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1 2 Number of Owners on 3 4 Number of Sheep on Sheep-rate for Names of Districts. 30th April, 1899. 30th April, 1900. 1900. 30th April, 1899. 30th April, 1900. 1899. Auckland ... 2,595 2,462 923,967 880,189 £ 924 £ 880 Napier 1,786 1,799 4,542,310 4,620,745 4,542 4,621 Wellington- West Coast 4,482 4,420 4,487,122 4,497,239 4,487 4,497 Marlborough-Nelson 1,723 1,660 872,218 894,010 872 894 Canterbury-Kaikoura 3,973 4,036 4,807,404 4,716,262 4,807 4,716 Otago 4,040 3,980 3,715,485 3,746,750 3,716 3,747 18,599 18,357 19,348,506 19,355,195 19,348 19,355