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l. 2. Number of Owners on 3. 4. Number of Sheep on Sheep-rate for Names of Districts. 30th April, 1901. 30th April, 1902. 30th April, 1901. 30th April, 1902. I 1901. 1902. 879,852 & 880 & 880 Auckland ... 2,252 2,262 880,377 Napier 1,760 1,850 4,534,638 4,631,151 4,535 4,631 Wellington-West Coast 4,331 4,364 4,803,930 4,775,343 4,804 4,775 Marlborough-Nelson 1,656 1,688 933,088 955,574 933 955 Canterbury-Kaikoura 4,223 4,332 5,103,055 .1 5,135,465 5,103 5,136 Otago 4,138 4,307 3,978,011 3,965,342 3,978 3,965 Total for Colony 18,803 20,233 20,342 18,300 20,233,099 20,342,727