NEW ELECTORAL BOUNDARIES.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXIX, Issue 142, 15 June 1908, Page 4

NEW ELECTORAL BOUNDARIES.

■ > I.' CBy Telegraph.—Own Correspondent.) ~ WELLINGTON, this day. ';- Questioned en the subject of dissat*. faction within the new electoral boo* daries, Dr. Chappie, MJ\, who has just-' • returned to Wellington after his success, ful election in Central Otago, said tie effect of the alteration of the honmiari*.;:: had much disturbed the electors through: out Mt. Ida and Tuapeka districts. AS. community of interest between the vmi>.> ous parts of the electorate was do_# away with, and its geographical distort??: tion was made so grotesque as to convenience and disappoint all the elei>. tors of both districts, making it almo«t impossible for any member' of Parlia-r: _ ment to represent justly, or any date to canvas conveniently the electorates. "This," said fiirT'CbapplC-". "raised the question, pf. diversity of inV.'i terests in regard to railways. The_northern part of the electorate wants tht~'; railway from Clyde to Hawea, the crn part wjnts the railway -iwmt:'" Lawrence to Roxburgh, and the western part wants railway extension to Edie-?., vale. The injustice done to all parts ofthe electorate by this change is a very. real grievance, and in common witti other members representing the South 11 Island, I hope that effort will made (and be successful to induce Psrr liament to bring about some compromise so that the old Southern boundaries iney-.', be retained. Lawrence has a real grieve ance in being 'snuffed out,' politicaUj: .peaking, by the alteration of the bou»» m daries." - g '|