Native District Constitutions




THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
117

WHEREAS by an Act of the General Assembly
of New Zealand, intituled "The Native Circuit
Courts Act, 1858," it is provided that it shall be
lawful for the Governor in Council from time to time
to appoint Districts for the purposes of the said Act,
being Districts over which the Native Title shall not
for the time being have been extinguished:
Now therefore, His Excellency the Governor, by
and with the advice and consent of his Executive
Council, doth hereby Order, appoint, and declare
that the Territory hereafter described shall be a Dis-
trict for the purposes of the said Act, that is to say:
All Territory lying within a boundary line commenc-
ing at the mouth of the Waitotara River, thence
along that river to its source, thence in a direct line
to the summit of Taupiri, thence to the source of
the Turakina River, thence following the course of
that river to its mouth, and thence along the West
Coast to the mouth of the Waitotara River; except-
ing all lands over which the Native Title has been
extinguished within the meaning of the said Act:
And doth appoint and declare that the said District
shall be called the Native District of Whanganui :
And doth declare that this Order shall take effect
from and after the seventeenth day of April, 1865.

FORSTER GORING,
Clerk of Executive Council.

ORDER IN COUNCIL,
Constituting "Rangitikei” District under "The Native
Circuit Courts Act, 1858."

G. GREY, Governor.

At the Government House, at Wellington, on
the fifth day of April, 1865.

Present:
HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL.

WHEREAS, by an Act of the General Assembly
of New Zealand, intituled "The Native Circuit
Courts Act, 1858," it is provided that it shall be
lawful for the Governor in Council from time to
time to appoint districts for the purposes of the said
Act, being Districts over which the Native Title shall
not for the time being have been extinguished:
Now, therefore, His Excellency the Governor, by
and with the advice and consent of his Executive
Council, doth hereby order, appoint, and declare,
that the Territory hereafter described shall be a Dis-
trict for the purposes of the said Act: that is to say,
All Territory lying within a boundary line com-
mencing at the mouth of the Turakina River; thence
along that river to its source; thence, following the
summit of the Ruahine and Tararua Mountain Ranges,
to the source of the Ohau River; thence along the
North Bank of that river to its mouth; and thence,
following the Sea Coast, to the mouth of the Tura-
kina River, excepting all Lands over which the
Native Title has been extinguished within the mean-
ing of the said Act:
And doth appoint and declare, that the said
District shall be called the Native District of
"Rangitikei."
And doth declare that this Order shall take effect
from and after the seventeenth day of April, 1865.

FORSTER GORING,
Clerk of Executive Council.

ORDER IN COUNCIL,
Constituting "Rangitikei" District under "The Native
Districts Regulation Act, 1858."

G. GREY, Governor.

At the Government House, at Wellington, on the
fifth day of April, 1865.

Present:
HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL.

WHEREAS, by an Act of the General Assembly
of New Zealand, intituled "The Native Dis-
tricts Regulation Act, 1858," it is provided that it
shall be lawful for the Governor in Council from time
to time to appoint Districts for the purposes of the
said Act, being Districts over which the Native Title
shall not for the time being have been extinguished:
Now, therefore, His Excellency the Governor, by
and with the advice and consent of his Executive
Council, doth hereby order, appoint and declare, that
the Territory hereafter described shall be a District
for the purposes of the said Act: that is to say, All
Territory lying within a boundary line commencing
at the mouth of the Turakina River; thence along
that River to its source; thence, following the sum-
mit of the Ruahine and Tararua Mountain Ranges,
to the source of the Ohau River; thence, along the
North Bank of that River to its mouth; and thence,
following the Sea Coast, to the mouth of the Tura-
kina River, excepting all Lands over which the
Native Title has been extinguished within the mean-
ing of the said Act:
And doth appoint and declare, that the said
District shall be called the Native District of
"Rangitikei."
And doth declare, that this Order shall take effect
from and after the seventeenth day of April, 1865.

FORSTER GORING,
Clerk of Executive Council.

ORDER IN COUNCIL,
Constituting "Waikanae" District under "The Native
Circuit Courts Act, 1858."

G. GREY, Governor.

At the Government House, at Wellington, on the
fifth day of April, 1865.

Present:
HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL.

WHEREAS, by an Act of the General Assembly
of New Zealand, intituled "The Native Circuit
Courts Act, 1858," it is provided that it shall be
lawful for the Governor in Council from time to time
to appoint Districts for the purposes of the said Act,
being Districts over which the Native Title shall not
for the time being have been extinguished:
Now, therefore, His Excellency the Governor, by
and with the advice and consent of his Executive
Council, doth hereby order, appoint, and declare, that
the Territory hereafter described shall be a District
for the purposes of the said Act: that is to say, All
Territory bounded towards the north by the southern
boundary of the Rangitikei District, as constituted
by Order in Council of even date herewith; towards
the East by the Tararua and Rimutaka Ranges; to-
wards the West by the Coast line from the mouth of
the Ohau River to the south-western extremity of
the Porirua Native Reserve; and towards the South
by a line commencing at the last-named point, thence
along the boundary of the Porirua Native Reserve to
its southern extremity, and thence, by a line bearing
due east, to the summit of the Ranges, including
the Islands of Kapiti and Mana,—excepting all
Lands over which the Native Title has been extin-
guished within the meaning of the said Act:
And doth appoint and declare, that the said
District shall be called the Native District of
"Waikanae:"
And doth declare, that this Order shall take effect
from and after the seventeenth day of April, 1865.

FORSTER GORING,
Clerk of Executive Council.

ORDER IN COUNCIL,
Constituting "Waikanae" District under "The Native
Districts Regulation Act, 1858."

G. GREY, Governor.

At the Government House, at Wellington, on the
fifth day of April, 1865.



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