H.—23.

CANTERBURY-KAIKOURA— continued.

CANTERBURY-KAIKOURA—continued.

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No. of Sheep on April 30, April 30, 1897. 1898. Anthony, William, Highbank, Methven Argyle, Jemima, Aehburton Armetrong, Charles, Mount Somers Ashby, W., Arundel Ashton, W. and E., Waterton Askin, S. P., Seafield Assets Realisation Board, Baling Aston, Or., Graham's Road, Tinwald Ayrton, A. H., Seafield Baker, F. R., Methven Baker, H. a., Methven Baker, John, Methven Ballance, Mark, Ashburton Ballantyne, John, Ruapuna Bank N.Z. Estates Co., Ealing Bank of New South Wales, Valetta, Ashburton Barber, S. F., Mount Somers Bates, H., Alford Forest Bates, P., Alford Forest Batty, Joseph, Cairnbrae Baxter Brothers. Southbridge Baxter, G-eorge, Southbridge Baxter, J., Dorie Baylies, J., Seafield Beach, H. M., Hinds Beach, S., Mayfield Beach, W., Hinds Bean, J. H., Highbank Beatty, James, Kyle Beatty, John, Kyle Beatty, Robert, Kyle Beckett, E. G., Mayfield Beckett, J. B., Westerfield Begg, J. R., Wakanui Begg, William, Ashton Road, Aehburton ... Bell, James, Ealing Bell, J. D., Ashton Bell, J. F., Lismore Bell, John, Flemington Bell, W. H., Tinwald Benbow, E., Wheatatone Benbow, E. B., Winslow Bennett, T., Ruapuna Bennison, Mary, Newlands Bimler, L. G., Alford Forest Bird, John, Hinds Bishop, F. W., Tinwald Bishop, J., Wheatstone Bland, E., Ashburton Bland, J. S., Broughton, Winchmore Blee, J. P., Ashton Boag, J., Cairnbrae Boag, W., Rakaia Body, G. W., Tinwald Bond, Hector, Cairnbrae Bond, W. E., Flemington Bonifant, J., Aehburton Bonnington, F., Tinwald Boucher, J. W., Methven Boulton, R., Ealing Boyee, S. E., Rakaia Brawley, J., Lyndhurst Bray, J., Greenetreet Brennan, H., Mayfield ... Brick, D., Ashburton Bright, Thomas, Methven Broker, W., Highbank Brown, Andrew, Ashburton ... Brown, J., Mount Somers ... Brown, James, Netherby, Wakanui Brown, John, Aehburton Brown, Patrick, South Rakaia Brown, Samuel, Wananui Bruce, Mrs. Murdoch, Seafield Brydone and Allan, Rakaia Buckley, Daniel, jun., Highbank, Methven Buckley, Thomas, Kyle Bulmer, B., Hinds Burnard, S. E., Aehburton Butler, G., Dorie ... Butterick, A., Willowby Butterick, David, Wakanui ... Button, R. T., Peel Fore»t Bysh, W., Lismore ,,, 671 50 56 488 579 1128 783 1617 1053 917 967 79 7021 5116 517 34 160 3200 253 396 386 224 62 958 296 376 488 13 1018 14 489 97 458 143 17 396 1496 390 Nil 80 200 465 731 5700 189 1932 1059 989 1350 Nil 6712 Nil 1720 524 51 172 3740 590 192 482 60 198 100 300 131 196 292 397 261 878 34 Nil 404 189 253 102 40 158 19 1191 9 Nil 9 Nil 13 200 832 91 412 186 122 58 85 553 Nil 200 290 170 41 Nil 41 2450 163 16 25 659 828 192 40 37 338 1120 514 669 203 25 32 17 837 864 257 20 249 192 230 1178 143 637 225 21 183 285 650 250 259 353 298 40 62 3114 143 115 120 677 730 123 200 487 1800 900 593 386 40 184 , 300 1172 554 283

No. of 81 ieep on April 30, 1898. April 30, 1897. Cairns, J., Wakanui Cairns, T., Tinwald Callaghan, A. R., Highbank Cameron, D., Methven Cameron, Donald, Alford Forest Cameron, Duncan, Clunes, Methven Cameron, E wan, Mount Somera Campbell, D. D., Chertsey Campbell, G-eorge, Chertsey Campbell, James, Ealing Campbell, John, Miteham, Laurieton Campbell, Neil, Springburn Campbell, R. C, Cairnbrae Campbell, Ronald, Chertsey Campbell. Thomas, Eiffelton Capon Brothers, Winchmore Carleton, J. H.. Westerfield Carney, John, Staveley Carney, Michael, Bushside, Alford Forest ... Carruthers, D. B , Dorie Cass Francis, Tinwald Cass, J. L., Tinwald Cavill, T., Ashburton Chalmers, Peter, Aehburton Chambers, G., Cairnbrae Chapman, E., Drayton, Methven Chapman, S. and H., Willowby Chapman, W. T., Ashway, Alford Forest ... Charles, John, South Eangitata Charles, M., Lismore Chisnall, W., Hinds Choak, Joseph, Wakanui Christian, J. B., Seafield '... Christensen, J. L., Mayfield Christie, S., Mount Somers Church, E. J., Greenstreet Church, Or. F., Laurlston Clark, Archibald, Greenstreet Clarke Brothers, Dromore Clarke, G-. H., Tinwald Clarke, John, Hinds Clarke, M., Dromore Clarke, R., Tinwald Clarke, W. R., Dromore Clement, W. H., Ealing Clephane, George, Wakanui Clucas Brothers, Newlands Cobb, William, Hinds Cobeldick, Mre. M., Arundsl Cochrane, James, Wakanui Cochrane, John, Ashburton Coe, George, Riverside Cole, &., Riverside Connell, John, Barrhill Connolly P., Greenstreet Connor, John, Chertsey Cook, Richard, Newlande Cook, W., Springburn Cookson, W., Bushside Cooper, E. B., Staveley Copland and Stringfellow, Rakaia Copland, James, Chertsey Corbett, E., Aehburton Forks Corbett, James, Greenstreet ,,. Oorbett, John, Wakanui Corbett, Thomas, Mayfleld Corbett, Mrs. John, Ashburton Cordeux, F. S., Ruapuna Corry, B., Alford Forest Coskerie, James, Ashburton Coster, E. S., Somerton, Aehburton Cowan, J., Flemington Cox, E., Ashburton Cox, S., Lyndhurst Cranfield, H. S., Methven • Cree, Re\. J, W., Ruapuna Cripps, John, Mayfield Cronin, Margaret, Rakaia Croskell, Willson, Willowby CrosBon, James, Ashton ,., Crow, Mrs, M., Highbank Croy, J., Ashton Croy, W., Ashton Cullen, Hugh, Bffelton 576 358 92 21 19819 8050 2970 168 175 36 Nil 240 1450 130 800 47 3553 283 342 180 475 43 Nil Nil 468 285 Nil 1473 30 870 202 695 124 650 45 71 Nil 441 50 Nil 100 72 Nil Nil 25 193 221 236 297 100 145 516 200 Nil 410 112 236 194 153 99 Nil 1244 1306 611 Nil 400 187 48 77 60 Nil 1000 85 30 286 784 716 599 140 164 179 102 47 50 Nil 29535 8100 3723 162 199 587 397 1418 200 600 4472 280 441 498 82 790 285 3108 1623 156 1097 231 1812 242 100 61 77 499 50 400 15 10 66 300 200 338 346 92 174 389 550 244 296 391 166 190 30 1068 2204 688 39 450 233 285 68 50 2200 845 85 45 656 1050 899 596 220 298 264 188 50 374