Sheep Inspection Records




RETURN OF SHEEP INSPECTED IN THE PROVINCE OF SOUTHLAND, DURING THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER, 1869.

DATE OF INSPECTION. NAME OF STATION. WHERE SITUATE. NAME OF MANAGER OR OWNER. NO. OF SHEEP INSPECTED. RESULT. REMARKS.
January 5th Shand’s Farm At Mataura River G. M. Bell 98 Clean. Rams crossing into Southland.
„ 19th Oreti Messrs Shand 577 Clean. Going to the Taieri.
„ 23rd Glenfalloch Mataura D. Cameron 4500 Clean. Crossing into Southland to wash and shear only.
February 21st ... At Mataura River G. M. Bell 100 Clean. Rams crossing into Southland.
„ 27th ... At Mataura River G. Saunders 130 Clean. Fat Wedders crossing into Southland.
March 4th Five Rivers Oreti A. Swhan 2500 Clean. To travel.
„ 11th Waicola Jacob’s River Wm. Martin 9800 Clean. Final inspection.
„ 12th Merrivale Waiau J. Falls 200 Clean. To travel.
„ 27th ... Jacob’s River Howell and Stevens 14,966 Clean. Final inspection.
„ 28th Mount Beaumont ... ... Clean.
„ 29th ... ... ...
„ 30th Dunrobin Jacob’s River C. Basstian 240 Clean. Nineteen rams going to Black Mount.
April 1st Mount Beaumont Jacob’s River J. Howell 617 Clean. Travelling to the Lake.
„ 3rd ... At Mataura River A. Swhan 312 Clean. Rams travelling into Southland.
„ 7th Wantwood Waimea F. Wentworth 50 Clean. Rams travelling into Southland.
„ 24th ... ... ...
„ 25th Dunrobin Jacob’s River C. Basstian 25,834 Clean. Final inspection.
May 13th ... At Mataura River Lowe and M’Grigor 163 Clean. Rams travelling into Southland.
„ 28th ... At Mataura River George Webster 3500 Clean. Travelling into Southland.
June 9th ... At Oreti River J. Pasley 50 Clean. Travelling.
July 1st ... At Mataura River George Elliot 3100 Clean. Travelling into Southland.
„ 2nd ... ... ...
„ 14th ... At Mataura Bridge F. Wentworth 4800 Clean. Travelling into Southland.
October 22nd ... At Pyramids George Elliot 5000 Clean. Travelling into Southland.
„ 29th Invercargill ... B. Hill 135 Clean. Reinspection of imported ewes and rams.
„ 30th ... ... Brown and Steuart 8 Clean. Reinspection of imported from Victoria.
November 10th ... Invercargill Sfilanks Bros. 1650 Clean.
December 1st ... At Mataura River A. Swhan 1000 Clean. Travelling into Southland.
„ 7th Five Rivers Oreti Bluff Road T. O’Brien 35 Clean. Travelling.

HENRY G. FIELDER,
Chief Inspector of Sheep Southland.

Sheep Department, Invercargill, 31st December, 1869.




Online Sources for this page:

VUW Te Waharoa PDF Southland Provincial Gazette 1870, No 2





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🌾 Return of Sheep Inspected in Southland Province

🌾 Primary Industries & Resources
31 December 1869
Sheep, Inspection, Southland Province, Livestock, Agriculture
20 names identified
  • G. M. Bell, Manager of Shand’s Farm
  • Shand, Owner of Oreti Station
  • D. Cameron, Manager of Glenfalloch Station
  • G. Saunders, Manager at Mataura River
  • A. Swhan, Manager of Five Rivers Station
  • Wm. Martin, Manager of Waicola Station
  • J. Falls, Manager of Merrivale Station
  • J. Howell, Manager of Mount Beaumont Station
  • C. Basstian, Manager of Dunrobin Station
  • F. Wentworth, Manager of Wantwood Station
  • Lowe, Manager at Mataura River
  • M’Grigor, Manager at Mataura River
  • George Webster, Manager at Mataura River
  • J. Pasley, Manager at Oreti River
  • George Elliot, Manager at Mataura River
  • B. Hill, Manager in Invercargill
  • Brown, Manager in Invercargill
  • Steuart, Manager in Invercargill
  • Sfilanks, Manager in Invercargill
  • T. O’Brien, Manager of Five Rivers Station

  • HENRY G. FIELDER, Chief Inspector of Sheep Southland