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

DURING THE MONTH OF APRIL, 1865.

| 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. |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1865,
April 4 | ... | Mont Thomas Government Yards | Ashley | J. T. Brown (a) | 7,000 | 4,700 | Clean | ... | Certificate granted.
| " 7 | ... | Hororata | ... | F. Tabart (b) | ... | 665 | Clean | ... | Going to Christchurch.
| " 29 | ... | St. Leonard’s Government Yards | ... | Rhodes and Wilkinson (c)... | ... | 1,820 | Clean | ... | To Cameron Station.
| " ... | ... | " | ... | F. Tabart (d) | ... | 740 | Clean | ... | Going to Christchurch. |

NORTHERN DISTRICT.

| April 4 | ... | Lansdown | Peninsula | W. G. Brittan (e) | 1,500 | 1,500 | Clean | ... | Certificate granted. |
| " 4 | ... | Halswell | ... | M. J. Burke (f) | 2,000 | 2,000 | Clean | ... | Certificate granted. |
| " 8 | ... | Acheron | Rakaia | Brown and Allan (g) | 12,000 | 12,000 | Clean | ... | ... |
| " 11 | ... | Leeston | Ellesmere | J. R. Collisson | 750 | 750 | Doubtful | ... | ... |
| " 21 | ... | " | Ditto | R. Taylor | 150 | 70 | Scabby | ... | ... |
| " 21 | ... | Ellesmere | ... | S. Bealey | 650 | 150 | Clean | ... | Certificate granted. |
| " 28 | ... | Hilton Hay | ... | H. J. Cridland (h) | 700 | 700 | Clean | ... | Certificate granted. |

CENTRAL DISTRICT.

| April 3 | ... | Benmore | Mackenzie County | Hugh Fraser (i) | ... | 536 | Clean | ... | Imported from Otago. |
| " 6 | ... | Bald Hill | Ditto | E. Hodgkinson (k) | ... | 15 | Clean | ... | ... |
| " ... | ... | Kirwan | Province of Otago | C. Campbell (l) | ... | 96 | Clean | ... | ... |
| " ... | ... | " | Ditto | James Horne (m) | ... | 114 | Clean | ... | ... |
| " 22 | ... | Mount Four Peaks | Geraldine, Province of Otago | T. D. Bellette (n) | 15,500 | 15,500 | Clean | ... | Certificate granted. Imported from Otago. |
| " ... | ... | Benmore | ... | G. Dowling (o) | ... | 79 | Clean | ... | ... |

SOUTHERN DISTRICT.

Christchurch, 6th May, 1865.

P. B. BOULTON, Chief Inspector of Sheep.

Declarations:

(a) DECLARATION.
I, John Thomas Brown of Mount Thomas, Ashley, do hereby solemnly declare that I have made a complete muster of all the Sheep in my charge, and that my Sheep branded — being 2,700 in number now being at Mount Thomas have not within two months last past had applied to any of them any reputed scab-destroying preparation, nor within two months been mixed with any Sheep infected with scab or catarrh; and I make this solemn declaration, conscientiously believing the same to be true.

JOHN THOMAS BROWN.

Declared before me at Mount Thomas, this 4th day of April 1865.
H. RAMSAY SCARVELL, Inspector of Sheep.

(b) DECLARATION.
I, William Amos of Highfield, do hereby solemnly declare that the Sheep, 665 in number, marked — now being depastured by me at North Bank of the Hurunui, have not within two 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 AMOS.

Declared before me at Hawarden, this 7th day of April 1865.
H. RAMSAY SCARVELL, Inspector of Sheep.

(c) DECLARATION.
I, Stephen Nosworthy of St. Leonard’s, Amuri, do hereby solemnly declare that the Sheep, 1,820 in number, marked —, now being depastured by me at St. Leonard’s, 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.

S. NOSWORTHY.

Declared before me at St. Leonard’s, this 24th day of April 1865.
H. RAMSAY SCARVELL, Inspector of Sheep.

(d) DECLARATION.
I, William Amos of Highfield, Amuri, do hereby solemnly declare that the Sheep, 740 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.

WM. AMOS.

Declared before me at Hawarden, this 29th day of April 1865.
H. RAMSAY SCARVELL, Inspector of Sheep.

(e) DECLARATION.
I, William Guise Brittan of Lansdown, do hereby solemnly declare that I have made a complete muster of all the Sheep in my charge, and that my Sheep, branded —, being 1,500 in number, now being at Lansdown, have not within two 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.

W.G. BRITTAN.

Declared before me at Lansdown, this 4th day of April 1865.
P. B. BOULTON, Chief Inspector of Sheep.

(f) DECLARATION.
I, Michael John Burke of Halswell, do hereby solemnly declare that I have made a complete muster of all the Sheep in my charge, and that my Sheep, branded —, being 2,000 in number, now being at Halswell, have not within two months last past had applied to any of them any reputed scab-destroying preparation, nor within two months been mixed with any Sheep infected with scab or catarrh; and I make this solemn declaration conscientiously believing the same to be true.

MICH. J. BURKE.

Declared before me at Halswell, this 4th day of April 1865.
P. B. BOULTON, Chief Inspector of Sheep.

(g) DECLARATION.
I, Thomas Allen of Rakaia, do hereby solemnly declare that I have made a complete muster of all the Sheep in my charge, and that my Sheep, branded —, being 12,000 in number, now being at the Rakaia, have not within two months last past had applied to any of them any reputed scab-destroying preparation, nor within two months been mixed with any Sheep infected with scab or catarrh; and I make this solemn declaration conscientiously believing the same to be true.

THOS. ALLEN.

Declared before me at the Rakaia, this 5th day of April 1865.
P. B. BOULTON, Chief Inspector of Sheep.

(h) DECLARATION.
I, Russell Warrington of Hoon Hay for H. J. Cridland, do hereby solemnly declare that I have made a complete muster of all the Sheep in my charge, and that my Sheep, branded —, being 700 in number, now being at Hoon Hay, have not within two 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.

R. WARRINGTON.

Declared before me at Hoon Hay, this 28th day of April 1865.
P. B. BOULTON, Chief Inspector of Sheep.

(i) DECLARATION.
I, Hugh Fraser of Benmore, do hereby solemnly declare that the Sheep, 536 in number, marked —, now being depastured by me at Benmore Station, 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.

HUGH FRASER.

Declared before me at Benmore Station, this 5th day of April 1865.
ANDREW PATERSON, Inspector of Sheep.

(k) DECLARATION.
I, Edmund Hodgkinson of Bald Hill, do hereby solemnly declare that the Sheep, 15 in number, marked —, now being depastured by me at Benmore Station, 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.

E. HODGKINSON.

Declared before me at Benmore Station, this 5th day of April 1865.
ANDREW PATERSON, Inspector of Sheep.

(l) DECLARATION.
I, Colin Campbell of Kurau Station, do hereby solemnly declare that the Sheep, 96 in number, marked —, now being depastured by me at Kurau Station, have not within three months last past had applied to any of them any reputed scab-destroying preparation, nor within three months been mixed with any Sheep infected with scab or catarrh; and I make this solemn declaration conscientiously believing the same to be true.

COLIN CAMPBELL.

Declared before me at Kurau Station, this 6th day of April 1865.
ANDREW PATERSON, Inspector of Sheep.

(m) DECLARATION.
I, James Horne of Oamaru, do hereby solemnly declare that the Sheep, 114 in number, marked —, now being depastured by me at Waitangi, 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.

JAMES HORNE.

Declared before me at the Waitangi Ferry, this 7th day of April 1865.
ANDREW PATERSON, Inspector of Sheep.

(n) DECLARATION.
I, Thomas D. Bellette of Mount Four Peaks Station, do hereby solemnly declare that I have made a complete muster of all the Sheep in my charge, and that my Sheep, branded —, being 15,500 in number, now being at Mount Four Peaks, 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.

THOMAS D. BELLETTE.

Declared before me at Mount Four Peaks, this 15th day of April 1865.
ANDREW PATERSON, Inspector of Sheep.

(o) DECLARATION.
I, George Dowling of Mackenzie Country, do hereby solemnly declare that the Sheep, 79 in number, marked —, now being depastured by me at Benmore Run, 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.

G. DOWLING.

Declared before me at Benmore Run, this 22nd day of April 1865.
ANDREW PATERSON, Inspector of Sheep.

(p) DECLARATION.
I, Archa Macdonald of Benmore, do hereby solemnly declare that the Sheep, 500 in number, marked —, now being depastured by me at Benmore, 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.

ARCHA MACDONALD.

Declared before me at Ohau River, this 3rd day of April 1865.
ANDREW PATERSON, Inspector of Sheep.