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OTAGO SHEEP DISTRICT— continued.

TABLE SHOWING NUMBER OP SHEEP IN THE DOMINION SINCE 1893.

Year. Number of Sheep. Year. Number of Sheep. 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 1903 ... ... ... 18,954,553 1914 ... ... ... 24,798,763

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No. of Shcup on April 30, April 30, 1913. 1914. Wallace County— continued. 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 Thomson, W., Otautau Thornton, Annie, Scott's Gap Tinker, W., Nightcaps Todd, William. Maori Hill Estate. Tuatapere Tomlinson Bros., Orawia Toogood, J. R., Awatata, Opio Trender, W. V.-(Estate of), o/o J. G. Ward and Co., Invercargill Valli Bros., Nightcaps Waddell, T. K., Matuku Wakefield, J. G., Clifden Walker, William, Dipton Walker, William, jun., Bayswater, Otautau Walker, William, Otautau Walter, Ernest, Mossburn Ward, Benjamin, Fairfax Ward, ft, Te Tua Ward, Frank, Maraekoa Ward, Mrs. G., Hekeia Ward, S., Aparima Ward, W., Fairfax Ward, W. H., Lumsden Warden, Henry, Gummie's Bush WatBon Bros., Heddon Bush Watson, James, Feldwick, Orawia Watson, John R., Narrows, Riverton Watson, Thomas, Colac Bay Watson, W., Pahia Watt, James, Josephville, Lumsden Welsh, John, Nightcaps 109 527 714 368 1661 100 5 248 173 480 133 1676 200 358 29 1018 274 103 1142 439 853 1614 233 1486 80 Nil 238 138 299 559 391 1107 80 409 14 1041 241 230 1278 117 100 223 5 140 2 Nil 260 1646 235 8 31 400 178 5 88 239 26 213 15 362 537 1669 125 8 50 503 140 55

No. of Sheep on April 30, April 30, 1913. 1014. Wallace County— continued. Whelan and Wallace, Orepuki White, Adam, Wild Bush Whyte. Robert, Clifden Whyte, W. A., Clifden Williamson, J., and Sons, Wairratuku Wilson, A. and W., Orawia Wilson, Charles, South Hillend Wilson, James T., Otautau Wilson, J. T., Bayswater, Otautau Wilson, Robert, Castle Rock, Lumsden Woodhead Bros., Drummond Wobdhead, James, Drummond Young, David, Orawia 378 860 518 9 800 786 100 597 193 253 509 486 890 442 10 020 817 2 10 458 02 124 291 STEWART ISLAND COUNTY. Bragg, John, Half-moon Bay Dawson, James, Ulva, Half-moon Bay Joss, Walter, Ulva, Paterson's Inlet Newton, Mis. George, Ruapuke McQuarrie, William. Mason's Bay. Stewart Island Pleasant, E., Half-moon Bay Rita, Henry, Ruapuke Robertson, William, Half-moon Bay Rodiriijue. Henry, Ruapeka, Bluff Hussell, Mrs. A. ,\L, Ruapuke Thomson, J. R., and Sons, Half-moon Bay Topi, John, jun., Ruapuke Topi. Maurice, Ruapuke, BlutT Traill, A. W., Half-moon Bay WLxen, James, The Neck, Paterson's Inlet 474,397 471.000 30 183 180 505 31 172 145 302 252 ,2 162 242 223 697 855 27 20 Nil 243 302 104 344 097 881 324 Nil I 2,934 | 3,891