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2. 1. On the 30th April, 1917. On the 30th April, 1917. 3. Owners of Sheep owning Total Number of Owners of Sheep owning Sheep Districts in Counties. oo - d *8 h8 L§!h8 rng go gg Owners „, *§ 3§ S°- 8°. | g°. i 8 So °d 5-« of Sheep. Shee - U ' Name and Address of Officer, and Appointments held by him. OTAGO DISTEICT — Oamaru Subdivision — W 7 aitaki ... 168 197 147 81 197 30 10 1 1 637 ■ 544,481 Blair, F. W., Oamaru, Inspector of Stock, Eegistrar of Brands. . Duns tan Subdivision — Maniototo Vincent Dunedin Subdivision — W r aihemo Waikouaiti Taieri Peninsula Clutha Subdivision — Clutha Tuapeka Bruce Southland Subdivision — Lake ... ... Southland Wallace Stewart Island Totals in South Island Totals in Dominion ... ... 39 ... 52 ... 27 ... 17 ... 60 8 ... 134 ... 70 ... 102 ... 44 ... 443 ... 125 5 ... 3719 ... 5766 69, 77 57 55 44 48 23 3 11 7 3 7 1 2 2 3 271 296,544 223 290,339 | Fountain, R. G. F., Dunedin, Inspector of Stock, J Eegistrar of Brands. 1 28 28 27 19 18 14 36 37: 54 5 1 1 8 2 3 1 9 3 2 1 3 2 1 2 2 121 126,424 74 82,333 203 231,641 15 4,512 [Fountain, E. G. F., Dunedin, Inspector of Stock, Eegistrar of Brands. 158 140 83 99 86 90 108 89 54 16 4 18 2 9 2 1 3 1 3 2 536 376,682 373 449,937 365 241,081 [Smith, J. W., Balclutha, Inspector of Stock, f Registrar of Brands. 32 12 7 500 41? 227 188 156 93 2 3 1 3756 273811884 14 7 43 10 9 10 4 ! 6 ! 3 ! 5 4 3 1 1 126 252,011 1,650 1,231,982 587 488,745 11 4,051 1 Wright-, E., Invercargill, Inspector of Stock, Eegistrar of Brands. Hill, H., Gore, Inspector of Stock. 489149 51 62 14 12,862 |10,703,258 6043j5071 4276: 1375 447 182 176 ' 38 23,380 125,270,386