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applications for the formation of Electric - power Boards. This scheme leaves the following districts practically unaltered--Southland, Thames Valley, Hanks Peninsula, Ellesmere, Wairoa, Wairarapa ; but it is not proposed to insist on any immediate alterations in the other districts already formed. LIST OF SUGGESTED EIECTBIC-POWEE DISTRICTS. This allocation of suggested power districts represents what is considered to be the minimum areas for the most economical distribution, but in some instances, where community of interest is proved, the merging of adjacent areas to form a larger district will be. approved. The subdivision of these proposed areas should be avoided wherever possible unless substantial reasons are advanced

North Island.

No. Name. Population. _ ; Estimated Horse-power. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 I'd n 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 2L 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 Whangaroa .. .. .. .. .. 10,917 Hobson .. .. .. .. .. .. 6,504 Whangarei .. .. .. .. .. .. 13,045 Rodney .. .. .. .. .. .. 8,314 I Waitemata.. .. .. .. .. .. 24,327 Auckland .. .. .. .. .. .. 103,268 Manukau .. .. .. .. .. .. 22,403 Franklin .. .. .. .. .. .. 15,908 Hamilton .. .. .. .. .. .. 24,199 Thames Valley .. .. .. .. .. 32,837 Tβ Awamutu ..' .. .. .. .. 8,587 Te Kuiti .. .. .. .. .. .. 5,684 Taumarunui .. .. .. .. .. 9,667 Waimarino.. .. .. .. .. .. 5,791 Taihape .. .. .. .. .. .. 6,330 New Plymouth .. .. .. .. .. 20,582 Hawera .. .. .. .. .. .. 14,479 Stratford .. .. .. .. .. .. i 14,356 Patea .. .. .. ... .. .. 8,234 Wanganui .. .. .. .. .. .. 22,970 Rangitikoi .. .. . . .. .. . . 9,688 Manawatu .. .. .. .. .. .. 32,382 Horowhenua .. .. . . .. .. 11,534 Wellington.. .. .. .. .. .. 84,049 Hutt Valley .. .. .. .. .. 20,359 Wairarapa .. .. .. . . .. .. 21,028 Pahiatua .. .. .. .. .. .. 10,284 Danncvirke .. .. .. .. .. 12,271 Waipawa .. .. .. .. .. .. 7,018 Hawke's Bay .. .. .. .. .. 33,971 Wairoa .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,862 Poverty Bay .. .. .. .. .. 23,547 Whakatane .. .. .. .. .. 5,908 Rotorua .. .. .. .. .. ... 7,090 Tauranga .. .. .. .. .. .. 6,197 East Taupo .. .. .. .. .. 515 667,805 2,200 1,300 2,600 1,700 5,000 21,000 4,500 3,200 4,800 6,500 I , 800 1,200 2,000 I , 200 I ,300 4,100 3,000 3,000 1,600 4,600 2,000 6,400 2,300 17,000 4,000 4,200 2,000 2,500 1,400 6,800 800 4,700 1,200 1,400 1,200 100 134,700 South Island. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 No. Name. Population. . J Nelson .. .. .. .. .. .. 23,566 Buller .. .. .. .. .. .. 15,221 Greymouth. . .. .. .. .. .. 12,382 Westland .. .. .. .. .. .. 7,292 Merlborough .. .. .. .. .. 16,507 Waipara .. .. .. .. .. .. 5,118 Rangiora .. .. .. .. .. . . 12,.'ill) Christchureh .. .. .. .. .. 96,927 Banks Peninsula .. .. .. .. .. 3,963 Selwyn .. .. .. .. .. .. 5,027 Ellesmere .. .. .. .. .. .. 5,226 Ashburton .. .. .. .. .. .. 18,598 Timaru .. .. .. .. .. .. 37,235 Waitaki .. .. .. .. .. .. 14,834 Otago .. .. .. .. .. .. 91,051 South Otago .. .. .. .. .. 22,480 Southland .. .. .. .. .. .. 58,892 Queenstown .. .. .. .. .. 2,713 Estimated Horse-power. 4,700 3,000 2,500 1,500 3,300 I .000 2,500 20,000 800 1,000 1,000 3,700 7,400 3,000 18,000 4,500 11,800 500 _ j 449,351 90,200 Note.—Details of the constitution of the above districts follows Table (.'., page 62.