Canterbury Provincial Gazette – 1863 – No. 14

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✨ Sheep Inspection Returns

RETURN OF SHEEP INSPECTED IN THE PROVINCE OF CANTERBURY DURING THE MONTH OF AUGUST, 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.
August 3 ...	...	Court Burton ...	Riccarton ...	Hart and Lodge ...	...	90	Scabby ...	...	Have been since destroyed.
August 3 ...	...	Mr. Mein’s Farm ...	Island, Kaiapoi	W. H. Mein ...	...	435	Clean ...	...
August 5 ...	...	Smith’s Farm ...	Riccarton ...	Thomas Cook ...	...	30	Clean ...	...
August 5 ...	...	Warren Farm ...	Lincoln Road ...	T. W. Wilkinson* ...	...	250	Clean ...	...
August 14 ...	...	Ashburton ...	Ashburton ...	T. C. Moorhouse ...	7,000	7,000	Scabby ...	...	#
August 19 ...	...	Ashburton ...	Ashburton ...	J. M’Lean ...	6,000	6,000	Clean ...	...
August 22 ...	...	Scarness ...	Ashburton ...	T. Harding ...	3,500	3,500	Doubtful ...	...
August 22 ...	...	Leal’s ...	Rakala ...	W. Dunford ...	...	3,000	Clean ...	...
August 31 ...	...	Heathcote ...	...	J. Garland ...	40	40	Doubtful ...	...

Christchurch, 2nd September, 1863.

P. B. BOULTON, Inspector of Sheep.

*DECLARATION.—We, Wilkinson and Ell, of Christchurch, do hereby solemnly declare that our sheep branded MC being 250 in number, now lying at our farm on the Lincoln Road, have not within two months been mixed with any sheep infected with scab or catarrh, and we make this solemn declaration conscientiously believing the same to be true, and for the cure of the scab, nor within two months been subjected to any dressing.

Declared before me at Christchurch, this 6th day of August, 1863.

WILKINSON AND ELL.

CERTIFICATE OF INSPECTOR.—I, Philip Baker Boulton, Inspector of Sheep, hereby certify that I have carefully examined 250 sheep, branded MC, the property of Wilkinson and Ell, now being depastured at Warren Farm, and that I find such sheep entirely free from scab or catarrh.

Given under my hand at Christchurch, this 6th day of August, 1863.

P. B. BOULTON, Inspector of Sheep.

VUW Te Waharoa — Canterbury Provincial Gazette 1863, No 14

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✨ LLM interpretation of page content

🌾 Return of Sheep Inspected in Canterbury, August 1863

Domain🌾 Primary Industries & Resources
Dated2 September 1863
KeywordsSheep inspection, Scab, Canterbury, August 1863
👱🏽 Names

12 names identified

Hart, Manager or owner of Court Burton Station
Lodge, Manager or owner of Court Burton Station
W. H. Mein, Owner of Mr. Mein’s Farm
Thomas Cook, Manager of Smith’s Farm
T. W. Wilkinson, Manager or owner of Warren Farm
T. C. Moorhouse, Manager or owner of Ashburton Station
J. McLean, Manager or owner of Ashburton Station
T. Harding, Manager or owner of Scarness Station
W. Dunford, Manager or owner of Leal’s Station
J. Garland, Manager or owner of Heathcote Station
Wilkinson, Declared sheep free from scab
Ell, Declared sheep free from scab

👩‍💼 Officials

P. B. Boulton, Inspector of Sheep

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