H.—23b.

OTAGO SHEEP DISTRICT—continued.

TABLE SHOWING NUMBER OF SHEEP IN THE DOMINION SINCE 1894.

By Authority : MabcU- F. Marks, Government Printer, Wellington.—l92o.

186

No. of Sheep on April 30, April 30 1919. 1920. Wallace County— continued. Strang, William, Waimatuku Stroud Bros., Wrey's Bush Strudwicke, Frank, Opio, via Nightcaps .. Studholme, IL, Birchwood Sturgess, Mrs. Mary A., Orawia Sutherland, G L., Scott's Gap Sutherland, R. (Estate of), Nightcaps Sutton, Prank, Drummond Sutton, J. R., Isla Bank Sutton, Owen, Thornbury Swap, Mrs. A. J., Otautau Swift and Co. (Limited), Dunrobin Station, Matuku Taylor, A. S., South Hillend Taylor, F. N., Heddon Bush ... Taylor, H. D., Eastern Bush Taylor, Joseph (Estate of), Heddon Bush .. Taylor, R. M., Fairfax Taylor, S. G, Heddon Bush Taylor, William J., Wairio Templeton and Girdle, Fairfax Templeton, William, Riverton Teofsky, Thomas, Ruahine Teviofdale, David, Isla Bank The Redclilf Runs Association, Redcliff Station, Otautau Thompson, D. W., Box 7, Lumsden Thompson, W. J., The Key, via Lumsden.. Thomson, R., Beaumont, Awatata Thomson, W., Otautau Thomson, W., Waimatuku Thornton, J. A., Waimatuku Thornton, Mrs. J. A., Otautau Tippet, J. It., Tuatapero Tippett, It. A., Waimatuku Todd, William, Maori Hill Estate, Pukemaori Tomlinson, A., Orawia Tomlinson, George, Orawia Tressider, IP, Otautau .. Turner, Fred J., Mossburn Turner, W. G, and Sons, Wrey's Bush Valentine, William, Waimatuku Valli, Antonio, Nightcaps Valli, Geuseppi, Nightcaps Valli, Jamos, Nightcaps Vyner, P. A., Te Tua Waddell.T.K., Matuku.. Walker, A. and J., Mossburn Walker, William, Dipton Wallace, Stephen, Nightcaps Ward, A. and G, Hekeia Ward, Benjamin, Fairfax Ward, G, To Tua Ward, H. F., Fairfax Ward, Mrs. G., Hekeia Ward, S., Aparima Ward, W. H., Lumsden Watson Bros., Heddon Bush Watson, James, Feldwick, Orawia i 359 1,085 516 4,454 208 52 556 808 235 349 48 5,068 345 983 910 162 306 25 1,796 9,395 575 40 110 43 14 141 138 480 461 405 341 740 2,361 233 293 495 660 990 819 184 87 100 186 1,101 2,250 400 297 985 500 Nil 155 48 449 552 Nil Nil Nil 5,225 308 279 952 279 1,394 273 Nil 806 215 Nil 1,455 9,537 762 Nil 120 24 Nil 80 Nil 1,331 Nil 470 116 263 282 592 2,247 94 82 46 344 54 356 815 911 300 12 101 Nil 189 Nil 161 530 2,589 321

No. of Sheep on April 30, April 30. 1919. 1920. Wallace County— -continued. Watson, Mrs. S., Kintail Narrows, Riverton Watson, Thomas, Colac Bay Watts, Jamos, Josephville, Lumsden Weir, William H., P.O. Box 69, Otautau . . Welsh, John, Nightcaps Whelan, D., Orepuki Whelan, D. W., Waimatuku White, Adam, Wild Bush White, Andrew, Isla BankWhite, Thomas, Ermedale, P'airi'ax Whyte, P. A., Pukemaori Whyte, It. (Pukemaori Property), Clifden.. Whyte, Robert, Clifden Whyte, W. A., Clifden .. Wildey, J. E., Birchwood Wilding and Anderson, Nightcaps Wilkinson and Alexander, Avondale, Opio. . Williams, R., Aparima Williams, R. W., Wairaki, Nightoaps Wilson, Andrew, Orawia Wilson, Charles, South Hillend .. Wilson, Fred. II., Orepuki Wilson, H. R., Winton Wilson, James T., Merrivale Road, Otautau Wilson, Robort, Castle Rock, Lumsden Wilson, W. J., Fairfax Woodhoad, James, Drummond Woodhead, William, Drummond Young Bros., P.O. Box 12, Oropuki Young, David, Orawia Young, I. H, Orepuki Young, It. S., Orepuki Young, Thomas H., Waihoaka Young, William, Mossburn 27 500 105 120 170 150 446 192 188 210 203 81 Nil 71 Nil 320 19 Nil 600 878 Nil 740 678 883 918 69 39 1,164 3,437 620 1,171 Nil 959 Nil 907 1,052 250 Nil 1,119 71 51 525 400 156 207 Nil 64 , 61 260 Nil 252 650 194 106 380 Nil 800 519,228180,545 STEWART ISLAND COUNTY (In Southland Subdivision). Barrio, James, Island Hill Run (address : Box 25, Waimate) Bragg, John, Half-moon Bay Dawson, James (Executors of), Ulva, Halfmoon Bay Dawson, S., Stewart, Island Joss, Walter, Ulva, Paterson's Inlet Newton, Mrs. George, Ruapuke, Bluff Patuki, The Hon. John Topi, Ruapuke Rita, Henry, Ruapuke, Bluff Robertson, William, Half-moon Bay Russell, Mrs. A. M., Ruapuke, Bluff Tolsen, Lance, c/o William Robertson, Halfmoon Bay Topi, Maurice, Ruapuke, Bluff .. Waitiri, L, Ruapuke Island, Bluff 700 700 45 35 156 Nil 142 111 118 583 654 963 1,103 403 462 232 250 152 252 43 355 322 48 92 3,748 4,173

Year. 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 Number of Sheep. , Year. Number of Sheep. 20,230,829 1901 .. 20,233,099 19,826,604 1902 20,342,727 19,138,493 1903 .. 18,954,553 19,087,954 1904 .. 18,280,806 19,673,725 1905 .. 19,130,875 19,348,500 1000 .. 20,108,471 19,355,195 1907 .. 20,983,772 Year. Number of Sheep. 1908 .. 22,449,053 1909 .. 23,480,707 1910 .. 24,269,620 1911 .. 23,996,120 j 1912 .. 23,750,153 1913 .. 24,191,810 1914 .. 24,798,76! Year. 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 .1920 Number of Sheep. 24,901,421 24,788,150 25,270,38(1 26,538,302 25,828,554 23,919,970* * This total Includes the Chai liuin Islands return for 1920.