New Zealand Gazette – 1879 – No. 103

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✨ Sheep Return Continuation and Analysis



1879.]

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

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Name and Address of Owner. Freehold. Run. Hundreds. Commonage. Total.
Turnbull, George, Dunedin 32 ... ... ... 32
Turnbull, Robert M., Linburn 108 ... 23,700 ... 23,808
Tubman, Edward, Moa Flat 400 ... ... ... 400
Tweedie, William, South Tokomairiro 216 ... ... ... 216
Vaughan, D., Riverton 350 ... ... ... 350
Waddell and Cameron, Tuturau 3,500 ... ... ... 3,500
Walker, William, Stewart Island 80 ... ... ... 80
Wallace, David, Clinton 238 ... ... ... 238
Warden, Charles T., One-Tree Point 31 ... ... ... 31
Waters, Andrew, North Taieri 300 ... ... ... 300
Watson, Walter, Outram 50 ... ... ... 50
Watt, James, North Tokomairiro 112 ... ... ... 112
Watt, John, Kaihiku 640 ... ... ... 640
Waugh, William, Teviot 550 ... ... ... 550
Wayne, Frederick, Milton 2,377 ... ... ... 2,377
Webster, George, Josephville 8,000 ... ... ... 8,000
Webster, G. M., Kakanui 10,800 ... 200 ... 11,000
Webster, G. M., Windermere 800 ... ... ... 800
Westcott, William, Moa Flat 45 ... ... ... 45
White, James, Canada Bush 200 ... ... ... 200
Williams, Peter, Maheno 60 ... ... ... 60
Williamson, Peter, Waihola Gorge 65 ... ... ... 65
Willocks, James, Inch Clutha 150 ... ... ... 150
Wilson, George, Otago Heads 1,200 ... ... ... 1,200
Wilson, James, Balelutha 155 ... ... ... 155
Wilson, James, Oteramika 39 ... ... ... 39
Wilson, John, Papakaio 600 ... ... ... 600
Wilson, J. and S., Papakaio 2,700 ... ... ... 2,700
Wilson, Robert, and Co., Wairaki 3,000 3,000 ... ... 6,000
Wisely, Alexander, North Tokomairiro 200 ... 200 ... 400
Withers, John, Queenstown ... 12,000 ... ... 12,000
Wohlers and others, Ruapuke 2,100 ... ... ... 2,100
Wright, Andrew, Goodwood 455 ... ... ... 455
Wright, John, Kaihiku 103 ... ... ... 103
Wyper Brothers, Peninsula 130 ... ... ... 130
Young and Dalgetty, Omarama ... 48,250 ... ... 48,250
Young, David, Waipahi 220 ... ... ... 220
Young, James S., Palmerston 135 ... ... ... 135
Young, William, Porakanui 100 ... ... ... 100
Young, William, Waihola 150 ... ... ... 150
Youngson, Alexander, Warepa 240 ... ... ... 240
Total 1,348,949 2,109,289 12,703 11,722 3,482,663

Sheep Inspector's Office, Dunedin.

SIR, Referring to my letter, No. 79/149, forwarding the annual return for 1878, and to the large decrease
in the number of sheep in the Otago Districts since the previous year, I have the honor to submit for your
information the following statement, from which it will be seen that, although the sheep depastured on runs
do not double the number on freeholds, the losses on runs are more than seven times those on freeholds:—

1877. 1878. Decrease.
Depastured on Freeholds 1,401,310 1,348,949 52,361
Runs 2,494,579 2,109,289 385,290
Hundreds 22,875 12,703 10,172
Commonages 9,736 11,722 Increase 1,986
3,928,500 3,482,663 445,837

Taking into consideration that an annual decrease—governed by the amount of land alienated from the
Crown and becoming freehold—must take place on runs, yet even with this allowance the decrease of last
year on the waste lands has been enormously heavy, especially as a less quantity of land was taken from
the areas of runs during 1877-78 than in years previous.

The losses on freeholds are to be accounted for by the severe snow-storms followed by floods in the
spring; but the fact is only too apparent that, where the country is most infested with rabbits, there, the
greatest loss has taken place.

To exemplify this, Southland Subdivision (in which, so far as I can ascertain, no portion of the runs have
been taken for sale or settlement under the Deferred-Payment or Agricultural Lease Regulations since
1876-77) is far worse infested than any other part of the district, and there, out of an aggregate of 768,000
in 1876-77, very little more than 600,000 are returned for 1877-78, or a loss of 150,000, leaving the remaining
loss of 300,000 for the other subdivisions of Otago out of 3,000,000.



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✨ LLM interpretation of page content

🌾 Continuation of Return of Sheep for Otago (Table) (continued from previous page)

🌾 Primary Industries & Resources
8 October 1879
Sheep return, Otago, Stock numbers, Owners list, Table, Land tenure, Freehold, Runs
43 names identified
  • George Turnbull, Listed in sheep return
  • Robert M. Turnbull, Listed in sheep return
  • Edward Tubman, Listed in sheep return
  • William Tweedie, Listed in sheep return
  • D. Vaughan, Listed in sheep return
  • Waddell, Involved in sheep return partnership
  • Cameron, Involved in sheep return partnership
  • William Walker, Listed in sheep return
  • David Wallace, Listed in sheep return
  • Charles T. Warden, Listed in sheep return
  • Andrew Waters, Listed in sheep return
  • Walter Watson, Listed in sheep return
  • James Watt, Listed in sheep return
  • John Watt, Listed in sheep return
  • William Waugh, Listed in sheep return
  • Frederick Wayne, Listed in sheep return
  • George Webster, Listed in sheep return
  • G. M. Webster, Listed in sheep return
  • G. M. Webster, Listed in sheep return
  • William Westcott, Listed in sheep return
  • James White, Listed in sheep return
  • Peter Williams, Listed in sheep return
  • Peter Williamson, Listed in sheep return
  • James Willocks, Listed in sheep return
  • George Wilson, Listed in sheep return
  • James Wilson, Listed in sheep return
  • James Wilson, Listed in sheep return
  • John Wilson, Listed in sheep return
  • J. Wilson, Listed in sheep return
  • S. Wilson, Listed in sheep return
  • Robert Wilson, Involved in sheep return partnership
  • Alexander Wisely, Listed in sheep return
  • John Withers, Listed in sheep return
  • Wohlers, Involved in sheep return group
  • Andrew Wright, Listed in sheep return
  • John Wright, Listed in sheep return
  • Wyper, Involved in sheep return partnership
  • Young, Involved in sheep return partnership
  • David Young, Listed in sheep return
  • James S. Young, Listed in sheep return
  • William Young, Listed in sheep return
  • William Young, Listed in sheep return
  • Alexander Youngson, Listed in sheep return

🌾 Commentary on 1878 Otago Sheep Return Statistics

🌾 Primary Industries & Resources
Sheep statistics, Otago, Run losses, Freehold losses, Rabbit infestation, Southland Subdivision