H.—B.

MARLBOROUGH DISTRICT—continued.

MARLBOROUGH DISTRICT—continued.

CANTERBURY AND WESTLAND DISTRICTS. RETURN showing the Sheepowners and the Number of Sheep and Lambs in each county on the 31st May, 1884 and 1885.

CANTERBURY, Etc., DISTRICTS— continued.

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No. of Sheep on 31st May. j 1834. I 1885. Atkinson, W., jun., Woodbank, Hurunui ... Dalgety & Co., Hopefield, Upper Waiau Fowler, Thomas, Hopefield, Up. Wuiau Perry Fowler, W. L., Stanley Vale, Hanmer Plain Fry, John, Ilanmer Plain Low, \T. A., St. Helen's, Clarence, and Acheron, Hurunui Maefarlano, D. and A., Lyndon, Waiau Macfarlane, J. D., Hawkeswood, Waiau McArthur, John, St. James and Lake Giiyon, Hanmer Plain McDonald, A., Sherwood, Waiau Ross, Malcolm, Rogerson, Hurunui Rutherford, A. W.,Mendip Hills, Waiau Rutherford, Duncan, Leslie Hills, Hurunui... Tinline, G-. and J , Lyndon, Waiau Wharton, H., and Co., Cloudy Range, Waiau Wharton, H. and Co., Highfield, Waiau ... 7000 2786 4800 587 70000 yooo Nil 45° i S°5° 600 67500 24000 26000 38141 25000 27000 2950 850 9000 17600 3837° 9500 39200 345° 800 9000 17100 Nil 9800 39000 (In Waiau Subdivision.) (Part of North Canterbury Subdivision.) Barker, D., Pfthau Pastures, Hurunui Chapman, Brothers, Mount Palm, Rotherham Dalgety, F. Gr., Balmoral, Hurunui Earshman & Co.,Pabau Reserve, Hurunui ... Forrester, R. A., Rotherham Holmes, T., Upper Waiau Ferry Jones, E., Rotherham Farm, Rotherham ... Jones, F., Waiau St., Rotherham Macfarlane, James, Achray, Rotherham Macfarlane, Walter, Kaiwarra, Hurunui McRae, G-. W., Glen B of Tekoa, Hurunui ... Rutherford, Bros.,GHynn Wye, Waiau Rutherford, W. O., Montrose, Hurunui Wilkin and Davison, St. Leonard's, Hurunui Wilson, Sir J. C. (Executors), Culverden, Hurunui 312498 ,312961 12028 29781 j 769° 1890 2400 4200 16487 1947 1 15000 2 [DOO 19000 29IOO 22536 4790 12000 3'97* 4000 1380 3" 1400 4200 12259 20774 15000 25000 19000 27000 2 1.35° Total in county 200583 200156 5 J3°8i 5 r3u7

No. of i 31st iheep on May. 1881. 1885. Ingles, A. W., Kincaid, Kaikoura Ingles, II. A., Waiwhero, Kaikoura Ingrain, John, Kaikoura Keenan, P., Kaikoura Kerr, Peter, Kaikoura Kirby, James, Kaikoura Lawson, W., Kaikoura Maguire, Patrick, Kaikoura McDonald, B., Kowhai Flat, Kaikoura O'Donnell, Jane, Kaikoura O'Donnell, Mrs. F. (Executors of), Kaikoura Paap, J., Wheatlands, Kaikoura Palmer, E. O., Kaikoura Parsons, Freeborn, Kaikoura Parsons, (J. E., Swinley, Kaikoura Peoples, John, Kaikoura Peoples, J., Mrs., Kaikoura Reece, E. (Extr. of), Waipapa, Kaikoura ... Kobb, W., Anani, Kaikoura Rorison, J., Kaikoura Sharp, Stephen, Kaikoura SkeTington, J. A., Kaikoura Smith, Caleb, Ash wick, Kaikoura Smith, W. J., Bendmere, Kaikoura Smith, W., Sea View, Kaikoura Smith, W., Ludstone, Kaikoura Smith, W.i Clavely, Kaikoura lay lor, Gf., Tui Farm, Kaikoura Tinline, B., Ferniehurst Run (Waiau), linline, K , Conway Hills (Waiau), Trolove, J. K., Shades, Kaikoura Wallace, John, Kaikoura Wallace, W., Kaikoura Warren, Solomon, Kaikoura Woods, W. D., Kaikoura Woolven and Nesbitt, Kaikoura Workman, W., Kaikoura '55° 6739 180 '95° 5700 148 '37 55 190 So 180 83 81 35° 400 189 210 90 500 407 112 184 188 '57 1058 270 120 '95 1215 290 15° 95oo 100 114 81 90 100 117 Nil 49 '43 380 255 2438 5200 304 2900 4600 465 240 301 j 5337 3000 5000 4900 39° 355 boo 12744 1500 45° 400 193 210 7900 1200 200 AMURI COTJNTY (In Amuri Subdivision). Adams, W. Acton, Tarndale, Blenheim Anstey, Q-. A., Mount Parnassus, Waiau '53689 144380 27227 32628 2633 3268

No. of Sheep on 31st May. 1884. 1885. iaker, Fred., Waterclose, Southbrook later, J. P., Kaiapoi Sanks, James, Ashley Bank larker, Joseph, Loburn larnes, J. Edward, Swynforde, Waikari larr, John, Aniberley iarrell, Samuel, Southbrook iartrum, Gr., The Willows, Rangiora iarwell, George, Loburn iassett, W. J., Woodstock, Oxford iax, Charles, Ashley Bank ■ayliss, Thomas, Oust ieal, Henry, Eyreton Seattle, John, Cust Jeere, A. J., Cust leere, W. H., Cust lelcher, Richard, Kaiapoi Sell, Jonathan, Foster, Rangiora Jell, J. and J., The Walls, Amberiey Sell, J. T., Swannanoa ienn, W. A., Amberley iennett, Alex., Homedale, Bennett's Sennett, William, West Byreton lennie, Mrs. E., Sefton •irnie, William, Kaiapoi Island !lnck and Olson, Waikari Jlackuiore, T. D., Clarkville llain, Mary, Loekhead, Oxford (lake, Jolm, Loburn 5° ■3 168 S24 3« 250 40 393 Nil 220 >°34 80 267 74 126 69 760 200 106 43O 36 500 98 Nil 90 947 Nil 380 11 92 7i 424 235 430 Nil 1900 100 271 393 •7 707 180 292 374 185 100 232 200 440 I9S 500 262 '33

No. of Sheep on Slat May. 188-1. I 1885. CHEVIOT COUNTY (In North Canterbury Subdivision), lobinson, Hon. W., Cheviot Hills, Cheviot ... 90OOO 95000 ASHLEY COUNTY (In North Canterbury Subdivision), idclinell, John, West Eyreton illison, Edward, Cust aideraon, William, Clyde Grove, Cust instiss, J. O., Amberley Lrmstrong, J., Loburn Lrmstrong, Thomas, Waikari irnott, W., Eernside Lshworth, A., View Hill Lshworth, James, Sefton ushby, John, & Son, Twy Cross, Baloairn ... L tkinson, Kobinson, Swannanoa t tkinson, W., Cust .tkinson, W., Marchmont, Bangiora iailey, Drummond, Balcaim iailey, George, Eyreton iailey, John, Fernside lailie, Robert, Amberley laird, Samuel, Sefton 5—H. 8. 883 35 485 87 1606 85 43 1870 7 1 160 233 260 190 68 937 94 488 1510 129 1626 163 Nil 1810 90 270 2;3 35° >S° 285 •95 460 277 'S 1 100