New Zealand Gazette – 1874 – No. 11

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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
River and Kaitangata Creek to the north-west angle
of Section 3, Block I., South Tuakitoto Survey
District; thence on the North-west by a boundary
line between Sections 3 and 4, said Block I., and said
line continued to the watershed; thence by the said
watershed to Two Stone Hill; thence by a straight
line to Trig. Station J, thence by the eastern bound-
aries of Blocks W. and M., and by Sections 24, 25,
26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, and 33, Block I., Kai-
tangata Survey District.

CRICHTON DISTRICT.
Bounded towards the North by the watershed
west of Lovell's Creek, the Main South Road, and
Southbridge subdivision; towards the South-east by
Kaitangata District; and towards the South and
West by the Kaitangata and Tuakitoto Lakes, Sec-
tion 3, Block X., Tuakitoto Survey District, and
Sections 7, 8, 16, 15, and 14, Block 1, Hillend Survey
District; and towards the West by the Main South
Road to Trig. Station D, thence by the road line
along the watershed through Blocks VI., III., and
XI., Hillend Survey District, to the south-eastern
corner of Block III.; Waitahuna East Survey
District.
MATAU DISTRICT.
Bounded towards the North by Balmoral and
Crichton Districts; towards the East by Tuakitoto
Lake, Kaitangata Lake, and their outlet to the Matua
branch of the Clutha River, thence, by the Matau;
and towards the West by the Koau branch of the
Clutha River; towards the South-west by the Koau
branch of the Matau to its junction with the Town
of Balclutha.
TOKOMAIRIRO DISTRICT.
Bounded towards the North-east by Waipori Dis-
trict and by Glenavon subdivision; towards the
South-east by the south-eastern boundary of Block
II., Akatore Survey District, Sections 14, 13, 31,
Block I., Akatore Survey District; towards the East
by Sections 31, 32, 33, and 23, Block I, Akatore
aforesaid, and Section 29, Block VI., said district;
towards the South-west by Kaitangata and Crichton
Districts; and towards the North-west by the Mount
Stuart District.
MOUNT STUART DISTRICT.
Bounded towards the North and West by the
Waitahuna East Survey District, southern boundary
of Table Hill Survey District to the boundary of
hundreds, and thence by said boundary to the north
branch of the Tokomairiro River; towards the East
and South-east by the north branch of the said river
and Tokomairiro District; towards the South and
West by the Crichton District.
BALMORAL DISTRICT.
Bounded towards the North-east by the boundary
of hundreds; towards the East by the Crichton
District; towards the South by the Main South Road
and the Town of Balclutha; towards the South-west
by the Clutha River:
TOWN OF BALCLUTHA DISTRICT.
Bounded towards the North by the Clutha River,
3500 links; towards the West, by Block numbered
II., Hillend District, 1300 links; towards the North
by other part of the said section numbered 44, 2400
links; towards the North-east by other part of the
said section numbered 44, 4000 links and 4200 links,
also by the Clutha River, 1200 links; towards the
South-east by Section numbered 43, Block L., Hill-
end District, and a road line, 1200 links; towards
the South and South-east by the Clutha River, 10200
links; towards the South-west by a road line 2520

links; and towards the North-west by Section
numbered 9, Block XXXV., Clutha District, and a
road line 5610 links.

SOUTH MOLYNEUX DISTRICT.
Bounded towards the North and North-west by
Run 129 and the Puerua Stream and the boundary
line between blocks 16 and 12, Clutha Survey Dis-
tricts, continued to the Clutha River; towards the
East and South-east by the Clutha River and the
sea; towards the West by the western boundary line
of Woodland Survey District and its continuation
due north to Run 129.
CLUTHA DISTRICT.
Bounded towards the North and North-west by
Clinton and Popotuna Districts; towards the East
by the Clutha River; towards the South by South
Molyneux District and the Puerua Stream to its
source; thence by a direct line to the Waiwera
River; and towards the West by the Waiwera
River.
CLINTON DISTRICT.
Bounded on the North-east by Popotuna District;
towards the East, by the Clutha District; towards
the South-west by the boundary of the hundreds
and towards the North-west by the boundary of
the hundreds.
POPOTUNA DISTRICT.
Bounded towards the North and East by the
Pomahaka and Clutha Rivers; towards the South by
the Main South Road to Wairuna Stream; thence
by the Lake Road to the Wairuna Stream; and
towards the West by the Wairuna Stream.
CLYDEVALE DISTRICT.
Bounded on the North-east by Black Cleugh Burn
and the Clutha River; on the East by the West
Clutha Hundred; on the South by the Pomahaka
River; and on the West by the Rankle Burn and
Mount Valpy summits.
WENDON DISTRICT.
Bounded towards the North and North-east by the
Otago Gold Fields and the Clydevale, Pomahaka,
and Clinton Districts; towards the South by a
straight line running due west from the south-
western corner of the Clinton District to the water-
shed of the Waikaka River; towards the South-west
by the summit of the eastern watershed of the
Waikaka River to the Black Umbrella Mountain.
CATLIN'S DISTRICT.
Bounded towards the North by a straight line
running due east from the watershed of the Wai-
kaka River to the south-western corner of the
Clinton District; towards the North-east by the
Clinton, Clutha, and South Molyneux Districts;
towards the South-east by the sea from the south-
western corner of the South Molyneux District to
Chasland's Mistake; and towards the South-west by
a straight line to the summit of Blackhorn Hill,
thence by the summit of the range leading to Bleak
Hill, thence by a straight line to the summit of
Cairn Hill, thence by a straight line to the source
of the Kaiwera Creek and by that creek to the Main
South Road, and thence by the summit of the
eastern boundary of the watershed of the Waikaka
River..
MATAURA DISTRICT.
Bounded on the East by the watershed of the
Waikaka and Pukerau Rivers; on the South by the
main road and Tuturau Hundred; on the West by
the Mataura River; and on the North and North-
west by Runs 193 and 175B.

VUW Te Waharoa — NZ Gazette 1874, No 11

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🏘️ Continuation of Otago District Boundary Definitions (continued from previous page)

Domain🏘️ Provincial & Local Government
Dated23 February 1874
KeywordsDistrict boundaries, Otago, Survey districts, Crichton, Matau, Tokomairiro, Balclutha, Clutha

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