2.—Combing Merino.

Beaumont, R., Blenheim, Marlborough.

Fleeces of 4-year-old merino ram, 12 months' growth, weight 12½lbs.; merino ewe, 2 years old, 12 months' growth, weight 8¾lbs.; merino hoggett, 17 months' growth, weight 9lbs.; merino wether, 3 years old, 12 months growth, weight 10lbs. Fed on English and native grasses on rolling downs.

Campbell, Robert, & Sons, Otekaiki, Waitaki, Otago.

Four fleeces of ram, ewe, hoggett, and wether. Rams, ewes, and wethers, 360 days' growth; hoggetts, 15 months' growth. Fed on English grass and turnips on limestone soil.

Clarkson, H. & W., Templeton, Canterbury.

Fleece of merino ram, 10lbs.; of ewe hoggett, 10¾lbs.; of hoggett, 7lbs.; all of 340 days' growth. Fed on English grass on low, flat, sandy ground.

Goulter, Cyrus, & Son, Hawkesbury, Marlborough.

Eight fleeces (particulars wanting). Fed mostly on English grass on light, gravelly, upland flats.

Goulter, Charles, Hawkesbury, Marlborough.

Fleece of 6-tooth merino ram, 12 months' growth, 13lbs. 8oz.; merino ewe, full-mouthed, 4 years old, 12 months' growth, weight 9lbs. 50Z.; merino ram hoggett, 16 months' growth, 12lbs. 6oz.; 6-tooth wether, 12 months' growth, 11 lbs. 10oz. Fed on English grass on light, dry, gravelly soil.

Johnston, Adam D., Paiwata, Kaihiku, Otago.

Three fleeces of ram, ewe, and hoggett. (Details wanting.)

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Macfarlane, D. & A., Amuri, Canterbury.

Three fleeces of 4-tooth merino ewes, of 330 days' growth, weighing respectively 10¼lbs., 11¼lbs., and 11¼lbs.; 3 fleeces of merino hoggetts, 15 months' growth, weight 9lbs., 81bs., and 8½lbs.

McMaster, A., Executors of, Oamaru, Otago.

Fleece of merino champion ram at local agricultural shows, 12 months' growth, weight 15 lbs.; fleece of merino 1st prize ram, 12 months' growth, weight 13lbs.; fleece of merino ram, 3rd prize, 12 months' growth, weight 14lbs.; fleeces of 3 merino ewes, 12 months' growth, 8½lbs., 8½lbs., and 9½lbs. each. Fed on English grass and turnips, on limestone table-land. Three fleeces of merino hoggett, 14 months' growth, weighing respectively 14lbs., 12lbs., and 12½lbs.; 3 fleeces of merino wethers, 11 months' growth, weighing respectively 8lbs., 8½lbs., and 7¾lbs. Fed on native grasses.

McRae, G. W., Amaurui, Canterbury.

Fleece of 4-year old merino ram, 12 months and 2 days' growth; 3 fleeces of merino ram hoggetts, 12 months' growth, weight 11lbs., 10¼lbs., and 13½lbs. Fed on native grasses and part turnips on high hills and low downs.

Pearson, Joseph, Oxford, Canterbury.

Fleeces of 8-tooth merino ewe, 11 months and 2 weeks' growth, weight, 7lbs.; merino ewe hoggett, 14 months' growth, weight 9lbs.; merino 4-tooth wether, 11 months and 2 weeks' growth, weight 7¾lbs. Fed on English and native grass, on undulating country, with a gravelly soil.

Peter, W. L., Anama, Mount Somers, Canterbury.

Fleeces of hoggett, 12½ months' growth, ram 12 months, ewe 12 months. Fed on partly native, partly artificial grass, on level ground.

Rowley & Hamilton, Avondale, Southland.

Two fleeces of merino ram and ewe, 2 years' growth; of merino hoggett, 1 years' growth. Fed on flats on English grass. Fleece of merino wether, 4 years' growth. Fed on low hills in native pasture.

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Ward, Bernard, Brookby, Marlborough.

Four fleeces, viz., ram, 12lbs., ewe 9½lbs., 11 months' growth; ram hoggett, 10lbs., of 13 months' growth; and wether, 8lbs., 11 months'.

Wilson, Wm., Elslea, Whenuakura, Patea County.

Fleeces of ram, ewe, hoggett, and wether, of 13 months' growth. Fed on English grass, formerly fern land.