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to the middle of Grey Street, in the said Town of Shortland;
then again towards the south-east by a line along the
middle of the said Grey Street to Hape Creek; and thence
across that creek; and towards the east by the said Hape
Creek to its confluence with the Kauaeranga River; thence
towards the south by a right line due west 80 chains; thence
again towards the south-west by a right line to a point
11681⅜ links distant from Trig. Station F, Thames Survey
District, on a bearing of 282° 36′ 31″; thence again towards
the north by a line due east to Rocky Point; and thence
towards the west generally by the Frith of Thames: includ-
ing Great Mercury, Cuvier, and adjacent islands.
BAY OF PLENTY. / 5
This district is bounded towards the north-east and north-
west by the ocean from the north head of Tairua Harbour to
Cape Runaway; thence towards the east by a right line to
the summit of Mount Hikurangi; thence towards the south-
east by right lines from hill to hill along the summit of the
watershed between the Bay of Plenty and the east coast to
Trig. Station No. 139A; thence by a right line over Trig.
Station No. 140 to the Motu River; thence by the right
bank of the said Motu River to the north-western boundary-
line of the Motu Block; thence by that block to its western-
most corner at the Koranga River; thence again towards the
north-east by the right bank of the said Koranga River to its
source; thence by a right line to Maungatapere Trig. Sta-
tion; thence again towards the south-east by a right line to
Maungapohatu; thence again towards the north-east by a
right line to Trig. Station No. 93 (Matakapia); thence again
towards the south-east by a right line to the most northerly
point of Waikaremoana; thence by a right line drawn in the
direction of the junction of the Rangitaiki River with the
main road from Napier to Taupo, till it meets a right line
joining the summits of Tatarakino (Trig. Station No. 69) and
Tawhiwhau (Trig. Station No. 76A) Mountains; thence
towards the south-west generally by the Waikato Electoral
District, hereinbefore described; and towards the north-west
and north generally by the Thames Electoral District, here-
inbefore described, to the place of commencement: including
Motiti Island.
WAIAPU. / 3
This district is bounded towards the north by the ocean
from Cape Runaway to East Cape; towards the east by the
ocean to Hawke Bay; thence towards the south and south-
east generally by the said Hawke Bay to the Eastern Mole;
thence by the said Eastern Mole to the Outer Wharf; thence
by a right line across the “Iron Pot” to the breastwork;
thence by the said breastwork and by West Quay to Battery
Point; thence by the eastern shore of Ahuriri Harbour to
the bridge at Goa Bay; thence by the road leading from the
said bridge, across the Mud Flats, and passing Blocks
Nos. 124 and 125 to a point in line with the south-eastern
boundary-line of Block No. 96; thence by a right line to the
south-eastern boundary-line of the said Block No. 96; thence
by that block and the southern shore of the said Ahuriri
Harbour to the northern boundary-line of Section No. 40,
Meane Suburban Section; thence by the said Section
No. 40, and Sections Nos. 41, 43, 60, 61, 62, 63, and 64,
Meane Suburban Sections, and by Block I., Puketapu, to
the Tutaekuri River; thence towards the south-west by that
river to its source; and thence by a right line to Trig. Station
No. 65A, Kaweka Survey District; thence by the Waikato
Electoral District, hereinbefore described; and towards the
north-west generally by the said Waikato Electoral District
and by the Bay of Plenty Electoral District, hereinbefore
described, to the place of commencement: including Port-
land Island.
HAWKE’S BAY. / 7
This district is bounded towards the north by the Waikato
Electoral District, hereinbefore described, from Trig. Station
No. 28, Kaimanawa Survey District, to Trig. Station No. 65A,
Kaweka Survey District; thence towards the north-east
generally by the Waiapu Electoral District, hereinbefore de-
scribed, to the south-western corner of Block I., Puketapu;
thence by the left bank of the Tutaekuri River to a point in
line with the northern boundary-line of Section No. 15,
Papakura; thence by a right line across the said Tutaekuri
River to the said northern boundary-line; thence by the said
Section No. 15 and Section No. 16, the crossing of a road,
and Sections Nos. 8 and 9, Papakura, to the south-eastern
corner of the said Section No. 9; thence by a line due east
across the Waitangi River to the left bank thereof; and
thence by the left bank of the said Waitangi River to
Hawke Bay; thence by Hawke Bay to Cape Kidnappers;
thence towards the south-east by the ocean to the northern
boundary-line of Block No. 40, in the Pourerere Survey Dis-
trict; thence towards the south-west generally by the said
Block No. 40, and Blocks Nos. 39, 38, 37, and 36, all in the said
Pourerere Survey District, and Blocks Nos. 24, 25, 26, 27, 28,
and 29, all in the Oero Survey District, to the Mangarara
Stream; thence by that stream to its confluence with the
Tukituki River; thence again towards the south-east and
south-west by the said Tukituki River to the present course
of the Waipawa River; thence by the present course
of the Waipawa River to the crossing of the Main South
Road; thence again towards the south-east by the Main
South Road to the Tukituki River; thence towards the
south by the said Tukituki River to its confluence with
the Mangatewai or Avoca River; thence by the right bank
of the latter river to the western boundary-line of Block No.
282, in the Ruataniwha Survey District; thence towards the
east by that block to the Makaretu River; thence again
towards the south by the said Makaretu River to its source;
and thence by a line due west to the summit of the Ruahine
Range; thence towards the west by the summit of the said
Ruahine Range to a right line drawn from the confluence
of the Makaroro River with the north branch of the Waipawa
River to Trig. Station No. 30, on Aorangi; thence again
towards the south-west by a right line to the said Trig. Station
No. 30, on Aorangi; thence again towards the south by a
right line to Trig. Station No. 32, Ohinewairua Survey Dis-
trict; thence again towards the west by a right line to Trig.
Station No. 16 (Kauakeke); thence by a right line to Trig.
Station No. 17, Moawhango Survey District; and thence by
a right line to Trig. Station No. 28, Kaimanawa Survey
District, the place of commencement.
NAPIER. / 5
This district is bounded towards the east by Hawke Bay;
towards the south generally by the Hawke’s Bay Electoral
District, hereinbefore described; towards the west by the
Waiapu Electoral District, hereinbefore described; and
towards the north by Ahuriri Harbour and Hawke Bay.
WAIPAWA. / 6
This district is bounded towards the north generally by the
Hawke’s Bay Electoral District, hereinbefore described;
towards the south-east by the ocean; towards the south-west
by the boundary-line between the Land Districts of Welling-
ton and Hawke’s Bay to the summit of the Puketoi Range;
thence again towards the south-east by the summit of that
range to a point in line with the northern boundary-line of
Block IX., Makuri Survey District; thence towards the
south generally by a right line to and thence by the said
Block IX. and Block VIII., Makuri Survey District, to the
south-western corner of Section No. 15, Block IV., of the said
district; thence again towards the south-west generally by
Sections Nos. 15, 14, 19, 18, 17, and 16, all of Block VIII.,
Mangahao Survey District, to the Mangatainoka River;
thence by a line across that river and by its left bank to
Scarborough Township; thence by the said Scarborough
Township and Section No. 6, Block VII., Mangahao Survey
District, and the north-eastern boundary-line of that section
produced to the Mangahao River; thence by that river to a
point in line with the north-eastern side of the road which
forms the south-western boundary of Section No. 83 of the
said Block VII.; thence by a right line to the north-eastern
side of that road; thence by the said road to its junction
with Tararua Road; thence by the latter road through
Blocks VII. and VI., Mangahao Survey District, and the
Forest Reserve to the summit of the Tararua Range; thence
towards the north-west by the summit of that range to the
spur leading to the Manawatu River; thence by that
spur to the Manawatu River, near the Gorge; thence by a
right line across the said Manawatu River to the spur lead-
ing from that river to the summit of the Ruahine Range;
and thence by the summit of that range to the Hawke’s
Bay Electoral District aforesaid, the place of commencement.
MASTERTON. / 7
This district is bounded towards the north generally
by the Waipawa Electoral District, hereinbefore described;
towards the south-east by the ocean to the Whareama
River; thence towards the south-west generally by the
said Whareama River to the confluence of the Manga-
pokia River with the said Whareama River; thence
by the said Mangapokia River to Section No. 240,
Rewa Survey District; thence by the said Section No. 240,
and Sections Nos. 260, 261, 739, 620, 619, and 618, all of
the said Rewa Survey District, to the Mangapakeha Stream;
thence by that stream and by Sections Nos. 617, 522, 521,
and 520, the southern boundary-line of Section No. 518,
Mangapakeha Survey District, and by Section No. 524 of
the said Rewa Survey District; thence by Section No. 523,
Otahoua Survey District, by a line along the south-west
boundary of Section No. 866 of the said Mangapakeha
Survey District, and the southern boundary-lines of Sec-
tions Nos. 98 and 97, Kopuaranga Survey District, and
thence by Sections Nos. 92 and 96, Otahoua Survey Dis-
trict, to the Taueru River; thence by the right bank of
the said Taueru River to the road which intersects the
Takamaitu Block; thence again towards the south-east by
that road and its continuation in a westerly direction
towards Masterton as far as the Wangaehu River; thence
by the said Wangaehu River to its confluence with the
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Proclamation of New Electoral Districts
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🏛️ Governance & Central Administration26 January 1892
Electoral Districts, Boundaries, Thames, Bay of Plenty, Waiapu, Hawke’s Bay, Napier, Waipawa, Masterton
NZ Gazette 1892, No 8