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To get rid of the awkward fractions, and to place the matter on an equitable footing without increasing the total membership of the Board, the Commission recommends that the representation of the different districts should be rearranged as under: — Number of Members. Thames and Hauraki Plains Counties .. . . .. 2 Piako County, Te Aroha and Morrinsville Boroughs . . 2 Matamata County and Town District .. . . . . 1 Ohinemuri County, Waihi and Paeroa Boroughs . . . . 1 Thames Borough . . . . . . . . 1 Payers of dues . . . . .. . . ... . 1 Government nominee . . . . . . .. .. 1 9 SCHEDULE I. Areas which should be included in Thames Harbour District. 1. Thames Borough. 2. Thames County (exclusive of all lands lying between the summit of the main range and the east coast). 3. Hauraki Plains County. 4. Ohinemuri County (exclusive of lands lying between the summit of the main range and the east coast, with the exception of the Borough of Waihi and adjacent lands included within the watershed of the Ohinemuri River). 5. Paeroa Borough. 6. Piako County (exclusive of lands lying in the Waikato watershed, as shown on accompanying plan coloured red). 7. Morrinsville Borough. 8. Matamata County (exclusive of the area lying within the watershed of the Waikato River between the northern boundary of the county and the main road between Putaruru and Puketurua, also exclusive of the area of the county lying to the southward of a line drawn at eighty miles radius from the Thames Harbour, as shown on accompanying plan coloured red. 9. Matamata Town District. 10. Te Aroha Borough. 11. Waihi Borough.

SCHEDULE 11. Proportion of Special Rate to be borne by Areas within the Thames Harbour District. Thames Borough .. . . .. . . .. ljd. in the pound. Thames County .. .. .. .. .. Id. „ Hauraki Plains County .. .. .. .. .. fd. ~ Ohinemuri County .. .. . . .. .. Jd. ~ Paeroa Borough .. .. .. .. .. .. |-d. ~ Piako County .. .. .. .. .. .. |d. ~ Morrinsville Borough .. .. .. .. .. „ Matamata County . . .. .. .. Jd. ~ Matamata Town District .. .. .. .. .. d. ~ Waihi Borough .. .. .. .. .. |d. „ Te Aroha Borough .. .. .. .. .. |d. ~

This, our report, which has been unanimously adopted, we have the honour to respectfully present for the consideration of Your Excellency, together with the transcript of the evidence [not printed] taken by us in the course of our investigations, and the accompanying plan [not printed] showing the areas proposed to be excluded from the rating district. We have the honour to return Your Excellency's Commission dated 9th March, 1921, and Warrant dated 31st May, 1921. Given under our hands and seals, this 9th day of July, 1921. Fred. J. Burgess, Chairman. H. J. H. Blow \ n tv/t w \ Commissioners. Mervyn Wells )

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