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1. 2. On the 30th 3. >ril, 1896. Sheep Districts in Counties. Number of Owners owning under CM £ S B o d Total number of Name and Address of Officer, and Appointments held by him. o c O o O o of O O o o q o o o c" CM Owners of Sheep. Sheep. OTAGO DISTRICT— Oamaru Subdivision — Waitaki 187 m 33| 11 12 5 308 550,307 Miller, J. C, Oamaru, Inspector of Stock, Registrar of Brands. Dunstan Subdivision — Maniototo Vincent Lake 121 77 44 60 20 11 22 9 5 11 10 5 4 2 3 3 6 226 120 79 325,689 340,269 123,903 Gossage, R. I., Naseby, Inspector of Stock. Ironside, A., Clyde, Inspector of Stock, Registrar of Brands. 6 Dunedin Subdivision — Waihemo Waikouaiti Taieri Bruce 84 26 52 15 111 26 149 143 17 30 17 13 16 8 2 1 7 2 1 3 2 1 1 2 143 82 195 321 145,649 95,455 256,383 163,391 [Bruce, J. L., Inspector of Stock. (Thomson, J. E., Inspector of Stock, Chief RegisI trar of Brands. Port Chalmers Subdivision — Peninsula 21 "2 24 9,026 ) Tapanui Subdivision — Clutha Tuapeka 301 ! 72 214i 46 72 46 21 29 11 15 4 2 2 3 2 4 413 313 302,600 382,249 Duncan, Jas., Balclutha, Inspector of Stock. Empson, C. C, Lawrence, Inspector of Stock, Registrar of Brands. Turner, H. G. T., Invercargill, Inspector of Stock, Registrar of Brands. Field, E. A., Gore, Inspector of Stock. Raymond, J W., Bluff, Deputy Cattle Inspector. Southland Subdivision — Southland Wallace 1004 277 182! 681 31 28 16 12 9 I- ' 10 9 3 2 1,308 412 855,250 445,325 Total in South Island !— I : 1 130 231 ; 6620 1406 714 ;386 161 82 9,499 110,006,757 Total in Colony j i I12028 1 ■2605 1461 1892 i !340 147 17,703 19,138,493