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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
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Wairoa River; thence towards the west generally by the western boundary of the said borough to the said Wairoa River, and by that river to the northern boundary of Mahia Riding (as existing on the 10th day of September, 1917); thence by the northern boundary of the said riding to the northern boundary of Wairoa County (as existing on the 10th day of September, 1917), and by the northern boundary of that county to the place of commencement.
HAWKE’S BAY.
This district is bounded towards the north by the Rotorua Electoral District, hereinbefore described, from the westernmost corner of Wairoa County (as existing on the 10th day of September, 1917) to the easternmost corner of Whakatane County (as existing on the 10th day of September, 1917); thence towards the east generally by the Bay of Plenty and Gisborne Electoral Districts, hereinbefore described, to the ocean at the mouth of the Wairoa River; thence towards the south-east generally by the ocean to the Western Spit at the northern boundary of Heretaunga Survey District; thence by the said northern boundary across the Western Spit to the eastern boundary of the Puketapu Riding (as existing on the 10th day of September, 1917); thence by the eastern boundary of the said riding to the north-western corner of the Taradale Town District (as existing on the 10th day of September, 1917); thence by the western and southern boundaries of the said town district to the Tutaekuri River; thence by that river to the road at the north-eastern corner of Section 21, Block XII, of the said Heretaunga Survey District; thence by that road forming the eastern boundaries of the said Section 21 and Sections 30, 35, and 36 to the junction of roads at the south-eastern corner of the said Section 36; thence by the road forming the southern boundaries of the aforesaid Section 36 and Sections 38 and 40 and its production to the Tuti Kaiwai Mati River; thence by that river to its confluence with the Ngaruroro River; thence by that river to Hawke’s Bay; thence by that bay to the north bank of the Tukituki River; thence towards the south generally by the north bank of the said river to the northernmost corner of the Havelock Riding (as existing on the 10th day of September, 1917); thence by the northern boundary of the said riding to the Hawke’s Bay Electoral District (as described in New Zealand Gazette No. 76, of the 27th September, 1911) at the old Ngaruroro River; thence in a westerly and northerly direction generally by the said Hawke’s Bay Electoral District to the place of commencement.
NAPIER.
This district is bounded towards the north, west, and south by the Hawke’s Bay Electoral District, hereinbefore described, and towards the east by the ocean.
WAIPAWA.
This district is bounded towards the north-east generally by the Hawke’s Bay Electoral District, hereinbefore described, from the north-western corner of Okawa Riding (as existing on the 10th day of September, 1917) to Hawke’s Bay at the mouth of the Tukituki River; thence towards the east generally by the ocean to the southern boundary of the Eperaima Riding (as existing on the 10th day of September, 1917) at the mouth of the Porangahau River; thence towards the south generally by the southern boundary of the said riding to the easternmost corner of Dannevirke County (as existing on the 10th day of September, 1917); thence by the north-eastern boundary of the said county to the northern boundary of the Ngapaeruru Riding (as existing on the 10th day of September, 1917); thence by the northern boundary of the said riding to the eastern boundary of Mangatoro Riding (as existing on the 10th day of September, 1917); thence towards the west and north generally by the eastern boundary of the said riding to the confluence of the Mangatera and Whakaruatapu Streams; thence by the said Mangatera Stream to the Waipawa Electoral District (as described in New Zealand Gazette No. 76, of the 27th September, 1911) at the main road from Dannevirke to Napier; thence by that electoral district to the place of commencement.
PAHIATUA.
This district is bounded towards the north and north-west generally by the Waipawa Electoral District, hereinbefore described, from the northernmost corner of Dannevirke Riding (as existing on the 10th day of September, 1917) to the ocean at the mouth of the Porangahau River; thence towards the east by the ocean to the Pahiatua Electoral District (as described in New Zealand Gazette No. 76, of the 27th September, 1911) at the mouth of the Aohanga River; thence towards the south and north-west generally by the said Pahiatua Electoral District to the place of commencement.
MASTERTON.
This district is bounded towards the north generally by the Pahiatua Electoral District, hereinbefore described, from the summit of the Tararua Range to the ocean at the mouth of the Aohanga River; thence towards the south-east by the ocean to the Masterton Electoral District (as described in New Zealand Gazette No. 76, of the 27th September, 1911) at the mouth of the Mataikona River; thence towards the south-east generally by the said Masterton Electoral District to the Waingawa River at Section 5, Block IV, Tiffin Survey District; thence by the said river to the road forming the north-western boundaries of Sections 123, 124, and 103, north-eastern boundaries of Sections 103, 97, and 96, and the north-western boundary of Section 95, all of the said block and survey district, to the Upper Plain Road; thence by that road to the junction of roads in Section 18, Block XV, Mikimiki Survey District; thence in a north-easterly and north-westerly direction generally by the road intersecting Sections 17, 16, 15, 14, 13, 12, 10, and 71 of the said block and survey district, and Section 9, Block XI, of the aforesaid survey district, to the Matahiwi Road; thence by the Matahiwi Road to the south-eastern corner of Section 67 of the said Block XI; thence by the southern boundary of the said Section 67 and northern boundary of Sections 70, 2, 4, and 5 of the aforesaid Block XI, and northern boundaries of Sections 4 and 3 of Block X, to the western boundary of Masterton County (as existing on the 10th day of September, 1917); thence by the western boundary of the said county to the Wairarapa Electoral District (as described in New Zealand Gazette No. 76, of the 27th September, 1911) at the summit of the said Tararua Range; thence towards the north-west generally by the said Wairarapa and Masterton Electoral Districts to the place of commencement.
WAIRARAPA.
This district is bounded towards the north generally by the Masterton Electoral District, hereinbefore described, from the summit of the Tararua Range to the ocean at the mouth of the Mataikona River; thence towards the south-east by the ocean to Cape Palliser; thence towards the south generally by the ocean to Cape Turakirae; and thence towards the north-west by the summit of the Rimutaka and Tararua Ranges to the place of commencement.
STRATFORD.
This district is bounded towards the north generally by the Waitomo Electoral District, hereinbefore described, from the northernmost point of the Moa Riding (as existing on the 10th day of September, 1917) at the Waitara River to the Wanganui River; thence towards the south-east generally by the said river to the Stratford Electoral District (as described in the New Zealand Gazette No. 76, of the 27th September, 1911) at the confluence of the Tangarakau and Wanganui Rivers; thence towards the east, south, and west generally by the said Stratford Electoral District to the south-west corner of the Borough of Inglewood (as existing on the 10th day of September, 1917); thence by the western and northern boundaries of the said borough to the aforesaid Stratford Electoral District, and by that district to and along the northern boundary of the said Moa Riding to the place of commencement.
TARANAKI.
This district is bounded towards the north-east by the Waitomo Electoral District, hereinbefore described, from the ocean at the mouth of the Waitara River to the Stratford Electoral District, hereinbefore described, at the northernmost point of the Moa Riding (as existing on the 10th day of September, 1917); thence towards the south-east by the said Stratford Electoral District to the summit of Mount Egmont; thence by a right line to the eastern end of Puniho Road at the Forest Reserve boundary; thence in a southerly direction by the said Forest Reserve boundary to the south-eastern corner of Section 3, Block XV, Cape Survey District; thence by the southern boundary of the said Section 3 and southern boundary of Section 12, Block XIV, to the Tohu Road; thence by the Tohu Road to its intersection with the Kapoaiia Stream; thence by that stream to the north-eastern corner of Section 13 of the said Block XIV; thence by the northern and western boundaries of the said Section 13, western boundary of Section 18, and southern boundary of Section 6, of the aforesaid Block XIV, and southern boundary of Section 8, Block XIII, and southern boundary of Section 102, Block XII, to the South Road; thence by that road to the south-eastern corner of Section 53 of the said Block XII; thence by the southern boundary of the said Section 53 and southern boundaries of Sections 50, 49, 48, 47, and 46 of the aforesaid Block XII to the ocean; thence towards the north-west generally by the ocean to the place of commencement.
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Proclamation of New Electoral Districts for the North Island
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🏛️ Governance & Central Administration7 February 1918
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