Port Limit Redefinition Schedule




THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 549

G. F. BOWEN, Governor.

TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME,
GREETING:

BY virtue of the power vested in me in this
behalf by "The Marine Act, 1867," I, Sir
George Ferguson Bowen, Knight Grand Cross of
the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and
Saint George, Governor of New Zealand, do hereby
cancel and annul all definitions of the limits of Ports
in the Colony of New Zealand heretofore made, for
the purpose of the said Act or of any Act repealed
by the said Act, by any Superintendent or otherwise,
and do hereby order that for the purpose of "The
Marine Act, 1867," the limits of the several Ports
of the Colony mentioned in the second column of
the Schedule hereto shall be such as are defined and
set opposite thereto respectively in the third column
of the said Schedule.

Given under the hand of His Excellency Sir
George Ferguson Bowen, Knight Grand
Cross of the Most Distinguished Order
of Saint Michael and Saint George,
Governor and Commander-in-Chief in
and over Her Majesty's Colony of New
Zealand and its Dependencies, and Vice-
Admiral of the same, at the Government
House, at Wellington, this twentieth day
of November, in the year of our Lord
one thousand eight hundred and sixty-
eight.

SCHEDULE.
SCHEDULE—continued.

Left Column (Top Segment)

Auckland . Coromandel . A circle of two nautic miles radius
from Tekomi Head.
" . Mercury Bay. . A circle of two nautic miles radius
from Cook's Bluff.
" . Tauranga . A circle of one and a half nautic
mile in radius from the centre
of Mount Maunganui.
" . Kawhia . A circle of two nautic miles radius
from Tau-ra-tahi Point.
" . Aotea . A circle of two nautic miles radius
from Kapua-te-mauna Point.
" . Whaingaroa
or Raglan . A circle of one and a half nautic
mile radius from Rangitoto
Point.
" . Waikato . A circle of one and a half nautic
mile radius from South Head.
" . Manukau . A circle of four nautic miles radius
from Paratutai.
" . Kaipara . A circle of eight nautic miles
radius from the North Sand
Head.
" . Hokianga . A circle of two nautic miles radius
from the North Head.
Hawke's Bay . Wairoa . A circle of one and a half nautic
mile radius from the West
Bluff.
" . Mohaka . A circle of one nautic mile radius
from the East Head.
" . Napier . A circle of three nautic miles
radius from the Flagstaff.
" . Porangahau . A circle of one nautic mile radius
from the end of the South Spit.
Taranaki . Waitara . A circle of one and a half nautic
mile radius from the Flagstaff.
" . New Plymouth . A circle of one and a half nautic
mile radius from the Flagstaff
on Mount Elliot.
" . Patea . A circle of one and a half nautic
mile radius from the Signal
Station.

Right Column (Top Segment)

Wellington. . Whanganui . A circle of two nautic miles radius
from the Signal Station.
" . Rangitikei . A circle of two nautic miles radius
from the Signal Station.
" . Manawatu . A circle of two nautic miles radius
from the Signal Station.
" . Wellington . A circle of three nautic miles
radius from the Outer Rock of
Barrett's Reef.
Nelson . Nelson . A circle of three nautic miles
radius from the Lighthouse.
" . Westport . A circle of two nautic miles radius
from the Signal Station.
Marlborough . Havelock . A straight line from Whakama-
wahi Point to Tewero Point.
" . Picton . A straight line North (true) from
Dieffenbach Point to the oppo-
site shore.
" . Wairau . A straight line from Robertson
Point to White Bluff.
Canterbury. . Saltwater Creek . A circle of three nautic miles
radius from the North Spit of
theentrance to the river Ashley.
" . Waimakariri. . A circle of three nautic miles
radius from the North Spit.
" . Lyttelton . A circle of five nautic miles radius
from Baleine Point.
" . Akaroa . A circle of three nautic miles
radius from Boat Rock.
" . Timaru . A circle of five nautic miles radius
from the Flagstaff.
Otago . Oamaru . A circle of five nautic miles radius
from the Signal Flagstaff.
" . Moeraki . A circle of five nautic miles radius
from the Jetty.
" . Waikouaiti . A circle of three nautic miles
radius from the outer end of
Mistaken Island.
" . Dunedin . A circle of five nautic miles radius
from Tairoa Head Lighthouse.
" . Molyneux . A straight line from Nugget
Point to Coal Point.
" . Newhaven or
Catlin's River . A line drawn North (true) from.
the eastern extremity of the
South Head.

Left Column (Bottom Segment)

Auckland . Parengarenga . A circle of two nautic miles radius
from Fox's Point.
" . Ohara . A circle of two nautic miles radius
from Cape Perpendicular.
" . Rangaunu . A circle of two nautic miles radius
from Omere Point.
" . Manganui . A straight line from Flat Head
to Knuckle Point.
" . Whangaroa . A circle of one nautic mile in
radius from South Head.
" . Bay of Islands
or Port Russell . A straight line from the eastern
extreme of Richards' Peninsula
to the Nine Pin, and thence to
the northern extreme of Cape
Wiwiki.
" . Whangamumu . A circle of one nautic mile in
radius from Flat Rock Point.
" . Whangaruru. . A circle of three nautic miles
radius from Rugged Point.
" . Tutukaka. . A straight line from the eastern ex-
treme of Tutukaka Head, nearly
South (true) to the eastern ex-
treme of the opposite point.
" . Whangarei . A straight line drawn West (true)
from Busby Head.
" . Mangawhai . A circle of one nautic mile in
radius from the end of the
Breakwater.
" . Kawau . A straight line from the eastern
extremc of Takatau Point South
(true) to Kawau Island for
the northern entrance, and a
straight line from the southern
extreme of Kawau Island to
Kaitu-kala Islands and thence
in a straight line to Fish Point
for the southern entrance.
" . Mahurangi . A circle of one nautic mile in
radius from Saddler Point.
" . Auckland. . A straight line from the East
Head of the Tamaki River to
the south-east point of Motu-
tapu Island and a straight line
West (true) from Rangitoto
Reef to the opposite shore.
" . Shortland. . A circle of four nautic miles radius
from Opani Point.

Right Column (Bottom Segment)

Wellington. . Whanganui . A circle of two nautic miles radius
from the Signal Station.
" . Rangitikei . A circle of two nautic miles radius
from the Signal Station.
" . Manawatu . A circle of two nautic miles radius
from the Signal Station.
" . Wellington . A circle of three nautic miles
radius from the Outer Rock of
Barrett's Reef.
Nelson . Nelson . A circle of three nautic miles
radius from the Lighthouse.
" . Westport . A circle of two nautic miles radius
from the Signal Station.
Marlborough . Havelock . A straight line from Whakama-
wahi Point to Tewero Point.
" . Picton . A straight line North (true) from
Dieffenbach Point to the oppo-
site shore.
" . Wairau . A straight line from Robertson
Point to White Bluff.
Canterbury. . Saltwater Creek . A circle of three nautic miles
radius from the North Spit of
theentrance to the river Ashley.
" . Waimakariri. . A circle of three nautic miles
radius from the North Spit.
" . Lyttelton . A circle of five nautic miles radius
from Baleine Point.
" . Akaroa . A circle of three nautic miles
radius from Boat Rock.
" . Timaru . A circle of five nautic miles radius
from the Flagstaff.
Otago . Oamaru . A circle of five nautic miles radius
from the Signal Flagstaff.
" . Moeraki . A circle of five nautic miles radius
from the Jetty.
" . Waikouaiti . A circle of three nautic miles
radius from the outer end of
Mistaken Island.
" . Dunedin . A circle of five nautic miles radius
from Tairoa Head Lighthouse.
" . Molyneux . A straight line from Nugget
Point to Coal Point.
" . Newhaven or
Catlin's River . A line drawn North (true) from.
the eastern extremity of the
South Head.



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VUW Te Waharoa PDF NZ Gazette 1868, No 66





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🏗️ Governor cancels previous Port definitions and establishes new limits under Marine Act, 1867

🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
20 November 1868
Port definitions, Marine Act, Schedule, Auckland ports, Wellington ports, Navigation, Colony limits
  • Sir George Ferguson Bowen, Governor of New Zealand