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Table showing the Actual and Nominal Populations of the Electoral Districts in the Middle Island. Quota, 11,848.

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No. Actual Population (Census, 1896). Name of District. No. of Members. Actual Total (Census, 1896). Nominal Population. Town. Eural. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18. 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 Nelson ... Motueka Buller ... Grey Westland Wairau ... Ashley ... Kaiapoi... Avon Eiccarton City of Christchurch Lyttelton Bllesmere Selwyn ... Ashburton Geraldine . . Timaru ... .Waitaki... Oamaru... Waihemo Waikouaiti City of Dunedin ... Caversham Taieri ... Bruce Clutha ... Tuapeka Wakatipu Mataura Awarua... Invercargill Wallace... 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 I 1 1 6,733 2,519 3,205 2,064 3,018 3,904 35,268 6,484 2,082 3,635 I 3,994 9,212 7,087 6,675 7,273 7,373 9,364 9,785 5,787 8,974 260 4,155 9,446 9,270 8,105 9,003 6,521 9,527 4,923 9,746 9,443 1,445 1,996 8,874 8,754 9,814 9,290 9,434 7,735 9,511 5,125 9,270 10,727 9,212 9,606 9,880 9,337 10,391 9,364 9,785 9,691 8,974 35,528 10,639 9,446 9,270 10,187 9,003 10,156 9,527 10,148 9,746 9,443 35,000 11,351 9,480 8,754 9,814 9,290 9,434 9,767 9,511 10,757 9,270 11,845 11,791 11,590 11,749 11,373 12,456 11,986 12,525 11,311 11,487 35,601 11,802 12,091 11,866 12,456 11,524 11,982 12,194 11,526 12,475 12,087 35,405 11,910 11,966 11,205 12,562 11,891 12,075 11,933 12,174 12,192 11,866 5,225 33,555 9,355 606 2,032 5, 632 36 362,488