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SUGGESTED ELECTRIC-POWER DlSTRlCTS— continued. North Island —continued. 33. Whakatane : — Population. 35. Tauranga : — Population Whakatane Borough .. .. 900 Tauranga Borough .. .. 1,685 Opotiki Borough .. .. 1,073 Te Puke Town District .. 565 Whakatane County .. .. 1,054 Tauranga County .. .. 3,947 Opotiki County .. .. 1,881 6,1.97 5,908 Horse-power—l,2oo. Horse-power—l,2oo. Existing plant: Opotiki (120 h.p.). Pro- . E f**jfB Tauranga Borough water-power posal to develop 300 h.p. of water-power P lant , (260 h.p.). Large extensions prefer Whakatane Borough. I>os('d--34. Rotorua :— Rotorua Borougli .. .. 2,845 0/1 -n, ,m tj,, „„ n ,° , „, r 36. East laupo : — Rotorua County .. .. 4,245 „ „, J „ _,_ J East 1 aupo County .. .. 515 7,090 TT lnn Horse-power-1,400. Horse-power-] 00. Existing plant at Okere Falls (300 h.p.). Does not justify any general developProposal to extend it to ultimate capacity ment at present. of 10,000 h.p. South Island. 1. Nelson :— Population. 5. Marlborough : — Population. Nelson City .. .. ..8,774 Blenheim Borough .. .. 3,822 Richmond Borough .. .. 922 Picton Borough .. .. 1,121 Motueka Borough .. .. 1,475 Marlborough County .. .. 6,915 Waimea County .. .. 9,284 Sounds County .. .. 1,201 Takaka County .. .. 1,858 Awate re County .. .. 1,542 Collingwood County .. .. 1,253 Kaikoura County .. . . 1,906 23,566 16,507 Horse-power—4,7oo. Horse-power—3,3oo. Power Board petition being prepared. Existing gas plant : Picton Borough Existing supply : Private company, water- ("0 h.p.), power (60 h.p.). 6. Waipara : — Cheviot County .. .. 1,224 Amuri County .. .. 1,836 „ t, ~ Waipara County .. .. 2,058 Westport Borough .. .. 4,067 5 118 Buller County .. 5,773 Horse-power-1,000. Murchison County .. .. 1,251 Inangahua County .. .. 4,130 No existing plants. 15 221 7 - Ra ngiora:— Horse-power—3,ooo. Rangiora Borough .. .. 1,808 Kaiapoi Borougli .. .. 1,560 .. Existing public supply : Reefton private Rangiora County .. .. 2,747 company (150 h.p.). Alternatively the Eyre County .. .. 1,806 counties of Murchison and Inangahua Oxford. County .. .. 1,756 might form separate districts. Kowhai County .. .. 1,914 Ashley County .. .. 728 12,319 3. Greymouth:— Horse-power—2,soo. Greymouth Borough .. .. 4,863 Partly supplied from Lake Coleridge. Runanga Borough .. .. 1,411 Brunner Borough .. .. 598 8. Christchurch : — Grey County.. .. .. 5,510 Christchurch City .. .. 55,860 Lyttelton Borough .. .. 3,766 12,382 Sumner Borough .. .. 2,287 Horse-power—2,soo. New Brighton Borough. .. 2,310 Spreydon Borough .. .. 4,289 No existing supply. Ricearton Borough .. .. 2,890 Woolston Borough .. .. 3,990 Waimairi County .. .. 11,914 Paparua County .. .. 4,716 4. Westland :— Heathcote County .. .. 3,277 Hokitika Borough .. .. 2,091 Halswell County .. .. 1,628 Kumara Borough .. .. 623 Ross Borough .. .. 491 96,927 Westland County .. .. 4,087 Horse-power—2o,ooo. Already supplied from Lake Coleridge 7,292 with 8,000 h.p. distributed by each local Horse-power—l,soo. I authority.