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SCHEDULE OF OBJECTIONS— continued.

SOUTH ISLAND ELECTORAL DISTRICTS.

Nelson. This district is bounded towards the north and north-west generally by Tasman Bay from the western extremity of Rabbit Island to the French Pass; thence by the French Pass, Hamilton Bay, Admiralty Bay, t<! Clay Point; thence by Cook Strait to West Entry Point; thence towards the east generally by a right line to the northernmost point of .Maud [eland ; thence by a right line to Tawero Point; thence by Pelorus Sound to the easternmost (Miner of Section No. 10, Block VII. Wakamarina Survey District, and by the north-western boundary of the last-mentioned section, and the north-western boundaries of Sections Nos. 12 and 13 of the said Block VII, and the ninthwestern boundary of Section No. 11, Block XI, Wakamarina Survey District: thence by the western and southern boundaries of the last-mentioned section to a point in line with the south-western boundary-line of Section No. 0, Block XI, Wakamarina Survey District; thence by a right line to and by the south-western boundary-line of the last-mentioned section, and the south-western boundary-lines of Sections Xos. 87 and 8, Block XI, Wakamarina Survey District : thence by the southern boundary-line of the last-mentioned section, and the southern boundary-line of Section No. 0, Block XII, Wakamarina Survey District, to Takorika Trig. Station; thence towards the cast by the summit of the range between the Rivers Wakamarina and Kailuna over Trig. Stations A and V to Mount Riley; thence again towards the south-east by the summit of the main range between the Wakamarina River and the Wairau liiver, over Mount Sunday and Mount Baldy, to the summit of the main range between the Pelorus and Wairau Valleys; thence by the summit of that range, over Fishtail and Mount Richmond and Old Man, to the boundary-line between the Land Districts of Nelson and Marlborough; thence again towards the south-west and north-west by the boundary-line between the Land Districts of Kelson and Marlborough to the southern boundary-line of Square 18; thence again inwards the south by a line running (\tir west until it is intersected by a right line bearing S. 15° W. from a point about two miles distant from the north-eastern corner of Section No. 18, Suburban North, and in line with the north-eastern boundary-line of the said Section No. 18; I hence again towards the south-east by a right line bearing S. 45° W. until it intersects I lie River Lee; thence towards the west generally by the said River Lee to its confluence with the River Roding; thence by the latter liver to its confluence with the Wairoa River; thence by tlie left bank of the said Wairoa liiver to the northernmost corner of Section No. 3 on the left bank of that river, in Block X, Waimea Survey District ; thence by the road forming the north-western and part of the south-western boundaries of that section, and the road forming the northwestern boundary of Section No. 8, Block X aforesaid, and Sections Nos. 9 and HI. Block IX, Sections Nob. 140, 137, 136, 135, 134, 1 of 133, 131, and 129, Block XIII, to Section 1 of 42; thence by the last-mentioned section, Sections Xos. !!i and Mi. Block _\Y!. Wai-iti Survey Die i rid. and by the road forming the north-eastern Boundaries of Sections Xos. ■_' of '1 and 7'<\. and intersecting original Sections Xos. 7i* and 85, and that road continued to the Wai-iti Eiver; thence by the said Wai-iti liiver to its confluence with the Waimea liiver: thence by the said Waimea liiver and a line produced from its mouth to the western extremity of Rabbit Island, the place of commencement : including D'Ui'ville Island, Stephen's Island, i!al>liit Island, Saxton's [sland, Oyster Island. Pepin Island, and Flfeshire Island.

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MOTUBKA. This district is bounded towards the west, north-west, and north by the sea from Ngakawhau River to Cape Farewell Lighthouse; thence towards the east generally by Golden Bay and Tasman Bay to the Kelson Electoral District, hereinbefore described; thence towards the east and north generally by the said Kelson Electoral District to the summit of the watershed between the Wairau and Pelorus Valleys; thence towards the south-east generally by the boundary-line between the Land Districts of Kelson and Marlborough to a point near the head-waters of Moliipiko River; thence towards the south generally by the summit of the watershed of the Rivers Motupiko and Buller, and by the summit (if the watershed of the Buller River aforesaid and tie' Hope River to the confluence of the two last-named livers; thence by a right line to Mount Owen : thence by the summit of the Lyell Range to Bald Mill, Block X. Lye 11 Survey District, on the said Lyell Range; thence by the summit of the watershed leading up to the head-waters of Lyell Creek and Slaty Creek, and by the summit of the hading S p Ul - to the source of the said Slaty ('reek; thence by a right line due west to the nearest source of tin- Ngakawhau River; and thence by the said Ngakawhau River to the sea, the place of commencement. BULLEH. This district is bounded towards the north-east and north generally by the Motueka Electoral District, hereinbefore described, from the mouth of the Ngakawhau River on the west coast to a point near the head-waters of the Motupiko River; thence towards the south-east by the summit of the St. Arnaud Range and of the Spenser Ranee to the southern boundary of Kelson Land District; thence towards the south and south-west generally by the summit of the watershed to Mount Haast; thence by the summit of the western watershed of the Inangahua Itiver, over Trig. Stations G, P. O, and B, Waitahu Survey District, to the road over I lie saddle near the last-mentioned trig, station; thence by that road past Trig. Station BB to the head-waters of Oriental Creek, down the valley of ilia I creek, and along the north-eastern side of the lefthand branch of Devil's Creek to the easternmost corner of Section Xo. 185, Block XIII, Reefton Survey District; thence by a right line to the south-eastern corner of Section Xo. 215, Block XIV, Reefton Survey District; thence by the left bank of the Inangahua River to the south-eastern corner of Section No. 198, Block XIV aforesaid ; thence by a right line to the south-eastern corner of Section No. 60, Block X, Reefton Survey District; thence by the eastern boundary-line of that section and that boundary-line produced to the Waitahu River; thence by that river to its junction with the Inangahua River ; thence by a right line to Mount Faraday : thence by the summit of the Paparoa Range to a point due east of the source of Hie Pororari River; thence by a right line lo its source, and by the said Pororari River to the sea : and thence towards the west and north-west by the sea to the month of the X'gakawhau River, the place of commencement. (!rey. This district is bounded towards the north and northeast generally by the Buller Electorai District, hereinbefore described, from the mouth of the Pororari River on the west coast to Trig. Station P on the western bound-ary-line of the Crushington Riding ; thence by a right line to the north-eastern coiner of Section No. 86, School lie seive. Blaokwater Township, Block IX, Waitahu Survey

No. Electoral District. Objections or Suggestions. o^Writlr"' Name and Address of Objector or Writer. Decision of Commission. in Invercargill .. Objecting to the east end of the Borough of J. A. Hanan, M.P. .. uivercargil] being placed in the Awarua Electorate Boundaries amended to include Sections 9, 9, 10, Block I, Invercargill Hundred. Not considered advisable to make any alteration. ■II ■2 ,, . . Suggesting thai Waikiwi and Collingwood on W. A. Saunders, the northern boundary of the Borough of Registrar of ElecInvereargill would make a better boundary tors than the portion lying south of the Waihopai Stream and west of Mill Road as proposed Forwarding copy of the following resolution: The Secretary, Kdu"That this Board enters its emphatic ]>ro- cation Office, Titest against the system of artificial readjust- ninru ment of electoral boundaries, which leads to so much confusion and the separation into different electorates of those parts o( the country which have close community of interest " Received. «