✨ Mining District Boundaries Description
APRIL 21.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 647
by the summit of the Kakanui Mountains to Run No. 109; then again towards the north-west by Run No. 217B to Run No. 209; then again towards the east generally by the said Run No. 209 and Run No. 11 to a stream forming the south-eastern boundary of Run No. 109 aforesaid; then towards the south-east by that stream to the south branch of the Waianakarua River; then again towards the south-west by the south branch of the Waianakarua River aforesaid to a point in line with the north-west boundary-line of the Moeraki Hundred; then again towards the south-east by a straight line to and then by the said Moeraki Hundred to the Waihemo or Shag River; then again towards the north-east by the left bank of the said Waihemo or Shag River to a point in line with the north-western boundary-line of the area formerly known as Hawksbury Hundred; then again towards the south-east by a straight line across the Waihemo or Shag River aforesaid, and by the said area formerly known as Hawksbury Hundred, to the south-western corner of Section No. 11, Block I., Dunback Survey District; then again towards the north by the said Section No. 11 and Section No. 6 of the said Block I.; again towards the east by the Moeraki Survey District; again towards the south by Sections Nos. 3, 4, and 5 of Block I. aforesaid to the north-western corner of the last-mentioned section; then again towards the south-east by the area formerly known as Hawksbury Hundred aforesaid to the north branch of the Waikouaiti River; then by the said north branch and the south branch of the Waikouaiti River to a point in line with the northern boundary-line of Section No. 4, Block IX., Waikouaiti Survey District; then by a right line to the north-western corner of said Section No. 4; then by that section, by Sections Nos. 2 and 3, said Block IX., and Sections Nos. 2, 4, and 5, Block XI., to the south-western corner of the last-mentioned section; then again towards the south by a right line through Trig. Station U, Waikouaiti Survey District, to the right bank of the Silverstream; then again towards the south-east by the said Silverstream to the area formerly known as the East Taieri Hundred; then again towards the south by the said area formerly known as the East Taieri Hundred to Block II., Dunedin and East Taieri Survey District; then again towards the south-east by Sections Nos. 9, 8, 7, and 6, Block III., Dunedin and East Taieri Survey District, and a road; then again towards the south-west by Section No. 38, a road, 1 of 28, 2 of 28, 27, 26, a road, and Section No. 5, and a road, all of Block II. aforesaid, and by Sections Nos. 21, 20, 2 of 18, and 17, Block I., Dunedin and East Taieri Survey District, to the Taieri River; then again towards the south-east by the left bank of that river to the road which forms the north-eastern boundaries of River Sections Nos. 49, 48, 47, and 46: then again towards the north-east generally by that road and the road forming the north-eastern boundaries of River Sections Nos. 45, 44, 43, 42, 41, 40, 39, and 38; by the road forming the north-western boundaries of River Sections Nos. 37 and 36, the road forming the north-eastern boundaries of River Sections Nos. 36, 35, 34, and 33; by the road forming the north-western boundaries of Sections Nos. 16, 15, 14, and 13, Block XX., Taieri Survey District; by Sections Nos. 12 and 2 of said Block XX., across the railway-line, and by Section No. 11, Irregular Block; by a road forming the south-eastern boundaries of Sections Nos. 11 and 12, Irregular Block; by Section No. 41, Irregular Block; and by Block VIII., Dunedin and East Taieri Survey District, to the sea: then again towards the south-east by the sea; again towards the south-west generally by the right bank of the Tokomairiro River to the northern branch of that river; then by the right bank of the said northern branch to a point in line with the north-western boundary-line of Section No. 68, Block II., Table Hill Survey District; then again towards the south-east by a right line to the said north-western boundary-line and by Section No. 68 aforesaid, and by Sections Nos. 67, 2 of 58, 66, 65, 64, 33, 61, 96, and 63, Block II., Table Hill Survey District, to the Tokomairiro Survey District; then again toward the south-west by the said Tokomairiro Survey District; again towards the south-east by Sections Nos. 215 and 208, Block XXVI., Tokomairiro Survey District; again towards the north-east by the latter section; again towards the south-east by a closed road and Section No. 202, Block XXV., Tokomairiro Survey District, to its westernmost corner; then by a straight line across a closed road, and across the south branch of the Tokomairiro River, to the northernmost corner of Section No. 10, Block XLI., Tokomairiro Survey District; then again towards the south-east by the said Block XLI.; again towards the south-west by Blocks XL. and XLIII.; again towards the south-east by the said Block XLIII.; again towards the south-west by Block XLV.; again towards the south-east by the said Block XLV.; again towards the south-west by the Hillend Survey District, to the south-western corner of Section No. 6, Block LIII., Tokomairiro Survey District; then again towards the south-west by Section No. 16, Block IX., to its northernmost corner; then again towards the south-east by Block XIII., Hillend
Survey District, to the northernmost corner of Section No. 5 of that block; then again towards the west and north-west by the Waitahuna East Survey District; again towards the south-west by Block IX., Waitahuna East Survey District, Block VIII., Waitahuna West Survey District, Sections Nos. 20 and 19, Block VII., Waitahuna West Survey District, and by Block IX. of the last-mentioned survey district, to the northernmost corner of Section No. 15 of that block; then again towards the south and south-east by sections Nos. 15, a road, 17, 14, 13, a road, 18, and 11, Block IX., Waitahuna West Survey District, and Sections Nos. 16, 17, and 18, Block XI., Waitahuna West Survey District, to a point in line with the north-eastern boundary of Section No. 12 of the said Block XI.; then again towards the south-west by the said Section No. 12 to Crookburn; then again towards the south-east by Crookburn to the Clutha River; then again towards the west by the said Clutha River to a point in line with the northern boundary-line of Section No. 26, Block II., Pomahaka Survey District; then again towards the south and west generally by the Pomahaka Survey District to the Pomahaka River; then again towards the south-east by a line across the said Pomahaka River, and by that line continued parallel to that river, and 10 chains distant from the south bank thereof, until it intersects the left bank of the Waipahi River; then again towards the east and south by the said Waipahi River to the railway-crossing on Block X., Waipahi Survey District; then by the Southern Trunk line of railway to the Borough of Gore, as described in the New Zealand Gazette, No. 63, of the 8th November, 1890; then by that borough to the Mataura River; again towards the east by the left bank of the Mataura River; again towards the south by the ocean; again towards the west by the right bank of the said Mataura River to the northern boundary-line of the Hokonui Survey District; then again towards the south by the Hokonui Survey District to the Oreti River; and then again towards the south and west by the Oreti River to the north-western boundary-line of Eyre Survey District; then towards the north-west by that boundary-line to Eyre Peak; then again towards the south and west generally by the summit of the western watershed of the Wakatipu Lake to Round Peak; then again towards the south by a straight line to Moffat Peak; then again by a straight line to Mount Eglinton, and by the latter line produced to Te Anau Lake; then again towards the east generally by the eastern shore of the said Te Anau Lake, by the left bank of the Waiau River, by the eastern shore of the Manapouri Lake, and again by the left bank of the said Waiau River to the Mararoa River; then by the left bank of the Mararoa River to Section No. 21, Takitimo District; then by that section, and the road forming the northern boundaries of Sections Nos. 49, 42A, 41, 43, 47, and 48; then by Sections Nos. 48, 47, 43, 41, 42A, 49, 42, 53, 52, 44, 45, and 46, Takitimo District, to the south-eastern corner of the last-mentioned section; then by the eastern boundary of Run No. 396 to Whare Creek; then by the left bank of that creek to the eastern boundary-line of Section No. 56, Education Reserve; then by the eastern boundary of that section and the eastern boundaries of Runs Nos. 173A and 173C to the Waicoe Creek; then by the left bank of that creek to the south-western boundary-line of Run No. 415B; then by the said Run No. 415B to the Wairaki River; then by the right bank of that river to the Waiau River; then again by the left bank of Waiau River to the mouth of the Orawia Stream, in the Waiau Survey District; then again towards the north-west by the said Orawia Stream to a point in line with the south-western boundary of Section No. 105, Waiau Survey District; then again towards the north-east and north-west generally by a straight line to the said Section No. 105, and then by that section and Sections Nos. 82 and 7, Waiau Survey District, to the Aparima Hundred; then again towards the east by the said Aparima Hundred to Ferdunlaw; then again towards the north-east by a straight line to the source of the eastern branch of the Purapurakino Stream; then by that branch and the Purapurakino Stream and Jacob’s River to the ocean; then again towards the south-west and north-west generally by the ocean (inclusive of adjacent islands) to Big Bay aforesaid, the place of commencement: exclusive of the Borough of Roxburgh.
Also all that area in the Land Districts of Otago and Southland bounded towards the north generally by a line parallel to and one mile distant from high-water mark, from Bluff Harbour to Catlin’s River; towards the north-east by the said Catlin’s River; towards the south generally by the ocean; and towards the west by Bluff Harbour aforesaid: exclusive of the Township of Fortrose.
Also all that area known as Campbelltown Goldfield, in the Southland Land District, comprised between low water and one chain above high-water mark of the ocean, from Section No. 1, Block V., Campbelltown Hundred, to Steep Head, and round to Pasturage Reserve; then (said strip being lessened in width to distance between high- and low-water marks) to the southern boundary of the said reserve;
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NZ Gazette 1898, No 28