Jan. 7.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 13

recited sections of “The Maori Councils Act, 1900,” proclaim the districts set forth in the First Schedule hereto to be Maori districts for the purpose of the said Act: and I appoint the persons whose names are set forth in the first column of the Second Schedule hereto to be Returning Officers for the districts set forth in the second column of the said Second Schedule against the names of such persons respectively; and I moreover fix the numbers set forth in the third column of the said Second Schedule against the names of the said districts respectively to be the numbers of members to be elected for the Maori Council of such districts respectively.

FIRST SCHEDULE.

MANGONUI DISTRICT.

Bounded towards the north-east generally by the ocean from North Cape to the mouth of the Wairakau River, Pekapeka Bay, Whangaroa Harbour: thence towards the south-east generally by that river, Sections Nos. 18 and 17, Block VI., Whangaroa Survey District, and the northern boundary-line of the last-mentioned section produced to the north-eastern corner of Mangataraire Block; thence by the eastern and southern boundary-lines of that block, and the southern and western boundary-lines of Section No. 10, Block XI., Mangonui Survey District, to the north-western corner of that section; thence by a right line to the south-eastern corner of Section No. 4, Block VII., Mangonui Survey District; thence by the southern boundary-line of that section to Stony or Patupukapuka Stream; thence by the said Stony Stream, the eastern and south-eastern boundary-lines of Section No. 103, Totara Parish, and by Kohumaru Parish to the Wainui River; thence by a line along the middle of that river to a point in line with the southern boundary-line of Section No. 37, Block VII., Maungataniwha Survey District; thence by a right line to and by that boundary-line and by the southern boundary-lines of Maungataniwha East and Maungataniwha Parishes to a point on the boundary of the latter parish nearest to Trig. Station Raetea No. 43; thence by a right line to that trig. station; thence by a right line to the mouth of the Mohiroa River, in Herekino Harbour, and by that harbour: and towards the south-west and north by the ocean to the place of commencement: including the adjacent islands.

HOKIANGA DISTRICT.

Bounded towards the north-west generally by the Mangonui District from the Harbour of Herekino to the Manginangina Block: thence towards the north-east generally by the said Manginangina Block to the Waipapa Stream, and by a line along the middle of that stream and by the Waitaroto and the Okaihau No. 2 Blocks to the Waiharakeke River; thence by the north-eastern and southern boundaries of the Whataipu Block and the eastern boundaries of the Maungataraire, Pukewharariki, Rakauwahi, and Punakitere Blocks to the Punakitere River, by a line along the middle of that river to the Mangakahia Road, and by that road to its intersection by a line from Trig. Station No. 18, on Tarai-o-Rahiri, to Trig. Station No. 43, on Tutamoe: thence towards the south-east by the aforesaid line from Tarai-o-Rahiri to Tutamoe: thence towards the south by a right line to Trig. Station No. 119, on Maunganui Bluff, and the production of the same to the ocean: and towards the south-west by the ocean and Herekino Harbour aforesaid to the place of commencement: including the adjacent islands.

TOKERAU DISTRICT.

Bounded towards the north-west generally by the Mangonui District hereinbefore described from the Wainui Stream to the ocean: thence towards the north-east generally by the ocean to Helena Bay: thence towards the south-east generally by the Opuawhanga No. 4 Block to its north-western corner; thence by a right line to Trig. Station No. 18, on Tarai-o-Rahiri; thence by a right line in the direction of Trig. Station No. 43, on Tutamoe, to the intersection of the west side of the Mangakahia and Bay of Islands Road: and thence towards the south-west generally by the Hokianga District hereinbefore described to the place of commencement: including the adjacent islands.

WHANGAREI DISTRICT.

Bounded towards the north-west by the Tokerau District hereinbefore described from Trig. Station No. 18, on Tarai-o-Rahiri, to the ocean: towards the east generally by the ocean to the north-eastern corner of Section No. 91, Parish of Waipu, Mangawai Survey District, at Bream Tail: thence towards the south and south-west generally by the south-eastern boundary-line of that section to its south-eastern corner; thence by a right line to the Kapawhiti Range at a point where the road from Mangawhai to McKenzie’s Cove crosses it; thence by the summit of the Kapawhiti Range aforesaid to its intersection by a line due north from the northernmost corner of the Marunui Block; thence by that line to the Marunui Block aforesaid, and by that block to the Piroa Stream at the northern boundary of the Parish of Kaiwaka, Waipu Survey District; thence by a line along the middle of that stream to a point opposite to the southernmost corner of Section No. 136, Parish of Wairau (said stream forming the northern boundary of the said Parish of Kaiwaka and part of the north-eastern boundary of the said Parish of Wairau); thence to and by the said Section No. 136 to the Great North Road; thence across and by that road to a point in line with the north-western boundary of Section No. 105, Parish of Wairau aforesaid; thence by the Mareretu Parish to the Mangonui River; thence by a line along the middle of that river to the Tauraroa River: towards the north-west and again towards the south-west by a line along the middle of the said Tauraroa River to a point in line with the south-western boundary of Section No. 18, Parish of Maungakaramea; thence to and by the south-western boundary-line of that section and of Section No. 24, and by Sections Nos. 1, 2, 10, 11, 18, 17, and 16, Block III., Tangihua Survey District, to the southernmost corner of Section No. 7, Block I., said survey district; thence by the south-western boundary-line of the last-mentioned section to its south-western corner; thence by a right line in the direction of the confluence of the Wairoa River with the Okoha Stream as far as the summit of the Tangihua Range; thence by that summit to Trig. Station No. 41; and thence by a right line to Trig. Station No. 18, on Tarai-o-Rahiri aforesaid, the place of commencement: including the adjacent islands.

WAIROA DISTRICT.

Bounded towards the north and north-west by the Hokianga and Tokerau Districts hereinbefore described from the ocean to Trig. Station No. 18 on Tarai-o-Rahiri: thence towards the north-east generally by the Whangarei District hereinbefore described to the northernmost corner of Omaru Parish: thence towards the south-east generally by the Omaru and Tokatoka Parishes to the Wairoa River; thence by a right line across that river and by its right bank to the northernmost corner of Te Kuri Parish, and thence by that parish to the ocean: and towards the south-west by the ocean to the place of commencement.

NGATI-WHATUA DISTRICT.

Bounded towards the north-west generally by the Wairoa District hereinbefore described from the ocean to the Mangonui River: thence towards the north-east generally by the Whangarei District hereinbefore described to the ocean at Bream Tail: thence towards the east generally by the ocean to Tamaki Bridge at Panmure: thence towards the south-east generally by a right line to St. Ann’s Bridge on the Great South Road; thence by the waters of Manukau Harbour to Manukau Heads: and thence towards the south-west by the ocean to the place of commencement: including Great Barrier Island.

TE ARAWA DISTRICT.

Bounded towards the north-east by the ocean from Wairakei, near Trig. Station No. 161, to the mouth of the Rangitaiki River; thence by that river to the eastern corner of the Matata Township: thence towards the east generally by the eastern boundary of that township to its southernmost corner; thence by a right line to Trig. Station No. 16, Putauaki (Mount Edgecombe); thence by a right line running in the direction of Trig. Station No. 74, Ngapuketura, to the Rangitaiki River: thence towards the south generally by a right line to the confluence of the Waikato River with the Waiotapu Stream; thence by the Waikato River to its confluence with the Whangapoa Stream: thence towards the west generally by a right line to Trig. Station No. 39, Horohoro; thence by a right line to Trig. Station No. 27, Puwhenua; thence by a right line to the ocean at Wairakei, near Trig. Station No. 161, the place of commencement: including Motiti Island.

MATATUA DISTRICT.

Bounded towards the north generally by the ocean from the mouth of the Rangitaiki River to the northernmost corner of Opape Native Reserve No. 1 (5570A): thence towards the east generally by the Horouta District, herein-after described, to the Motu River; thence by a right line to Trig. Station, Maungatapere; thence by a right line to the confluence of the Ruakituri River with the Mangarewarewa Stream: thence towards the south-east by a right line in the direction of Runanga as far as the Taupo-Napier Road: and thence towards the west generally by a right-line to Trig. Station No. 74, Ngapuketura; thence by a right line to Trig. Station No. 16, Putauaki (Mount Edgecombe); thence by a right line to the southernmost corner of Matata Township; and thence by that township and the Rangitaiki River to the place of commencement.