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1. On the 30th April, 1917. 2. On the 30th April, 1917. I 3. Numbar of Sheep owning Total Nu amber of Numbar of Sheep owning Total Number of Sheep Districts in Counties. 11 UU1U-1 Wl Uur.cp il w ° 0 " : ~o ~g g 00 go og Owners rtcq o 10 o °. o„- lo,Z- o i 100 -0 o-a ot bneep. Sheep. Name and Address of Officer, and Appointments held by him. W r EST COAST DISTEICT— continued. Wanganui Subdivision — Patea ... ... ... ... ... 39 36 73 83 10 4 1 Waitotara ... ... ... ... 29 18 23 57 19 2 ... Waimarino ... ... ... ... 28 53 64 57 19 8 1 Kaitieke ... ... ... ... 9 18 39 44 10 Wanganui ... ... ... ... 23 34 40 61 44 11 8 Eangitikei ... ... ... ... 102 106 160 191j 67 16 4 Manawatu Subdivision — Oroua... ... ... ... ... 31 59 49 43 9 2 ... Kairanga ... ... ... ... 29 44 38 27 7 3 ... Kiwitea .. ... ... ... 25 54 61 81 24 6 1 Pohangina ... ... ... ... 9 56 49 43 10 ... 1 Manawatu ... ... ... ... 31 30 40 39 1 2 1 Horowhenua ... ... ... ... 42 42! 48; 27 10 ... 1 Wellington Subdivision — Hutt (together with the Islands of Kapiti, 39 32 49: 31 8 4 ... Mana, and Somes) Makara ... ... ... ... 22 22 15 14 5 2 1 WAIEAEAPA DISTEICT — Masterton Subdivision — Featherston ... ... ... ... 23 21 32 46 30 10 7 Wairarapa South ... ... ... 44 50 36 31 10 4 1 Masterton ... ... ... ... 31 58 78 67 46 12 10 Castlepoint ... ... ... ... 11 9 13 10 13 5 1 Eketahuna ... ... ... ... 24 45 35 26 3 3 ... Mauriceville .. ... ... ... 12 31 18 23! 2 Totals in North Island . . ... 20472290J23332395J886 298 131 1 *■ •■■ 247 273,531 „, .. . „ . 1 149 - 228 702 ; Ehilpott, A. O, Wanganui, District Agent, "{ j_ I 23 L 284'542 Eegistrar of Brands. j ".'.. 120 ! 8 8 3 232 595,460 4 8 1 655 958,276 jJ 193 165,684 \ 148 122,027 1 1 ••• 253 326,144 D., Palmerston North, Inspector of '1 168, 167,615 I Stock, Eegistrar of Brands. 1 144 125,184 Miller, J. O, Feilding, Inspector of Stock 1 1 ... 171 145,252 ) 163 148,501 ),. „ „. [Munro, H., Wellington, Inspector of Stock, 1 81 76 018 f R e n' strar of Brands. . 7 5 1 175 458,730 , 1 2 ... 178 192,737 10 2 ... 304 546,995 -Hubbard, A. T. P., Masterton, Inspector of 1 3 ... 65 191,441 I Stock, Eegistrar of Brands 136 106,624 j 86 71,620 I L31 114 24 10,518 ,14,567,128