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SUGGESTED ELECTRIC-POWER DISTRICTS. North Island. 1. Whangaroa:— Population. 7. Manukau : — Population. Whangaroa County .. .. 797 Onehunga Borough .. .. 5,913 Mongonui County .. .. 3,739 Otahuhu Borough .. .. 2,328 Hokianga County .. .. 2,792 Ellerslie Town District .. 1,363 Bay of Islands County .. 3,589 Eden County (part) .. .. 9,000 Manukau County .. .. 6,799 10,917 Horse-power—2,2oo. 22,403 -kt i , Morse-power—d,soo JNo electric supply at present. l 2. Hobson : - Dargaville Borougli .. .. 1,776 Hobson County .. .. 4,728 ». Franklin :— ' __!_ Pukekohe Borough .. .. 1,533 (j QQ4 Waiuku Town District .. 641 Horse-power—l,3oo. Tuakau Town District.. .. 390 I'apakura Town District .. 821 No electric supply at present. Franklin County .. .. 9,397 Waikato County (part) .. 2,099 M. Whangarei:— Raglan County (part) .. .. 1,027 Whangarei Borough .. .. 3,294 Hikurangi Town District .. 775 15,908 Whangarei County .. .. 8,976 Eorse-power—3,2oo. Small electric-power plants now in ser--13 > 045 vice in Pukekohe (110 h.p.) and Waiuku Horse-power —2,600. iyj, j x p \ This district includes the Wairua Falls Power Plant (2,500 h.p.) belonging to Wilson's (N.Z.) Portland Cement Company, who hold a license to distribute over a 9. Hamilton :— large portion of the area. Hamilton Borough .. .. 7,538 Cambridge Borough .. .. 1,507 . -p , Huntly Town District .. .. 1,535 ■ht i j-i m ■-»• j. • A ~o, Ngaruawahia Town District .. 755 Warkworth town District .. 624 o i n , ,x omm .. , n . -.„ Raglan County (part) .. .. 3,000 Rodney County .. 4,043 Waikato County (part) .. 6,000 Otamatea County .. 3,647 Waipa County (part) .. .. 3,864 II i 7n,i B'3U8 ' 3U 24 > 199 Horse-power-1,700. Horse-power-4,800. No electric supply at present. TJus U(|( , s Uu , existmg Cambridge iUnl Central Electric-power Boards' districts as 5. Waitemata : — well as Hamilton Borough, with the folBirkenhead Borougli .. .. 2,11(i lowing electric-power plants: Hamilton Northcote Borough .. .. 1,651 (240 h.p.), Huntly (300 h.p.), and NgaruaTakapuna Borough .. .. 2,756 wahia (100 h.p.). Devonport Borough .. .. 7,613 Helensville Town District .. 837 Waitemata County .. .. 9,354 10 Thames Valley :— 24,327 Thames Borough .. .. 5,298 Horse-power—s,ooo Waihi Borough .. .. 4,774 Existing gas-power plant at Devonport, Te Aroha Borough .. .. 1,802 2150 „ Paeroa Borough .. .. 1,376 Morrinsville Town District .. 934 Matamata Town District .. 505 6. Auckland : — Thames County .. .. 2,665 Population— Ohinemuri County .. .. 4,661 Auckland City .. .. 68,888 Piako County .. .. 4,663 Newmarket Borough .. .. 2,863 Matamata County .. .. 3,903 Mount Eden Borough .. .. 12,555 Coromandel County .. .. 2,256 Mount Albert Borough .. 9,654 New Lynn Town District .. 1,041 32,837 Eden County (part) .. .. 8,267 Horse-power—6,soo. 103 268 '^ s c °i n °i ( ies with the Thames Valley Horse-power 21 000 Electric-power District with the addition of Coromandel County, which should be Existing steam-power plant in Auckland taken in as an outer area. It includes City (two stations) (17,000 h.p.), to be con- existing power plants in Thames (280 h.p.) solidated and extended to 26,000 h.p. and Te Aroha (400 h.p.).