THE WEST COAST BOUNDARIES

Hokitika Guardian, 5 October 1917, Page 2

THE WEST COAST BOUNDARIES

MATERIAL ALTERATIONS. GREY BOROUGH IN WESTLAND j WESTPORT BOROUGH IN GREY. ! I RE.EFTON IN BULLER. j WESTLAND. ' i Hie alterations made in tho West- i land electorate embrace the inclusion ; of the Borough of Greymouth. The i line follows the Grey river a s far as Ahaura, and then follows tho Ahaura ; river, thus cutting out Ahaura, Totara Flat- and Waiuta districts from the Westland electorate. Tho Borough of Brunnorton is to be excluded from the Westland electorateThe Otira line district remains in the Westland area. i GREY. | Tho Grey electorate takes in, Cob-' den, Brunnerton Borough, and the Grey county north of the Grey river, i It is arranged so that the coal mining ' districts of the West Coast are all in- ! eluded to thi s electorate. * Tho Borough of Westport, and tho collieries of Denniston, Granity, Beddonvillo, and the State collieries R-unanga as well as Blackball district are included in the Grey electorate 1 which runs mainly along the sea coast, j BULLER. j The Buller electorate takes in Reef- 1 ton town and Inangahua County and ! then runs inland up to Cape Farewell, i taking most of tlio Motuoktt so&t which , is eliminated in the new arrangements. I THE MEMBERS. J The sitting members for tho districts affected are:—Mr. T. E. Y. Reddon (Liberal), Westland; Mr. P. C. I Webb (Labour), Grey; Mr. Jas. Colvin, (Liberal), Buller; and Mr. -R. P. Hudson, (Reform), Motueka. It- is currently reported that Mr. Colvin will not bo a candidate for the general election, it which case it is almost certain that respected and popular member will be elevated to the Legislative Council. With Mr. Oolvin thus accounted for. Mr. Webb would bo tho aspiring representative for the coal miners constituency on tho West Coast. It is assumed that Air. P. R. Hudson will be again a candidate and will stand' for the new Buller district. This area comprises portions of Westland, Grov, Buller and so it, may he considered an area of varying in- ’ terests of widely divergent political . thought.