THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 429

RETURN of CATTLE inspected within the DISTRICT of OAMARU, not brought by Sea, within the Six
Months ended the 31st MARCH, 1876, which have been found to be affected with any Contagious or
Infectious Disease.
Nil.

RETURN of CATTLE arrived from Foreign Ports into the PORT of OAMARU, and landed at OAMARU from
1st OCTOBER, 1875, to 31st MARCH, 1876.
Nil.

RETURN of CATTLE imported by Sea to the PORT of OAMARU within the Six Months ended 31st MARCH,
1876, which have been found to be affected with any Contagious or Infectious Disease.
Nil.

RETURN of CATTLE inspected within the DISTRICT Of DUNEDIN, not brought by Sea, within the Six
Months ended the 31st MARCH, 1876, which have been found to be affected with any Contagious or
Infectious Disease.
Nil.

RETURN of CATTLE arrived from FOREIGN PORTS into the PORT of BLUFF, OTAGO, and landed at
the PORT OF BLUFF, from the 1st OCTOBER, 1875, to 31st MARCH, 1876.

| Date of Arrival
and
Inspection. | Name of Ship. | Where from. | Number and Description
of Cattle. | Name of Owner. | Condition. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19th October... | "Omeo" | Melbourne | 261 Rams | McArthur | Clean. |
| " | Ditto | Ditto | 256 ditto | Boyce Brothers | Ditto. |
| " | Ditto | Ditto | 85 ditto | Simmons | Ditto. |
| " | Ditto | Ditto | 11 Horses | Ditto | Ditto. |
| " | Ditto | Ditto | 1 ditto | Vincent | Ditto. |
| 22nd | "Ringarooma" | Ditto | 101 Rams | Cowan | Ditto. |
| " | Ditto | Ditto | 11 ditto | Morrison | Ditto. |
| November | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil. |
| December | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil. |
| January | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil. |
| February | Omeo | Melbourne | 215 Ewes | Boyce Brothers | Clean. |
| " | Ditto | Ditto | 10 Rams | G. M. Bell | Ditto. |
| 31st March | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil. |

RETURN of CATTLE arrived from FOREIGN PORTS into the PORT of OTAGO, and landed at PORT
CHALMERS from 1st OCTOBER, 1875, to 31st MARCH, 1876.

| Date of Arrival
and
Inspection. | Name of Ship. | Where
from. | Number and De-
scription of Cattle. | Name of Owner. | Condition. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1875.
October 2 | "Jessie Readman" | London | 6 merino rams | Driver and Co. | Clean. |
| " 8 | "Alhambra" | Melbourne | 102 merino rams | Maclean Bros. | Clean. |
| " 20 | "Omeo" | Melbourne | 27 horses | J. Trestrail | Free from disease. |
| " November 6 | "Alhambra" | Melbourne | 2 merino rams | P. Oakden | Ditto. |
| " 10 | "Calypso" | London | 64 Lincoln sheep | G. Sutton | Quarantined for six weeks,
and then released, proving
healthy. |
| " 24... | "Canterbury" | London | 52 sheep, 3 horses,
23 head of cattle,
2 pigs | Russell, Ritchie, and Co.... | Sheep and cattle quarantined,
and then released, proving
healthy; horses and pigs
transhipped to Lyttelton. |
| " 27... | "Albion" | Melbourne | 1 merino ram... | P. Oakden | Free from disease. |
| December 24... | ".Nelson" | Glasgow... | 2 rams | Thomas Dick | Quarantined for six weeks,
and then released, proving
healthy. |
| 1876.
January 1 | "Omeo" | Melbourne | { 41 horses
24 merino rams
198 merino rams
30 merino rams | J. Trestrail
Cargill, Gibbs, and Co.
Maclean Bros.
Wright, Stephenson, & Co. | } Free from disease. |
| " 11 | "Rakaia". | London | 1 bull, 80 Lin-
coln sheep | Maclean Bros. | Bull quarantined for three
months, sheep for six weeks,
and then released, proving
healthy. |
| " 13 | "Wiltshire" | London | { 1 bull
4 Lincoln rams | Maclean Bros.
Driver and Co. | } Quarantined usual term, then
released, proving healthy. |
| February 9 | "Cæsarewitch" | Sydney | 13 pigs | Captain Moir | Healthy. |
| " 24 | "Sir Lancelot" | London | 2 bulls | Maclean Bros. | Quarantined usual time, then
released, proving healthy. |
| " 25 | "Theseus" | London | 2 bulls | Maclean Bros. | Healthy. |
| " 25 | "Wild Deer" | London | 3 pigs... | Captain Malcolm... | Killed for use at Port. |

RETURN of CATTLE imported by Sea to the PORT OF OTAGO within the Six Months ended 31st
MARCH, 1876, which have been found to be affected with any Contagious or Infectious Disease.
Nil.