Feb. 11.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 471

to the western boundary of Akaroa County (as existing on the 10th day of September, 1917) at Island Bay; thence in a northerly direction along the said county boundary to the Lyttelton Electoral District, as described in New Zealand Gazette No. 76, of the 27th September, 1911; thence towards the south and west generally by the said electoral district to the place of commencement.

ELLESMERE.

This district is bounded towards the north and east generally by the Hurunui, Kaiapoi, and Riccarton Electoral Districts, hereinbefore described, from the northernmost corner of Tawera County (as existing on the 10th day of September, 1917), south-west of Harper’s Pass, to the Selwyn River at its intersection with the Dunedin–Christchurch Railway line; thence towards the north-west and east generally by the said Riccarton, Christchurch South, and Lyttelton Electoral Districts, hereinbefore described, to the south-western corner of Section 1387, Blocks VII and XI, Halswell Survey District; thence towards the north and east by the said Lyttelton Electoral District to the ocean at Island Bay; thence towards the south generally by the ocean to the mouth of the Rakaia River; thence towards the south-west generally by the middle of that river to its intersection with the Great South Road; thence in a south-westerly direction by that road to the South Town Belt; thence by the South Town Belt to the Dunedin–Christchurch Railway line; thence by that railway line to its junction with William Street, of Chertsey Extension (Private Township); thence by William Street to Alexander Street; thence by that street to Wakanui Road (Beach Road); thence by that road to the south-eastern corner of Chertsey (Government Township) (as existing on the 10th day of September, 1917); thence by the south-eastern and south-western boundaries of the said township to the said Dunedin–Christchurch Railway line; thence in a north-easterly direction by that railway line to a point in line with the Chertsey and Methven Road; thence by a right line to and along the said Chertsey-Methven Road to the West Coast Road; thence in a southerly direction by that road to and along the northern boundary of Section 24404, Block VII, Spaxton Survey District, to the southernmost corner of Section 21371; thence by the south-western boundary of that section to the Boundary Road; thence by the northern boundary of Section 30314 to the said West Coast Road; thence by that road to Barker’s Road; thence by that road to the Back Road at the northernmost corner of Section 30440, Block VIII, of the said Survey District; thence by the said Back Road to and along the road forming the northern boundaries of Sections 47, 46, 45, and 44 of the High Bank Settlement; thence by a right line to a point in the middle of the said Rakaia River in line with the production of the last-mentioned road; thence towards the west generally by the aforesaid Rakaia River to a point in line with that portion of Sleeman’s Road intersecting Section 26876, Block XIII, Hororata, and Block I, Hall Survey District; thence by a right line to and along the said Sleeman’s Road to the Tramway Reserve; thence by that reserve to a point in line with Nelson’s Road; thence by a right line to and along Nelson’s Road to Rockwood Road; thence by the road forming the north-western boundaries of Sections 33879 and 22837, Blocks IX and X, of the said Hororata Survey District to Downs Road; thence by that road to the western boundary of Hororata Riding (as existing on the 10th day of September, 1917); thence by the western boundary of the said riding to the south-western boundary of the said Tawera County; thence by the south-western boundary of the aforesaid county to the Hurunui Electoral District, as described in New Zealand Gazette No. 76, of the 27th September, 1911, at the Acheron River; thence by the western, southern, and north-western boundaries of the said electoral district to the place of commencement.

ASHBURTON.

This district is bounded towards the north and north-east generally by the Ellesmere Electoral District hereinbefore described, from the junction of the northern boundary of Selwyn County with Westland County (as existing on the 10th day of September, 1917) to the ocean at the mouth of the Rakaia River; thence towards the south-east by the ocean to the mouth of the Rangitata River; thence towards the south-west generally by the said river to its intersection with the Dunedin–Christchurch Railway line; thence in a north-easterly direction by the said railway line to its intersection with the Hinds River; thence in a north-westerly direction by the Hinds River to the road crossing the said river at the confluence of the north and south branches of the aforesaid river; thence in a south-westerly direction by that road to the junction of Hinds Road with the Rangitata Bridge, Mayfield, and Mount Somers Road to the junction of the Coskerie, Barnswood, Shepherd’s Bush, and Maronan Roads; thence in a north-westerly direction by the Shepherd’s Bush to Maronan Road to its junction with Moorhouse’s and Montalto Roads; thence by a road forming the northern boundary of Sections 36179, 30797, 30796, 28912, and 28913, of Block IX, Shepherd’s Bush Survey District, to the south-western boundary of Ashburton County (as existing on the 10th day of September, 1917) at the Rangitata River; thence towards the south-west generally by the said county boundary to its junction with the western boundary of Westland County (as existing on the 10th day of September, 1917); thence towards the north-west by the said Westland County boundary to the place of commencement.

TIMARU.

This district is bounded on the north by the Opihi River from the junction of the western boundary of the Seadown Riding of Levels County (as existing on the 10th day of September, 1917) to the ocean at the mouth of the said river; thence towards the south-east by the ocean from the mouth of the aforesaid river to the southern boundary of the Timaru Electoral District, as described in New Zealand Gazette No. 76, of the 27th September, 1911; thence towards the south-west generally by the said electoral district to its junction with the eastern boundary of Point Riding (as existing on the 10th day of September, 1917) at the intersection of Levels Valley and Downs Roads; thence towards the west generally by the eastern boundary of the said riding to the western boundary of the said Seadown Riding; thence by the western boundary of the aforesaid Seadown Riding to the place of commencement.

TEMUKA.

This district is bounded towards the north-east generally by the Ashburton Electoral District, hereinbefore described, from the junction of the northern boundary of Mackenzie County with Westland County (as existing on the 10th day of September, 1917) to the ocean at the mouth of the Rangitata River; thence towards the south-east by the ocean to the Timaru Electoral District, hereinbefore described, at the mouth of the Opihi River; thence by the said Timaru Electoral District in a westerly and southerly direction to the southern boundary of Levels County (as existing on the 10th day of September, 1917) at the road intersecting the Pareora River and forming the north-western boundary of Section 16029, Block III, Otaio Survey District; thence towards the south and west generally by the southern boundaries of Levels and Mackenzie Counties (as existing on the 10th day of September, 1917) to the junction of the said Mackenzie County with the said Westland County; thence towards the north-west generally by the south-eastern boundary of the aforesaid Westland County to the place of commencement.

WAITAKI.

This district is bounded towards the north generally by the Temuka and Timaru Electoral Districts, hereinbefore described, from the junction of the south-western boundary of Mackenzie County (as existing on the 10th day of September, 1917) with the south-eastern boundary of Westland County to the ocean at the mouth of the Pareora River; thence towards the east generally by the ocean to the northern boundary of Waitaki County (as existing on the 10th day of September, 1917) at the mouth of the Waitaki River; thence towards the south by the northern boundary of the said county to its junction with the western boundary of Papakaio Riding (as existing on the 10th day of September, 1917); thence towards the south-east generally by the western boundary of the said riding to its junction with the northern boundary of Waiareka Riding (as existing on the 10th day of September, 1917); thence in a north-westerly and southerly direction generally by the northern and western boundaries of the said riding to its junction with the northern boundary of Incholme Riding (as existing on the 10th day of September, 1917); thence in a south-westerly direction generally by the north-western boundary of the said riding to its junction with the south-western boundary of the said Waitaki County at the northernmost corner of Waihemo County (as existing on the 10th day of September, 1917) at Kakanui Peak; thence in a south-westerly direction by the north-western boundary of the said Waihemo County to its junction with the Taieri River; thence in a north-westerly direction by the said river to the southern boundary of Kyeburn Riding (as existing on the 10th day of September, 1917); thence towards the south generally by the south-western boundary of the said Kyeburn Riding, the southern boundaries of Mount Ida, Gimmerburn, and Idaburn Ridings (as existing on the 10th day of September, 1917) to the western boundary of Maniototo County (as existing on the 10th day of September, 1917); thence by the western and south-western boundaries of the said county to the north-western boundary of the said Idaburn Riding; thence towards the west and south-west generally