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Suggested Electric-poweb Districts — continued. South Island —continued. 7. Canterbury :— Population. 12. OtagO :— Population. Christchurch City .. .. 71,495 Duncdin City .. .. 59,198 Lyttolton Borough .. .. 3,776 Green Island Borough .. 1,962 Sumner Borough .. .. 2,979 Waikouaiti Borough .. .. 582 Now Brighton Borough .. 3,793 Palmerston Borough. .. .. 808 Riocarton Borough .. .. 3,251 Mosgiel Borough .. .. 1,761 Waimairi County .. .. 13,540 St. Kilda Borough .. .. 6,085 Paparua County .. .. 5,083 West Harbour Borough .. 1,699 Heathcotc, County .. 4,248 Port Chalmers Borough .. 2,713 Halswell County .. .. 1,743 Alexandra Borough .. .. 688 Oxford County .. 1,763 Cromwell Borough ... .. 623 Selwyn County .. .. 1,538 Naseby Borough .. .. 229 Maivorn County .. .. 2,933 Balclutha Borough .. .. 1,478 Tawera County .. .. 901 Kaitangata Borough ... .. 1,720 Ellesmere County .. 3,696 Tapanui Borough '.. .. 308 Springs County .. .. 1,831 Lawrence Borough .. .. 703 Milton Borough .. .. 1,303 122,570 Roxborough Borough .. .. 397 Horse-power —24,500. Peninsula County .. .. 1,777 Already supplied from Lake Coleridge with Taieri County .. 5,718 8,000 h.p. distributed by local bodies. Springs Waikouaiti County .. .. 4,180 -Ellesmere Electric-power District already Mamototo County .. 2,592 constituted. Vincent County .. .. 3,810 Waihcmo County ■.. .. 1,418 8. Banks Peninsula :— Clutha County " .. .. 7,240 Akaroa Borough .. .. 619 Bruce County .. 4,771 Akaroa County .. .. 1,768 Tuapeka County .. 4,949 Wairewa County .. .. 1,011 Mount Herbert County .. 441 118,772 Horse-power—23, Boo. 3,839 Existing: Dunedin City water-power plant Horse-power—Boo. at Waipori (8,000 h.p., capable of extension Electric-power Board constituted. to 16,000 or 20,000 h.p.). Roxburgh district has set up small Power Board to develop 500 9. Ashburton :— h.p. from Teviot River. Ashburton Borough .. .. 4,825 Tinwald Town District .. 669 Ashburton County .. .. 11,730 13. Southland :— Invercargill Borough .. .. 15,204 17,224 Invercargill South Borough ... 1,834 Horse-power—3,4oo. Bluff Borough .. .. 1,599 Existing: Ashburton Borough gas plant Gore Borough .. .. 3,679 (500 h.p.). Proposal on foot to form electric- Mataura Borough .. .. 1,170 power district. Riverton Borough .. .. 847 Winton Borough .. .. 612 10. South Canterbury:— Lumsden Town District .. 597 Timaru Borough .. .. 14,059 Nightcaps Town District .. 523 Temuka Borough .. .. 1,753 Otautau Town District .. 736 Goraldinc Borough .. .. 956 Wyndhain Town District .. 693 Waimate Borough .. .. 2,100 Southland County .. .. 25,029 Pleasant Point Town District .. 554 Wallace County ' .. .. 8,937 Levels County .. .. 5,127 Fiord County .. .. 9 Gcraldine County .. .. 5,663 Waimate County .. .. 7,332 61,469 Mackenzie County .. .. 3,113 Horse-power —12,300. Power Board set up to develop Lake Mono--40,657 wai h.p.) to 20,000 h.p. Portions of Horse-power—B,loo. Clutha and Taieri Counties have been included Existing : Timaru Borough gas plant ; n the Board, which should go with South (350 h.p.). Proposal on foot to form electricpower district. 11. Waitaki:— !*• Queenstown:— Oamaru Borough .. .. 5,729 Queenstown Borough .. 571 Hampden Borough .. .. 334 Arrowtown Borough .. 317 Waitaki County .. .. 10,375 Lake County .. 1,631 16,438 2,519 Horse-power—3,3oo. Horse-power—soo. Existing: Oamaru Borough water-power Queenstown Borough proposes to develop (100 h.p.) 10 ° h -T>- loyally. L. Birks, B.Sc, M.lnst.C.E., M.1.E.E., Chief Electrical Engineer.

Authority : Marcus F. Marks, Government Printer, Wellington. —1921.