District Boundary Definitions




JAN. 6.]
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, 5

River; thence towards the South-west by that river
to its mouth; and thence towards the North-west by
the sea to the commencing point at the mouth of the
Teramakau River.

OKARITO DISTRICT
Is bounded towards the North-east by the south-
western boundary of the Hokitika District, herein-
before defined; towards the South-east by the
summit of the main range of the Southern Alps to
Mount Aspiring; thence towards the South by the
southern boundary of the Provincial District of West-
land to Big Bay; and thence towards the North-west
by the sea to the commencing point at the mouth of
the Wanganui River.

ASHBURTON DISTRICT
Is bounded towards the North-east by the south
bank of the Rakaia River, from its most westerly
source to its mouth; thence towards the South-
east by the ocean to the month of the Rangitata
River; thence towards the South-west by the north
bank of the said Rangitata River, and a line to
the summit of Mount Tyndall; and thence towards
the North-west by right lines from peak to peak
along the summit of the Southern Alps to the com-
mencing point.

GERALDINE DISTRICT
Is bounded towards the North-east by the Ash-
burton District, hereinbefore defined; towards the
South-east by the sea to the Opihi River;
towards the South-west by the Opihi River aforesaid
to its source; thence by a right line to the nearest
mouth of the Godley River in Lake Tekapo; from
thence by a right line to Mount Cook on the Southern
Alps; and towards the North-west by the summit of
the main range of the Southern Alps aforesaid to the
western angle of the Ashburton District aforesaid.

TIMARU DISTRICT
Is bounded towards the North-east by the Geral-
dine District, hereinbefore defined; towards the
East by the sea to the Waitaki River; towards the
South by the Provincial District of Otago to Mount
Aspiring on the Southern Alps; and towards the
North-west by the summit of main range of the
Southern Alps aforesaid to Mount Cook.

OAMARU DISTRICT
Is bounded towards the North by the Okarito
and Timaru Districts, hereinbefore defined, from a
point due north of Cosmos Peak to the mouth of
the Waitaki River; towards the South-east by the
sea to the mouth of the Waihema Creek; thence
on the South by that creek to Double Hill; thence
by the summit of the watershed of the south branch
of the Waikouaiti River to Silver Peak; thence
towards the West, and again towards the South, by
the Otago Gold Fields District, hereinafter defined,
to Cosmos Peak; and thence towards the West by a
right line due north to the commencing point.

OTAGO GOLD FIELDS DISTRICT
Is bounded as follows: Commencing at Fox Peak;
thence by the north-eastern watersheds of the
Shotover and Arrow Rivers to Mount Cardrona;
thence to the junction of Boundary Creek with
the Cardrona River; thence by that creek to its
source; thence to the Kirtle Burn, and by the Kirtle
Burn to its first feeder; thence by that feeder and a
line to the source of the Park Burn; thence by the
Park Burn to the Clutha River; thence by a right
line to the summit of Mount St. Bathans; thence by
a right line to the summit of the Hawkdun Moun-
tains, and by the summit of that range to Kyeburn
Hill; thence by a right line to the summit of the
Kakanui Mountains, by that range and the spur

leading to the junction of the Deepdell Creek with
the Waihemo or Shag River, and by a right line to
that junction; thence by the watershed between the
Taieri and Waikouaiti Rivers to Silver Peak; thence
by Silver Stream to where it crosses the road leading
to Dunedin; thence by that road to the boundary of
the hundreds, and by the boundary of the hundreds
to the south-western boundary of Run No. 54;
thence by that boundary to a point situated
north-east of the source of the Crook Burn; thence
by a right line south-west to the source of Crook
Burn, and by the Crook Burn to the Clutha River;
thence by that river to its junction with the Black
Cleugh Creek, and by that creek and a right line to
the summit of the Tapanui Ranges; thence by those
ranges to the source of the Spylaw Burn, and by the
Spylaw Burn to the Pomahaka River; thence by that
river to its junction with the Parasol Creek, and by
that creek to its source; thence by a right line to the
summit of Black Umbrella; thence by the summit of
the watershed of the western branch of the Waikaka
River to the south boundary of Run No. 193, and by
that boundary to the Mataura River; thence by that
river to Eyre Peak; and thence by the summit of
the western and northern watersheds of Lake Waka-
tipu to Fox Peak, the commencing point.

DUNEDIN DISTRICT
Is bounded towards the North by part of the
southern boundary of the Oamaru District, herein-
before defined, that is to say, from the Silver Peak
to the mouth of the Waihema Creek in Blueskin
Bay; towards the North-east and South-east by the
sea from the mouth of the Waihema to the mouth
of the Taieri River; towards the South-west by that
river from its mouth to the Waipori Lake, and by the
Waipori Lake and river to the boundary of the
Otago Gold Fields District, hereinbefore defined; and
towards the North-west by part of the south-eastern
boundary of the Otago Gold Fields District, that is
to say, from its intersection by the Waipori River
to Silver Peak. Including the adjacent islands.

CLUTHA DISTRICT
Is bounded towards the North-east by the Dunedin
District, hereinbefore defined; towards the South-
east and South by the sea, from the mouth of the
Taieri River to Chasland's Mistake; thence towards
the West by a right line to the summit of Black
Horn Hill; thence by the summit of the range leading
to Bleak Hill; thence by a right line to the summit
of Cairn Hill; thence by a right line to the source of
the Kaiwera creek, and by that creek to the Main
South Road; and thence by the summit of the
eastern watershed of the Waikaka River to Black
Umbrella Mountain; and towards the North and
North-west by the Otago Gold Fields District, herein-
before defined.

SOUTHLAND DISTRICT
Is bounded towards the North, East, and West,
by the Otago Gold Fields District, hereinbefore de-
fined; again towards the East by the Clutha District,
hereinbefore defined, to Chasland's Mistake; thence
towards the South by the sea to the Waiau River;
thence again towards the West by that river and the
eastern shore of Manipori Lake to a point due west
of the confluence of the Windley River with the Oreti
River; thence again towards the North by a right
line due east to said confluence; and thence towards
the North-west by a right line to the Otago Gold
Fields District at Eyre Peak. Including Stewart
Island and adjacent islands.

TE ANAU DISTRICT
Is bounded towards the North by the Provincial
District of Westland; towards the East by the
Oamaru and Otago Gold Fields Districts, herein.



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🗺️ Continuation of Proclamation Defining District Boundaries (continued from previous page)

🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey
6 January 1881
Boundary definitions, Teremakau River, Okarito District, Ashburton District, Geraldine District, Timaru District, Oamaru District, Otago Gold Fields District, Dunedin District, Clutha District, Southland District