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Suggested Electric-power Districts. North Island. 1. Whangaroa :— Population. 7. Franklin :— Population. Whangaroa County .. .. 896 Pukekohe Borough .. .. 1,890 Mongonui County .. .. 3,907 Waiuku Town District.. .. 730 Hokianga County .. .. 2,813 Tuakau Town District .. .. 493 Bay of Islands County.. .. 4,289 Papakura Town District .. 1,109 Franklin County .. .. 9,493 11,905 Waikato County (part) .. 2,044 Horse-power—2,4oo. Raglan County (part) .. .. 1,200 No electric supply at present. 11 J l 16,959 2. Hobson :— Horse-power—3,4oo. Dargavilie Borough .. .. 2,052 Hobson County 4 762 Small eleotric-power plants now in service y " J in Pukekohe (110 h.p.) and Waiuku (32 h.p.). 6,814 Horse-power—l,4oo. 8 _ Waikato :— No electric supply at present. Proposal on Hamilton Borough .. .. 11,439 foot for formation of electric-power district. Cambridge Borough .. .. 2,065 Ngaruawahia Borough .. .. 1,120 3. Whangarei:— Huntly Town District .. .. 1,734 Whangarei Borough .. .. 4,014 Raglan County (part) .. .. 3,537 Hikurangi Town District .. 838 Waikato County (part) .. 5,850 Whangarei County .. .. 8,944 Waipa County (part) .. .. 4,000 13,796 29,745 Horse-power—2, Boo. Horse-power—6,ooo. This district includes the Wairau Falls power: plant (2,500 h.p.) belonging to Wilson's (N.Z.) This includes the existing Cambridge and Portland Cement Company, who hold a license Central Electric - power Boards' districts as to distribute over a large portion of the area. well as Hamilton Borough, with the following electric-power plants : Hamilton (240 h.p.), 4. Rodney :— Huntly (300 h.p.), and Ngaruawahia (100 h.p.). Warkworth Town District .. 423 Rodney County .. .. 3,372 9 . Tnames Valley:Otamatea County .. .. Thames Borough .. .. 4,768 . Waihi Borough .. .. 3,957 TT , Knn ' Tc Aroha Borough .. .. 2,109 Horse-power-1,500. Paeroa Borough .. .. 1^45 No electric supply at present. Morrinsville Borough .. .. 1,327 Matamata Town District .. 815 5. Waitemata:— Thames County .. .. 1,787 Birkenhcad Borough .. .. 2,516 Ohinemuri County .. .. 2,643 Northcotc Borough .. .. 2,037 Piako County .. .. 6,095 Takapuna Borough .. .. 3,910 Matamata County .. .. 4,170 Devonport Borough .. .. 8,760 Coromandel County .. .. 2,144 Helcnsville Town District .. 904 Hauraki Plains County .. 3,356 Waitemata County .. .. 9,017 34,816 XT c , m 27,144 Horse-power—7,ooo. Horse-power—s,4oo. r Existing gas - power plant at Devonport, This coincides with the Thames Valley Elec--260 h.p. Proposal on foot to form electric- trie-power District with the addition of Coropowcr district. mandel County, which should be taken in as an outer area. It includes existing power 6. Auckland-Manukau :— plants in Thames (280 h.p.) and Te Aroha Auckland City .. ..81,718 (400 h.p.). Newmarket Borough .. .. 3,084 Mount Eden Borough .. .. 14,636 Mount Albert Borough .. 11,347 10. Waitomo :— Onehunga Borough .. .. 7,072 Te Awamutu Borough.. .. 1,521 Otahuhu Borough .. .. 2,813 Te Kuiti Borough .. .. 2,240 New Lynn Town District .. 1,389 Waipa County (part) .. .. 3,862 Ellerslie Town District.. .. 1,615 West Taupo County (part) .. 1,679 Manurewa Town District .. 751 Waitomo County .. .. 6,321 Papatoetoe Town District .. 1,171 Kawhia County .. .. 1,034 Eden County 14,267 Awakino County .. .. 773 Manukau County .. .. 6,007 ' L_ 17,430 145,870 Horse-power—3,soo. Horse-power—3o,ooo. Existing steam - power plant in Auckland This includes the existing Te Awamutu City (two stations) (17,000 h.p.), to be con- Electric-power District, which is supplied from solidated and extended to 26,000 h.p. Pro- Horahora power - station ; also the existing posal on foot for Power Board. 150 h.p. gas-engine plant at To Kuiti Borough.

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