THE REPRESENTATION BILL.
Wellington, August 11. The following are the _ proposed new electorates in each provincial district, together with the approximate population of each district (exclusive of Maoris) and the number oi representatives :—• Auckland-19 Members. Bay of Islands 4,231 Marsden 4,932 Bodney .. .. • • •. 5,054 Waitemata .. 4,790 Franklyn (North) • 4,810 Franklyn (South) 5,485 Coromandel 5,358 Thames .. 5,503 Auckland (North) .. .. •. 5,479 Auckland (West) 6,024 Auckland (East) .. .. .. 6,106 Newton .. .. .. .. 5,833 Parnell ... .. .; .. 6,053 Eden.. .. .. .. .. 5,782 Mnnukau 5,506 Waikato 4,722 Waipa 4,743 Tauranga .. .. .. .. 4,863 Gisborne 4,680 Total (including population of part of Gisborne electoral district, 640) 98,955 Taranaki—3 Members. Taranaki .. .. .. .. 5,422 New Plymouth 4,920 Egmont .. .. .. .. 5,497 Total 14,849 Hawke’s Bay—3 Members. Hawke’s Bay 4,877 Napier .. 5,757 Waipa w a 5,868 Total (including population of part Hawke's Bay electoral district in Wellington provincial district, 188) .. .. .. 16,502 Wellington—ll Members. Wanganui 4,640 Waitotara 4,278 Rangitikci .. .. .. .. 5,181 Mnnawatu .. .. .. .. 5,136 Foxton 5,152 Hutt.. .. .. .. 5,042’ Wairarapa (South).. .. ?. 5,370 Wairarapa (North).. .. .. 5,119 Thorndon .. .. .. .. 7,178 Te Aro 7.110 Wellington (South) .. .. 6,477 Total.. .. 60,683 Marlborough—2 Members. Picton .. ... .. .. 3,685 Wairau .. .. .. .. 4,535 Total (including population of part of Wairoa in provincial district of Nelson, 54 persons,and excluding population of part of Cheviot, 1107 persons) .. 8,220 Nelson—s Members. Motueka 4,264 Waimea 4,903 Nelson 6,720 Buller 4,182 Reefton 4,304 Total (excluding population of part of Cheviot, 561 persons, and part of Greymoutb, 656 persons) .. .. .. 24,373 Westland—3 Members. Greymoutb .. .. .. .. 4,043 Kumara 4,651 Hokitika .. .. .. .. 5,223 Total (including population of part of Greymoutb, 656) .. 14,817 Canterbury—2l Members. Cheviot 5,102 Ashley .. .. .. .. 5,147 Kaiapoi 5,292 Avon 5,435 Lincoln 4,400 Heathcote .. 4,928 Akaroa .. 4,636 Selwyn 4,796 Christchurch (North) ~ .. 7,487 Christchurch (South) .. .. 7,701 St Albans .. 5,068 Stanmore .. .. .. .. 5,144 Sydenham .. .. .. .. 8,460 Lyttleton 4,127 Coleridge .. .. •. .. 5,038 Ashburton .. 4,379 Wakanui .. 4,299 Geraldine .. .. .. •. 5,473 Seadown 4,670 Timaru 6,565 Gladstone .. • • • • • • 5,048
Total (including population of part of Cheviot, in Nelson, 561 persons, and 1107 persons in Marlborough, and excluding part of Wakatipu and part of Waitaki, 47 persons).. .. 113,195 Otago— 24 Members.
Wakatipu 5,140 Dunstan 4,552 Hokonai 4,763 Waitaki .. .. • • • • 5,123 Oamaru 5,790 Moeraki 4,799 Mount Ida 3,919 Waikouaiti .. 4,562 Port Chalmers 4,622 Roslvn .. • • • • • • 6,221 Kaikorai 6,142 Dunedin (West) .. •• •• 6,951 Dunedin (East) 6,936 Dunedin (Central) 6,382 Dunedin (South) .. *. • • 6,266 Peninsula .. • • • • ♦ • 5,952 Taieri .. .. • • • • 5,504 Taupeka .. •« •• •• 4,750 Bruce 5,495 Clutha 5,322 Mataura *• 5,046 Wallace 4,462 Awarua .. •. • • • • 4,950 Invercargill .. .. • • • • 6,689 Total 130,248
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South Canterbury Times, Issue 2621, 15 August 1881, Page 2
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367THE REPRESENTATION BILL. South Canterbury Times, Issue 2621, 15 August 1881, Page 2
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