H.—23.

CANTERBURY-KAIKOURA— continued.

CANTERBURY-KAIKOURA— continued.

OTAGO DISTRICT. RETURN showing the Sheepowners and the Number of Sheep and Lambs in each county on the 30th April, 1898 and 1899.

OTAGO DISTRICT— continued.

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No. of Sheep on April 30, April 30, 1898. 1899. Crowe, F., Albury Curtis, Isaac, Albury Curtis, R. C, Albury Davidson, Peter, Crieklewood Davidson, W., Fairlie Donaldson & G-unn, Black Forest, Burke's Pass Douglas, W., Silverstream Elliot, Daniel, Albury Elliott, William, Albury Elston, William, Albury Fraser, R., Albury Fraser, W., Fairlie G-allen, Edward, Albury Gallen, Hugh, Albury ... \ G-allen, W., Fairlie Gillingham Brothers, Fairlie Goodwin, J. E , Fairlie Grant, A., Fairlie Grant, Alex., Gray's Hill, Burke's Pass Grant, W., Grampians, Burke's Pass U-uthne, K, Burke's Pass Harvey, D., Fairlie Hayter, F. (Exors. of), Rollesby, Burke's Pass Herbert, F. C, Albury Higgs, William, Albury Hope, A., Tekapo Ferry Hornblow, James, Ashwick Flat Irving, Richard, Blainslie & Brownhill, Albury Jones, C. B., Ashwick Flat Keay, John, Silverstream, Fairlie Keays, John, Crieklewood Kerr, M., Burke's Pass Kidd, H., Albury Laverty, Joseph, Albury Lawlor, John, Fairlie Le Cren, F. J., Strathallan, Fairlie Leitch, Robert, Fairlie Macarthur, John, Glenlyon, Pukaki Mackintosh, John, Fairlie Major, George, Albury Matheeon. D., Cave Matheson, John, Simon's Pass, Lake Tekapo McArthur, John, Pukaki McDonald, A. W., Albury McDonald, Thomas, Burke's Pass McGrath.B., Cave McGregor, John, Burke's Pass McKay, Donald, Albury McKinnon, D., Crieklewood McLean, Allan, Fairlie McLean, The Misses, Strathconan, Fairlie ... McLeod, M., Burke's Pass McMaster, Angus, Fairlie McMillan, Donald, Burke's Pass 194 606 177 400 100 942 990 9025 600 392 300 397 1066 662 Nil 153 41 5373 497 1198 18150 18532 2002 100 11236 284 199 19415 96 2405 190 115 99 93 1589 149 Nil 2727 1600 6811 1070 31 Nil 10000 12938 81 40 879 338 150 99 994 6000 420 25 862 709 995 8666 500 436 310 1434 890 196 170 30 6190 590 1200 17600 18619 1690 86 10893 304 20415 134 2164 154 150 83 92 1645 9 14 3272 1300 2000 1523 100 500 10882 12000 90 343 55 875 5963 478 70 1058

No. of Sheep on April 30, April » 1898. 1890. April 30, 1309. McPherson, L., Melville Downs, Fairlie McRae, Jjhn, Burke's Pass McVey, John, Tengawai Milne, W., Fairlie Morton, Arch., Haldon, Burke's Pass Murray, W., Fairlie Nelson, John, Cave N.M. & A. Co., N.Z., Three Springs, Fairlie N.Z.L. and M.A. Co., Balmoral, B.raemar, GHenmore, and Lake Tekapo N.Z. Trust and Loan Co., Mt. Nessing, Albury Nixon, John, Fairlie O'Neill, James, Fairiie Preston, J. H., Ben Ohau, Pukaki Pringle, William, Lily Bank, Lake Tekapo ... Pringle, W., Haldon, Q-leniti Rae, John, Fairlie Eiddle, Eobert, Albury Rittson, T., & Co., Sawdon, Burke's Pass ... Robson, J. P., Tekapo Hotel Ross, D., Burke's Pass Ross, Hugh, Silverstream Ross, John, Fairlie Ross, William, Fairlie Rutherford Bros., The Mistake, Albury Rutherford, J. S., Opawa, Albury Sadler, Thomas, Albury Saunders, W., The Wolds and Irishman Creek, Lake Tekapo Sehlapfer, E., Tasman Dawn, 1'airlie Seddon and Hamilton, Ashwick, Fairlie Seigert, Julius, Fairlie Shaw, J. H.. Fairlie Shea, Nora, Albury Sheehan, D., Fairlie Sims, John, Langdon, Fairlie Simpson, Thomas, Albury Smart, E., Burke's Pass Smith, Albert, Cave Smith, A. S., Waratah, Tengawai Smith, F. H., Coal Creek, Timaru Smith, Mrs. A. B., Waratah, Albury Smith, Mrs. S. L., Coal Creek, Timaru Stephens Brothers, Albury Sutherland, A., Albury Thompson, A. C, Tengawai Thompson, J. R., Albury Watt, James, Crieklewood Watt, Joseph, Crieklewood White, B. F., Albury White, W. H., Albury Wood, W. W., Aehwick Flat 1629 1700 56 152 18000 816 300 9079 44118 14032 1912 199 14560 13615 2000 171 890 10400 170 1998 20 790 630 13335 18201 125 25693 1883 1400 Nil 211 17620 642 100 9410 40377 14043 2018 198 14000 8782 2577 68 5fi0 8762 31 1816 Nil 667 500 8000 20190 92 21612 1471 16859 500 66 43 40 456 38 1929 3901 1923 3125 1150 294 635 18714 1020 Nil Nil 149 100 345 24 1265 2075 Nil 4350 2888 288 974 3918 152 10 Nil 716 716 113 3835 67 45 1302 1303 240 Total of county 1410,872 393,935

No. of Sheep on April 30, April 80, 1898. 1899. .very, John, Oamaru lailey, William, Maerewhenua lain, N., Kurow lalfour, A., Mansfield, Ngapara lambury, Robert, Hampden larr, H. J. B., Oamaru lattersby, Barnabas, Enfleld laxter, P., Ardgowan, Oamaru leek, Alexander, Tokarabi leek, Thomas, Maerewhenua tell, A., Duntroon tell, W. E., Duntroon lishop, John, Hilderthorpe lissett, W., Oamaru lorrie, Donald, Papakaio lorrie, W., Otiake lottinsby, B., Brothers, Enfield Irady, P., Enfield 75 194 80 200 712 253 71 62 192 149 47 88 65 265 172 155 95 1324 497 Nil 152 Nil 280 72 54 186 1999 Nil 23 Nil 1322 23 154 30

No. of Sheep on April 30, April 30, 1898. 1899. WAITAKI COUNTY (In Oamaru Subdivision). Adame, George, Maerewhenua Aitcheson, Archibald, Hampden Aitchison, A., Springfield, Herbert Aitchison, G., Woodhouselee, Awamoko Aitehieon, Peter, Waikoura, Awamoko Aitchison, William, Maheno Aitken and Seth Smith, Gleniffer, Ngapara .. Ambler, W., Hilderthorpe Anderson, Adam, Herbert Anderson, Thomas, Awakino, Kurow Archibald, George, Kurow 485 354 220 58 61 2076 14 456 606 1795 4B3 90 437 165 267 48 1920 26 401 589 1917