ll.—Sa.'

A.

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1 2 3 Number of Infected Sheep on 4 Number of Owners on 31st May, 6 Names of Sheep Districts under Counties. Area. Number of Sheep on 31st May, 31st March, 1885. 31st March, 1886. 1884. 1885. 1884. 1885. Auckland Counties Napier Counties ... New Plymouth County Wanganui Counties Eangitikei Counties Wellington Counties Nelson Counties ... | Marlborough Counties, and { Amuri County (part of) Canterbury Counties, and Arnuri County (part of) Westland County Otago Counties ... Acres. 12,269,000 5,688,000 1,631,000 2,434,000 2,009,400 2,510,800 5,020,000 2,709,300 996,000 8,301,000 635,700 2,702,000 14,039,000 None None None . 195 None 6,750 None 102,050 Nona None None None None None None None None None None 9,803 129,450 None None None None None 1,154 567 118 387 622 577 564 346 16 2,075 13 12 1,765 1,217 576 105 396 643 633 568 357 16 2,202 15 17 1,886 235,398 2,740,637 16,410 315,207 460,349 1,003,570 127,957 780,683 312,498 4,079,923 200,583 1,880 3,703,425 265,863 2,805,133 12,698 326,177 467,975 1,047,407 127,982 766,468 312,961 4,410,238 200,156 2,778 3,800,965 108,995 139,253 8,216 8,631 13,978,520 14,546,801

6 7 Number of Inspectors, on 31st March. 8 Sheep Eato for Salaries, &c. Names of Sheep Districts under Counties. 1884. 1885. 1884. 1885. 1884. 1885. Auckland Counties ... Napier Counties New Plymouth County Wanganui Counties Eangitikei Counties Wellington Counties Nelson Counties j Marlborough Counties, and I Amuri County (part of) Canterbury Counties, and ... Amuri County (part of) "Westland County... Otago Counties 235 2,741 17 315 461 1,003 128 780 313 4,080 200 2 3,704 266 2,805 13 326) 4681 1,047 J 128 766) 313] 4,410> 200 \ 3 3,801 8 4 1 7 3 8 4 1 7 5 1,400 1,040 250 1,875 675 1,500 1,040 250 1,975 1,150 6 6 1,950 1,775 4 5 1,600 1,875 1 11 1 13 300 3,250 300 3,700 13,979 14,546 40 50 12,340 13,565