LOCAL FRANCHISE (PARTICULARS RELATIVE TO NUMBER OF VOTERS POSSESSING THE).

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1905 Session I, H-25a

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1905. NEW ZEALAND.

LOCAL FRANCHISE (PARTICULARS RELATIVE TO NUMBER OF VOTERS POSSESSING THE).

Return to an Order of the. House of Representatives dated the 4th July, 1905. Ordered, " That there be laid before this House the return laid on the table last session, on the motion of the member for Christchurch City (Mr. Ell), showing the distribution of voting-power in country districts, together with the additional information which has come to hand during the recess."—(Mr. Ell.)

Voting-power in Country Districts.

[Note. —The names of those local bodies which have supplied the (the date on which the previous return was presented), are printed in it: required information since the 16th August, 100' lies in the annexed return.] Name of Local Body. Number possessing Franchise. Number entitled to cast Three Votes. Number entitled to cast Two Votes. Number entitled to cast One Vote. Summary. 8,164 4,277 181 Counties Road districts Town districts .. .. f m . n Grand totals 77,217 35,617 114,455 8,403 3,816 r 267 60,650 27,524 4,007 117,289 12,486 12,622 92,181 bounties — Akaroa Akitio Amuri Ashburton .. Bay of Islands Bruce Buller Castlepoint .. Cheviot Clifton Clutha Collingwood .. Cook Coromandel .. Egmont Eketahuna .. Featherston .. Geraldine Grey Hawera* Hawke's Bay Hobson Hokianga 625 350 215 2,281 903 1,032 1,341 90 278 672 1,772 750 1,238 795 731 469 461 1,292 1,425 841 770 594 143 18 35 491 15 109 5 24 68 41 76 13 222 8 66 22 125 223 25 171 27 3 111 15 12 270 22 178 17 14 55 107 177 49 174 9 91 45 46 184 28 96 35 3 371 317 168 1,520 866 745 1,319 52 155 524 1,519 688 842 778 574 402 290 885 1,372 574 708 588 * Information not supplied by local body.

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Name of Local Body. Number possessing Franchise. Number entitled to east Three Votes. Number entitled to cast Two Votes. Number entitled to casi One Vote. ~! aunties— continued. Horowhenua.. Hutt Inangahua .. Kaikoura Kairanga Kiwitea Lake Levels Mackenzie Manawatu Maniototo Masterton Mauriceville .. Mongonui* .. Mount Herbert Ohinemuri Opotiki Oroua Otamatea Pahiatua Patangata Patea Piako Pohangina .. Raglan Rangitikei .. Rodney Rotorua* Selwyn Southland Stewart Island Stratford Taieri Taranaki Tauranga Thames Tuapeka Vincent Waiapu Waihemo Waikato Waikouaiti .. Waimate Waimea Waimarino .. Waipa Waipawa Wairarapa South Wairoa Waitaki Waitemata .. Waitotara Wallace Wanganui Weber Westland Whakatane* Whangarei *.. Whangaroa .. Woodville 723 1,194 1,521 352 645 867 694 955 368 649 848 560 244 113 587 539 655 756 975 340 665 422 483 560 1,622 1,324 6,868 4,714 164 965 1,629 2,184 486 967 1,905 1,377 125 465 895 849 1,368 1,744 292 1,228 1,402 502 488 1,881 1,848 659 1,789 1,001 105 1,177 122 149 40 30 148 178 25 684 73 167 46 177 32 25 5 16 147 18 61 101 186 41 77 16 279 5 850 440 130 138 49 46 128 151 56 123 42 121 61 94 46 12 12 30 139 18 130 14 89 31 97 50 237 20 848 570 471 907 1,432 276 369 538 613 148 253 361 741 289 166 76 570 493 369 720 784 225 390 350 309 494 1,106 1,299 5,170 3,704 164 590 1,296 1,722 472 944 1,648 1,234 68 355 738 746 827 1.424 278 1,005 1,225 350 363 1,420 1,743 465 1,322 I 695 RS39 1,141 115 148 135 5 8 112 61 36 36 58 22 331 73 10 62 111 75 85 276 25 107 189 164 47 22 260 185 327 9 15 145 82 21 74 99 81 210 247 4 161 66 77 40 185 80 87 278 142 19 14 219 335 1 21 6 30 212 284 Totals 77,217 8,403 8,164 60,650 * Information tot supplied by L ical body.

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Number possessing Franchise. Number Number Number entitled to cast entitled to cast' entitled to cast Three Votes. Two Votes. One Vote. Name of Local Body. oad Boards — Ahuroa Akaroa and Wainui Albertland North Albertland South Anama Arai Arch Hill .. Aroha Ashley Avon* Avondale Awatere Awhitu Balmoral Barrett Cambridge .. Carrington .. Coldstream .. Collingwood .. Courtenay Cust Dovedale Drury* East Malvern East Tamaki Eastern Mahurangi Eden Terrace Egmont Ellesmere Elliot Epsom Eyreton Frankley Geraldine Half-way Bush Halswell Hangaroa Heathcote Henui Hikurangi Howick Township Hunua Huntly Inch-Clutha .. Invercargill .. Kaiti Kaitoke Karaka Karamu* Katikati Kaukapakapa Kaukatea Kaurihohore Kirikiriroa .. Knapdale Kohi Komokoriki .. Kowai Lake Coleridge Le Bon's Bay Lincoln j 42 245 43 134 78 69 296 10 186 354 160 166 90 178 156 96 80 328 471 143 55 157 118 85 280 166 609 97 247 278 111 494 48 198 21 998 200 92 127 119 221 64 467 199 121 148 135 164 41 44 285 336 40 41 443 '28 71 248 61 18 17 5 9 29 4 64 1 15 12 21 10 26 3 105 29 20 19 "*6 9 189 4 29 52 3 94 34 6 33 3 3 "5 11 7 3 23 3 "3 1 14 18 25 14 56 12 7 32 39 1 3 19 13 21 1 37 7 32 5 28 16 28 21 16 17 80 33 11 22 17 1 10 30 105 9 36 62 22 67 51 6 99 19 1 1 3 10 16 29 21 18 5 "7 6 14 "28 52 11 2 55 2 13 28 I 42 145 42 131 41 39 270 120 343 64 160 47 150 107 65 38 308 286 81 44 115 82 84 264 127 315 84 182 164 86 333 48 113 9 866 178 88 126 116 206 37 431 175 80 140 125 157 13 44 239 259 15 39 332 14 51 188 * Information not supplied by I ical body.

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Number Number Number Number Name of Local Body. possessing ; entitled to cast entitled to east entitled to cast Franchise, j Three Votes. Two Votes. One Vote. Name of Local Body. Road Boards — continued. Little River .. .. .. .. 157 38 25 94 Longbeach .. .. .. .. 261 64 49 148 Makara .. .. .. .. 49 8 13 28 Malvern .. .. .. .. 142 14 19 109 IV1 3 Tl O h PS'I'PT ■ • Mandeville and Rangiora .. . . 446 89 75 282 Manganui .. .. .. .. 396 9 34 353 Mangawai .. .. .. .. 89 1 2 86 Mangawhero ...... 79 34 12 33 Mangere .. .. .. .. 253 28 128 97 Mangorei .. .. .. .. 59 4 16 39 Manurewa .. . . .. .. 66 2 5 59 Maraetai .. .. .. .. 23 .'. 2 21 Mareretu .. .. .. .. 120 .. .. 120 Marua 85 .. 2 83 Matakana East .. .. . .* 34 1 1 32 Matakana West .. .. .. 69 .. 1 68 Matakohe 132 1 2 129 Matamata .. .. .. .. 82 3 6 73 Mataongaonga .. .. .. 308 26 25 257 Mauku .. 139 2 7 130 Maungakaramea .. .. .. 85 .. 2 83 Maungatawhiri ...... 64 3 1 60 Maunuf Mercerj Moa .. .. .. .. 512 37 109 366 Motoroa .. .. .. .. 22 7 5 10 Mount Albert .. .. .. 601 11 30 560 Mount Eden .. .. .. 1,149 24 72 1,053 Mount Hutt .. .. .. .. 256 97 23 136 Mount Peel .. .. .. .. 120 34 13 73 Mount Roskill .. .. .. 184 16 30 138 Mount Somers ... .. .. 228 18 23 187 Mount Stewart ...... 118 10 17 91 Mount Wellington .. .. .. 210 30 17 163 Newcastle .. .. .. .. 151 5 20 126 Ngatapa .. .. .. .. 95 27 25 43 Norsewood .. .. .. .. 273 6 2 265 North Ruataniwha ...... 85 8 3 74 Oakura .. .. .. .. 99 3 13 83 Oero . . .. .. .. 59 24 5 30 Okain'sBay .. .. ."." .. 97 5 29 63 Okato .. .. .. .. 77 8 14 55 Okutuku .. .'. .. .. 32 18 4 10 Omaka .. .. .. .. 377 39 35 303 Omataf One Tree Hill .. .. .. 218 29 29 160 Opaheke .. .. .. .. 113 .. 5 108 Orakei 15 .. 6 9 Ormond .. .. .. .. 103 10 9 84 Oruruf Otago Heads .. .. .. 57 4 11 42 Otahuhu 251 5 10 236 Otaki .. .. .,' .. 294 29 33 232 Otonga .. .. .. .. 70 .. .. 70 Oxford .. .. .. .. 473 43 44 386 Pakuranga .. .. .... 79 7 15 57 Panmure Township .. .. .. 73 .. 2 71 Papakura .. .. .. .. 120 .'.' 3 117 Paparata .. .. .. .. 116 1 1 114 Paparoa .. .. .. . . 74 .. 3 71 Papatoitoi .. .. .. .. 40 10 8 22 38 64 8 14 89 9 1 34 28 4 2 1 1 3 26 2 3 37 7 11 24 97 34 16 18 10 30 5 27 6 8 3 24 5 8 18 39 25 49 13 19 75 34 2 12 128 16 5 2 2 1 1 2 6 25 7 2 1 109 5 30 72 23 13 30 23 17 17 20 25 2 3 13 5 29 14 4 35 94 148 28 109 282 353 86 33 97 39 59 21 120 83 32 68 129 73 257 130 83 60 366 10 560 1,053 136 73 138 187 91 163 126 43 265 74 83 30 63 55 10 303 29 29 5 6 9 160 108 9 84 10 4 5 29 43 7 11 10 33 44 15 2 3 1 3 8 42 236 232 70 386 57 71 117 114 71 22 1 10 * Merged in Oroua County. j Information not supplied by local body. lot supplied by local body.

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Name of Local Body. Number possessing Franchise. Number Number entitled to cast entitled to cast Three Votes. Two Votes. Number entitled to cas One Vote. Road Boards— continued. Parihaka* Parua Patangata Patea East Patea West Patutahi Pelorus Peninsula Picton Pigeon Bay Plimmerton* Point Chevalier Pokeno .. .. .. Pollok Settlement Porangahau Portobello Pouawa Poverty Bay Puhoi Pukeatua Pukekohe East Pukekohe West Pukekura Purua Rakaia Rangiaohia Rangitata Remuera Riccarton • Riwaka Ruarangi Seatoun South Malvern South Rakaia Spreydon Spring Creek Springs Stoke Suburban North Tai Tapu Takapau .. .. .. Tamahere Tamaki West Taruheru* Tataraimaka Tauhoa Taumumu Te Akau* Te Horo Templeton Temuka Te Puke Te Punaf .. • • • • Titirangi Tomahawk Tuhikaramea Turanga Tuturau Upper Ashburton Upper Hurford .. .. .. i Upper Moutere Upper Waimakiriri 136 52 85 204 97 256 291 150 54 40 118 24 87 329 42 154 120 224 236 252 258 193 211 117 136 451 1,184 156 59 251 212 363 601 138 408 239 132 62 83 68 135 37 90 20 134 584 486 141 21 29 55 68 131 527 18 98 16 16 28 50 23 17 13 26 13 23 10 15 15 1 4 6 18 28 45 9 31 64 70 2 6 11 28 14 29 59 28 13 5 5 8 29 7 27 2 1 24 22 45 27 36 33 25 81 146 26 10 6 34 18 21 55 55 14 14 12 17 14 136 30 46 126 60 210 219 96 28 40 113 19 56 290 20 112 117 223 208 224 195 138 130 75 80 306 968 128 59 235 199 249 580 79 281 170 108 30 54 42 107 6 7 80 3 38 72 14 10 18 17 9 14 6 8 1 23 89 4 16 26 46 108 26 86 85 3 82 452 293 138 3 7 3 1 13 58 1 5 3 12 1 15 76 4 10 13 19 40 66 103 393 13 88 10 6 * Information not supplied by local body. t terged into Taui ranga County.

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Name of Local Body. Number possessing Franchise. Number entitled to cast Three Votes. Number entitled to cast Two Votes. Number entitled to cast One Vote. oad Boards— continued. Upper Wangaehu Waikiekie* Waikohu Waimata Waimate Waimea West Waipaoa Waipara Waipawa Waipipi Waipu North Waipukurau Wairau Wairoa (Patea Council) Wairoa (Manukau Council) Waitara West Waitoa Waitotara-Momohaki Waiuku Waiwakaiho Wakanui Wallingford Wansted Warkworth West Eyreton Whakapirau* Whangamarino Whangaparoa Wharehine Whareora* .. Whataupokof Whenuakura-Waitotaraj WirokinoJ 201 32 12 157 66 50 384 87 9 310 65 224 79 104 155 56 196 175 324 115 194 85 255 29 74 183 77 20 23 i31 8 9 110 3 13 6 9 116 19 40 18 137 60 43 1 19 157 61 192 79 45 95 28 171 120 253 85 181 69 132 17 64 180 34 30 34 16 6 13 31 15 3 1 77 11 9 1 15 29 26 12 19 42 40 15 10 15 46 1 1 2 28 219 33 24 4 1 2 11 204 32 22 81 30 12 39 Totals 35,617 3,816 4,277 27,524 'own Districts— Amberley Bull's Clinton* Clyde Featherston .. Geraldine Grey Halcombe Hamstead Havelock Helensville .. Johnsonville Kaikora North Kamo Kihikihi Lethbridge .. Manaia Ngaruawahia Normanby .. Opotiki Opunake Ormondville . . Otautau Outram 90 132 157 142 205 92 145 243 81 95 132 104 79 80 49 130 133 139 190 169 143 121 70 2 3 3 5 1 "l 3 6 111 1 40 2 17 7 7 5 4 6 4 3 11 3 18 1 4 6 4 86 112 147 130 199 92 140 234 77 86 10 100 21 79 41 124 129 139 188 166 143 28 64 4 2 2 1 72 3 21 3 * Information not supplied by local body. t Merged in Cook County. % Merged in Horowhenua County.

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The above return has been compiled from information supplied by the local bodies concerned. Hugh Pollen, Colonial Secretary's Office, Wellington, 18th July, 1905. Under-Secretary. Approximate Cost of Paper.— Preparation, not given ; printing (1,425 copies), ±'S 18s.

By Authority: John Mackay, Government Printer, Wellington.—l9o3 Price 6d.]

Name of Local Body. Number possessing Franchise. Number entitled to cast Three Votes. Number entitled to cast Two Votes. Number entitled to cast One Vote. 'own Districts — continued. Papakura Rotorua (Town Council) Southbridge Taradale Te Awamutu Tinwald Waitara Waipawa Waverley Wyndham 101 300 123 135 62 162 277 124 121 129 2 1 4 2 14 6 9 3 3 4 6 97 300 119 120 56 149 273 120 117 121 4 1 1 2 Totals 4,455 267 181 4,007