✨ Sheep Inspection Returns
RETURN OF SHEEP INSPECTED IN THE PROVINCE OF CANTERBURY DURING THE MONTH OF JUNE, 1863.
| DATE OF INSPECTION | DATE OF PRECEDING INSPECTION | NAME OF STATION | WHERE SITUATE | NAME OF MANAGER OR OWNER | NO. OF SHEEP ON THE STATION | NO. OF SHEEP INSPECTED | RESULT | DATE ON WHICH SHEEP WERE LAST DRESSED | REMARKS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 5 | ... | Searness | Ashburton | Thomas Harding | 4,000 | 500 | Clean | ... | Part of a flock of 7,000. |
| June 6 | ... | Mount Hut | Rakaia | A. Lean | 10,000 | 100 | Scabby | ... | |
| June 11 | ... | Riccarton Farm | Riccarton | D. Graham | ... | ... | Clean | ... | |
| June 12 | ... | Fernside | ... | A. H. Cunningham | ... | ... | Scabby | ... | |
| June 13 | ... | Birch Hill | Ashley | T. L. Manning | 5,000 | 3,000 | Scabby | ... | |
| June 13 | ... | Glenmore | Ashley | H. Knowles | 3,000 | 250 | Clean | ... | |
| June 15 | ... | Ashley Gorge | Ashley | Thomas Ellis | 1,000 | 1,000 | Scabby | ... | |
| June 19 | ... | Mount Plenty | ... | H. J. Coote | 6,000 | ... | Clean | ... | |
| June 20 | ... | The Warren | Eyre Cut | T. W. White | 3,800 | 3,800 | Clean | ... | |
| June 23 | ... | Cust Valley | Cust | R. L. Higgins | 6,000 | 3,000 | Doubtful | ... | Scabby sheep had joined the flock on the 15th May and 6th June. |
| June 23 | ... | Springbank | Cust | R. Chapman | 8,000 | 1,500 | Clean | ... | |
| June 23 | ... | Cowley Grove | ... | J. S. Williams | 1,300 | 1,000 | Doubtful | ... | Had been dipped a month. |
| June 26 | ... | Banner Downs | Waipara | Heywood and Bowron | 1,000 | 100 | Scabby | ... | |
| June 26 | ... | Teriotdale | Waipara | Reader and Traherne | 12,000 | 6,000 | Scabby | ... | |
| June 30 | ... | Double Corner | Waipara | L. A. G. Walker | 6,900 | 250 | Clean | ... |
Christchurch, 6th July, 1863.
P. B. BOULTON, Inspector of Sheep.
DECLARATION,
I, Charles H. McAlpine of Double Corner, do hereby solemnly declare that I have made a complete muster of all the sheep in my charge, and that my sheep, being 6,900 in number, now being at Double Corner, have not within three months been subjected to any dressing for the cure of the scab, nor within three months been mixed with any sheep infected with the scab or catarrh, and I make this solemn declaration conscientiously believing the same to be true.
Declared before me, at Double Corner, this 27th day of June, 1863.
P. B. BOULTON, Inspector of Sheep.
CERTIFICATE OF INSPECTOR,
I, Philip Baker Boulton, Inspector of Sheep, hereby certify that I have carefully examined 6,900 sheep, the property of L. A. G. Walker, now being depastured at Double Corner, and that I find each sheep entirely free from scab or catarrh.
Given under my hand at Double Corner, this 27th day of June, 1863.
P. B. BOULTON, Inspector of Sheep.
RETURN OF SHEEP INSPECTED IN THE PROVINCE OF CANTERBURY DURING THE MONTH OF JULY, 1863.
| DATE OF INSPECTION | DATE OF PRECEDING INSPECTION | NAME OF STATION | WHERE SITUATE | NAME OF MANAGER OR OWNER | NO. OF SHEEP ON THE STATION | NO. OF SHEEP INSPECTED | RESULT | DATE ON WHICH SHEEP WERE LAST DRESSED | REMARKS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 3 | 1863 | Ashburton | Ashburton | G. H. Moore | 13,000 | 13,000 | Scabby | ... | |
| July 18 | ... | Glenmark | Waipara | G. H. Moore | 50,000 | 5,000 | Scabby | ... | |
| July 14 | ... | Glenmark | Waipara | G. H. Moore | 50,000 | 20,000 | Scabby | ... | |
| July 16 | ... | Broomfield | Kowai | George Douglas | 6,000 | 600 | Scabby | ... | |
| July 21 | ... | Mount Pleasant | Port Hills | A. Hornbrook | 7,000 | 250 | Scabby | ... | |
| July 22 | ... | Horsley Downs | Port Hills | A. Hornbrook | 7,000 | 300 | Scabby | ... |
Christchurch, 31st July, 1863.
P. B. BOULTON, Inspector of Sheep.
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Canterbury Provincial Gazette 1863, No 12
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🌾 Sheep Inspection Return for June 1863, Canterbury
🌾 Primary Industries & Resources6 July 1863
Sheep, Inspection, Scab, Canterbury, Stations, Managers, Owners
14 names identified
- Thomas Harding, Manager of Searness Station
- A. Lean, Manager of Mount Hut Station
- D. Graham, Manager of Riccarton Farm
- A. H. Cunningham, Manager of Fernside Station
- T. L. Manning, Manager of Birch Hill Station
- H. Knowles, Manager of Glenmore Station
- Thomas Ellis, Manager of Ashley Gorge Station
- H. J. Coote, Manager of Mount Plenty Station
- T. W. White, Manager of The Warren Station
- R. L. Higgins, Manager of Cust Valley Station
- R. Chapman, Manager of Springbank Station
- J. S. Williams, Manager of Cowley Grove Station
- L. A. G. Walker, Owner of Double Corner Station
- Charles H. McAlpine, Declared sheep free from scab
- P. B. Boulton, Inspector of Sheep
🌾 Sheep Inspection Return for July 1863, Canterbury
🌾 Primary Industries & Resources31 July 1863
Sheep, Inspection, Scab, Canterbury, Stations, Managers, Owners
- G. H. Moore, Manager of Ashburton Station
- George Douglas, Manager of Broomfield Station
- A. Hornbrook, Manager of Mount Pleasant and Horsley Downs Stations
- P. B. Boulton, Inspector of Sheep