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OTAGO
PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT
GAZETTE.
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY.
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W. CARGILL, Superintendent.
Vol. III.] FRIDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1859. [No. 99.
Superintendent’s Office,
Dunedin, 29th December 1859.
HIS HONOR THE SUPERINTENDENT directs the publication of the following Documents for general information —
By order,
JOHN LOGAN,
Clerk to Superintendent.
REPORTS OF SHEEP INSPECTORS.
NORTHERN DISTRICT.
Dunedin, October 26th, 1859.
SIR—I have the honour to forward you the returns, showing the number and condition of the sheep in the Northern district up to September 1859.
Comparing them with last year, there is an increase of 72,271. In September 1858, there were 126,818 clean sheep, 2560 diseased, making a total of 129,278. In 1859, there are 196,849 clean, 4800 diseased, making a total of 201,649. Of this number 24,000 were brought into the district by land (across the Waitaki),
20,400 imported, and landed at the following places: — Dunedin and Port Chalmers, 13,700; Moeraki, 3100; Oamaru, 2200; and Waikouaiti, 1400, leaving for natural increase 27,871, the greater portion being lambs of last year.
The returns for the year do not give all the sheep, only those over three months old.
Lambing is later this year than usual; with few exceptions, it did not commence until the end of July. Consequently they cannot be returned until next September.
By the end of December there will be about 70,000 additional lambs to be added, which will make 271,646 sheep in the Northern district. Since the beginning of the year there have been imported 3500 diseased sheep. By having the quarantine ground at my disposal for such stock, they have all been cleaned and taken to their respective stations. The returns show two diseased flocks: one has been so for some time, and the other got diseased from some imported sheep. But both lots show very...
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Otago Provincial Gazette 1859, No 99
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🏘️ Publication of Reports by Superintendent
🏘️ Provincial & Local Government29 December 1859
Superintendent, Reports, Sheep Inspectors, Northern District
- W. Cargill (Superintendent), Directs publication of documents
- John Logan (Clerk to Superintendent), Orders publication by directive
- W. Cargill, Superintendent
- John Logan, Clerk to Superintendent
🌾 Reports of Sheep Inspectors for Northern District
🌾 Primary Industries & Resources26 October 1859
Sheep, Inspection, Northern District, Otago