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Sheep District and Subdivision, and Cattle District. Number of Sheepowners o* ON 31st rning inder AY, 18 79. Owning 20,000 Total Number of Name of Officer, Bank, Eesidence, and Date of Appointment. Infected Flocks in District on 30th June, 1880. j Name of Eun and Owner. No. 500 1,000 2,000 5,00( I 10,001 I 20,000 and upwards. Owners „, of Sheep.) Shee P* The Marlborough Sheep District— continued. to the source of the Pelorus Biver, thence by that river to its confluence with the Heringa Biver, thence by that river to its source at Saddle Hill, thence by the summit of the watershed over Mount Duppa, Castor Peak, Mount Elliot, and Mount McLaren, to Tennyson's Inlet, the starting point. Mills Brothers, Homewood MacMahon, P., Kenepuru.. Wheadon, J., Mohakipawa Cullen, W. J., Makipawa Takarua, B., Blumine Island Makore, T., Blackwood Bay 660 153 32 3,550 512 69 Tlie Kaikoura Subdivision, Area, 587,000 acres Passau Arthur H. Aldridge, B., Mount Fyffe Bun Bullen, G.F., Green Hills.. Chaytor, J. C., The Shades Gibson, W., Waipapa and Jam Bun Gooch, E. G. S., Point Farm Ingles, A. and H, Kincaid Bun Keen, G. B., Swyncombe Bun Symons and Co., Kekerangu Wallace, J., Conway Hills Ward, Joseph, Warden and Tytler.. Gibson, Gordon, Kaikoura 4,590 54,000 8,111 21,000 900 9,300 6,100 51,500 5,289 38,000 800 27 44 232,775 Sheep Inspector, Deputy Cattle Inspector, and Eegistrar of Brands, Kaikoura April, 1872 Bounded towards the East by the sea from the month of the Biver Conway to the mouth of the Biver Kekerangu ; thence North by the Biver Kekerangu to the junction of Benmore Stream, thence by that stream to its source, thence by a tributary of the Eiver Ure to the southern boundary of the Chalk Eange Eun, thence by the southern boundary of the Chalk Eange Bun to the Upton Fells Eun; thence by the southern boundary of Upton Fells Bun to Upton Fells Bun 'No. 2, thence by the south-eastern and south-western boundaries of Upton Fells Bun No. 2 to Section No. 11 on the Upton Fells Bun, thence by that section to the eastern boundary of the Camden Eun No. 2, thence by that boundary and the southern boundaries of Camden Eun No. 2, to the summit of the dividing range between the Awatere and Clarence Valleys ; thence on the West by a line along the said summit to Lake McEae Eun, thence by the eastern boundaries of that run to a point where a right line drawn from the junction of the Acheron and Clarence Bivers to the source of the Conway Eiver intersects it, thence by a right line to the source of the Biver Conway, and thence by the right bank of that river to its mouth, the starting point. 1 The Awatere Subdivision. Area, 596,000 acres Bounded towards the East by the sea from the mouth of the Kekerangu Biver to the mouth of the Awatere Biver ; thence on the North and West by the Awatere Biver from its mouth to a point on Section 30, Wakefield Downs (being the south-western corner of the Vernon Bun), thence by a right line to the southwestern corner of Section 29, Wakefield Downs, thence by the eastern side of the road between Sections 33 and 29, Wakefield Downs, and Sections 4 and 2, of Block I., District of Awatere, to the Utawai Stream, thence by the Utawai Stream to the northern boundary of Section 2, of Block I., District of Awatere, thence along that boundary to Maxwell Pass Stream, thence by the Maxwell Pass Stream to the watershed, thence by a tributary of the Taylor Eiver to the Taylor Eiver at the base of a hill called the " Maori," thence by the northern boundaries of the Dumgree and Blairich Buns to the summit of the dividing range between the Awatere and Wairau Valleys to Langridge Bun No. 2, thence by the western boundary of that run to the summit of the range, thence by the said summit to Saxon's Pass, thence by the stream running out of Saxon's Pass to the Acheron Biver, thence by that river to the junction of the Saxon, thence by the Saxon for a distance of two hundred and ten (210).chains ; thence by a line due East and West to intersect a right line drawn from Tophouse to Barefells Pass, thence by part of said line to Barefells Pass, thence by the Guide Eiver to its confluence with the Acheron Eiver, thence by that river to its confluence with the Clarence Eiver ; thence towards the South by a right line to a point on the Clarence Eiver where a right line drawn from the junction of the Acheron and Clarence Bivers to the source of the Biver Conway intersects it; thence towards the south-east by the Kaikoura Subdivision, hereinbefore described, to the mouth of the Kekerangu Biver, the starting point. 10 3 15 259,327 Kuyvett, William H... Do., do., do., Awatere May, 1880 Busby, J. D., Upton Downs Clifford and Weld, Haldons Fuhrinann and Willis, Molesworth.. Green, James, Upcot .. ,. McEae, P. B., Blairich .. Mowatt, Mrs, Altimarloch Monro, G., Langridge Otterson, H, Mount Gladstone Cawthron, Muller 19,100 58,701 13,500 11,050 16,000 13,300 10,000 7,618 8,038 The Amuri Subdivision. Area, 994,000 acres .. Bounded towards the East by thd Blenheim, Awatere, and Kaikoura Subdivisions, hereinbefore described, from the Wairan Biver to the mouth of the Biver Conway, thence by the sea to the mouth of the Waiau-ua or Dillon Eiver; towards the South by the right bank of that river; towards the West again by the right bank of the said river to its confluence with the Henry Eiver, thence by that river to its source at Travers Peak ; and towards the North-west by the summit of the Spencer Bange to Mount Franklyn, thence by the summit of St. Arnaud Bange to a point in line with the northern boundary of the Section No. 3, Wiesenhavern Bun, thence to and by said section and the Wairau river to the starting point. 14 256,941 Bhmdell, Arthur K. .. Do., do., do., Waiau, Amuri March, 1878 Adams and Kerr, Tarndale Atkinson, William^ Woodbank Fowler, W. L., Stapley Vale Jones and Kent, Hopefield Low, W. A., Clarence and St Helens McArthur Brothers, St James McKay, George, Bogerson Valley .. 12,000 7,000 3,800 3,062 61,290 19,000 600 The Marlborough Cattle District:— Compeising the Counties of Mablboeough, Sounds, & Kaikouea. The Marlborough Cattle Board : — Bonlton, Philip B. Nov., 1858 The Canterbury Sheep District. Area, 10,930,000 acres .. 1,042 151 102 76 (39 55 40 1,535 3,263,616 Chief Sheep Inspector, Cattle Inspector, and Eegistrar of Brands, Christchurch Clerk, Christchurch Deputy-Cattle Inspector (honorary) Sheep Inspector, Deputy Cattle Inspector, and Eegistrar of Brands, Hokitika, Westland District clean The Canterbury Sheep District, comprising tne following Subdivisions:— Evatt, B. .. Jan., 1878 Hill, Thomas, M.B.C.V.S.E. Clapcott, Bunter May, 1880 The Westland Subdivision. Area, 2,959,000 acres Bounded towards the North by the right bank of the Grey Biver from its mouth to its junction with the Arnold Biver, thence by the right bank of that river to Lake Brunner, thence by a right line to the saddle at the source of the Hurunui and Teremakau Bivers ; towards the South-east by lines from peak to peak along summit of the Southern Alps to Mount Aspiring ; thence towards the South by a right line to the mouth of the Awarua Biver ; and towards the West hy the sea to the mouth of the Grey Biver, the starting point. 10 4,652 May, 1878