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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
ing the Town of Queenstown District, herein next
defined.
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TOWN OF QUEENSTOWN DISTRICT.
Bounded, towards the North-west by Crown lands
3120 links, by Cemetery Reserve 2110 links, also by
Crown lands 1930 links; towards the North-east by
Crown lands, 4920 links; towards the South-east by
Crown lands, 1700 links; towards the South by
Lake Wakatipu. 1500 links, be the same more or
less; and towards the South-west by Crown lands,
1100 links. -
ARROW DISTRICT.
Bounded on the East by the Cromwell District;
on the South by the Clyde District on the North-west
by an imaginary line from Ben Nevis on the
Hector Mountains to the junction of the Shotover
River with the Kawarau River, thence along the
Shotover, to the bridge at Foster's Ferry, thence due
north to the Coronet Peak on the Harris Mountains,
and thence to Mount Hyde and the boundary of the
Cardrona District; and on the Northeast by the
Cardrona District. -
CROMWELL DISTRICT.
Bounded on the South by the Clyde District; on
the West by the Carrick Range to Kawarau River,
thence by the Kirtle Burn to Queensberry Hill; on
the North-west by an imaginary line from said hill to
the head waters of Luggatt Creek, thence by said
Creek to Clutha River in a north-easterly direction
to Trig Hill, thence in the same direction to the
Lindis Burn, thence by the Lindis Pass, thence by the
Long-slip Creek to the boundary of the Otago Gold
Fields; on the East by a line along the boundary
of the Otago Gold Fields to Mount St. Bathans,
thence along the Dunstan Range to the head waters
of the Lauder Creek, and thence by the Blacks Dis-
trict, excepting the Town of Cromwell District herein
next defined. -
TOWN OF CROMWELL DISTRICT.
Bounded towards the North by a line commencing
on the west bank of the Clutha River and proceeding
in a westerly direction, with a magnetic bearing of
269Β°25' to the north-east corner of Cemetery Reserve,
4100 links; thence along a line in the same direction,
7100 links; thence by a line at a right angle in a
southerly direction, 6940 links; thence by a line at a
right angle in an easterly direction to the Kawarau
River, 4900 links; thence along the Kawarau and
Clutha Rivers to the starting point, as delineated on
the record map of the said town deposited in the
Survey Office at Dunedin. -
BLACKS DISTRICT.
Bounded on the South and West by the Alexandra
and Clyde Districts; on the North-west by the Dun-
stan Range to the head waters of the Lauder Creek;
on the North-east by the Lauder Creek to its junc-
tion with the Manuherikia River, thence by the Manu-
herikia River to the Pool Burn junction, thence by
the Pool Burn to its junction with the Ida Burn,
thence by a line from said junction in a south-east
direction to Rough Ridge, and thence along the Rough
Ridge to South Ridge Hill. -
ST. BATHAN'S DISTRICT.
Bounded on the West by the Blacks District; on
the North-west by the Cromwell District; on the
North by an imaginary due east line from Mount
St. Bathan's to the Hawkden Mountains; and on the
North-east by the watershed of the Hawkden
Mountains to Mount Ida; and on the South-east by
an imaginary line from Mount Ida along the water-
shed of the Rough Ridge to the boundary of the
Blacks District. -
NASEBY DISTRICT.
Bounded on the West and North-west by the Blacks
and St. Bathan's Districts; on the North by an
imaginary line from Mount Ida due east to Kyeburn
Hill; on the East by an imaginary line from Kyeburn
Hill running south across the Maeriwhenua Pass to
Kakanui Mountains, and hence south-east along the
watershed of those mountains to the Kakanui Peak;
on the South-east by an imaginary line from Ka-
kannui Pass south-westerly to the Taieri River; thence
to the hill known as Flat Cap, and thence to the
South Rough Ridge Hill, on the boundary of the
Blacks District. -
OTEPOPO DISTRICT.
Bounded on the North-east and North by the
Kakanui District. on the North-west, by the Maere-
whenua District; on the South-west by the north-
eastern boundary of the Macraes District from the
Kakanui Peak to Mount Fortune; thence on the
South by a right line to the southernmost source of
the Waianakarua River, by the southern branch of the
said river to the sea; and on the East by the sea to
north of the Kakanui River. -
HAMPDEN DISTRICT.
Bounded on the North and North-west by the
Otepopo District; on the South-west by the water-
shed of the Horse Range from Mount Fortune to the
Kartigi Beach; and on the South-east and East by
the sea to the mouth of the Waianakarua River. -
PALMERSTON DISTRICT.
Bounded on the North-east by the Hampden
District; on the West by the Macraes District from
Mount Fortune to the Silver Peak Hills; on the
South-east by a line drawn from the summit of the
north-west point of the Silver Peak Hills to Mount
Trotter, thence by Trotter Creek to Mount Royal,
thence by Stony Creek to the sea; and on the East
by the sea to the Kartigi Beach. -
HAWKSBURY DISTRICT.
Bounded on the North-west by the Palmerston
District from Stony Creek to the Silver Peak Hills;
thence by the south-eastern boundary of the Macraes
District to the junction of the Sutton Stream and
the Taieri River; towards the South west by the
Taieri River; towards the South by the North Taieri
and Blueskin Districts to the sea; and towards the
East by the sea from the Waihema Creek to the
Stony Creek. Excepting the Town of West Hawks-
bury District herein next defined. -
TOWN OF WEST HAWKSBURY DISTRICT.
Bounded towards the North by the Main North
Road, 4100 links; towards the East by the Govern-
ment Township, of Hawksbury, 8000 links; towards
the South by land sold to John Jones, 2000 links;
and towards the West by the other part of Section 15,
Block VI., Hawksbury District aforesaid, 7500 links;
be all the said linkages more or less, as the same is
delineated in the map of the said Township of West
Hawksbury, deposited in the office of the Registrar
of Deeds at Dunedin. -
MACRAES DISTRICT.
Bounded on the West by the Hyde District; on
the North-west by the Naseby District; on the
North-east by the boundary line of the Otago Gold
Fields along the Kakanui Range to Mount Fortune;
on the East by the said boundary line of the Otago
Gold Fields to the north-west point of the Silver Peak
Hills, said point being due west of Watkins' Hill;
and on the South by an imaginary line running due
west from said point on the Silver Peak Hills to
Mount Stoker, and thence to the junction of the
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Continuation of Otago Gold Field District Boundary Definitions
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ποΈ Provincial & Local Government23 February 1874
District boundaries, Otago Gold Fields, Queenstown, Arrow, Cromwell, Naseby, Survey links
- John Jones, Boundary defined by land sold to him
NZ Gazette 1874, No 11