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1902, NEW ZEALAND.

THE MIDDLE ISLAND REPRESENTATION COMMISSION (INTERIM REPORT OF).

Laid on the Table of the House by Command.

INTERIM REPORT.

To His Excellency the Eight Honourable Uchter John Mark, Earl of Eanfurly, Knight Grand Cross of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and St. George, Governor and Commander-in-Chief over His Majesty's Colony of New Zealand and its Dependencies, and Vice-Admiral of the same. May it Please Youb Excellency,— We, the members of the Middle Island Eepresentation Commission appointed by lour Excellency on the 29th day of May, 1902, have the honour now to forward to Your Excellency the names and descriptions of boundaries of the electoral districts provisionally fixed by us under the authority of our commission, and which we propose publishing forthwith in the New Zealand Gazette in compliance with section 4 of " The Eepresentation Act, 1887." We have arranged to meet again on the Bth August next for the purpose of considering any objections that may be lodged under the above-named section, and after considering and disposing of such objections we shall have the honour of again reporting to Your Excellency the final result. Given under our hands and seals, this twenty-fifth day of June, one thousand nine hundred and two. Thos. S. Wbston, Chairman. Thos. Humpheies. D. Baeeon. G. J. EOBEETS. A. Y. A. Wales.

ELECTOEAL DISTRICTS, MIDDLE ISLAND. City of Nelson. City of Nelson District comprises the area covered by the existing City of Nelson Electoral District together with D'Urville Island and Stephen's Island, and the Bulwer Peninsula extending from Hallam Cove to Harding Point. The City of Nelson, the Borough of Eichmond, and Town District of Havelock are in this district. Motueka. Motueka District comprises the area covered by the existing Motueka Electoral District; together with that portion of Hampden Eiding of Inangahua County situated to the north-east of a line commencing at the Buller Eiver where that river is crossed by the western boundary of the Inangahua County, and proceeding thence easterly along the left bank of the said Buller Eiver to a point about 30 chains westward of Doughboy Creek, thence along the leading spur to Mount Mantell, and thence along the summit of the Mantell Eange and the summit of Cann Eange to the Spenser Mountains near Faerie Queen. The Borough of Motueka is in this district. BULLEE. Buller District comprises the Borough of Westport; the Boatman's, Murray, Crushington, and Eeefton Eidings of Inangahua County ; and the south-western portion of Hampden Eidmg of Inangahua County, which is bounded towards the north by the Buller Eiver from the Buller County boundary to a point about 30 chains westward of Doughboy Creek, and thence by the summit of the leading spur to Mount Mantell, and thence by the summits of the Mantell and Cann Eanges and Spenser Mountains near Faerie Queen; together with the Lyell, Wareatea North, Wareatea South, and Charleston Eidings of Buller County. Geey. Grey District comprises the area covered by the existing Grey Electoral District, less Charleston Eidine of Buller County, which has been added to Buller District, hereinbefore described; together with Marsden Eiding of Grey County, and a small portion of Maori Creek Eiding of Grey County situated between Maori Creek Eoad and Marsden Eiding. The Boroughs of Greymouth and Brunner are in this district