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1. 2. On the 30th April, 1896. Lpril, 1896. 8 "O Total Number of O si CM t£ ■9_~ Owners 01 „ gl j of Sheep. Shee P' 3. Name and Address of Officer, and Appointments held by him. Sheep Distbicts in Counties. Nui ier of Owm rs owning under ' o o o o o o o o o o o o o io i-\ cq o o •a I Ritchie, J. D., Wellington, Chief Inspector of Stock for the colony. Fraser, T. A., Dunedin, Assistant Chief Inspector of Stock. Gilruth, J. A.,M.R.C.V.S., Wellington. Park, Archibald, M.R.C.V.S., Wellington. Clifton, E., Auckland, Inspector of Stock, Chief Registrar of Brands, in charge. I UCKLAND DISTRICT— Bay of Islands Subdivision — Mongonui Whangaroa Bay of Islands ... Hokianga Marsden Subdivision — Rodney Whangarei Otamatea Hobson Auckland Subdivision — Waitemata Eden ... Manukau Coromandel Thames Ohinemuri Waikilo Subdivision — Waikato Raglan Waipa... Piako ... Taupo Subdivision — West Taupo and Kawhia... Bay of Plenty Subdivision — East Taupo and Eotorua Tauranga Whakatane ... I ... 128 1 ... 30: ... 97i ... 75 ... 391 ... 239 ... 144 ... 39 ... 160 ... 33 ... 332 ... 49 ... 29 ... 10 ... 98 ... 92 ... 106 ... 36 ... 60 ... 22 ... 100 3 1 7 3 15 6 11 4 6 2 26 1 1 3 2 2 2 3 2 2 1 3 2 2 1 4 i 2 1 2 i l 132 31 110 78 408 247 160 45 170 37 363 52 32 13 20,579 4,406 28,288 9,843 64,154 39,871 42,970 10,774 33,009 6,776 78,498 9,100 7,005 4,081 I Cooke, G. S., Whangarei, Inspector of Stock, | Eegistrar of Brands. i F., Auckland, Inspector of Stock, Registrar of Brands. 11 16 9 5 5 6 2 7 3 i 6 2 4 1 1 ... 118 115 120 64 78,665 52,131 40,146 198,786 iRoss, David, Hamilton, Inspector of Stock, I Registrar of Brands. "3 3 7 3 3 1 74 32,714 3 13 7 25 122 1,119 5,598 50,708 y Thomson, John, Tauranga, Registrar of Brands. 5 2 2