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Suggested Electric-power Districts — continued. North Island —continued. 20. Tararua : — Population. 24. Wairoa : — Population. Pahiatua Borough .. .. 1,340 Wairoa Borough .. .. 1,915 Eketahuna Borough .. .. 874 Wa.iroa County .. .. 2,453 Pahiatua County .. .. 3,088 Eketahuna County .. ..2,175 4,368 Mauriceville County .. .. 832 Horse-power —800. Castlepoint County .. .. 561 Akitio County .. .. 1,220 Existing gas plant: Wairoa (80 h.p.). 10,090 Electric-power district constituted. Horse-power—2,ooo. Existing borough gas - engine plants in Pahiatua (50 h.p.) and Eketahuna (90 h.p.). or Poverty Bay ■ Proposal on foot to form an electric-power Gisborne'Borough .. ..10,930 dlstrlct - Mangapapa Town District .. 1,401 Cook County.. .. .. 6,123 Waikohu County .. .. 3,266 Waiapu County .. .. 1,726 Ilawa County .. .. 949 21. Damevirke :— Matakaoa County .. .. 662 Dannevirke Borough .. .. 3,895 J Woodville Borough .. .. 1,150 25 057 Dannevirke County .. .. 4,637 IT n ™.nnwoi. R (Wi Woodville County .. .. 1,868 Weber County .. .. 428 Patangata County (part) .. 1,104 Existing plant: Gisborne (oil and steam, 1,000 h.p.). License issued for whole area TT „ .. . except Waiapu County to hydro-electric com-Horse-power—2,6oo. pan^_ No existing supply plants. Electric-power district constituted. 26. Bay of Plenty :— Whakatane Borough .. .. 1,709 Opotiki Borough .. .. 1,150 22. Waipawa:— Kotorua Borough .. .. 3,883 Waipawa Borough .. .. 1,120 Tauranga Borough .. .. 2,254 Waipukurau Borough 1,378 Te Puke Town District .. 852 Waipawa County .. .. 3,260 Whakatane County .. .. 3,054 Waipukurau County .. .. 994] Opotiki County .. .. 2,080 Patangata County (part) .. 1,000 Rotorua County .. .. 1,906 Tauranga County .. .. 4,656 7,752 Horse-power—l,soo. 21.544 Horse-power —4,300. Proposal on foot to form an electric-power district. Existing plant: Opotiki (120 h.p.). Proposal to develop 300 h.p. of water-power for Whakatane Borough, Okere Falls (200 h.p.). Proposal to extend this to ultimate capacity of 10,000 h.p. Tauranga Borough (250 h.p.). 23. Hawke's Bay : — Large extensions proposed (800 h.p.). ProNapier Borough .. .. 14,302 posal on foot to form an electric-power district. Hastings Borough .. .. 9,106 Taradale Town District .. 1,007 Havelock Town District .. 1,176 Hawke's Bay County .. .. 11,219 27. East Taupo :— 36,810 East Taupo County .. .. 772 Horse-power —7,400. _. ~ , , T . , . , m , , Horse-power—loo. Existing plants : Napier (gas, 1,400 h.p.) r and Hastings (oil, 500 h.p.). Havelock North installing 240 h.p. water. Proposal on foot Does not justify any general development to form an electric-power district. at present.