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INSPECTOR’S RETURN OF SHEEP IMPORTED BY SEA.
| Date | Proprietor | Ship | Whence | Description of Stock | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1864: | |||||
| April 11.. | E. B. Walker (a) | Hero | Melbourne | 1,900 ewes—100 rams. | Clean. |
| " 14.. | William Horne(b) | Lord Ashley | Auckland | 30 rams. | Clean. |
| " 21.. | E. B. Walker(c) | Blackbird | Melbourne | 900 wethers—1,700 ewes. | Clean. |
I certify the above to be a correct Return,
P. B. BOULTON,
Inspector of Sheep.
Christchurch, 4th May, 1864.
(a) DECLARATION.—I, Edwin B. Walker, of Canterbury, do hereby solemnly declare that the sheep, 2,000 in number, marked —, on board of the vessel "Hero," Logan, commander, now lying at Lyttelton, in the said province, 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.
EDWIN B. WALKER.
Declared before me at Lyttelton, this 11th day of April, 1864.—WILLIAM PALFREY,
Inspector of Sheep.
(b) DECLARATION.—I, William Horne, of Auckland, do hereby solemnly declare that the sheep, 30 in number, marked —, on board of the vessel "Lord Ashley," Randall, commander, now lying at Lyttelton, 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.
WILLIAM HORNE.
Declared before me at Lyttelton, this 14th day of April, 1864.—P. B. BOULTON,
Inspector of Sheep.
(c) DECLARATION.—I, George Black, of Melbourne, do hereby solemnly declare that the sheep, 2,600 in number, marked —, on board of the vessel "Blackbird," J. Torrence, commander, now lying at Lyttelton, 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.
GEORGE BLACK.
Declared before me at Lyttelton, this 21st day of April, 1864.—WILLIAM PALFREY,
Inspector of Sheep.
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Canterbury Provincial Gazette 1864, No 20
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🌾 Inspector’s Return of Sheep Imported by Sea
🌾 Primary Industries & Resources4 May 1864
Sheep, Importation, Inspection, Canterbury, Health, Livestock
- E. B. Walker, Proprietor of imported sheep
- William Horne, Proprietor of imported sheep
- George Black, Proprietor of imported sheep
- P. B. Boulton, Inspector of Sheep
- William Palfrey, Inspector of Sheep