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1. 2. On the 30th Apbil, 1906. 3. Number of Owners owning Total Number of Sheep Districts in Counties. I Name and Addkess op Officer, an» Appointments held by him. O • HO r-H X 0>OiOO Oio O°. X °. 8 5 XSSI shee *>- I NAPIER DISTRICT— Poverty Bay Subdivision — Waiapu Cook ... Napier Subdivision — Bast Taupo (part of) Wairoa 31 78 6 85 28 71 4 69 40 139 18 58 23 26 84 97 3 1 37 33 341 57 142| 117 31 71 58 64 12 61 26 27 24 20 10 7 29 1 14 17 8 8 2 2 L3 5 10 10 6 7 17 1 8 26 4 3 5 7 4 8 4 10 141 457 16 281 268 533 184 243 456,012 1,123,085 i 22,748 536,454 1,045,659 716,286 739,385 218,011 "j Miller, Walter, Napier, Inspector of Stock, Chief Registrar of Brands, in charge. |W. B. Hingston, Te Pina, Waipiro Bay, j Inspector of Stock. I Thomson, C, Gisborne, Inspector of Stock, Registrar of Brands. Fleming, D., Gisborne, Inspector of Stock. I Webb, T. 0., Wairoa, Inspector of Stock, Registrar of Brands. j Wayne, F. G., Hastings, Inspector of Stock. Harvey, James, Waipukurau, Inspector of Stock. Munro, D., Woodville, Inspector of Stock, Regisj trar of Brands. 1 Blundell, A. K., Wanganui, Inspector of Stock, Chief Registrar of Brands, in charge. Rowan, R., Neic Plymouth, Inspector of Stock, Registrar of Brands. i Hawke's Bay (part of) Waipawa and Woodville... Patangata and Weber Pahiacua 49 85 12 51 WELLINGTON-WEST COAST DISTRICT— Wanganui Subdivision — Clifton 37 32 14 2 85 26,312 Taranaki Egmont Stratford ... ... ... ... 76 IS 46 15 20 9 8 2 1 21 19 6 1 108 22 113 28,977 4,673 90,371 Budge, J., Stratford, Inspector of Stock, Regis- - trar of Brands. Deem, J. W., Hawera, Inspector of Stock, Registrar of Brands. Hawera 69 33 24j 31 8 1 166 111,509 Patea ... Waitotara Wanganui Waimarino ... Bangitikei Subdivision — 391 24! 44=1 90| 32 22 32 26 56 64 29 33 40J 59 6! 7 14 10 24 3 2 4 2 4 2 6 1 208 122 213 132 231,413 146,446 360,948 58,972 Rutherfurd, W. R., Wanganui, Inspector of Stock. Bell, D., Wanganui, Registrar of Brands. Rangitikei 9L 107 127| 134 31 13 5 3 3 514 717,106 Dalgliesh, W., Hunterville, Inspector of Stock. j Miller, J. C, Feilding, Inspector of Stock. Oroua and Kairanga Kiwitea Pohangina Manawatu Horovvhenua Wellington Subdivision — ... Hutt (together with the Islands of Kapiti, Mana, and Somes) 89 52 30 32 47 104 65 44 35 40 83 7C 42 40 32 59 61 31 23 26 9 1 9 7 3 5 3 3 1 i i i 348 275 151 143 154 259,289 282,825 121,941 147,054 130,858 I Duncan, J., Palmerston North, Inspector of Stock, Registrar of Brands. 1 Drummond, John, Wellington, Inspector of Stock. I Mills, A., Wellington, Inspector of Stock, Regis- ) trar of Brands. 1 65 56 53 35 13 "i 1 227 203,902