✨ Boundary Definitions




MAY 18.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 665

Survey District, Blocks Nos. 268, 269, and 271, and Section No.
36A, Rangitoto Survey District aforesaid; thence towards the
South-east by a line along the middle of the Rangitikei River to
its mouth; thence towards the South-west by the shore of Cook
Strait; and thence towards the North-west by a line being the
production of the north-western boundary-line of Block No. 167,
Koitiata Survey District; and thence by a line so as to include
said Block No. 167 and Blocks Nos. 165, Koitiata Survey Dis-
trict aforesaid, and 117 aforesaid, to the place of commence-
ment.

Subdivision No. 2.

Bounded towards the North by the Turakina River, the
Makirikiri Stream, and by lines so as to include Sections Nos.
25, 23, 21, 19, 17, and 43, Block II., Koitiata Survey District,
and Sections Nos. 45, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, and 52, Block I.,
Rangitoto Survey District; thence towards the East generally
by lines so as to include Sections Nos. 56, 57, Block I., afore
said, 57A, Block II., and 58, Block V., said Rangitoto Survey
District; thence towards the South-east and North-east generally
by lines so as to include Block No. 99, Rangitoto Survey Dis-
trict aforesaid, and Blocks Nos. 115 and 116, Koitiata Survey
District aforesaid; thence again towards the South-east gene-
rally by Subdivision No. 1, hereinbefore described; and thence
towards the South-west by the shore of Cook Strait to the
mouth of the Turakina River, the place of commencement.

Subdivision No. 3.

Bounded towards the North by lines so as to include Sections
Nos. 34, Block II., 35, 36, 40, 41, 42, 45, 46, 51, Block VI., 52, 53,
55, and 12, Block VII., Rangitoto Survey District, and Block
No. 6; thence towards the South-east by a line along the
middle of the Rangitikei River to the northern boundary of
Subdivision No. 1, hereinbefore described; thence towards the
South and South-west by the said Subdivision No. 1 and by
Subdivision No. 2, hereinbefore described; and thence towards
the South-west and North-west generally by the said Subdivision
No. 2 to the north-west corner of Section No. 34 aforesaid, the
place of commencement: excepting from the above-described
area the Town District of Bull's.

Subdivision No. 4.

Bounded towards the North, West, and East generally by
lines so as to include Blocks Nos. 194, 195, 71, 73, 75A, 81,
and 65, Wangaehu Survey District, Blocks Nos. 9A and 38,
said Wangaehu Survey District, and Block No. 8 in Rangitoto
Survey District; thence towards the East by the Porewa
Stream and a line along the middle of the Rangitikei River;
thence towards the South by Subdivisions Nos. 3 and 2,
hereinbefore described; and thence towards the West generally
by the said Subdivision No. 2 and by the western boundary-
lines of Sections Nos. 30 and 23, said Rangitoto Survey Dis-
trict, and of Section No. 22, and by the western boundary-lines
of Blocks Nos. 63, 69, 70, and 194, all of Wangaehu Survey
District aforesaid, to the place of commencement: excepting
from the above-described area the Borough of Marton.

Subdivision No. 5.

Bounded towards the North-east generally by the north-
eastern boundary-lines of the Ruatangata Block, by the Tura-
kina River, and the Waimutu Stream; thence towards the
East by Subdivision No. 4, hereinbefore described; thence
towards the South by Subdivision No. 2, hereinbefore de-
scribed; thence towards the South-west by the shore of Cook
Strait to the mouth of the Wangaehu River; and thence
towards the North-west by a line along the middle of the
said Wangaehu River to a point opposite to the north-eastern
boundary-line of the Ruatangata Block aforesaid; and thence
to the place of commencement: excepting from the above-
described area the Town District of Lethbridge.

Subdivision No. 6.

Bounded towards the North-east by a line being the pro-
duction of the north-eastern boundary-line of Block No. 249,
Wangaehu Survey District, from the middle of the Wangaehu
River to the northernmost corner of said Block No. 249 (part
of the said line being one of the north-eastern boundaries of
Rangitikei County); thence by lines so as to include Block No.
249 aforesaid and Block No. 247, said Wangaehu Survey Dis-
trict; thence towards the South-east by lines so as to include
Blocks Nos. 246, 231, 259, 251, 212, 285, 286, 287, and 75,
Wangaehu Survey District aforesaid; thence towards the South-
west generally by Subdivisions Nos. 4 and 5, hereinbefore
described; and thence towards the North-west by a line along
the middle of the Wangaehu River aforesaid to the place of
commencement.

Subdivision No. 7

Comprises all that area in the Rangitikei Road District,
hereinbefore described, not included in Subdivisions Nos. 1, 2,
3, 4, 5, and 6, hereinbefore described.

MANAWATU COUNTY.

Kiwitea Road District.

All that area in the Provincial District of Wellington,
bounded towards the North-west by a line along the middle of
the Rangitikei River, from its intersection by the northern
boundary-line of the Manchester Road District, hereinafter de-
scribed, produced, to the confluence of the said Rangitikei River
with the Kawhatau branch thereof; thence towards the North
and North-east by that branch to its source; thence by a right
line due east to the summit of the Ruahine Range; thence
towards the South-east by that summit to the Manawatu River;
and thence generally towards the South-west by that river and
the Manchester Road District aforesaid to the place of com-
mencement.

Pohangina Subdivision.

Bounded towards the North-west by a line along the middle
of the Oroua River, from the north-eastern boundary-line of
the Manchester Block to the source of the said Oroua River;
thence towards the North by a right line due east to the sum-
mit of the Ruahine Range; thence towards the South-east by
that summit to the Manawatu River; and thence generally
towards the South-west by a line along the middle of that
river and by the Manchester Block aforesaid to the Oroua
River aforesaid, the place of commencement.

Kimbolton Subdivision.

Bounded towards the North by the northern boundary-lines
of Sections Nos. 266, 265, and 264 of Kiwitea Block (Pohangina
Surrey District) to the Oroua River; thence towards the
East and South-east by the Pohangina Subdivision, hereinbefore
described, to a point in line with the south-western boundary-
line of Section No. 232, Kiwitea Block aforesaid; thence
towards the South-west by a road forming the south-western
boundary of the last-mentioned section and of Sections
Nos. 233, 234, 235, and 277 of Kiwitea Block aforesaid; and
thence towards the North-west by a road forming the north-
western boundary of the last-mentioned section and of Sections
Nos. 276, 275, 274, 273, 272, 268, 267, and 266 of Kiwitea
Block aforesaid to the place of commencement.

Oroua Subdivision.

Bounded towards the North by the northern boundary-
lines of Sections Nos. 189 and 190 of Kiwitea Block; thence
towards the South-cast and North-east by the Kimbolton Sub-
division, hereinbefore described; thence towards the South-
east and South by the Pohangina Subdivision, hereinbefore
described; thence towards the South-west by a road forming
the south-western boundaries of Sections Nos. 219, 220, 203,
204, 205, and 165 of Kiwitea Block aforesaid; and thence
towards the North-west by a road forming the north-western
boundaries of Sections Nos. 165, 167, 169, 171, 173, 175, 177,
179, 181, 183, 185, 187, and 189 of Kiwitea Block aforesaid
to the place of commencement.

Makino Subdivision.

Bounded towards the North and North-east by Sections Nos.
311, 312, and 166 of Kiwitea Block, and the Oroua Sub-
division, hereinbefore described; thence towards the South-east
by the Pohangina Subdivision, hereinbefore described; and
thence towards the South-west by the Manchester Block to the
place of commencement.

Waituna Subdivision.

Bounded towards the North-west by a line along the middle
of the Rangitikei River, from its intersection by the northern
boundary-line of the Manchester Road District, hereinafter
described, produced, to the confluence of the said Rangitikei River
with the Kawhatau branch thereof; thence towards the North
and North-east by that branch to its source; thence by a right
line due east to the summit of the Ruahine Range; thence
towards the South-east by that summit to a point due east from
the source of the Oroua River; thence towards the South and
South-east by the Pohangina Subdivision, hereinbefore described;
thence again towards the South by the Kimbolton and the
Oroua Subdivisions, hereinbefore described; thence again
towards the South-east by the said Oroua Subdivision; thence
towards the South-west by the Makino Subdivision, herein-
before described; and thence again towards the South-west by
the Manchester Road District aforesaid to the place of com-
mencement.

Manchester Road District.

All that area in the Provincial District of Wellington,
bounded towards the North by a line commencing at the left
bank of the Rangitikei River, and being the production in a
westerly direction of the northern boundary-line of Section No.
284, Block XIV., Ongo Survey District; thence towards the
North-east by that section and Sections Nos. 301 and 302,
Block II., Oroua Survey District; thence by a line along the
middle of the road forming the south-western boundaries of
Sections Nos. 309, 311, and 313, Block III., Sections Nos. 156,
154, and 212, Block VII., and Section No. 213, Block VIII.,



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