Diseased Sheep Reports and Certificates




RETURN OF DISEASED SHEEP IN THE PROVINCE OF CANTERBURY FOR THE QUARTER ENDED 31ST MARCH, 1863.

N.B.—All sheep must be included in this return, which were reported as diseased in the return for the previous quarter; if they have been pronounced clean, the date of the inspection must be given.

NAME OF STATION NAME OF OWNER OR MANAGER NO. OF SHEEP ON STATION NO. DISEASED WHEN FIRST PRONOUNCED DISEASED DATE OF LAST INSPECTION RESULT DATE AND NATURE OF LAST LEGAL PROCEEDINGS RESULT REMARKS
Shepherd’s Bush R. M. Moorhouse 6000 5000 9th November, 1861 19th February, 1863 Clean 10th September, 1862 Fined £200 Certificate granted
The Wolds W. H. Ostler 3000 3000 13th February, 1862 25th February, 1863 Clean 20th March, 1862... Fined £100 Certificate granted
Double Corner L. A. G. Walker... 7000 5000 22nd February, 1862 11th March, 1863 Scabby ... Informations not yet laid
Ashford Ed. Chapman... 9000 9000 18th June, 1862 17th March, 1863 Clean 23rd September, 1862 Fined £300 Certificate granted
Ashburton G. H. Moor... 9000 9000 5th September, 1862 5th September, 1862 Scabby 16th September, 1862 Fined £300 Three informations
Glenmark G. H. Moore 50000 18000 22nd September, 1862 22nd September, 1862 Scabby 4th October, 1862... Fined £900 Six informations
Glenmark G. H. Moore ... 15000 16th January, 1863 16th January, 1863 Scabby 12th February, 1863 Fined £600 Six informations
Mount Pleasant A. Hornbrook 7000 6000 11th November, 1862 11th November, 1862 Scabby 17th November, 1862 Fined £200 Two informations
Simons’ Pass J. Hayhurst ... 4000 11th December, 1862 11th December, 1862 Scabby 4th February, 1863 Fined £150 Two informations

Christchurch, 1st April, 1863.

P. B. BOULTON, Inspector of Sheep.


DECLARATION.—I, John M. Ollivier, for Edward Chapman, of Acton, do hereby solemnly declare that my sheep, branded E.C., being 6000 in number, now being at Acton, 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.

J. M. OLLIVIER.

Declared before me, at Acton, this 17th day of March, 1863.

P. B. BOULTON, Inspector of Sheep.


CERTIFICATE OF INSPECTOR.—I, Philip Baker Boulton, Inspector of Sheep, hereby certify that I have carefully examined 6000 sheep, branded E.C., the property of Edward Chapman, now being depastured at Acton, and that I find such sheep entirely free from scab or catarrh.

Given under my hand, at Acton, this 17th day of March, 1863.

P. B. BOULTON, Inspector of Sheep.



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VUW Te Waharoa PDF Canterbury Provincial Gazette 1863, No 3





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🌾 Return of Diseased Sheep in Canterbury Province

🌾 Primary Industries & Resources
1 April 1863
Sheep, Disease, Scab, Inspection, Fines, Canterbury
8 names identified
  • R. M. Moorhouse, Owner of Shepherd’s Bush station
  • W. H. Ostler, Owner of The Wolds station
  • L. A. G. Walker, Owner of Double Corner station
  • Ed Chapman, Owner of Ashford station
  • G. H. Moor, Owner of Ashburton station
  • G. H. Moore, Owner of Glenmark station
  • A. Hornbrook, Owner of Mount Pleasant station
  • J. Hayhurst, Owner of Simons’ Pass station

  • P. B. Boulton, Inspector of Sheep

🌾 Declaration of Sheep Free from Scab

🌾 Primary Industries & Resources
17 March 1863
Sheep, Scab, Declaration, Acton
  • John M. Ollivier, Declared sheep free from scab
  • Edward Chapman, Owner of sheep declared free from scab

  • P. B. Boulton, Inspector of Sheep

🌾 Certificate of Sheep Inspection

🌾 Primary Industries & Resources
17 March 1863
Sheep, Inspection, Certificate, Scab, Acton
  • Edward Chapman, Owner of sheep inspected and certified free from scab

  • P. B. Boulton, Inspector of Sheep