County Council Special Orders




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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
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west corner of Section 1, Block IX, Waitahuna West District; thence in a north-westerly direction along boundaries of Sections 3 and 7, Block IX, and Sections 13 and 7, Block X, Waitahuna West District; thence in a north-easterly direction along road-line forming boundaries of Sections 7, 6, 5, 4, Block X, Sections 14, 24, 13, Block VI, Waitahuna West District, Section 51, Block IV, Sections 84, 86, 77, 80, 20, 14, 13, 43, Block V, Sections 127, 122, 121, 120, 119, 118, 117, 116, 115, Block II, Tuapeka East District, to the Borough of Lawrence; thence north-east along boundary of the Borough of Lawrence to the main interior road; thence along the boundary of Gabriel’s Riding, hereinbefore described, to the south-east corner of Block X, Tuapeka East District; thence north along boundary of Gabriel’s Riding to south-west corner of Block IX, Tuapeka East District; thence in an easterly direction along the boundary of Waipori Riding, hereinbefore described, to the starting-point at Trigonometrical Station W.

BROWN’S RIDING.

All that area in the Provincial District of Otago, starting at the south corner of Section 3, Block IX, Waitahuna West District; thence north-west and north-east, bounded by Waitahuna Riding, hereinbefore described, to the boundary of the Borough of Lawrence; thence south-west, north-west, and north-east along the boundary of the Borough of Lawrence to the main interior road; thence along the boundary of Gabriel’s Riding, hereinbefore described, to the centre of the Beaumont Bridge over Clutha River; thence in a southerly direction down centre of Clutha River to junction of Crockburn; thence in a north-easterly direction along boundary of Bruce County to starting-point at corner of Section 3, Block IX, Waitahuna West District.

I, James Kerr Simpson, Chairman of the Tuapeka County Council, do hereby certify that the above special order was duly made and passed at a special meeting of the Tuapeka County Council held on the 28th day of March, 1908, and was duly confirmed at an ordinary meeting of the said Tuapeka County Council held on the 8th day of May, 1908, and that all the provisions of “The Counties Act, 1886,” and its amendments, have been fully complied with.

Dated this 11th day of May, 1908.

J. K. SIMPSON,
Chairman.


Special Order made by the Whangarei County Council altering Ridings.

Office of the Minister of Internal Affairs,
Wellington, 21st May, 1908.

THE following special order, made by the Whangarei County Council, is published in accordance with the provisions of “The Counties Act, 1886.”

JOHN G. FINDLAY,
Minister of Internal Affairs.


SPECIAL ORDER ALTERING BOUNDARIES OF RIDINGS IN THE WHANGAREI COUNTY.

Special Order of the Body Corporate known as and called the Chairman, Councillors, and Inhabitants of the County of Whangarei, passed at a Special Meeting of the Council thereof held on the 13th day of March, 1908, and confirmed at a subsequent Meeting thereof on the 16th day of April, 1908, and to come into effect on and from the 1st day of June, 1908.

  1. THAT the number of ridings within the County of Whangarei and the representation of the same remain as at present.

  2. That the boundaries of the Kiripaka, Manaia, Mangapai, and Maunu Ridings be altered, and be as shown on the map of the County of Whangarei prepared for the purpose, and marked “A,” deposited in the office of the Council at Whangarei.

  3. That the boundaries of the Manaia Riding be extended so as to include Section 19, Parish of Parahaki, and Sections 41, 42, 43, and 44, Parish of Whangarei, and that part of Allotment 2 of the said parish commencing at the south-western corner of said Section 42 in a straight line to the junction of the Ngunguru and Whareora County Roads, thence in a south-westerly direction along the eastern boundary of the said Ngunguru County Road to the Otaingarei Stream, thence down the said stream to its junction with the Whangarei River, the present boundary of the Manaia Riding, the said Manaia Riding to include and consist of the Road Districts of Whareora and Parua and the Outlying District of Manaia, henceforth to be called Manaia Outlying District. To be represented by one Councillor.

  4. That the boundaries of the Kiripaka Riding be altered so as to exclude Sections 41, 42, 43, and 44, Parish of Whangarei, and Section 19, Parish of Parahaki, and that part of Allotment 2 of the said parish commencing at the south-western corner of said Section 42 in a straight line to the junction of the Ngunguru and Whareora County Roads, thence in a south-westerly direction along the eastern boundary of the said Ngunguru County Road to the Otaingarei Stream, thence down the said stream to its junction with the Whangarei River, the present boundary of the Manaia Riding, the said Kiripaka Riding to include and consist of the Road District of Marua and Outlying District of Kiripaka, henceforth to be called Kiripaka Outlying District. To be represented by one Councillor.

  5. That the Mangapai Riding be altered to consist of the Road Districts of Maungakaramea, Ruarangi, and Waikiekie, and the Mangapai Outlying District included within the boundaries hereafter mentioned, henceforth to be called the Mangapai Outlying District, and bounded commencing at the north-eastern corner of Section 10, Parish of Mata; thence by the eastern boundary of such parish, and by the eastern, southern, and western boundary of the Parish of Mangapai to the south-eastern corner of Ruarangi Parish; thence generally by the southern boundary of the Ruarangi Road District; thence by the Otamatea County; thence on the west generally by the Mongonui River to its confluence with the Tauroroa River; thence up the said Tauroroa River to the line dividing Allotments Nos. 1A and 2A, Walton’s Grant, Block VII, Tangihua Survey District; thence by a straight line to Horokaka; thence westerly by the boundary of Sections 14, 15A, and 16, Block III, Tangihua Survey District; thence towards the north-west generally by the north-western and northern boundary of the Maungakaramea Road District to the Tokitoki River, Whangarei Harbour; thence generally on the east by the said harbour and its inlets to the commencing-point at Section 10, Parish of Mata aforesaid. To be represented by one Councillor.

  6. That the Maunu Riding be altered to consist of the Road Districts of Maunu and Mangakahia, and outlying district of Maunu included within the boundaries hereafter mentioned, henceforth to be called the Maunu Outlying District. Bounded commencing at the Tokitoki River, Whangarei Harbour, in a westerly direction by the northern and western boundary of the Maungakaramea Road District to the north-eastern corner of Section 1, Block II, Tangihua Survey District, on the Waiotama River; thence following the said river to its junction with the Wairoa River, and by the Wairoa River northerly to the south-eastern corner of Section 8, Block XV, Mangakahia Survey District; thence by the southern boundary of Sections 8, 9, and 10 of Block XV aforesaid; thence northerly by the western boundary of said Section 10 to its intersection with the road; thence along the western side of the road to a line between Sections 13 and 14, Block XI, Mangakahia Survey District; and along the said line to the junction with a stream dividing Sections 13 and 28, Block XI aforesaid; thence by the northern boundary of said Section 13; thence by the western boundary of said Section 28 of said Block XI; thence by the southern and western boundary of Section 4, Block X, Mangakahia Survey District; thence along the northern side of the road to the boundary between Sections 2 and 3, Block X aforesaid, along the western boundary of said Section 3 to the Mangakahia River; thence by the Mangakahia River to the northern boundary of the Hobson County; thence by the Hobson and Bay of Islands Counties; thence on the north-east generally by the Wairua Riding to the boundary of the Whangarei Borough; thence generally by the western and southern boundary of the Whangarei Borough to the Whangarei River; and thence by the Whangarei River and Harbour to the commencing-point. To be represented by one Councillor.

  7. That the boundaries of the Otonga, Hikurangi, Wairua, and Waipu Ridings and the respective representation remain the same as at present constituted.

The common seal of the body corporate called the Chairman, Councillors, and Inhabitants of the County of Whangarei was hereto impressed and affixed by order of the Council thereof, this 16th day of April, 1908, by and in the presence of—

R. T. KERNOHAN,
DAVID JONES,
G. H. MINCHIN,
Councillors.

J. MCKINNON,
County Clerk.

I, James McKinnon, Clerk to the Whangarei County Council, sincerely and faithfully declare, to the best of my knowledge and belief, that the above special order has been duly made and executed in accordance with the provisions of “The Counties Act, 1886,” and its amendments.

J. MCKINNON,
County Clerk.

Declared and signed before me, at Whangarei, this 13th May, 1908, a Justice of the Peace for the Dominion of New Zealand—E. A. Hutchings.



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🏘️ Tuapeka County Council Special Order regarding riding readjustment (continued from previous page)

🏘️ Provincial & Local Government
11 May 1908
Special Order, County Council, Ridings, Representation, Boundaries, Otago
  • James Kerr Simpson, Chairman of the Tuapeka County Council

🏘️ Whangarei County Council Special Order altering Ridings

🏘️ Provincial & Local Government
21 May 1908
Special Order, County Council, Ridings, Boundaries, Whangarei
  • John G. Findlay, Minister of Internal Affairs
  • R. T. Kernohan, Councillor
  • David Jones, Councillor
  • G. H. Minchin, Councillor
  • J. McKinnon, County Clerk
  • E. A. Hutchings, Justice of the Peace