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Table VIII.—Electric-power Districts of New Zealand as constituted at 31st March, 1935.

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• —— — ■ r Value of Rateable Property. Proclamation Approximate Area. Population. — - Valuation Basis Amount Voting for Loan Poll. Number Nnmp of Board affecting Members Used as Rating Unimproved. used for Rating of Loan t, t a 01 • Constitution on Board. Basis. Purposes. authorized. 7 ';*" gazetted. — ~ _ payer». District. Outer Area. District. Outer Area. District. District. Outer Area. For - Against. Number. Sq. Miles. Sq. Miles. Number. Number. £ £ £ £ Number. Number. 1. Ashburton .. .. 17/11/21 12 1,193 1,271 18,200 550 11,500,000 8,314,594 700,000 Capital .. .. 411,150 2,999 706 4,175 f 1/4/22") 1 7/9/22 2 Auckland .. ..J )■ 12 325 .. 225,000 .. 78,840,179 50,491,865 .. Capital .. .. 2,542,500 11,004 1,367 35,000 15/7/25 I 12/11/25 ' 29/7/26 J 3. Banks Peninsula .. .. .. 4,050 .. 3,757,075 3,545,448 .. Capital .. .. 114,680 658 113 1,082 4. Bay of Plenty .. ■ •••• 20/8/25 8 460 2,615 8,750 3,100 1,769,657 1,769,657 450,000 Unimproved .. 206,000 654 153 1,460 6. Buller(l) .. .. .. 11/5/22 5 1,987 .. 9,197 .. 696,374 696,374 .. Unimproved .. Poll not yet taken. 6. Cambridge .. .. { 8 137 " 6 > 000 •' 2,559,567 1,550,262 .. Capital .. .. 122,835 749 123 1,600 f19/10/22 | 7. Central Hawke's Bay .. 4 7/4/27 9 1,300 .. 12,000 .. 6,839,951 6,839,951 .. Unimproved .. 150,000 543 41 2,600 L 28/8/30 j f 8/7/20*1 7/9/22 6/3/24 8. Central Waikato .. < 8/1/95 r !0 985 .. 19,010 .. 8,824,339 4,663,847 .. Capital .. .. 369,000 1,609 147 4,460 3/12/25 3/9/27 27 /3/30 9. Dannevirke .. .. 11/8/21 10 578 118 12,188 426 3,582,183 3,582,183 466,663 Unimproved .. 224,000 1,584 330 4,452 f 2/10/241 10. Franklin .. .. .. \ 28/7/27 9 628 58 16,695 410 7,761,397 4,926,883 .. Capital .. .. 329,820 2,471 478 4,342 131/10/29 J 11 Golden Bay .. .. 18/6/25 5 51 .. 1,200 .. 465,514 248,871 .. Capital .. .. 28,000 393 98 391 12. Grey . . .. .. 26/10/22 9 640 810 13,250 1,750 2,453,941 645,047 117,700 Capital .. .. 248,000 2,073 665 3,170 f 19/6/24 ~) 13. Hawke's Bay .. .. I 11(3) 1>6 82 2 48,223 1,207 19,093,577 9,718,888 124,599 Capital .. .. 429,000 681 68 9,994 I 7/4/27 [ I 28/8/30 I 14. Horowhenua .. .. 1/12/21 • 9 600 .. 17,600 .. 6,898,987 3,403,255 .. Capital .. .. 60,000 973 26 3,780(4) 15 Hutt Valley / 6 / 7 /22\ 530 .. 45,500 .. 4,637,580 4,637,580 .. Unimproved .. 390,000 2,333 343 13,320 J '■ ' \ 11/12/24 / (For notes see p. 86.)