Canterbury Provincial Gazette – 1864 – No. 20

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✨ Sheep Inspection Reports

RETURN OF SHEEP INSPECTED BY THE INSPECTORS OF SHEEP FOR THE PROVINCE OF CANTERBURY,

DURING THE MONTH OF April, 1864.

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

NORTHERN DISTRICT.

| 1864: April 2 | ... | ... | Hanmer Plains, Amuri District | Atkinson (a) | ... | 420 | Clean | ... | Going to Christchurch. |
| April 7 | ... | ... | Wairau, Marlborough | Tetley (b) | ... | 3,170 | Clean | ... | Going to Sanderson’s on the Waikarri. |
| April 9 | ... | Farm | Island, Kaiapoi | Heyward | ... | 35 | Clean | ... | ... |
| April 16 | ... | Hawkswood | Amuri District | J. S. Caverhill (c) | ... | 6,400 | Clean | ... | Going to Motonaui |
| April 26 | ... | Mount Thomas | Ashley | J. T. Brown | ... | 8,000 | 1,500 Clean | ... | Mr. Brown has given notice of having discovered scab in his flock of ewes. The portion of flock inspected were quite clean. The wethers (2,600) have re-crossed the Hurunui. |
| April 29 | ... | ... | Marlborough | J. B. Wemyss (d) | ... | 4,600 | Clean | ... | ... |

CENTRAL DISTRICT.

| April 5 | ... | Colombo-street, S., Christchurch | ... | Mason and Torlesse | ... | 60 | Scabby | ... | Imported from Melbourne. |
| April 10 | ... | ... | Malvern Hills | Geo. Harper | ... | 6,000 | 3,000 Clean | ... | ... |
| April 11 | ... | Waireka | Selwyn | Karslake and Anson | ... | 2,000 | Clean | ... | ... |
| April 12 | ... | Waterford | Rakaia | M. Cryer | ... | 1,500 | 1,600 Scabby | ... | One ram imported from Melbourne. |
| April 12 | ... | ... | Lake Ellesmere | T. Jenkins | ... | 200 | 200 Scabby | ... | Imported from Melbourne. |
| April 21 | ... | ... | Malvern Hills | Geo. Harper | ... | 8 | Clean | ... | ... |
| April 21 | ... | Rakaia Terrace | Selwyn | J. Hall | ... | 15,000 | 120 Clean | ... | ... |

SOUTHERN DISTRICT.

| April 5 | ... | Arowhenua | Arowhenua | A. Hornbrook | ... | 11,500 | 5,000 Clean | ... | ... |
| April 6 | ... | ... | Saltwater Creek | King | ... | 1,000 | 1,000 Clean | ... | ... |
| April 18 and 21 | ... | Hakateramea | Hakateramea | G. D. Lockhart | ... | 24,500 | 13,000 Clean | ... | ... |

Christchurch, 5th May, 1864.

P. B. BOULTON, Inspector of Sheep.

(a) DECLARATION.—I, William Atkinson, of Hanmer Plains, Amuri, do hereby solemnly declare that the Sheep, 420 in number, marked —, now being depastured by me at the Hurunui, have not within three months last past had applied to any of them any reputed scab-destroying preparation, nor been mixed with any sheep infected with scab or catarrh; and I make this solemn declaration, conscientiously believing the same to be true.

Declared before me at Hastie’s, this 2nd day of April, 1864.—H. RAMSAY SCARVELL, Inspector of Sheep.

W. ATKINSON.

(b) DECLARATION.—I, John Chaytor, of Coverham, do hereby solemnly declare that the Sheep, 3,170 in number, marked —, red spot on shoulder, now being depastured by me at the Hurunui, have not within three months last past had applied to any of them any reputed scab-destroying preparation, nor been mixed with any Sheep infected with scab or catarrh; and I make this solemn declaration, conscientiously believing the same to be true.

Declared before me at the Hurunui, this 7th day of April, 1864.—H. RAMSAY SCARVELL, Inspector of Sheep.

J. C. CHAYTOR.

(c) DECLARATION.—I, Charles King, of Hawkswood, do hereby solemnly declare that the Sheep, 6,400 in number, marked —, now being depastured by me at the North Bank of the Hurunui, have not within three months last past had applied to any of them any reputed scab-destroying preparation, nor been mixed with any Sheep infected with scab or catarrh; and I make this solemn declaration, conscientiously believing the same to be true.

Declared before me at Hastie’s, this 16th day of April, 1864.—H. RAMSAY SCARVELL, Inspector of Sheep.

CHARLES KING.

(d) DECLARATION.—I, James Balfour Wemyss, of Stronvar, Waihopai, Marlborough, do hereby solemnly declare that the Sheep, 4,600 in number, marked —, now being depastured by me at the North Bank of the River Hurunui, have not within three months last past had applied to any of them any reputed scab-destroying preparation, nor been mixed with any Sheep infected with scab or catarrh; and I make this solemn declaration, conscientiously believing the same to be true.

Declared before me at Hastie’s, this 29th day of April, 1864.—H. RAMSAY SCARVELL, Inspector of Sheep.

JAMES BALFOUR WEMYSS.

VUW Te Waharoa — Canterbury Provincial Gazette 1864, No 20

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✨ LLM interpretation of page content

🌾 Return of Sheep Inspected by the Inspectors of Sheep for the Province of Canterbury

Domain🌾 Primary Industries & Resources
Dated5 May 1864
KeywordsSheep, Inspection, Canterbury, Scab, Health, Livestock
👱🏽 Names

21 names identified

William Atkinson, Manager or Owner of Hanmer Plains station
Tetley, Manager or Owner of Wairau station
Heyward, Manager or Owner of Island station
J. S. Caverhill, Manager or Owner of Hawkswood station
J. T. Brown, Manager or Owner of Mount Thomas station
J. B. Wemyss, Manager or Owner of Marlborough station
Mason, Manager or Owner of Colombo-street station
Torlesse, Manager or Owner of Colombo-street station
Geo. Harper, Manager or Owner of Malvern Hills station
Karslake, Manager or Owner of Waireka station
Anson, Manager or Owner of Waireka station
M. Cryer, Manager or Owner of Waterford station
T. Jenkins, Manager or Owner of Lake Ellesmere station
J. Hall, Manager or Owner of Rakaia Terrace station
A. Hornbrook, Manager or Owner of Arowhenua station
King, Manager or Owner of Saltwater Creek station
G. D. Lockhart, Manager or Owner of Hakateramea station
William Atkinson, Declared sheep free of scab
John Chaytor, Declared sheep free of scab
Charles King, Declared sheep free of scab
James Balfour Wemyss, Declared sheep free of scab

👩‍💼 Officials

P. B. Boulton, Inspector of Sheep
H. Ramsay Scarcell, Inspector of Sheep

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