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Suggested Electric-powee Districts— continued. North Island —continued. 11. Taumarunui: — Population. 15. Oroua-Manawatu :— Population. Taumarunui Borough .. .. 2,143 Palmerston North Borough .. 15,648 Manurmi Town District .. 841 Foilding Borough .. .. 4,510 Ohura County .. .. 2,782 Manawatu County .. .. 4,436 Kaitioke County .. .. 3,001 Kiwitea County .. .. 2,438 West Taupo County (part) .. 1,400 Oroua County .. .. 3,602 Pohangina County .. .. 1,341 10,167 Kairanga County .. .. 4,667 Horse-power—2,ooo. No existing electric-power supply. "" > °4^ Horse-power—7,3oo. 12. Waimarino :— Ohakune Borough .. .. 1,535 Existing electric plant at Feilding (400 h.p.). Raetini Borough .. .. 848 Palmerston North installing 1,350 h.p. ProRangataua Town District .. 447 posa i on f oot to f orm an electric-power district. Waimarino County .. .. 3,263 6,093 16. Horowhenua:— Horse-power—l,2oo. Levin Borough .. .. 1,979 Existing water-power plants at Ohakune Otaki Borough .. .. 1,083 (120 h.p.) and Raetihi (00 h.p.). Shannon Borough .. .. 1,012 Foxton Borough .. .. 1,688 13. Taranaki:— Horowhenua County .. ..5,399 New Plymouth Borough .. 11,393 Hutt County (part) .. .. 828 Waitara Borough .. .. 1,566 Inglewood Borough .. .. 1,184 -q ggg Hawcra Borough .. .. 4,148 Horse-power—2,4oo. Stratford Borough .. ..3,079 Eltham Borough .. ..2,022 No ox i sting electric supply at present. Patea Borough .. .. 1,168 Proposal on foot to form an electric-power Manaia Town District .. .. 645 district Waverley Town District .. 640 Inglewood County .. .. 3,136 Taranaki County .. .. 4,942 17. Wellington:— Clifton County .. .. 2,136 Wellington City .. ..88,876 Hawcra County .. .. 5,342 Johnsonville Town District .. 1,013 Egmont County .. .. 3,227 Makara County .. .. 3,141 Waimatc West County ..2,350 _J__ Stratford County .... 5,187 gg q^q Eltham County .. .. 3,526 Horse-power—l9,ooo. Whangamoinona County .. 1,323 Patea County .. .. 3,244 Existing steam plant in Wellington City Waitotara County (part) .. 1,277 ( two stations) (10,000 h.p.), to bo consolidated. and extended to 13,000 h.p. 61,535 Horse-power—l2,3oo. Existing water-power plant at New Ply- 18. Hutt Valley : — mouth (1,000 h.p.). License issued for exten- Petone Borough .. .. 7,979 sions to 5,000 h.p. : Hawera (600 h.p., water), Lower Hutt Borough .. .. 5,723 Stratford Borough (300 h.p.), Patea Borough Eastbourne Borough .. .. 1,411 (100 h.p., water), Waverley Town Board (150 Upper Hutt Town District .. 1,651 h.p., water), Inglewood (160 h.p., water), Hutt County (part) .. .. 5,830 Waitara (100 h.p., gas), Kaponga (50 h.p., water). Proposal on foot to form an electric- 22,594 power district. Horse-power—4,soo. 14. Rangitikei-Wanganui:- No existing supply plant. Proposal on foot Wanganm Borough .. ..16,492 to form an electric-power district. Marton Borough .. ..2,597 Taihape Borough .. .. 2,097 Gonville Town District .. 3,312 19 Wairarapa •— Castleclifi Town District .. 1,629 Masterton Borough. .. 7 823 Hunterville Town District .. 625 Carterton Borough .. .. 1 671 Bull's Town District .. .. 504 Greytown Borough .. .. ],224 Mangaweka Town District .. 359 Featherston Borough .. .. 1,067 Wanganm County .. .. 2,636 Maryborough Town District .. 932 Waitotara County (part) .. 1,500 Masterton County .. .. 2 915 Rangitikei County .. .. 8,137 Wairarapa County .. .. 3,013 Featherston County .. .. 3,514 39,888 , Horse-power —8,000. 22 159 Existing tramway gas plant at Wanganui Horse-power—4,4oo. (500 h.p.), and steam plant (2,000 h.p.) on order; Taihape (240 h.p. , Mangaweka (40 Includes the existing Wairarapa Power h.p.), Bull's (40 h.p.). Proposal on foot to District with small extensions. Existing gas form an electric-power district. plant in Martinborougli (40 h.p.).