Jan. 26.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 137

towards the south-east and again towards the east generally
by the City of Christchurch Electoral District, hereinbefore
described, and the Lyttelton Electoral District, hereinbefore
described, to the bend in the Heathcote River at the south-
eastern corner of Section No. 382, Block XV., Christchurch
Survey District, near Cashmere ; thene again towards the
south-east by the Plantation and Road Reserve to the road
intersecting Section No. 194, Block XIV., Christchurch
Survey District, near the Halswell Road Board Office ;
thenoe by the last-mentioned road and its continuation to
the Halswell River at Section No. 1487; thence by the
Halswell River to Leadley's Road ; thence by Leadley's
Road to the road which forms the western boundaries of
Sections Nos. 5772, 7626, 5784, and 5502, Halswell Survey
District; thence by that road to Halswell Road by Lad-
brook's; thence by Halswell Road by Ladbrook's to Lin-
coln and Prebbleton Road ; and thence towards the
south-west generally by the last-named road, by Hare-
wood and Hampton's Road, Shand's Road, the Prebble-
ton and Waimakariri Road, Tramway Road, Dawson's
and Waimakariri Road, and West Boundary Road to the
Avon Electoral District aforesaid, the place of commence-
ment.

ELLESMERE. /4-

This district is bounded towards the north generally by the
Riccarton Electoral District and the Lyttelton Electoral
District respectively, hereinbefore described, and by Lyttel-
ton Harbour and the ocean; towards the east and south by
the ocean to the Rakaia River; thence towards the south-
west by the Rakaia River to the road intersecting Reserve
No. 1243 (in red), the said road being a continuation of the
road running between Sections Nos. 10777 and 10778, Hurstt
Survey District ; thence towards the north-west generally by
the said road and its continuation to the North Rakaia and
Taumumu Junction Road ; thence by the last-named road
to a line running parallel to and 1600 links distant at a
right angle from Jollie's Road ; thence again towards the
south-west by the said line to Section No. 4982; thence
again towards the north-west by the said Section No. 4982
and its southern boundary-line produced across Jollie's Road ;
thence again towards the north-east by Section No. 6816 to
its south-western corner ; thence again towards the north-
west by that section for a distance of 1171 links; thence
across Harman's Road to the north-eastern corner of Section
No. 5861 ; thence again towards the north-east by a line
running parallel to Jollie's Road to McKenzie's extension of
the Township of Southbridge ; thence again towards the
north-west by the north-western boundary-line of the said
extension to Section No. 4145 ; thence again towards the
north-east by the said Section No. 4145 and Section
No. 5106; again towards the north-west and north-east by
the last-mentioned section, and by the production of its
south-western boundary-line to the Southbridge Railway-
line ; and thence again towards the north-west generally by
that railway-line to Halswell Road by Ladbrook's at the
boundary of the Riccarton Electoral District aforesaid, the
place of commencement.

SELWYN. /5-

This district is bounded towards the north-east and east
generally by the Ashley Electoral District, hereinbefore
described ; towards the north by the Kaiapoi Electoral
District, hereinbefore described ; again towards the east and
the north-east generally by the Riccarton Electoral Dis-
trict, hereinbefore described ; towards the south-east by the
Ellesmere Electoral District, hereinbefore described, to the
Brookside and Irwell Road ; thence towards the south-west
by that road to Buckley's Road ; thence towards the south
by the last-named road to the Rakaia and Irwell Road ;
thence by that road to Selwyn and Bealey's Road ; thence
again towards the south-west by Selwyn and Bealey's Road
to the Southern Trunk Railway-line ; thence again towards
the south-east by that railway-line to the Main South Road ;
thence by that road to the Rakaia River ; thence again
towards the south-west by that river to its source near
Whitcombe's Pass ; thence again towards the south by a
line due west to the summit of the Southern Alps ; and
thence towards the north-west by the Westland Electoral
District, hereinbefore described.

ASHBURTON. /)

This district is bounded towards the north-east and north
generally by the Selwyn Electoral District, hereinbefore
described ; towards the south-east and again towards the
north-east by the Ellesmere Electoral District, hereinbefore
described, to the ocean ; again towards the south-east by the
ocean ; towards the south-west by the road which forms the
south-western boundary of Section No. 1328, Wakanui Survey
District, and by the continuation of that road through Sec-
tion No. 4844 to the road which forms the north-eastern
boundary of Section No. 14860 ; thence by that road and
the road forming the eastern boundaries of Sections Nos.
14743 and 14861, Reserve No. 1420, Sections Nos. 15984,
14869, 14862, 14706, 4921, 7185, 4920, 16887, 4919, 5594, 4923,
15690, 7901, 7873, 8102, 7970, 8092, and 6607 ; thence again
towards the south-east by the road forming the north-western
boundary of the last-mentioned section, and its northern
side produced to the Ashburton River ; thence again towards
the south-west by the Ashburton River and the north branch
thereof and Boundary Creek to the source of the said creek
near Mount Taylor ; thence by a right line to the said Mount
Taylor ; and thence by Runs Nos. 115 and 117 to the mouth
of Lake Stream, in the Rakaia River ; and thence by a line
across that river to the Selwyn Electoral District aforesaid,
the place of commencement.

RANGITATA. /7/

This district is bounded towards the north-east generally
by the Selwyn Electoral District and the Ashburton Elec-
toral District respectively, hereinbefore described ; towards
the south-east by the ocean to a point in line with the
eastern boundary-line of Section No. 5895, Arowhenua Sur-
vey District ; thence towards the south-west by a right line
to the easternmost corner of that section ; thence by the
said Section No. 5895 to Ohapi Creek ; thence by that creek
to Barker's Road, near the northern boundary of Section
No. 6862, Geraldine Survey District ; thence towards the
south by Barker's Road to the Southern Trunk Railway-
line ; thence again towards the south-east by that railway-
line to Section No. 5961 ; thence by the said Section
No. 5961 and Section No. 11526 to the Waihi River ; thence
across that river and by Section No. 9031 to Geraldine Road ;
thence towards the east by Geraldine Road to Boundary
Road ; thence by Boundary Road and the road intersecting
Section No. 15372 to the Haehae-te-Moana ; thence again
towards the south-west by that river to the road forming the
western boundary of Section No. 25453, Geraldine Survey
District ; thence towards the north-west by that road and
Campbell's Road, passing Woodbury, to the Waihi River ;
thence again towards the south-west generally by that river
to the Waihi Gorge Road ; thence by that road to the
northern boundary of Section No. 34450, Four Peaks Survey
District ; thence by a right line to Trig. Station D, Four
Peaks Survey District ; thence by a right line to the nearest
source of the south branch of the Orari River, and by that
branch to its confluence with the north branch of the said
Orari River ; thence by the said north branch to a point due
north of the north-eastern corner of Section No. 31990,
Opuha Survey District ; thence by a line due south to the
said section ; thence by the southern and eastern sides of
Tripp's Pass Road to the north branch of the Opuha River ;
thence by that branch to its source ; thence by a line due
north to Forest Creek ; thence by the said Forest Creek to
Run No. 77 ; thence by that run to The Thumbs ; thence
by the summit of the watershed over Alma Peak to the
Southern Alps ; and thence towards the north-west by the
Westland Electoral District, hereinbefore described, to the
Selwyn Electoral District aforesaid.

PAREORA. /:

This district is bounded towards the north-east generally
by the Rangitata Electoral District, hereinbefore described ;
towards the south-east by the ocean to the mouth of Opihi
River ; thence towards the south by the right bank of that
river to the road which forms the eastern boundary of Rural
Section No. 21601 (Stonyer's Road) ; thence towards the east
by that road and its continuation to the Albury Railway-
line ; thence by a line across that railway-line ; thence again
towards the north-east by the said railway-line to a point
opposite to the south-eastern corner of Section No. 14449 ;
thence again towards the south-east generally by a right line
to the said south-eastern corner ; thence by the road which
forms the south-eastern boundary of the said Rural Section
No. 14449, and the road which forms the south-eastern
boundaries of Rural Sections Nos. 12740, 12622, 12585, 12529,
12725, 12817, 15049, 13975, 15926, and 18045 ; thence by the
road which forms the southern boundaries of Rural Sections
Nos. 18045 (aforesaid) and 15904, by the road which forms
the south-eastern boundaries of Rural Sections Nos. 17311,
19165, 19454, 19427, 19222, 18561, and 23283, by the road
which intersects Rural Section No. 18558, and by that road
continued in a south-westerly direction through Rural Sec-
tions Nos. 18559, 19552, and 19553, and passing Rural Sec-
tions Nos. 25600, 21782, and 29557, and through Rural
Sections Nos. 23303 and 18688 to the road known as Tycho
Flat Road ; thence towards the east by the said Tycho Flat
Road to its junction with the road which forms the north-
eastern boundary of Rural Section No. 18872 ; thence again
towards the north-east generally by the Timaru Electoral
District, hereinafter described, to the ocean ; thence again
towards the south-east by the ocean to a point in line with
the north-eastern boundary-line of Section No. 17735, Wai-
mate Survey District ; thence towards the south-west gene-
rally by a right line to the north-eastern corner of that
section ; thence by the said Section No. 17735 and Section
No. 9655 to its northernmost corner ; thence by a right line