New Zealand Gazette – 1913 – No. 64

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✨ Port Limits and River Definitions



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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 64

Name of Port. River and Smooth-water Limits. Extended and Partially Smooth Limits. Extreme River Limits.
Tairua .. Inside the Heads of Tairua Harbour Inside a line drawn from the mainland immediately to the eastward of the most south-eastern point of Rabbit Island, thence to the north-western point of Slipper Island, thence to the most north-western point of Shoe Island, and thence westward to the mainland Nil.
Tauranga .. Inside the Tauranga Heads .. Between Tauranga, Katikati, and Matata ,,
Thames .. On the Thames River .. Inside a right line drawn from Hautapu Point, on the Coromandel Peninsula, to Shearer Rock, off Tiri Tiri Island, and thence to Tawharanui Point ,,
Timaru .. Inside the Breakwater .. Not more than three miles from outer end of Southern Breakwater. Extended river limits for fishing-boats only, twenty miles from Breakwater ,,
Turanganui or Gisborne Inside the Bar .. In Poverty Bay, inside a right line drawn from Tuahina Point to Young Nick’s Head. Fishing-boats between Cape Runaway on the north and north end of Portland Island on the south ,,
Tutukaka .. Inside the Heads .. Between Tutukaka, Ngunguru, and Rocky Bay ,,
Waikato .. Inside the Bar of the Waikato River Nil .. .. .. ,,
Wairau .. Inside the Bar of the Wairau River Inside a right line drawn from White Bluff to Separation Point, Port Underwood; fishing-boats only ,,
Waitara .. Inside the Bar of the Waitara River Nil .. .. .. Between Opunake and Awakino.
Wanganui .. Inside the Bar of the Wanganui River ,, .. .. .. Nil.
Wellington .. Inside the Wellington Heads .. Tugs. Inside a right line drawn from the outermost point of Taurakirae Head to the outermost point of Sinclair Head ,,
Westport .. Inside the Bar of the Buller River Four miles outside Bar; tugs, dredges, and hopper barges not carrying passengers ,,
Whangamumu .. Inside a right line from Flat Rock to South Head For passengers and cargo not more than three miles, and for fishing-boats not more than four miles from the entrance of the harbour ,,
Whangarei .. Inside the Whangarei Heads .. Nil .. .. .. ,,
Whangaroa .. Inside the Whangaroa Heads .. ,, .. .. .. ,,
Whangaruru .. Inside a right line drawn from Cape Home to Bland Rocks Inside a right line drawn from Home Point to South Head ,,
  • River Limits.—All the waters of Port William, Horse-shoe Bay, Half-moon Bay, and Paterson’s Inlet, and all the waters of the sea within three miles of the shore between the south-south-easternmost point of the west head of Port William and Anglem Point, Stewart Island.


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✨ LLM interpretation of page content

🚂 Definition of River, Extended River, and Extreme Limits for Ports (continued from previous page)

🚂 Transport & Communications
12 August 1913
Shipping and Seamen Act, Port limits, Marine Department, Restricted-limit steamships