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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