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Representation Commission, 1891.— Schedule of Objections.

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No. Date of Letter. Date of Receipt. District. Name and Address of Objector. Nature of Objection. Decision of Commission. 1 Oct. 16 Oct. 16 Rakaia E. G. Wright, M.H.R. Ashburton .. That the name of Ashburton be retained for the electorate containing that borough Ditto That the name of Waitaki District be changed to Waimate That tho Waipawa District be called the Woodville District Suggests old goldfields boundary as dividing-line 1. That the name of the district be Geraldine .. 2. That the Rangitata River be the northern boundary.. Ditto With resolution of tho Waimate Borough Council, that the name of the W T aitaki District be altered to Waimate That the district remain as proposed by the Commissioners Name to be changed to Ashburton. 2 3 4 5 6 Oct. 16 Oct. 19 Oct. 21 Oct. 26 Oct. 26 Oct. 17 Oct. 22 Oct. 22 Oct. 26 Nov. 2 Rakaia Waitaki Waipawa Clutha Rangitata Mayor Major Steward, M.H.R. E. A. Haggen Mayor Chairman, Town Board Ashburton .. Ashburton .. Woodvillc .. Tapanui Geraldine .. Name to be changed to Ashburton. Name of Waitaki to be retained. Name of Waipawa to be retained. Agreed to. Cannot be agreed to. Impracticable. Impracticable. Name of Waitaki to be retained. 7 8 Oct. 30 Nov. 2 Nov. 2 Nov. 5 Rangitata Waitaki A. E. G. Rhodes, M.H.R. .. Major Steward, M.H.R. Christchurch Ashburton .. 9 Nov. 3 Nov. 5 Tuapeka V. Pyke .. Dunedin Tuapeka to be maintained as proposed by Commissioners, subject to slight alterations in the southern boundary. Name to be called Patea. 10 Nov. 7 Nov. 10 Waitotara Mayor Patea That the Waitotara District be called Patea-Waitotara or Patea-Hawera Ditto Suggesting alterations of boundaries in the northern part of the district That part of the Tuapeka District be included in Clutha That the Rangitata River be the northern boundary, and that the name be changed to Gladstone or Geraldine Ditto That the Waipa and Waikato Districts be divided by a different line That the name of the district be Ashburton, instead of Rakaia With petition from residents of Clydevale Riding, that they ought to be in the Clutha Electorate Disapproves Cambridge proposal, prefers Commissioners' boundaries of Waikato District That the name of the district be altered to Gladstone .. That the northern boundary of the Pareora District be the Rangitata River With petition from 440 persons, that the original name of Port Chalmers be allowed to stand, and that the boundaries of the district be altered Road Board wish boundaries of Waikato and Waipa Electorates altered Suggestions as to boundaries of Waikato and Waipa Districts With resolutions of public meeting, suggesting alterations of boundaries of Waikato and Waipa Districts Protests against the name of the district. 11 12 Nov. 6 Nov. 4 Nov. 10 Nov. 10 Waitotara Tuapeka Clerk, County Council H. S. Valentine, M.H.R. .. Patea Gore Name to be called Patea. Suggestions agreed to, as far as taking the boundary nearer the Waitahuna River. Agreed to. Cannot be agreed to. 13 14 Nov. 5 Nov. 7 Nov. 10 Nov. 10 Clutha Pareora T. Mackenzie, M.H.R. Clerk, Road Board Balclutha .. Temuka 15 16 Nov. 7 Nov. 4 Nov. 10 Nov. 10 Pareora Waikato and Waipa Clerk, Town Board .. I Clerk, Waipa County Council ] Temuka .. I Ohaupo Cannot be agreed to. Suggestions generally agreed to. 17 Nov. 7 Nov. 10 Rakaia Clerk, County Council Ashburton .. Name to be Ashburton. 18 Nov. 5 Nov. 10 Bruce (Clutha) J. R. Mitchell Clydevale Proposal cannot be complied with. 19 Nov. 5 Nov. 10 Waikato Chairman, Public Meeting .. Mercer Cambridge proposals generally agreed to. 20 21 Nov. 10 Nov. 10 Nov. 11 Nov. 12 Pareora Pareora A. E. G. Rhodes, M.H.R. .. Clerk, Geraldine County Council Mayor Christchurch Timaru Not agreed to. Impracticable. 22 Nov. 9 Nov. 13 Dunedin North Port Chalmers Name to be altered to Chalmers, but it is impossible to alter the boundaries. Nov. 7 Nov. 14 Waikato E. Lake, M.H.R. Ohaupo Alterations generally agreed to. 23 24 Nov. 10 Nov. 14 Waikato Bagnall Brothers Turua Suggestions generally agreed to. 25 Nov. 10 Nov. 14 Waikato Mayor Cambridge .. Suggestions generally agreed to. 26 Nov. 13 Nov. 16 Rakaia Town Clerk Ashburton .. Name to be Ashburton.