β¨ District Boundary Definitions
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 379
Wairau District.
All that portion of the Province of Marlborough
lying South of the Picton District, hereinbefore
defined, and North of the Clarence River.
Kaikoura District.
All that portion of the Province of Marlborough
lying South of the Clarence River.
PROVINCES OF OTAGO AND SOUTHLAND.
Te Anau District.
Comprises all that area bounded towards the North
by the Province of Canterbury; towards the East by
the western watershed of the Wakatipu Lake and
the Waiau Plain District, hereinafter described;
towards the South and West by the ocean.
Wakatipu District.
Comprises all that area bounded towards the North
by the Province of Canterbury; towards the East by
a line proceeding from the Province of Canterbury
over Mount Alta to the Matukituki River at the
junction of Carmelburn, thence over Treble Cone
by the ranges, over Mount Cardrona and along
Kirtleburn to the Kawarau, thence to Ben Nevis,
and thence by the ranges to Lorn Peak, thence by
the boundary of the Waikaia District to its inter-
section with the boundary of the Taringatura Downs
District; towards the South by the last-named
district, and towards the West by the Te Auau
District aforesaid.
Cromwell District.
Comprises all that area bounded towards the North
by the Province of Canterbury; towards the East by
the eastern watershed of the Hawea Lake and Clutha
River to Leaning Rock, thence to Cairn Hill, and
thence to the Obelisk; towards the South by the
ranges to Rocky Mount, thence to Lorn Peak; and
towards the West by the Wakatipu District aforesaid.
Oamaru District.
Comprises all that area bounded towards the North
and North-east by the Province of Canterbury;
towards the South-east by the ocean; towards the
South by a line proceeding from the mouth of the
Waiarakanui River to the Kakanui Mountains;
towards the West by the ranges to Kyeburn Hill,
thence to Mount Ida, thence to Hawkdun Moun-
tains, thence to Mount St. Bathans, and thence
by the Cromwell District.
Mount Ida District.
Comprises all that area bounded towards the North
and East by the Oamaru District to the Kakanui
Mountains, thence to Shag River at the junction of
Deep Dell Creek, thence by the ranges to the Hum-
mock; towards the South by a line proceeding from
the Hummock to the Rock and Pillar Mountain,
thence by the ranges to Lammerlaw; towards the
East by the ranges from Lammerlaw to South Rough-
ridge Hill, thence by a direct line to the junction of
Leander Creek with the Manuherikia River, thence
by Leander Creek to Cromwell District, and by
Cromwell District to Mount St. Bathans.
Clyde District.
Comprises all that area bounded towards the North-
west by Cromwell District; towards the East by Mount
Ida District; towards the South-west by the Knobby
Range; and towards the South by a direct line
between Cairn Hill and the district.
Waikaia District.
Comprises all that area bounded towards the North
by Wakatipu and Cromwell districts; towards the
East by the Garvie Mountains for about ten miles
in a southerly direction, thence by a line over
Titan Rocks to White Coomb, thence by the ranges
and the eastern watershed of the Waikaka River to
the Lake road; towards the South by the Lake road,
and towards the West by the Province.
Roxburgh District.
Comprises all that area bounded towards the North
by Cromwell and Clyde districts; towards the East
by Clyde and Mount Ida districts; towards the
South from Lammerlaw to the Clutha River by the
southern boundary of the run numbered two hundred,
thence across the Clutha River to Spylaw Burn, and
by Spylaw Burn and Parasol Creek to the Black
Umbrella Mountain; and towards the West by the
Waikaia District.
Mataura District.
Comprises all that area bounded towards the
North by the Waikaia District; towards the East by
the eastern watershed of the Waikaka River to the
main South Road, thence by the Kaiwera Creek
and the ranges to the Cairn, thence by a direct line
to Bleak Hill, thence to Black Horn, and thence to
the ocean at Chasland's Mistake; towards the South
by the ocean; and towards the West by the Inver-
cargill District and the Taringatura Downs District,
hereinafter described.
Tapanui District.
Comprises all that area bounded towards the North
by Roxburgh District; towards the East by the
Clutha River; towards the South by the ranges from
the junction of Black Cleughburn with the Clutha
to Rankleburn at its junction with the Pomahaka
River, thence by the Pomahaka and Waipahi Rivers
to the Mataura District; and towards the West by
the Mataura and Waekaia Districts.
Clutha District.
Comprises all that area bounded towards the
North by the Tapanui District; towards the East by
the Clutha River (Matau branch); towards the South
by the ocean; and towards the West by the Mataura
District.
Lawrence District.
Comprises all that area bounded towards the
North-west by Roxburgh District; towards the
North-east by the ranges from Lammerlaw to Mau-
ngatua; towards the South-east by the boundary of
the West Taieri and North Tokomairiro Hundreds;
and towards the West by Clutha and Tapanui
Districts.
Tokomairiro District.
Comprises all that area bounded towards the
North-west by the Lawrence District; towards the
North-east by the Taieri and Waipori Rivers;
towards the South-east by the ocean; and towards
the South-west by the Clutha District.
Dunedin District.
Comprises all that area bounded towards the East
by the watershed of the Waikouaiti River and the
Silver Peak Hills to Double Hill, thence by the
Waihema Creek to the ocean, and by the ocean
towards the South by the ocean; and towards the
South-west by the Tokomairiro and Lawrence
districts.
Hawksbury District.
Comprises all that area bounded towards the
North-east by the Shag River; towards the South-
east by the ocean; towards the South by the Dunedin
District; and towards the West by Dunedin and
Mount Ida Districts.
Hampden District.
Comprises all that area bounded towards the
North by the Oamaru District; towards the East by
the ocean; towards the South and South-west by
Hawkesbury District; and towards the West by
Mount Ida District.
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Continuation of District Boundary Definitions for Marlborough, Otago, and Southland Provinces.
(continued from previous page)
ποΈ Provincial & Local Government22 July 1868
District boundaries, Marlborough, Otago, Southland, Wairau, Wakatipu, Cromwell, Dunedin
NZ Gazette 1868, No 45