to the west of section 8954; thence
southerly along such road to the
tramway reserve; bounded on the
south by the tramway reserve; on
the west by the road running south
from White’s Old Accommodation
House; and on the north by the
River Waimakariri.

Given under my hand at Christchurch
this Twenty-fourth day of March,
One thousand eight hundred and
sixty-nine.

Wm. ROLLESTON,
Superintendent of Canterbury.

By His Honor’s command,
EDWD. JOLLIE,
Provincial Secretary.

PROCLAMATION
By His Honor William Rolleston, Esq.,
Superintendent of the Province of
Canterbury.

WHEREAS by an Ordinance of the
Superintendent and Provincial Council
of the Province of Canterbury, entitled
“The Education Ordinance, 1864,” it is,
among other things, enacted that whenever
the Board of Education shall call by advertisement a public meeting of owners and
occupiers of land and householders in any
district, and such meeting shall declare by
the votes of the majority of the persons
present, (being such owners and occupiers
of land and householders as aforesaid), that
they are willing that the said district be
formed into an Educational District under
the provisions of the said Ordinance, and
shall declare their willingness to provide the
proportion of the annual expenses of an
Educational District: the Superintendent
shall, as soon as conveniently may be, by
Proclamation in the Provincial Government
Gazette, declare such district to be an
Educational District under the said Ordinance; and such district shall thereupon
become an Educational District accordingly:

And whereas at a meeting duly called as
aforesaid, and held at Watson’s Half-way
House Hotel, West Coast road, on Saturday,
the Sixth day of March, One thousand
eight hundred and sixty-nine, the owners
and occupiers of land and householders in
the district specified in the Schedule hereunto annexed, did by the votes of the
majority there present declare that they
were willing that the said district should be
formed into an Educational District, and
did further declare their willingness to

provide the proportion of the annual expenses of an Educational District as provided
in the said Ordinance:

Now therefore, I, William Rolleston,
Superintendent of the said Province, in
pursuance of the power in me vested by the
said in part recited Ordinance, do hereby
proclaim that the district specified in the
Schedule hereunto annexed, shall be an
Educational District within the meaning of
the said Ordinance.

Given under my hand at Christchurch
this Twenty-fourth day of March,
One thousand eight hundred and
sixty-nine.

Wm. ROLLESTON,
Superintendent of Canterbury.

By His Honor’s command,
EDWD. JOLLIE,
Provincial Secretary.

SCHEDULE.

HALKETT EDUCATIONAL DISTRICT.

Commencing at a point on the southern
bank of the River Waimakariri, in a
line with the north-western corner of
section 3802; thence continuing the
said line southerly along the western
boundary of the said section; thence
crossing the road at the south of this
section, and continuing the line along
the western boundary of section
3801; thence in a straight line to the
north-western corner of section 8751;
thence southerly along the western
boundaries of this latter section
and of sections 9204, 9170, and 9089,
to the south-western corner of the
latter section; thence easterly along
its southern boundary to the road
lying to the west of section 8954;
thence southerly along such road to
the junction with the road lying to
the south-west of section 8788;
thence south-easterly along this
latter road to its junction with the
road lying to the south of sections
8899 and 7958, (Bealey’s Track);
thence easterly along this latter road
to the south-east corner of section
6469; thence in a straight line to the
easternmost corner of section 7995;
thence continuing the same straight
line to the south bank of the River
Waimakariri; and thence westerly
along such bank to the starting
point.