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point where that parallel of Latitude cuts the
East Coast of the Northern Island of New
Zealand.

THE PROVINCE OF NEW PLYMOUTH shall be
bounded on

The North
By the River Mokau to its source.

The East
By a right line running from the source of
the River Mokau to the point where the Ngahu-
inga or Tupua, the principal tributary of the Whan-
ganui River is intersected by the thirty-ninth
parallel of South Latitude thence by the River
Whanganui to the point where it is met by the
Taumatamahoe Path leading from the River
Waitera, thence by a right line running from
the above described point on the Whanganui
River to the mouth of the River Patea.

The West
By the Coast line, including the Islands ad-
jacent thereto.

The South
By the Coast line, including the Islands ad-
jacent thereto.

THE PROVINCE OF WELLINGTON shall be
bounded on

The North
By the Southern boundary of the Province
of Auckland as already described in this Pro-
clamation.

The East
By the Coast line, including the Islands ad-
jacent thereto.

The North West
By the Southern portion of the Eastern
boundary of the Province of New Plymouth as
already described in this Proclamation.

The South West
By the Coast line, including the Islands ad-
jacent thereto.

The South
By the Coast line, including the Islands ad-
jacent thereto.

THE PROVINCE OF NELSON shall be bounded
on

The North
By the Coast line, including the Islands ad-
jacent thereto.

The East
By the Coast line, including the islands ad-
jacent thereto.

The West
By the Coast line, including the islands ad-
jacent thereto.

The South
By the River Hurunui to its source, thence
by a right line drawn to the point where the
River Kotu-urakaoka issues out of Lake
Brunner, thence by the River Kotu-urakaoka
to its junction with the River Grey, thence by
the River Grey to its mouth.

THE PROVINCE OF CANTERBURY shall be
bounded on

The North
By the Southern boundary of the Province
of Nelson as already described in this Procla-
mation.

The East
By the Coast line, including the Islands ad-
jacent thereto.

The West
By the Coast line, including the islands ad-
jacent thereto.

The South
By the River Waitangi to its source, thence
by a right line running to the source of the
River Awarua, thence by the River Awarua to
its mouth.

THE PROVINCE OF OTAGO shall be bounded
on

The North
By the Southern boundary of the Province
of Canterbury as already described in this Pro-
clamation.

The East
By the Coast line, including the Islands ad-
jacent thereto.

The West
By the Coast line, including the islands ad-
jacent thereto.

The South
By the Coast line, including the Islands ad-
jacent thereto, with the exception of Stewart\'s
Island, its adjacent Islands, and Sclanders
Island, and the Island of Ruapuke.

This Proclamation shall take effect within
the Province of Wellington on and after the
day of the date hereof, and within each of the
other Provinces aforesaid on and after the day
of the receipt of a copy hereof at the principal
Town of such Province.

Given under my hand, and issued under
the Public Seal of the Islands of New
Zealand, at Government House, at
Wellington, in the Province of New
Munster, in the Islands aforesaid, this
Twenty-eighth day of February, in
the year of our Lord One thousand
Eight hundred and Fifty three.

G. GREY,
Governor-in-Chief.

By His Excellency\'s Command,
ALFRED DOMETT,
Civil Secretary.

GOD SAVE THE QUEEN!

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