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SUGGESTED ELECTRIC-POWER DlSTRlCTS— continued. South Island —continued. 9. Banks Peninsula : — Population. 15. Otago:— Population. Akaroa Borough .. .. 540 Dunedin City.. .. .. 55,256 Akaroa County .. .. 1,982 Green Island Borough .. 1,904 Wairewa County .. .. 1,036 Waikouaiti Borough .. .. 611 Mount Herbert County .. 405 Palmerston Borough .. 752 Mosgiel Borough .. .. 1,719 3,963 St. Kilda Borough .. .. 5,520 Horse-power 800. West Harbour Borough .. 1,631 Port Chalmers Borough .. 2,615 Power Board formed. Alexandra Borough .. .. 679 Cromwell Borougli .. .. 549 Naseby Borough .. .. 276 10. Selwyn:— Peninsula County .. .. 1,793 Selwyn County .. .. 1,423 Taieri County .. .. 5,599 Malvern County .. .. 2,757 Waikouaiti County .. .. 4,094 Tawera County .. .. 847 Maniototo County .. .. 2,527 Vincent County ' .. .. 3,930 5,027 Waihemo County .. .. 1,446 Morse-power—l,ooo. 91,051 No existing supply. Horse-power—lB,ooo. Existing : Dunedin City water-power 11 Ellesmere-— P lant at Wai P ori ( 8 . 000 h -P-. capable of Ellesmere County .. .. 3,441 extension to 16,000 or 20,000 h.p.). Springs County .. .. 1,785 , „ ~ , ~ 1 ° J __; 16, South Otago :— r. 226 Balolutha Borough .. .. 1, 409 Horse-power-1,000. Kaitangata Borough .. .. 1,681 Lawrence Borough .. . . 837 Power Board formed. Might be included Milton Borough .. .. 1,317 in a larger district if formed. Roxburgh Borough .. .. 449 Clutha County .. .. 6,901 Bruce County .. .. 4,763 1.2. Ashburton :— Tuapeka County .. .. 5,123 Ashburton Borough .. .. 3,109 Hampstead Town District ..1,278 22,480 Tin wald Town District .. 1,075 Horse-power—4,soo. Ashburton County .. .. 13,136 Might be included in Otago District No existing power plant. Dunedin City 18,598 mains to be extended to Milton. Rox-Horse-power —3,700. borough district has formed small Power Board to develop 500 h.p. from Teviot Existing: Ashburton Borough gas plant River. (500 h.p.). 17. Southland :— Invercargill Borough .. 15,866 13, Timaru:— Bluff Borough .. .. 1,823 Timaru Borough .. .. 12,238 Gore Borough .. .. 3,551 Temuka Borough .. .. 1,633 Mataura Borough .. .. 1,129 Geraldine Borough .. .. 869 Riverton Borough .. .. 837 Pleasant Point Town District .. 482 Winton Borough .. .. 586 Waimate. Borough .. .. 1,867 Southland County .. .. 25,661 Levels County .. .. 5,100 Wallace County ' .. .. F9,432 Geraldine County .. .. 5,194 Fiord County .. .. 17 Waimate County .. .. 6,984 Mackenzie County .. .. 2,868 58,892 Horse-power —11,800. 37 235 TT _ '... Power Board formed to develop Lake Horse-power-7,400. Monowai (12,000 h.p.) to 20,000 h.p.; tt. •,■ m- r>r i j. portions of Clutha and Taieri Counties Existing: limaru Borough gas plant .' , . , , .. _ , ~ , . .. ,„-„ , ,° ' have been included in Board, which should y ' ■' ■'■ g 0 with South Otago. . . TTT ... , 18. Queenstown :— 14. Waitaki : — B „ T . . „ r _ Oamaru Borough 5 140 Queenstown. Borough .. 657 V /<H 11< % 1 II I Hf I. IM \il 11. (■ , . <_/ , I I.W . . ■,-, -, rtz-ir? -„t •, 1■ n i n cnA Arrowtown Borough .. .. 307 Waitak, County .. JU394 Lake County .. .. 1,749 14,834 ~ 2 ~ Horse-power—3,ooo. TT .„„ 1 Horse-power —500. Existing: Oamaru Borougli water-power Queenstown Borough proposes to develop (100 h.p.). 100 h.p. locally.

By Authority : Marcus F. Marks, government Printer. Wellington.—l92o.