In addition, there were substantial population movements within each island, and significant changes resulted from this.
Settlements that had been covered by the Wellington Suburbs electorate include Miramar Peninsula, Mākara, Mākara Beach, Johnsonville, Ohariu Valley, and Tawa.
This and the transfer to an electorate with which they had "no community of interest whatever" led to objections to the transfer from the Pāuatahanui area to their former Otaki MP William Field ("a man interested in farming") and to the Prime Minister Sir Joseph Ward, to no avail.
The area had five hotels serving the Cobb & Co coaches which went north through the settlement, and their bars were closed.
[4] The Wellington Suburbs and Country electorate was represented by two Members of Parliament.