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POPULATION IN ELECTORAL DISTRICTS. Table XXVI. —Showing the Population (exclusive o r Maoris) of the Electoral Districts under the Legislature Act, 1908— continued. (A.) Population on 2nd April, 1911, of Electoral Districts prior to Alteration of Boundaries by Representation Commissioners —continued.

(B.) Population of New Electoral Districts after Alteration of Boundaries by Representation Commissioners.

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Total (exclusive of Maoris). Chinese Electoral Districts. (included previously). Persons. Males. Females. Dunedin North .. .. .. .. 14,569 6.775 7,794 10 Dunedin Central .. .. .. .. 12,929 6,248 6,681 105 Dunedin South .. ... .. 16,822 8,076 8,746 67 Dunedin West .. .. .. 13,097 5,995 7,102 17 Taieri .. .. .. .. .. 11,032 5,770 5,262 29 Bruce .. .. .. .. 9,851 5,135 4,716 62 Clutha .. .. .. .. .. 12,322 6,793 5,529 7 Tuapeka .. .. .. .. .. 9,501 5,401 4,100 129 Wakatipu .. .. .. .. .. 10,477 6,073 4,404 114 Mataura .. .. .. .. 12,770 6,792 5,978 12 Awarua .. .. .. .. 11,345 6,188 5,157 4 Invercargill .. .. .. .. .. 14,170 7,081 7,089 19 Wallace .. .. .. .. .. 11,789 6,569 5,220 18 Totals, South and Stewart Islands .. 442,696 229,914 212,782 1,177 442,696 229,914 212,782 1,177 Totals, North Island .. .. .. 560,526 297,285 263,241 1,389 297.285 263,241 1,389 560,526 Totals, eleotoral districts .. .. 1,003,222 527,199 476,023 2,566 Note. —The totals given above, together with the persons on shipboard (4,865), trainboard (143). and in th< Chatham (234) and Kermadec (4) Islands (which are not in any Electorate), make up the population of the Dominion, excluding, as previously stated, the Maoris and the population of the annexed Pacific islands.

Electoral District. Persons. Electoral Distrint. Persons. North Island. Sotjtb [bland. Bay of Islands Kaipara Marsden Waitemata Eden .. Auckland West Auckland Central Auckland East Grey Lynn Parnell Manukau Franklin Raglan Thames Ohinemuri Waikato Tauranga Bay of Plenty Taumarunui Gisborne Hawke's Bay Napier Waipawa Pahiatua Masterton Wairarapa Taranaki Stratford Egmont Patea Rangitikei Wanganui Oroua Manawatu Palmerston Otaki .. Hutt Wellington Suburbs and oountry districts Wellington North Wellington Central Wellington East Wellington South Totals, North Island 12,080 Nelson 11,588 j Motueka 12,555 Buller 14,687 Grey 14,220 Westland 15,214 Wairau.. 15,153 Hurunui 15,195 Kaiapoi 15,182 Avon 15,163 Christchurch North 14,668 Christchurch Ei 12,277 Christohuroh South 11,813 Riccarton 12,896 Ellesmere 13,622 Lyttelton 13,013 Selwyn 12,126 Ashburton 11,686 Geraldine 12,246 Timaru 14,023 \Yaitaki 13,387 Oamaru 14 556 Otago Central .. 12,967 Chalmers 12,168 ! Dunedin North 12,904 Dunedin West 11,563 Dunedin Central 13,090 ' Dunedin South 12,011 Bruce 12,072 Clutha 12,618 : Wakatipn .. | 12,255 ' Mataura 14,260 Awarua 12,773 Inveroargill 11,680 Wallne. 14,194 12,157 Totals, South and Stewarl Islands 14,354 Totals, North Island 14,284 15,268 i Total Eleotoral Districts 15,248 15,275 15,238 563,729 13,287 11,503 12,618 12.568 12,166 12,926 11,441 11,927 15,155 15,225 15,189 15,172 14,126 11,822 14,189 11,474 12,025 11,575 14,298 12,032 13,376 I 1.606 13,226 15,141 15,106 15,092 15,110 11,521 11,712 11,647 12,304 11,762 14.598 11,168 563,729 1,008,206 Note.—The totals given above include the persons on shipboard (4,841) and trainboard (143), and the Chatham (258) and Kermadec (4) Islands (which are not in any electorate), make up the populat Dominion, excluding, as previously stated, the Maoris and the population of the annexed Pacific island-. will, with lion of the