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Table T.—Electric-power Boards of New Zealand as constituted on 31st March, 1928.

Value of Rateable Property. Numb « A <sq™ r rjffl£r Population. UsedasKatinK n Amount Voting lor Loan Poll. Name of Board. of Members bSsU Unimproved. Valuation Baals. of Loan Area gazetted. on Board - 1 authorized. District. Outer Area. District. Outer Area. District. District. Outer Area. For. Against - | £ £ £ £ 1. Aahburton .. .. 17/11/21 12 1,193 1,349 17,468 533 11,500,000 9,346,863 700,181 Capital .. .. 326,150 1 590 96 2. Auckland .. .. .. 1/4/22 12 300 .. 175,000 .. 50,491,865 50,491,865 .. Capital .. .. 1,603,000 7 096 476 3. Banks Peninsula .. .. 8/1/20 7 385 .. 4,050 .. 4,685,385 3,791,413 .. Capital .. .. 100,000 331 23 4 Bay of Plenty .. .. 20/8/25 8 460 2,615 8,500 3,100 2,219,657 1,769,657 450,000 Unimproved .. 170,000 436 137 5. Buller .. .. .. 11/5/22 5 1,987 .. 9,197 .. 696,374 696,374 .. Unimproved .. Poll not yet taken. 6. Cambridge .. .. 8/1/20 8 137 .. 6,000 .. 2,559,567 1,550,262 .. i Capital .. .. 113,236 474 71 7. Central .. .. .. 8/7/20 8 817 .. 18,039 .. 8,091,272 4,554,703 .. Capital .. .. 307,000 1 059 78 8. Central Hawke's Bay .. 19/10/22 9 1,300 .. 10,500 .. 6,839,951 6,839,951 .. Unimproved .. 'o43 41 9. Dannevirke .. .. 11/8/21 10 578 118 12,188 426 4,275,674 4,275,674 487,019 Unimproved .. 175,000 646 95 10. Franklin .. .. .. 25/9/24 9 822 .. 16,359 .. 6,763,874 5,084,084 .. Capital .. .. 234 \820 1,127 154 11. Golden Bay .. .. 18/6/25 5 51 .. 1,400 .. 455,593 240,717 .. Capital .. .. 25.000 118 48 12. Grey .. .. .. 26/10/22 9 640 810 10,200 2,085 1,545,502 515,700 107,000 Capital .. .. 138,000 1 368 298 13. Hawke's Bay .. .. 19/6/24 11 1,682 2 41,090 1,120 18,127,637 11,416,761 136,641 Capital .. .. 304,000 681 68 14. Hobson .. .. .. 29/3/23 8 778 .. 7,180 .. 1,424,942 1,424,942 .. Unimproved .. Poll not yet taken. 15. Horowhenua .. .. 1/12/21 9 630 .. 16,000 .. 3,403,255 3,403,255 .. Capital .. .. 260,000 973 26 16. Hutt Valley .. .. {n/12/24}' 11 530 " 35,640 .. 3,119,920 3,119,920 .. Unimproved .. 390,000 2,333 343 17. Malvern .. .. .. 28/6/23 6 308 1,833 3,550 1,500 3,037,533 2,433,080 1,458,588 Capital .. .. 65,000 508 33 18. Manawatu-Oroua .. .. 1/12/21 12 1,301 .. 39,011 .. 13,846,231 13,846,231 .. Unimproved .. 500,000 1,144 96 19. Marlborough .. .. 11/9/24 8 3,218 .. 20,780 .. 9,442,042 6,728,793 .. Capital .. .. 300,000 1,334 300 20. North Canterbury .. .. 26/2/27 8 746 312 9,340 3,745 6,052,918 5,051,124 1,903,803 Capital .. .. 160,300 430 86 J. 1 : 21. Opunake .. .. { 11 3/22/ 7 197 5 7,000 300 1,728,168 916,111 .. Capital .. .. 92,000 61 9 22. Otago .. .. .. {23/12/2!!} 7 781 1,500 12,801 11,281 3,578,923 2,085,383 2,611,066 Capital .. .. 240,000 1,217 179 23. Otago Central .. .. 26/10/22 9 232 2,452 3,085 2,085 538,838 160,008 863,819 Capital .. .. 60,000 380 17 24. Poverty Bay .. .. 12/6/24 11 1,751 .. 36,276 .. 16,502,852 9,599,999 .. Capital .. .. 280,000 1,203 244 25. Reefton .. .. .. 30/6/21 5 24 .. 1,639 .. 178,055 38,504 .. Capital .. .. Poll not yet taken.