THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
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Now therefore, I, Sir George Ferguson Bowen,
the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, in
pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities
vested in me by the said Act, do hereby abolish the
said District of Clutha, so constituted as aforesaid,
as and from the first day of September next, and in
lieu thereof do hereby constitute and proclaim the
district named and described in the Schedule hereto
to be a Resident Magistrate's District as from the
said first day of September next, for the purposes
and within the meaning of the said Act.

SCHEDULE.
CLUTHA DISTRICT.

THIS district is bounded towards the North-east by
the Dunedin District, as defined in Proclamation
dated the twenty-ninth day of November, one thousand
eight hundred and sixty-seven; towards the South-
east and South by the sea from the mouth of the
Taieri River to Chasland's Mistake, thence towards
the West by a right line to the summit of Black
Horn Hill, thence by the summit of the range leading
to Bleak Hill, thence by a right line to the summit
of Cairn Hill, thence by a right line to the source of
the Kaiwera Creek and by that creek to the Main
South Road, and thence by the summit of the eastern
watershed of the Waikaka River to Black Umbrella
Mountain; and towards the North and North-west
by the Otago Gold Fields District hereinbefore
defined.

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 inter-
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
Spyław 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."

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 Govern-
ment House, at Wellington; and issued
under the Seal of the said Colony, this
eleventh day of July, in the year of
our Lord one thousand eight hundred
and seventy-two.

W. GISBORNE.

GOD SAVE THE QUEEN!

(L.S.) G. F. BOWEN, Governor.

A PROCLAMATION.

WHEREAS by a Proclamation made by Sir
George Grey, then being Governor of the
Colony of New Zealand, on the twenty-ninth day
of November, one thousand eight hundred and sixty-
seven, and published in the New Zealand Gazette
of the twenty-first day of December, one thousand
eight hundred and sixty-seven, the said Gover-
nor, in pursuance and exercise of the powers and
authorities vested in him by "The Resident Magis-
trates Act, 1867," did proclaim and constitute (among
others) the Resident Magistrate's District described
in the Schedule thereto as follows:-

"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
And whereas by "The Resident Magistrates Act,
1867," it is, among other things, enacted that it shall
be lawful for the Governor from time to time, by
Proclamation in the New Zealand Gazette, to con-
stitute throughout the Colony, or in any part
thereof, districts to be called Resident Magistrates'
Districts, and such districts from time to time to
abolish and the boundaries to define and alter, and
in any such Proclamation to fix a time on and from
which any such district shall be constituted or
abolished, as the case may be, as therein mentioned:

And whereas it is expedient to abolish the said
District of the Otago Gold Fields, so constituted as
aforesaid, and to constitute another district in lieu
thereof:

Now therefore, I, Sir George Ferguson Bowen,
the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, in
pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities
vested in me by the said Act, do hereby abolish the
said District of the Otago Gold Fields, so constituted
as aforesaid, as and from the first day of September
next, and in lieu thereof do hereby constitute and
proclaim the district named and described in the
Schedule hereto to be a Resident Magistrate's Dis-
trict as from the said first day of September next,
for the purposes and within the meaning of the said
Act.

SCHEDULE.
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 the Park Burn, thence by the
Park Burn to the Clutha River, thence by a right
line to the summit of Mount St. Bathans, thence by
a right line to the summit of the Hawkdun Moun-
tains and by the summit of that range to Kyeburn
Hill, thence by a right line to the summit of the
Kakanui Mountains, by that range and the spur