Mining District Boundaries




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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

[No. 68

area formerly known as the East Taieri Hundred to Block II., Dunedin and East Taieri Survey District; thence again towards the south-east by Sections Nos. 9, 8, 7, and 6, Block III., Dunedin and East Taieri Survey District, and a road; thence 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; thence 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: thence 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: thence again towards the south-east by the sea to a point in line with the north-eastern side of the road forming the south-western boundary of Section No. 9, Block XIV., Coast Survey District: thence again towards the south-west generally by a right line to the southernmost corner of Section No. 9 of the said Block XIV.; thence by the said road to Block IV., Kaitangata Survey District; thence by Block IV., Kaitangata Survey District, to the road forming the eastern boundaries of Sections Nos. 1 of 20 and 2 of 20; thence by that road to a point in line with the north-eastern boundary-line of Section No. 2 of 20; thence by a right line to the easternmost corner of the said Section No. 2 of 20; thence by Sections Nos. 2 of 20, 1 of 20, 21, and 17, Block IV. aforesaid; by the road forming the south-eastern boundaries of Sections Nos. 10 and 9, Block I.; thence by that road to a point in line with the north-eastern boundary-line of the last-mentioned section; thence by a right line to the easternmost corner of Section No. 9 aforesaid; thence by Sections Nos. 9, 8, 5, and 18, Block I. aforesaid, to the road forming the south-eastern boundary of Section No. 2 of 20, said Block I., Kaitangata Survey District; thence by that road and by part of the road forming the north-eastern boundary of the last-mentioned section, by Sections Nos. 7, 8, and 9, Block XXVIII., Tokomairiro Survey District; by a road, and Sections Nos. 1, 2, 3, 11, 10, 9, and 8, Block XXXI., Tokomairiro Survey District; by a road and Sections Nos. 12 and 1, Block XXXIV.; by a road and Sections Nos. 2 of 12, a road, 1 of 12, and 1, Block XXXIII.; by a closed road and Sections Nos. 12 and 1, Block XL.; and by Block XLIII., all of Tokomairiro Survey District: 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 Hill-end Survey District to the south-western corner of Section No. 6, Block LIII., Tokomairiro Survey District; thence again towards the south-west by Section No. 16, Block IX., to its northernmost corner; thence again towards the south-east by Block XIII., Hillend Survey District, to the northernmost corner of Section No. 5 of that block; thence 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; thence 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.; thence again towards the south-west by the said Section No. 12 to Crookburn; thence again towards the south-east by Crookburn to the Clutha River; thence 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; thence again towards the south and west generally by the Pomahaka Survey District to the Pomahaka River; thence 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; thence again towards the east and south by the said Waipahi River to the railway-crossing on Block X., Waipahi Survey District; thence 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; thence 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; thence again towards the south by the Hokonui Survey District to the Oreti River; and thence again towards the south and west by the Oreti River to the north-western boundary-line of Eyre Survey District; thence towards the north-west by that boundary-line to Eyre Peak; thence again towards the south and west generally by the summit of the western watershed of the Wakatipu Lake to Round Peak; thence again towards the south by a straight line to Moffat Peak, thence again by a straight line to Mount Eglington, and by the latter line produced to Te Anau Lake: thence 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; thence by the left bank of the Mararoa River to Section No. 21, Takitimo District; thence by that section, and the road forming the northern boundaries of Sections Nos. 49, 42A, 41, 43, 47, and 48; thence 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; thence by the eastern boundary of Run No. 396 to Whare Creek; thence by the left bank of that creek to the eastern boundary-line of Section No. 56, Education Reserve; thence by the eastern boundary of that section and the eastern boundaries of Runs Nos. 173A and 173C to the Waicoe Creek; thence by the left bank of that creek to the south-western boundary-line of Run No. 415B; thence by the said Run No. 415B to the Wairaki River; thence by the right bank of that river to the Waiau River; thence again by the left bank of Waiau River to the mouth of the Orawia Stream, in the Waiau Survey District: thence 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; thence again towards the north-east and north-west generally by a straight line to the said Section No. 105, and thence by that section and Sections Nos. 82 and 7, Waiau Survey District, to the Aparima Hundred; thence again towards the east by the said Aparima Hundred to Ferdunlaw; thence again towards the north-east by a straight line to the source of the eastern branch of the Purapurakino Stream, thence by that branch and the Purapurakino Stream and Jacob’s River to the ocean; thence 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; thence (said strip being lessened in width to distance between high- and low-water marks) to the southern boundary of the said reserve; starting again at the original width, and continuing along the coast to Pilot station Reserve, at Stirling’s Point, Bluff Harbour.

Also all that parcel of land in the Southland Land District bounded on the north by a line running due east from the south-east corner of Section No. 311, Hokonui District, until it strikes the south-west boundary of Section No. 423, Hokonui District; towards the north-east and north-west by said Section No. 423; again towards the north by a continuation of the line before described running due east from the south-east corner of said Section No. 311 until it strikes the south-west boundary of Section No. 819, Hokonui District; again towards the north-east by said Section No. 819 and a road-line; towards the south-east by Sections Nos. 773, 774, 779, 780, 786, and 787, Hokonui District; and towards the south-west generally by Sections Nos. 134 and 494, Hokonui District, and the Waimumu Stream to the south-west corner of Section No. 311 aforesaid.

Also all that parcel of land in the Southland Land District bounded towards the west by Sections Nos. 6 and 2, Block VII., Lindhurst District; towards the north generally by Sections Nos. 50, 49, and 48 of Block V., Lindhurst District; towards the south-east by a road-line; towards the south-west by a road-line; and again towards the south-east by Section No. 11 of Block V. aforesaid.

Also all that parcel of land in the Southland Land District bounded towards the west by Section No. 10, Block V., Lindhurst District; towards the north by Section No. 12 of said Block V.; towards the north-west by Sections Nos. 12, 18, 19, 21, 29, and 30 of said Block V.; again towards the north by Section No. 32 of said Block V.; and towards the south-east and north-east by a road-line; towards the east by Block XXVI., Lindhurst Hundred; towards the south by Section No. 6 of Block V. aforesaid; and again towards the north-west and south-east by a road-line.

Also the additional areas comprised within the following



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🗺️ Amended Description of Otago Mining District (continued from previous page)

🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey
2 August 1900
Mining District, Otago, Boundaries, Proclamation