District Boundary Warrants




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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

Similar Warrant defining
The District of Mount Cook,
in the Province of Canterbury, to be all the
territory comprised within the limits following,
that is to say, bounded on the North by the
Ashburton District; on the East by the Ash-
burton, Geraldine, and Waitangi Districts; on
the South by the Province of Otago; and on
the West by the Sea.

Similar Warrant defining
The District of Waitangi,
in the Province of Canterbury, to be that part
of the Province not included in the Town of
Timaru, bounded on the North by the Geraldine
District; on the East, by the Sea; on the
South by the Province of Otago; on the West
by the Hakateremea River to its source at the
Hakateremea River Pass, and the ridge
of the hills to Mackenzie Pass and Burke's
Pass.

Similar Warrant defining
The District of Oxford,
in the 'Province of Canterbury, to be all the
territory bounded on the North and East by
the Province of Nelson, the Sefton District,
and a true North and South line drawn through
trig. pole C 30; on the South by the South
bank of the river Waimakariri or Courtenay, to
to the head waters of its Westernmost source,
and a true West straight line drawn thence to
the West Coast; on the West by the Sea.

Similar Warrant defining
The District of Rangiora,
in the Province of Canterbury, to be all the
territory bounded on the North by the
Sefton District; on the West by the Ox-
ford District; on the South by the centre
of the Harewood Road from a point where
it intersects the West boundary of the
District to a point where it meets a road
lying on the South-West boundary of Sec-
tion No. 1728, the middle of that road
to the corner of Section 1631, the middle of
the road lying on the boundaries of Sections
1631, 1539 and 1508 to the North-West
corner of 1029, the West boundary of 1029 to
a point where it meets South Brook, and the
middle of South Brook to the West boundary
of the Native Reserves; on the East by the
boundary of the Native Reserve, the middle of
a road lying on the South-West boundary of
Sections 1655, 355, 355 a, and 431, the West
boundary of 432 to the Harewood Road, the
middle of that road to the South corner of
544, and the middle of the road lying on the
East boundary of 544 to the point where the
said road meets the River Ashley.

Similar Warrant defining
The District of Mandeville,
in the Province of Canterbury, to be all the
territory (the Town of Kaiapoi not included)
bounded on the North by the Sefton District
and the Rangiora District, on the West by the
Oxford District, on the South by the South
Bank of the River Courtenay, 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.

Similar Warrant defining
The District of Lincoln,
in the Province of Canterbury, to be all the
territory bounded on the North by the Avon
District, the middle of the Great South Road
as far as the North-west corner of Section No.
967 and a direct line thence to the River
Selwyn drawn through trig. pole L 15; on the
East by the Heathcote District; on the South
by the River Selwyn and Lake Ellesmere.

Similar Warrant defining
The District of Heathcote,
in the Province of Canterbury, to be all the
territory bounded on the North by the Avon
District and the City of Christchurch District;
on the East by the Sea; on the South by the
Town of Lyttelton District, the ridge of the
Port Hills as far as the highest of Cooper's
Knobs, and a stream rising in Cooper's Knobs
and falling into the River Halsewell; on the
West by the West boundary of the old river
bed of the Courtenay and the middle of the
Halsewell to its junction with the aforesaid
stream.

Similar Warrant defining
The District of Avon,
in the Province of Canterbury, to be all the
territory bounded on the North by the Southern
boundary of the Mandeville District; on the
West by a true North and South line drawn
through trig. pole C 30; on the East by the
Sea; on the South by the North bank of the
River Avon, the City of Christchurch District,
the South boundary of Section No. 10, the
South-East boundary of Section No. 145, till
it is crossed by a creek running Easterly into
the Heathcote, the middle of that creek till it
meets a line in continuation of the South-East
boundary of Section No. 180, the line so con-
tinued to the South-East boundary of Section
180, the middle of the road lying on the
North-West boundary of Section No. 156 as
far as a point where that road first meets a
branch of the River Heathcote, a line drawn
thence due West to a point where it crosses
the Great South Road, the Great South Road
till it crosses the West boundary of the Dis-
trict.

Similar Warrant defining
The District of Wainui,
in the Province of Canterbury, to be that part
of the Province not included in the Town of
Akaroa, bounded on the North by the highest
ridge of the hills, and the ridge of the spur
leading to Putakoto Head; on the East and
South by the sea; on the West by the Port
Victoria District.



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VUW Te Waharoa PDF NZ Gazette 1862, No 24





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⚖️ Continuation of Warrants defining boundaries for various districts (continued from previous page)

⚖️ Justice & Law Enforcement
7 June 1862
District boundaries, Canterbury Province, Mount Cook, Waitangi, Oxford, Rangiora, Mandeville, Lincoln, Heathcote, Avon, Wainui