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1903. NEW ZEALAND.

PARLIAMENTARY ELECTORATES (LENGTH, WIDTH, AREA, AND POPULATION OF EACH OF THE)

Return to an Order of the House of Representatives dated the 21st August, 1903. Ordered, " That there bo laid bpfore this House a return showing (1) the greatest length and the greatest width of each parliamentary electorate; (2) the area in acres of each electorate ; and (3) the population per acre of each electorate."—(Mr. Ell.)

North Island.

Electorate. Greatest Length Greatest Width in Miles. in Miles. Area. Population per Acre. Bay of Islands Kaipara Marsden ... Waitemata (includes Great Barrier) Eden City of Auckland Grey Lynn Parnell Manukau ... Franklin ... Thames Ohinemuri Waikato ... Bay of Plenty Waiapa Hawke's Bay Napier Waipawa ... Pahiatua ... Masterton Wairarapa Egmont Taranaki ... Hawera Patea Rangitikei ... Wanganui Oroua Palmerston Manawatu Otaki Hutt City of Wellington ... Newtown ... Total ... 128 96 70 80 18i 3 3 _ 36 83 50 55 92 180 96 108 9 58 52 44 70 100 42 36 63 90 11 42 18 53 66 40 34 8* 72 30 34 21 8 1* If 41 20 54 24 37 83 124 65 92 _ 54 50 33 47 74 14 16 49 77 9| 24 15 20 15 12 _ 64 Acres. 1,900,600 935,500 769,400 271,900 53,800 1,938 1,450 49,150 265,420 1,184,900 352,250 591,450 2,003,300 4,951,300 1,800,000 2,510,100 23,040 917,500 696,300 614,400 1,094,100 2,010,700 191,747 295,550 997,800 2,174,600 31,650 506,300 147,450 458,750 421,100 217,900 1,950 16,225 28,459,520 0-0044 00101 0-0127 0-0396 0-1775 18-41 6-7 0-2138 0039 0-008 0-0304 0166 0-0047 0-0022 00055 0-0042 0-4923 00115 0-0135 0-0167 00076 0-0047 0-0512 0-0342 00105 0-0038 0-3537 00186 00715 0-0197 0-0198 00479 18-37 0-7211