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YOUR TELNO. 1345 OF 19 DECEMBER.

PQ: UC ELECTIONS

WE HAVE NOTHING TO ADD TO YOUR PROPOSED REPLY. THE FIGURE OF THOSE WHO VOTED IN THE MOST RECENT ELECTION IN MARCH, HOWEVER SHOULD NOW BE REVISED TO READ 127,206 (22.4 PER CENT).

2. THE TOTAL ELIGIBLE ELECTORATE, 1.E. REGISTERED AND NON- REGISTERED VOTERS IN THE URBAN AREA IS ESTIMATED TO BE ABOUT 2,174,900.

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MR WEBB - JOHNSON,

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