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ON 31st MAY, 187 9. Infected Flocks in District>n 30th Ji me 1880. , " Sheep District and Subdivision, and Cattle District. Number of Sheepowners owning under Owning 20,000 Total Number of Name of Officer, Bank, Eesidence, and Date of Appointment. 500 1,000 2,000 5,000 10,000 20,000 and upwards. Owners m of Sheep. &hee P* Name of Eun and Owner. No. The Auckland Sheep District. Area, 15,309,000 acres .. 1,083 69 38 25 9 1,231 453,521 Lewis, Francis C. Chief Sheep Inspector, Cattle Inspector, and Eegistrar of Brands, Auckland Deputy Cattle Inspector Auckland (honorary) Oct., 1862 The Auckland Sheep District, comprising the following subdivisions: — Naden, Greatrex, M.B.C.V.S.E. April, 1880 The Auckland Subdivision. Area, 1,747,000 acres Comprising the Counties of Waitemata, Manukau, Eden, Thames, and Coromandel. :3332! 18 374 59,959 B3oward, Alfred G. Sheep Inspector, Deputy Cattle Inspector, and Eegistrar of Brands, Onehunga Do., do., do,, Grahamstown March, 1871 Constable, E., Waiuku Vaughan, G., Oakura 6S0 200 Edwards, David March, 1879 The Marsden Subdivision. Area, 1,53)8,000 acres Comprising the Counties of Wliangarei, Hobson, and Bodney. 373 3 376 33,518 Dacre, Henry Do., do., do., Wade, Auckland Do., do., do., Whangarei Do., do., do., Hellensville March, 1879 Solon, J., Waikeikei 15 .Elliott, Albert Oct., 1879 The Bay of Islands Subdivision. Area, 1,894,000 acres .. Comprising the Counties of Mongonui, Hokianga, and Bay of Islands. Bonar, Andrew Oct., 1879 Nil. Mawer, Matthew Do., do., do., Bay of Islands, Waimate March, 1879 129; 11 146 35,434 The North Auckland Cattle District :— compeising the countieb of mongonui, hokianga, bay of Islands, Whangabei, Hobson, Bodney, Waitemata, Eden, Thames, and Coeomandel. The North Auckland Cattle Board .- — J. May, Chairman, J. Dilwoeth, B. MacleajS, T. Moekin, J. Wallace. Do., do., do., Hamilton, Waikato Do., do., do., Baglan Findlay, William, Miranda The Waikato Subdivision. Area, 1,741,000 acres Comprising the Counties of Waikato, Baglan, Waipa, and Piako. 18! 32 17 213 75,299 \ Bunciman, John i Oldham, Henry Dec, 1872 68 The Taupo Subdivision. Area, 2,188,000 acres Comprising the Counties of West Taupo and Kawhia. 1 1 205 March, 1879 Nil. The South Auckland Cattle District:— Compeising the Counties of Baglan, Waikato, Waipa, Piako, Kawhia, and West Taupo. The South Auckland Cattle Board : — B. Maclean, Chairman, H. Buttle, A. A. Fantham, E. H. D. Feegusson, C. J. Stoeey. The Bay of Plenty Subdivision. Area, 4,367,000 acres Comprising the Counties of Whakatane, Tauranga, and so much of the Bast Taupo County as is included in the Provincial District of Auckland. August, 1878 36 50 21,704 Thomson, Campbell.. Do., do., do., Opotiki, Bay of Plenty Nil. The Tauranga Cattle District:— Comprising the Counties of Taueanga, Whakatane, and East Taupo. The Tauranga Cattle Board : — G. B. Mobp.is, Chairman, J. Beown, S. L. Claeke, It. G. JOEDAN, J. SNODGEASS. The Poverty Bay Subdivision. Area, 1,774,000 acres Comprising the County of Cook. The County Cook Cattle District:— Compeising the County of Cook. Tlie County Cook Cattle Board: — J. W. Johnson, Chairman, J. Claek, A. McKenzie, W. Smith, G. L. Sundeeland. 10 12 17 18 71 227,402 Orbell, Edward Do., do., do., Gisborne (also, Banger of Crown Lands) Feb., 1880 Barker, Percival, Whatupoko Loisel and Cooke, Puatai Seymour, James, Whangara Doull, David, Wainui Beeves, Andrew, Tologa Harris and Ferguson, Opou Chambers, William K., Patutahi .. Burnett, G. G., Tangihanga Sunderland, G. L., Lavenham Baker, H. E., Seacomhe .. Arthur, A. C. Willows Bond, P. Allen, J.' Goldsmith, T. .. Poynter, J. B., Bushmere Mullooly, M., Tologa Briengan, P., Tauika 7,000 3,500 9,470 15,000 3,500 11,800 6,300 3,000 2,600 1,100 3,994 700 300 40 1,300 700 640 The Napier Sheep District. Area, 4,632,000 acres The Napier Sheep District comprising the Counties of Wairoa, Hawke's Bay, Waipawa, so much of the East Taupo County as is not in the Provincial District of Auckland, and that portion of the Wanganui County which lies within a boundary formed by a straight line drawn from Trigonometrical Station No. 32 due West until it strikes the Mangawhero branch of the Whangaehu Eiver; thence by the Mangawhero Stream to its source ; thence by a straight line to the south-west corner of the Bast Taupo County ; and thence by the boundary of the East Taupo Coun y to the County of Hawke's Bay. 42 39 33 32 33(3 36 21 239 1,691,002: Pasley, Eobert C. White, Thomas W. .. Chief Sheep Inspector, Cattle Inspector, and Eegistrar of Brands, Napier Sheep Inspector, Deputy Cattle Inspector, and Eegistrar of Brands, Napier Do., do., do., Waimata, Napier Oct., 1863 March, 1879 The district is clean, but lice are found in many flocks Munro, Donald Sept., 1872 The Hawke's Bay Cattle District :•— Compeising the Counties of Hawke's Bay, Waipawa, & Waieoa. The Hawke's Bay Cattle Board : — J. D. Osmond, Chairman, J. Heslop, W. Oee, G. Peacock, G. S. Whitmoee.