V.—~_ 2.

Your Committee beg to report that the annexed Schedule shows the result arrived at by the decisions of the Committee as to the boundaries of the Electoral Districts and the number of Eepresentatives for each district:—

SCHEDULE. Province of Auckland. 1. Mongonui and Bay of Islands, One Member. —All that portion of the North Island of New Zealand, which lies to the northward of a straight line from Bocky Bay (South of the Three Gables) to the mouth of the Koatu Biver ; together with the Three Kings, Moturoa, Stephenson, Flat and Cavalli Islands, the Islands in the Bay of Islands, the Wide Berth Islands, Four Islets, Poor Knights and other adjacent Islands. 2. Marsden, One Member. —Bounded towards the North by the southern boundary of the Mongonui and Bay of Islands District, from the mouth of the Koatu Biver to Bocky Bay; thence towards the East by the sea to the southern boundary of the Parish of Mangawai; thence towards the South by the southern boundaries of the said Parish of Mangawai and the Parish of Kaiwaka by the southern banks of the Kaiwaka and Otamatea Bivers to the mouth of the said Otamatea Biver, and by the northern shore of Kaipara Harbour to the North Sand Head, and thence towards the South-west by the sea to the commencing point; together with the Hen and Chickens, Mokohinou, Fanal and other adjacent Islands. 3. Bodney, One Member. —Bounded towards the North by the southern boundary of the Marsden District, from the mouth of the Otamatea Biver (Kaipara Harbour) to the point where the southern boundary of the Parish of Mangawai meets tho sea ; thence towards the East by the sea to the mouth of the Weiti Biver ; thence towards the South by the said Weiti Biver to its most westerly source ; thence by a straight line to the most easterly source of the Kaukapakapa Creek to Kaipara Harbour, and thence towards the West by the western shore of the said Kaipara Harbour to the commencing point; together with the Great and Little Barrier Arids, Kawau, Kaitu, Motutora, Orwaiki, Tiritiri Matangi, and other adjacent Islands. 4. Waitemata, One Member. —Bounded towards the North by the southern boundary of the Bodney District, from the mouth of the Kaukapakapa Creek to the mouth of the Weiti Biver; thence by the sea and the Waitemata Harbour to the Whau Portage; thence by the Portage to the Manukau' Harbour ; thence by the Manukau Harbour, the Sea, and the Kaipara Harbour, to the commencing point; together with the adjacent Islands in the Waitemata Harbour. 5. Eden, One Member. —Bounded towards the North by the Whau Portage ; towards the South by the Tamaki Portage ; towards the West by the Manukau Harbour; and towards the East by the Waitemata Harbour; excluding the Districts of the Town of Onehunga, the City of Auckland East, the City of Auckland West, Newton, and Parnell, as hereinafter defined. 6. City of Auckland East, One Member. —Bounded as mentioned in the Schedule to " The Bepresentation Act, 1860." 7. City of Auckland West, Two Members. —Ditto. 8. Newton, One Member.—Ditto. 9. Parnell, One Member. —Ditto. 10. Onehunga, One Member. —Ditto. 11. Franklin, Two Members. —Bounded towards the North by tho Tamaki Portage; thence by the Manukau Harbour and the Sea to the mouth of the Waikato Biver; thence by the North Bank of that river, to the mouth of the Maungatawhiri Creek; thence by the Maungatawdiiri Creek to its most ■easterly source : thence in a straight line to the most westerly source of the Pukorokoro Creek; thence by the Pukorokoro Creek to the sea; thence by the sea to the East end of the Tamaki Portage, including the Islands of Waiheke, Ponui, Taylors, Motuihi, Motutapu, Bangitoto, Motuharekiwa, and other adjacent Islands. 12. Waikato, One Alember.—Bounded towards the North by the southern boundary of the Franklin District as hereinbefore defined, from the mouth of the Pukorokoro Creek to the mouth of the Waikato Biver; thence by the sea to the intersection of the West Coast by the thirty-ninth parallel of South latitude ; thence by that parallel to the centre of Lake Taupo ; thence by a straight line to the nearest summit of the first leading range East of the Waikato Eiver; thence along the summit of that range to the summit of Te Aroha Mountain ; thence by the nearest spur to the Thames Biver ; thence by the Thames Eiver to the Hauraki Gulf; thence by that Gulf to the point of commencement; together with any adjacent Islands. 13. Thames, One Member. —Bounded towards the South by a line from tho North Head of the Katikati Eiver to the summit of Hikurangi Mountain ; thence by a line to the summit of Te Aroha Mountain ; thence by the nearest spur to the Thames Eiver; thence by the Thames Eiver to the Hauraki Gulf; on all other sides by the sea, including Channel, Cuvier, DTlaussez, Castle, Mercury, Alderman, Shoe, Slipper, and other adjacent Islands. 14. East Coast, One Member.—The remainder of the Province of Auckland not included in the before-mentioned boundaries.

EEPORT OF THE REPRESENTATION COMMITTEE.