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Suggested Electric-power Districts — continued. South Island.

Suggested Electkic-power Districts. South Island. 1. Nelson:— Population. 4. MarlborOUgll :— Population. Nelson City .. .. .. 9,285 Blenheim Borough .. .. 4,347 Eichmond Borough .. .. 1,022 Pioton Borough .. .. 1,371 Motueka Borough .. .. 1,487 Marlborough County .. .. 7,314 Waimea County .. .. 9,804 Sounds County .. .. 1,176 Takaka County .. .. 1,948 Awatere County .. .. 1,655 Collingwood County .. .. 1,115 Kaikoura County .. .. 2,161 24,661 18,024 Horse-power—s,ooo. „ -r, t, , .... , . j liorse-powcr—3,6oo. Power Board petition being prepared. '■ Existing supply: Private company, waterpower (60 h.p.). Motueka installing 60 h.p. Exigting gag . picton Borough \S as '' (60 h.p.). Kaikoura installing small gas- _ „ „ electric plant. 2. Buller : — l Westport Borough .. .. 3,802 Buller County .. .. 5,395 Murchison County .. .. 1,369 Inangahua County .. .. 3,448 5. Waipara :— 77T77 Cheviot County .. .. 1,230 TT OQnfl 14,U14 Amuri County .. .. 2,103 Horse-power-2,800 Waipara County .. .. 2 324 Existing public supply : Reef ton private company (150 h.p.). Murchison County in- j- ggj stalling 140 h.p. (water). Alternatively, the Horse-power—l,loo. counties of Murchison and Inangahua might form separate districts. Reef ton Electricpower District constituted. Proposals on foot jj 0 listing plants for formation of Buller Electric-power District. 3. Westland :— Greymouth Borough .. .. 4,986 Runanga Borough .. .. 1,233 6. Rangiora :— Brenner Borough .. .. 527 Rangiora Borough .. .. 2,004 Hokitika Borough .. .. 2,216 Kaiapoi Borough .. 1693 Kumara Borough .. .. 507 Rangiora County .. 3017 Ross Borough .. .. 464 Eyre County l'9lB w 165 !, 00 ,^ 7 . •• •• Kowai County .. .. l>4 Westland County .. .. 4,217 Ashley County 774 19,357 Horse-power—4,ooo. Horse-power—2,3oo. Existing plant at Kanieri Forks, 700 h.p, (water). A Westland Electric-power District already constituted within Westland County. Partly supplied from Lake Coleridge.

No. Name. Population. Estimated Horse-power. I 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 Nelson Buller West-land .. Marlborough Waipara Rangiora .. Canterbury Banks Peninsula Ashburton .. South Canterbury Waitaki Otago Southland .. Queenstown 24,661 14,014 19,357 18,024 5,657 11,400 122,570 3,839 17,224 40,657 16,438 118,772 61,469 2,519 5,000 2,800 4,000 3,600 1,100 2,300 24,500 800 3,400 8,100 3,300 23,800 12,300 500 476,601 95,500