THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
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WAIMEA SOUTH DISTRICT.
Commencing at the bank of the Motueka River at
the section line between sections 83 and 85, Square
VI.; thence along that line and continuation to
Stanley Brook; thence along Stanley Brook to the
track leading from Wangapeka towards Pigeon
Valley; thence along that track, and along the road
through Pigeon Valley to the River Wai-iti; thence
along the Wai-iti to its junction with the River Wairoa;
thence up the Wairoa to its junction with the River
Roding; thence up the River Roding to its junction
with the River Lee; thence up the River Lee to a
point due North from the summit of Mount Rintoul;
thence by a line to the summit of Mount Rintoul;
thence Southward by the boundary of the Province
of Marlborough to the Top House; thence by the
said boundary line of the Province of Marlborough
to the River Acheron; thence by the River Acheron
and River Severn to the junction of the Severn and
Alma; thence by a spur to the water-shed named
Alma Heights; thence following the said water-shed,
to include all the southern and eastern drainage area
of the River Wairau and its tributaries to the Spencer
Range; thence by the water-shed, to include all the
drainage area of the River Sabine to Lake Rotoroa;
thence by the western shore of Lake Rotoroa to its
junction with the River Gowan; thence by the
River Gowan to its junction with the River Buller;
thence by the water-shed between the Rivers Hope
and Owen to the line of the water-shed between the
Buller and its tributaries, and the Motueka and its
tributaries; thence westerly and northerly by the
said water-shed to the summit of Mount Arthur, so
as to include all the drainage area of the Motueka
River and its tributaries; thence by the southern
boundary of the Motueka District to the Motueka
River at its junction with the River Dove; thence
along the Motueka River to the division line between
sections 83 and 85, Square VI.

that range to the saddle between the Rivers Hurunui
and Teremakau; thence along the boundary of the
Canterbury Province to the mouth of the River
Grey; thence along the sea coast to the south head
of the Porarari River.

AMURI DISTRICT.
Commencing at the saddle between the Rivers
Hurunui and Teremakau; thence following the
south-eastern boundaries of the Cobden and Buller
Districts to the south-western boundary of the
Waimea South District; thence along the southern
boundary of the Waimea South District to the point
on the River Acheron, which cuts the boundary line
between the Provinces of Nelson and Marlborough;
thence along the said boundary of the Province of
Marlborough to the mouth of the River Conway;
thence by the sea coast to the mouth of the River
Hurunui; thence by the boundary of the Province
of Canterbury to the saddle between the Hurunui
and Teremakau Rivers.

BULLER DISTRICT.
Commencing at the mouth of the River Heaphy,
and following the southern boundaries of the Aorere
and Takaka Districts to the summit of Mount
Arthur; thence by the western boundary of Waimea
South District to the Spencer Range; thence along
the Spencer Range, continuing along the water-shed
line so as to leave the Waiauua and its tributaries, and
the Grey and its tributaries on the southern
side, and the Buller and its tributaries on the
northern side, to the saddle between the Mawhera-iti
and Inangahua Rivers; thence in a straight line
to the mouth of the Totara River; thence by the
sea coast to the mouth of the River Heaphy.

CHARLESTON DISTRICT.
Commencing at the south headland of the Pora-
rari River; thence along the water-shed line, which
includes all the drainage area of the Porarari River,
to the Paparoha Range; thence along the summit of
the Paparoha Range to the line which is part of the
south-western boundary of the Buller District;
thence along that line to the mouth of the River
Totara; thence by the sea coast to the south head-
land of the Porarari River.

COBDEN DISTRICT.
Commencing at the south headland of the Pora-
rari River, following the southern, and eastern
boundaries of the Charleston District to the straight
line which is part of the south-west boundary of
the Buller District; thence along that line to the
saddle between the Mawhera-iti and Mangahua
Rivers; thence along the water-shed which forms the
remainder of the south-west boundary of the Buller
District to the range which forms the water-shed
between the River Waiauua and its tributaries, and
the River Grey and its tributaries; thence along

that range to the saddle between the Rivers Hurunui
and Teremakau; thence along the boundary of the
Canterbury Province to the mouth of the River
Grey; thence along the sea coast to the south head
of the Porarari River.

And I do declare that this Proclamation shall come
into operation and take effect on the second day of
May, one thousand eight hundred and seventy.

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; and issued under
the Seal of the said Colony, at Wellington,
this twenty-fourth day of March, in the
year of our Lord one thousand eight
hundred and seventy.

W. GISBORNE.

GOD SAVE THE QUEEN!

G. F. BOWEN, Governor.

A PROCLAMATION.

WHEREAS by "The Registration Act, 1858,"
it is enacted that it shall be lawful for the
Governor at any time, by Proclamation in the New
Zealand Gazette, to divide the Colony of New
Zealand, for the purposes of the said Act, into such
so many districts as he may think fit, and that
every such district shall be called by a distinct name,
and shall be a Registrar's district; and it is provided
that the Governor may at any time revoke the whole
or any part of such Proclamation, and issue a new
Proclamation dividing the Colony or any part of it
anew into districts, or increasing the number or
altering the boundaries of districts, as from time to
time he may think requisite :

And whereas by a Proclamation duly made and
issued, bearing date the sixth day of July, one thou-
sand eight hundred and fifty-nine, the Governor, in
pursuance of the said recited power and authority,
did amongst others constitute districts for the pur-
poses of the said Act, called the "Takaka" and
"Motueka" Districts, the boundaries whereof were
therein set forth, which said Proclamation came into
operation and took effect on the first day of October,
one thousand eight hundred and fifty-nine:

And whereas by a Proclamation duly made and
issued, bearing date the twenty-eighth day of
January, one thousand eight hundred and sixty-two,
the Governor, in pursuance of the said recited power
and authority, did constitute a district for the
purposes of the said Act, called the "Nelson" Dis-
trict, the boundaries whereof were therein set forth,
which said Proclamation came into operation and
took effect on the first day of April, one thousand
eight hundred and sixty-two: