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1902. NEW ZEALAND.

THE NORTH ISLAND REPRESENTATION COMMISSION (INTERIM REPORT OF).

Laid on the Table of the House by Command.

INTERIM REPORT.

To His Excellency the Right Honourable Uchter John Mark, Earl of Ranfurly, Knight Grand Cross of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, Governor and Commander-in-Chief over His Majesty's Colony of New Zealand and its Dependencies, and Vice-Admiral of the same. May it please Your Excellency,— We, the members of the North Island Eepresentation Commission appointed by Your Excellency on the 29th day of May, 1902, have the honour now to forward to Your Excellency the names and descriptions of boundaries of the electoral districts provisionally fixed by us under the authority of our commission, and which we propose publishing forthwith in the New Zealand Gazette in compliance with section 4 of "The Eepresentation Act, 1887." We have arranged to meet again on the Bth August next for the purpose of considering any objections that may be lodged under the above-named section, and after considering and disposing of such objections we shall have the honour of again reporting to Your Excellency the final result. Given under our hands and seals, this twenty-fifth day of June, one thousand nine hundred and two. J. W. A. Marchant, Chairman. J. Giles. G. Mueller. Wm. A. Richardson. •James Mackenzie.

NORTH ISLAND ELECTORAL DISTRICTS. Bay of Islands. Bay of Islands District comprises the Counties of Mangonui, Whangaroa, and Bay of Islands, and the whole of Hokianga County less the Waipoua Riding thereof; together with Otonga Riding of Whangarei County, that portion of Hikurangi Riding of Whangarei County lying west of the Whakapara and Wairua Rivers, that portion of Wairua Riding situated to the north of the Moengawahine River and Aponga Post-office, and the north-west corner of Maunu Riding of Whangarei County situated north of the Mangakahia River and west of the Hikurangi River. Kaipara. Kaipara District comprises the whole of the County of Hobson ; the Waipoua Riding of Hokianga County; the Tokatoka, Matakohe, Paparoa, and Whakapirau Ridings of Otamatea County; that portion of Kaiwaka Riding of Otamatea County situated west of the Main North Road ; that portion of Albert Riding of Rodney County situated south-west of Te Hana River known as Albertland South and Wharehine Road Districts ; and the whole of Tauhoa Riding of Rodney County excepting that portion situated east of Sections 69, 70, 145, 75, 77, 78, 79, 80, 128, and 111, Parish of Tauhoa; also that portion of Upper Mahurangi Riding of Rodney County lying west of the Onehunga Stream and the Kaitoto Stream, near Kaipara Flat Post-office ; the whole of Mairetahi Riding of Waitemata County ; and that portion of Kaukapakapa Riding of Waitemata County situated north-west of a line commencing where the Helensville Railway-line crosses the Waipatukahu Stream, near Reweti Railway-station, and proceeding thence easterly along the railwayline to the Ahukuramu Stream, thence northerly along that stream to the Kumeu River, thence along the Kumeu River to the Waikoukou River, and thence along the Waikoukou River to the eastern boundary of Kaukapakapa Riding. Helensville Town District is in this district.