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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 61

Notice respecting Proposed Alteration in Boundaries of Borough of Waitara.

Department of Internal Affairs,
Wellington 9th July, 1912.

PURSUANT to section 118 of the Municipal Corporations Act, 1908, His Excellency the Governor directs it to be notified that a petition, in accordance with regulations, signed by not less than one-fourth of the electors of the area described in the Schedule hereto, has been presented to him, praying that the said area may be excluded from the Borough of Waitara, and included in the Counties of Clifton and Taranaki. All persons affected are hereby called upon to lodge any written objections to or petitions against the proposed alteration within one month from the first publication of this notice. Such objections or petitions are to be addressed and forwarded to the Minister of Internal Affairs, Wellington.

SCHEDULE.

AREA PROPOSED TO BE EXCLUDED FROM THE BOROUGH OF WAITARA, AND TO BE INCLUDED IN THE COUNTIES OF CLIFTON AND TARANAKI.

ALL that area in the Taranaki Land District bounded towards the north-east by the south-western side of Johnston Street from the northernmost corner of Section No. 6, Waitara West District, Paritutu Survey District, to a point opposite the southernmost corner of Section No. 12, Waitara West District; thence towards the north-west by a right line across Johnston Street and by Section No. 12 aforesaid to Ranfurly Street; thence again towards the north-east by the south-western side of Ranfurly Street to Stafford Street; thence again towards the north-west by the south-eastern side of Stafford Street to Nelson Street; thence again towards the north-east by the south-western side of Nelson Street to the easternmost corner of part of Section No. 28, containing 19 acres 3 roods 13 perches; thence towards the south-east by the south-eastern boundary of the said part of Section No. 28 to the road forming the north-eastern boundary of that part of Section 28 and of the part containing 3 acres; thence again towards the north-east by the south-western side of that road to Section No. 29, Waitara West District; thence again towards the south-east by part of the said Section No. 29 to the railway reserve, across the said railway reserve, and by the other part of Section No. 29 to Waitara Street; thence towards the south-west by the north-eastern side of Waitara Street to the westernmost corner of Section No. 5; and thence again towards the north-west by the north-western boundaries of Sections Nos. 5 and 6, Waitara West District, to the northernmost corner of the last-mentioned section, the place of commencement.

Also all that area in the Taranaki Land District bounded towards the north-west by Section No. 2, Waitara East District, Waitara Survey District, from the north-western side of High Street East to the westernmost corner of Section No. 4; thence towards the north-east and north-west by the said Section No. 4 to Elliot Street; thence again towards the north-east by Elliot Street to the northernmost corner of Section No. 23, Waitara East District; thence towards the south-east by that section to its westernmost corner; thence again towards the north-east by Sections Nos. 23, 28, and 33, Waitara Survey District, to the Waipapa Road; thence again towards the south-east by the north-western side of the said Waipapa Road, Section No. 48, Waitara East District, and the north-western boundary of the last-mentioned section produced to the right bank of the Waitara River; thence towards the west generally by the right bank of that river to a point opposite the angle in the Manukorihi Road on the western boundary of Section No. 24, Waitara West District; thence to and across the said Manukorihi Road and by its eastern side to the north-western corner of Section No. 14, Waitara East District; thence by the north-western boundary of Section No. 14 to the south-western corner of Section No. 12; thence by the western boundary of that section to its north-western corner; thence towards the north-west by the north-western boundaries of Sections Nos. 12 and 13 to the northernmost corner of the latter section; thence towards the north-east by the north-eastern boundary of the said Section No. 13 to the road at its easternmost corner; thence across that road and by the north-eastern and north-western boundaries of Section No. 15, Waitara East District, to Princess Street, across that street, and again towards the south-west by its north-eastern side to Bayly Street; thence by the south-eastern side of Bayly Street to a point in line with the north-eastern side of King Street; thence across Bayly Street and by the north-eastern side of King Street to Short Street; thence by the south-eastern side of Short Street, and by its abutment, and by Block No. 54, Town of Waitara East, to Mace Street; thence by the abutment of that street and Block No. 51, the abutment of Richmond Street, Block No. 44, the abutment of Carey Street, Block No. 35, Town of Waitara East, and the abutment of High Street East to the north-western side of that street, the place of commencement.

G. W. RUSSELL,
Minister of Internal Affairs.

Special Order made by the Cook County Council altering Ridings.

Office of the Minister of Internal Affairs,
Wellington, 6th July, 1912.

THE following special order, made by the Cook County Council, is published in accordance with the provisions of the Counties Act, 1908.

G. W. RUSSELL,
Minister of Internal Affairs.

COOK COUNTY COUNCIL.

A Special Order made by the Cook County Council on Friday, 17th May, 1912, and confirmed at a Subsequent Meeting held on the 21st June, 1912.

RESOLVED, That the boundaries of the Gisborne, Waimata, Hangaroa, Pouawa, Tolaga, Patutahi, and Pakarae Ridings be amended, and that the new boundaries be those defined in the Schedule hereto. This special order to come into force upon being gazetted.

SCHEDULE.

Gisborne Riding.

All that area in Cook County commencing at the junction of a road through Willow Settlement on the sea-coast; thence west by centre of said road to its junction with Lytton Road; thence north by said road and boundary of the borough of Gisborne to its junction with the centre of the Taruheuru Stream; thence north by the west boundary of the Waimata Riding, hereinbefore described; to the north-east peg of Section 15, Ngakoroa Block III, Waimata Survey District; thence west by the Mangarueke Stream to its junction with the north-west boundary of Lot 15, Ngakoroa; thence south by the west boundary of said Lot 15 to its junction with the south boundary of Lot 3, Papakorokoro No. 4; thence along south boundary of said Lot 3 to its junction with the east boundary of Lot 2A; thence south by the east boundary of said Lot 2A to the Mangarueke Stream; thence west along centre of said stream to its junction with Lot G, Ahirau Block; thence west along south boundary of Lots G, F, C, and B, Ahirau Block, to the centre of the Mangataikehu Stream; thence west along centre of said stream to the centre of the Waipoa River; thence south by the centre of said river to its junction with the sea; thence east by the sea-coast to starting-point.

Waimata Riding.

All that area in Cook County commencing at the sea-coast at the mouth of the Hamanatua Stream, bounded on the east by the Pouawa Riding, hereinbefore described, to a public road, Block V, Whangara Survey District; thence north by the west boundary of Pakarae Riding, hereinbefore described, to the south-east corner of Lot 1, Block XIII, Uawa Survey District; thence by the west boundary of Tolaga Riding, hereinbefore described, to the east boundary of Small Grazing-run 43A, and the Hinakiwawahia Stream; thence south by said stream to its junction with the north boundary of Small Grazing-run 44; thence west and south by the north and west boundary of Small Grazing-run 44 to its junction with the north-east corner of Section 5, Papakorokoro Block III, Waimata Survey District; thence west to the north-east corner of Section 15, Ngakoroa; thence south by the east boundary of Sections 15 and 16, Ngakoroa, to the south boundary of Section 17, Block VII, Waimata Survey District; thence west by the south boundary of Section 16 and south by the east boundary of Ngakoroa Block to Kopu-a-Tuaki; thence west by the south-east boundary of Subdivisions E and D, Ngakoroa, to its junction with the east boundary of Wahirere Block; thence by the east and south boundary of said block to within 60 chains of a public road; thence south-easterly by a right line to a line drawn parallel to the Waimata Road; thence south-westerly along that line to the junction of aforesaid public road with a cross-road; thence west by the centre of said cross-road to the Taruheuru Stream; thence south by centre of said stream to the boundary of the Borough of Gisborne; thence north-east and south by the boundary of said borough to the sea; thence east by the sea-coast to the starting-point.



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🏘️ Proposed Alteration in Boundaries of Borough of Waitara

🏘️ Provincial & Local Government
9 July 1912
Borough of Waitara, Boundary alteration, Exclusion, Inclusion, Clifton County, Taranaki County, Objections
  • G. W. Russell, Minister of Internal Affairs

🏘️ Special Order by Cook County Council altering Ridings

🏘️ Provincial & Local Government
6 July 1912
Cook County Council, Special Order, Riding alteration, Gisborne Riding, Waimata Riding, Hangaroa Riding, Pouawa Riding, Tolaga Riding, Patutahi Riding, Pakarae Riding
  • G. W. Russell, Minister of Internal Affairs