β¨ Proclamations defining districts
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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
Geraldine Road District included within Agricultural | Government Gazette, define such territorial divisions
District, Schedule B, "Canterbury Trespass of | as he may think proper to be Licensing Districts for
Cattle Ordinance, 1872."
the purposes of the said Act, and from time to time
(L.S.)
NORMANBY, Governor.
may alter and redefine the boundaries of the same:
A PROCLAMATION.
And whereas by a Proclamation bearing date the
IN pursuance and exercise of the powers and
seventeenth day of May, one thousand eight hundred
authorities vested in me by the Ordinance of
and seventy-seven, the District of Clyde was con-
the Province of Canterbury intituled "The Canterbury
stituted under the said "Licensing Act, 1873:" And
Trespass of Cattle Ordinance, 1872," and by "The
whereas it is expedient to abolish the said district,
Abolition of Provinces Act, 1875," I, George Augus-
tus Constantine, Marquis of Normanby, the Governor
and define other districts in lieu thereof:
of the Colony of New Zealand, do hereby proclaim
Now, therefore, I, George Augustus Constantine,
and declare that on and from the nineteenth day of
Marquis of Normanby, the Governor of the Colony
November, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-
of New Zealand, in pursuance of the provisions of
seven, that portion of the Provincial District of Can-
the hereinbefore recited Act, and of every power and
terbury described in the Schedule hereto shall be
authority enabling me in this behalf, do hereby
included within the agricultural district referred to
abolish the said District of Clyde, and do proclaim,
in Schedule B of the said "Canterbury Trespass of
constitute, and appoint that the territorial divisions,
Cattle Ordinance, 1872."
the boundaries whereof are defined and set forth in
SCHEDULE.
the Schedule hereto, shall be Licensing Districts for
THE Geraldine Road District comprises that portion
the purposes of the said Act; and that such districts
of the Provincial District of Canterbury bounded on
shall be known by the names by which they are
the North by the Ashburton and Upper Ashburton
designated in the said Schedule.
Road Districts'; on the West by the Mount Peel Road
And I do further proclaim and declare that three
District; on the South by the Opihi River; and on
members of the Licensing Court constituted for each
the East by the main South Road to Section 5961;
such district, inclusive of the Chairman, shall form a
thence following the northern boundary line of Sec-
tions 5961 and 11526 and a line in continuation of
quorum thereof.
the same to the eastern boundary of Section 9031,
SCHEDULE.
CLYDE DISTICT.
THENCE following the eastern and north-western bound-
THIS district is bounded towards the North by a
aries of the latter section to the Geraldine Road,
right line due west from the summit of Ben Nevis to
thence following that road south-easterly to the road
the Hector Mountains to the summit of the Carrick
running through Section 7319, thence following the
Mountains; thence by a right line to the summit of
latter road by Trig. Pole 5, and through Section 3275
Cairnmuir Hill; thence towards the North-west by
to the north-eastern corner of Section 7462, thence
a right line to the junction of the Leaning Rock
following the eastern boundary of Section 7462 to
Creek with the Clutha River; thence by the said
the south-east corner thereof, thence following a
creek and a right line to the summit of Leaning Rock
straight line to the, south-west corner of Section
Hill; thence by right lines from peak to peak along
13741, and from thence following the road forming
the summit of the Dunstan Mountains, and by a right
the western boundary of that section to the River
line to the source of Lauder Creek; thence towards
Opihi before mentioned.
the North-east by the Lauder Creek, the Manuherikia
Given under the hand of His Excellency the
River, and the Pool Burn to its junction with the
Most Honorable George Augustus Con-
Ida Burn, and by the south-western boundary of
stantine, Marquis of Normanby, Earl of
Run No. 225 to the Roughridge Hills; thence
Mulgrave, Viscount Normanby, and Baron
towards the East by the summit of the Roughridge
Mulgrave of Mulgrave, all in the County
Hills to North Roughridge Hill, and by a right line
of York, in the Peerage of the United
thence to the summit of South Roughridge Hill;
the same; and issued
thence towards the South-west by a right line to the
under the Seal of the said Colony, at the
point where the road from Clyde to Dunedin crosses
Government House, at Wellington, this
the Raggedy Ranges; thence towards the South by
nineteenth day of November, in the year
the said road to the Manuherikia River, and by a
of our Lord one thousand eight hundred
right line to the most southern corner of the Town-
and seventy-seven.
ship of Clyde, as defined in the First Schedule to
G. S. WHITMORE.
"The Municipal Corporations Act, 1867;" thence
towards the South-east by a right line to the head of
GOD SAVE THE QUEEN!
McLellan's Gully; thence again towards the East by
Defining Districts under "The Licensing Act, 1873."
a right line to the summit of the Obelisk; thence
(L.S.)
NORMANBY, Governor.
again towards the South by a right line to the summit
A PROCLAMATION.
of Lorn Creek; and towards the West by right lines
WHEREAS by "The Licensing Act, 1873," it is,
from peak to peak along the summit of the Hector
amongst other things, enacted that the
Mountains to Ben Nevis, the commencing point.
Governor shall, as soon as conveniently may be after
ALEXANDRA DISTRICT.
the passing of the said Act, by Proclamation in the
Bounded on the West by the Clyde District; on
the North by the Clyde District and the road leading
to Dunedin across the Rock and Pillar to a point
where it crosses the Raggedy Range; on the North-
east by an imaginary line from said point to South
Roughridge Hill; on the South by an imaginary
line from South Roughridge Hill due west to Cairn
Hill, and thence to Obelisk.
Given under the hand of His Excellency the
Most Honorable George Augustus Con-
stantine, Marquis of Normanby, Earl of
Mulgrave, Viscount Normanby, and Baron
Mulgrave of Mulgrave, all in the County
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πΊοΈ Inclusion of Geraldine Road District into Agricultural District
πΊοΈ Lands, Settlement & Survey19 November 1877
Geraldine Road District, Agricultural District, Canterbury Trespass of Cattle Ordinance, Boundary definition
- Normanby, Governor
- G. S. Whitmore
ποΈ Abolition of Clyde Licensing District and definition of new Licensing Districts
ποΈ Provincial & Local Government19 November 1877
Licensing Act 1873, Clyde District, Alexandra District, Boundary definition, Licensing Court
- Normanby, Governor
NZ Gazette 1877, No 95