Num. 54. 1427

THE

NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

Published by Authority.

WELLINGTON, THURSDAY, JULY 3, 1902.

Districts constituted under “The Marriage Act, 1880.”

(L.S.)

RANFURLY, Governor.

A PROCLAMATION.

IN pursuance and exercise of the power and authority vested in the Governor by “The Marriage Act, 1880,” I, Uchter. John Mark, Earl of Ranfurly, the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, do hereby abolish the existing marriage district known as the Castlepoint District, and do proclaim and declare that the territory heretofore comprised within the said district is hereby divided anew into two marriage districts, the names and boundaries whereof shall be as follow:—

PONGAROA DISTRICT.

All that area in the Wellington Land District bounded towards the north-east generally by the Patangata County, as described in the New Zealand Gazette No. 96, 22nd November, 1900, from the summit of the Puketoi Range to the left bank of the Akitio River; thence by the left bank of that river to the ocean: thence towards the south-east by the ocean to the right bank of the Aohanga River: thence towards the south generally by the right bank of the said Aohanga River to the Waingongoro Stream; thence by that stream and the Mataikona Native Reserve to Section No. 6, Block XI., Aohanga Survey District; thence by that section and the road forming the northern boundary of said Section No. 6 and of Section No. 7 to Spur Road; thence by the said Spur Road to Waiowaka Road; thence by the said Waiowaka Road to the southern boundary-line of Section No. 18, Block VI., Aohanga Survey District; thence by the southern boundary-line of the said Section No. 18 and by Section No. 23, Block IX. (Education Reserve), to Waihoki Road; thence by Waihoki Road to the eastern boundary of the Masterton County, as described in the New Zealand Gazette No. 106, 19th December, 1901; thence by the eastern and southern boundaries of the said Masterton County to the Waitawhiti Stream; thence by that stream to its confluence with the Tiraumea River; thence by the said Tiraumea River to the northern boundary-line of Section No. 61, Block VIII., Mangaone Survey District: thence towards the north-west generally by the northern boundary-line of the said Section No. 61 to its north-eastern corner; thence by a right line to Puketoi Trig. Station; and thence by the summit of the Puketoi Range to the place of commencement.

A

CASTLEPOINT DISTRICT.

All that area in the Wellington Land District bounded towards the north generally by the Masterton County as described in the New Zealand Gazette No. 106, 19th December, 1901, from the Waitawhiti Stream at the north-eastern corner of Section No. 127, Block XI., Puketoi Survey District, to the Waihoki Road; thence by the said Waihoki Road to the northern boundary-line of Section No. 23, Block IX., Aohanga Survey District (Education Reserve); thence by the northern boundary-line of that section and by Section No. 18, Block VI., to the Waiowaka Road; thence by the northern side of the said Waiowaka Road to Spur Road; thence by the northern side of the said Spur Road and of the road forming the northern boundaries of Sections Nos. 7 and 6, Block XI., Aohanga Survey District, to Section No. 5; thence by the said Section No. 5 to the Waingongoro Stream; thence by that stream to its confluence with the Aohanga River; thence by the said Aohanga River to the ocean; thence towards the south-east generally by the ocean to the Whareama River: thence towards the south-west generally by the right bank of that river to its confluence with the Mangapokia River; thence by the right bank of the said Mangapokia River to a point in line with the eastern boundary-line of Section No. 240, Block III., Rewa Survey District; thence by a right line to the south-eastern corner of the said Section No. 240; thence by Sections Nos. 240, 260, and 261, Block III. aforesaid, by Sections Nos. 739, 620, 619, 618, and 617, Block II., and Sections Nos. 522, 521, 520, and 525, Block I., Rewa Survey District, to the south-eastern boundary-line of Section No. 866, Block XIII., Mangapakeha Survey District: thence towards the west generally by Sections Nos. 866 and 868, Block XIII. aforesaid, and by Parts 2 and 1 of Section No. 863, Block X., to the Mangapakeha Road; thence by that road to south-eastern corner of Section No. 873, Block X. aforesaid; thence by Sections Nos. 873 and 872, said Block X., Sections Nos. 293, 292, 789, 788, 787, and 150, Block VI., and Sections Nos. 151, 152, 147, 146, 145, and 157, Block II., Mangapakeha Survey District, to the Taueru River; thence by a right line to the south-eastern corner of Section No. 128, Block XI., Puketoi Survey District; thence by that section and Section No. 127 to the Waitawhiti Stream at the north-eastern corner of the said Section No. 127, the place of commencement.