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l. 2. S. 4. Number of Owners on Number of Sheep on Sheep-rate for* Names of Districts. 30th April, 1905. 30th April, 1906. 30th April, 1905. 30th April, 1906. 1905. 1906. i Auckland ... 1,969 1,925 619,337 632,017 £ 619 & 632 Napier 2,043 2,123 4,584,165 4,857,640 4,584 4,858 Wellington- West Coast 3,922 4,057 4,185,103 4,520,074 4,185 4,520 Marlborough- Nelson 1,829 1,964 954,249 1,048,567 954 1,048 Canterbury-Kaikoura 4,435 4,655 5,240,253 5,261,893 5,240 5,262 Otago 4,225 4,541 3,547,768 3,788,280 3,548 3,788 Totals for Colony 18,423 19,265 19,130,875 20,108,471 19,130 20,108 Increase 842 977,596 £978. * Approximate.