RETURN of Sheep, inspected by the Inspector of Sea-borne Sheep, imported into Lyttelton during the month of April, 1867.

P. B. BOULTON,
Chief Inspector of Sheep.

Christchurch, 3rd May, 1867.

Declarations

(a) DECLARATION.—I, Thomas Stevenson, of Auckland, do hereby solemnly declare that the sheep, 130 in number, marked — on board of the vessel "Taranaki," Francis, 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.

Declared before me at Lyttelton, this 4th day of April, 1867.—WILLIAM PALFREY, Inspector of Sheep.

(b) DECLARATION.—I, W. N. Macbeth, of Christchurch, do hereby solemnly declare that the sheep, two in number, marked — on board of the vessel "Gazelle," McLellan, 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.

Declared before me at Lyttelton, this 6th day of April, 1867.—WILLIAM PALFREY, Inspector of Sheep.

(c) DECLARATION.—I, Charles Reed, of Westerfield, Ashburton, do hereby solemnly declare that the sheep, 19 in number, marked — on board of the vessel "Canute," James Quin, 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.

Declared before me at Lyttelton, this 9th day of April, 1867.—CHARLES REED, WILLIAM PALFREY, Inspector of Sheep.

(d) DECLARATION.—I, Henry Barnes Gresson, of Christchurch, do hereby solemnly declare that the sheep, 12 in number, marked — on board of the vessel "Wellington," Renner, 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.

Declared before me at Lyttelton, this 10th day of April, 1867.—For H. B. GRESSON, J. GRATTAN, Agent.

(e) DECLARATION.—I, J. F. Hindley, as Agent for Webster, Brothers, of Taranaki, do hereby solemnly declare that the sheep, two in number, marked — on board of the vessel "Wellington," Renner, 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.

Declared before me at Lyttelton, this 10th day of April, 1867.—J. F. HINDLEY, for WEBSTER, Brothers, WILLIAM PALFREY, Inspector of Sheep.

(f) DECLARATION.—I, Joseph L. Vercoe, of Auckland, do hereby solemnly declare that the sheep, 256 in number, marked — on board of the vessel "Beautiful Star," Morwech, 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.

Declared before me at Lyttelton, this 25th day of April, 1867.—J. L. VERCOE, WILLIAM PALFREY, Inspector of Sheep.

RETURN of Seaborne Sheep dipped under inspection at the Licensed Dips, for the month of April, 1867.

I certify the above to be a correct Return.

P. B. BOULTON,
Chief Inspector of Sheep.

Christchurch, 3rd May, 1867.

CHRISTCHURCH:
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