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2. 3. Number of Owners on Number of Sheep on Names of Districts. 30th April, 1912. 30th April, 1913. 30th April, 1912. j 30th April, 1913. Auckland ... 2,517 2,519 1,259,557 1,340,318 Napier - Gisborne ... 2,521 2,524 5,595,616 5,780,201 Wellirigon - West Coast . . 4,617 4,601* 5,762,916 6,024,926 Marlborough - Nelson - Westland 2,174 2,193 1,307,633 1,298,287 Canterbury - Kaikoura . . 4,584 4,798 5,168,492 5,193,691 Otago ... ... -.-• 5,058 4,892 4,655,939 4,554,387 ! Totals for Dominion 21,471 21,527 23,750,153 24,191,810 Increase 56 441,657