H.—23.

OTAGO SHEEP DISTRICT—continued.

TABLE SHOWING NUMBER OF SHEEP IN THE DOMINION SINCE 1892. Year Number of Sheep. Year. Number of Sheep. 1892 18,570,752 1903 18,954,553 1893 19,380,369 1904 18,280,806 1894 ... 20,230,829 1905 19,130,875 1895 19,826,604 1906 20,108,471 1896 . ... 19,138,493 1907 20,983,772 1897 ... 19,687,954 1908 22,449,053 1898 .'." 19,673,725 1909 23,480,707 1899 ... 19,348,506 1910 , 24,269,620 1900 ' 19,355,195 1911 23,996,126 1901 ... 20,233,099 1912 23,750,153 1902 20,342,727 1913 24,191,810

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No. of Sheep on April 30, April 30, 1912. 1913. Wallace County— continued. Scobie, Alexander I., Mossburn Scobie, J. A., Eastern Bush Scobie, W., jun., Eastern Bush Scott, G. A., Orawia Scott, R. and P., Tuatapere Scott, W., Birchwood, Nightcaps Scott, William J., Clifden Scott, W. P., Pinehill, Fairfax Searle, John, Wrey's Bush Seatter, George, Otautau Sharp, John M., Clifden Shaw Bros., Fairfax Shaw, John, Bayswater, Heddon Bush Sheddan, J. H, Otautau Simpson, C. H., Scott's Gap Simpson, J. P. G, Howell's Point, Riverton Sinclair, Donald, NightcapB Slattery, Michael, Fairfax Smith, A., Riverton Smith, Alexander, Matuku Smith and Colbran, Westwood, Wild Bush Smith, Cyrus S., Eastern BubIi Smith, H., Wrey's Bush Smith, J. H., Orawia Smith, R. S., Wrey's Bush Souness, Alexander, Otautau Southern, Walter, Waimatuku Spence, George R., Birchwood, Nightcaps.. Spillane, Cornelius, Opio Spillane, Mary, Opio, Nightcaps Stalker, L., Maruekoa, Otautau Staunton, Thomas A., Beaumont, Nightcaps Stenhouse, John, Isla Bank Stephens and Cole, Otautau Stephens, John, WUd Bush Stevens, Charles S., Opio Stevens, W. (Exrs. of), Beaumont, Nightcaps Stewart, Helen, Scott's Gap Stewart, T. M., South Hillend Stormouth, W., Drummond Strang, William, Waimatuku Stroud Bros., Wrey's Bush Stroud, T., Wrey's Bush Strudwicke, Frank, Opio, via Nightcaps .. Stuart, Alexander, Scott's Gap Studholme, H., Sharpridge, Feldwick, Invercargill Studholme, P., Blackmount Sutherland, R., Nightcaps Sutherland, Robert, Clifden Sutherland, Robert, Orawia Sutton, Charles, Drummond Sutton. E. W., Aparima Sutton, J. B., Thornbury Sutton, J. R., Isla Bank Swap, John, Otautau Symington, Mrs. B. F., Fairfax Tapper, Gus., Clifden Tapper, Robert, jun., Otautau Taylor, A. S., South Hillend Taylor, H. D., Eastern Bush Taylor, Joseph, Heddon Bush Taylor, William, Aparima Teviotdale, David, Isla Bank Thomson, R., Beaumont, Opio 259 890 2723 1514 300 1250 25 101 191 233 306 2201 785 304 35 606 446 70 2102 511 1965 1521 167 288 631 47 1218 505 243 1057 2168 1076 500 2 1100 402 188 160 Nil 346 2036 1668 1 Nil 508 350 Nil 2350 710 475 1042 43 1689 164 117 2 341 Nil 1045 403 20 221 130 Nil 13380 270 802 332 229 749 Nil 404 235 2321 140 1150 14542 190 650 410 264 663 239 3270 11530 393 367 110 848 757 542 289 182 425 1911 210 Nil 404 276 152 595 449 510 553 20 13 1694 200 109 527 714 368 1661 100 874 256 2018 120

No. of Sheep on I April 30,1 April 30, 1912. 1913. Wallace County— continued. Thomson, W.-, Otautau Thornton, Annie, Scott's Gap Tinker, W., Nightcaps Tomlinson Bros., Orawia Toogood, J. R., Beaumont, Opio Trender, W. V. (Estate of), c/o J. G. Ward and Co., Invercargill, Wairio Valli Bros., Nightcaps Waddell, T. K., Matuku Wakefield, J. G., Clifden Walker, William, Dipton Walker, William, Otautau Walker, William, jun., Baiswater, Otautau Walter, Ernest, Mossburn Walton, G. L., Otautau Ward, Benjamin, Fairfax Ward, G, Te Tua Ward, Frank, Drummond Ward, Mrs. G., Hekeia Ward, S-, Aparima Ward, W., Fairfax Ward, W. H., Lumsden Warden, Henry, Gummie's Bush Watson Bros., Heddon Bush Watson, James, Feldwick, Orawia Watson, John R., Narrows, Riverton Watson, Thomas, Oolae Bay Watson, W., Pahia Watt, James, Josephville, Lumsden Wells, J. H., Ermedale, Gummie's Bush .. Welsh, John, Nightcaps Westbury, Arthur, Waihoaka Whelan and Wallace, Orepuki White, Adam, Wild Bush Whyte, R. H., Te Tua Whyte. Robert, Clifden Whyte, W. A., Clifden Williamson, J., and Sons, Waimatuku Wilson, A. and W., Orawia . . Wilson, Charles, South Hillend Wilson, J. T., Bayswater, Otautau Wilson, Robert, Castle Rock, Lumsden Wohlers, John, Thornbury Woodhead Bros., Drummond Young, David, Orawia 105 134 147 336 575 1251 487 170 23 690 94 270 1318 800 109 76 379 167 153 47 1089 692 2226 170 7 46 605 213 1 154 10 400 615 184 556 392 390 771 347 197 295 25 323 372 5 248 173 480 133 1676 200 358 29 1018 103 274 1142 Nil Nil 88 239 26 213 15 362 537 1669 125 8 50 503 140 Nil 55 Nil Nil 378 NU 860 518 9 800 786 100 597 Nil 193 253 STEWART ISLAND COUNTY. Bragg, John, Half-moon Bay Dawson, James, Ulva, Half-moon Bay Joss, Walter, Ulva, Paterson's Inlet Newton, George, Ruapuke Pleasant, E., Half-moon Bay Robertson, WiUiam, Half-moon Bay Rita, Henry, Ruapuke KusBell, Mrs. A. M., Ruapuke Thomson, J. R., and Sons, Half-moon Bay Topi, John, jun.,Ruapuke TraiU, A. W, Half-moon Bay Waitiri, Isaiah, Ruapuke Wixen, James, The Neck, Paterson's Inlet 529,244 474,397 39 168 172 400 206 30 183 , 180 303 12 242 162 223 697 855 27 Nil 20 242 704 27 64 24 2,046 2,934