Otago Provincial Gazette – 1874 – No. 910

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✨ Sheep Department Report



REPORT ON THE SHEEP DEPARTMENT FOR 1873-4.

Sheep Inspector’s Department,
Dunedin, 6th May, 1874.

The Provincial Treasurer, Dunedin,

Sir,—I have the honour to forward for the information of the Government, Return of Sheep in the Province of Otago for the year ended 30th September, 1873.

The shows a total of three millions, three hundred and seventy-four thousand, four hundred and thirty-two (3,474,432) sheep above six months old, making an increase of sixty-five thousand, one hundred and forty-five (65,145) above the number returned last year.

Two millions, five hundred and thirty-two thousand, seven hundred and fifty-six (2,532,756) are depastured on runs; seven hundred and sixty-nine thousand, nine hundred and fifty-eight (769,958) on freeholds; forty-seven thousand, four hundred and ninety (47,490) on gold fields; and twenty-seven thousand, two hundred and twenty-eight (27,228) on Hundreds.

I am happy to state that the whole of the sheep are still, and have been free from disease for over two years, with the exception of a small lot in paddocks in the Oamaru district. They got disease from two rams brought from England via Australia. As soon as the disease was discovered prompt action was taken to eradicate it, and I am glad to say we have been successful in stamping it out.

The disease was found to have been communicated to a few thousand sheep in the month of September. They were immediately shorn and repeatedly dressed, and no disease having been seen for the last five months, they have now received their final certificate.

I think that such a case can hardly occur again, now that the recommendation contained in my report of last year has been carried out by having dips erected at Oamaru, Port Chalmers and Invercargill, where all sheep are now dressed immediately after landing, under the supervision of the Inspectors. With due caution on their part, I am of opinion that it will be many years ere scab will be seen in the Province.

I have, &c.,

Wm. Lowrie, Chief Inspector.

Return Showing the Number of Sheep in the Province of Otago for the Year ended 30th September, 1873.

NAME OF OWNER NO. OF SHEEP
Aitkin and Harrison 7200
Anderson, J. C. 2030
Allan, James 4030
Anderson, John 10,400
Amyes, Edmund 1500
Ayson, Peter 530
Allan, John 2250
Anderson Brothers 1650
Ayson, P. and J. 750
Adam, James 3000
Atkins, George 1500
Armstrong, William 400
Allison, William 380
Aitchison, Peter 950
Atkinson, E. B. 800
Ashcroft, Spence, and Co. 3100
Buchanan, Andrew 25,436
Brugh Brothers 3199
Broad, Samuel 130
Bray, Benjamin 1200
Bryce Brothers 1200
Blacklock, Thomas 112
Boyes, Brothers 25,514
Brown, Alexander 405
Black, William 3500
Borrie, Donald 25
Borrie, Mrs. 150
Blues and Duthie 1150
Bell, Sir F. D. 92,648
Brunton, W. 5219
Bowler, Mrs. 173
Boyd, A. and J. 20,800
Butement, John 17,820
Bourdeau, Julien 8000
Banatyne, Alexander 600
Bruce, Helen 120
Byars, Alexander 82
Burnett, J. 750
Borton and M’Master 58,093
Bank of New South Wales 15,500
Barron, J. 800
Bell, Thomas 2500
Borrie, Donald 370
Barclay, Thomas 188
Butler, W. H. 16
Brown, Thomas T. 69
Bassitian, C. and J. 28,000
Boyd, J. 700
NAME OF OWNER NO. OF SHEEP
Bassitian, C. 3200
Bain, Benjamin 74
Beaver, Alfred 188
Brown, Capt. T. G. 5000
Blackie, Peter 442
Brown and Barnhill 20,000
Bell, G. M. 57,000
Boyd, A. G. 400
Boyd, W. and Sons 620
Brook, John 106
Cargill and Anderson 53,007
Carswell, H. 2000
Cameron, John 3500
Chapman, H. S. and E. A. 14,561
Calder, Arthur 480
Clarke, Peter 1300
Campbell, Robert 23,930
Campbell and Clerk 1318
Campbell, Robert, jun. 69,575
Campbell and Low 131,112
Carrick, A. 300
Clark, Robert 330
Cummine, William 10,000
Christie, James 28
Cargill, John 67
Chapman, Robert 4000
Cable and Drummond 9000
Clarke, Joseph 79,760
Currie, John 250
Cockerill, George 150
Chalmers, Robert 520
Cameron, Ewen 1000
Cotter, Patrick 740
Cameron, A. D. 16,000
Campbell, Henry 55,700
Callendar, J. and J. A. 400
Campbell, R. Sen., and Co. 37,500
Cuthbertson, R. F. 10,300
Campbell and Clark 61,443
Cowan, Cuthbert 16,000
Cameron, William A. 35
Cowie, John 350
Carmichael, D. and A. 1500
Crombie, John 80
Colyer, James 1800
Dalgleish, William 200
Docherty and Galbraith 1000
Douglas, Alfred 4400


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🌾 Report on the Sheep Department for 1873-4

🌾 Primary Industries & Resources
6 May 1874
Sheep, Inspection, Disease, Otago, Agriculture
  • Wm. Lowrie, Chief Inspector

🌾 Return Showing the Number of Sheep in the Province of Otago for the Year ended 30th September, 1873

🌾 Primary Industries & Resources
Sheep, Ownership, Statistics, Otago, Agriculture
107 names identified
  • Aitkin, Sheep owner
  • Harrison, Sheep owner
  • J. C. Anderson, Sheep owner
  • James Allan, Sheep owner
  • John Anderson, Sheep owner
  • Edmund Amyes, Sheep owner
  • Peter Ayson, Sheep owner
  • John Allan, Sheep owner
  • Anderson, Sheep owner (Brothers)
  • P. Ayson, Sheep owner
  • J. Ayson, Sheep owner
  • James Adam, Sheep owner
  • George Atkins, Sheep owner
  • William Armstrong, Sheep owner
  • William Allison, Sheep owner
  • Peter Aitchison, Sheep owner
  • E. B. Atkinson, Sheep owner
  • Spence Ashcroft, Sheep owner
  • Andrew Buchanan, Sheep owner
  • Brugh, Sheep owner (Brothers)
  • Samuel Broad, Sheep owner
  • Benjamin Bray, Sheep owner
  • Bryce, Sheep owner (Brothers)
  • Thomas Blacklock, Sheep owner
  • Boyes, Sheep owner (Brothers)
  • Alexander Brown, Sheep owner
  • William Black, Sheep owner
  • Donald Borrie, Sheep owner
  • Borrie (Mrs.), Sheep owner
  • Blues, Sheep owner
  • Duthie, Sheep owner
  • Bell (Sir F. D.), Sheep owner
  • W. Brunton, Sheep owner
  • Bowler (Mrs.), Sheep owner
  • A. Boyd, Sheep owner
  • J. Boyd, Sheep owner
  • John Butement, Sheep owner
  • Julien Bourdeau, Sheep owner
  • Alexander Banatyne, Sheep owner
  • Helen Bruce, Sheep owner
  • Alexander Byars, Sheep owner
  • J. Burnett, Sheep owner
  • Borton, Sheep owner
  • M’Master, Sheep owner
  • J. Barron, Sheep owner
  • Thomas Bell, Sheep owner
  • Donald Borrie, Sheep owner
  • Thomas Barclay, Sheep owner
  • W. H. Butler, Sheep owner
  • Thomas T. Brown, Sheep owner
  • C. Bassitian, Sheep owner
  • J. Bassitian, Sheep owner
  • C. Bassitian, Sheep owner
  • Benjamin Bain, Sheep owner
  • Alfred Beaver, Sheep owner
  • Capt. T. G. Brown, Sheep owner
  • Peter Blackie, Sheep owner
  • Brown, Sheep owner
  • Barnhill, Sheep owner
  • G. M. Bell, Sheep owner
  • A. G. Boyd, Sheep owner
  • Boyd, Sheep owner (W. and Sons)
  • John Brook, Sheep owner
  • Cargill, Sheep owner
  • Anderson, Sheep owner
  • H. Carswell, Sheep owner
  • John Cameron, Sheep owner
  • H. S. Chapman, Sheep owner
  • E. A. Chapman, Sheep owner
  • Arthur Calder, Sheep owner
  • Peter Clarke, Sheep owner
  • Robert Campbell, Sheep owner
  • Campbell, Sheep owner (and Clerk)
  • Robert Campbell (jun.), Sheep owner
  • Campbell, Sheep owner (and Low)
  • A. Carrick, Sheep owner
  • Robert Clark, Sheep owner
  • William Cummine, Sheep owner
  • James Christie, Sheep owner
  • John Cargill, Sheep owner
  • Robert Chapman, Sheep owner
  • Cable, Sheep owner
  • Drummond, Sheep owner
  • Joseph Clarke, Sheep owner
  • John Currie, Sheep owner
  • George Cockerill, Sheep owner
  • Robert Chalmers, Sheep owner
  • Ewen Cameron, Sheep owner
  • Patrick Cotter, Sheep owner
  • A. D. Cameron, Sheep owner
  • Henry Campbell, Sheep owner
  • J. Callendar, Sheep owner
  • J. A. Callendar, Sheep owner
  • R. Sen. Campbell, Sheep owner
  • R. F. Cuthbertson, Sheep owner
  • Campbell, Sheep owner (and Clark)
  • Cuthbert Cowan, Sheep owner
  • William A. Cameron, Sheep owner
  • John Cowie, Sheep owner
  • D. Carmichael, Sheep owner
  • A. Carmichael, Sheep owner
  • John Crombie, Sheep owner
  • James Colyer, Sheep owner
  • William Dalgleish, Sheep owner
  • Docherty, Sheep owner
  • Galbraith, Sheep owner
  • Alfred Douglas, Sheep owner