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commencement of the eastern boundary before described.

continuing along the South Eastern and Eastern shores of the said harbour at high water mark, northward, to the Southern side of a road known as the Otahuhu Portage as hereinbefore described.

DESCRIPTION OF THE BOUNDARIES OF THE HUNDRED OF OTAHUHU.

The Northern boundary commences at high water mark on the Eastern shore of the Northern arm of the Harbour of Manukau at the western extremity of a road known as the Otahuhu Portage and following the southern side of the said road to the head of the Otahuhu creek, proceeds along high water mark of the southern shore of the said creek to its confluence with the River Tamaki; thence it follows the shore of the River Tamaki southward to the head of its southern arm called Otaki, and continues thence along the Eastern shore of the said Otaki creek to its confluence with another creek called Otara, and thence follows the southern shore of the said Otara creek at high water mark to its southernmost extremity; thence it proceeds across a road leading from Pukaki towards Howick, and along the Western boundary of Allotment No. 53, in the Parish of Pakuranga to a road forming the south western boundary of the said allotment; thence it follows the southern side of the said road to its junction with a road leading from Manurewa to Mangemangeroa between allotments Nos. 28 & 29, in the parish of Manurewa.

The Eastern boundary commences at the North Eastern angle of Allotment No. 28, hereinbefore mentioned and proceeds along the Eastern boundaries of Allotments Nos. 28 and 34, to the South Eastern angle of the said Allotment No. 34.

The Southern Boundary commences at the South Eastern angle of Allotment No. 34 in the Parish of Manurewa and proceeds along the Southern boundaries of Allotments Nos. 34, 27, 33, 32, 31, 30 and 41, all in the parish of Manurewa, to the South Eastern angle of Allotment No. 41, last mentioned; it thence continues on a line bearing S. 85° W. about ninety three hundred links to another line bearing S. 109° W.; thence following the line last described to its junction with a road leading from Pukaki to Otahuhu; thence it continues along the Western side of the said road, southward about seventeen hundred links to a line bearing S. 102° 30' W. thence along the said line about six thousand six hundred links to another line bearing S. 28° W.; thence along the said line eight thousand links to the northern shore of the Pukaki Lagoon; thence along the edge of the said Lagoon, Westward to the North Eastern boundary line of Allotment No. 49, at Pukaki.

The Western boundary commences at the Eastern angle of Allotment No. 49, and proceeds along the North Eastern boundary of the said Allotment to its Northern angle; thence continuing on a line bearing about North to high water mark of the head of the creek Karetu West of the Northern arm of Manukau Harbour; it proceeds thence along the Southern shore of the said creek to its junction with the Southern arm of Manukau Harbour; thence

DESCRIPTION OF THE BOUNDARIES OF THE HUNDRED OF HOWICK.

The western boundary commences at high water mark at Panmurewi Point or the “East Head” of the River Tamaki; it proceeds thence to the southward along high water mark of the eastern shore of the Tamaki and the Northern shore of the Waka-ranga Creek to its South Eastern extremity; thence it continues on a line bearing N. 172° E. to high water mark of the northern western branch of the Pakuranga Creek; it thence follows the eastern shore of the said Pakuranga creek southward to the confluence of the said creek with the river Tamaki, and thence follows the eastern shore of the river Tamaki to the southern extremity of its south eastern arm called Otara. The southern boundary commences at high water mark at the southern extremity of the said Otara creek and proceeds thence across a road leading from Pukaki towards Howick, and along the western boundary of allotment No. 53 in the Parish of Pakuranga to a road forming the south western boundary of the said allotment No. 53 in the parish of Pakuranga; thence continuing along the southern side of the said road to its junction with a road leading from Manurewa to Mangemangeroa between allotments Nos. 129 and 133 in the parish of Pakuranga. The eastern boundary commences at the north eastern angle of allotment No. 28 and proceeds thence north along the western sides of the road last described to high water mark of the shore of Mangemangeroa Bay in the Frith of the Thames. The north eastern and northern boundaries are the high water mark of the shore of the Frith of the Thames from Mangemangeroa at the point forming the termination of the eastern boundary to Panmurewi Point or the “East Head” of the river Tamaki hereinbefore mentioned.

DESCRIPTION OF THE BOUNDARIES OF THE HUNDRED OF PUKAKI.

The North western boundary commences at high water mark of the western branch of Te Koruamo or Hellyer’s Creek, at its northern extremity, and proceeds thence on a direct line to the northern angle of allotment No. 117, in the parish of Takapuna; it continues thence in a direct line to the shore of the Frith of the Thames, at a place called Taiorahi. The north eastern, southern, and south western boundaries are the high water mark of the shores of the Frith of the Thames and the Waitemata Harbour round to the aforesaid western branch of Te Koruamo or Hellyer’s Creek.

Given under my hand, and issued under the Public Seal, of the