MARLBOROUGH NEWS
CENSUS FIGURES INCREASE IN BLENHEIM BOROUGH [THE PRESS Special Service.] BLENHEIM, April 16. The recent census discloses that there is a decrease in population over the whole Marlborough district," but an increase in the Blenheim borough and suburbs. The Blenheim borough population is now 5045 (2461 inales and 2566 females). The Maori population,, in the borough is 18 (11 males "and seven females). The figures for the Blenheim suburbs are: Springlands 279, Farnham .549. Riverlands and Redwoodtown 735, total 1563. Thetotal for tha Blenheim district is 6608. Thgre has been a large increase in tbe P9P**‘ lation of the suburbs, the incr»se over the 1926 census being 415. The tow population in the Marlborough county is 7519 (3889 males and 3334 females). The Maori peculation is 296 (161 ntfies and 135 females). The total Potion for the whole Marlborough cen sus district is 12,833 (Europeans I*4*®. and Maoris 344). The figures fori*® 0 were 13,753; the decrease being Motor-ears Collide A motor-car accident occurred Grove road about 4.30 yesterday ah noon. Mr P. V. H. Maxwell, of Auck land, was driving along Grove roa . and in order to avoid a collision, another car coming out of the t> uo * street intersection, on his ,‘ e " B i,ed swerved across the road and eras into a concrete electric light pole., i. rieht front wheel mounted the- a and the pole was struck with-su force that it was shatered the ground level and moved DOW some inches. Fortunately the steei inforcement of the pole held ¥ - n place. There were no passengei . the car and the driver lo rhiua escaped with a slight cut on tn e io head. The car was not badly da m S Military Camp Finished , . _", The annual camp of the_N®“ en jMarlborough Mounted R ifles Regiw was concluded yesterday- L, re : Squadron* left on Monday on i turn journey. The route taken via the Maungatapu saddle, - journey will take three tenant H. H. North was m charge the Nelson squadron. The fiie men left camp yesterday, Ward, horses were entrained as fai \ a £, lC cesS' The annual camp was a most # ful one and the troops tpok Pf 1 •- some most valuable training.,
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Press, Volume LXXII, Issue 21760, 17 April 1936, Page 22
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366MARLBOROUGH NEWS Press, Volume LXXII, Issue 21760, 17 April 1936, Page 22
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