9.—Romney Marsh.

Allen, W. B., Wairarapa, Wellington.

Fleeces of Romney Marsh, 4-tooth ewe, 12 months' growth, weight 11lbs.; of Romney Marsh ewe hoggett, 14½ months' growth, 13lbs.; of Romney Marsh ram hoggett, 14½ months' growth, 14lbs. Fed on surface sown English grass, on level, marshy ground.

Bidwill Bros., Pihautea, Wairarapa, Wellington.

Fleeces of Romney Marsh ram, ewe, hoggett and wether, 12 months' growth. Fed on English grass alone, on rich alluvial country.

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Braithwaite & Acocks, Waihakeke, Wairarapa, Wellington.

Fleece of Romney Marsh 4-tooth ewe, 2 years' old, 12 months growth, weight 12½lbs. Fed on mixed native and English grasses, on clay hills.

Eglington, Henry, Lower Hutt, Wellington.

Fleece of Romney Marsh ram hoggett, 15 months' growth, 15lbs.; of Romney Marsh ewe, 12 months' growth, 12lbs.; of Romney Marsh wether, 12 months' growth, 12lbs.; of Romney Marsh ewe hoggett, 15 months' growth, 12lbs.; of Romney Marsh lamb, 4 months' growth, 5lbs. Fed on English grass on hilly land, clay soil.

Matthews, Alfred, Wairarapa, Wellington,

Two fleeces of Romney Marsh ram, 3 years old, 12 months' growth, weight 17lbs.; of Romney Marsh ewe, 3 years old, 12 months' growth, weight 12lbs.; of ewe 3 years old, 12 months' growth, 13lbs.; of Romney Marsh ram hoggett, 14½ months' growth, 16lbs.; of ewe hoggett, 14½ months' growth, 16lbs.; of ram hoggett, 14½ months' growth, 16½lbs.; of ewe hoggett, 14½ months' growth, 15lbs., of wether, 12 months' growth, 15lbs.; of lamb, 3½ months' growth, 3lbs. and 2½bs. Fed on English grass, on marshy land.

Reid, John, Oamaru, Otago.

Two fleeces of Romney Marsh champion ram, 12 months' growth, weight 16¾lbs; of Romney Marsh champion ewe, 12 months' growth, 14¾lbs. Fed on English grass, on undulating limestone soil.