✨ Riding Boundary Descriptions
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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
| Name of Riding. | Description of Boundaries. | Name of Riding. | Description of Boundaries. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Porangahau-- continued. | thence down that stream to the Hapuka line; thence towards the North along that line to the sea coast at Black Head; and thence towards the East by the ocean. | Karori-cont. | north-easterly so as to include Sections Nos. 98, 80, 84, 85, 86, and 87, Ohariu District; Nos. 38, 36, 34, 32, 30, 29, 40, and 41, Makara District; Nos. 40, 39, 37, 35, 33, 31, and 30, Karori District; the Town Belt; Nos. 659 and 660, Town of Wellington, and along the production of southern boundary of the said Section; No. 660 to the shore of Lambton Harbour; thence along the shores of Lambton Harbour, Evans's Bay, Port Nicholson Harbour, and Cook Strait, to the starting point. Excepting alway the City of Wellington, as defined in the First Schedule to "The Municipal Corporations Act, 1867." |
| Patangata | Bounded towards the South by the Poranga-hau Riding to the Tangitupora Stream; thence towards the West down that stream and the Ma-ngatarata Stream to the Tukituki River; thence up that river to its junction with the Waipawa River, and up the Waipawa River to the eastern boundary of Block No. 46, Patangata District; follows along the eastern boundary of Blocks Nos. 46 and 47, and the northern boundary of Block No. 47, to the middle of the Te Aute Road; along the middle of the Te Aute Road to the road from Patangata to Te Aute; thence towards the North by Hawke's Bay County to the ocean; and towards the East by the ocean. | Porirua | The boundary commences at a point in Porirua Harbour where a production of the north-eastern boundary of Section No. 91, Porirua District, strikes the shore, and runs thence southerly so as to include the following Sections: No. 91, Porirua District; Nos. 4 and 3, Pahautanui District; No. 39, Tukapu District; Nos. 34, 33, 32, 31, 30, 29, 28, 27, 26, 25, 24, 22, 21, 20, 16, 15, 14, 12, 11, 9, 7, and 5, Horo-kiwi Road District; and Section No. 19, Harbour District, to the shore of Port Nicholson Har-bour; thence southerly along the shore of the said harbour till it meets the northern boundary of Karori Riding; thence westerly along the said boundary to the shore of Cook Strait; and thence along the shores of Cook Strait and Porirua Harbour to the starting point. |
| Ruataniwha | Bounded towards the North by Hawke's Bay County; towards the East by Patangata Riding; towards the South by the middle of the Wai-pawa River to the source of the northern branch; and thence towards the West by a right line to the north-west corner of Waipawa County. | Horokiwi | The boundary commences at the north-eastern corner of Porirua Riding, and runs thence southerly along the eastern boundary of the said riding to the south-eastern corner of Section No. 39, Tukapu District; thence easterly along the northern boundaries of Sections Nos. 348 and 351, Hutt District, to the north-eastern corner of the latter; thence in a line bearing east magnetic till it intersects a line bearing north and south magnetic, which touches the eastern boundary of D. Richardson's selection of 40 acres in the Pahautanui Agricultural Reserve; thence northerly along such north and south line to the southern boundary of the Manawatu County; thence westerly along such southern boundary, and along the shores of Cook Strait and Porirua Harbour to the starting point. |
| Waipukurau | Starts at the Tauraekaitai Stream, at the western boundary of the Porangahau Riding; follows up the Tauraekaikai Stream and the Whatatuna Stream to the southern boundary of Block No. 83, Porangahau District; thence along the southern boundary of that block to the Mangapurakau Stream, following down that stream and the Waikopiro Stream to the western boundary of Block No. 69, Porangahau District; following along that boundary to the southern boundary of Block No. 120, Ruataniwha Dis-trict; along the southern and western boun-daries of that block and the Block No. 234 to the Makaretu River; thence up that river to its source and in a straight line due west to the summit of the Rua-hine Range; thence in a northerly direction along the summits of that range to the north-west corner of the Waipawa County; thence along the southern boundary of the Ruataniwha Riding to the Patangata Riding, along the western boundary of that riding to the northern boundary of the Porangahau Riding, and along the northern and western boundaries of that riding to the starting point. | E Puni | Bounded towards the North by Horokiwi Riding, and by a straight line from the south-eastern corner of the said riding to the north-western corner of Section No. 199, Hutt District; towards the North-east by lines so as to include Sections Nos. 232, 229, 228, 62, 63, 64, and 199, Hutt District; towards the South-east by lines so as to include Sections Nos. 232, 231, 230, 42, 41, 40, 225, 27, 23, 19, 238, 239, 240, 76, 77, and 15, Hutt District; towards the South by the shore of Port Nicholson Harbour; and towards the East by Porirua Riding. |
| Norsewood.... | Starts at the junction of the Wangai and Mangapuaka Streams, at the western boundary of the Porangahau Riding; follows down the Mangapuaka Stream to the Manawatu River, up that river to its junction with the Mangate-wainui River, and up that river to a point due east from the south-east corner of Rural Section No. 1, Whakaruatapu; from that point running in a straight line due west to the said corner of Section No. 1; thence along the southern boundary of Sections Nos. 1 and 2 to the Whaka-ruatapu Stream; thence running in a straight line due west to the summit of the Ruahine Range, along the summits of that range to the southern boundary of the Waipukurau Riding, and thence along the southern and western boundaries of that riding to the starting point at the junction of the Wangai and Mangapuaka Streams. | Wainuiomata | The boundary commences at Taourakira Head in Cook Strait, and runs thence north-easterly along the boundary of the Wairarapa West County till it intersects a line east magnetic from the south-east corner of James Corrie's selection of 120 acres, Hutt District; thence westerly along such line to the south-eastern corner of the said selection; thence in a straight line to the south-eastern corner of Section No. 232; thence along the south-eastern boundaries of E Puni Riding to the shore of Port Nicholson Harbour; and thence along the shore of the said Harbour and of Cook Strait to starting-point. |
| Woodville... | Starts at the Trigonometrical Station on Whahataura, at the western boundary of the Porangahau Riding; follows along that boundary to the southern boundary of the Norsewood Riding, along that boundary to the summit of the Ruahine Range; thence along the boundary of the Manawatu County to the Wairarapa West County; thence along the boundaries of the Wairarapa West and Wairarapa East Counties to the starting point at the Trigonometrical Station on Whahataura. | Mungaroa | Bounded towards the North by the Manawatu County; towards the East and South-east by the Wairarapa West County; towards the South and South-west by E Puni and Wainuio-mata Ridings; and towards the West by Horo-kiwi Riding. |
| Karori | HUTT COUNTY. | ||
| The boundary commences at the north-west-ern boundary of Section No. 98, Ohariu District and runs thence easterly, south-easterly, and | Alfredton | WAIRARAPA WEST COUNTY. |
Bounded towards the North by the Waipawa County; towards the East and South-east by the Wairarapa East County; towards the South and South-west by the Mangara Stream, and by
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NZ Gazette 1876, No 63
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Continuation of detailed boundaries for various County Ridings
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🏘️ Provincial & Local Government28 November 1876
Riding boundaries, County boundaries, Hutt County, Wairarapa West County, Land description