β¨ County Riding Boundaries
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 817
Name of Riding.
Makirikiri ... The boundary commences at the north-west
corner of Section No. 344, left bank Wanganui,
and runs thence up the centre of the Makirikiri
Stream to the northern boundary of Section
No. 305; thence along the said northern bound-
ary to the western boundary of Section No. 312;
thence northerly and easterly along the western
and northern boundaries of the said section and
the production of the northern boundary of the
same to the centre of the Wangaehu River;
thence down the centre of the said river to the
north-east corner of Warrengate Riding; thence
westerly along the northern boundary of the
said riding to the eastern boundary of Waipa-
kura Riding; and thence northerly along the
said eastern boundary to the starting point.
Mangawhero Bounded towards the South by the northern
boundaries of Waitotara, Westmere, Brunswick,
Waipakura, and Makirikiri Ridings; towards
the West by Patea County and Taranaki
County; towards the North by West Taupo
County towards the East by East Taupo
County, Hawke's Bay County, and Rangitikei
County.
RANGITIKEI COUNTY.
Rangitoto ... Bounded towards the North and North-east
by lines so as to, include Blocks numbers
CXVII., CXVIII., CXIX., CXX., CXXI.,
CXXII., CXXIII., CXXIV., CXXV., CXXVI.,
and CXXVII., Sections numbers 44, 43, 38, and
36, Blocks numbers CCLXVIII., CCLXIX.,
and CCLXXI., and Section 36A, Rangitikei Dis-
triet; towards the South-east by the centre of
the Rangitikei River; towards the South-west
by the shore of Cook Strait; and towards the
North-west by lines so as to include Blocks
numbers CXVII., CLXV., and CXLVII., and
by a line being the production of the north-west
boundary line of the last-named block to the
shore of Cook Strait.
Okakapu ... Bounded towards the North by the centre of
the Turakina River, by the centre of the Makiri-
riri Stream, and by lines so as to include Sections
numbers 25, 23, 21, 19, 17, 43, 45, 47, 48, 49,
50, 51, and 52, Turakina District; towards the
East by lines so as to include Sections numbers
56, 57, 57A, and 58, Turakina District; towards
the South-east by lines so as to include Block
number XCIX., and by the north-west boundary
lines of Rangitoto Riding; and towards the
South-west by the shore of Cook Strait.
Clifton ... Bounded towards the North by lines so as to
include Sections numbers 34, 35, 36, 40, 41, 42,
45, 46, 51, 52, 53, 55, and 12, and Block number
VI., Rangitikei District; towards the South-
east by the centre of the Rangitikei River; to-
wards the South by the northern boundary line
of Rangitoto Riding; towards the South-west
by the north-eastern boundary lines of Rangi-
toto Riding; and towards the North-west and
West by the south-east boundary lines of Oka-
kapu Riding.
Porewa ... Bounded towards the North by lines so as
to include Blocks numbers CXCIV., CXCV.,
LXXI., LXXII., LXXIII., LXXV.A, LXXXI.,
LXV., XXXVIII., and VIII., Rangitikei Dis-
trict; towards the East by the centre of the
Porewa Stream, and by the centre of the Rangi-
tikei River; towards the South by north
boundary lines of Okakapu and Clifton Rid-
ings; and towards the West by the west
boundary lines of Sections numbers 31, 30, 23,
and 22, and of Blocks numbers LXIII., LXIX.,
LXX., and CXCIV.
Wangaehu... Bounded towards the North-east by the north-
east boundary lines of the Ruatangata Block, by
the centre of the Turakina River, and by the
centre of the Waimutu Stream; towards the
East by the west boundary of Porewa Riding;
towards the South by the north boundary of
Okakapu Riding; towards the South-west by
the shore of Cook Strait; and towards the
North-west by the centre of the River
Wangaehu.
Makohau ... Bounded towards the North-east by the
north-east boundary of the Rangitikei District,
and the production of the said north-east
boundary line to the centre of the Wangaehu
River; towards the East by lines so as to in-
clude Blocks numbers CCXLVII., CCXLVI.,
CCXXXI., CCLIX., CCLI., CCXII.,
CCLXXXV., CCLXXXVI., CCLXXXVII.,
and LXXV.; towards the South by the north
boundary lines of Porewa and Wangaehu Rid-
ings; and towards the West by the centre of the
River Wangaehu.
Parae Karetu Bounded towards the North by Wanganui
and Hawke's Bay Counties; towards the East
by Waipawa and Manawatu Counties; towards
the South by the Ridings of Porewa and Mako-
hau; towards the West by Wanganui County.
MANAWATU COUNTY.
Kiwitea ... Bounded towards the West and North by
Rangitikei County; towards the East by the
Waipawa County to a point on the Ruahine
Range at the intersection with the production of
the north-eastern boundary of the Manchester
Highway District; towards the South-west by
a line from the said point to the Manchester
Highway District, thence by the Manchester
Highway District
Manchester Bounded towards the North-east by the Kiwitea
Riding; towards the West by Rangitikei
County; towards the South-west by the south-
western boundary lines of the Manchester High-
way District, and by a line bearing 135Β° magnetic
from the south-east corner of that district to the
summit of the Tararua Range; and towards the
East by Wairarapa West and Waipawa Coun-
ties.
Oroua ... Bounded towards the North-east by the Man-
chester Riding; towards the South-east by the
centre of the Oroua River; towards the South-
west by the north-eastern boundary lines of the
Township of Carnarvon; and towards the
North-west by the Rangitikei County.
Taonui ... Bounded towards the North-east by the Man-
chester Riding; towards the South-east by the
Wairarapa West County; towards the South-
west by the south-western boundary lines of the
Township of Fitzherbert, between the Manawatu
River and the summit of the Tararua Range;
towards the South by the centre of the Manawatu
River; and towards the North-west by the
centre of the Oroua River.
Kawakawa Bounded towards the North-east by Oroua
Riding; towards the East by the ocean and
Rangitikei County.
Awahou ... Bounded towards the North by the Kawa-
kawa Riding; towards the East, South, and
South-west by the centre of the Manawatu
River; and towards the West by the ocean.
Horowhenua Bounded towards the North-east and North-
west by Awahou, Kawakawa, and Taonui
Ridings; towards the South-east by the Wai-
rarapa West County; towards the South by the
Hutt County; and towards the West by the
shore of Cook Strait between the Waikanae and
Manawatu Rivers.
WAIPAWA COUNTY.
Porangahau Bounded towards the South by Wairarapa
East County to Whahataura Trigonometrical
Station; thence towards the West along
the western boundary of the Tautane Block
to its north-western extremity; thence in a
line bearing north-north-east to the source of
the Tangaruhe Creek; thence in a line bearing
north-west to the southernmost corner of Block
No. 77, Porangahau District, on the Manga-
puaka Creek; down that creek to the Wangai
Stream, up that stream and along the western
boundary of Block No. 56 to the Tauraekaitai
Stream, thence down that stream to the west-
ern boundary of Block No. 37, along that
boundary to the Puriniu Stream, and up that
stream to the western boundary of Block No. 7,
along that boundary to the Ngahape Stream,
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Detailed boundaries for Ridings within Wanganui, Rangitikei, Manawatu, and Waipawa Counties
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ποΈ Provincial & Local Government28 November 1876
Riding boundaries, Wanganui County, Rangitikei County, Manawatu County, Waipawa County, Land description
NZ Gazette 1876, No 63