✨ District Boundary Descriptions




THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 281

and West by the Kaipara Harbour aforesaid to the
Otamatea River; and towards the North-west by the
river last-named to the Kaiwaka River, the place of
commencement.

Allotment No. 37; thence by said boundary to the
southern boundary of the Pukeatua Block; thence
easterly and southerly by said last-named boundary,
and by the eastern boundary of the Parish of Ara-
rimu, and a right line thence to the north-western
boundary of the Taupaki Block; towards the South
by the Taupaki Block aforesaid to the West Coast;
towards the West, by the West Coast aforesaid from
north-western boundary of the Taupaki Block afore-
said to the South Head of the Kaipara Harbour;
again on the West, by the Kaipara entrance; and
again on the East and West, by the waters of the
Kaipara Harbour aforesaid to Te Papa Creek, the
place of commencement.

  1. MATAKANA DISTRICT.
    Bounded towards the North-east by the sea from
    the south-eastern boundary of the Arai Block to
    Point Tawaranui; towards the South-east by the
    sea aforesaid and the Matakana River, from Point
    Tawaranui before mentioned to the boundary line
    dividing the Parishes of Mahurangi and Matakana;
    towards the South-west by the boundary last named,
    and by part of the north-western boundary of the
    Matakana Block, to the dividing boundary between
    the Parishes of Hoteo and Pakiri; thence by said
    last-named boundary and the Kaiwhiu River to the
    Huipapa Road, and by the centre of said road to
    the south-eastern boundary of the Arai Block; and
    towards the North-west by the south-eastern boundary
    of the Arai Block aforesaid to the sea, the place of
    commencement.

  2. WAIWERA DISTRICT.
    Bounded towards the North by the northern
    boundary of the Parish of Puhoi from the north-
    eastern angle of the Parish of Makarau to the Puka-
    puka River; towards the East by the Pukapuka
    River aforesaid, Mahurangi Harbour, and high water-
    mark of the sea (including the Whangapraoa Penin-
    sula) from the northern boundary of the Puhoi Block
    aforesaid to the Okura River; towards the South by
    the Okura River aforesaid and part of the southern
    boundary of the land known as Dacre's Claim, to the
    eastern boundary of the Pukeatua Block, thence by
    the said eastern boundary and by the southern
    boundary of the same block to the south-western
    angle of Allotment No. 37 of the Parish of Pukeatua,
    thence by the western boundary of said Allotment
    No. 37 to the road at its north-western angle, and
    crossing said road to the western boundary of Allotment
    No. 41, and continuing along said western boundary
    to the dividing line between the north-eastern and
    south-western portions of Allotment No. 39, thence
    following said dividing line to the road which forms
    the north-western boundary of Allotment No. 39
    last named, thence crossing said road and following
    the north-eastern boundaries of Allotments Nos. 30,
    31, 32, 33, and 34, all of the Parish of Pukeatua
    aforesaid, to the road which forms the south-eastern
    boundary of Allotment No. 306 of said Parish of
    Pukeatua, thence continuing along the centre of said
    road to thesouth-western angle of Allotment No. 308,
    thence following the western boundary of Allotment
    No. 308 to its north-western angle, thence following
    thesouthern and part of the eastern boundaries of Allot-
    ment No. 306 of the Parish of Pukeatua aforesaid to
    the Kaukapakapa River; and towards the West by
    the Kaukapakapa River aforesaid and the eastern
    boundaries of the Parishes of Kaukapakapa and Maka-
    rau to the point of commencement, including the
    Island of Tiritiri Matangi.

  3. MAHURANGI DISTRICT.
    Bounded towards the North-east by the centre of
    the Huipapa Road, from the south-eastern boundary
    of the Arai Block to the Kaiwhiu River; thence by
    said river and the dividing boundary between the
    Parishes of Hoteo and Pakiri to the north-eastern
    boundary of the Matakana Block; thence South-
    westerly by said boundary to the dividing boundary
    between the Parishes of Mahurangi and Matakana,
    and by said boundary to the Matakana River;
    towards the East by the Matakana River aforesaid
    and the sea to the North Head of Mahurangi Har-
    bour; towards the South by the Mahurangi Harbour
    aforesaid, the Pukapuka River, and the southern
    boundaries of the Parishes of Mahurangi, Ahuroa,
    and Komokoriki to the Makarau Creek; thence by
    said creek and the Te Papa Creek to the Kaipara
    River; towards the West by the Kaipara River
    aforesaid; from the Te Papa Creek aforesaid to the
    Hoteo River; and towards the North-west by the
    Hoteo River aforesaid to the Huipapa Road, the
    place of commencement; including the Islands of
    Kawau, Motukeke, and adjacent islands.

  4. AUCKLAND DISTRICT.
    Bounded towards the North by the sea from the
    Okura River to the Wairoa River; towards the East
    by the Wairoa River aforesaid to Hewlin's Line;
    towards the South by Hewlin's Line aforesaid to the
    Papakura Creek, thence by said creek and the waters
    of the Manukau Harbour to the Manukau entrance;
    towards the West by the sea from the Manukau
    entrance aforesaid to the north-western boundary of
    the Taupaki Block; and towards the North-west by
    the north-western boundary of block last named,
    and by a right line thence to the eastern boundary of
    the Parish of Ararimu; thence by said eastern
    boundary to the southern boundary of the Pukeatua
    Block; thence by the southern and eastern bound-
    aries of said block to the southern boundary of the
    land known as Dacre's Claim; thence by the southern
    boundary of said claim to the Okura River, and by
    said river to the sea, the place of commencement;

  5. HELENSVILLE DISTRICT.
    Bounded towards the North by the Te Papa Creek
    and the Makarau River from the Kaipara Harbour
    to the western boundary of the Parish of Makarau;
    thence by the western and northern boundaries of
    said parish to the north-western angle of the Parish
    of Puhoi; towards the East by the eastern boundaries
    of the Parishes of Makarau and Kaukapakapa, from
    the north-western angle of the Parish of Puhoi afore-
    said to the north-eastern boundary of Allotment
    No. 306, of the Parish of Pukeatua; thence by north-
    eastern boundary of said Lot No. 306 to the road
    which forms part of its southern boundary; thence
    southerly by the centre of said road to the north-
    eastern boundary of Allotment No. 34 of the Parish
    of Pukeatua aforesaid; thence by the north-eastern
    boundary of the lot last named, and by the north-
    eastern boundaries of Allotments Nos. 33, 32, 31, and
    30, all of the parish aforesaid, to the road which
    forms the south-eastern boundary of the lot last
    named; thence crossing said road to the north-
    eastern boundary of the south-western portion of
    Allotment No. 39; thence by the north-eastern and
    south-eastern boundaries of said lot, and by the
    south-eastern boundary of Allotment No. 38 to the
    road which form sit ssouthern boundary; thence
    crossing said road to the south-western boundary of



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🏘️ Continuation of Provincial District Boundary Descriptions for various districts (continued from previous page)

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8 May 1873
District boundaries, Matakana, Mahurangi, Helensville, Waiwera, Auckland, Survey