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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
NOTICE OF ALTERATION OF RIDINGS IN THE side of Humboldt Street, in the Township of Hamp-
COUNTY OF AKAROA, PROVINCIAL DISTRICT OF den; the total distance being 122194 links.
CANTERBURY.

N OTICE is hereby given that, in accordance with 682
the provisions of "The Counties Act, 1876,"
this Council has resolved that, instead of the four
ridings of Le Bon's Bay, Raupo, Okain's Bay, and
Little River, as described in the Government Gazette
No. 63, 28th November, 1876, there shall be con-
stituted the following four ridings, namely:--

Le Bon's Bay Riding. Bounded towards the North-
east by the sea; towards the North-west by the
middle of the Okain's Bay Valley Road from Rural
Section 20956 to Rural Section 4976; towards the
South-west by the highest ridge of the hills; and
towards the South by the summit of the spur leading
to Putakoto Head.

Okain's Bay Riding. Bounded towards the
North-east by the sea; towards the North-west by
the Pigeon Bay Riding; towards the South-west by
the highest ridge of the hills; and towards the South-
east by the Le Bon's Bay Riding.

Little River Riding. Bounded towards the North
by the Kaituna Stream to its source westward of
Rural Section 12357, thence in a direct line to
Mount Herbert Peak; towards the East by the
Pigeon Bay and Wainui Ridings; towards the South
by the sea; and towards the West by the Selwyn
County.

Tai-Tapu Riding. Bounded towards the North by
the Selwyn County and the Port Victoria Riding;
towards the East by the Port Levy Riding; ; towards
the South by the Little River Riding; and towards
the West by the Selwyn County.

E. C. LATTER,
Chairman, Council of Akaroa.
Barry's Bay, Akaroa, 16th October, 1878.

ROADS PROCLAIMED COUNTY ROADS, COUNTY OF
WAIPAWA.

Waipawa County Council Office,
Waipawa, 1st October, 1878.

I HEREBY proclaim, in accordance with section
88 of "The Public Works Act, 1876," the follow-
ing roads to be County Roads, viz. :-

1. The road now in use from Norsewood to
   Ormondville, starting at the eastern side of the main
   road from Wellington to Napier, on the boundaries
   of Sections Nos. 64 and 65, in the Norsewood Settle-
   ment, and running 6725 links in a south-easterly
   direction; thence 1700 links towards the north-east,
   thence south-easterly 1825 links, thence in a north-
   easterly direction 168 links, thence 3000 links
   towards the south-east, thence 648 links in a north-
   easterly direction, and thence south-easterly 15750
   links, where the road joins the proposed line of rail-
   way from Napier to Manawatu. The said road is
   1 chain wide, 27991 links in length, and is situated
   in the Tua-Tua (or Manawatu No. 6) Block.

2. The road now in use from the Waipawa-Hamp-
   den Road to Ashley-Clinton, starting in Block
   No. 66, Patangata District, and running in a north-
   westerly direction 12353 links; thence 71041 links
   towards the south-west, thence 739 links south-
   easterly, thence 8290 links towards the south-west;
   thence 30858 links in a north-westerly direction,
   thence 21675 links towards the south-west, termina-
   ting on the eastern boundary of Block No. 218, Rua-
   taniwha District; the total linkage being 144956.

3. The road in continuation of the Waipawa-
   Hampden Road, commencing at the Manga-o-nuku
   Stream, and running in a westerly direction 38350
   links; and thence in a north-westerly direction 83844
   links, terminating in Block No. 152 on the eastern

JOHN MACKERSEY,
Chairman, Waipawa County Council.

WAIPAWA COUNTY.

Waipawa County Council Office,
Waipawa, 1st October, 1878.

THE following Resolutions, passed at a special
meeting of this Council held on the 15th day of
August last, altering the Boundaries and Number of
Ridings in this County, were this day confirmed.

JOHN MACKERSEY,
Chairman, Waipawa County Council.

1. That the name of the Ruataniwha Riding be
   changed to Waipawa Riding.

2. That the Waipukurau Riding be divided into
   two ridings, by a boundary line which starts at the
   Tauraekaitai Stream, at the western boundary of
   the Eparaima Riding, follows up the Tauraekaita.
   Stream and Whatatuna Stream to the southerr
   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 Waikapioro Stream to the western
   boundary of Block No. 70, along the western and
   northern boundaries of that block and part of the
   northern boundary of Block 83 to the eastern
   boundary of Block 69, and along that boundary to
   the Maharekeke Stream; thence down that stream
   to the Makaretu River, and down the centre of that
   river to the Tukituki River; thence crossing that
   river to the mouth of the Waipawa-Mate Stream,
   following up that stream to its intersection with the
   road from Waipawa to Onga-Onga, and along that
   road to the Waipawa River: and that the portion of
   the original riding lying to the west of such boundary
   line be called the Ruataniwha Riding, and the
   remainder of such original riding be known as the
   Waipukurau Riding.

3. That the Porangahau Riding be divided into
   two ridings, to be known respectively as the Eparaima
   and Porangahau Ridings; the portion of the Poranga-
   hau Riding known hitherto as the Porangahau Road
   District to be the Porangahau Riding, and the
   remaining portion hitherto known as the Eparaima
   Road District to be the Eparaima Riding.

4. That the Patangata Riding be divided into two
   ridings, to be known respectively as the Patangata
   and Tamumu Ridings, by a boundary line starting on
   the Tukituki River, at the mouth of the Mangatarata
   Stream, following down the centre of the Tukituki
   River to the mouth of the Mangarara Stream, and
   following up that stream to the southern boundary
   of Block No. 76, Mangakuri District; along the
   southern and south-eastern boundaries of that block
   and the south-eastern boundary of Block 75 to the
   Mangakuri Stream, and down that stream to the sea-
   coast: aud the portion of the original Patangata
   Riding lying to the north of such boundary line shall
   be called the Patangata Riding, and the remaining
   portion of the original Patangata Riding shall be
   called the Tamumu Riding.

5. That from the Patangata Riding the portion of
   the said riding included within the boundaries speci-
   fied in the Schedule to this resolution be taken from
   the Patangata Riding, and added to the riding hitherto
   known as the Ruataniwha Riding, but now called
   the Waipawa Riding, the boundaries of the said
   Patangata and Waipawa Ridings being henceforth as
   follow:-1st. Of the Patangata Riding: Starting on
   the Tukituki River, opposite the mouth of the Ma-
   ngarara Stream, following up the centre of the Tuki-