District Boundary Definitions




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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

Bay; thence towards the south-east by a right line
to the Trigonometrical Station on Mount Sinclair;
thence by a right line to the summit of Barry's Pass;
thence by a right line to a point on the eastern
boundary of the Town of Wairewa, where it is inter-
sected by the River Okute; thence by the said river
to Lake Forsyth; and thence towards the South by
the northern shore of Lake Forsyth, and by the sea
to the outlet of Lake Ellesmere, aforesaid. Including
the adjacent islands.

Christchurch.
This district is bounded towards the north-east
and North by the Kaiapoi District, hereinbefore
defined; towards the East by the sea and the Lyttel-
ton District hereinbefore defined; towards the south-
-east by the sea; towards the south-west by the
southern bank of the Ashburton River, from its
mouth to the source of its main branch; and by a
right line north-west, true bearing, to the summit of
the main range of the Southern Alps; and towards
the north-west by the said summit to the source of
the Waimakariri River, the commencing point.

Akaroa.
This district is bounded towards the West by the
Lyttelton District hereinbefore defined, and towards
the North, East, and South by the sea.

Timaru.
This district is bounded towards the north-east by
the Christchurch District hereinbefore defined;
towards the East by the sea; towards the South by
the southern boundary of the Province of Canterbury
from the mouth of the Waitangi River to Mount
Aspiring; and thence towards the north-west by the
summit of the main range of the Southern Alps to
the western angle of the Christchurch District
aforesaid.

Greymouth.
This district is bounded towards the north-east
by the southern boundary of the Province of Nelson,
from the mouth of the Grey River to the saddle
between the Hurunui and Teramakau Rivers; thence
towards the south-east by the summit of the main
range of the Southern Alps to the source of the
Arahura River; thence towards the south-west by
that river to its mouth; and thence towards the
north-west by the sea to the mouth of the Grey
River, the commencing point.

Hokitika.
This district is bounded towards the north-east
by the Greymouth District hereinbefore defined;
towards the south-east by the summit of the main
range of the Southern Alps, to the source of the
Wanganui River; thence towards the south-west by
that river to its mouth; and thence towards the
north-west by the sea to the mouth of the Arahura
River, the commencing point.

Okarito.
This district is bounded towards the north-east by
the south-western boundary of the Hokitika District
hereinbefore defined, towards the south-east by the
summit of the main range of the Southern Alps to
Mount Aspiring; thence towards the South by the
southern boundary of the Province of Canterbury to
Big Bay; and thence towards the north-west by the
sea to the commencing point at the mouth of the
Wanganui River.

Otago Gold Fields.
This district is bounded as follows:-Commencing
at Fox Peak, thence by the north-eastern watersheds
of the Shotover and Arrow Rivers to Mount Car-
drona, thence to the junction of Boundary Creek
with the Cardrona River, thence by that creek to its
source, thence to the Kirtle Burn, and by the Kirtle
Burn to its first feeder, thence by that feeder and a
line to the source of Park Burn, thence by Park

Burn to the Clutha, thence by a line in a north-
easterly direction to Mount St. Bathans, thence by
a line to the Hawkdun Mountains, thence by the
summit of that range to Kyeburn Hill, thence by
the summit of the Kakanui Mountains and the spur
leading to the junction of the Deepdell Creek with
the Waihemo or Shag River, thence by the water-
shed between the Taieri and Waikouaiti Rivers to
Silver Peak, thence by Silver Stream to where it
crosses the road leading to Dunedin, thence by that
road to the boundary of the Hundreds, and by the
boundary of the Hundreds to the North branch of
the Tokomairiro River, thence by that branch to the
Main South Road, thence by that road to its inte-
section with Lovell's Creek, thence by that creek to
the south-western boundary of run numbered fifty-
four, thence by that boundary to a point situated
north-east of the sources of the Crook Burn, thence
by a south-westerly line to the Crook Burn, thence
by the Crook Burn to the Clutha River, thence by
that river to its junction with the Black Cleugh
Creek, thence by that creek to its source, thence to
the summit of the Tapanui Ranges, thence by those
ranges to the source of Spylaw Burn, thence by
Spylaw Burn to its junction with the Pomahaka River,
thence by that river to its junction with the Parasol
Creek, thence by that creek to its source, thence by
a line to Black Umbrella, thence by the watershed of
the western branch of the Waikaka River to the
South boundary of run numbered one hundred and
ninety-three, thence by that boundary to the Mataura
River, thence by that river to Eyre Peak, thence by
the summit of the western and northern watersheds
of Lake Wakatipu to the commencing point at Fox
Peak.

Oamaru.
This district is bounded towards the North by the
southern boundary of the Province of Canterbury
from a point where a line drawn due North from
Cosmos Peak meets that boundary to the mouth of
the Waitangi River; thence towards the south-east by
the sea to the mouth of the Waihema Creek, thence
on the South by that creek to Double Hill, thence by
the summit of the watershed of the South branch of
the Waikouaiti River to Silver Peak, thence towards
the West, and again towards the South by the boun-
dary of the Otago Gold Fields District hereinbefore
defined, to the point where it meets the line first
above mentioned; thence by that line to the com-
mencing point.

Dunedin.
This district is bounded towards the North by part
of the southern boundary of the Oamaru District
hereinbefore defined, that is to say-from the Silver
Peak to the mouth of the Waihema Creek in Blue-
skin Bay, towards the north-east and south-east by
the sea from the mouth of the Waihema to the mouth
of the Taieri River, towards the south-west by that
river from its mouth to the Waipori Lake, and by the
Waipori Lake and river to the boundary of the
Otago Gold Fields District hereinbefore defined, and
towards the north-west by part of the south-eastern
boundary of the Otago Gold Fields District, that is
to say-from its intersection by the Waipori River
to Silver Peak. Including the adjacent islands.

Clutha.
This district is bounded towards the north-east by
the south-western boundary of the Dunedin District
hereinbefore defined, towards the south-east and
South by the sea from the mouth of the Taieri River
to the mouth of the Mataura River, towards the
West by the Mataura River from its mouth to the
southern boundary of the Otago Gold Fields District
hereinbefore defined, and towards the North by the
Otago Gold Fields District.



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Online Sources for this page:

VUW Te Waharoa PDF NZ Gazette 1867, No 69





✨ LLM interpretation of page content

⚖️ Continuation of Proclamation defining boundaries for Resident Magistrates' Districts. (continued from previous page)

⚖️ Justice & Law Enforcement
21 December 1867
Resident Magistrates' Districts, Boundaries, Christchurch, Akaroa, Timaru, Greymouth, Hokitika, Okarito, Otago Gold Fields, Oamaru, Dunedin, Clutha