WHEREAS by an Ordinance enacted by the Superintendent and Provincial Council of Canterbury, intituled “The Education Ordinance Amendment Ordinance, 1865,” it is, among other things, provided that it shall be lawful for the Superintendent of the Province of Canterbury, for the time being, from time to time to change or alter the boundaries of any and every Educational District proclaimed under the authority of “The Education Ordinance, 1864.”

And whereas on the thirteenth day of January, one thousand eight hundred and sixty-six, the Fernside Educational District was proclaimed under the authority of the said Ordinance; and whereas it is desirable to alter the boundaries of the said district.

Now therefore I, William Rolleston, Superintendent of the province aforesaid, do hereby, in pursuance of the powers so vested in me, proclaim that the boundaries of the Fernside Education District, shall be as follows:—Bounded on the north by the River Ashley; on the east by the road forming the eastern boundary of sections 1539 and 5910; to include the frontages on both sides the said road; on the south by the main drain, continuing westerly along the road in continuation of the said main drain to its junction with the Rangiora and Oxford road; thence following the latter road to the road forming the western boundary of section 3811; thence northerly along such road to the River Cust; thence easterly along this river to the road to the east of section 2991; thence northerly along such road to the south-eastern corner of the last named section; thence westerly along the southern boundary of the same section, northerly along its western boundary, westerly along the southern boundary of section 3195, and northerly along the western boundary of the latter section and of section 3245, and a straight line in continuation thereof due north to the River Ashley.

Given under my hand, at Christchurch, this Twenty-fifth day of April, One thousand eight hundred and seventy.

WM. ROLLESTON,
Superintendent of Canterbury.

PROCLAMATION

By His Honor William Rolleston, Esquire, 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 the School-house, Broadfield, on Wednesday, the fifth day of January, one thousand eight hundred and seventy, 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-fifth day of April, One thousand eight hundred and seventy.

WM. ROLLESTON,
Superintendent of Canterbury.

SCHEDULE.

BROADFIELD EDUCATIONAL DISTRICT.

Commencing at the North-east corner of section 2702 on the Springs road; thence southerly along the said road to the Halswell road by Ladbrooke’s; thence westerly along the latter road to its junction with Shand’s road; thence southerly along the latter road to its junction with the Coal Tramway road; thence westerly along the latter road to its junction with the Weedon and Springs road; thence north-westerly along the latter road to its junction with South road; thence north-easterly along the latter road to the boundary of the Templeton district; thence south-easterly and north-easterly along such boundary to the north-western corner of section 3115; thence south-easterly along the north-eastern boundary of such section, and southerly along the road to the east of the same section; and south-easterly along the north-eastern boundary of section 2852, and southerly along the south-eastern boundary of the latter section; and easterly along the northern boundaries of sections 3116 and 2702 to the starting point.