H.—23.

D— continued.

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1. 2. On the 30th App.il, 1899. 3. Sheep Districts in Oouoties.' Number of Owners owning Total Number of Name and Addbess of Officer, and Appointments held by him. o i~! O -- 1 X O *Q c CM si : s8!ss §"- §oj°-o gs 0-1 0 Owners I of Sheep. I Sheep. NAPIBE DISTRICT— Poverty Bay Subdivision — Waiapu Cook ... East Taupo Napier Subdivision — Wairoa Hawke's Bay Waipawa Patangata Wanganui (part of) Miller, Walter, Napier, Inspector of Stock, Chief Eegistrar of Brands, in charge. Oldham, H., Napier, Inspector of Stock, Registrar of Brands. 30 110 10 32: 68 : 15 I 16 61 7 20 63 8 35 1 2 21 10 4 10 1 3 9 115 387 34 308,649 824,129 25,376 I Thomson, C, Gisbome, Inspector of Stock, Eef gistrar of Brands. ! 128 59 126 29 22 63, 40! 139! 23; 10 : ij 31 32 73 40 i\ 29 41 53 58 6 17 28 21 22 1 11 17 5 5 11 6 6 4 11 24 9 4 1 2 17 13 1 303 264 440 198 45 548,567 1,250,858 731,597 760,854 92,280 [•Rutherfurd, W. E., Hastings, Inspector of Stock. I Harvey, James, Woodville, Inspector of Stock. i WELLINGTON-WEST COAST DISTEICT— Wanganni Subdivision — Clifton Taranaki ... ... ... ... Stratford Hawera Patea ... Waitotara Wanganui (part of) Bangitikei Subdivision — Eangitikei Oroua Kiwitea Pohangina Manawatu Horowhenua Wellington Subdivision — Hutt (together with the Islands of Kapiti, Mana, and Somes) • 46 71 37 67 52 52 151 22 19 17 44 41 30 50 5 13 37 74 27 46 3 iol 53 29 65 1 1 7 13 13 14 21 77 104 85 204 236 156 340 23,178 28,560 65,430 165,593 225,904 180,416 294,565 Blundell, A. K., Wanganui, Inspector of Stock, Eegistrar of Brands, in charge. Orbell, F. E., Hawera, Inspector of Stock, Eegistrar of Brands. Deem, J. W., New Plymouth, Inspector of Stock. 2 3 1 5 "i i i "i i i I-Blundell, A. K., Wanganui, Inspector of Stock. 104 101 73 58 44 66 95 133 112) 60] 30 71 81 117 84 56 34 47 91 74 45 21 26 32 25 16 12 1 9 5 10 2 4 4 4 2 4 2 416 447 332 196 156 224 513,877 360,409 262,340 101,998 221,668 161,252 Hull, H. G. J., Palmerston North, Inspector of J Stock, Registrar of Brands, in charge. I Drummond, John, Wellington, Inspector of i" Stock, Eegistrar of Brands. "b 6 2 2 1 84J 78 59' 36 11 2 1 1 272 207,637