THE NEW REPRESENTATION BILL.
The new Representation Bill has given considerable dissatisfaction in many parts of the Colony. The Tiraaru Herald asks ; " How is that Taranaki, with only 4,800 people, and no wealth or trade to speak of, is to have three members, whilst Westland, with nearly times tho population, and certainly twenty times the wealth,is reduced to two members. Westland is to suffer for the sin of opposition evidently. And Southland, which contains no gold-fields, is to have a member taken away, whilst her population and industries have largely increased." The following table shows the number of representatives at present, and as proposed, together with the population ;
Present Proposed Population No. of No. of 30th June, Members Members 1870. Auckland ... 15 . .. 15 . .. 62,000 Otago 15 . .. 15 . .. 02,000 Canterbury ... 13 . .. 12 . .. 40,000 Wellington ... 9 . 9 ■ i .. 25,000 Nelson 6 . 8 . .. 24,000 Westland 4 . 2 . .. 13,500 Taranaki 3 . 3 . .. 4,800 Southland ... 3 . 2 . .. 8,000 Marlborough., 2 . 2 . .. 4,700 Hawke's Bay. 2 . 2 . .. 6,000 72 70
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Hawke's Bay Times, Volume 16, Issue 814, 18 August 1870, Page 3
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164THE NEW REPRESENTATION BILL. Hawke's Bay Times, Volume 16, Issue 814, 18 August 1870, Page 3
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