NRS-20194 | Sheep Brands and Marks Record [Hume Sheep District / Hume Pastures Protection Board]

This register is a record of sheep brands and marks from the Hume Pastures Protection Board and its precursor agency, the Hume Sheep District (in the Holbrook area). The Pastures Protection Act No. 111 from 1902, section 124 states that, "Each district inspector shall keep a book in the form directed by the chief inspector to be called the "sheep brands and marks record" for the entry of all owners' brands and marks allotted by him, and also of all distinctive marks as aforesaid which any sheep owner may desire to record." The Pastures Protection Act, No. 35 (1934) Part III, section 30 (4) states that, "The rate shall not exceed four pence per head in the case of large stock and two-thirds of a penny perm head in the case of sheep."Information recorded in the register includes: a progressive number, date of registration of brand, name of owner, address, including name of station and post town, number of sheep at date of registration, the brand, including description and position, the ear-mark, any distinctive marks, amount of fees, including gazette, and total. The register also includes a sketch of placement of ear marks. There is an index at the front of the book which records name, address, number of sheep, fire brand, tar brand, owner's mark, age mark, class mark, and progressive number.