Provincial Secretary’s Office,
Christchurch, May 12, 1859.

HIS Honor the Superintendent directs the publication for general information of the following description of the Boundaries of the North Canterbury Census District, and of the Sub-Districts into which it is subdivided, and of the result of the census lately taken therein.

J. OLLIVIER,
Provincial Secretary.

BOUNDARIES
OF THE NORTH CANTERBURY CENSUS DISTRICT
AND OF THE
SUB-DISTRICTS INTO WHICH IT IS SUBDIVIDED.

North Canterbury District.

This district is bounded on the east by the sea, on the north by the northern boundary of the Province of Canterbury, on the west by the sea, on the south by the river Rangitata, from its mouth to the fork of the river above the gorge, thence by a direct line to the Abut Head, on the West Coast.

SUB-DISTRICTS.

1. Town of Christchurch Sub-District.

This district comprises the site of the town of Christchurch together with all the adjacent reserves lying between the said town and the rural sections fronting upon such reserves.

2. Town of Lyttelton Sub-District.

This district is bounded on the north by the summit of the range of hills on the north side of Lyttelton harbour, on the east and west by lines drawn due north and south through the easternmost and westernmost points respectively of the boundary of the said town as shown on the maps of the Chief Surveyor of the Province of Canterbury in the land-office at Christchurch, and on the south by low water mark; including also the town reserves.

NOTE.—These boundaries are those assigned to the Town of Lyttelton District, in the Electoral Districts Act, 1858. They are more comprehensive than the boundaries assigned to this district under the last census.

3. Town of Kaiapoi Sub-District.

This district is bounded by a line commencing at the south-western corner of rural section No. 338 E, on the north road, thence south-westerly across the branch of the Courtenay (Waimakariri), and along the southern bank of the said branch (said to be the old course of the river), to a point in a line with the eastern boundary of rural section 365, thence in and along the line of the said eastern boundary of rural section 365, a distance of about 45 chains 80 links, thence easterly at a right angle about 66 chains 50 links along the southern side of a public street or road crossing rural sections 321, 468, and 297, to the northern bank of the main stream of the river Courtenay, following the said northern bank of the said main stream and the western bank of the branch stream, a distance altogether of about 64 chains, thence to the northward, crossing the branch stream, and meeting the line of the eastern side of Hall Street, continuing along the said eastern side of Hall Street, till it meets the northern side of Cass Street, following along the northern side of Cass Street, to a point on the southern boundary of rural section 338 E., about 13 chains from the south western corner of the said section, and returning along the southern boundary line of the said section, to the commencing point, and numbered and marked M.D. 14, on the maps setting out and describing the Mandeville district of the province of Canterbury in the Land Office, Christchurch.

NOTE.—The town of Kaiapoi has not appeared in any former census. It has been created by ordinance since the last census was taken, and it would therefore appear desirable that separate statistics should be obtained regarding it.

4. The Avon Sub-District.

This district comprises all that portion of the province bounded on the north by the south boundary of the Kaiapoi district, on the east by the sea coast, on the west by a line drawn due north and south through trig pole C 29, on the south by the north bank of the river Avon, from its mouth to the point where it meets the boundary of the Town of Christchurch district, the boundary of that district as far as the south-east corner of rural section No. 10, by the south boundary of rural section No. 10, the south-east boundary of section No. 145, till it is crossed by a creek running easterly into the river Heathcote, thence along that creek till it meets a line in continuation of the south-eastern boundary line of section 180, following along that line to the south-east corner of section No. 180, the south boundaries of sections Nos. 180, 211, 240, 337, and 234, and the north side of the road on the south boundaries of those sections continued to the point where that road first meets a branch of the river Heathcote, and a straight line from that point due west, until it meets the west boundary of the district.

5. The Heathcote Sub-District.

This district comprises all that portion of the province bounded on the north by the Avon district and the town of Christchurch district, on the west by a line drawn due north and south through the trig pole C 29 before mentioned, on the south by the ridge of hills from the flagstaff on Mount Pleasant to the highest of the peaks called Cooper’s Knobs, and by a straight line drawn from the last mentioned peak to the point where the river Halswell meets Lake Ellesmere, and by the north shore of that lake till it is met by the west boundary of the district; and on the east by a straight line from the flag-staff on Mount Pleasant to the point where the ferry road crosses the river Heathcote at the old ferry, and the shore and the estuary to its mouth.

6. Kaiapoi Country Sub-District.

This district comprises all that portion of the province of Canterbury bounded on the north by the south bank of the river Ashley, on the south by the south bank of the river Courtenay or Waimakariri, and a line drawn from trig pole C 19 on the south bank of that river, to trig pole C 27, on the sea coast, on the east by the sea coast, and on the west by a line drawn due north and south through trig pole C 29, on the south bank of the said river Courtenay, exclusive of the town of Kaiapoi district.

7. Lyttelton Country Sub-District.

This district comprises all that portion of the province included between the coasts of the sea, Lake Forsyth and Lake Ellesmere, the Akaroa district, and the western boundary of the Kaituna run No. 30, passing through trig pole L 7, and the Heathcote district, exclusive of the town of Lyttelton District.

8. Akaroa Sub-District.

This district comprises all that portion of the province included within the sea coast, and a line drawn from a point on the sea coast, half-way between the westernmost head of Pigeon Bay and the easternmost head of Port Albert (or Levy) southerly to the head of the Little River, and thence along that river and Lake Forsyth to the sea coast.