COUNTY RIDINGS.

Thames Star, Volume XLVII, Issue 10356, 3 May 1911, Page 2

COUNTY RIDINGS.

SYSTEM OP REPRESENTATION.^

ICvID'IVIDUAL RIDINGS PROPOSED

TAJIRIUA TO HAVE, A MKiMBEiR,

A' special meeting of the Thames County Council was held yesterday afternoon to consider the proposed alterations to the Ibioundaries of the ridinga. At last month's meeting of the Council the proposal to divide the County, into nine ridings each with a representative was favourably radedved, and! since then the CUiairmlan h-as g|orie thoroughly into the matter with the clerk. As a result the following ridingjs with their boundaries were submitted for the consideration of tho metmbertei at yesterday's special meeting, —Hastings.—■

Talking in all of the present Uastingß ricling on the wlesitern side of the main range to :Rlooky Point; thence; in a straight line to tlie head of the Hikuai stream 1; thence l?y Hikuai stream to Tairuai Riv'ei- and along C'oromandel County bbundaiy. —Waiotahi.—

' From Rlocky Point to Sealey street, talking in all the western side of the main rangta. —iKavaerangar.—<

Fi'om Sealey street tot Hnp© Orceik, taking in the Kauaeranga Valley. —Paiiawai.—• Same aa at prteseat). . . . —Totami—

■ From the Kauaier'angla River to Matoitioki Creet, talking in all lands k on the Western side of the main range, and on -the eastern side of the W'aihou Eivleir, also including Opani Point to the Piakb Kiiv.er. —iP'uj'iri.—

Fi"om Matatdki Ctreeik to the Oniahu Crejek, and including all land on the iwlestarn sidb of the niiam I range and on the easteili side of the Waihou Rhier'. ' —h

From Oniahu Oreeik to the Hikutaiiai Oreefe, including all land on the wieisteirn side of this' main range and on the eastern side of the Waihou River. —Piako Eliding.—

All land within the Thames County on the western sidle) of thie 'Wlaihou River with the etsception of Opani Point. '-—Tairua.— '

All land on the ela&tern side of the main range, and bounded on the north by the Hikuai strefain and Tairua Slivtei*.

The clerk, aaid eng|inie)Br were instructed to* get the values and a full dlescriptdon of thia Ibtaundjalries prepared in time' for a special meeting of tine Council to btet held! at a; future date to deial with the .wliole question. ' ■'-'■'