NELSON 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. 1681. 1882. 1883 1883. 1883. WAIMEA COUNTY (In Nelson Subdivision). Allport, A., Stoke Anderson, R., Wakapuala Anderson, William, Wakapuaka Andrews, ,T., Wakefield Andrew, Richard, Waimea West Arnold, John, Eoxhill Arnold, John, "Waimea West Arnold, James, Nelson Askew, Mre. R., Nelson Baigent, A., Wakefield Baigent, E., Wakefield ... Baigent, Isaac, Wiikefield Banks, R., Wakefield Barnett, D , Wakapuaka Barnett, Henry, Nelson Bartlett, J. E., Appleby Barllett, William J., Appleby Batt, John, Wai-iti Bell Bros., Hope Bell, Miss E., Hope ..[ Bell, J., Appleby Bell, W., Waimea West Best, Charles, Appleby Best, G., Stoke Best, John, Appleby Best, Joseph, Appleby Best, Phillip, Appleby Best, W., Wakefield " Bird, Ann, Nelson Bird, C, Nelson Bird, J., Wakefield Birkitt, Mrs. 0., Hope Blick, Benjamin, Diehers, Hope Blick, Mrs., Nelson Blundell, F. H., Waimea West Boddington, W., Foxhill Bolton, J., Appleby Broois, W., Wakefield Brown, J., Walapuaka Bullard, Mrs. M., Wakefield ,,, Burnett, E. R., Doredule, Eoxhill „[ Busch, H., Hope Busch, J., Hope Buxton, E. (Executors of), Stoke Canning, C, Nelson Challies, E., Appleby Challies, H., Appleby * ... Clung, R., Stoke Chisholm, B. S., Nelson Clayden, S., Wakefield .'" Close, S., Wakapuaka Cole (Executors), Mrs. E., Hope Cole, T. W., Wakefield Collins, A. S., Hillwood, Nelson Cross, W. E., Brightwater Cummings, a., Wakapuaka ... Cummins, Thomas, Nelson Currin, T., Wakefield Davidson, Walter, Richmond Dencker, C, Brightwater Disher, R., junr., Waimea West Dodson, G-., Wftkapuata D'Urville and Co., French Pass D'Urville and Co., French Pass D'Urville and Co., French Paes Eden, Greorge, Hope Eden, S., Hope Eden, W., Hope Edwards, E. H., Nelson Ellis and Co., Gordon Downs, Motupiko Eyles, Charles, Thorpe Eyles, Mrs. A., Richmond Pairball, G., Wokefield Fanzelow, If., Hope Fleming, J. B., Foxhill Ford, C. H., Appleby ;;; Fowler, E., Spring Grove 182 30 100 41 110 44 1000 20 798 37 30 U 50 166 26 109 28 70 320 75 120 152 64 61 50 500 107 140 12 46 55 64 155 250 300 55 134 30 31 42 20 74 1100 780 49 50 90 85 26 118 I 52 320 83 130 40 250 90 74 50 225 700 250 275 30 38 75 50 92 300 300 80j 28 35 30 BO 51 52 25 80 1000 Nil 1098 50 Nil Nil 90 88 86 25 63 58 Nil 98 390 63 30 1)8 38 300 84 Nil Nil 61 159 470 190 135 50 64 80 Nil Nil 300 500 245 350 64 700 46 37 Nil 250 Nil 170 550 53 100 60 237 Nil 184 30 28 Nil Nil Nil 82 130 170 60 3800 110 SO 195 111 350 155 250 L ji 65 720 51 70 670 36 SI 190 213 20 22] 700 31 90 213 61 235 56 30 200 230 5 165 29 8 170| 50 13 800 700 600 M 11 M Ni 94 135 20 3800 53 146 150 38 4000 50 38 160 100 400 160 42 o : o o; Pi Pi Pi Pi Ps Po Pe ±';: Pa 41 119 102 350 81 100

JN'o. ui' Sheep on 31st May. 1881. I 1882. 18S3. Fowler, N., Stoke Fowler, Mrs. S., Waltefield Franklyn, *T., The Briars, Richmond ... Foy, T. H., Nelson Frost, W., Wakupuaka Frost, G-., Wakapuaka G-iipper, T., Richmond Gapper, C , Richmond Gaukroge"-, J., Foxhill Glasgow, A. J., Pino Glen, Nelson Gibbs, Isaac, Wakeiield Gibbs, T. W., Wakefield G-ill, F., AppL-by Gill, W., Wakapuaka Gill, E., Wakapuaka G-reen, E , the Sands, Nelson &room W., Nelson Hammond, J. G\, Appleby Elarknoss, W. D., Richmond Harley, A., Stoke Harley, T., Nelson Harvey, Isaac, junr., Wakapuaka Higgins, S., Spring Grove Higgs, W., Hiohmond Hill, Jabez, Brightwater Hill, Q., Brightwater Hill, Thomas, Brightwater Hill, W., Brightwater Holdaway, H. O., Richmond Holland, George, Foxliill Holland and Thomas, Foxhill flunt, T., Wakefield Hunter, G , Waimca West Johnson, D,, and Sons, Nelson lordan, A, IIopo fordan, C. and C, Appleby Jelling, F., Hope lerr, D., Belgrove lerr, John, Foxhill Cerr, Peter, Brightwater udd, R., Hope finzett Biothers, Spring Grove Cinzett, T., Wakeficld jankon , , H., IIopo jankow, J., Hope jedger, H. O., The Waltons, Nelson ... jnes, T., Hope ivingstone, Mrs. A. M., Waimea West jucas, R. S., Sheppy Farm, Spring Grove jyford, A., Wakapuaka 1'aclaren, J., Croixelles, Nelson lackay, R., Wakapuaka facliay, T., Drnmdunn, Wakapuaka ... lalcolm, J., Richmond lalpus, C, Wakefield larsden, J. W., Stoke lartin, Charles., Stoke laitin, J., Walapuaka lax, D., Hope IcGowan, W., Spring Grove IcRne, R., Bonovove, Richmond lead, T., Foxhill lead, W., Wakapuaka Iears, J., Wakefield torrison, Mrs. C, Foxhill] luntz, C. A., Richmond rurcott, T., Hope lureott, G-., Hope eal, Francis, Brightwater eiman, Brothers, Spring Grove ewport and Sons, Nelson "ortham, W., Walapuaka 'Connor, Mrs. B , Appleby ''Connor, P., Appleby ldham, J., Nelson aimer, IT T., Brightwater aimer, Mrs. Job, Hope aimer, J., Waimea, West aimer, J. W., Hope aimer, W., IIopi , arkes, &., Wakefield at'ji), K. F., Hope. ... at on, C S., Nelson W., Nelson 200 50 44 80 41 11 40, 17 260 245 ' 98j 260: 30 600 196: 84! 16 20 300 _ I 250 114 170 66 70 34 170 719 60 60 15 60 2500 3000 14 274 180 ]00 50 51 0 200 0 54 4 — 0 245 1 4] 0 — 7 25 0 236 5 ; 149 8, 84 0 ! 300 0 9 3 500 n\ 152 t\ 92 5 60 25 ) 22 ) 200 100 1 250 i 87 3 30 i ) ) ) I < ) I 36 50 ) 179 ) 689 ) 61 ) 90 J 23 ) 78 ) 2500 ) 4500 { ■ ■ I. I. 325 I 100 i 67 60 180 50 Nil 180 41 Nil 45 Nil J 8 63 230 293 45 400 Nil 550 285 95 33 9 Nil 200 150 250 70 Nil 58 Nil 62 93 235 700 140 120 38 60 31 3000 3500 Nil 313 Nil 100 (57 70 50 6 Nil ' 280 50O 24 700 1200 60 96 400 156 300 500 270 70 5 Nil 94 74' 27 60 600 75 100 3500 10 80 600 65 110 260. 38S 98 137 296 896 1850 w 3 60 192 350 211 i 400 600 1494 58 600 1500 50 93 374 247 300 650 160 360 J34 300 600 140 69 5 62 27 47 60 502 2500 16 100 600 75 99 482 350 2 79 64: 50 10 90 700 100 3000 14 75 450 60 51 376 300 70 121 290 745 1722 41 . ■ 94 350 69 n 1900 19