✨ 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.
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🌾 Return of Sheep Inspected in Southland Province
🌾 Primary Industries & Resources31 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
Southland Provincial Gazette 1870, No 2