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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
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from the junction of the western boundary of Waihemo County (as existing on the 10th day of September, 1917) with the south-western boundary of the Waitaki County to the ocean at the mouth of the Pleasant River; thence towards the east and south-east generally by the ocean to the Chalmers Electoral District, as described in New Zealand Gazette No. 76, of 27th September, 1911, at the mouth of the Taieri River; thence towards the west generally by the said Chalmers Electoral District to its junction with the south-eastern boundary of the Outram Town District (as existing on the 10th day of September, 1917) at the Taieri River; thence by the south-eastern, south-western, and northern boundaries of the said town district to the said Chalmers Electoral District at the aforesaid Taieri River; thence towards the west generally by the western boundary of the aforesaid Chalmers Electoral District to its junction with the western boundary of the Oamaru Electoral District as described in New Zealand Gazette No. 76, of 27th September, 1911, thence by the said Oamaru Electoral District to the southern boundary of the said Waihemo County; thence by the southern and western boundaries of the aforesaid county to the place of commencement, excluding the Dunedin North, Dunedin Central, and Dunedin South Electoral Districts hereinbefore described.
WAKATIPU.
This district is bounded towards the north generally by the Westland Electoral District, hereinbefore described, from the ocean at Big Bay to the summit of the Southern Alps at the northernmost corner of Vincent County (as existing on the 10th day of September, 1917); thence towards the east generally by the Waitaki Electoral District, hereinbefore described, to the Taieri River; thence by that river to a point in line with the north-eastern boundary of Lot 122, Middle-march, Block IX, Strath-Taieri Survey District; thence by a right line to and along the road forming the south-eastern boundary of the said Lot 122 and south-eastern boundaries of Lots 127, 128, 129 to the junction of roads in the north-eastern boundary of Section 50; thence by the north-eastern and north-western boundaries of the said Section 50 to and along the north-eastern boundary of Section 39 to the road forming the eastern boundary of Section 31; thence by that road and the road forming the north-eastern boundary of the said Section 31 and north-eastern boundary of Sections 73 and 16 to the junction of roads at the northernmost corner of the said Section 16; thence by the road on the eastern and northern boundary of Section 7 to the junction of roads at the north-western corner of the said Section 7 of the said Block IX; thence in a southerly and westerly direction by the road forming the eastern boundaries of Sections 4, 3, and 2, Block VIII, to and along the road forming the northern boundary of Section 1, intersecting Sections 5 and 6 of the said Block VIII, to and along the sledge-track to its junction with the track north-east of the Castle Rock; thence by a right line north-west to McHardie’s Creek; thence in a south-westerly direction by the said creek to its junction with the western boundary of Strath-Taieri Riding (as existing on the 10th day of September, 1917) at the confluence of the said McHardie’s Creek and Loganburn Creek; thence in a south-erly and easterly direction by the western and southern boundaries of the said riding to the old Dunstan Road; thence in a south-easterly direction by that road to its junction with a road at the south-western corner of Section 19, Block IX, Mount Hyde Survey District; thence by the road forming the northern boundary of Section 8, north-eastern boundary of Section 7, the eastern boundary of Section 14 of the said Block IX, to its junction with the Lee Stream; thence in a south-westerly direction by the said stream to the north-eastern corner of Section 1 of the aforesaid Block IX; thence by the eastern, southern, and western boundaries of the said Section 1 to the aforesaid Lee Stream; thence towards the south generally by that stream to the Bruce Electoral District, as described in New Zealand Gazette No. 76, of the 27th September, 1911, at the north-western corner of the Maungatua Riding (as existing on the 10th day of September, 1917); thence by the said electoral district to the south-eastern corner of Block XIII, Crookston Survey District; thence by the eastern boundary of the said Block XIII to and along the road forming the southern boundaries of Sections 16 and 17, Block XVII, to the eastern boundary of the said Block XVII at the south-eastern corner of the said Section 17; thence by the eastern and northern boundaries of the aforesaid Block XVII and the northern boundary of Blocks IX and VIII of the said Crookston Survey District to the eastern boundary of the Crookston Riding (as existing on the 10th day of September, 1917); thence by the eastern and north-eastern boundaries of the said riding to the Wakatipu Electoral District, as described in New Zealand Gazette No. 76, of the 27th September, 1911, at the summit of the Whitecombb Range at Whitecombb; thence in a southerly and westerly direction by the said electoral district to the junction of roads at the north-western corner of Section 29, Block I, Chatton Survey District; thence in a westerly direction by the road forming the northern boundaries of Sections 30 and 31 of the said Block I and northern boundaries of Blocks X, XVII, and XVIII, and northern boundary of Section 12, Block XI, north-eastern boundaries of Sections 19 and 20, and northern boundaries of Sections 21 and 22, Block VI, of the said survey district, and the northern boundaries of Sections 10, 9, 8, and 7, Block II, Otama Survey District, and northern and western boundary of Section 6 to the junction of roads at the south-eastern corner of Section 6A of the said block and survey district; thence by a right line due south to the Mataura River; thence towards the south-west generally by that river to the southernmost corner of Lake County (as existing on the 10th day of September, 1917); thence by the western and south-western boundary of the said county to the aforesaid Wakatipu Electoral District at Hummock Peak; thence by the south-western boundary of that electoral district to the ocean at Bligh Sound; thence towards the north-west generally by the ocean to the place of commencement.
BRUCE.
This district is bounded towards the east generally by the Chalmers Electoral District, hereinbefore described, from the junction of the southern boundary of Waihemo County at its junction with the Taieri River to the ocean at the mouth of the said Taieri River; thence towards the south-east by the ocean to the mouth of the Clutha River; thence towards the south-west generally by the said river to its confluence with the Matau River; thence by that river to the eastern boundary of the Borough of Balclutha (as existing on the 10th day of September, 1917) at the northern confluence of the said Matau and Clutha Rivers; thence by the eastern, northern, and western boundaries of the said borough to the aforesaid Clutha River; thence by that river to the Wakatipu Electoral District, hereinbefore described, at the southernmost corner of Block I, Crookston Survey District; thence towards the north-west generally by the said Wakatipu Electoral District to the place of commencement.
CLUTHA.
This district is bounded towards the north-east generally by the Wakatipu and Bruce Electoral Districts, hereinbefore described, from the summit of the Whitecombb Range at Whitecombb to the ocean at the mouth of the Clutha River; thence towards the south-east and south by the ocean to a point due south of the road at the south-western corner of Section 8, Block II, Otara Survey District; thence towards the west generally by a right line to and along the road from the south-western corner of the said Section 8 to the junction of roads at the south-eastern corner of Section 11, Block I, of the said survey district; thence by the road forming the eastern boundaries of the said Section 11 and Sections 12, 28, and 27 to the Tokanui Stream; thence by that stream to the eastern boundary of Block X, Toetoes Survey District; thence by the eastern boundaries of the said Block X and Blocks VI and III to the road at the south-eastern corner of Section 15 of the said Block III; thence in a westerly direction by the road forming the southern boundary of the said Section 15, intersecting Section Part 14, of the aforesaid Block III, intersecting Sections 17, 15, and 18 of Block II of the said survey district, the south-western boundary of Section 41, Block IX, Wyndham Survey District, intersecting Sections 42 and 43, and forming the southern boundaries of Sections 44 and 45 of the said Block IX, the northern boundary of Section 34, Block VIII of the said survey district, to the main road from Wyndham to Fortrose; thence in a southerly direction by that road to the southern boundary of Section 24, Block IV, Toetoes Survey District; thence by the southern boundary of the said section to the Seaward Bush Railway line; thence by that railway line to its intersection with the western boundary of the Clutha Electoral District, as described in the New Zealand Gazette No. 76, of the 27th day of September, 1911; thence by that electoral district to the junction of roads at the confluence of the Waiarikiki Stream and Mimi-hau Stream; thence in a north-easterly direction by the road on the eastern side of the said Waiarikiki Stream to the junction of roads in Section 20, Block IX, Tuturau Survey District; thence by a road intersecting the said Section 20, forming the south-eastern boundary of Section 28, the southern and eastern boundaries of Section 32, intersecting Section 22 of the said block, intersecting Section 17, Block VIII of the said survey district to the said Clutha Electoral District at the eastern boundary of the said Block VIII; thence by the aforesaid Clutha Electoral District to the said Wakatipu Electoral District at the south-eastern corner of Block VIII, Chatton Survey District; and thence by the aforesaid Wakatipu Electoral District to the place of commencement.
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NZ Gazette 1918, No 19
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NZ Gazette 1918, No 19
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Proclamation of New Electoral Districts for the South Island
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🏛️ Governance & Central Administration11 February 1918
Electoral districts, Boundaries, South Island, Proclamation