portion of the Province of Wellington which lies to
North of the 39° 15' parallel of South latitude.

Napier and Waipukurau.

This district comprises all that portion of the
Province of Hawke's Bay not included in the Wairoa
district hereinbefore defined. Including the adjacent
islands.

Upper Wanganui.

This district is bounded towards the West by a
line from the mouth of the Koupokonui River to
the summit of Mount Egmont; thence towards the
North by a line to a point ten miles due North of
Papiriki, on the Wanganui River; thence southerly
by a line and by the summit of the watershed
between the Wanganui and Wangaehu Rivers to the
northern boundary of the Wanganui Block; thence
north-westerly, following the boundary of that block
to its north-western angle; thence by a line to the
north-eastern angle of the Waitotara Block; thence
by the northern and western boundaries of that
block to the sea; and thence north-westerly by the
sea to the commencing point.

Wanganui.

This district is bounded towards the North by the
Taupo District hereinbefore defined; towards the
East by the western boundary of the Province of
Hawke's Bay; towards the South by the northern
boundary of the Otaki District hereinafter defined;
towards the south-west by the sea, from the northern
boundary of the Otaki District to the mouth of the
Waitotara River; thence towards the North-west, West
and South by the Upper Wanganui District herein-
before defined; and again towards the north-west by
the boundary of the Province of Taranaki to the
south-west angle of the Taupo District aforesaid.

Otaki.

This district is bounded on the North by a line
from a point on the West Coast, five miles north of
the mouth of the Rangitikei River, to the Manawatu
Gorge; thence towards the south-east and South by
the summit of the Tararua Range to the northern
extremity of the Wellington District hereinafter
defined, and by the north-western and northern
boundaries of the said district to the Ferry at
Porirua, and thence towards the West by the sea to
the commencing point. Including the adjacent
islands.

Wellington.

This district is bounded towards the North by a
right line from the Porirua Ferry to the north-west
corner of Section No. 34 Tukapu District; thence
right line to the north-easterly source of the Kara-
mea or Mackay River, and by the southern bank of
that river to the sea; and thence towards the West,
North, and north-east, by the sea to the commencing
point.

Wairarapa.

This district is bounded towards the North by the
southern boundary of Hawke's Bay from the Mana-
watu Gorge to the sea, towards the East and South
by the sea to Cape Taourakira, and thence towards
the north-west by the south-eastern boundaries of the
Wellington and Otaki Districts hereinbefore defined
to the commencing point.

Collingwood.

This district is bounded towards the East by the
summit of the range of hills south-east of Awarua
Bay, from Awarua Point to its junction with the range
of mountains between Separation Point and Mount
Arthur; thence by the summit of the said mountains
to Mount Arthur; thence towards the South by a
right line to the north-easterly source of the Kara-
mea or Mackay River, and by the southern bank of
that river to the sea; and thence towards the West,
North, and north-east, by the sea to the commencing
point.

Nelson.

This district is bounded towards the North by the
sea from Awarua Bay to the north-western boundary
of the Province of Marlborough (including the
adjacent islands); thence towards the south-east and
East by the boundary of that Province to the conflu-
ence of the Acheron and Clarence Rivers; thence
westerly by a line in transit with Lake Christabel,
to the summit of the eastern watershed of Lake
Christabel and the Grey River; thence towards the
south-west by the summit of the watershed of the
north-eastern source of the Grey River to the Vic-
toria Mountains; thence towards the West and
north-west by the summit of the Victoria Moun-
tains, the Brunner Mountains, the Lyell Mountains,
the Marine Mountains, and the Tasman Mountains,
to Mount Arthur; and by the south-eastern boun-
dary of the Collingwood District, hereinbefore
defined, to the commencing point.

Nelson South-west Gold Fields.

This district is bounded towards the North by the
southern boundary of the Collingwood District,
hereinbefore defined; towards the south-east and
East by the north-western and western boundaries
of the Nelson District, hereinbefore defined, to the
south-western angle thereof, and by the summit of
the watershed of the north-eastern and south-eastern
sources of the Grey River to the saddle between the
Hurunui and Teramakau Rivers; towards the south-
west by the southern boundary of the Province of
Nelson; from that saddle to the sea at the mouth of
the Grey River; and thence towards the West by
the sea to the mouth of the Mackay River, the
commencing point.

Marlborough.

This district comprises all that area included within
the boundaries of the Province of Marlborough.

Kaiapoi.

This district is bounded towards the North by the
southern boundaries of the Nelson and Marlborough
Districts, hereinbefore defined; towards the East by
the sea, from the mouth of the River Conway to the
mouth of the Waimakariri River; thence towards the
South and West by that river to the Southern Alps at
its most westerly source; and towards the north-west
by the summit of the Southern Alps to the saddle
between the Hurunui and Teramakau Rivers, and by
part of the south-eastern boundary of the Nelson
South-west Gold Fields District, that is to say-by
the summit of the watershed of the south-eastern
and north-eastern sources of the Grey River to the
southern boundary of the Nelson District.

Lyttelton.

This district is bounded towards the North by the
southern shore of Lake Ellesmere; towards the West
by the eastern shore of the said lake, by the western
bank of the River Halswell, to the western boundary
of Section No. 1879; thence by that boundary and
the Ahuriri Bush Road to the southern boundary of
Section No. 1901, by that boundary and the ridge of
hills by Cooper's Knob and Cass Peak, and again
towards the North by the ridge of hills north of
Lyttelton Harbour to a point where it meets a line
drawn due North and South through the easternmost
extremity of the boundary of the said Town of
Lyttelton as originally laid out by the Canterbury
Association; thence by that line to Port Lyttelton
and by Port Lyttelton and the sea to a point on the
coast being midway between Port Levy and Pigeon