THE ELECTORATES.

Auckland Star, Volume LVIII, Issue 121, 25 May 1927, Page 15

THE ELECTORATES.

ONLY EIGHT UNCHANGED.

NEW BOUNDARIES OUTLINED. '•OTAGO CENTRAL" CREATED. (Bv Telesrarh—Press Asso-.iation.) i l WELLINGTON. Tuesday. | The net result of the recommenda- | tions of the Representation Commission : is that the total number of European electorates remains unaltered, but the j distribution is changed. The disappear- j ance of Ashburton in the South and j Ohinemuri in the North lias been eom- : | pensated for by the creation of two new • | electorates in the North. The population of New Plymouth h.iS ;rown so large that it is now proposed to reduce the area of the present 'fara-j j naki electorate ami to rename the dec-; torate New Plymouth. The new elec-, 11Tate will embrace the town of New Plymouth anil its suburbs and extend to | Waitara. The electorate «>f Waitomo ; is extended northwards, and it is pro- | posed that Stratford shall take iri the : whole of North Taranaki right up to the ! Mokau River. i In the South, the old electorate of j Wakatipu disappears, being merged in ; the newly-named Otago Central elee- [ torate. This is subject to adjustments j with the Wallace, Mataura and Wai- j 1 takt districts. | A.~h burton becomes incorporated in ! Ellesmere and Temuka. j The only electorates to escape <-hanp! I are: Marsden. Ciisborne. Napier. Wanga- ■ nui. Westland, Lyttelton. Tiinaru and : Invercargili. All the other electorates j are subject to changes, and the new I boundaries of electorates in the Auck- | 'and provincial district are described : below: — Bay of Islands. The existing Bay of Islands electoral ; district, less that portion of the Tutaj moe Riding of the Hobson Countv. Ivsiig j to the north of the existing Bav of I Islands electoral district boundary, and j to the south of the northern boundary | of Hobson County. Kaipara. The existing Kaipara elecroral dis- | triet. Ipss that portion of the Birkeni head Riding of the Waitemata Countv | lying to the south of the road j from Lucas" Creek, at the s^uth-western | corner of section 1-iO. block S. Waitej mata Survey District, to the eastern j boundary of the Birkenhead Riding, at the North«»rn-rn«>st corner of section ITT. j block S. Waitemata Survey District, and ! less that portion of the Takapuna Ridj ing of the Waitemata County, lying to j the south of the road extending from ! the western h'-vundary of the Takapuna j Riding, at the northern boundary of ! section 17 - 2. block 4. of the Waitemata ; >urvey District, to the ocean at- the creek south of Taiaotea. This district I now includes that portion of the Tutaj moe Riding of the Hobson County Iving rto the north of the existing Bay of i Islands electoral district boundary and j the northern boundary of Hobson County. Marsden. The Marsden district is unchanged. Waitemata. The existing Waitemata electoral district. les§ the whole of the Borough of Birkenhead and Takapuna riding of the Waitemata County, excluded from the Kaipara electoral district. Eden. The Borough of Birkenhead, Boroucrh of Avondale, anil that portion of the Auckland City and the Borough of Mount Albert comprising the Auckland Mental Hospital endowment, together with the town districts of Henderson, Glen Eden and New Lynn. This district also includes the Wa»taker«». Waip«ireira. Waikomiti and Titiraugi ridings of the Waitemata County. Auckland West. The existing Auckland West electoral district, together with that portion of Auckland City lying between the existmgr electoral district boundary ami the ; southern side of Napier Street, the western sfde of Hepburn Strvet. and the north-western side of Franklin Road. Auckland Central. The existing Auckland Central electoral district, less that portion of Auckland City now included in the Auckland West electoral district. The dis- ; trict now includes that portion of Auckland City lying between the existing electoral district boundary and the southern side of Karangahape Road, the , western side of Symonds Street, and the north-western side of Shadock Street and the Mount Eden railway stationAuckland East The existing Auckland East electoral district, less that portion of Auckland City now included in the Auckland Central electoral district. The district now includes that portion of Auckland i City lying between the existing electoral district boundary, the southern side of Judge's Bay and the north-west-ern side of St. Stephen's Avenue, and the western side of Mantikau Road to the northern boundary of Newmarket Borough, together with that portion of the city lying' between the existing elecj toral district boundary and the western side of Manukau Road from the . southern side of the Newmarket Borough to Owen's Road.

Grey Lynn. The existing- Grey Lynn electoral district, less that portion of Auckland City and the Borough of Mount Eden King to the south-east of the New North •Road and the existing- electoral district boundary. This district now includes 1 that portion of Auckland City lying to the north-west of the aorth-western boundary of the Jlonnt Albert Borough, less the Auckland Mental Hospital endowment now included in the Eden electoral district. KosJrill. The RosJdll district is bounded on the north by the Eden and Grey Lynn electoral districts from the eastern boundary of the Avondale Borough at the south-western corner of the Auckland Mental Hospital endowment to the junction of Western Springs Road «rith New North Road, thence bounded on tie east and north by the Auckland South electoral district, from the junction of Western Springs Road with the Ne\r North Road to the junction of Arcadia Road with 3lanukau Road; thenee oounded on tie east by the Manukau and Auckland - Onehnnga Roads to the south -eastern eorner "of allotment 35 of the original section 10 r saburbe of Auckland; thence by the southern boundary of allotment" 35 to and along the road forming the eastern boundaries of allotments 57 and 58 of section Id, to Serwyn Road; thence bv that road to St. Andrew's Road; thence by that road to Mount Albert Road; thence by that road to tfie western boundary of the Onehnnga Borough; thenee by teat boundary to the 3fanukaa Harbour; tieaee bounded toward

the south by the south-eastern corner of the Avondale Borough: thence! bounded toward the west by the Eden electoral district. ParnelL The existing Parnell electoral district, less those portions of Auckland City now included in the Auckland East electoral district. The district now includes that portion of the E.len County lying to the north-west of College Road. s»t. Heliers Bay Road. Massey "Road, Sylvia Street, J Line Street and the Parade, from the i easternmost corner of the Ellerslie I Town District to St. Helier's Bay. to- ! prether with that portion of Auckland 'city lying to cue ea.-t of the existing | : electoral district boundary and north , of the northern boundary of the Ellerj slie Town District. Manukau. This district is bounded on the north ; ami north-west by the Roskill and Par-1 • uell electoral districts from the junction) . of Sehvyn Koad with St. Andrew's Road to St. Ht'lior'j Bay; thence bounded on the east L>v the tamaki River to Ota- ! huhii Lrecic; thence bounded on the; ! south by the creek to the northern j 1 boundary of the Otahuhu Borough and | ! Manukdu Harbour to the south-western j corner of the Onehunga Borough; i r hence bounded toward the west by the] Ltoskill electoral district. Franklin. The l'ukekohe borough, the town du- : tricts of Manurewa. Papakura, Tuakau and Waiukii. together with that portion i of the Franklin County lying to the north i of the Waikato River and west of the Mercer riding of Franklin County and 1 west of that portion of the Drury riding ! boundary extending from the south- • ea.-tern "corner of the Papakura Town 'District. to the existing Franklin j electoral district boundary. This dis-1 tri.'t also includes that portion of the ; Papakura riding of Manukau County lyinn to the south-west of the Manurewa : Town District and north-west of the Waiinahiu >tream; also that portion of the riiling lying to the south of Papakura . Stream and bounded on the north-east liy the road forming the north-eastern boundaries of sections "22. 28. 3o and 42.' block 10. Otahuhu Survey District, and on the south by the northern boundary of the Papakura Town District. Thames. 1 The Boroughs of Thames, Waihi and PaiTim, and Town District of Turua, i tujTPthcr with the whole of the Coro- | inand-d and Thames Counties, the Wai- ; manawa. Waitekauri and Paeroa ridings i of the Ohinemari County: also that portion of the Hanraki Plains County not included in the Mercer electoral district. I The district also includes Cuvier, Great i Mercury. Whanganui, Slipper and adjacent islands. KagLan. The district is bounded on the north by the Waikato River from the ocean to the Mercer Town District; thence on the I fast by the existing Raglan and Hamil- ! tou electoral district boundaries to the Wjikato River at its confluence with ! Mystery Stream; thence by the Wai- '■ kato River; to and along the eastern boundary of the Waipa County; to and ; along the south-eastern boundary of the Pukekura riding; to and along the southeastern and south-western boundaries lof the Rangiaohia riding of Waipa i County; to and along the north-eastern ' and north-western boundaries of the Te ! Awamutu Borough; to and along the j south-eastern and south-western boundaries of the Mangapiko riding of the Wajp* County, to fee western boundary I of the Waipa County; thence by that , boundary and the southern boundary of ' the Raglan County to the ocean at Aotea I Harbour; and thence bv the ocean to the > Waikato Riv*r.

Hamilton.

The existing Hamilton electoral district, less that portion of the Ruakura riding of the Waikato County lying to the south-east of the existing electoral district boundary, and north-east of the road forming the south.-western boundary of lots 11 and 13 of L.T. plan N'o. 73oti"; also less that portion of the Ruakura riding Byrnsr between the road and the Hamikon-Morrinsville and HamiltonCambridge rail-ways; also less the whole of the Tamahere riding of the Waikato County, together with that portion of the Cambridge riding of the Waikato County lying to tile west of the existing electoral district boundary. Waikato. , The Cambridge and Morriiisville Boroughs, and that portion of the Waikato County, not included in the Mercer. Raglan and Hamilton electoral districts, together with the Karapiro, aiaungatautara, Tiraa and Peria ridings of the Matamata County; also the whale of the Taliuna, Waitoa," Morrinsville and Kiwitaha ridings of the Piako County; that portion of the Walton riding "of the Piako County lying to the south-west of the Morrinsvflle-Rotorua railway line; also the whole of the Watihou riding of the Piako County, less that portion lying to the south-east of the existing muri electoral district boundary.

THE POSTMASTEB-GEXERAL.

OLD S£AT EXntLS-ATED.

(By Telegraph.—Press Association.)

WELLINGTON, Tuesdav

The Hon. O. J. Hawken. Minister of Agriculture, said to-day that it would be noticed the Hon. W. "Nosworthy Po*t-rnaster-Geaeral, who had represented the Ashburton district for 18 years, had under the new distribution of the eJectoratea. lost Id* ekctorate. He (Mr Hawfcen) felt quite certain that there r h ere H m^ y, apart from eUcto « in that the electorate had been cut out