✨ Electoral District Boundaries




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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 155

after described. This district also comprises those portions not included in the Wellington North and Wellington South Electoral Districts hereinbefore described.

OTAKI DISTRICT.

Otaki District includes the Borough of Levin; the Otaki Town District; the Upper Hutt Town District; the whole of the Horowhenua County less the Ridings of Tokomaru North and South included in the Electoral District of Manawatu hereinafter described; the whole of the Whareora and Horokiwi Ridings of the Hutt County, and that portion of the Mungaroa Riding of the said county lying between the Wellington-Napier Railway and the existing electoral district boundary; also that portion of the said riding lying south of the said railway bounded towards the north by north-eastern boundary of Sections 130, 293, and 294, Block II, Rimutaka Survey District; towards the south-east by southern boundary of Sections 294 and 289; and towards the west by western boundary of Sections 289, 448, 290, and 291 of the said block and survey district; thence along the Mungaroa Road to Wallaceville Township; thence along the north-west boundary of Sections 2 and 3 of said block and survey district; thence along the north-east boundary of Sections 147 and 148; thence along the south boundary of Section 218 to the south-east corner of the Upper Hutt Town District; thence along the eastern boundary of the said town district to its intersection with the railway aforesaid. This district also includes that portion of the Epuni Riding of the said county lying to the west of the existing electoral boundary of the Hutt Electoral District and between the said boundary and the western boundary of the said county; also that part of the Porirua Riding of Makara County bounded on the south by northern boundary of Section 99, the northern boundary of Sections 76 and 79 to the intersection of the latter boundary with the Johnsonville-Ohariu Road; thence along that road to its intersection with the western boundary of Johnsonville Town District; thence along the northern boundary of the said district and the south boundary of the Paparangi Settlement; thence along the eastern boundary of the said settlement to south boundary of Section 2, Block XII, Port Nicholson Survey District; thence along the south boundary of said section to its junction with western boundary of Section 16; thence along the said boundary and the south-western boundary of the said section to the Port Nicholson Harbour.

MANAWATU.

Manawatu District comprises the Foxton and Shannon Boroughs and the Town Districts of Lethbridge, Bull's, and Rongotea; the whole of the Manawatu County; the whole of the Tokomaru North and South Ridings of Horowhenua County, and the whole of the Otakapau and Rangitoto Ridings of Rangitikei County; that portion of the Mangaone Riding of Kairanga County lying to the west of the Bunnythorpe-Kairanga Road and between the said road and the Oroua River; also those portions of the Taonui Ridings of the said county bounded on the north-east by the Fitzherbert-Longburn-Campbelltown Road from the crossing at the Oroua River to its junction with the Kairanga No. 1 Road; thence along the said road to its junction with the Karere Road; thence along that road to the Manawatu River; thence along the left bank of the said river to Milbrick's Road; thence along said road to the northern boundary of Section 324, Block VI, Arawaru Survey District; thence westerly along the Kahuterawa Road to the north-west corner of Section 333 of the said block and survey district; thence along the boundary of the said county to the road-crossing above mentioned.

PALMERSTON.

Palmerston District comprises the Borough of Palmerston North, the Ridings of Fitzherbert, Mangaone, and Taonui, less those portions of same now included in the Manawatu Electoral District hereinbefore described and the Oroua Electoral District hereinafter described.

OROUA.

Oroua District comprises the Borough of Feilding; the Town Districts of Halcombe, Hunterville, and Mangaweka; the whole of the Oroua, Patangata, and Kiwitea Counties, and portion of the Fitzherbert Riding of Kairanga County lying between the Forest Hill Road, the southern boundary of the Forest Reserve, and the boundary of the said county.

TARANAKI.

Taranaki District comprises the existing Electoral District of Taranaki, together with that portion of the Waitara West Road District lying between the existing electoral boundary, the Waitara River, and the western and north-western boundaries of the Waitara Borough; and also includes the Opua, Warea, and Pungarehu Wards of the Parihaka Road District in the Rahotu Riding of Egmont County, less the Borough of Inglewood.

STRATFORD.

Stratford District comprises the existing Electoral District of Stratford less that portion of the Waitara West Road District lying between the Richmond Road and the existing electoral district boundary of Taumarunui District, and includes that portion of the Ngatimaru Riding of Clifton County lying between the existing electoral district boundary on the south and the northern boundary of the said riding on the north, the Ngatoto Road on the west, and the western boundary of Whangamomona County on the east; also those portions of the Central and Tahora Ridings of the said county lying between the existing electoral boundary and the Wanganui River and the northern boundary of the said county; also the remaining portion of the said county lying north of the Mangowatu, Maikai, Riniputa, and Moki Roads along the existing electoral district boundary and the northern boundary of the said county.

EGMONT.

Egmont District comprises the existing Electoral District of Egmont, together with the Normanby Town District and that portion of the Hawera Riding of Hawera County lying between the existing electoral boundary and the Ketemare and Glover Roads towards the south-west and south-east; also that portion of Araratu Riding lying between the existing electoral boundary of the district on the north-east, the western boundary of Hawera Riding on the west, and High Street and Makowhai Road on the south; also that portion of the Meremere Riding of the said county lying between the northern boundary of the Mokoia Riding of the said county and the existing electoral boundary of the said electoral district.

WANGANUI.

Wanganui District comprises the existing Electoral District of Wanganui less that portion now included in the Electoral District of Patea hereinafter described, less also that portion of the Wanganui Borough situated on the left bank of the Wanganui River now included in the Electoral District of Rangitikei hereinafter described.

PATEA.

Patea District comprises the existing Electoral District of Patea less those portions of the Hawera, Ararata, and Meremere Ridings of Hawera County hereinbefore described, together with that portion of Wanganui Borough lying between the Town Belt and the north-west boundary of the said borough known as St. John's Hill.

RANGITIKEI.

Rangitikei District comprises part of the Wanganui Borough on Left Bank of Wanganui River, and the Boroughs of Marton and Taihape; also the whole of the Kaitoke, Purua, Kaukatea, and Mangawhero Ridings of Wanganui County; Te Kapua, Wangaehu, Mangamahu, and Porewa Ridings of Rangitikei County; the whole of the Awarua Riding of the said county with the exception of that portion lying to the north-east of the Marton-Taihape Road and between that road and the existing electoral boundary; also includes that portion of the Wangaehu Road District of Wanganui County between the Main Trunk Railway on the west, the main road to Moawhanga on the north, and the boundary of the said county on the east and south.

WAIMARINO.

Waimarino District comprises those portions of the West Taupo and East Taupo Counties not included in the Rotorua Electoral District, the whole of the Kaitieke and Waimarino Counties, and that portion of the Upper Wangaehu Riding of Wanganui County not included in the Rangitikei Electoral District, and that portion of the Erewhon Riding of Rangitikei County not included in the said Rangitikei Electoral District hereinbefore described. This district also includes the Boroughs of Ohakune and Taumarunui, and the Town Districts of Raetihi and Rangataua.

WAITOMO.

Waitomo District comprises the whole of the Awakino and Waitomo Counties, the whole of the Clifton County less that portion of the Ngatimaru Riding now included in the Stratford Electoral District, the whole of the Ohura County less the Matiere, Turoto, and Kururau Ridings now included in the Waimarino Electoral District hereinbefore described. This district also includes the Te Kuiti and Waitara Boroughs.



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VUW Te Waharoa PDF NZ Gazette 1917, No 155


NZLII PDF NZ Gazette 1917, No 155





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