✨ Fire District Definitions
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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 47
application has been made by the Whangarei Borough Council
in respect of the area described in the Schedule hereto, in
accordance with the provisions of the said Act, and it ap-
pears expedient to grant the said application:
Now, therefore, His Excellency the Governor of the
Colony of New Zealand, in pursuance and exercise of the
powers and authorities conferred upon him by the said Act,
and acting by and with the advice and consent of the
Executive Council of the said colony, doth hereby declare
the area described in the Schedule hereto to be a fire district
under the said Act, that the name of such district shall be
“ The Whangarei Fire District,” and that the boundaries
thereof shall be those set forth in the said Schedule.
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SCHEDULE.
WHANGAREI FIRE DISTRICT.
ALL that area in the Land District of Auckland known as
the Borough of Whangarei, situated in the Purua and
Whangarei Survey Districts. Bounded towards the north-
west by the Town District of Kamo, as described in the New
Zealand Gazette No. 72, 19th June, 1884, from the Kamo-
Whangarei Road to the easternmost corner of a subdivision
of Mair's grant, the property of George Burnett, thence by
the production of the south-eastern boundary-line of that
subdivision to the Otaingerei Stream; thence towards the
east generally by the right bank of the said Otaingerei
Stream to the Whangarei River, and thence by the right
bank of the said Whangarei River and Whangarei Harbour
to a point bearing north 65° east from the easternmost
corner of Tarewa Block No. 855; thence towards the south-
east by a right line to the easternmost corner of that block;
thence towards the south-west by the said Tarewa Block to
its northernmost corner, thence by a right line across the
Maunu Road to the southernmost corner of the Wharowharo
No. 2 Block, and thence by the south-western boundary-
line of the said Wharowharo No. 2 Block to the westernmost
corner of that block; thence towards the west generally by
Horahora No. 2 Block and Section No. 77, Parish of
Whangarei, Block XII, Purua Survey District, by the abut-
ment of a public road, and by Sections Nos. 71, 66, 67, 68,
and 69 to the Waiarohia Stream; thence by the left bank of
that stream to Block VIII, Purua Survey District; thence
by that block to the Kamo–Whangarei Road; and thence by
the eastern side of that road to the place of commencement.
J. F. ANDREWS,
Acting Clerk of the Executive Council.
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New Plymouth Fire District defined.
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PLUNKET, Governor.
ORDER IN COUNCIL.
At the Government House, at Wellington, this twenty-
seventh day of May, 1907.
Present:
His Excellency the Governor in Council.
WHEREAS by section thirty of “The Fire Brigades
Act, 1906” (hereinafter termed “the said Act”),
it is provided that the Governor may by Order in Council
from time to time, on application of any Borough Council,
declare any area under the control of such Borough Council
to be a fire district under the said Act: And whereas such
application has been made by the New Plymouth Borough
Council in respect of the area described in the Schedule
hereto, in accordance with the provisions of the said Act,
and it appears expedient to grant the said application:
Now, therefore, His Excellency the Governor of the
Colony of New Zealand, in pursuance and exercise of the
powers and authorities conferred upon him by the said Act,
and acting by and with the advice and consent of the
Executive Council of the said colony, doth hereby declare
the area described in the Schedule hereto to be a fire district
under the said Act, that the name of such district shall be
“ The New Plymouth Fire District,” and that the bound-
aries thereof shall be those set forth in the said Schedule.
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SCHEDULE.
NEW PLYMOUTH FIRE DISTRICT.
ALL that area in the Land District of Taranaki known as
the Borough of New Plymouth. Bounded by a line com-
mencing at the western side of Cutfield Road, at high-
water mark of the sea, and proceeding thence easterly along
high-water mark to the foot of the rubble wall; thence
along the foot of the said rubble wall, 729·3 links; thence
along a line bearing south 67° 59′ 18″ east, across the mouth
of the Huatoki Stream, 129·2 links; thence along the sea-
ward edge of stone wall, 525·2 links; thence along high-
water mark to the eastern boundary of Reserve R; thence
southerly along a right line bearing south 35° east magnetic,
500 links, to the Henui River; thence along the left bank of
that river to a point in line with the south-eastern bound-
ary-line of Native Reserve No. 16, Purakau; thence along a
right line across that river, and north-easterly along the
south-eastern boundary of the said Native reserve, 300
links; thence generally southerly along a right line bearing
south 57° 35′ east, 489 links, to the south side of Devon
Street; thence along a line bearing south 50° 20′ east, 493
links; thence along a right line bearing south 4° 12′ west,
461 links; thence along a right line bearing south 35° west,
502 links; thence along a right line bearing south 57° 46′
east, 703 links; thence along a right line bearing south 55°
west to the left bank of the Henui River; thence along the
left bank of that river to the northern boundary-line of
Reserve Y; thence westerly along the said boundary-line
bearing south 55° west magnetic, 350 links; thence
northerly along a right line at right angles to the last-
mentioned line to Hendrie Street, 640 links; thence
westerly along the south side of that street to the north-
eastern corner of Section No. 1791; thence generally
southerly along a right line bearing south 35° east mag-
netic, 550 links, and along a line at right angles to the last-
mentioned line in a westerly direction, 9 links; thence
along a right line bearing south 35° east, 795 links; thence
along a right line bearing south 55° west, 40 links; thence
along a right line to the south-east corner of Section
No. 1927; thence along the southern boundary-lines of Sec-
tions Nos. 1927 and 1926 to a point in line with the eastern
boundary-line of Section No. 1947; thence along a right
line across Shortland Street to and along the said boundary-
line to the south-eastern corner of said Section No. 1947;
thence westerly along a right line to the south-western
corner of Section No. 1252; thence northerly along the
eastern boundary-lines of Reserves C and W to Section
No. 1123; thence westerly along a line bearing south 55°
west magnetic to the left bank of the Huatoki Stream;
thence along the left bank of that stream to the south side
of Wallace Place; thence along the south side of Wallace
Place to the western side of Cutfield Road; and thence
northerly along the western side of Cutfield Road to the
place of commencement.
J. F. ANDREWS,
Acting Clerk of the Executive Council.
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Petone Fire District defined.
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PLUNKET, Governor.
ORDER IN COUNCIL.
At the Government House, at Wellington, this twenty-
seventh day of May, 1907.
Present:
His Excellency the Governor in Council.
WHEREAS by section thirty of “The Fire Brigades
Act, 1906” (hereinafter termed “the said Act”), it
is provided that the Governor may by Order in Council
from time to time, on application of any Borough Council,
declare any area under the control of such Borough Council
to be a fire district under the said Act: And whereas such
application has been made by the Petone Borough Council
in respect of the area described in the Schedule hereto, in
accordance with the provisions of the said Act, and it appears
expedient to grant the said application:
Now, therefore, His Excellency the Governor of the
Colony of New Zealand, in pursuance and exercise of the
powers and authorities conferred upon him by the said Act,
and acting by and with the advice and consent of the
Executive Council of the said colony, doth hereby declare
the area described in the Schedule hereto to be a fire district
under the said Act, that the name of such district shall be
“ The Petone Fire District,” and that the boundaries
thereof shall be those set forth in the said Schedule.
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SCHEDULE.
PETONE FIRE DISTRICT.
ALL that area in the Land District of Wellington known as
the Borough of Petone. Bounded towards the north by
Native land, from the north-west corner of Section No. 79,
Block XIII, to Section No. 16 (Native reserve); towards the
south-east and again towards the north by the said Section
No. 16, across the Wellington–Masterton Railway line and
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🏗️ Whangarei Fire District Defined
🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works27 May 1907
Fire district, Whangarei, Fire Brigades Act 1906, Order in Council, Borough of Whangarei
- George Burnett, Property owner referenced in boundary description
- J. F. Andrews, Acting Clerk of the Executive Council
🏗️ New Plymouth Fire District Defined
🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works27 May 1907
Fire district, New Plymouth, Fire Brigades Act 1906, Order in Council, Borough of New Plymouth
- J. F. Andrews, Acting Clerk of the Executive Council
🏗️ Petone Fire District Defined
🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works27 May 1907
Fire district, Petone, Fire Brigades Act 1906, Order in Council, Borough of Petone
- J. F. Andrews, Acting Clerk of the Executive Council