H.—23.

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 1«98 ... ... ... ... ... 19,673,725 1899 ... ... ... ... ... 19,348,506 1900 ... ... ... ... ... 19,355,195 1901 ... ... ... ... ... 20,233,099 1902 ... ... ... ... ... 20,342,727 1903 ... ... ... ... ... 18,954,553 1904 ... ... ... ... ... 18,280,806

By Authority: John Mackay, Government Printer, Wellington.—l9o4. Price, 3s. 6d.]

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No. of Sheep on April 30, 1903. April 30, 1904. Wallace County— continued. Salton, A., Merrivale, Orawia Salton, James, Merrivale Sanford, S. J., Clifden Saunders, Frank, South Hillend Saunders, Samuel, Otautau Saunders, W., Willow Bank, Gummie's Bush Scobie, A. P., Mossburn Scobie Bros., Manapouri Scobie, J. A., Eastern Bush Scobie, William, jun., Eastern Bush Scobie, William, Eastern Bush Scothorn, F., Wairio Scott, G. A., Merrivale, Orawia Scott, W. J., Clifden Scottish N.Z. Invest. Co., Ermedale, Fairfax... Sharp, John, Clifden Shaw Brothers, Fairfax Shaw, J., Bayswater, Heddon Bush Shearer, J. C, Drummond Sheddan Brothers, Scott's Gap Sheddan, James, Scott's Gap Sheehan, Edward, Avondale, Opio Sheridan, Patrick, Groper's Bush Silk, Patrick, South Hillend Sinclair, Donald, Calder Bank, Nightcaps ... Sinclair, Misses M. and S., Orawia Slattery, Michael, Fairfax Smith, Alexander, Matuku Smith, Cyrus S., Eastern Bush Smith and Rose, Matuku Southern, Walter, Waimatuku Spillane Brothers, Opio Stalker, Alexander, Te Tua Stalker Bros., Drummond Stenhouse, Richard, Groper's Bush Stenhouse, Robert, South Hillend Stevens, C. S., Opio Stevens, E. J., Riverton Stevens, George (Exors. of), Gummie's Bush Stevens, Joseph, Beaumont Station, Nightcaps Stevens, J. G., Nightcaps Stevens, Miss Lucy, Beaumont, Nightcaps ... Stevens, W. (Exrs. of), Beaumont, Nightcaps Stewart, H. N., Drummond Stewart, John, Fairfax Stewart, Mrs. Helen, Scott's Gap Steele, Thomas, Otautau Stormouth, W., Drummond Story, Robert, Mararoa Story, Robert, Otautau Strang, Wm., Waimatuku Stroud, ThomaB, Fairfax Stroud, T., & Sons, Annandale, Wrey's Bush Stroud, T. W., Annandale Summers, Mark, Otautau Sutherland, Robert, Clifden 200 898 606 26 431 979 1876 593 327 42 906 1917 77 166 1300 268 386 288 40 276 300 419 183 494 294 195 Nil 160 840 388 33 448 973 194 2158 334 215 174 683 1562 144 132 990 340 Nil 194 256 Nil 79 Nil 400 170 480 296 6268 198 463 41 800 Nil 152 493 Nil 485 2080 2600 595 9781 534 73 Nil 70 400 1114 579 304 Nil 596 132 100 479 290 575 21 588 290 224 499 40 356 1980 2200 680 9655 397 84 50 250 1133 500 196 480 508 303 480

No. of Sheep on April 30, i 1903. April 30, | 1904. Wallace County— continued. Sutherland, Robert, Merrivale, Orawia Sutherland, Robert, Nightcaps Sutherland and Son, Castle Rock, Lumsden Sutton, Arthur, Thornbury Sutton Bros., Thornbury Sutton, Charles, Drummond Sutton, J. B., Thornbury Tait, John, Castle Rock, Lumsden Tapper, Robert, Clifden, Invercargill Taylor, William, Aparima Tennant, John, Heddon Bush Teviotdale, Peter, Isla Bank Thornton, Mrs. Annie, Scott's Gap Tielle, William, Orepuki Tinker, William, Nightcaps Todd, Joseph, Otautau Toogood, William, Etal Creek, Nightcaps ... Torrens, Thomas, Mossburn Tulloch, William, Mossburn Waddell, T. K., Mossburn Walker, William, Otautau Ward, Benjamin, Fairfax Ward, C, Te Tua Ward, Frank, Drummond Ward, Henry, Te Tua Watson Bros., Meadow Bank, Heddon Bush Watson, Robert, Lumsden Watson, Stephen, Riverton Whyte, Robert, Clifden Wilson, J., Orawia Williamson, James, Thornbury Winn, Nicholas, Merrivale Wohlers, John, Thornbury Woodhead, J. W., Drummond Young, David, Orawia 200 292 174 704 755 3144 300 11779 2294 86 58 220 98 560 300 600 65 260 59 25 199 84 1731 173 273 183 170 669 683 530 4500 3718 33 Nil 2265 98 Nil Nil 96 675 392 820 Nil 39 63 Nil 195 50 1857 2310 Nil 449 191 Nil Nil 250 193 264 190 487 280 34 61 288 212 297 400,800 366,578 STEWART ISLAND COUNTY. Bragg, John, Half-moon Bay Dawson, James, Half-moon Bay Harrold, J., Half-moon Bay Hames, Moses, Half-moon Bay Joss, Walter, Paterson's Inlet King, Henry, Half-moon Bay Newton, George, Ruapuki Newton, Joseph, Half-moon Bay Nixon, John, Half-moon Bay Russell, A. M., Ruapuki Thomson, C. F., Mason's Bay Topi, John, jun., Ruapuki Traill, A. W., Paterson's Inlet Waitiri, J., Ruapuki 20 134 52 100 Nil 9 160 8 100 17 Nil 202 193 483 17 100 14 30 200 598 600 26 1,622 1,441