ELECTORAL DISTRICTS RETURNING MEMBERS TO THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1870 Session I, D-43

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ELECTORAL DISTRICTS RETURNING MEMBERS TO THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

{Return to an Order of the House of Representatives, No. 45, 12th July, 1870.) That there be laid upon the Table of this House—"A Eeturn showing for the several Electoral Districts returning Members for the House of Bepresentatives the following information:— (1.) The area in acres. (2.) The number of the population. (3.) The number of persons entitled to vote for the return of such Members. (4.) The number of persons who are entitled to vote under Miners' Eights or other special qualification. (5.) The number of Members." (Mr. Kelly.) WELLINGTON. 1870.

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Statistical Information connected with Electoral Districts returning Members to the House or Representatives.

ELECTORAL DISTRICTS RETURNING MEMBERS TO THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

Electoral Districts returning Members for House of Representatives. Number of Population. Number of Persons entitled to Vote for Return of Members. Number of Persons entitled to Vote under Miners' Rights or other special qualifications. _fumbe_ of Members. Area in Acres. Mongonui Bay of Islands ... Marsden Northern Division City of Auckland East ... City of Auckland West... Parnell ... Newton ... Pensioner Settlements ... Town of Onehunga Franklin Eaglan Grey and Bell ... Town of New Plymouth Omata Wanganui Eangitikei Porirua ... City of Wellington Hutt Wairarapa Napier ... Clive Collingwood Motueka City of Nelson ... Suburbs of Nelson Waimea ... Picton Wairau ... 684,310 1,675,900 1,248,420 694,480 238 126 1,436 2,570 3,305 1,097 9,049,700 2,886,200 2,082,100 853 391,030 1,540,400 2,912,400 507,840 2,955 279,310 1,828.200 1,023,000 1,710,600 1,046,450 261,840 2,516 208,736 856,360 708,850 1,785,600 286,000 3,912,500 2,461,760 533,120 81,460 61,440 1,538 98,630 88,700 919 132,000 232,450 2,515,000 2,822,500 3,168,000 2,280 1,340 16,320 33,120 29,600 590 1,402 3,918 4,024 3,251 7,318 3,226 3,227 1,541 2,168 9,758 7,216 1,578 2,180 601 3,906 2,511 2,748 7,301 2,207 3,068 3,307 1,896 975 2,451 5,480 829 2,687 1,729 2,208 2,948 1,682 1,410 2,863 3,966 4,287 6,647 6,631 603 2,373 1,743 2,042 1,932 10,466 9,057 6,361 12,693 3,004 2,341 2,082 145 260 961 1,301 692 1,292 378 877 247 418 2,578 1,351 152 277 152 478 395 731 1,124 554 484 463 257 230 472 801 146 418 348 364 455 181 150 538 541 682 1,126 1,063 103 313 215 198 156 600 101 919 3,360 633 573 442 4,060 122 1 1 1 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 I I 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 64 Timaru ... Gladstone Cheviot ... Ashley Kaiapoi ... Avon City of Christchurch ... Heathcote Mount Herbert Town of Lyttelton Akaroa ... Selwyn ... Coleridge... Westland North Westland South... Westland Boroughs City of Dunedin Boslyn Caversham Port Chalmers ... 5,313 4,036 500

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ELECTORAL DISTRICTS RETURNING MEMBERS, &c.

iTATISTICAL toemation" connec wit; iLECTOEAL 'ISTBIi its — continue* Electoral Districts returning Members for House of Representatives. Number of Population. Number of Persons entitled to Vote for Return of Members. Number of Persons entitled to Vote under Miners' Higlits or other special qualifications. Number of Members. Area in Acres. Paieri 392,000 547,460 701,760 3,930,600 563,000 638,400 2,096,640 3,207 5,828 2,802 1,925 3,C92 2,805 4,053 374 1,345 465 302 453 414 573 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 3ruce Ulutha BEampden Damaru ... ftfaikouaiti tfanuherikia Sold Fields 3-old Reid Towns (exclusive of Dunstan Creek, unsurveyed) nvercargill MCataura ... Jiverton ... vVallace ?.. 5,827 2,110 388 5,955 799 594,080 268,800 6,371,000 1,994 3,744 1,224 2,504 438 684 349 257 1 1 1 1 250 * 'he population returns are taken from the Census Eeturns of December, 1867. The numbers of persons entitled to vote are taken from the Electoral Eolls, 1869-70.