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SHEEP INSPECTOR'S REPORT—continued.
| District | Number of Sheep | Assessment |
|---|---|---|
| Turakina | 49,855 | £ s. d. |
| 103 17 3½ | ||
| Rangitikei | 71,310 | 148 11 3 |
| Manawatu | 37,692 | 78 10 6 |
| Total | 158,857 | 330 19 0½ |
It will be seen by the above Returns that there are at present five flocks under scabby report, three of which, in all probability, will be pronounced clean in a short time, the certificates only being withheld for reasons as shown in margin.
I find an increase upon last year’s Returns of 28,769, making a difference of £59 18s. 8½d. in the assessment in favour of the present year.
There has been an unusual heavy loss sustained throughout the District during the past season, which I believe to be chiefly due to the long drought experienced last autumn, causing great debility in the young sheep particularly; and which, after the first growth of young grass set in, was followed by diarrhoea of a very severe nature, causing a loss as high as fifteen per cent. in many instances.
I am of opinion that a greater variety of grasses should be sown, which would prove to be of great benefit in the event of having to encounter so unfavourable a season again as that experienced in the past.
The increase of lambs has not been equal to that of last year. This I consider is due to the cold and backward spring causing a great scarcity of milk, as well as a heavy loss in the lambs.
ROBERT K. SIMPSON,
Inspector of Sheep.
Marton, 13th November, 1874.
Sheep Inspector’s Report.
WELLINGTON AND WEST COAST DISTRICT.
RETURN of Sheep, all over Six Months old, for the year ending 31st January, 1874, and amount of Assessment at the rate of one halfpenny per head per sheep, due in the month of August.
| Flockowner | Residence | Condition of Flocks | Number of Sheep | Assessment | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allen, George | Waiwetu | Clean | 150 | £ s. d. | |
| Abbott, Henry | Horokiwi | " | 69 | 0 6 3 | |
| Abbott, H. jun. | Pahautanui | " | 24 | 0 2 0½ | |
| Arthur, J. H. | Porirua | " | 600 | 1 5 0 | |
| Broderick, Thomas | Porirua Road | " | 33 | 0 1 4½ | |
| Buick, David | Petoni | " | 142 | 0 5 11 | |
| Barnes, A. C. & W. | Ohauru | " | 14 | 0 0 7 | |
| Barrow, Stephen | Horokiwi | " | 400 | 0 16 8 | |
| Bartlett, Joseph | Tawa Flat | " | 185 | 0 7 8½ | |
| Bradey, Frederick | Adelaide Road | " | 32 | 0 1 4 | |
| Buick, W. B. | Petoni | " | 290 | 0 12 1 | |
| Brown, David | Kapiti | " | 2000 | 4 3 4 | |
| Brown, Lewis | Ohariu | " | 130 | 0 5 5 | |
| Burr, Thomas | Upper Hutt | " | 75 | 0 3 1½ | |
| Brown, William | Okiwi | " | 300 | 0 12 6 | |
| Blackey, William | Horokiwi | " | 150 | 0 6 3 | |
| Bould, Robert | Johnsonville | " | 419 | 0 17 5½ | |
| Blackey, Joseph | Horokiwi | " | 200 | 0 8 4 | |
| Buck, George | Taita | " | 140 | 0 5 10 | |
| Brown, W. R. F. | Rockmount | " | 175 | 0 7 3½ |
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Wellington Provincial Gazette 1874, No 32
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Return of Sheep in the Rangitikei District for the year 1874
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🌾 Primary Industries & Resources13 November 1874
Sheep, Inspection, Rangitikei, Assessment, Turakina, Manawatu
- Robert K. Simpson, Inspector of Sheep
🌾 Sheep Inspector’s Report for Wellington and West Coast District
🌾 Primary Industries & ResourcesSheep, Inspection, Wellington, West Coast, Assessment
20 names identified
- George Allen, Flockowner
- Henry Abbott, Flockowner
- H. jun. Abbott, Flockowner
- J. H. Arthur, Flockowner
- Thomas Broderick, Flockowner
- David Buick, Flockowner
- A. C. & W. Barnes, Flockowner
- Stephen Barrow, Flockowner
- Joseph Bartlett, Flockowner
- Frederick Bradey, Flockowner
- W. B. Buick, Flockowner
- David Brown, Flockowner
- Lewis Brown, Flockowner
- Thomas Burr, Flockowner
- William Brown, Flockowner
- William Blackey, Flockowner
- Robert Bould, Flockowner
- Joseph Blackey, Flockowner
- George Buck, Flockowner
- W. R. F. Brown, Flockowner