THE GENERAL ELECTION, 1908.

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1908 Session I, H-30

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1908. NEW ZEALAND.

THE GENERAL ELECTION, 1908.

Laid on the Table of the House of Representatives by Leave

Eeturn showing approximately the Position of 1905 Electoral Eoll for each Electorate in the Dominion after deducting Eemovals caused by Change of Boundaries, Purging, Transfers, Deaths, &c, and Additions consequent upon Change of Boundaries ; also Number of Electors on Eoll on 30th September, 1908, after deducting Eemovals by Transfers, Deaths, &c, since closing of Main Eoll on 15th April, 1908, and adding Claims received for Enrolment on Supplementary Eolls ; also Increase of Number on 1908 Eoll as compared with Number on 1905 Eoll after Adjustment of Boundary Alterations.

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Return showing approximately the Positions of 1905 and 1908 Electoral Rolls for each Electorate in the Dominion, &c.

1905. 1908. Increase of Number of Electors on Roll, 1908, as compared with Number on Roll after Boundary Adjustment. Less Removals. Electorate. Number on Soils, 1905. Total. Total remaining on Boll. Plus Additions from Boundary Alterations. Position of Roll after Adjustment o] Boundary Alterations. Number on Main Roll, 15th April, 1908. Less Removals by Transfer, &c, since Printing of Roll. Net Total on Roll. Plus Claims received to 30th September, 1908. Grand Total on Roll. Boundary Alterations. Purging, Transfers, Deaths, &e. 1. Bay of Islands 2. Marsden 3. Kaipara .. 4. Waitemata 5. Auckland West 6. Auckland Central.. 7. Auckland East 8. Grey Lynn 9. Eden 10. Parnell .. 11. Manukau.. 12. Franklin 13. Thames .. 14. Ohinemuri 15. Waikato 16. Tauranga.. 17. Bay of Plenty 18. Gisborne 19. Hawke's Bay 20. Napier 21. Waipawa.. 22. Pahiatua 23. Masterton 24. Wairarapa 25. Taumarunui 26. Egmont .. 27. Taranaki .. 28. Patea 29. Stratford 30. Eangitikei 31. Wanganui 32. Oroua 33. Palmerston 34. Manawatu 35. Otaki 36. Hutt 37. Wellington North .. 38. Wellington Central.. 39. Wellington East .. 40. Wellington South .. 4,747 6,346 6,057 6,503 7,561 6,924 7,245 7,434 7,126 6,140 6,273 6,569 4,535 5,586 8,114 7,937 8,133 6,765 6,765 7,105 5,522 6,816 5,353 6,464 6,487 6,205 7,483 7,483 7,416 8,217 5,713 8,652 6,345 5,281 7,505 8,750 8,500 7,702 659 83 499 279 60 70V 1,291 514 1,238 1,658 2,607 4,343 2,238 1,287 902 401 525 610 881 1,752 737 1,210 1,279 1,314 1,420 1,471 1,112 1,040 779 777 1,468 1,241 658 987 271 284 1,092 816 922 767 782 424 434 1,428 1,583 1,318 1,878 932 1,883 718 781 921 2,331 1,921 1,236 610 1,540 1,835 1,236 1,489 1,279 1,374 1,490 2,762 1,112 1,554 2,037 777 3,126 3,848 5,001 3,225 1,558 284 1,994 1,217 1,447 767 3,442 4,545 723 6,709 5,287 2,688 2,046 1,162 3,041 1,573 2,230 2,019 2,809 3,635 1,310 4,137 4,806 4,222 5,267 6,072 5,645 5,871 5,944 4,364 5,028 4,719 4,532 3,758 2,460 4,266 2,936 4,908 5,207 6,481 5,111 4,305 5,369 4,586 3,022 1,942 5,482 774 2,196 4,728 6,171 4,551 5,611 4,772 3,051 5,486 5,941 4,865 6,392 172 "67 570 308 433 318 432 301 340 514 889 2,631 768 4,782 2,238 1,071 535 206 4,309 4,806 4,289 5,837 6,072 5,953 6,304 6,262 4,796 5,329 5,059 5,046 4,647 5,091 5,034 4,782 5,174 5,979 5,742 6,687 5,111 4,691 5,752 5,129 4,613 3,754 5,619 5,433 4,700 5,179 6,171 4,869 5,611 5,212 4,253 5,488 6,138 5,601 6,856 5,210 4,431 4,923 4,454 5,809 6,512 6,000 6,365 6,202 6,133 7,053 5,337 5,060 4,706 5,324 5,110 4,308 4,575 6,021 5,370 6,536 5,184 4,784 5,568 5,292 4,613 4,186 5,859 5,181 4,835 5,123 6,546 5,056 5,569 5,981 3,960 5,875 6,861 5,786 6,951 5,210 314 282 274 374 833 914 860 634 344 593 179 406 240 3y4 320 110 358 470 313 363 406 428 434 298 201 300 405 434 347 453 390 401 415 409 305 431 652 787 674 386 4,117 4,641 4,180 5,435 5,679 5,086 5,505 5,568 5,789 6,460 5,158 4,654 4,466 4,930 4,790 4,198 4,217 5,551 5,057 6,173 4,778 4,356 5,134 4,994 4,412 3,886 5,454 4,747 4,488 4,670 6,156 4,655 5,154 5,572 3,652 5,444 6,209 4,999 7,277 4,824 849 993 1,216 1,572 2,898 3,222 2,940 2,935 1,344 810 1,289 792 1,009 1,305 1,771 1,066 1,457 2,570 1,706 1,295 1,214 878 1,682 759 1,028 1,330 891 776 548 1,322 1,733 1,515 1,658 1,256 759 2,120 3,328 2,850 2,943 2,224 4,966 5,634 5,396 7,007 8,577 8,308 8,445 8,503 7,133 7,270 6,447 5,446 5,475 6,235 6,561 5,264 5,674 8,121 6,763 7,468 5,992 5,234 6,816 5,753 5,440 5,216 6,345 5,523 5,036 5,992 7,889 6,170 6,812 6,828 4,411 7,564 9,537 7,849 9,220 7,048 657 828 1,107 1,170 2,505 2,355 2,141 2,241 2,337 1,941 1,388 400 828 1,144 1,527 482 500 2,142 1,021 781 881 543 1,064 624 827 1,462 726 90 336 813 1,718 1,301 1,201 1,616 158 2,076 3,399 2,248 2,364 1,838 2,660 4,121 289 ' 5,281 3,704 1,370 168 230 1,158 855 1,449 1,098 478 1,714 74 386 333 543 1,591 1,812 137 4,659 2,504 451 318 440 1,202 2 197 736 464 5,210

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F. W. Mansfield, Electoral Department, Chief Electoral Officer. Wellington, sth October, 1908. Approximate Cost of Paper*— Preparation, dot given; printing (1,500 copies), .£3 Bs. 6d,

By Authority : John Mackay, Government Printer, Wellington.— 1908.

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41. Wellington Suburbs 42. Nelson .. 43. Motueka 44. Bullet 45. Grey 46. Westland.. 47. Wairau 48. Hurunui .. 49. Kaiapoi 50. Avon 51. Riecarton 52. Christchurch North 53. Christchurch East.. 54. Cbristchurch South 55. Lyfctelton.. .. j 56. Ellesmere 57. Selwyn .. 58. Asbburton 59. Geraldine 60. Timaru 61. Waitaki .. 62. Oamaru 63. Tuapeka .. 64. Chalmers 65. Dunedin North 66. Dunedin West 67. Dunedin Central .. 68. Dunedin South 69. Taieri 70. Bruce .. .. i 71. Clutha .. .. j 72. Mataura 73. Wakatipu 74. Wallace .. 75. Invercargill .. j 76. Awarua 9,570 6,441 5,069 6,479 7,019 4,484 6,205 4,761 4,973 7,061 5,154 9,022 7,860 7,622 6,314 4,406 5,092 6,416 5,131 7,324 5,521 6,038 4,425 6,692 7,071 7,765 6,786 7,099 4,778 5,096 5,210 6,729 5,025 5,680 7,616 5,388 5,441 506 443 998 1,143 '200 35 635 331 2,078 338 766 155 110 152 877 1,165 1,222 85 1,958 1,134 1,657 2,502 1,293 634 150 213 554 312 946 "74 237 334 2,347 571 441 1,057 1,349 386 858 735 790 1,393 925 2,382 1,059 1,084 815 425 1,265 1,106 713 1,092 981 804 1,367 524 627 725 593 810 502 764 719 1,040 799 970 1,130 1,075 i 7,788 1,077 884 2,055 2,492 386 1,058 770 1,425 1,724 3,003 2,720 1,825 1,239 925 577 2,142 2,271 1,935 1,177 2,939 1,938 3,024 3,026 1,920 .1,359 593 960 715 1,318 1,031 1,986 799 1,044 1,367 1,409 1,782 5,364 4,185 4,424 4,527 4,098 5,147 3,991 3,548 5,337 2,151 6,302 6,035 6,383 5,389 3,829 2,950 4,145 3,196 6,147 2,582 4,100 1,401 3,666 5,151 6,406 6,193 6,139 4,063 3,778 4,179 4,743 4,226 4,636 6,249 3,979 2,541 200 470 442 998 1,143 71 702 2,078 721 3,204 45 493 483 1,238 1,786 1,251 2,043 5,564 4,655 4,866 5,525 5,241 5,218 4,693 5,626 6,058 5,355 6,347 . 6,528 6,383 5,872 5,067 4,736 5,396 5,239 6,147 4,874 6,013 4,290 5,604 6,958 7,699 6,977 6,834 4,918 5,221 5,123 5,077 4,622 4,636 6,249 4,216 5,827 4,723 4,937 5,807 5,386 5,373 4,744 5,653 6,230 5,401 7,087 6,694 6,613 6,084 5,176 4,600 5,848 5,140 6,419 5,147 6,169 5,126 5,682 7,139 7,784 7,100 7,038 5,279 5,489 5,097 5,108 4,833 4,913 6,571 4,710 268 185 123 589 260 252 324 410 725 421 659 920 948 534 334 565 445 376 540 340 451 158 502 821 907 846 750 359 343 268 301 255 277 511 181 5,559 4,538 4,814 5,218 5,126 5,121 4,420 5,243 5,505 4,980 6,428 5,774 5,665 5,550 4,842 4,035 5,403 4,764 5,879 4,807 5,718 4,968 5,180 6,318 6,877 6,254 6,288 4,920 5,146 4,829 4,807 4,578 4,636 6,060 4,529 1,183 336 1,140 598 990 881 1,063 1,500 2,029 1,964 2,474 2,035 2,108 2,008 727 851 1,187 1,049 1,807 1,168 607 138 930 1,742 2,473 1,650 2,100 689 461 249 265 494 817 774 995 6,742 4,874 5,954 5,816 6,116 6,002 5,483 6,743 7,534 6,944 8,902 7,909 7,773 7,558 5,569 4,886 6,590 5,813 7,686 5,975 6,325 5,106 6,110 8,060 9,350 7,904 8,388 5,609 5,607 5,078 5,072 5,072 5,453 6,834 5,524 1,178 219 1,088 291 875 784 790 1,117 1,476 1,589 2,555 1,281 1,390 1,686 502 150 1,194 574 1,539 1,101 312 816 506 1,102 1,651 927 1,554 691 386 t 450 817 585 1,308 2,292 1,913 2,889 1,938 1,807 1,293 784 695 855 1,443 944 334 396 237 Total .. i 483,081 72,001 75,681 ! 147,682 — * — 75,339 410,738* 424,316* 483,081 72,001 75,681 147,682 335,399 33,533 390,783 107,871 498,654 87,916 Note. — * The difference, plus and minus, between tin claims. t 45 decrease. 1 5 decrease. number on the roll after adjustment of boundary alterations, and the number on the mi in roll at 15th April, 1908, is a< icounted for b: removals, transfers, and ne .