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l 2 Number of Owners on S 4 Names of Districts. Number of Sheep on Sheep-rate for 30th April, 1897. 30th April, 1898. 30th April, 1897. 30th April, 1898. 1897. 1898. Auckland ... 2,561 2,568 859,471 898,515 859 £ 899 Napier 1,704 1,764 4,358,890 4,525,348 4,359 4,525 Wellington- West Coast 4,340 4,520 4,322,356 4,441,082 4,322 4,441 Marlborough-Nelson 1,743 1,722 932,980 936,936 933. .937 Canterbury-Kaikoura ! 4,079 4,148 5,193,192 4,910,385 5,193 4,910 Otago ... ... 4,041 4,000 4,021,065 3,961,459 4,021 3,961 I . 18,468 18,722 19,687,954 19,673,725 19,687 19,673