H.—23.

WELLINGTON-WEST COAST—continued.

WELLINGTON-WEST COAST— continued.

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No. of Sheep on April 30,! April 30, 1896. j 1897. Miekell, David, Te Horo Miller, Thos., Tokomaru Morehu te Puke, Waikanae Mukaka te Whenua, Manukau Natana te Hewi, Ohau Netherclift, E. 0. A., Shannon Nga Moaria Kopata, Waikanae O'Farrell, P., Manukau Palmes, P. E., Levin Para Matakatea, Horowhenua Paramona te Tewe, Otaki Paecal Brothers, Opakete, Palmereton North Patuaka Tauehe, Ohau Peehi Parata, Waikanae Veheria Taipua, Otaki Peno te Heihei, Hautere Cross Perenara Mohi, Ohau Perry, John, Koputarua Pettit, H., Shannon Pitiera Hems te Ao, Koputarua Poni Pinta, Otaki Potts, Geoffrey, Koputarua Powles, Charles, Levin (Wellington) Pritchard, Arthur, Tokomaru Prouse, J. and R., Levin Eangimairehau, Horowhenua Ranginui, Horowhenua Raniera te Whata, Horowhenua Ransfield, Isaac, Manukau Reed, R. K , Linton Retter, Hannah, Levin Retter, J. C, Otaki Rewi Wirihana, Otaki Richard, John, Manukau Richards, H. J., Te Horo Richards, William, Shannon Richardson, A. M., Shannon Rickard, Hannibal, Ohau Roha Wehipeihana, Manukau Rollo, A. H., Otaki Rolston, Richard, Ohau Ropata Ngapaki, Waikanae rtopata Ranapiri, Olaki Ropata Tangahoe, Waikanae Ross, F., Shannon Row, George, Tokomaru Row, T. J., Tokomaru Rowe, W. S., Tokomaru Rowlands, Ernest, Shannon Ryder Brothers, Otaki Ryder, F. G., Otaki Saint, Henry, Manukau Scales, Mark, Levin Shaw, J., Manukau Shaw, W., Manukau Simcox, W. H., Forest Lakes, Otaki Suiall, Alexander, Clif'den, Otaki Smith, A. J., Te Horo Smith, E. H , Ohau Smith, Mortimer, Shannon Smith and Hankins, Ohau Sorensen, Berger, Palmereton North Staff, W. J., Levin Staples, Jamee, Manukau SUephenson, G. N., Shannon Stevens, Charles, Shannon Stickle, Benjamin, Levin Stuart, Peter, Levin Stuckey, Frederick, Levin Summerell, G. C, Levin "" Swabey, C. V., Manukau Sweet, C. H. E., Shannon Tanre Porotene, Ilorowheuua Taare Winiata, Horowhenua Tamihana te Hoia, Levin Tamihana te Karu, Waikanae Tamiti Ranapiri, Manukau Tapita Kohai, Horowhenua Tatana te Wliataupoko, Levin Taulm Roera, Ohau Taylor, G. W. and F. A., Otaki Taylor, I. E. and W. A., Te Horo Taylor, R. W., Shannon Taylor, T. F., Te Horo 90 100 300 379 3'° 59° 60 290 1390 205 200 82 81 275 262 u 460 128 5° 1025 So 100 100 302 98 221 100 202 687 388 180 338 132 200 97 2062 200 259 35 100 3° Nil 200 55 287 100 257 1242 292 300 i>94 60 Nil 56 394 202 5° 3 2 4 '47 14 1 163 20 100 1 1 1 300 3 53 '32 297 100 878 487 27 275 Nil .87 233 100 1617 200 210 280 215. 1302 268 ,87 jo 252 300 4073 264 758 400 2339 1000 Nil 287 '35 398 ■°95 3 "3 4294 296 Nil 96 298 897 794 719 579 594 299 84 '8.; 489 Nil 293 86,s 600 534 496 97 200 I96 363 168 839 57° 99 453 ■65 280 2 ft 55 67 35 48 1088 536 386 27 999 1082 81 483 Nil Nil 2322 61 200 63 1198 587 295 Nil

No. of Sheep on April 30, 1896. April :t« 1897. Hetariki Matao, Horowhenua Hewett, C. R., Levin Hillard, T., Manukau Hba Parata, Waikanae Hireni te Pahau, Levin Hitchings, V. T., Woodstock, Levin Hiwi Prahama and others, Ohau Hoani Taipua, Otaki Hohepa te Hana, Otaki Honatana Mekorei, Manukau Hone, McMillan, Kereru, Koputarua Hone Tupou, Horowhenua Hooper Brothers (Waikanae), South Karori Hopa Heremia, Horowhenua TTopa te Peki and others, Levin Hori te Pa, Horowhenua Home, John, Koputarua Home, Robert, Koputarua Horniblow, Edwin, Shannon Horsbrugh, H. B., Lochmalong, Otaki Houghton, A., Manakau Houghton and Moffatt, Manukau Houghton, C. . q ., Woodland Farm, Manukau Hura Ngahue and Co., Ohau Hurley, Jeremiah, Manukau Ihaia Porotini, Horowhenua Ihaka Ngapiri, Waitawa Ihaka 1'aha, Manukau Inge, P. W., Fitzherbert West Ipiha Karepa, Levin Jamieson, Arthur, Tokouiaru Jenkins, D. H., Ohau Jeneen, A. C, Shannon Jillett, Wni., Ohau (Porirua) Johnston, C. F., Tokomaru Jones Brothers, Kai Hinau, Otaki Judd, Albert, Tokomaru Karauti Romana, Oliau Kebbell, John, Te Ranuwa, Ohau Kelly, J. C, Tokomaru (Petone) Kelly, J. F., Tlio Nook, Manukau Kennedy, T., Manukau (Martiuboro , ) Kilsby, Geo., Kereru Kilsby, Henry, Palmerston North Kilsby, Thos., PalmeJston North King, James, Koputarua Kingflon, Q-. H., Otaki Kingdon, J. H., Lower Hutt Kirbv, E., Spring Terrace, Shannon Knight, Wesley, Koputarua Laing and Sons, Lagmore, Koputarua Lancaster, A., Levin Law, Edward, Shannon Lawler, William, Otaki Leonard, E., Shannon Leydon, Jamee, Levin Lovelock Brothers, Palmerston North Luggino, Joseph, Tokomaru Macdonald, Alexander, Koputarua MacDonald, E., Mrs., Kelvin Grove, Otaki... Mair, Gilbert, Foxton Majendie, F. A., Otaki (Johnsonville) Makerc te Rangimairebau, Horowhenua Manihera te Ran, Horowhenua Martin, R. B., jun., Ohau Mat.iaha Ranapiri, Ohau Matiu te Hemare, Otaki McAdam, Gt-eo., P.O., Palmereton North ... McBeth, Duncan (Fowlers), Feilding McDonald, Mrs. A., Driinintorran, Shannon McDonald, J. and R., Horowhenua McDonald, R. A., Waihau, Levin McFarlane, D., Koputarua MeGawley, Martin, Kereru McHardie, A., Levin McKenny Brothers, Ohau McKenzie, R. A., Shannon McLeary and Cornf'ord, Ohau McPherson, Archibald, Shannon McRae, G. R., Tokomaru Meads, John, Shannon Meihana te Hatete, Manukau Metera Tβ Karepa, Otaki Mexted, John, Shannon IOO 445 8oo 54 539 T42 Nil 67 800 Nil 739 200 Nil 200 162 I IOO '5° 82 2OO 7° 160 io8 290 Nil 394 80 80 5° 222 212 279 860 291 345 436 193 669 '35 50 297 254 244 1213 339 650 Nil ■83 59° 76 100 Nil _69 62 295 7'5 407 100 296 753 33 3700 Nil 861 374 200 3950 60 894 374 170 45 2 7 1000 278 296 4 2 5° 1500 52° Nil "3 800 39 397 '95 5'8 334 292 100 39° 5°° 600 236 99° Nil 280 188 f>35 295 224 35 3' Nil Nil Nil '75 83 Nil 600 3°° 39° 60 i6j S8 5°S 500 '30 97 1584 295 IOO 3° Nil 2 3Q5 270 IOO 180 1207 ■°49 10100 280 181 1010 I 205 1 1 IOO 10 ,78 785 200 > f>5 45 40 Nil 585 1861 28., 276 80 '99 Nil 40 80 198 40 120 297