Canterbury Provincial Gazette – 1859 – No. 4

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✨ Sheep Inspection Returns

RETURN OF SHEEP INSPECTED FROM 1st TO 31st MAY, 1859.

NORTHERN DISTRICT.

Date of Inspection.	Date of preceding Inspection.	Name of Station.	Where Situate.	Name of Manager or Owner.	No. of Sheep on Station.	No. of Sheep Inspected.	Result.	Date on which Sheep were last Dressed.	Remarks.
19th May	...	Easdale Nook	On the Kowai	C. J. Perceval	2,300	2,300	Clean	...	...
20th do.	...	Easdale Nook	On the Kowai	Goldney	2,000	2,000	Clean	...	...
23rd do.	...	Race Course Hill	Waimakariri	Charles White	5,500	4,000	Scabby	...	Three thousand proved Scabby.
24th do.	...	Race Course Hill	Waimakariri	Charles White	5,500	1,500	Scabby	...	A flock of wethers and rams.
25th do.	...	Isdard	Waimakariri	Dugald McFarlane	1,500	1,500	Scabby	...	Sheep just breaking.

THOMAS K. ADAMS,
Christchurch, 2nd June, 1859.
Inspector of Sheep.

SOUTHERN DISTRICT.

Date of Inspection.	Date of preceding Inspection.	Name of Station.	Where Situate.	Name of Manager or Owner.	No. of Sheep on Station.	No. of Sheep Inspected.	Result.	Remarks.
19th May	...	Waimata	Waimata	M. Studholme	1,700	1,700	Doubtful	Found two sheep branded O and a bottle, with appearance of Scab. Marked them with raddle to be re-examined. About to be brought into the Province.
18th do.	...	Mr. Dansey’s	Otago Province	H. Meyer	...	600	Clean	...
19th do.	...	Mr. Dansey’s	Hakataraemeu	H. Meyer	10,000	1,100	Clean	...
21st do.	...	Mr. Dansey’s	Hakataraemeu	Simms and Holland	1,500	800	Doubtful	Branded Q W.
23rd do.	...	...	Hakataraemeu	Lockhart and Stewart	6,000	2,400	Doubtful	Branded Q W.
28th do.	...	...	Hakataraemeu	Lockhart and Stewart	3,800	...	Clean	...
20th do.	May 10	Waimata	Waimata	M. Studholme	1,700	1,700	Clean	Re-examined two sheep marked with raddle on the 10th inst.; found the appearance of disease had disappeared, although the skin still remained an unhealthy colour.

P. B. BOULTON,
Christchurch, 2nd June, 1859.
Inspector of Sheep.

VUW Te Waharoa — Canterbury Provincial Gazette 1859, No 4

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🌾 Sheep Inspection Returns for Northern District (continued from previous page)

Domain🌾 Primary Industries & Resources
Dated2 June 1859
KeywordsSheep Inspection, Northern District, Scab, Clean, Kowai, Waimakariri
👱🏽 Names

C. J. Perceval, Manager of Easdale Nook
Goldney, Manager of Easdale Nook
Charles White, Manager of Race Course Hill
Dugald McFarlane, Manager of Isdard

👩‍💼 Officials

Thomas K. Adams, Inspector of Sheep

🌾 Sheep Inspection Returns for Southern District

Domain🌾 Primary Industries & Resources
Dated2 June 1859
KeywordsSheep Inspection, Southern District, Scab, Clean, Waimata, Otago, Hakataraemeu
👱🏽 Names

6 names identified

M. Studholme, Owner of Waimata
H. Meyer, Manager of Mr. Dansey’s
Simms, Owner of Mr. Dansey’s
Holland, Owner of Mr. Dansey’s
Lockhart, Owner of sheep
Stewart, Owner of sheep

👩‍💼 Officials

P. B. Boulton, Inspector of Sheep

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