Table 10: Number of Forest Owners by Size Class as at 1 April 20031,,,,,,
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Wood supply region,<40 2,40-99,100-499,500-999,1000+,Total
Northland, 1 620,65,65,8,23, 1 781
Auckland, 1 309,31,21,3,18, 1 382
Central North Island, 1 734,62,40,9,28, 1 873
East Coast,  259,43,50,7,29,  388
Hawkes Bay,  662,28,43,5,26,  764
Southern North Island, 2 809,118,116,11,29, 3 083
Nelson & Marlborough,  796,117,99,14,24, 1 050
West Coast,  140,6,5,0,11,  162
Canterbury, 1 816,51,56,4,21, 1 948
Otago & Southland, 1 859,83,78,7,28, 2 055
New Zealand total, 13 004,  600,  562,  64,  84, 14 314
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"1.   The sum of the regional totals do not equal the national totals because some owners have forests in more than one region,  ",,,,,,
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"2.  The number of owners of forests less than 40 hectares is  as at 30 June 2002, from Statistics New Zealand, 2002 Agricultural ",,,,,,
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Graph 10a: Number of Owners by Size Class as at 1 April 2003,,,,,,
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