Native Trust District Proclamation




advice and consent of the Executive Council of the
colony, and in exercise and pursuance of the powers
and authorities vested in me by the said Act, hereby
proclaim and define the districts named and described
in the Schedule hereto to be Native trust districts
under the said Act, and do hereby bring the same
under the operation of the said Act and of any Act
or Acts amending the same.

borough as is not included in the District of Kai-
koura, hereinbefore defined.

SCHEDULE.

NELSON DISTRICT
Is bounded towards the North by the sea from
Awarua Bay to the north-western boundary of the
Provincial District of Marlborough (including the
adjacent islands); thence towards the South-east and
East by the boundary of that provincial district to
the confluence of the Acheron and Clarence Rivers;
thence Westerly by a line in transit with Lake
Christabel to the summit of the eastern watershed
of Lake Christabel and the Grey River; thence
towards the South-west by the summit of the water-
shed of the north-eastern source of the Grey River
to the Victoria Mountains; thence towards the West
and North-west by the summit of the Victoria Moun-
tains, the Brunner Mountains, the Lyell Mountains,
the Marine Mountains, and the Tasman Mountains,
to Mount Arthur; and by the south-eastern boun-
dary of the Collingwood District, hereinafter defined,
to the commencing point.

COLLINGWOOD DISTRICT
Is bounded towards the East by the summit
of the range of hills south-east of Awarua Bay, from
Awarua Point to its junction with the range of
mountains between Separation Point and Mount
Arthur; thence by the summit of the said mountains
to Mount Arthur; towards the South by the summit
of the watershed between the Mackay and Takaka
Rivers to Mount Snowdon; thence along the summit
of the range to Mount Domett; thence by a line to
the southern source of the Heaphy River, and by
the left bank of that river to the sea; and towards
the West and North by the sea to the point of
commencement.

NELSON SOUTH-WEST GOLD FIELDS DISTRICT
Is bounded towards the North by the Colling-
wood District, hereinbefore defined, to Mount
Arthur; towards the East and South-east by the
summits of the Tasman Mountains, the Marine
Mountains, the Lyell Mountains, the Brunner
Mountains, the Victoria Mountains, and the
summit of the watershed between the Grey and
Maruia Rivers to Kaiapoi District; thence by the
summit of the watershed to the saddle between the
Hurunui and Teremakau Rivers; towards the South-
west by a right line to the junction of the Arnold
River with Lake Brunner; thence by the Arnold
River to its confluence with the Grey River; thence
along the summit of the Paparoa Ranges to the
watershed between the Punakaiko and Pororari
Rivers; thence along the summit of that watershed
to the sea at the southern headland of the last-named
river; and towards the West by the sea to Heaphy
River, the point of commencement.

KAIKOURA DISTRICT
Is bounded on the South by the sea; on the South-
west by the south-western boundary of the Provincial
District of Marlborough, from the sea to the point
where it meets the Clarence River; and on the
remaining sides by the Clarence River, from the last-
named point to the sea.

BLENHEIM DISTRICT
Comprises so much of that area included within
the boundaries of the Provincial District of Marl-

KAIAPOI DISTRICT
Is bounded towards the North by the southern
boundaries of the Nelson, Blenheim, and Kaikoura
Districts, hereinbefore defined; towards the East by
the sea, from the mouth of the River Conway to the
mouth of the Waimakariri River; thence towards the
South and West by that river to the Southern Alps
at its most westerly source; and towards the North-
west by the summit of the Southern Alps to the
saddle between the Hurunui and Teramakau Rivers,
and by part of the south-eastern boundary of the
Nelson South-West Gold Fields District, that is to
say, by the summit of the watershed of the south-
eastern and north-eastern sources of the Grey River
to the southern boundary of the Nelson District.

CHRISTCHURCH DISTRICT
Is bounded towards the North-east and North by
the Kaiapoi District, hereinbefore defined; towards
the East by the sea and the Lyttelton District, herein-
after defined; towards the South-east by the sea;
towards the South-west by the southern bank of the
Rakaia River to its most westerly source, and a line to
the summit of the Southern Alps; and towards the
North-west by right lines from peak to peak along
the summit of the Southern Alps to the source of
the Waimakiriri River.

LYTTELTON DISTRICT
Is bounded towards the North by the southern
shore of Lake Ellesmere; towards the West by the
eastern shore of the said lake, by the western bank
of the River Halswell, to the western boundary
of Section No. 1879; thence by that boundary and
the Ahuriri Bush Road to the southern boundary of
Section No. 1901, by that boundary and the ridge of
hills by Cooper's Knob and Cass Peak; and again
towards the North by the ridge of hills north of
Lyttelton Harbour to a point where it meets a line
drawn due north and south through the easternmost
extremity of the boundary of the said Town of
Lyttelton as originally laid out by the Canterbury
Association; thence by that line to Port Lyttelton,
and by Port Lyttelton and the sea to a point on the
coast being midway between Port Levy and Pigeon
Bay; thence towards the East by a right line to
Mount Sinclair; thence Westerly along the Purau
Track to the spur leading from the main range from
High Bare Peak; thence by the spur and range to
High Bare Peak; thence by right lines along the
summit of the watershed between Waikoka Creek
and Lake Forsyth to the Tramway Reserve; and
thence by a right line to the outlet of that lake; and
thence towards the South by the sea to the outlet of
Lake Ellesmere. Including the adjacent islands.

AKAROA DISTRICT
Is bounded towards the West by the Lyttelton
District, hereinbefore defined; and towards the North,
East, and South by the sea.

GREYMOUTH DISTRICT
Is bounded on the North and East by the Nelson
South-West Gold Fields District, hereinbefore de-
fined, to the saddle between the Hurunui and Tere-
makau Rivers; thence towards the South by the said
Teremakau River to its mouth; and thence towards
the North-west by the sea to the commencing point
at the South Headland of the Pororari River.

HOKITIKA DISTRICT
Is bounded towards the North by the Greymouth
District, hereinbefore defined; towards the South-
east by the summit of the main range of the
Southern Alps to the source of the Wanganui



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🪶 Proclamation Defining Native Trust Districts Schedule Continuation (continued from previous page)

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Boundary definitions, Nelson District, Collingwood District, Gold Fields District, Kaiapoi, Christchurch, Lyttelton, Akaroa, Greymouth