NEW COUNTIES (BILLS PRESENTED AND BILLS PASSED FOR FORMATION OF).

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1907 Session I, H-41

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1907. NEW ZEALAND.

NEW COUNTIES (BILLS PRESENTED AND BILLS PASSED FOR FORMATION OF).

Return to an Order of the House of Representatives dated the 23rd October, 1907. Ordered " That there be laid before this House a return showing (1) the number of Bills presented to this House and the counties from which presented, a.king that part of such counties be formed into new counties ; and (2) the number of such Bills which were passed, and the names of the new counties formed. -(Mr. Keid.)

List of the Bills to constitute New Counties which have been introduced since "The Counties Act, 1886," was passed; the Names of New Counties constituted, &c.

Year. Title of Bill. Counties from which presented. Name of New County. 1887 1888 1889 Nil. Nil. Waiapu County Waverley County ... Stratford County ... Waiapu County Nil. Egmont County Moumahaki County Egmont County Kiwitea County Levels County Pohangina Countv ... Nil. Eketahuna County... Nil. Akitio County Eketahuna County... Mauriceville County Whakatane County Castlepoint County Masterton County No. 1 Masterton County No. 2 Waimarino County Chatham Islands County Egmont County No. 1 Egmont County No. 2 Featherston County Kairanga County ... Waimarino County... Woodville County ... ... Cook ' ... .•• ••• Bill lapsed. ... Patea ... • • • • " ... Hawera, Patea, Clifton, and Taranaki Stratford. ... Cook ... ... ••• Waiapu. ... Taranaki ... ... ••• Bill lapsed. ... Patea ... ■■■ • • « ... Taranaki ... ... ••• » ... Oroua ... ... ••• Kiwitea. ... Geraldine ... ... ■•• Levels. ... Oroua ... ... ••■ Pohangina. ... Wairarapa North ... ... Bill lapsed. ... Wairarapa North ... ••• Akitio. ... Eketahuna. ... i Mauriceville. • ... Whakatane ... ... ■•■ Whakatane. ... Wairarapa North ... ... Castlepoint. ... i Bill lapsed. ... : Masterton. .. Wanganui ... ... ■ Bill lapsed. ... Not included in any existing county... Chatham Islands. ... ! Taranaki and Hawera ... Bill lapsed. ... Egmont. ... South Wairarapa ... ... Featherston. ... Oroua ... ... ••• I Kairanga. ... Wanganui ... ... ••• Bill lapsed. ... Waipawa ... ... ■•• Woodville. 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 it tt 1901 V

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List of the Bills to constitute New Counties which have been introduced since "The Counties Act, 1886," was passed; the Names of New Counties constituted, &c.— contd.

Total number of Bills introduced ... ... ... ... 44 Total number of Bills passed ... ... ... ... 24 Total number of Bills lapsed ... ... ... ... 20 Hugh Pollen. Under-Secretary. Colonial Secretary's Office, Wellington. 13th November, 1907.

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tear. Title of Bill. Counties from which presented. Name of New County. .902 Mount Herbert County Waimarino County... Weber County No. 1 Weber County No. 2 Collingwood County No. 1 Collingwood County No. 2 Kawhia and Awakino Counties ... Takaka County W r airewa County ... Featherston West County Hokonui County Waitomo County ... Waimate North County Eltham County Makara County Maketu County Mangonui County ... "... Waimate North County Akaroa Wanganui Patangata ... Mount Herb ... Waimarino. ... Bill lapsed, »■ ■■. Weher. Mount Herbert. ... Waimarino. ... Bill lapsed. :»__, Weber.. ieri •t .903 Collingwood ... vv e oer.. 904 905 906 Kawhia Collingwood ... Akaroa Featherston ... Southland Kawhia and Awakino Hawera Hutt Tauranga Taranaki Hawera ) .. Awakino. ... Takaka. ... Bill lapsed. ... „ Waitomo. Bill lapsed. ... Eltham. ... Bill lapsed. ... „ ... „ ... „ .' ■- te »