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Sheep District and Subdivision, and Cattle District. ON 31st MAY, 187 9. * , Number of Sheepowners owning under Owning Total Number of 20,000 and ] 500 1,000 2,000 5,000 10,000 20,000 upwards. o y^^ s j Sheep. ON 31st MAY, 187 9. Name of Officer, Rank, Residence, and Date of Appointment. Infected Flocks in District on 30th June, 1880. Name of Eun and Owner. No. I No. The Otago Sheep District— continued. the North by a straight line to the Obelisk ; thence by the watershed of Umbrella Mountains and Clutha River to Mount Benger; thence by a line from Mount Benger to the Clutha Biver, being southern boundary of Eun 369 ; thence South by Clutha Biver to Benger Burn; thence by a line in a north-easterly direction, being boundary of Run 199, to the Lammerlaw Eange ; thence by Lammerlaw Range to the Dunedin Subdivision boundary at Yerter Burn ; thence by said district boundary to starting point at mouth of Clutha River. •.:' The Otago Cattle District:— Comprising the Counties of Waitaki, Waikodaiti, Maniototo, Vincent, Peninsula, Taieei, Bruce, Clutha and Tuapeka. The Otago Cattle Board: — Mathew Holmes, Chairman, E. Charteris, J. Roberts, J. Shand, J. Smith. , The Southland Subdivision. Area, 6,252,000 acres .. Comprising all that area in the Provincial District of Otago the boundaries whereof commence at mouth of the Mataura River; thence North-east by said river to Eyre Peak; thence by Thomson, Livingston, and Earl Mountains to Mount Christina ; thence on the North-west by unoccupied country to the ocean; thence by ocean to starting point; together with Stewart and Ruapuke Islands. 02 23 11 17 18 175 624,994 Macdonald, Angus A. Sheep Inspector, Deputy , Cattle Inspector, and Eegistrar of Brands. Gore. Do., do., do., Invercargill March, 1880 Anderson, Charles .. June, 1874 The Southland Cattle District:— Comprising the Counties ok Southland, Wallace, Lake, Fiord, and Stewart Island. The Southland Cattle Board : — A. McNeil, Chairman, J. S. Shanks, T. Brydon, J. B. Sutton, J. Holmes. SUMMARY :— The Auckland Sheep District 1,083 69 38 25 9 7 1,231 453,521 71,877 The Napier Sheep District 42 39 33 32 36 36 21 239 1,691002 District clean. The New Plymouth Sheep District 85 4 1 90 11,264 782 The "Wellington Sheep District 636 220 166 93 27 20 4 1,166 1,453 533 149,780 The Marlborough and Waiau Sheep Districts 168 28 21 20 13 21 17 288 1,133 312 626,561 The Nelson Sheep District 464 31 4 4 503 107,661 7,573 The Canterbury and Westland Sheep Districts 1,042 151 102 76 69 55 40 1,535 3,263 616 District clean. The Otago Sheep District 529 97 71 74 46 60 51 928 3,580 002 District clean. Totals 4,049 639 436 324 200 199 133 5,980 11,693,911 856,573