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OTAGO DISTRICT— continued.

OTAGO DISTRICT— continued.

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 1902 ... ... ... ... ... 20,342,727 1903 ... ... ... ... ... 18,954,553 1904 ... ... ... ... ... 18,280,806 1905 ... ... ... ... ... 19,130,875 Approximate Cost of Paper. —Preparation, not given ; printing (1,500 copies), .£97.

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No. of Sheep on April 30, April 30, 1904. 1906. Wallace County— continued. Tapper, Bobert, Clifden, Invercargill Taylor, William, Aparima Teviotdale, Peter, Isla Bank Thornton, Mrs. Annie, Scott's Gap Todd, Joseph, Otautau Toogood, William, Ktal Creek, Nightcaps ... Torrens, Thomas, Mossburn Tulloch, William, Mossburn Walker, William, Otautau Walton, Gr. L., Otautau Ward, Benjamin, Fairfax Ward, C, Tβ Tua Ward, Frank, Drunimond Ward, Henry, Te Tua Ward, W., Fairfax Watson Bros.. Meadow Bank, Heddon Bush Watson, Robert, Lumsden Watt, James, Joeephviile Whealler, G-. A., Aparima, Bluff P.O. Whyte, Robert, Clitden Wilson, A. and W., Orawia Wilson, J., Orawia 3718 33 2265 98 96 675 392 820 39 63 2800 40 2386 95 270 785 Nil 680 93 522 39 51 Itt9 Nil 13 1962 2618 102 1073 904 220 Nil 195 50 1857 2310 449 191

No. of Sheep on April 30, 1904. April 30, 1906. Wallace County— continued. Wohlers, John, Thornbury Woodhetid, J. W., Drnmmond Young, David, Orawia 250 193 264 155 175 235 366,578 363,995 STEWART ISLAND COUNTY. Bragg, John, Half-moon Bay Dawt-on, James, Half-moon Bay Hames, Moses, Half-moon Bay Joss, Waller, Paterson's Inlet King, Henry, Half-moon Bay Newton, George, Buapuki Newton, Joseph, Half-moon Bay Robertson, William, Horeeshoe Bay Kussell, A. M., Buapuki Thomson, C. F., Mason's Bay Topi, John, jun.,Ruapuki Traill, A. W., Paterson's Inlet Waitiri, J., Etriiapuki 52 j loo ! 9 160 H 100 17 51 70 10 155 11 200 16 38 142 35 606 9 13-i 202 193 488 17 100 I 1,44.1 1,475