H.—l3

12

l. 2. On the 31st 3. Number of 4. Jay, 1887. Sheep and Cattle Districts in Counties. Number of Owners owning under o 2 o Q o o rH CM Total Number of o trH a 02 rH !arch 31," .888. Name and Address of Officer, and Appointments held by Him. g 55 8 o Q O ci o 5 '3rd & d O 3 Owners of Sheep. Sheep. On 31 Otago Sheep District — Oamaru Subdivision (area 1,570,000 acres) — Waitaki Dunstan Subdivision (area 5,009,000 acres) — Maniototo Vincent Lake .... Dunedin Subdivision (area 1,368,000 acres) — Waihemo Waikouaiti Taieri ... Bruce ... Port Chalmers Subdivision (area 25,000 acres) — Peninsula Tapanui Subdivision (area 1,282,000 acres) — Clutha... 128 64 58 33 49 16 86 143 31 17 11 8 14 18 26 14 10 7 4 4 4 17 14 8 G 3 G 7 5 10 8 8 4 1 9 1 11 4 2 1 2 1 3 1 8 8 8 1 1 2 3 214 113 90 62 78 35 142 196 644,661 408,389 457,366 147,433 125,000 105,344 231,935 136,094 Clifton, E., Dunedin, Sheep Inspector, Cattle Inspector, Chief Eegistrar of Brands, in charge. Miller, W., Oamaru, Sheep Inspector, Deputy Cattle Inspector, Eegistrar of Brands. Thomson, H. S., Omarama, Sheep Inspector. Shaw, C, Clyde, Sheep Inspector. Scott, J. M., Quecnstoivn, Sheep Inspector, Deputy Cattle Inspector, Eegistrar of Brands. Quartley, S. E., Palmerston, Sheep Inspector, Deputy Cattle Inspector. Scaife, W. A., Outram, Sheep Inspector, Deputy Cattle Inspector. 5 4 11 3 1 15 5,480 Dowden, E. A., Dunedin, Sheep Inspector, Deputy Cattle Inspector. Fullarton, B., Balclutha, Sheep Inspector, Deputy Cattle Inspector. Miles, T. J., Laiorence, Sheep Inspector, Deputy Cattle Inspector, Eegistrar of Brands. 194 27 12 9 7 4 2 255 265,904 Tuapeka Otago Cattle District —Comprising the Counties of Waitaki, Waikouaiti, Maniototo, Vincent, Peninsula, Taieri, Bruce, Clutha, and Tuapeka. Cattle Board :— Mathew Holmes, Chairman, B. Charteris, J. Boberts, J. Shand, and J. Smith. Southland Subdivision (area 4,785,000 acres) — Southland 152 32 21 8 3 4 4 224 369,689 351 80 38 25 12 11 524 679,066 Wachsmann, A., Gore, Sheep Inspector, Deputy Cattle Inspector. Anderson, C, Invercargill, Sheep Inspector, Deputy Cattle Inspector, Eegistrar of Brands. Douglass, A., Invercargill, Sheep Inspector. Wallace Southland Cattle District — Comprising the Counties of Southland, Wallace, Lake, Eiord, and Stewart Island. Cattle Board :— T. Brydon, Chairman, J. S. Shanks, J. B. Sutton, J. Holmes, and J. Shand. 145 15 11 11 11 205 403,481