H.—23.

WELLINGTON-WEST COAST— continued.

WELLINGTON-WEST COAST— continued.

10—H. 23,

59

No. of Sheep on April 3( 1898. I, April 30, 1899. Duncan, "W-, Himatangi, Palmerston North... Dunk, Charles, Bainesse, Foxton Baston, A. S., Foxton Easton, Theo., Poxton Edwards, Thomae, Foxton Bglinton, B., Sanson Ellerm, W. A., Sanson Ellery, John, Bull's Ellery, William, Bull'sFrance, Frederick, Sanson Frecklington, John, Sanson Frecklington, Mrs. S. J., Sanson Freeklington, William, Sanson G-ibhs, J. H., Sanson Gifford, Thomas, Rongotea G-oggin, Richard, Taikorea Goodin, John, Feilding Gower, B. G-., Fairbank, Foxton Grace, C, Sanson Gray, Benjamin, Rongotea Gray, Joseph, Sanson Greenaway, I. M., Glenoroua, Rongotea Gust, A. G., Rongotea _ ... Hammond & Acourt, Ferndale, Awahuri ... Hammond, H., Waitohi, Sanson Hammond, Robert, The Grange, Sanson ... Harata, Parawanui Harper, Q-. S., Rongotea Harris, A., St. Elms Sanson Harris, James, jun., Sanson Harris, Job, Sanson Harris, Thomas, Sanson Has tie, Mrs. M., Feilding Hehir, Patrick, Taikorea Henson, J. and R., Rongotea Henson, James, Bunnythorpe Hepi te Wheoro, Awahuri Hill, John, Oroua Downs Hirst, J. W., Sanson Hocken Brothers, Rongotea Holmes, H., Awahuri Hunt, H. H., Rongotea Inglis, Thomas, Sanson Jarvis, John, Rongotea Jenkins, W. A., Sanson Johnston, Hon. W. W., Highden, Awahuri... Kew, Milo, Sanson Knight, James, Rongotea Knight, Samuel, Penrose, Rongotea Koberstein, W. F., Rongotea Koberstein, Carl, Feilding Leen, Timothy, Rongotea Lethbridge, F. Y., The Hill, Feilding Linton, A. L., Awahuri Lohb, J. H., Sanson Lucas, Jonathan, Oroua Bridge Lumsden, J. R., Firsby, Sanson Luxford, F. H., Oroua Bridge Macmillan, R. H., Rongotea Macmillan, William, Rongotea Masters, Thomas, Sanson Mathers, John, Taikorea Matthews, Alfred, Sanson ... McCutchan, Mrs. Mary, Sanson ... McElroy, Owen, Halcombe Mclntyre, W. J., Sanson McHardie, Alexander, Sanson McKelvie, James, Bulls McKenzie, Duncan, Sanson McKenzie, R. B., Flaxmoor, Carnarvon McKenzie, T., Clydesdale, CarnarTon McNab, A. and J., Saneon Morrison, Matthew, Oroua Bridge Munro, Roderick, Feilding Nairn, James, Awahuri Nairn, J. L., Awahuri Natzke, Albert, Saneon Noble, Mace, Oroua Bridge Nye, George, Sunnyside, Foxton O'Connor, M., Oroua Bridge O'Grady, Patrick, Taikorea Oroua Downs Estate, Oroua Downs Pascal Brothers, Puketotara, Palmerston N. Pascal, J B., Awahuri ■538 2750 497 45 5°° 690 566 385 566 139 370 ■53 660 897 160 17Q4 2097 486 5' 300 756 586 296 395 169 970 98 765 753 589 Nil 400 843 668 700 769 Nil 604 Nil 7520 900 1778 8313 20 400 573 738 6803 1006 2569 6998 5° 5° 416 1800 1300 199 200 90 508 2'33 '463 230 281 75 160 870 Nil Nil 883 784 I0 5 ■38 495 20 400 670 218 5° 14800 96 846 220 26 '35 395 '95 104 Nil 650 '97 270 15681 83 Nil 496 Nil '4'5 7657 62 268 '554 798 1100 1112 757 ■93 487 160 789 292 475 7434 ■56 70 167 1470 S3" 1200 269 73' 193 589 164 978 ■52 799 6400 800 1229 1270 .87 3185 73 16 6.560 580 "39 1278 253 2990 82 20 65 160 400 56. M 300 10764 3387 6 so 100 25 425 495 10 I Nil I 8199 2695 Nil

No. of Sheep on April 30, 1898. April 30, 1899. Shannon, Mrs. Agnes, Colyton Short, W. J. Apiti Signal and Pearson, Kimbolton Sinclair, Thomas, Pohangina Smith, E. H., Kawhata, Kimbolton Smitli, G-. F., Hill Farm, Kimbolton Smith, Hans, Pohangina Smith, W. J., Moorlands, Colyton Smith, W. J., Edendale, Colyton Spellman, Patrick, Eaumai Spieer, W. A., Pohangina Spurnway, William, Apiti Stanton, William, Pohangina Stevens, Wm, Pohangina Stewart, Henry, Colyton Stewart, Mrs. B. J., Apiti Stratton, John, Colyton Taylor, Mrs. Mary, Colyton Taylor, Thomas, Colyton Thlein, August, Baumai Thorns, C. E., Apiti Tolly, Harry, Apiti Tong, W. H., jun., Biverlands, Colyton Tong, W. H., The Elms, Colyton Tyerman Brothers, Apiti Varley, J. E. B., Apiti Vicary, William, Apiti Vickers and Thomas, Colyton Viles, W. F., Colyton Wagstaff, A. A., Tawanui, Pohangina Walters, Alfred, TJtuwai Watt, G-eorge, Kimbolton Watson, W. H., Apiti Watson, Walter, A piti Waugh, J. D., Apiti Wearne, Thomas, Komako Webb, W. H., Apiti Welleted, W. E., Colyton Wickens, William, Eaumai Wilks, W. Gr. A., Ashurst Wilkinson, J. W., Pohangina Williscroft, Alfred, Apiti Wilson, Alfred, Kimbolton Wilson, John, Apiti Wilson, William, Apiti Wither, Eichard, Apiti 286 506 375 280 850 999 383 1228 767 588 496 .84 ,67 '79 2 95 453 711 Nil 200 961 400 1150 1000 I 588 Nil '97 387 '45 415 '5' 375 200 662 Nil Nil Nil 283 '333 982 49b Nil 11 '5° 640 94 270 298 600 ■»34 59 6 200 3° 600 366 300 294 38S 460 481 225 357 656 202 79?. 5°7 97 300 887 98 Nil 296 40 398 Nil 578 Nil 190 193 374 j 5° 5 j 102,693 97 190 889 200 860 486 MANAWATIT COUNTY. (In Eangitikei Subdivision.) Amon Brothers, Bongotea Bailey, J. A., Sanson Assets Eealisation Board, Moutoa, Foxton ... Barber, Henry (Himatangi), Palmerston N. Beale, Joseph, Eakana, Palmerston North ... Beazer, Mark, Feilding Bishop, E. W., Sanson Boness, G\, Feilding Boewell, Ralf, Taikorea Botteher, H. C, Eongotea Bowater, James, Sanson Bowater and Son, Sanson Bowe, Thomas, Moutoa Briscoe, A. H., Kaweriri, Awahuri Broadbelt, Alfred, Eongotea Broadbelt, Joseph, Eongotea Brookie, F. C, Parawanui Brookie, William, jun., Sanson Bull, James, Pukenui, Bull's Burne, William, Carnarvon Cameron, Thomas, Bull's Clark, T. P., Kaimatarau, Eongotea Clune, Thomas, Oroua Downs Costall, James, Eongotea Couper, F. G-. Q-., Eongotea Dalton, John, Eongotea Davis, W., Te Eakau, Eongotea Dear, George, Awahuri Derham, E. J. H., Eongotea Dermer, Arthur, Feilding Donald, James, Bainesse, Palmerston North Doughty Brothers, Bulls Duncan, James, Foxton 101,998 1000 1700 7796 7000 33°o 1 5°° 354 141 593 •4 '94 1100 1000 1700 11816 7210 45°° Nil 240 12 686 Nil 166 1565 Nil 2130 26 349 1400 62 280 67. 4007 928 900 6448 186 580 5676 8 ■5 292 922 4188 844 700 7896 Nil 440 4697 5° 2640 '485 1040 655 753 445 69 2099 1484 805 5° 4°7 127