RETURN SHOWING THE ADULT MALE POPULATION OF EACH ELECTORAL DISTRICT IN THE COLONY OF NEW ZEALAND, THE NUMBER OF ELECTORS ON THE ELECTORAL ROLLS, THE NUMBER WHO RECORDED THEIR VOTES AT THE LAST GENERAL ELECTION, AND THE NUMBER POLLED FOR THE SITTING MEMBER.

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RETURN SHOWING THE ADULT MALE POPULATION OF EACH ELECTORAL DISTRICT IN THE COLONY OF NEW ZEALAND, THE NUMBER OF ELECTORS ON THE ELECTORAL ROLLS, THE NUMBER WHO RECORDED THEIR VOTES AT THE LAST GENERAL ELECTION, AND THE NUMBER POLLED FOR THE SITTING MEMBER.

Presented to both Houses of the General Assembly by Command of His Excellency.

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RETURN showing the Adult Male Population of each Electoral District of the Colony of New Zealand, the Number of Electors on the Electoral Rolls, the number who recorded their Votes at the last General Election, and the number polled for the sitting Member.

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No. Electoral District. Male Population over 21 years of age. On Total Votes Votes for .879 Boll, recorded. Member. Electors Namet Members. r p 1' o P w 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 City of Auckland EaBt City of Auckland W«st City of Auckland West East Coast Eden Franklin Franklin Marsden Mongonui Newton Parnell Rodney Thames Thames Town of Onehunga... Waikato "Waipa Waitemata 1,131 | 2,248 1,833 1,285 | 2,209 1,517 820 1,378 1,064 974 1,038 2,390 1,346 870 1,957 1,278 1,076 2,224 905 833 744 1,384 | 864 731 1,372 i 765 620 No contest No contest No contest 381 1,045 1,010 464 413 919 868 390 298 2,224 905 833 Speight ,W. J. Wallis, J. Hurst, W. J. McDonald, A. Tole, J. A. Hatnlin, E. Harris, B. Colbeck, W. H. Lundon, J. Swanson, W. Moss, F. J. George, S. T. C Grey, Hon. Sir G. I Sheenan, Hon. J. O'Rorke, G. M. Whyte, J. B. Whitaker, F. A. Wood, R. G. | 3,499 4,446 No contest 4,446 443 1,110 1,227 1,055 451 577 1,015 913 305 403 715 628 228 215 371 443 a? 3( 19 20 21 21,793 21,319 Egmont Grey and Bell New Plymouth 948 938 646 729 680 462 442 510 330 322 289 227 Atkinson, H. A. Trimble, R. Kelly, T. 2,532 1,871 n 22 23 24 Clive Napier Napier 2,198 | 2,387 1,220 1,971 910 1,170 J 505 580 578 Ormond, J. D. Button, F. Russell, W. R. City of Wellington... City of Wellington... Hutt Manawatu Eangitikei Wairarapa Wairarapa Wanganui Wanganui Wellington Country 4,585 3,191 2,028 | 1,185 880 167 493 284 800 587 559 545 240 Levin, W. H. Hutchison, W. Mason, T. Johnston, W. W. Willis, W. J. Beetham, G. Bunny, H. Bryce, J. Ballance, J. Brandon, A. de B. r ta o H O § I" I 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 | 5,048 2,721 O H O i I I 1,019 1,741 1,048 438 1,810 633 307 1,142 461 | 2,561 | 2,045 1,826 1,408 1,105 j 1,130 J 900 14,362 754 557 9,590 ta o H ta o in 3 M 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 Buller City of Nelson City of Nelson Collingwood Grey Valley Grey Valley Motuelta Nelson Suburbs Waimea Cheviot 1,390 | 1,340 438 | 4,218 1,147 1,091 375 2,028 759 802 | 290 1,888 | No contest 274 No contest 209 410 499 429 145 1,027 1,130 687 112 439 137 Fisher, J. B. Pitt, A. Adams, W. A. B. Gibbs, W. Reeves, R. H. J. Masters, E. Hursthouse, R. Richmond, A. J. Shephard, J. Saunders, A. 663 433 695 758 9,935 687 352 439 376 6,495

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Return showing ;he Adult Male Population, &c.— continued. No. Electoral District. Male Population over 21 years of Electors Names On Total Votes Votes for 1879 Roll, recorded. Member. Members. age. 45 46 Picton Wairau 832 1,057 715 780 No contest 600 715 315 Kenny, C. W. A. T. Seymour, A. P. 1,889 1,495 602 337 825 1,315 1,250 1,250 489 246 342 636 192 407 948 311 Montgomery, W. Moorhouse, W. S. Eolleston,W. Grey, Hon. Sir Q-. Andrews, S. P. Stevens, E. C. J. Wright, E. Or. Wakefield E. Studholme, J. Fisher, Hon. J. T. Allwright, H. Bowen, C. C. Hall, Hon. J. Turnbull, E. r g pa W 1 5 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 Akaroa Ashley Avon City of Ohristchurch City of Christchurcb. City of Christchurch Coleridge Geraldine Gladstone Heath cote Lyttelton Kaiapoi Selwyn Timaru 1,013 1,545 1,018 602 1,238 825 No contest 683 No contest 2,510 j =3 w ( 6,129 4,212 3,500 1,079 2,677 2,214 911 1,457 1,518 1,943 1,297 675 826 1,932 462 1,118 948 734 865 417 554 971 373 746 No contest 441 p aj / 61 62 63 25,004 14,869 1,723 \ No contest 917 800 381 Eeid, E. C. Seddon, E. J. Gisborne, Hon. W. Hokitika Hokitika Totara \ 3,416 1,823 941 381 4,357 2,204 Murray, W. A. Barron, W. Dick, T. Oliver, B, Stewart, W. D. Thomson, Hon. J. W. Pyke, V. Bain, J. W. Shanks, J. S. De Lautour, C. A. Macandrew, Hon. J. McCaughan, P. K. Driver, H. Fulton, J. Brown, J. C. Ireland, G. McLean, G. Finn, H. J. Hislop, T. W. Shrimski, S. E. Hirst, H. r d O I 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 Bruce Caversham City of Dunedin City of Dunedin City of Dunedin Clutha Dunstan Invercargill Mataura Mount Ida Port Chalmers Eiverton Eoslyn Taieri Tuapeka Waikaia Waikouaiti Wakatipu Waitaki Waitaki Wallace 1,260 1,844 1,168 1,195 564 735 245 297 1,140 1,044 989 272 857 305 1,893 679 364 259 553 319 427 245 326 266 594 553 166 I 6,018 3,862 2,116 5 o c ■< H O 1,327 1,154 940 1,982 859 976 1,158 1,754 1,508 1,314 1,449 1,375 1,326 750 857 774 1,893 679 791 1,259 1,460 892 1,002 734 777 977 3S7 No contest 618 No contest No contest G36 682 908 497 803 506 595 641 | 4,138 1,723 1,025 { 1,169 444 286 31,551 21,237 116,008 82,271 sat 85 86 87 88 Northern Maori Eastern Maori Western Maori Southern Maori [ 13,757 1,564 3,211 1,494 417 403 1,092 1,053 294 Tawhai, Hone Mohi Tomoana, H. Wheoro, W. Te Tainui, I. 796 14,553 6,686 2,842 g. a. COOPEE, "Under Secretary. Colonial Secretary's Office, Wellington, 30th September, 1879. By Authority : Geoeqb Didsbuet, Government Printer, Wellington.—1879.