79

H.—23.

WELLINGTON-WEST COAST— continued.

WELLINGTON-WEST COAST— continued.

WELLINGTON-WEST COAST— continued.

MARLBOROUGH-NELSON SHEEP DISTRICT. RETURN showing the Sheepowners and the Number of Sheep and Lambs in each county on the 30th April, 1907, and 30th April, 1908.

No. of Sheep on April 30, 1907. April 30, 1908. Mauriceville County— continued. Jacobsen, T. K., Mauriceville Jensen, Hans, Mauriceville West Johnston, Arthur, Mangamahoe eTudd, R., Manaia, Masterton Judd, W. and R., Manaia, Masterton Kean, R., Hessey St., Masterton Kennedy, Martin, Tikitapu, Mauriceville ... Kummer, F. W. H., Kopuaro, Mauriceville... Larsen, Anders, Mauriceville West Larsen, Adolph, Mauriceville West Larsen, Hans, Hastwell P.O. Larsen, Hans, jun., Woodlands, Mangamahoe Larsen, Lars, Mauriceville West Larsen, L. P., Mauriceville West Larsen, Peder, Mauriceville West Larsen, W. and ft F., Putara Lemberg, V. K., Mauriceville West Lozell, John S , Putara Mallabarr, R. H, Hillside, Mauriceville ... Mat sen, ft, Hastwell McDonald, D., Spring Bank, Ihuraua Valley McGruddy, William, Mangamahoe McPeak, John, Marima, Pahiatua Miller, Robert, Avondale, Kopuaranga Miller, W., Pikekaikaroro, Kaiparoro Morgan, Arthur E., Ihuraua Mortensen, Albert, Mauriceville West Mortensen, J., Mauriceville West Nielsen, E. W., Mauriceville West Oliver Bros., Dryer's Rock Road, Mauriceville Oliver, Charles, Ihuraua Valley Palmer, T H., Kaiparoro, Pedersen, Bskild, Mauriceville West Pedersen, H. P., Aotea Pedersen, R. W., Mauriceville West .65 '53 3860 1061 7I30 '775 234 74 198 780 '97 5°o 398 22 235 8.39 '54 144 202 3700 Nil Nil 8719 '59' 120 74 249 900 200 499 526 '30 104 81 861 35 1086 496 IOOO 186 129 93 "9 94 48 862 497 1100 '49 264 266 112 102 800 1456 75 197 27 37 '874 40 84 477 26

No. of Sheep on April 30, April 3 1907. 1908. April 30, 1908. Mauriceville County— continued.. Petersen, O. P. F., Ihuraua Valley Petersen, P. A., Mayfield Farm, Kaiparoro Pettigrew, ft, Mangamahoe Phillipson, A. F., Pae Rata, Mauriceville W. Pike, Henry, Pikekaikaroro, Kaiparoro Power, Thomas, Mauriceville Rait, Stephen, Kaiparoro Rasmu8sen,S. H., Mount Baker, Ihuraua Roigard, John, Mauriceville West Rose, E. J., Waratah, Masterton Ross, J. W., Mauriceville West Rossiter, W. J., Masterton Rutherford, David H., Mariora, Mauriceville Rutherford, D. H., Hoebridge, Mauriceville Rutherfurd, John, Wairere, Ihuraua Salter, Thomas, Fairy Hill, Mangamahoe ... Schow, L. A., Mauriceville West Seymour, Charles, Mangamahoe Sheath, F. A., Ruawai, Mangamahoe Smart, J. T., Mauriceville West Smyth, Edward Carew, Tawai, Kaiparoro ... Thorby, H. E., Hastwell Tildesley Bros., Mangamahoe Tildesley, E., Ranten Hill, Mangamahoe ... Wall, Charles A., Parikiki, Mount Bruce .. Welch, J. and A., Makonui, Masterton Welch, Walter W., Te Punga, Mangamahoe Whiting, Joseph, Sunny Rise, Mangamahoe Wilton, R. F., Oak Farm, Mauriceville East Wood, Frederick William, Ihuraua Valley ... Wrightson, A. H., Mangamahoe '47 3°° 525 600 461 1142 256 '744 200 'O.S7 870 3032 438 423 856 '597 460 682 Nil 300 495 53° 204 606 340 828 219 1624 5. Nil 1052 1198 2566 Nil 39° 728 '956 779 4" 435 678 578 340 560 1400 279 1298 679 2069 68,173 295 777 596 45° 490 '455 295 386 39° 2338 67,002

I No. of Sheep on April 30, Aprils | 1907. 1908. : rApnl30, 1908. Waimea County— continued. Bain, J., Nelson Ballard, James, Spring Grove Banks, J., Belgrove Bartlett, J. E., Richmond Bashford, Edgar, Spring Grove ... Bateup, E., Richmond Batt Bros., Wai-iti Batt, William, Wakefield Benson, Mrs. R., Wakefield » ... Berkett, H. S., Hope Best, George, Stoke Best, Godfrey, Appleby Best, John, Appleby Best, Philip, Appleby Best, W., Brightwater Biggar, Mrs. M. A., Brightwater Bint, James, Hope ... Bird, A. D., Wangamoa Bird Bros., Nelson Bird, M., Wakefield Bird, W. L., Wakefield Bisley Bros., Nelson Bisley Bros., Nelson : ... Bisley Bros., Nelson Blick, J., Nelson Boddington, Robert, Spring Grove ... Boddington, W., Belgrove ... Boon, 1). E., Wakapuaka Booth, R. S., Nelson Brereton, John, Wakefield Brewerton, Hugh, Foxhill Brewerton, S. R., Wai-iti Bright, Thomas, Wai-iti ... Brooks, Henry William, 88 Valley, Wakefield Brown, Alick, Wakapuaka - ' ,;-. 35 3' 37 4: 2< '47 '4< 40 21 65 61 323 34< 264 291 138 Nil' 39 9' 50 5! '3° 5* 92 7< 183 7. : 1000 Nil 98 9; 480 44; 736 721 35 '2< 62 6; 283 25; 579 IOOC 812 601 321 5 6 i 466 53J 23 2; 94 9; — 671 34 42 20 .46 25 6l 340 295 Nil 94 55 58 76 73 Nil 97 443 721 120 6S 255 IOOO 605 567 538 27 97 675 425 Nil 28 7 l 18 16 70 55' 42i 243 Nil 30 2* 75 7 = — iJ 16 if 64 7c

No. of Sheep on April 30, April 30, 1907. 1908. WAIMEA COUNTY (In Nelson Subdivision). Adams, J. L., Stoke Adams, Percy, Maori Pa Allanson, Rev. E., Wakefield Allborough, W. H., Suburban North Allport, A. and ft, Richmond AnderBon, D., Suburban North Anderson, T. W., Suburban North Andrew Bros., Brightwater Andrews, Edwin, Brightwater Andrews, E. R., Brightwater Andrews, Francis, Brightwater Andrews, J., Wakefield Apera Karepa, Croixelles Arnold, G. A., Waimea West Arnold, John, Waimea West Arnold, Joseph, Waimea West Arnold, Thomas, Foxhill Arnold, William, Spring Grove Austin, Thomas, Suburban North Baigent, A. and R., Wakefield Baigent, ft A., Wakefield Baigent, F. H., Wakefield Baigent, G. W., Wakefield Baigent, Henry, Wakefield Farm, Nelson ... Baigent, Joseph, Wakefield Baigent, P. A., Wakefield Baigent, R. F., Tadmor Farm, Wakefield ... Baigent, 8., Wakefield IO 4633 2050 71 s' 232 343 162 167 170 56 247 42 136 77 66 136 320 300 29 76 148 249 380 70 33 270 56 6987 2330 23 100 2.32 400 '34 42 223 250 Nil Nil 5° 180 65 69 '35 33o 333 38 5' 103 360. 45° 86 38 223