Cattle Descriptions and Brands




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AT NEWMARKET.

Ditto — Black Ox, 4 years, white back, tail and belly, snail horns, illegible brand off rump.

Ditto — Black Ox, 5 years, snail horns, white star on forehead, no brand.

Ditto — Red Ox, 4 years, white buck and belly, open horns, no brand.

Ditto — Strawberry Ox, 5 years, red ears, wide horns, brand [ ] off rump.

Ditto — Red Ox, 3 years, white rump, near ear topped, off ear side slit, open horns, no brand.

Aug. 20. HOLMES — Dark Strawberry Ox, 3 years, open horns, no brand.

DAY — Red Poley Cow, 6 years, white belly, a near rump.

Aug. 21. HOLMES — Red Ox, 3 years, white rump, top of tail, and face, straight horns, off ear slit, illegible brand off rump.

STANILAND — Red Heifer, 2 years, white belly and back, short horns, brand H H off ribs.

ANDREWS — Strawberry Ox, 4 years, open horns, brand TJ conjoined near shoulder.

AT ONEHUNGA.

Aug. 23. BELL — Strawberry Bull, 1 year, red ears and shoulders, white face, stag horns.

AT ELLERSLIE.

Aug. 25. WALTERS — Red Poley Cow, 3 years, both ears slit, brand MW near rump.

Ditto — Roan Poley Cow, aged, near ear slit, brand W near rump.

Ditto — Red and white spotted Poley Cow, aged, both ears topped, brand MW near rump.

Ditto — Black Ox, 4 years, spot on rump, wide horns, no brand.

Aug. 22. WELLS — Strawberry Heifer, 3 years, red horns, brand TJ conjoined near shoulder.

Ditto — White Ox, 3 years, brown ears, and spots on back and neck, brand S off rump.

Aug. 23. GEORGE E. — Red and White Heifer, 3 years, spotted, cocked horns, no brand.

Aug. 24. HOLMES — Dark Strawberry Cow, 4 years, brindled head, open horns, short tail, brand S off rump.

Ditto — Strawberry Cow, 4 years, dark neck, cocked horns, brand S off rump.

RICE — Ox, 3 years, red and white spotted, spread horns, S off rump.

GEORGE L. — Yellow Cow, aged, white back, cocked horns, brand like AB off ribs.

David G. SMAIL,
Inspector of Slaughter-houses.

Printed by Williamson & Wilson, for the Provincial Government.




Online Sources for this page:

VUW Te Waharoa PDF Auckland Provincial Gazette 1855, No 26





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🌾 Primary Industries & Resources
Cattle, Brands, Descriptions, Newmarket, Onehunga, Ellerslie
10 names identified
  • Holmes, Owner of cattle
  • Day, Owner of cattle
  • Staniland, Owner of cattle
  • Andrews, Owner of cattle
  • Bell, Owner of cattle
  • Walters, Owner of cattle
  • Wells, Owner of cattle
  • George E., Owner of cattle
  • Rice, Owner of cattle
  • George L., Owner of cattle

  • David G. Smail, Inspector of Slaughter-houses