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Table showing Number of Sheep in the Colony since 1890. Year. Number of Sheep. 1890 ... ... ... ... ... 16,116,113 1891 ... ... ... ... ... 16,753,752 1892 ... ... ... ... ... 18,570,752 1893 ... ... ... ... ... 19,380,369 1894 ... ... ... ... ... 20,230,829 1895 .. ... ... ... ... 19,826,604 1896 ... ... ... ... ... 19,138,493 1897 ... ... ... ... ... 19,687,954 1898 ... ... ... ... ... 19,673,725 1899 ... ... ... ... ... 19,348,506 1900 ... ... ... ... ... 19,355,195 1901 ... ... ... ... ... 20,233,099

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No. of Sheep on April 30, April 30, 1900. 1901. Strang, Win,, Waimatuku Stroud, T., & Sons, Annandale, Wrey's Bush Summers, Mark, Otautau Sutherland, Robert, Clifden Sutherland, Robert, Merrivale, Orawia Sutherland, Robert, Nightcaps Sutton Bros., Thornbury Sutton, Charles, Druminond Sutton, Frederick, Thornbury Sutton, J. B., Thornbury Happer, Robert, Clifden, Invereargill Paylor, Alexander, Eastern Bush Caylor, William, Aparima Pennant, John, Heddon Bush Peviotdale, Peter, Isla Bank Chornton, Mrs. Annie, Scott's Gap Coogood, William, Etal Creek, Nightcaps ... 1'orpy Brothers, Merrivale, Orawia [Wrens, Thomas, Mossburn Fulloch, William, Mossburn I'urnbull, Mrs. J. R., Thornbury iVaddell, T. K., Mossburn 347 690 327 1355 90 590 200 288 84. 527 1696 14fiO 3300 Nil 404 14135 2215 95 488 700 458 550 Nil 87 557 200 380 679 1828 1400 2940 27 13880 2235 50 467 200 387 f>00 180 92

No. of Sheep on April 30, April 30, 1900. 1901. Walker, William, Otautau Ward, Prank, Drummond Ward, Henry, Te Tua Watson, Abram, ]'un., Clifden Watson Bros., Meadow Bank, Heddon Bush Watson, Stephen, Riverton White, Adam, Riverton Whyte, Robert, Clifden Wilson, J., Orawia Woblers, John, Thornbury Woodhead, J. W., Drummond Young, David, Orawia 340 90 200 194 1886 140 588 255 340 183 156 482 191 Nil Nil 1994 lffi 117 709 255 329 152 202 438,821 442,406 STEWART ISLAND COUNTY. Charlton and Thomson, Mason's Bay Dawson, James, The Neck Joss, Walter, Paterson's Inlet Traill, A. W., Paterson's Trilet r.20 100 126 92 685 Nil 100 68 938 853