THE GENERAL ELECTION, 1908.

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1909 Session II, H-30

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1909. NEW ZEALAND.

THE GENERAL ELECTION, 1908.

Return showing approximately the Position of 1905 Electoral Roll for each Electorate in the Dominion after deducting Removals caused by Change of Boundaries, Purging, Transfers, Deaths, &c, and Additions consequent upon Change of Boundaries; also Number of Electors on Roll on 31st October, 1908, after deducting Removals by Transfers, Deaths, &c, since closing of Main Roll on 15th April, 1908, and adding Claims received for Enrolment on Supplementary Rolls up to 31st October, the Date of the Issue of the Writs; also Increase of Number on 1908 Roll as compared with Number on 1905 Roll after Adjustment of Boundary Alterations.

Presented to both Houses of Parliament by leave.

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THE GENERAL ELECTION, 1908. Return showing approximately the Positions of 1905 and 1908 Electoral Rolls for each Electorate in the Dominion up to the Date of the Issue of the Writs, 31st October, 1908.

1905. 1908. Increase Electorate. I Number on Rolls, 1905. Boundary Alterations. Less Removals. Total. remaining on Roll. Plus Additions from Boundary Alterations. Position of Roll after Adjustment ol Boundary Alterations. Number on Main Roll, 15th April, 1908. Less Removals by Transfer, &c, since Printing of Roll. Net Total on Roll. Plus Claims received to 31st October, 1908. Grand Total on Roll. Electors on Roll, 1908, as compared with Number on Roll after Boundary Adjustment. Purging, Transfers, Deaths, _c. 1. Bay of Islands 2. Marsden 3. Kaipara .. 4. Waitemata5. Auckland West 6. Auckland Central .. 7. Auckland Bast 8. Grey Lynn 9. Eden 10. Parnell .. 11. Manukau.. 12. Franklin .. 13. Thames .. 14. Ohinemuri 15. Waikato 16. Tauranga.. 17. Bay of Plenty 18. Gisborne 19. Hawke's Bay 20. Napier 21. Waipawa.. 22. Pahiatua 23. Masterton 24. Wairarapa 25. Taumarunui 26. Egmont .. .. j 27. Taranaki .. 38. Patea .. .. | 29. Stratford 30. Rangitikei .. j 81. Wanganui 32. Oroua 33. Palmerston 34. Manawatu 35. Otaki 36. Hutt 37. Wellington North .. 38. Wellington Central 39. Wellington East .. 40. Wellington South .. 4,747 6,350 6,057 6,503 7,561 6,924 7,245 7,434 7,126 6,938 6,273 6,569 4,535 5,586 8,114 610 881 1,752 737 1,210 1,279 1,314 1,420 1,471 1,112 1,040 779 777 1,468 1,241 610 1,540 1,835 1,236 1,489 1,279 1,374 1,490 2,762 1.112 1,554 2,037 777 3,126 3,848 4,137 4,810 4,222 5,267 6,072 5,645 5,871 5,944 4,364 5,826 4,719 4,532 3,758 2,460 4,266 172 4,309 4,810 4,289 5,837 6,072 5,953 6,304 6,262 4,796 6,127 5,059 5,046 4,647 5,091 5,034 4,782 5,174 5,979 5,742 6,964 5,111 4,691 5,752 5,129 4,613 3,754 5,619 5,433 4,700 5,169 6,171 4,846 5,578 5,212 4,246 5,488 6,138 5,601 6,856 5,210 4,431 4,923 4.454 5,809 6,512 6,000 6,365 6,202 6,133 7,053 5,337 5,060 4,706 5,324 5,110 4,308 4,575 6,021 5,370 6,536 5,184 4,784 5,568 5,292 4,613 4,186 5,859 5,181 4,835 5,123 6,546 5,056 5,569 4,981 3,960 5,875 6,861 5,786 6,951 5,210 523 522 430 621 1,303 1,521 1,865 1,143 618 958 335 763 616 685 585 389 633 731 554 629 901 778 839 629 564 671 777 1,096 729 1,068 847 736 721 887 518 777 1,411 1,452 1,415 741 3,908 4,401 4,024 5,188 5,209 4,479 4,500 5,059 5,515 6,095 5,002 4,297 4,090 4,639 4,525 3,919 3,942 5,290 4,816 5,907 4,283 4,006 4,729 4,663 4,049 3,515 5,082 4,085 4,106 4,055 5,699 4,320 4,848 4,094 3,442 5,098 5,450 4,334 5,536 4,469 1,587 1,566 1,777 2,540 3,502 4,327 3,728 3,933 2,664 2,538 1,933 1,365 1,419 2,293 2,844 2,538 2,834 3,423 3,028 2,556 2,013 1,484 2,322 1,869 2,952 2,264 1,480 2,159 1,854 2,325 2,798 1,970 2,388 2,136 1,958 2,690 4,416 3,431 4,072 3,839 5,495 5,967 5,801 . 7,728 8,711 8,806 8,228 8,992 8,179 8,633 6,935 5,662 5,509 6,932 7,369 6,457 6,776 8,713 7,844 8,463 6,296 5,490 7,051 6,532 7,001 5,779 6,562 6,244 5,960 6,380 8,497 6,290 7,236 6,230 5,400 7,788 9,866 7,765 9,608 8,308 1,186 1,157 1,512 1,891 2,639 2,853 1,924 2,730 3,383 2,506 1,876 616 862 1,841 2,335 1,675 1,602 2,734 2,102 1,499 1,185 799 1,299 1,403 2,388 2,025 943 811 1,260 1,211 2,326 1,444 1,658 1,018 1,154 2,300 3,728 2,164 2,752 3,098 659 83 499 279 "67 570 60 70 1,291 514 1,258 308 433 318 432 301 340 514 889 2,631 768 4,782 2,238 1,071 535 206 1.658 2,607 7,937 8,133 6,765 7,042 7,105 5,522 6,816 5,353 6,464 6,487 6,205 7,483 4,343 2,238 1,287 658 987 271 284 1,092 816 922 767 782 424 434 1,428 5,001 3,225 1,558 284 1,994 1,217 1,447 767 3,442 4,545 723 6,709 2,936 4,908 5,207 6,758 5,111 4,305 5,369 4,586 3,022 1,942 5,482 774 902 401 525 386 333 543 1,591 1,812 137 4,659 4,700 451 2,660 4,121 289 5,281 7,406 8,217 5,690 8,619 6,345 5,274 7,505 8,750 8,500 7,702 1,370 168 230 1,158 855 1,449 1,098 478 1,714 74 1,318 1,878 932 1,883 718 781 921 2,331 1,921" 1,236 2,688 2,046 1,162 3,041 1,573 2,230 2,019 2,809 3,635 1,310 4,718 6,171 4,528 5,578 4,772 3,044 5,486 5,941 4,865 6,392 318 440 1,202 2 197 736 464 5,210

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F. W. Mansfield, Chief Electoral Officer.

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By Authority : John Maokay, Government Printer, Wellington.— 1909.

Electoral Department, Wellington, 31st October, 1908.

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41. Wellington Suburbs 42. Nelson 43. Motueka 44. Buller .. 45. Grey 46. Westland.. 47. Wairau 48. Hurunui 49. Kaiapoi .. 50. Avon 51. Kiccarton 52. Christchurch North 53. ChristchcrchEasS.. 54. Christchurch South 55. Lyttelton.. 56. Ellesmere 57. Selwyn .. 58. Ashburton 59. Geraldine ' 60. Timaru 61. Waitaki .. 62. Oamaru .. 63. Tuapeka .. 64. Chalmers 65. Dunedin North 66. Dunedin West 67. Dunedin Central .. 68. Dunedin South 69. Taieri 70. Bruce 71. Clutha .. 72. Mataura .. 73. Wakatipu 74. Wallace .. 75. Inveroargill 76. Awarua 9,570 6,427 5,069 6,479 7,019 4,484 6,205 4,761 4,973 7,061 5,154 9,022 7,860 7,622 6,314 4,406 5,092 6,416 5,131 7,324 5,521 6,038 4,425 6,692 7,071 7,765 6,786 7,099 4,778 5,096 5,210 6,729 5,025 5,680 7,616 5,388 5,441 506 443 998 1,143 200 35 635 331 2,078 338 766 155 110 152 877 1,165 1,222 85 1,958 1,134 1,657 2,502 1,293 634 2,347 571 441 1,057 1,349 386 858 735 790 1,393 925 2,382 1,059 1,084 815 425 1,265 1,106 713 1,092 981 804 1,367 524 627 725 593 810 502 764 719 1,040 799 970 1,130 1,075 7,788 1,077 884 2,055 2,492 386 1,058 770 1,425 1,724 3,003 2,720 1,825 1,239 925 577 2,142 2,271 1,935 1,177 2,939 1,938 3,024 3,026 1,920 1,359 593 960 715 1,318 1,031 1,986 799 1,044 1,367 1,409 1,782 5,350 4,185 4,424 4,527 4,098 5,147 3,991 3,548 5,337 2,151 6,302 6,035 6,383 5,389 3,829 2,950 4,145 3,196 6,147 2,532 4,100 1,401 3,666 5,151 6,406 6,193 6,139 4,063 3,778 4,179 4,743 4,226 4,636 6,249 3,979 2,541 200 470 442 998 1,143 71 702 2,078 721 3,204 45 493 483 1,238 1,786 1,251 2,043 4,323 5,550 4,655 4,866 5,525 5,241 5,218 4,693 5,626 6,058 5,355 6,347 6,528 6,383 5,872 5,067 4,736 5,396 5,239 6,147 4,874 6,013 4,290 5,604 6,958 7,699 6,977 6,834 4,918 5,221 5,123 5,077 4,622 4,636 6,249 4,216 4,740 5,827 4,723 4,937 5,807 5,386 5,373 4,744 5,653 6,230 5,401 7,087 6,694 6,613 6,084 5,176 4,600 5,848 5,140 6,419 5,147 6,169 5,126 5,682 7,139 7,784 7,100 7,038 5,279 5,489 5,097 5,108 4,833 4,913 6,571 4,710 452 556 331 658 780 581 497 561 1,003 1,069 698 1,273 1,684 1,433 1,048 559 754 688 645 856 624 725 352 755 1,206 1,440 1,292 1,149 576 533 504 536 443 453 852 326 4,288 5,271 4,392 4,279 5,027 4,802 4,876 4,183 4,650 5,161 4,703 5,814 5,010 5,180 5,036 4,617 3,846 5,160 4,495 5,563 4,523 5,444 4,774 4,927 5,933 6,344 5,808 5,889 4,703 4,956 4,593 4,572 4,390 4,460 5,719 4,384 4,343 2,050 683 2,331 2,108 1,408 1,717 1,531 1,813 3,096 2,700 3,437 3,237 3,080 2,767 2,245 1,740 1,734 1,527 2,403 1,591 1,045 740 1,536 2,716 3,359 2,667 2,958 1,203 1,037 484 1,222 1,165 1,336 1,334 1,405 8,631 7,321 5,075 6,610 7,135 6,210 6,593 5,714 6,463 8,257 7,403 9,251 8,247 8,260 7,803 6,862 5,586 6,894 6,022 7,966 6,114 6,489 5,514 6,463 8,649 9,703 8,475 8,847 5,906 5,993 5,077 5,794 5,555 5,796 7,053 5,789 4,308 1,771 420 1,744 1,610 969 1,375 1,021 837 2,199 2,048 2,904 1,719 1,877 1,931 1,795 850 1,498 783 1,819 1,240 476 1,224 859 1,691 2,004 1,498 2,013 988 772 t 717 933 1,160 804 1,573 150 213 554 312 946 2,292 1,913 2,889 1.938 1,807 1,293 784 695 855 1,443 944 334 396 74 237 334 _37 Total 476,590 77,535 68,297 74,098 142,395 334,195 411,730* 423,316* 60,876 362,440 174,563 537,003 125,319 Note. — * The difference, plus and minus, between the number on the roll after adjr claims. f 46 decrease. istment of boundary alterations, and the number on the main roll at 15th April, 1908, is accounted for by removals, transfers, and nei The estimated adult population of the Domi inion as given by the Registrar-General at the date of this return was 538,950 persons.