Stibdivision — Waikato Eaglan Waipa... Piako ... Taupo Subdivision — West Taupo and Kawhia... Bay of Pflenty Subdivision — East Taupo and Eotorua Tauranga Whakatane 104 16 96 64 282 180 94| 27| 131 17 209 33 18 2 21 10 18 12 104 59 49 10 29 5 117 11 5 4 3 1 8 3 16 9 9 5 3 1 29 1 3 2 2 3 6 4 1 4 2 2 1 4 1 2 1 1 129 27 128 79 404 251 159 46 166 23 361 50 26 9 24,293 5,195 36,019 12,648 74,724 46,329 51,787 16,772 37,689 3,170 91,287 12,756 6,422 3,706 Fleming, David, Whangarei, Inspector of Stock, Eegistrar of Brands. I Schaw, F., Auckland, Inspector of Stock, Eegis- [ trar of Brands. L J 56| 74 24 28 33 25 11 19 16 9 7 5 9 1 7 1 2 "3 1 i 1 111 117 112 63 74,948 65,448 40,701 184,516 I Eoss, David, Hamilton, Inspector of Stock, Eegistrar of Brands. 6 '2 3 2 39 18 6 2 2 74 43,942 29 17 118 9 3 27 3 3 14 5 1 42 24 167 10,787 5,637 49,739 1 Collett, H. E., Tauranga, Inspector of Stock, [ Eegistrar of Brands. 2 1