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CONTENTS PAGE T. Introductory .. .. .. .. .. .. ... .. 3 11. Progress of General Review .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 lIIa. Alteration of Boundaries : Public Inquiries Held— General .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4-6 (1) Christchurch Metropolitan Local Government: Christchurch City; Heathcote, Halswell, Paparua, and Waimairi Counties .. '.. .. .. 6-16 (2) Oroua County : Feilding Borough .. .. .. .. .. 16 (3) Whakatane : Opotiki Counties .. .. .. .. .. .. 17 (4) Rotorua : Taupo Counties .. .. .. . . .. .. 17-18 (5) Nelson City : Waimea County .. .. .. .. .. . . 18-19 (6) Whangarei Borough : Whangarei County .. .. .. . . .. 19-20 (7) Palmerston North City : Kairanga County .. .. .. .. 20-21 (8) Hamilton City : Waikato and Waipa Counties .. .. .. .. 21-22 (9) Papatoetoe Borough : Manukau County .. .. .. .. .. 22 (10) Tauranga Borough : Tauranga County .. .. .. .. .. 22-23 (11) Rotorua County : Rotorua Borough .. .. .. .. .. 23 (12) Matamata: Rotorua Counties .. .. .. .. .. 24 (13) Redwood Rabbit District .. .. .. .. .. .. 24 (14) Tauranga : Rotorua Counties .. .. .. .. .. .. 25-26 (15) Matamata : Taupo Counties .. .. .. .. .. .. 26-27 lIIb. Alteration of Boundaries : Not Involving Public Inquiries—(l) Waikouaiti County : Port Chalmers Borough .. .. ~ .. 27 (2) Waikouaiti County : Dunedin City .. .. .. .. .. 27 (3) Wairere : Waitomo Electric-power Districts . . .. .. .. 27-28 (4) Kairanga: Pahiatua Counties .. .. .. .. .. .. 28 (5) Hawkes Bay : Central Hawkes Bay Electric-power Districts .. .. .. 28 IV. Constitution of New Districts—(l) Wellington Catchment District .. .. .. .. .. .. 28 (2) Waikato Catchment District .. .. .. .. .. .. 28-29 (3) Bay of Plenty Catchment District .. .. . . .. .. 29-30 V. Change of Status — (1) Onerahi Town District .. .. .. .. .. .. * .. 30-31 VI. Amalgamations or Functions Transferred—(l) Christchurch City—Riccarton Borough : Christchurch Drainage and Tramway Boards .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 31 (2) Nelson City : Tahunanui Town District .. .. .. .. .. 31 (3) Whangarei Borough : Kamo Town District .. .. . . .. 31-32 VII. Abolitions — (1) Christchurch Drainage District . . .. .. .. .. .. 32 (2) Christchurch Tramway District .. .. .. .. ... 32 VIII. Miscellaneous — (1) Rabbit Districts .. .. .. .. .. 32 (2) Manukau County : Howick Town District .. .. .. .. .. 32-33 (3) Tauranga Electric-power District: Te Puke Borough .. .. .. 33 (4) Te Kuiti Fire District .. .. .. .. .. .. . . 33 (5) Tumu-Kaituna and Te Puke Drainage Districts and Kaituna River District .. 33 (6) Herald or' Pine and Rangitoto Islands .. .. .. .. .. 33-34 (7) Kihikihi Town District .. .. .. .. .. 34 (8) Manawatu County : Foxton Beach Area .... .. .. .. 34 (9) New Plymouth Harbour District .. .. . . .. .. .. 34 (10) Hutt County: Days Bay Area .. .. .. .. .. .. 34 (11) Awatere County .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 34 (12) Tinwald Town District .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 34-35 (13) General .. .. . . .. .. .. .. .. 35 IX. Matters Under Consideration .. .. .. .. .. .. 35-36 X. Staff .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 36 XI. Conclusion .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 37 APPENDIX .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 38-39

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