✨ Borough Boundary Definitions




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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
South Town Belt; and on the Westward by the sea-
coast.

Hokitika.-Being all that area known as the Borough
of Hokitika. Bounded towards the North-east by Sec-
tion No. 8237, a road-line, Sections Nos. 8, 453, and
65 (in red), and a road-line; towards the South-east
by a road-line, Section No. 452 (in red), a road-line,
Sections Nos. 8236 and 8235, part of Section No. 1718,
Section No. 8328, and Crown lands; towards the
South-west by Crown lands, Sections Nos. 2044, 2045,
and 1038, a road-line, and Section No. 2026; and
towards the North-west by low-water mark of the
ocean.

Kumara.-Being all that area known as the
Borough of Kumara. Commencing at a point on
the western side of the Greenstone Road being the
southernmost corner peg of Rural Section No. 1926;
thence north-westerly at a right angle to said
road for 40 chains; thence north-easterly at a right
angle to the southern boundary of Suburban Section
No. 1309, 9680 links; thence south-easterly follow-
ing the southern boundaries of Suburban Sections
Nos. 1309, 1308, 1807, 1181, 1180, 1179, 1178, 5290
links; thence across the Greenstone Road and by
the southern boundary of Ferry Reserve No. 68 and
the north-eastern boundary of Educational Endow-
ment Reserve No. 128, 4600 links; thence south-
westerly along part of the south-eastern boundary of
said Reserve No. 128, 1140 links and 8100 links, and
a line in continuation of the same; and thence
north-westerly at a right angle in a straight line to
the commencing point, 4100 links.

Ross.-Being all that area known as the Borough
of Ross. Bounded by a line commencing at a peg
below Donohue's, at the most westerly corner of
Block XXXIX.; thence along the ocean beach to
the mouth of the Totara River; thence along the
southern bank of the Totara River to its junction
with Donnelly's Creek; thence along the western
bank of Donnelly's Creek to the Jones's Creek storm-
channel; thence by a right line to Trig. Station A;
thence by a right line to the source of Quartz Creek
(left branch of Donnelly's Creek); thence towards the
South-east by a right line to the western end of the
Mikonui Water-race tunnel; thence towards the
South-west by a right line to the peg below Dono-
hue's, the starting point.

OTAGO.

Alexandra.-Being all that area known as the
Borough of Alexandra. Bounded towards the North-
west by Block VII., Leaning Rock Survey District,
11919 links; towards the North-east by Block VII.,
Leaning Rock Survey District, 7615 links; towards
the East by the Manuherikia River, 8800 links; and
towards the South by the Clutha River, 11000 links.

Arrowtown.-Being all that area known as the
Brough of Arrowtown. Bounded towards the
North-east by the Arrow River to a point on its
bank in continuation of the southern boundary-line
of Section No. 25, Block VII., Shotover Survey Dis-
trict; towards the South by said line to said Section
No. 25; towards the South-west by said Section No.
25 and Sections Nos. 30, 31, 32, 88, 33, 34, 35, 66,
65, 64, 63, 62, and 61 of said Block VII.; again
towards the South by said Block VII. to the eastern
boundary-line of Section No. 7 of Block XVIII.;
towards the West by that boundary-line and its
continuation for a distance of 3398 links; thence by
a line due east to the Arrow River, a distance of
2380 links to the point of commencement.

Avenal.-Being all that area known as the Borough
of Avenal. Bounded on the North by a public road
100 links, by Section No. 29, Block I., Invercargill
Hundred, 2750 links, by the Main North Road 100
links, by Section No. 29 aforesaid 1300 links, and by

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a public road 112 links; on the East by Section No.
22 of said block, being a park reserve, 1994 links;
on the South by a public road 112 links, by Section
No. 27 of aforesaid block 1300 links, by the Main
North Road 100 links, by Section No. 27 aforesaid
2980 links, and by a public road 100 links; and
towards the West by the Waihopai Estuary to the
commencing point.

Balclutha North.-Bounded towards the North-west
by Section No. 9, Block XXXV., Clutha Survey Dis-
trict, to the north-eastern corner of said Section No. 9;
thence towards the North by a road-line to the
north-eastern corner of Section No. 6 of said Block
XXXV.; thence again towards the North-west by a
right line across a road-line and the Clutha River to
the south-westernmost corner of Section No. 1, Block
XXVI., Township of Balclutha; thence towards the
West, North, North-east, and South-east by the
boundary-lines of the said Township of Balclutha to
the Clutha River; thence towards the South-west by
the Clutha River to a point on its north bank where
the production of a line drawn down the centre of
Renfrew Street and across the Clutha River would
intersect it; thence again towards the South-east by
the said line to its intersection with a line drawn
down the centre of Clyde Street; thence by the centre
of the Main South Road to the place of commence-
ment.

Balclutha South.-Comprises all that portion of the
Borough of Balclutha not included in the Balclutha
North Licensing District.

Campbelltown.-Being all that area known as the
Borough of Campbelltown. Bounded towards the
North by the Bluff Harbour; towards the East,
South, and West by Foveaux Strait; and towards
the North-west by the south-eastern boundary-line
of Section No. 19, Block I., Campbelltown Hundred,
produced from sea to sea.

Kensington.-Bounded towards the North-west by
the boundary-line of the Borough of Caversham,
from the north-western corner of Section No. 11,
Block VI., Town Survey District, to the south-
eastern corner of Section No. 65 of said Block VI.;
thence towards the North-east, again towards the
North-west, and again towards the North-east, and
towards the South-east by boundary-lines of the said
Borough of Caversham to the centre of a road-line
on the west of Section No. 21, Block VII., Town
Survey District, known as the Forbury Road; thence
by the centre of the said road-line to where it touches
the incorporated Town of South Dunedin in Section
No. 42, Block VII., Town Survey District; thence
towards the South-west by the centre of the road-
line between Section No. 13, Block VI., Town
Survey District, and Section No. 21, Block VII.,
Town Survey District, across a road-line, and by Sec-
tions Nos. 12 and 18, Block VI., Town Survey Dis-
trict, to the place of commencement.

Caversham North.-Bounded towards the North by
the boundary-lines of the Borough of Caversham to
the Kensington Licensing District; thence towards
the North-east by said Kensington Licensing District
to the middle of the Main South Road; thence by the
middle of the Main South Road fronting the southern
boundary of Section No. 12, Block VI., Town Survey
District, to where at Section No. 17 a road-line
known as the Corstorphine Road joins the Main South
Road; thence towards the South-east by the centre
of the said Corstorphine Road to the boundary of the
Borough of Caversham at Section No. 20, Ocean
Beach Survey District; towards the North-west by
the Borough of Caversham to the place of commence-
ment.

Caversham South.-Comprises all that portion of the
Borough of Caversham not included in the Licensing
Districts of Kensington and Caversham North.



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VUW Te Waharoa PDF NZ Gazette 1882, No 5





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🏘️ Definition of Borough Boundaries for various locations in Westland and Otago (continued from previous page)

🏘️ Provincial & Local Government
20 January 1882
Borough boundaries, Westland, Otago, Hokitika, Kumara, Ross, Alexandra, Arrowtown, Avenal, Balclutha, Campbelltown, Kensington, Caversham, Survey descriptions