β¨ District Boundary Definitions
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 129
from the western end of the same to the junction of
Wilson's Road with the road leading to the pound,
and by the latter road to its junction with Colombo
Street; towards the West by Colombo Street, cross-
ing the River Avon to the northern bank thereof.
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HEATHCOTE DISTRICT.
Bounded on the North by the Avon District and
the City of Christchurch; on the East by the sea;
on the South by the ridge of the Port Hills and
Lyttelton Harbour; on the West by the Dyer's Pass
Road and the continuation of Colombo Street South
to the City of Christchurch. -
TOWN OF LYTTELTON DISTRICT.
Bounded on the North by the ridge of hills lying
on the north side of Lyttelton; on the East by the
spur of the hill running down to the sea immediately
on the east side of Gollan's Bay; on the South by
the sea; and on the West by the eastern boundary
of the Native reserve at Rapaki. -
PORT VICTORIA DISTRICT.
Bounded on the East by the north-east boundary
of the Native reserve at Rapaki, a straight line from
the south-east corner of the Native reserve across
the harbour to the Church Gully in Church Bay,
the Church Gully to the Mount Herbert Peak Road,
the west side of the Mount Herbert Peak Road to
a point where it is intersected by a straight line
from Mount Herbert Peak to the head of Little
River; on the South by a straight line from Mount
Herbert Peak to Mount Herbert, a straight line
from Mount Herbert through L 1 to the ridge of
the Port Hills; and on the West by the ridge of the
Port Hills. -
PORT LEVY DISTRICT.
Bounded on the North by the sea; on the East by
a line bearing S. 8 deg. 30 E. (magnetic) drawn
from a point half-way between the East Head of
Port Levy and the West Head of Pigeon Bay to the
south side of the Purau and Akaroa Road; on the
South by the south side of the Purau and Akaroa
Road and the Mount Herbert Peak Road; and on
the West by the Port Victoria District. -
PIGEON BAY DISTRICT.
Bounded on the North by the sea; on the East by
the ridge of the Spur between Decanter Bay and
Little Akaroa, to a point where it meets the highest
ridge of the hills; on the South by the highest ridge
of the hills and the Akaroa and Purau Road; and on
the West by the Port Levy District. -
OKAIN'S BAY DISTRICT
Bounded on the North and East by the sea; on
the South by the highest ridge of the hills and the
spur leading to Putakolo Head; and on the West by
the Pigeon Bay District. -
TOWN OF AKAROA AND WAINUI DISTRICT.
Bounded on the North by the Port Levy, Pigeon
Bay, and Okain's Bay Districts; on the East and South
by the sea; and on the West by the summit of the
spur running down to the Eastern Head of Island
Bay, the main ridge of hills through Mount Bossu,
Carew's Peak, Saddle Hill, Kitson's Pole, Wainui
Peak, French Hill, Wooded Peak, to Barry Pass, the
south side of the Barry Pass Road to the Little
River Railway Reserve, the south side of the Tera-
wera Valley Road and continuation thereof to its
junction with the north side of the Port Levy and
Little River Road, the north side of the Port Levy
and Little River Road to its junction with the Purau
and Akaroa Road. -
LITTLE RIVER DISTRICT.
Bounded on the North by the Lincoln, Halswell
Port Victoria, Port Levy Districts, and by the
Akaroa and Wainui District; on the East by the
Akaroa and Wainui District; on the South by the
sea; and on the West by the east shore of Lake
Ellesmere and the Springs Districts. -
SPRINGS DISTRICT.
Bounded on the South-east by the edge of Lake
Ellesmere; on the South-west by the Selwyn; on
the North-east by the Lincoln District and the west
bank of the River Halswell; and on the North-west
by the Great Southern Railway from the Selwyn to
where it is intersected by the southern side of the
Great South Road, and also by the Great South
Road from such intersection to the Lincoln District. -
LINCOLN DISTRICT.
Bounded on the North by the Spreydon and
Templeton Districts and the Great South Road; on
on the East by the Spreydon and Halswell Districts;
on the South by the south bank of the Halswell;
and on the South-west by the road from the Thirteen-
Mile Bridge to trig. pole L I and the Lincoln and
Coal Tramway Road to its junction with the Weedon
and Springs Road, by the Weedon and Springs Road
to its junction with the Great South Road. -
HALSWELL DISTRICT.
Bounded on the North by the Spreydon District;
on the East by the Heathcote District and the ridge
of the Port Hills as far as the highest of Cooper's
Knobs; on the South by a stream rising on the
western side of Cooper's Knobs and falling into the
River Halswell; and on the West by the River
Halswell. -
SPREYDON DISTRICT.
Bounded on the North by the City of Christchurch
and the Riccarton and Templeton Districts; on the
East by the Heathcote District; on the South by the
River Heathcote to the south side of the Canal
Reserve, and the River Halswell to the old river bed,
and the west edge of the old river bed to the Great
South Road. -
TEMPLETON DISTRICT.
Bounded on the North by the Waimakariri; on
the East by the Riccarton District to the Great
South Road; on the South by the Great South
Road; and on the West by the road forming the
north-east boundary of Section 6363 and the con-
tinuation thereof to its junction with the road
forming the north-west boundary of Section 5835;
thence by the latter road to the road dividing
Sections 5720 and 5721; thence by that road to its
junction with other roads north of the northern
boundary of Section 11581; thence by the road
leading from the last-mentioned junctions in a
northerly direction west of and about 16 chains from
the western boundary of Section 5194 to the Wai-
makariri aforesaid. -
COURTENAY DISTRICT.
Bounded on the North by the Waimakariri; on
the East by the Templeton District; on the South-
east by the Lincoln and Springs District; on the
South-west by the River Selwyn and the Wakaepa
branch of the Selwyn; on the North-west by the
south-east boundary of Run No. 41. -
SOUTH MALVERN DISTRICT.
Commencing at a point on the north bank of the
Wakaepa branch of the River Selwyn, the same
being the southernmost corner of Run No. 41; thence
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Continuation of Proclamation Defining Numerous District Boundaries (Canterbury Districts)
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ποΈ Provincial & Local Government23 February 1874
District boundaries, geographical definitions, Heathcote, Lyttelton, Port Victoria, Port Levy, Pigeon Bay, Okain's Bay, Akaroa, Little River, Springs, Lincoln, Halswell, Spreydon, Templeton, Courtenay, Malvern
NZ Gazette 1874, No 11