LOCAL ELECTIONS: RETURN OF NUMBER OF PERSONS ENTITLED TO ONE OR MORE VOTES IN COUNTY ELECTIONS.

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1915 Session I, H-27

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1915. NEW ZEALAND.

LOCAL ELECTIONS: RETURN OF NUMBER OF PERSONS ENTITLED TO ONE OR MORE VOTES IN COUNTY ELECTIONS.

Return 1.0 an Order of the House of Representatives dated 23rd October, 1914. Ordered, " That there be laid before this House a return showing the number of persons whose names appear on the district electors roll of each county who (a) may exercise one vote, (6) may exercise two votes, and (c) may exercise three Votes at a loan poll."—(Mr. Ell.)

Return.

Name of County. Total Number of Number who have One Vote. Number who have Two Votes. Number who have Three Vdte Ratepayers. Akaroa Akitio Amuri ., Ashburton Ashley Awakino .. Awatere Bay of Islands Bruce Bullcr Castlepoint Cheviot Clifton Clutha Colling wood Cook Coromandel Dannevirke Egmont Eketahuna Ellesmere . . Eltham Eyre Peatherston Fianklin .. Geraldine .. Great Barrier Grey Halswell .. Hawera Hawko's Bay Heathcote Hobson Hokianga .. Horowhenua Hutt Inangahua Kaikoura .. Kairanga .. Kaitieke .. Kawhia Kiwitea Kowai Lake Levels Mackenzie Makara Malvei n Manawal u Maniototo .. Manakau . . Masterton . . Matamata .. Mauriceville 427 401 381 2,584 166 193 328 817 1,237 1,404 101 327 540 1,921 334 1,939 775 1,069 901 449 656 586 426 489 2,123 1,286 68 1,370 300 813 2,375 1,413 850 898 1,248 1,401 879 393 842 692 265 658 374 731 1,214 694 306 651 889 856 1,647 893 795 222 158 280 192 1,316 69 120 131 715 806 1,381 39 178 234 1,317 252 1,172 700 693 421 330 312 151 219 155 1,492 703 47 1,289 155 359 1,413 1,207 716 879 662 1,020 779 211 383 553 196 257 188 612 661 293 170 375 406 592 966 402 453 98 86 80 14 253 38 33 34 52 221 15 8 24 151 284 56 285 47 247 196 73 76 116 78 66 387 205 14 57 59 95 308 ' 138 78 16 183 145 59 42 160 80 47 107 74 62 156 100 54 66 142 123 306 143 168 46 183 41 175 1,015 59 40 163 50 210 8 54 125 155 320 26482 28 129 284 46 268 319 129 268 244 378 7 24 86 359 654 68 56 3 403 236 41 140 299 59 22 294 112 57 397 301 82 210 341 141 375 .348 174 78

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Name of County. Total Number ' of Ratepayers. Number who have One Vote. Number who have Two Votes. Number whc have Three Votes, Mangonui .. Murchison Mount Herbert Ohinemuri Ohura Opotiki Oroua Otamatea .. Oxford Pahiatua . , 87 G 418 94 I ,435 412 503 767 959 447 814 1 ,088 455 629 82! 420 1,157 607 1,629 1,09! 428 282 6,634 161 130 953 1,459 479 1,615 887 147 970 1,768 819 297 436 1,177 525 1,114 647 1,636 350 2,206 2,729 1,375 429 532 619 209 892 1 ,507 495 1,665 254 101 315 470 277 613 2,245 2,456 554 2,182 573 861 349 16 I ,226 257 25! 352 667 268 513 665 227 235 438 128 711 299 712 796 336 109 4,818 637 129 512 1,055 359 830 734 88 837 1,344 627 127 278 434 301 932 454 824 30 1,558 2,143 664 . 237 163 319 131 457 1,338 335 1,405 232 29 265 197 104 267 1,340 2,063 227 1,344 208 14 45 1! 100 106 105 122 200 63 155 190 29 100 207 105 203 99 239 203 57 39 934 77 1 295 172 83 493 92 22 81 172 109 27 77 328 63 108 101 152 33 410 379 257 55 131 91 18 233 118 74 192 17 5 27 123 73 79 318 226 104 308 107 . 1 24 37 109 Paparua Patangata Patea Piako Pohangina, Raglan Rangiora .. Rangitikei Rodney Rotorua Selwyn Southland . . Springs Stewart Island Stratford .. Taieri Takaka Taranaki .. 49 '147 293 92 116 146 2.33 i 99 288 ' I7G 187 243 209 678 92 35 134 882 147 Taura-rtg.', 1 .. Taweta Thames Tuapeka . . Vincent Waiapu Waihemo . . Waikato Waikohu .. Waikouaiti Waimarino Waimate .. Waimate West Waimea Waimairi .. Waipa Waipara .. Wairarapa South Waipawa .. Waipukurau Waitomo .. Westland .. Whakatane Whangarei.. Whangaroa Weber Whangamomona Woodville .. Wairewa Wairoa Waitaki Waitemata Waitotara .. Wallace 146 232 37 292 61 37 52 252 83 143 81 415 161 74 92 660 287 238 207 454 137 238 209 60 202 51 86 68 5 67 23 150 100 267 587 167 223 530 258 Wanganui .. Totals 106,131 ,68,300 15,31.6 22,515 The above return is compiled from informatii in supplied b the various County Cou: icils.