✨ Electoral District Boundaries
Jan. 26.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 135
WAIMEA-SOUNDS.
This district is bounded towards the north-east by Tasman Bay from Sandy Bay to the City of Nelson Electoral District, hereinbefore described; thence towards the east, north, north-west, and south by the said City of Nelson Electoral District to Croiselles Harbour; thence again towards the north-west by Tasman Bay; again towards the north-east and towards the south-east by Cook Strait to the southernmost point of White’s Bay; thence towards the west generally by a line bearing N. 45° W. to the summit of the watershed between Cloudy Bay and Waitohi Valley; thence by that watershed to the north-eastern boundary-line of the Waikawa Native Reserve, and by that boundary-line to Queen Charlotte Sound; thence again towards the south generally by the southern shores of that sound to the deep-water landing-place at the grove; thence again towards the north-east by a line bearing S. 60° E. to the dividing-range between the Kaituna and Mahakipawa and Waitohi Valleys; thence again towards the south-east generally by the summit of that range to a point near the source of the Waikakaho Stream; thence by a right line to the source of that stream; and thence by the said Waikakaho Stream to the Wairau River; thence by the said Wairau River to Hannam’s Creek; thence again towards the south generally by that creek to the south-western corner of Section No. 106, Block XII., Onamalutu Survey District; thence by the south-western boundary-lines of Sections Nos. 106 and 107 to the westernmost corner of the said Section No. 107; thence by a right line to the nearest point on the summit of the watershed between the Onamalutu and the Kaituna Valleys; thence by that watershed to the summit of the dividing-range between the Pelorus and Wairau Valleys; thence again towards the south-east by that summit to the boundary-line between the Land Districts of Marlborough and Nelson; thence by that boundary-line to a point due east of the south-eastern corner of Section No. 29, Gordon Survey District; thence again towards the south by a right line to that corner; thence by the southern boundary-line of the said Section No. 29; thence again towards the south-west generally by the western boundary-line of Section No. 29 aforesaid and the summit of the watershed to the northern corner of Section No. 9, Wai-iti Hill, Gordon Survey District; thence by a right line to the north-eastern corner of Section No. 8, Pigeon Valley, Block X., Wai-iti Survey District; thence by a right line to the northern corner of Section No. 104, Wai-iti Survey District; thence by that section to the Motueka River; thence by the left bank of the said Motueka River to the confluence of the Baton River with the said Motueka River; thence again towards the south by a line due west to the summit of the Western Ranges; thence again towards the north-west generally by the summit of the Western Ranges to Mount Arthur; thence by the summit of the main range between the Takaka River and Tasman Bay to a point due west of the south-western corner of Section No. 89, Kaiteriteri Survey District; thence by a right line to that corner; thence by the said Section No. 89, and Sections Nos. 98, 200, 80, 79, and 81, Block VII., and Sections Nos. 92, 204, 11, and 12, Block VIII., Kaiteriteri Survey District, and by the road which forms the north-western boundary of Section No. 2 of 13 to the Otuwhero River; and thence by that river to Sandy Bay, the place of commencement: including D’Urville, Arapawa, The Brothers, and adjacent islands, and Rabbit Island.
WAIRAU.
This district is bounded towards the north-west generally by the Waimea-Sounds Electoral District, hereinbefore described; towards the north-east by Cook Strait to Cape Campbell; thence towards the south-east by the ocean to the Clarence River; thence towards the south-west and again towards the south-east and towards the south by the said Clarence River to its confluence with the Acheron River; thence towards the west generally by the said Acheron River to its confluence with the Guide River; and thence by the last-named river to its source; thence by a right line to Barefell Pass; thence by the boundary-line between the Land Districts of Nelson and Marlborough to the Waimea-Sounds Electoral District aforesaid, the place of commencement.
BULLER.
This district is bounded towards the north-west and north by the ocean from the Buller River to the Cape Farewell lighthouse; thence towards the north-east generally by Golden Bay and Tasman Bay to Sandy Bay; thence towards the south-east generally and again towards the north by the Waimea-Sounds Electoral District, hereinbefore described, to the confluence of the Baton River with the Motueka River; thence towards the east generally by the said Motueka River to the northern boundary-line of Section No. 87, Block XIII., Wai-iti Survey District; thence by that boundary-line and its production to the summit of the dividing-range between the Tadmor River and the Motupiko River; thence by the summit of that range to the source of the left-hand branch of the said Tadmor River; thence by a right line to the confluence of the Hope River with the Buller River; thence towards the south-west by a right line to Mount Owen; thence again towards the south-east by the summit of the watershed between the Mokihinui River and the Buller River and by the summit of the Lyell Range to the Buller River, opposite the mouth of Little Deepdale Stream; and thence towards the south and again towards the south-west generally by the said Buller River to the ocean: including Adele Island and adjacent islands, and the lighthouse at Cape Farewell.
INANGAHUA.
This district is bounded towards the north-west generally by the Buller Electoral District, hereinbefore described, from the mouth of the Buller River to the confluence of the Baton River with the Motueka River; thence towards the north-east generally by the Waimea-Sounds Electoral District, hereinbefore described, to the boundary-line between the Land Districts of Nelson and Marlborough; thence towards the south-east by the Wairau Electoral District, hereinbefore described, to Tophouse; thence by the summit of the St. Arnaud Range, the summit of the Spencer Range, and the summit of the main range leading to the saddle between the north branch of the Hurunui River and the Teremakau River; thence towards the south-west generally by a right line drawn in the direction of the outflow of the Arnold River from Lake Brunner as far as the summit of the Werner Range; thence by the summit of the dividing-range between the Haupiri River and the Waikiti Creek and the summit of the dividing-range between the said Haupiri River and the Ahaura River to the confluence of the said Haupiri River with the Ahaura River; thence by the right bank of the said Ahaura River to the road at the north-western boundary of Section No. 71, Mawheranui Survey District; thence by that road and its continuation, passing Sections Nos. 73, 74, 76, 78, 80, and 81 of the said survey district, and proceeding to Callaghan’s Creek; thence by that creek to its confluence with the Grey River; thence by a right line across the said Grey River to the foot of the spur leading to the watershed between Blackball Creek and Moonlight Creek; thence by that spur and the summit of the watershed between the two last-mentioned creeks to the summit of the Paparoa Range; thence by the summit of the said Paparoa Range to a point opposite to the source of the Pororari River (Razorback); thence by a right line to the said source; and thence by the said Pororari River to the ocean; and thence towards the west and north by the ocean to the Buller Electoral District aforesaid, the place of commencement.
GREY.
This district is bounded towards the north-east generally by the Inangahua Electoral District, hereinbefore described, from the ocean to the saddle between the sources of the north branch of the Hurunui River and the Teremakau River; towards the south generally by a right line from the said saddle to the source of the last-named river; thence by the said Teremakau River to the ocean; and thence towards the west by the ocean to the Inangahua Electoral District aforesaid, the place of commencement.
WESTLAND.
This district is bounded towards the north-east and towards the north by the Grey Electoral District, hereinbefore described, from the ocean to the saddle between the north branch of the Hurunui River and the Teremakau River; thence towards the south-east by the summit of the Southern Alps to Mount Aspiring; thence towards the south-west by a right line to the mouth of the Awarua River in Big Bay; and thence towards the north-west by the ocean to the Grey Electoral District aforesaid, the place of commencement.
ASHLEY.
This district is bounded towards the north-east and north-west generally by the Wairau Electoral District, hereinbefore described, from Tophouse to the mouth of the Clarence River; thence towards the south-east by the ocean to the Ashley River; thence towards the south by the said Ashley River to the road which intersects Section No. 26498, Block I., Mairaki Survey District, and proceeds across the Ashley River; thence again towards the south-east generally by that road and its continuation, passing Section No. 32764, Block IV., Oxford Survey District, intersecting Section No. 23244, and passing Section No. 21713, intersecting Section No. 5271, and passing Sections Nos. 20778,10836, 6474, 6883, 7303, 5957, and 5333 to Section No. 2653, Block VIII., Oxford Survey District; thence by the road intersecting the last-mentioned section and its continuation to High Street; thence by High Street to the Oxford and Rangiora Railway-line; thence by that railway-line and the Oxford and Sheffield Railway-line to the Waimakariri River; thence towards
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Proclamation of New Electoral Districts
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🏛️ Governance & Central Administration26 January 1892
Electoral Districts, Boundaries, Waimea-Sounds, Wairau, Buller, Inangahua, Grey, Westland, Ashley
NZ Gazette 1892, No 8