✨ 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.

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. 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.

  6. 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.

  7. 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.

  8. 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.

  9. 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.

  10. 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.

  11. 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.

  12. 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.

  13. 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.

  14. 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.

  15. 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) (continued from previous page)

🏘️ Provincial & Local Government
23 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