H.—3

NEW PLYMOUTH DISTRICT— continued.

NEW PLYMOUTH DISTRICT. RETURN showing the Sheepowners and the Number of Sheep and Lambs in each county on the 31st May, 1881, 1882, and 1883.

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No. of Sheep on 31st May. 1881. 1882. I 1883 1882. I 1833. TABANAKI COUNTY. Allen, W., jun., New Plymouth Allen, T., New Plymouth Allen, W. S., New Plymouth Andrews, Fred, ITuirangi Atkinson, H. A., Waitara Atkinson, II. D., New Plymouth Bayly, F., Urenui Bayly, Albert, Ornata Bayly, Thomas, Waitara Bayly, William, Stoney E., N. Plymouth Bell, John, Kent Eoad, New Plymouth Berridge, William, Omatu Bewley, Walter, Inglewood Billiale, Thomas, Inglewood Bishop, W., New Plymouth Bishop. Albert, New Plymouth Blake, W., New Plymouth Breach, S. A.) Opunake Broughton, F., Inglewood Brown, II. II. Bev., New Plymouth ... Brown, Thomas, New Plymouth Buckle, John, Waitara Chapman, Peter, Waitara Chapman, F. M., Eabot.ii Clare, Thomas, Bell Block Cleave, W. J., Huirangi Clemoe, llobert, New Plymouth Coad, Stephen, New Plymouth Colvillo, A. }j., New Plymouth Connett, J. B., Bell Block Cornwall, F. D., Bell Block Crean, John, New Plymouth Cunningham, Robert, Waitaia Curtis, George, New Plymouth Outfield, W., Oakura Duvis, W., Inglewood Dingle, J. V., Okato Elliot", and Bayly, Waitsira foreman, J. W., Tikorangi Foreman, R. II., Waitara Foreman, W., Oakura Gane, G. W., Rahotu Gray, Robert, Stoney River, Oftrtfo Gernhorfer, Gotthib, Lepperton Gibbons, E. H., Inglewood Giddy, W., New Plymouth ffamblyii, C, jun., Bell Block liamblyn, C, sen., New Plymouth Harrison, Job, New Plymouth Henderson, A. W., Okato Hill, James, New Plymouth Honeyiiold, J. C, New Plymouth Honeyfield, H. J., Bell View, Npw Ply. Honor, Williatn, New Plymouth Hosltin, W. F., Penrose Farm, Bell Block Hoskin, A. J., Bell Block Irvine, Hugh, Urenui Toll, Samuel, Waitara Julian, N. H., Oakura Tury, John, Omata lury, William, Waitara 3o 99 12o 277 12 15o 86 25o 54 05 17 43 210 8oo 4oo 28 30 11 16o 27 27 22 21 180 406 61 1,600 -10 160 40 102 50 230 15 20 145 700 250 270 050 29 32 16 180 18 57 150 400 1000 42 28 31 74 1 20 Nil 258 Nil 160 1400 420 Nil 160 255 110 Nil 303 63 ■5° ») Nil 80 294 Nil. 500 5° 310 420 98 34 48 23 10 ii)9 18 S6 200 1^00 875 39 Nil 32 5o5 35 72 23 20 185 26 [ 51 (>() 8(i 25 44 51 30 70 37 37 23 44 300 270 40 43 26 42 Nil Nil 9 25o 278 3oo l!)o 5 10 532 97 306 400 500 100 60 46 Nil 334 5 oo 66o 98 34 33 48 303 180 1200 200 50 30 64,

No. of Phfcp 01 May. 1-81. j 18S2. j in 31st j IStfS. i Kelly, Thomas, GUenfern Farm, Bell Block King, H., New Plymouth Knuekey, Nicholas, Waitara Knvvett, J. Gh, New Plymouth Leech, T. G., Marwood, Inglewood Lepper, C, Lepperton Little, Joseph, Omata Looney, J. J., Oakura Lord, John, Lopperton Lye, Edward, Waitara Mace, F. J., the Wairau, Oakura Marsh, A., Nevr Plymouth ... Marshall, W., Inglewood Morgan, E. R., Urcnni Newland, H., New Plymouth Okey, Henry, New Plymouth Old, John, Waitara Oldfield, Thomas, Omata Oliver, G., Woodlands, New Plymouth Oxenhani, O., Oakura Oxenhain, W. J., Waitara Parkinson, A., Waitara Pearce, John, Clubworthy, Oakura Pearson, William, Oakura ... Peattie, William, Waipnku Pott, George, Urenui Priske, P. T., Oakura Putt, John, Omnta Putt, Richard, Oukura Rattenburv, James, Waitara Raymond. W. T., Tho Woods,Waitara... Riggall, W. T., Bell Block Rossiter and Sons, New Plymouth Rowe, C. N., Urenui Rowe, H. N., Bell Block Rowe, H. G., Bell Block Rowe, William, New Plymouth Bundle, Samuel, Bell Block Sargent, James, Bell Block Sarten, James, Waitara Sarten, Levi, Tikorangi Skeet, H. L., New Plymouth Smith, J. nnd J., Midhurst Stead, C. V., Midhurst Street, Romulus, Bell Block Tate G. V., Waitara Taylor, R. II., Tnglewood Thomson, W. D., Inglewood Vavasour Brothers, New Plymouth Vickery, Francis, Tikorangi Vosper, P., Tikorangi Wareham and Morris, New Plymouth... Warnoek, John, Fern Glen, Lepperton Watkins, James, New Plymouth Webster, W. W., New Plymouth Wells, W. J., Mangorei, New Plymouth Wells, W. Z., New Plymouth Wells, Z. W., New Plymouth Western, Thomas, Bell Block Wheeler, J., Inglewood ... Whitehouse, W., Inglewood Wilson, J. W., Oakura Wilson, Thomas, Urenui Wood, H. T., New Plymouth Wood, Robert &., Oakura 122 61 i 122 170 61 82 — 203 25° 275 So 33 40 IO 5 Nil 200 Nil 25 25 44 — 51 5 — 1(58 18C> 95 — 5 168 95 2o loo 2o 31 loo 100 — 35 — 60 — 400 2oo 196 38 Nil 60 120 Nil 2oo 225 520 200 123 45 o 45o 300 38o 31 38o 384 S4 26 — 70 loo 350 25 18 425 35 100 loo 25 200 Nil 30 193 316 12o 2oo 32 12o 100 2oo 170 32 30 — 220 132 740 100 225 32 Nil Nil 132 8o 42o 8o — 42o — 300 74 72 Nil 9o — 230 — 47 9o 54 log ifio 7o 85 27 26 — 29 — 46 57 244 280 log 7o 27 24.4 l,3oo l,3oo — — 78 — 70 31 957 3oo 170 — 36 22 14 5) 72 95 31 3oo 33 72 153 75 37 Nil 100 39 255 365 l<! 286 Nil 170 35 *& 9 97 Nil 298 6 314 550 3S 30 38 163 108 90 9o — 115 203 125 75 5oo 436 6oo 600 25 25 — 280 498 343 25 41 14 72 9o 115 125 5oo 6oo 25 498 25 12769 i i 12769 18302 19702