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NlJMBEE OF On the 31st May, 1881. Sheep, Cattle, and Rabbii Districts in Counties. Number of Owners owning under o~'2 Total No. of | I. if I I I IISSEil ■"» Live-stock Rbtttbns, per Census, on 3rd Apuil, 1881. B "So o I A™ Same and Addeess of Offices, AND Appointments Heh) by hiji. Sheep. Cattle. Pigs. Horses. i " \ On March. 31, 1882. Northern Subdivision (area 1,571,000 acres) — Ashley Cheviot Christchurcli Subdivision (area 3,449,000 acres) — Selwyn Ashburton Akaroa Southern Subdivision (area 3,281,000 acres) — Greraldine Waimate Cahtebbttbt Cattle Disteict — Comprising the Counties of Amuri, Cheviot, Asliley, Selwyn, Akaroa, Ashburton, Greraldine, and Wairnate. Cattle Boaed :— J. T. Peacock, Chairman, F. J. Kimbell, C. Neioton, J. Studholme, and IT. JUcIlraith. OlAGO SlIEEP DlSTBICT Dunedin Subdivision (area 1,368,000 acres) — :333 ... 460 97 31 27 61 29 9 23 39 28 16 14 21 16 8 14 . ... 16 18 13 I 11 12 10 2 2 8 5 1 427 1 611 206 79 279 76 640,108 62,000 569,914 615.433 166,200 926,481 493,707 621,465 139,261 578,946 638,940 162,384 958,380 550,819 20,151 531 32,357 11,820 19,695 17,829 9,283 9,699 8,415 65 156 25,511 16,153 ilO.527 6.658 5,155 2,157 12,236 8,595 3,632 3,585 Foster, ~R., Amberley, Sheep Insp., Depy. Cattle Insp., Eegistrar of Brands. Holderness, It. P., Ghristchurch, Sheep Insp., Depy. Cattle Insp. Macdonald, J., Timaru, Sheep Insp., Depy. Cuttle Insp., Registrar of Brands. 148 39 39 7 28 8 20 5 11 4 22 3 11 10 • Johnson, E. II., Dunedin, Chief Sheep Insp , Cattle Insp., Eabbit Insp., Eegistrar of Brands. Bruce Taieri Waikouaiti Port Chalmers Subdivision (area 25,000 acres) — Peninsula Dfnedix Babbit District — Comprising the Counties of Peninsula, Taieri, and Waikouaiti. Clutha Rabbit District — Comprising the Counties of Clutha and Bruce. 79 46 48 13 6 10 15 10 9 5 3 4 1 3 1 3 3 6 2 121 72 79 108,447 255,307 180,191 189,987 231,790 220,280 8,709 20.678 114,121 2,698 4,795 4,006 3,098 5,444 3,677 234 4,654 4,904 1,339 809 Eoskruge, C. K., Dunedin, Sheep Insp., Depy. Cattle Insp., Eabbit Insp. Eegistrar of Brands. MacShane, II. A., BaJclutlta, Sheep Insp., Eabbit Insp., Depy. Cattle Insp.