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2. 2. On the 30th April, 1897. 1. OS THE 30tH 3. Sheep Districts in Counties. Owners of Sheep owning Owners of Sheep owning Total Number of Name and Address of Officer, ahd Appointments held by him. I o- -2 • 3 ■ 3 ■ 3 ~ o i-i c S o 2 o o o o o o °. o n 38 3 o Owners gh o o" CO of Sheep. I Eitchie, J. D., Wellington, Chief Inspector of Stock for the colony. Fraser, T. A., Dunedin, Assistant Chief Inspector of Stock. Gilruth, J. A., M.S.C.V.S., Wellington. Park, Archibald, M.E.C.V.S., Wellington. Eeakes, C. J., M.E.C.V.S., Wellington. Clifton, E., Auckland, Inspector of Stock, Chief Eegistrar of Brands, in charge. 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 Waikato Subdivision — Waikato Baglan Waipa... Piako ... Taupo Subdivision — West Taupo and Kawhia... Bay of Plenty Subdivision— East Taupo and Eotorua Tauranga Whakatane _.„— .. r ... ... 116 20 2 1 1 19 8 1 95 16 9 3 2 58 12 3 1 306 90 10 2 200 53 ; 7 2 Ill 36 U 4 ... 1 9 , 5 ; 2 ... j ... 131 22 : 4 : 1 2 22i 5 i ... I 242- 88 : 25 I 5 1 37 11 2 12 23 4 2 2 5 4 3 ... 57; 36 8 , 7 1 46! 41 10 7 1 1 80 21 7 i 2 ... ' 3 27 10 10 8 2 3 3 3 38| 15 : 5 ; 4 ; 3 1 33 7 3 i ..... ... ' 17 5 1 I ... 93 22 15 I 6 [ 1 ... 1 ... i 140 28 125 74 408 262 164 50 160 27 361 52 31 12 24,019 4,963 33,659 11,193 70,612 43,566 47,077 14,699 33,549 3,693 83,357 9,912 7,283 3,488 Cooke, G. S., Whangarei, Inspector of Stock, i Schaw, F., Auckland, Inspector of Stock, Registrar of Brands. i 3 1 "2 j 110 106 113 68 76,523 58,590 40,216 194,789 I Eoss, David, Hamilton, Inspector of Stock, J Registrar of Brands. / , _ 8BW,, 66 39 228 ... j 43 23 138 7,410 4,169 47,476 I Collett, F tH. E., Whakatane, Inspector of Stock, f Eegistrar of Brands.