130 THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
north-easterly, following the eastern boundary of
that run to the Auchen Lower Road; thence
following a straight line to the south-western
corner of Section 3719, thence in a straight line
to the north-east corner of Section 10759, thence in
a straight line to the north-west corner of Section
3107, where it joins the river, and from thence
returning along the northern bank of the Wakaepa
River before mentioned to the commencing point

150. EAST MALVERN DISTRICT.
Commencing at a point on the southern bank of
the River Waimakariri, the same being the eastern
corner of Run No. 41; thence south-westerly fol-
lowing the south-eastern boundary of that run to the
Auchen Lower Road; thence north-westerly following
a straight line to a point on the western boundary
of Section 3719, where it is intersected by the
western boundary of the before-mentioned run;
thence following a straight line to the north-eastern
corner of Section 13715; thence in a straight line to
an angle in the Dalethorpe and Kowai Road, situate
33 chains 50 links north of the southernmost corner
of Section 14801; thence north-easterly following
the eastern side of the said road to the north-west
corner of Section 5177; thence easterly following
the northern boundary of that section to the north-
eastern corner thereof; thence north-westerly fol-
lowing a straight line to the southernmost corner of
Section 5321; thence following the south-western,
the western, and the north-western boundaries of that
section and the south-eastern boundary of Section
4573 to the southernmost corner of Section 4803;
thence following the south-western boundary of the
latter section to the westernmost corner thereof;
thence following a straight line to the westernmost
corner of Section 4739; thence following the north-
western boundary of that section to the River
Waimakariri aforesaid, and from thence returning
along that river to the commencing point.

151. MALVERN DISTRICT.
Bounded on the North by the Upper Waimakariri
District; on the Eastward by the Waimakariri, and
also by the East Malvern District; on the Southward
by the South Malvern District and the River Wakaepa
branch of the Selwyn; and on the Westward by a
straight line drawn from the southern end of Lake
Lyndon to the junction of the aforesaid branch of
the Selwyn with a creek running from the Thirteen-
Mile Bush.

152. UPPER WAIMAKARIRI DISTRICT.
Bounded on the North by the Waipara District
and the Province of Westland; on the South by
Staircase Gully and the northern branch thereof to
its source, thence by a straight line to Mount Tor-
lesse, thence by a straight line in a south-westerly
direction to the easternmost branch of the stream
which intersects the West Coast Road near the
south-east corner of Section 9824, thence following
the said branch and stream above-mentioned to the
southern side of the said road, thence westerly fol-
lowing the southern side thereof to the stream
forming part of the southern boundary of Section
9824, thence following up the latter stream to its
source, thence by a straight line to the southernmost
end of Lake Lyndon, thence by a straight line to
Red Hill; on the West by the summit of the High
Snowy Range from Red Hill and also by the Black
Range to the head waters of the Waimakariri, thence
by an east and west line (true) to the Province of
Westland; and on the Eastward by the summit of the
range leading from Ashley Head, the Puketerahi
Range, the northern boundary of Run No. 270, and
the River Waimakariri.
153. LAKE COLERIDGE DISTRICT.
Bounded on the North by the Upper Waimakariri
District; on the South-west by the River Rakaia to
its southernmost source, and a straight line there-
from due west true to the Province of Westland; on
the North-west by that Province; and on the East by
the western boundary of Runs 67 and 96, and a
continuation of that boundary to the north bank of
the Hororata; thence by the north bank of that
river to its principal source, thence by a straight
line from said source to the head of the nearest
stream running into the Wakaepa River, thence by
that stream and by the Malvern and Upper Wai-
makariri Districts.

154. RAKAIA DISTRICT.
Bounded on the South-east by the Ellesmere Dis-
trict; on the North-east by the Malvern and Courte-
nay Districts; on the South-west by the River
Rakaia; and on the West by Lake Coleridge Dis-
tricts, above described.

155. ELLESMERE DISTRICT.
Bounded on North by the Springs and Courtenay
Districts; on the East by Lake Ellesmere; on the
South by the sea and the Rakaia; and on the North-
west by the Great South Road.

156. ASHBURTON DISTRICT.
Bounded on the North-east by the Rakaia and
Ellesmere Districts; on the South-east by the sea;
on the South-west by the Rangitata; and on the
North-west by the Mount Somers District.

157. MOUNT SOMERS DISTRICT.
Bounded on the North by the Lake Coleridge
District; on the North-east by the Rakaia and Lake
Coleridge Districts; on the South-east by the north
boundary of Run No. 499, and a line in continuation
thereof to the River Hinds; thence following down
that river to the north-western boundary of Run
No. 59; thence following the latter boundary to the
River Ashburton; thence following a straight line
by the northern end of the island to the northern
branch of the River Ashburton; thence following
down the same to the north-western boundary of
Run 124, and from thence following that boundary
and the north-western boundary of Run No. 116,
and a line in continuation thereof to the River
Rakaia; on the South-west by the Rivers Rangitata
and Clyde to the source of the latter, and a true
west line; and on the North-west by the Province of
Westland.

158. MOUNT PEEL DISTRICT.
Bounded on the North and North-eastward by
Mount Somers District; on the Eastward by the
Ashburton District, and by a road leading from the
Rangitata River within Reserve No. 1237 (in red)
to Tripp's Cutting on the high bank of the Orari
River, following the continuation of that road to its
junction with the road passing through Section 9548;
thence south-easterly following the latter road to the
road running through Section 9010; thence south-
westerly, following that road to the eastern boundary
of Run 546; thence westerly and southerly, following
that boundary to the stream running from the south-
eastern corner of Run 546; thence following down
that stream to its confluence with the southern branch
of the River Hae Hae-te-moana, following up the said
branch to the western boundary of Run 548; thence
following that boundary and the River Opuha to a
point in line with the south-eastern boundary of Run
416; thence following that line to the River Opihi
before mentioned; on the South by the River Opihi
from the easternmost corner of Run No. 416 to a