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1881. NEW ZEALAND.

POPULATION OF PROPOSED ELECTORAL DISTRICTS (TABLE SHOWING).

Laid on the Table with the leave of the House.

TA BLE stowing the proposed Electoral Districts in each Provincial District of the Colony; the estimated Approximate Population of each Electoral District; the Number of Representatives, on the1 assumption of a Total Representation of 91 Members, and the Proporlion of Representation to which each District would be entitled on the Basis of Population, making the quota for Country Districts to be less than the quota for Town Districts by as nearly as possible 25 per cent. The following proposed Electoral Districts liave been taken as Town Districts for the purpose of the above computation: Auckland City North, Auckland City West, Auckland City East, Newton, Parnell, Napier, Thorndon, Te Aro, Wellington South, Nelson, Christeliurch North, Christchurch South, Sydenham, Timaru, Oamaru, Kaikorai, Roslyn, Dunedin West, Dunedin East, Dunedin Central, Dunedin South, and Invercargill. Quota for Country District. .. 4,903 Quota for Town District 6,537

Electoral District. Approximate Total Population April, 1881 (exclusive of Maoris, Cliinese,and Persons on Shipboard). Troposed No. of sentatives. Proposed Proportion of Tot.il Representation to which each JJistru't wouLl be entitled on the assumed Basin. 1-0=1 Member. Excess of Share (in proposed Number of Members). 1-0=1 Member. Deficiency of Share (in proposed Number <A Members). 1-0=1 Member. Provincial District op Auckland. Bay of Islands Marsden Rodney Waitemata Franklin North Franklin South Coromandel Thames Auckland North Auckland West Auckland East Newton Parnell Eden | 4,234. 4,932 5,054 4,790 4,810 5,485 5,356 5,503 5,479 6,024 5,106 5,833 6,053 5,782 5,506 4,722 4,743 4,863 4,680 1 1 1 1 1 1 I 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 I I 0-86 101 103 0-98 0-98 1 12 1-09 112 0-84, 0-92 078 089 093 1 18 112 096 097 099 095 0-14 002 0-02 001 003 0-12 009 0-18 0-16 0-08 022 011 0-07 0-18 0-18 Manukau Waikato < Waipa Tauranga East Coast [instead of Gisborne] . 004 003 0-01 005 Total Provincial District of Auckland, but") including population of part of Gisborne ! Electoral District, 640 persons, in Hawke's t Bay Provincial District j 98,955 19 1872 0-28