β¨ County Boundary Definitions
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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
Charleston continued Lyell
Grey Counties; towards the South by Grey
County; and towards the West by the ocean.
Wareatea
Bounded towards the North by the Ngakawau
River and a line from its source due east to
Lyell Riding; towards the East by Lyell Riding
and Inangahua County; towards the South by
Charleston Riding; and towards the West by
the ocean.
Karamea
Bounded towards the North by Collingwood
County; towards the East by the Counties of
Waimea and Inangahua; towards the South by
the Lyell and Wareatea Ridings; and towards
the West by the ocean.
INANGAHUA COUNTY.
Hampden
Bounded towards the North by Waimea
County; towards the East by Amuri County;
towards the South by Grey County to Mount
Haast; towards the West by a line along the
summit of the watershed over Mount Burnett,
Mount Victoria, and the Brunner Range, to
Buller County; thence by Buller County.
Boatman's...
Bounded towards the North by Buller
County; towards the East by Hampden Riding
to Mount Victoria; thence towards the South
along the watershed of the Wharau and Wai-
tuhi Rivers, and the watershed of the Waituhi
and Boatman's Creek, to the Inangahua River,
about 1 mile south of the Wharau River;
thence westerly along the watershed of the
Wharau and Little Grey to Buller County; and
towards the West by Buller County.
Reefton
Bounded towards the North by Boatman's
Riding to a point north-east of the confluence of
the Deadman's Creek with the Inangahua, thence
south-westerly to the Inangahua River, thence
by Deadman's Creek to its source, thence by
the summit of the watershed of the Inangahua
and Blackwater to Mount Haast; towards the
South by Grey County; and towards the West
by the summit of the watershed of the Inangahua
and Little Grey over Mount Gore to Boatman's
Riding.
Murray
Bounded towards the North-east by Boatman's
Riding to a point due east of the source of Dead-
man's Creek, thence due west to Deadman's
Creek; and towards the West and North-west by
Reefton Riding.
Crushington
Bounded towards the North by Murray
Riding; towards the East by Boatman's and
Hampden Ridings; towards the South-west by
Reefton Riding.
Antonio's
Bounded towards the North by Boatman's
Riding; towards the East by Reefton Riding;
towards the South and West by Grey County
and Buller County.
AMURI COUNTY.
Tennyson
Bounded towards the North by the Counties
of Marlborough and Kaikoura; towards the
East by Cheviot County to the Waiau-ua River;
towards the South by the Waiau-ua River to
its source, and a line thence to Mount Franklin;
and towards the West by Inangahua and Wai-
mea Counties.
Te Koa
Bounded towards the North by Tennyson
Riding; towards the East by Cheviot County;
towards the South by Ashley County; and
towards the West by Grey County and Inanga-
hua County.
CHEVIOT COUNTY.
Hawkewood
Bounded towards the North by Kaikoura
County; towards the East by the ocean; towards
the South by the Waiau-au River; and towards
the West by Amuri County.
Benmore
Bounded towards the North by Hawkewood
Riding; towards the East by the ocean; towards
the South by Ashley County; and towards the
West by Amuri County.
GREY COUNTY.
Waipuna
Commencing at Mount Faraday, Papar
Mountains; thence south-easterly and easterl
along boundary of Grey County to west bound-
ary of Amuri County; thence southerly along
said boundary; thence westerly along the
watershed between Grey River and Ahaura
River to head waters of Brandy Jack's Creek;
thence along said creek, Duffer's Creek, Grey
River, and Big River, to Paparoa Mountains;
thence northerly along said mountains to the
commencing point.
Ahaura
Bounded on the Northward by Waipuna
Riding; on the Eastward by the Amuri County;
on the Southward by a line along the water-
shed between the Ahaura and Kopara Rivers
to their junction, and by a line to and along
the watershed between Nelson Creek and
Ahaura River, by German Gully Creek, Grey
River, and Moonlight Creek; and on the West-
ward by Paparoa Mountains.
Nelson Creek
Bounded on the Northward by the Ahaura
Riding; on the Eastward by Kopara River;
on the Southward by Ahaura Lake, the water-
shed between Nelson Creek and Red Jack's
Creek; and on the Westward by Black Ball
Creek and Paparoa Mountains.
Red Jack's...
Bounded on the Northward by Nelson Creek
Riding and Ahaura; on the Eastward by the
Amuri County; on the Southward by a straight
line from the Hurunui Saddle to the junction
of Arnold River with Lake Brunner; on the
Westward by a straight line to the source of
Maori Gully Creek, by Maori Gully Creek to
the Grey River, thence to and by the north-
eastern boundary of Native Reserve No. 1
(Schedule B), and continuation thereof to the
Paparoa Mountains, and thence by the Paparoa
Mountains to Nelson Creek Riding.
Brunnerton
Bounded on the Northward and Eastward
by Red Jack's Riding; on the Southward by
Arnold River and Grey River; on the West-
ward by a straight line running north from
a point in the Grey River one and a half mile
east of the mouth of Coal Creek, and by
Paparoa Mountains.
Cobden
Bounded on the Northward by the boundary
of Grey County; on the Eastward by Paparoa
Mountains and a straight line to a point in the
Grey River one and a half mile east of the
mouth of Coal Creek; on the Southward by the
Grey River; and on the Westward by the
ocean.
Maori Creek
Bounded on the Northward by Cobden Riding,
and by Brunnerton Riding; on the Eastward by
Lake Brunner; on the Southward by a straight
line from the east end of Lake Brunner Track
to the source of Cock-a-bulla Creek, and by said
creek; and on the Westward by a straight line
from its junction with New River to Rata Tree
Peak; thence by a line to Marian Creek, and by
Marian Creek and Omotumotu Creek to the
Grey River.
Marsden
Bounded on the Northward by the Munici-
pality of Greymouth and Cobden Riding, and by
Maori Creek Riding; on the Eastward by a
line from the summit of the Hohonu Range to
Blackwater Creek, thence by Blackwater Creek
and Hohonu River to the Teremakau; towards
the Southward by Westland County; and on
the Westward by the ocean.
Hohonu
Bounded on the Northward by Red Jack's
Riding; on the Eastward and Southward by
the Westland County; and on the Westward
by the Marsden Riding, and the Maori Creek
Riding.
ASHLEY COUNTY.
Waipara
Bounded on the North by the Cheviot and
Amuri Counties; on the East by the sea; on
the South by the River Waipara to the summit
of the pass north of Runs Nos. 165, 166, and
168, and a line from thence to Ashley Head,
Esk Head, Snowy Peak, and the Teremakau
Saddle.
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NZ Gazette 1876, No 63