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1. 2. 3. 4. Number of Owners on Number of Sheep on Sheep-rate for* Names of Districts. 30th April, 1906. 30th April, 1907. 30th April, 1906. 30th April, 1907. 1906. 1907. I _^___ Auckland ... £ 632 £ 786 1,925 2,127 632,017 785,710 Napier-Gisborne 2,123 2,219 4,857,640 5,119,901 4,858 5,120 Wellington-West Coast 4,057 4,323 4,520,074 4,948,407 4,520 4,948 Marlborough-Nelson 1,964 2,002 1,048,567 1,122,440 1,048 \ 1,122 Canterbury-Kaikoura 4,655 4,713 5,26.1,893 5,147,340 5,262 5,147 Otago 4,541 4,593 3,788,280 3,859,974 3,788 3,860 Totals for Colony 19,977 20,108,471 20,983,772 20,108 20,983 19,265 i 712 875,301 £875. Increase • Approximate.