SHEEP DISTRICTS AND APPOINTMENTS THERETO.

Otago Witness, Issue 1427, 29 March 1879, Page 5

SHEEP DISTRICTS AND APPOINTMENTS THERETO.

Wellington, March 24 h. The sheep districts of Napier, Canterbury, and Ota\{o are proclaimed clean ; and Auckland. New Plymouth, Wellington, Nelson, Marlborough, and WesHand declared infected. Inspectors are authorised to receive fees under the Sheep Act. The following appointments are gazetted, aud districts assigned to inspectors of sheep :—: — Anriewon, Charles, Invercargill ; Blower, Benjamin, Motueka, Ne!s m ; Blundell, Arthur Kennedy, Awatere, Marlborough; Campbell, Hector M'Neill, Clyde., Otngo ; Clapcotfc, Hunter, Hokitika, Westland ; Dacre, Henry Wade, Auckland ; Drummond, Jno., Masterton, Wairarapa, South Wellington ; Edwards, David, Grabamstown, Auckland ; Ffster, Reginald, Amberley, Canterbury; Gallagher, Jiu., Inangahua, Nelson ; Gerse, Jno. Gea., Wanganui; Hately, William, New Plymouth ; Hickson, Frad. Elleston, Tapanui, Otago ; Holderneap, Robert Fitzroy, Christchurch, Canterbury ; Howard, Alfred George, Onehunga, Auckland ; Hunt, Tucmos, Nelson ; IvL'Donald, Joseph, Timaru, Canterbury; Mackenzie, Wm., Carlyle, Patea, Wellington; MacSbeane, Henry Alexander, Picton, Marlborough ; Mason, Walter Finch, Whangarei, Auckland ; Maines, MattheWj Waimate, Bay pf Elands; Mel-

drum, James, Gisborne, Poverty Bay ; MunrO, DoiiaW, Waimate, Napier; Murison, James Oamaiu, Otago; Oldbam, Henry, Raglan, Auckland ; PaJey, Richard Oharled, Waiau, Amuri Pass ; Aithur, Henry, Kaikoura, Marlborouuhj Richardson. Thomas George, Provincial Buildings, Wellington ; R skruge, Charles Kempthorne, Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, Auckland; Runciman, John, Cambridge Waikato. Auckland ; Simpson, Robert Kirkpatrick, Marfcon, Rangitikei, Wellington ; Simi s >n, Walter, Foxton, Mauawatu, Wellington ; Sparrow, George James, Takaka, Nelson; Sutton, William Arelaa Bmry, Blenheim, Marlborough; Telford, Thomas, Tenui, Whareama, Wellington; Thomson, Campbell, Opotiki, Bay of Plenty, - Auckland; Tin m- on, John, Pott Chalmers, Otago ; White, Thomas Wcolston, Napier. The foUowing have been appointed clerics ' in the Sheep and Cattle Branch, under the Colonial Secretary :— Ev*tt, Richard; Grriffithp, Christopher; Grix, Julian. The following have beea appointed Chief Inspectors of Sheep :-— Bayley, Benjamin Peddie, Dunedin, Otago; Boulton, Philip Baker, Christchurch, Canterbury j Canning, Charles, Nelson ; Johnston, Robert Hilton, . Blenheim, Marlborough; Lewes, F/aacia Charles, Auckland ; Power, Pierce, Napier.