Wellington Provincial Gazette – 1873 – No. 8

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✨ Sheep Inspector's Report



Sheep Inspector’s Report.

EAST COAST DISTRICT.

RETURN of SHEEP for the Inspector’s District of the East Coast, for the year ending 31st December, 1872.

Name Station Number of Sheep Condition of Flock Assessment Remarks
Andrew, J. C. Jea 8000 Clean £ s. d.
16 13 4
Beetham, W. & G. Brancepeth 16,094 Scab 33 10 7 Three flocks on the station scabby; they are within fences.
Morrison, John Whareama ... Scab No return
Cross and Cooper Alfredton 1000 Clean 2 1 8
Miller and Cameron Tauerau 5000 Scab 10 8 4
Cameron, D. Blairlogie 8000 ... 16 13 4
Cripps, J. Whareama 56 Clean 0 2 4 No return
Dymock, H. Mungapakeha ... ... ...
Murch and Hales Flat Point 10,800 Scab 22 10 0
Featherston, I. E. Akiteo 7700 ... 16 0 10
Guthrie, Thos. Castle Point 10,000 ... 20 16 8
Meredith, E. Riversnale 7500 Clean 15 12 6
Langdon, Jas. Whareama 420 Scab 0 17 6 Both these flocks run together
Langdon, Robt. Whareama 1313 ... 2 14 8½
Smith, John Leatherslad 4300 Clean 8 19 2 Belonging to the estate of the late Mr. Jas. Smith
Waterhouse, G. M.* Tiraumea 5000 Scab 10 8 4
Moore, J. and F. Woodlands 3820 Clean 6 18 4
Wishaw, H. J. Ti Nui 1100 ... 2 5 10 * Purchased from Knight Brothers
Wingate, John Manawa 2500 ... 5 4 2
Vallance, C. A. Khaumingi 9500 Scab 19 15 10
Leach Brothers Waitiwiti 1100 Clean 2 5 10
Gilligan, Jas. Tauerau 2050 ... 4 5 5
Brannigan, P. Alfredton 1400 ... 2 18 4
Mace, George Khaumingi 1030 Scab 2 2 11
Maunsell, R. & F. Ti Nui 6200 ... 12 18 4
Carman, D. Tauerau 1700 Clean 3 10 10
Grace, M. S. Ohonga 7700 ... 16 0 10 MaitaiKuna flock not yet declared clean, but I expect it to prove clean on inspection.
McLean, D. Akiteo 8300 ... 17 5 10
Smith, J. V. MaitaiKuna ... No return ...
Saunders, Wm. Tiraumea ... ... No return
Maunsell and Yorke Pahowi 900 ... 1 7 6
Burling, H. J. Tiraumea 57 ... 0 4 9
Kummer, G. Kummerstien 557 ... 1 3 2½
Smith, T. & I. Cold Harbour 1320 ... 2 15 0
Billis, H. Flag Creek 1056 Scab 2 4 0
Chalmers, F. B. Fernyhurst 3035 ... 6 6 5½
Cox, J. G. MaitaiKuna 1500 ... 3 2 6
Total 290 15 2½

Sir,—

Whareama, 31st December, 1872.

I have the honor to forward you the following Report for the year ending 31st December, 1872.

It is impossible to furnish a correct statement of the condition the various flocks in the district are in before shearing is over.

I regret exceedingly to report so many flocks still scabby; but, with three exceptions, there is very little to be seen upon them. On several of the largest runs that have been scabby for a long time the disease is confined to one part of the run. The owners are now reaping the benefit of boundary fences; had they been obliged to drive the sheep back from the boundaries, as in years past, the whole flocks would have been badly diseased. There is another benefit derived from boundary fences—with an increase of stock sheep are in better condition, and generally speaking there is a much heavier clip of wool than I have seen for some years.

As large contracts for divisional fencing are spoken of for the coming season there is a fair prospect of the disease being stamped out on many of the runs now infected by next year.

In 1868 I forwarded a report to Government, expressing my fears that if flock owners were not compelled to have proper appliances for dipping on their stations that several of the coast runs, and the rough country inland, were in danger of infection from stragglers (the sheep had been removed from coast runs). Nearly two years afterwards the disease came on those places without any preparation having been made.



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🌾 Sheep Inspector’s Report (continued from previous page)

🌾 Primary Industries & Resources
31 December 1872
Sheep inspection, Flock condition, Assessment, East Coast District
41 names identified
  • J. C. Andrew, Flock owner, Jea Station
  • W. & G. Beetham, Flock owners, Brancepeth Station
  • John Morrison, Flock owner, Whareama Station
  • Cross, Flock owner, Alfredton Station
  • Cooper, Flock owner, Alfredton Station
  • Miller, Flock owner, Tauerau Station
  • Cameron, Flock owner, Tauerau Station
  • D. Cameron, Flock owner, Blairlogie Station
  • J. Cripps, Flock owner, Whareama Station
  • H. Dymock, Flock owner, Mungapakeha Station
  • Murch, Flock owner, Flat Point Station
  • Hales, Flock owner, Flat Point Station
  • I. E. Featherston, Flock owner, Akiteo Station
  • Thos. Guthrie, Flock owner, Castle Point Station
  • E. Meredith, Flock owner, Riversnale Station
  • Jas. Langdon, Flock owner, Whareama Station
  • Robt. Langdon, Flock owner, Whareama Station
  • John Smith, Flock owner, Leatherslad Station
  • G. M. Waterhouse, Flock owner, Tiraumea Station
  • J. and F. Moore, Flock owners, Woodlands Station
  • H. J. Wishaw, Flock owner, Ti Nui Station
  • John Wingate, Flock owner, Manawa Station
  • C. A. Vallance, Flock owner, Khaumingi Station
  • Brothers Leach, Flock owners, Waitiwiti Station
  • Jas. Gilligan, Flock owner, Tauerau Station
  • P. Brannigan, Flock owner, Alfredton Station
  • George Mace, Flock owner, Khaumingi Station
  • R. & F. Maunsell, Flock owners, Ti Nui Station
  • D. Carman, Flock owner, Tauerau Station
  • M. S. Grace, Flock owner, Ohonga Station
  • D. McLean, Flock owner, Akiteo Station
  • J. V. Smith, Flock owner, MaitaiKuna Station
  • Wm. Saunders, Flock owner, Tiraumea Station
  • Maunsell, Flock owner, Pahowi Station
  • Yorke, Flock owner, Pahowi Station
  • H. J. Burling, Flock owner, Tiraumea Station
  • G. Kummer, Flock owner, Kummerstien Station
  • T. & I. Smith, Flock owners, Cold Harbour Station
  • H. Billis, Flock owner, Flag Creek Station
  • F. B. Chalmers, Flock owner, Fernyhurst Station
  • J. G. Cox, Flock owner, MaitaiKuna Station

  • Sheep Inspector, East Coast District