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1. 2. 3. 4. Names of Districts. Number of Owners on Number of Sheep on Sheep-rate for* 30th April, 1904. 30th April, 1905. 30th April, 1904. 30th April, 1905. 1904. 1905. Auckland ... 619,337 685 £ 619 2,122 1,969 685,799 Napier 2,074 2,043 4,482,877 4,584,165 4,483 4,584 Wellington- West Coast 3,974 3,922 4,035,287 4,185,103 4,035 4,185 Marlborough-Nelson 1,785 1,829 937,488 954,249 937 954 Canterbury-Kaikoura 4,429 4,435 4,778,612 5,240,253 4,779 5,240 Otago 4,109 4,225 3,360,743 3,547,768 3,361 3,548 Total for Colony 18,493 18,423 18,280,806 19,130,875 18,280 19,130 Increase Decrease 70 850,069 £850. • *Ap] iroximate.