✨ Ward Boundary Descriptions




1096 THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. [No. 76

Manawatu River; thence towards the South-east by the South-westerly by the centre of that road to its junction with
Manawatu River to its junction with the Oroua River; a public road forming the south-west boundary of Section
thence towards the West by the Oroua River to a point No. 527, Palmerston; thence North-westerly by the boundary
situate one mile northerly in a right line from the railway of Ward No. 2, already described, to the Oroua River; thence
bridge; thence towards the North-west by a right line drawn Northerly by the Oroua River to the point of commence-
from the said point on the Oroua River to the centre of the ment.
public road forming the north-west boundary of Sections
Nos. 1 and 2, Karere; thence onwards in a North-easterly Ward No. 4. Commencing on the Manawatu River in the
direction by the centre of the last-mentioned road to the centre of the public road forming the north-east boundary of
point of commencement. Section No. 254, Fitzherbert; thence South-easterly by the

Ward No 2. Commencing in the centre of the public road centre of the said road to a point opposite the south-east
forming the castern boundary of Section No. 5, of Block I., corner of the Manchester Block; thence North-easterly by
Kairanga, where it abuts on to the Oroua River; thence the south-eastern boundary of that block to the Manawatu
South-easterly by the centre of the said road to a point op- Gorge; thence South-easterly by the Manawatu River to
posite the eastern boundary of Section No. 2, Block II., Kai- the western boundary of Wairarapa West County; thence
ranga; thence in a right line across the Taonui Stream to Southerly by that boundary to the south-east corner of
the centre of the public road dividing Sections Nos. 559 and Section No. 273, Fitzherbert; thence Westerly by the south
593, Palmerston; thence South-eastely by the centre of the boundary of the last-mentioned section to the centre of the
said road to its junction with another public road forming public road forming the north-western boundary of that
the south-eastern boundary of Section No. 556, Palmerston; section; thence onwards Northerly and North-westerly by
thence South-westerly along the centre of the last-mentioned the centre of the last-mentioned road to the bridge over the
road to its junction with another public road forming the Manawatu River; thence generally North-easterly by the
south-west boundary of Section No. 421, Palmerston; thence said river to the point of commencement.
North-westerly by the centre of the last-mentioned road to
the Taonui Stream; thence by the Taonui Stream to the Ward No. 5.--Commencing at the bridge over the Mana-
south corner of Section No. 17, Block V., Kairanga; thence watu River; thence South-easterly by the boundary of Ward
North-westerly by the boundary of Section No. 17, across a No. 4 already described; thence Southerly by the western
public road, and by the boundary of Section No. 16, to the boundary of Wairarapa West County to the Ara Waru Trig.
Oroua River; thence Northerly by the Oroua River to the Station; thence North-westerly by the northern boundaries of
point of commencement. Sections Nos. 3, 11, and 10 of No. 2A, Manawatu-Kukutauaki

Ward No. 3. Commencing on the Oroua River, in the Block, and the Tawhakatupua No. 1 Block to the Manawatu
centre of the road forming the south-west boundary of the River; thence North-easterly by the said river to the point
Manchester Block; thence South-easterly by the centre of of commencement.
the said road to its junction with the road forming the south-
eastern boundary of Section No. 508, Palmerston; thence Ward No. 6.-Commencing on the Oroua River at the
North-easterly by the centre of the last-mentioned road to a northernmost corner of Section 15, Block V., Kairanga;
point opposite the northernmost corner of Section No. 84, thence South-easterly by the south-west boundary of Ward
Scandinavian Settlement, Palmerston; thence South-easterly No. 2 already described; thence South-westerly along the
by the north-east boundary of that section and onwards to centre of the public road forming the north-western boundary
the north boundary of the "Te Wi" Native Reserve; thence of Section No. 238, Palmerston; thence onwards by the
by that boundary to the Manawatu River; thence South- North-west boundary of Ward No. 1 already described to the
westerly by the Manawatu River to the north-east boundary Oroua River; thence Northerly along the said river to the
of the Borough of Palmerston; thence North-westerly by point of commencement.
that boundary to the centre of the public road forming the As all the said wards are delineated on the plan thereof
south-east boundary of Section No. 1536, Palmerston; thence deposited.

By Authority: GEORGE DIDSBURY, Govt. Printer, Wellington.




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🏘️ Special Order by Manawatu Road Board constituting the Kairanga Block as a new subdivision (continued from previous page)

🏘️ Provincial & Local Government
1 August 1883
Road Board, Kairanga Block, Ward boundaries, Palmerston, Fitzherbert, Oroua River, Manawatu River