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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 67

islands adjacent thereto; and shall comprise the following
subdivisions :—

The Picton Subdivision.

Bounded generally towards the West, North-east, and
South-east by the sea from the head of Croiselles Harbour to
White's Bay at the north-east corner of the Native reserve;
towards the South-east generally by a right line to the
north-eastern corner of Section No. 37, Picton Suburban;
thence by the northern boundary of that section produced
to the Tuamarina River; thence by the northern boundary
of the Raydale Run to the north-western corner of that run;
thence by a right line to the north-western corner of Section
No. 9, Okaramio Valley; thence by a right line to the
north-eastern corner of Section No. 72, Havelock Suburban;
thence by a right line to the south-west corner of Section
No. 85, Havelock Suburban; thence by the summit of the
watershed between the Atuhaua Stream and the Kaituna
River to the watershed between the Wairau and Pelorus
Valleys, and by the summit of that watershed to the water-
shed between the Wairau River and Blind Bay; thence
generally towards the north-west by the Nelson Sheep Dis-
trict to the head of Croiselles Harbour, the starting-point:
including D'Urville Island, Arapawa Island, and Forsyth
and Chetwode Islands.

The Blenheim Subdivision.

Bounded towards the East by the sea from the mouth of
the Awatere River to the north-east corner of Native reserve
at White's Bay; towards the North by a right line to the
north-eastern corner of Section No. 37, Picton Suburban;
thence by the northern boundary of that section produced
to the Tuamarina River; thence by the northern boundary
of the Raydale Run to the north-western corner of that run;
thence by a right line to the north-western corner of Section
No. 9, Okaramio Valley; thence by a right line to the north-
eastern corner of Section No. 72, Havelock Suburban; thence
by a right line to the south-west corner of Section No. 85,
Havelock Suburban; thence by the watershed between the
Atuhaua Stream and the Kaituna River to the watershed
between the Wairau and Pelorus Valleys, and by that
watershed to the watershed between the Wairau River and
Blind Bay; towards the North-west by that watershed over
Mount Rintoul to Ward's Pass; thence along the northern
and western boundaries of Sections Nos. 7, 4, and 3, Wiesen-
haven Run, known as the "Red Hills Reserve," to the
Wairau River; thence northerly along the right bank of that
river to a point in line with Tophouse and Barefell Pass;
towards the West by a right line from thence to the Awatere
Subdivision, hereinafter described; and towards the South
by the said Awatere Subdivision to the mouth of the Awatere
River, the starting-point.

The Awatere Subdivision.

Bounded towards the East by the sea from the mouth of
the Kekerangu River to the mouth of the Awatere River;
thence on the North and West by the Awatere River from its
mouth to a point on Section No. 30, Wakefield Downs (being
the south-western corner of the Vernon Run); thence by a
right line to the south-western corner of Section No. 29,
Wakefield Downs; thence by the eastern side of the road
between Sections Nos. 33 and 29, Wakefield Downs, and
Sections Nos. 4 and 2 of Block I., District of Awatere, to the
Utawai Stream; thence by the Utawai Stream to the
northern boundary of Section No. 2 of Block I., District of
Awatere; thence along that boundary to Maxwell Pass
Stream; thence by the Maxwell Pass Stream to the water-
shed; thence by a tributary of the Taylor River to the
Taylor River at the base of a hill called the "Maori;" thence
by the northern boundaries of the Dungree and Blairich
Runs to the summit of the dividing range between the
Awatere and Wairau Valleys to Langridge Run No. 2; thence
by the western boundary of that run to the summit of the
range; thence by the said summit to Saxon's Pass; thence
by the stream running out of Saxon's Pass to the Acheron
River; thence by that river to the junction of the Saxon;
thence by the Saxon for a distance of 210 chains; thence by
a line due east and west to intersect a right line drawn from
Tophouse to Barefell Pass; thence by part of said line to
Barefell Pass; thence by the Guide River to its confluence
with the Acheron River; thence by that river to its confluence
with the Clarence River; thence towards the South by a
right line to a point on the Clarence River where a right line
drawn from the junction of the Acheron and Clarence Rivers
to the source of the River Conway intersects it; thence
towards the South-east by the Kaikoura Subdivision, herein-
after described, to the mouth of the Kekerangu River, the
starting-point.

The Kaikoura Subdivision,

Bounded towards the East by the sea from the mouth of
the River Conway to the mouth of the River Kekerangu;
thence North by the River Kekerangu to the junction of
Benmore Stream; thence by that stream to its source;
thence by a tributary of the River Ure to the southern

boundary of the Chalk Range Run; thence by the southern
boundary of the Chalk Range Run to the Upton Fells Run;
thence by the southern boundary of Upton Fells Run to
Upton Fells Run No. 2; thence by the south-eastern and
south-western boundaries of Upton Fells Run No. 2 to Section
No. 11 on the Upton Fells Run; thence by that section to
the eastern boundary of the Camden Run No. 2; thence by
that boundary and the southern boundaries of Camden Run
No. 2 to the summit of the dividing range between the
Awatere and Clarence Valleys; thence on the West by a line
along the said summit to Lake McRae Run; thence by the
eastern boundaries of that run to a point where a right line
drawn from the junction of the Acheron and Clarence Rivers
to the source of the Conway River intersects it; thence by
a right line to the source of the River Conway; and thence
by the right bank of that river to its mouth, the starting-
point.

The Hopefield Subdivision.

All that area in the Provincial District of Nelson bounded by
a line commencing at the confluence of the Rivers Boyle and
Waiau, and proceeding northerly along the Waiau River to
its confluence with the River Henry; thence along the left
bank of the said River Henry to the western boundary-line
of Section No. 16, Square 183, Dillon Survey District; thence
along the western, north-western, and north-eastern boun-
dary-lines of Section No. 16 aforesaid, along the western
boundary-line of Section No. 14, Square 183, Maling Survey
District, along the south-western boundary-lines of Sections
Nos. 15 and 9, Square 183, along the western boundary-line
of the said Section No. 9, and along the northern and north-
eastern boundary-lines of Sections Nos. 9 and 15 aforesaid of
Maling Survey District, along the western and northern
boundary-lines of Section No. 12, along the northern and
north-eastern boundary-lines of Section No. 11, and along
the eastern boundary-lines of Sections Nos. 10A and 10,
Square 103, Maling Survey District aforesaid, along the
north-western, western, north-eastern, and south-western
boundary-lines of Run No. 99, and along the western and
northern boundary-lines of Run No. 186 to Lake Tennyson;
thence southerly along the shore of that lake to Run No. 1,
Square 72, Alma Survey District; thence northerly generally
along the northern and eastern boundary-lines of Run No. 1
aforesaid, and of Section No. 1, Square 71, to Serpentine
Creek; thence along the right bank of that creek to its
source; thence along a straight line to the source of the
Wairau River, and along the left bank of that river to a re-
serve of 13,000 acres in the Wairau Survey District; thence
along the western, north-western, north-eastern, and eastern
boundary-lines of that reserve to Run No. 3, Square 70, Wai-
rau Survey District aforesaid; thence easterly along the
northern boundary-line of Run No. 4 to the boundary be-
tween the Provincial Districts of Nelson and Marlborough;
thence southerly, westerly, and easterly along the Provincial
District boundary to Run No. 1, Terako Survey District;
thence southerly along the western boundary-line of that
run, along the northern and western boundary-lines of Run
No. 84 to Run No. 59, Square 81; thence along the north-
western and south-western boundary-lines of Runs Nos. 59
and 97, Square 81, Percival Survey District, to the Hanmer
River; and thence westerly along that river and the Waiau
River aforesaid to the place of commencement.

AMURI SHEEP DISTRICT.

All that area in the Provincial District of Nelson bounded
as follows: Commencing at a point where a right line from
Top House to Barefell Pass intersects the Wairau River;
thence by said line to Barefell Pass; thence by the Guide
and Acheron Rivers to the confluence of the Acheron with
the Clarence River; thence by a right line to the source of
the Conway River and by that river to the sea; thence by
the sea to the mouth of the Waiau or Dillon; thence by
that river and the Henry River to its source at Travers Peak;
thence by the summit of the Spencer Mountains and St.
Arnaud Range to a point in line with the northern boundary
of Section No. 6, Wiesenhaven Run; thence to and by said
Section and the Wairau River to the starting-point: exclu-
sive of the Hopefield Subdivision of the Marlborough Sheep
Sheep District, hereinafter described.

Given under the hand of His Excellency Sir William
Francis Drummond Jervois, Lieutenant-General
in Her Majesty's Army, Knight Grand Cross of the
Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and
Saint George, Companion of the Most Honourable
Order of the Bath, Governor and Commander-in-
Chief in and over Her Majesty's Colony of New
Zealand and its Dependencies, and Vice-Admiral
of the same; and issued under the Seal of the said
Colony, at the Government House, at Wellington,
this twenty-second day of December, in the year
of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and
eighty-six.

P. A. BUCKLEY.

GOD SAVE THE QUEEN!