New Zealand Gazette – 1874 – No. 11

Page 117

✨ Licensing District Boundaries

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 117

straight line from the south-eastern angle of the
said parish to the source of the Rangitopuni River;
thence following that river to its mouth; on the
South by the Parishes of Waiparera and Waitakerei;
and on the South-west by the sea.

TAKAPUNA DISTRICT.
Bounded on the North by the Mahurangi District;
on the North-east by the sea; on the South and
South-west by the Waitemata Harbour to the mouth
of the Rangitopuni Creek; on the West by the Kai-
para District.
WAITAKEREI DISTRICT.
Bounded towards the North by the southern
boundary of the Kaipara District, previously de-
scribed; towards the North-east by high watermark
of Auckland Harbour to the Whau Portage Road,
and by said road to the Manukau Harbour; towards
the South-east by high watermark of the Manukau
Harbour aforesaid from the Whau Portage Road
before-mentioned to the North Head of said harbour;
and towards the West by high watermark of the sea
from the North Head of the Manukau Harbour
aforesaid to the Muriwai Creek, including Wood's
Island.
NEWTON DISTRICT.
Bounded towards the North and North-west by
high watermark of Auckland Harbour from the
Meola Stream to the seaward termination of Frank-
lin Street; thence by the centre of Franklin Street
aforesaid to its junction with the Ponsonby Road,
and by said road to the Karangahape Road; thence
by Karangahape Road aforesaid to its junction with
Symonds Street; towards the East by Symonds Street
and the Cemetery Road to the Cabbage Tree Swamp
Road; towards the South-east and South by the
Cabbage Tree Swamp Road aforesaid and the Old
North Road to the Meola Stream; and towards the
South-west by said stream to Auckland Harbour, the
place of commencement.
CITY OF AUCKLAND—WEST DISTRICT.
Bounded towards the North by Auckland Harbour;
towards the North-east by the centre of Wellesley
Street; towards the East by the centre of Queen
Street; towards the South-east by the centre of the
Karangahape Road; towards the South and South-
west by the centre of Ponsonby Road; and towards
the North-west by the centre of Franklin Street to
Auckland Harbour, the place of commencement.
CITY OF AUCKLAND—NORTH DISTRICT.
Bounded towards the North by Auckland Har-
bour; towards the East by the centre of Queen
Street; towards the South by the centre of Welles-
ley Street to Auckland Harbour.
CITY OF AUCKLAND—EAST DISTRICT.
Bounded on the North by Auckland Harbour; on
the West by the centre of Queen Street; on the
South by the centre of Karangahape Road; and on
the South-east by the centre of Symonds Street to
the southern boundary of City Section 34; thence
along that boundary to the centre of Grafton Road;
thence northerly by the centre of said road to the
centre of Stanley Street; thence by the centre of
Stanley Street aforesaid to the southern boundary of
City Section 11; thence by the southern and eastern
boundaries of Section 11 to the Mill Stream in
Mechanics' Bay, and by that stream to the sea.
PARNELL DISTRICT.
Bounded on the North by Auckland Harbour; on
the West and North-west by the City of Auckland
East District, hereinbefore defined, from the Mill
Stream to Cemetery Road; and thence by the centre
of Cemetery Road to Scoria Quarry Road; on the
South by Scoria Quarry Road, Kyber Pass Road, and
the Epsom and Tamaki Road; and on the East by
the eastern boundary of Suburban Section 14 from
Tamaki Road to Remuera Creek, and thence by that
creek to the sea.
EDEN DISTRICT.
Bounded towards the North-east by the centre of
the Great South Road from the southern boundary
of the Parnell District before described to the centre
of the Otahuhu Portage Road; towards the South
by the centre of the said Portage Road to the Manu-
kau Harbour, and by high watermark of said har-
bour to the Whau Portage Road; towards the
South-west by the Whau Portage Road aforesaid to
the Whau Creek, and by said creek to the Waitemata
Harbour; and towards the North-west by high water-
mark of Waitemata aforesaid to the Meola Stream;
thence continuing along the Meola Stream aforesaid
to the old Great North Road; and thence by the
southern boundaries of the Districts of Newton, City
of Auckland West, City of Auckland East, and Par-
nell, already described, to the centre of the Great
South Road first mentioned, the place of commence-
ment, exclusive of the Town of Onehunga District,
herein next defined.
TOWN OF ONEHUNGA DISTRICT.
Bounded on the North by Mount Smart Road;
on the East by Section 17 of the Suburbs of Auck-
land; on the South by Manukau Harbour; and on
the West by Section 13 of the Suburbs of Auckland.
TAMAKI DISTRICT.
Bounded towards the North by high watermark
of the sea from the eastern boundary of the Parnell
District already defined to the western head of the
Tamaki River; towards the East by the waters of
the Tamaki River aforesaid to the Otahuhu Portage
Road; towards the South-east by said Portage Road
to the Great South Road; and towards the South-
west by the centre of the Great South Road afore-
said and part of the southern and eastern boundaries
of the Parnell District, previously described, to high
watermark of the sea, the place of commencement.
PAKURANGA DISTRICT.
Bounded towards the North by high watermark of
the sea from the eastern head of the Tamaki River
to the seaward termination of the line which forms
the northern boundary of the Parish of Wairoa at
the mouth of the Wairoa River; towards the South-
east by the northern and western boundaries of the
Parish of Wairoa aforesaid, part of the north-western
boundary of the Parish of Papakura, and the whole
of the south-eastern boundary of the Parish of
Manurewa to the Manukau Harbour; and towards
the South and South-west by high watermark of the
Manukau Harbour aforesaid to the Otahuhu Portage
Road; thence by the Otahuhu Portage Road aforesaid
and the waters of the Tamaki River to its eastern
head, the place of commencement; including the
Islands of Waiheke, Ponui, Taylor's Island, and
Pukututu.
PAPAKURA DISTRICT.
Bounded towards the North and North-east by
high watermark of the sea from the seaward
termination of the northern boundary of the
Parish of Wairoa to Pukorokoro; towards the
South-east by the road leading from Pukorokoro
aforesaid to the Great South Road; towards the
South-west by the Great South Road aforesaid from
its junction with the Pukorokoro Road before men-
tioned to the south-eastern boundary of the Town-

VUW Te Waharoa — NZ Gazette 1874, No 11

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🏛️ Continuation of Proclamation Constituting Licensing Districts under The Licensing Act, 1873 (continued from previous page)

Domain🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
Dated23 February 1874
KeywordsLicensing Act 1873, District boundaries, Auckland, geographical definitions, Takapuna, Waitakerei, Newton, Onehunga, Papakura

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