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No. of Sheep on April 30, April 30, 1899. 1900. Sheehy, John, Moonlight Simpson, Alexander, Macrae's Flat Sinclair, Nicholas, Hyde Stanley, Thomas, Macrae's Flat Steel, Robert, Palmerston Stenhouse, Mrs. Janet, Palmerston Stewart, James, Goodwood Stewart, John, Macrae's Flat Sutherland, George, Palmerston Sutherland, J. and A., Palmerston Sutherland, John, Palmerston Thompson, John, Deepdell, Macrae's Flat ... Thomson, J. S., Goodwood Trotter, Alexander, Hyde Trotter, Clement, Hyde Trotter, C. G,, Hyde Walsh, John, Green Valley Walsh, P. T., Dunback Willcock, Lot, Dunback Wright, Andrew, Goodwood, Palmerston ... 400 113 131 72 99 300 176 781 182 1200 200 200 1091 254 596 390 96 294 92 197 350 193 773 29 1212 190 172. 928 396 604 604 360 534 122 464 467 92 323 (In Oamaru Subdivision). Cameron, James, Palmerston Chisholm, William, Palmerston Dreaver, Mrs. Janet, Palmerston Fleming, Anthony, Palmerston Gordon, Angus, Janet Peak, Palmerston ... Guffie, David, Palmerston McGradie Brothers, Palmerston McGregor, Charles, Palmerston McLeod, Donald, Palmerston Russell, Mrs., Palmerston Welsh, Thomas, Shag Point 109,353 110,228 94 393 155 132 90 46 35 165 290 450 51 85 484 162 52 90 74 32 213 350 396 44 1,982 1,901 2570 1198 3000 426 (In Dunstan Subdivision). Hay, Mrs. M., Macrae's Flat Matheson, J. E., Hartfield, Hyde McLennan Brothers, Macrae's Flat Teviotdale, Alexander, Hyde 2531 1266 3000 550 7,347 7,194 Total in county 118,682 119,323 WAIKOUAITI COUNTY (In Dunedin Subdivision). Aitcheson, Thomas, Waikouaiti Allan, J., Merton Allcock, T. and S. H., Waikouait) Bannatyne, Alexander, Waikouaiti Bell, J. and T., Waikouaiti Butter, John, Mount Cargill Bray, Benjamin, Waikouaiti Buckland, H., Kiatoa, Waikouaiti Cameron, A. & R., Flag Swamp Cantrell, R. A. S., Hawkesbury Chapman, James, Dunback Charlton, G. G., Seacliff Coutts, John, Jane Field, Palmerston Dempster Brothers, Flag Swamp Dempster, William, The Glen, Waikouaiti... Diack, J. G., Waikouaiti Dodds, A., Beaconsfield Douglas, J., Mount Royal, Palmerston Dunbar, David, Waikouaiti Duncan, John, Corner Bush, Merton Fell, Charles, Waikouaiti Flannery, James, Waikouaiti Fraser, G., Evansdale Fry, G. R., Waikouaiti Galbraith, John, Waikouaiti Gibbs, H. J., Purakanui Gilchrist, Charles, Merton Gilmore Brothers, Beaconsfield Golightly, John, Purakanui_ Gunn, Alexander, Waikouaiti Hagan, Robert, Flag Swamp Hallum, John, Waikouaiti Heckler, W., Hawkesbury, Waikouaiti Jefferis, R., Knoll Farm, Flag Swamp Johnston, Thomas, Flag Swamp Jones, J., Flag Swamp 1454 25 847 1230 152 16 1280 8148 195 114 2147 90 400 350 200 21 23968 162 114 59 400 130 451 150 96 110 1585 203 1495 252 697 1783 Nil 96 24 1429 30 891 1087 Nil 19 1500 8392 244 172 2095 61 96 400 204 393 NU 23205 Nil Nil 49 Nil Nil 399 200 42 166 1590 203 1495 Nil 757 1996 80 Nil 41

No. of Sheep on April 30, April 30, 1899. 1900. Kane, Peter, Fairview Farm, Beaconsfield ... long, J. L., Waitati Lindsay, John, Flag Swamp Macaulay, John, Flag Swamp Mackelden, Walter, Waikouaiti Mathews, John, Karitane McBride, William, Cherry Farm, Waikouaiti McCallum, F., Flag Swamp McLean, Murdock, Beaconsfield McLeod, Norman, Palmerston McRae, Alexander, Nenthorn Mills, D., Waitati Nankivell and Sons, Waikouaiti Neill, F. F., Waikouaiti O'Connell, D., Seacliff Orbell, A. S., Waikouaiti Orbell, Mrs. Henry, The River, Waikouaiti Park, James, Waikouaiti Paterson, James, Flag Swamp Peddie, ThomaB, Macrae's Flat Pratt, Thomas, Karitane Puddy, William, Flag Swamp Ross, Thomas, Merton Russell, CharleB, Seacliffe Scott, Henry, Merton Sloan, G., Flag Swamp Souter, William, Flag Swamp Stringer, Robert, Flag Swamp Sutherland, Robert, Waitati Toomey, P., Waikouaiti Townsend, J. A., Waikouaiti Walker, Ellen, Flag Swamp Ward, F., Waikouaiti White, R., Merton White, W., Merton Whitely, Alfred, Nenthorn Wilson, David, Flag Swamp Young, JameB, Flag Swamp 868 76 180 496 272 75 270 50 535 40 1011 280 900 4277 20 3580 7181 253 85 200 300 11 318 70 Nil 138 585 100 50 1100 1000 42 1270 54 77 1070 114 56 1200 62 290 420 198 Nil 100 Nil Nil 60 965 56 460 6000 18 3490 7287 200 122 390 300 12 497 197 14 186 728 63 30 2424 1000 51 1200 25 69 1270 141 Nil (In Port Chalmers Subdivision). Campbell, A., Merton Foote, John, Purakanui Harrison, J. W., Port Chalmers Jennings, W., Purakanui McGillivray, George, Merton Vi ullaney, Luke, Merton Percy, William, Waitati Robertson, J. E., Port Chalmers Semple, A., Double Hill, Waitati Sime, James, Purakanui Stevenson, John, Double Hill, Waitati Sutherland, James, Purakanui White, Thomas, Merton Wise, C, Merton Wise, W., Merton 75,448 76,761 162 163 Nil 150 427 60 20 64 51 218 79 300 70 80 24 154 24 46 Nil 372 Nil Nil Nil 14 200 10 400 77 70 Nil 1,868 1,367 Total in county 77,316 78,128 PENINSULA COUNTY (In Port Chalmers Subdivision). Clearwater, Robert, Portobello Diekson Brothers, Belmont, Portobello Duckmanton, H., Newstead, Portobello Geary, W., jun., Portobello Gunn, Donald, Sandy mount Harwood, O. and W., Portobello Kellas, H., Hooper's Inlet, Portobello Lee, T., Highcliff Lewis, A. G., Portobello Lewis, John, Portobello Macandrew, J., Portobello Mitchell, Richard, Hooper's Inlet, Portobello Muir, James, Portobello North, Alfred, Portobello Riddle, J. and J., Sandymount Ryan, Patrick, Portobello Nil 2055 31 33 13 200 72 51 83 204 185 397 55 391 217 20 48 360 Nil Nil 14 170 86 Nil 81 182 184 1765 Nil 398 Nil Nil 4,007 3,288