Oct. 23.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2515

Boundaries of Manawatu-Oroua River District altered, Counties of Kairanga, Manawatu, and Horowhenua.

JELLICOE, Governor-General.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government House, at Wellington, this 22nd day of October, 1924.

Present:

HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL IN COUNCIL.

WHEREAS the Manawatu-Oroua River Board (hereinafter referred to as “the said Board”), being of the opinion that certain lands situated in the Counties of Kairanga, Manawatu, and Horowhenua, and not included in the Manawatu-Oroua River District (hereinafter referred to as “the said district”), have derived or may derive benefit from the operations carried out or proposed to be carried out by the said Board, did, in accordance with the provisions of section four of the River Boards Amendment Act, 1913 (hereinafter referred to as “the said Act”), present a petition to His Excellency the Governor-General, praying that the boundaries of the said district might be altered so as to include such lands in the said district :

And whereas in respect thereof a Commission has been appointed to inquire and report as to the several matters mentioned in subsection three of section four of the said Act :

And whereas the Commission so appointed has reported that the lands described in the First Schedule hereto, being part of the Counties of Manawatu and Horowhenua, should be included in the said district, and accordingly ought to become liable for the levy of rates hereafter to be made by the said Board :

Now, therefore, His Excellency the Governor-General of the Dominion of New Zealand, in pursuance and exercise of the power and authority vested in him by section four of the said Act, and acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the said Dominion, doth hereby order and declare that as on and from the date hereof the boundaries of the said district are hereby altered so as to include in the said district the lands described in the First Schedule hereto, and that the boundaries of the said district shall be those set forth in the Second Schedule hereto ; and, with the like advice and consent, doth also direct that the lands so included shall accordingly be liable for the levy of rates hereafter to be made by the said Board.

FIRST SCHEDULE.

AREAS INCLUDED IN MANAWATU - OROUA RIVER DISTRICT.

ALL those areas in the Wellington Land District, situated in the Manawatu and Horowhenua Counties, and more particularly described as follows:—

Bounded by a line commencing at a point on the eastern boundary of Section 41, Block VI, Mount Robinson Survey District, 10 chains from north-east corner of said section, and proceeding by a right line westerly crossing a public road and through Sections 41, 40, and 39 to corner of public road ; thence by eastern boundary of said road south-westerly to the north-western corner of Section 45 ; thence easterly by the boundary of the Manawatu-Oroua River District as defined in the Manawatu-Oroua River District Act, 1923, and northerly to the starting-point.

Bounded by a line commencing at the north-east corner of Lot 10, D.P. 6210, Block VI, Mount Robinson Survey District, and following in a westerly direction southern boundary of public road forming northern boundary of Lots 10, 9, 8, 1, D.P. 6210, crossing a public road, and continuing westerly along southern boundary of first-mentioned road, and then northerly to the south side of Purcell Street, Borough of Foxton ; thence westerly by the south side of Purcell Street to its intersection with the Manawatu River ; thence in a southerly direction by the right bank of the Manawatu River to the north-western corner of Section 421, Block V, Mount Robinson Survey District ; thence easterly and northerly by the Manawatu-Oroua River District boundary as defined in the Manawatu-Oroua River District Act, 1923, to the starting-point.

Bounded by a line commencing at the south-eastern corner of Rerengaohau Block, in Block II, Moutere Survey District, thence following the left bank of the Manawatu River northerly, then south-westerly, then north-westerly, to the sea ; thence southerly by the sea-coast to the south-western corner of Rerengaohau Block ; thence easterly by southern boundary of said block to the starting-point.

Bounded by a line commencing at the north-eastern corner of Lot 11, D.P. 2590, Block V, Mount Robinson Survey District, at its intersection with the right bank of the Manawatu River, and following eastern and north-eastern boundaries of said lot to public road ; thence westerly along boundary of aforesaid road to the Manawatu River ; thence south-easterly and north-easterly along right bank of Manawatu River to the starting-point.

Bounded by a line commencing at the north-eastern corner of Section 3, Aratangata, Block IX, Mount Robinson Survey District, and following northern boundary of said section a distance of 45 chains ; thence in a south-easterly direction by a right line to its intersection with the eastern boundary of aforesaid section at a point on said boundary 30 chains from north-east corner of section ; thence northerly along eastern boundary of section to starting-point.

Bounded by a line starting at north-west corner of Lot 6, D.P. 4440, Block XIV, Mount Robinson Survey District, where it intersects a public road, and following in an easterly direction northern boundary of Lots 6, 5, 4, 2, 1, D.P. 4440, to western side of public road ; thence generally in a northerly direction by boundary of aforesaid road to south-east corner of Lot 3, D.P. 4138 ; and thence first north-westerly and then south-westerly by the Manawatu-Oroua River District boundary as defined in the Manawatu-Oroua River District Act, 1923, to starting-point.

Bounded by a line commencing at the north-eastern corner of Lot 5, D.P. 6042, Block XIV, Mount Robinson Survey District, and following northern boundary of said lot to the north-west corner ; thence by a right line in a westerly direction to the north-east corner of Lot 1, D.P. 6042 ; thence by north-eastern boundary of Lot 1 to railway reserve ; thence easterly and north-easterly by eastern boundary of railway reserve to its intersection with public road ; thence south-easterly by western boundary of road to starting-point.

Bounded by a line starting at the intersection of the present boundary of the district with the boundary of the Buckley Drainage District near the north-west corner of Lot 3, D.P. 434, Block XV, Mount Robinson Survey District, and proceeding along the gazetted boundary of aforesaid drainage district in an easterly, southerly, and northerly direction to the intersection of said boundary with the boundary of the river district as defined in the Manawatu-Oroua River District Act, 1923, in the vicinity of part 2E 12, Manawatu Kuku Tauaki ; thence southerly and westerly by present boundary of river district to starting-point.

Bounded by a line commencing at the south-west corner of Section 7, Mangawhata Settlement, Block XV, Te Kauwau Survey District, and following in a general north-westerly direction the eastern boundary of public road to the north-west corner of Section 5, Mangawhata Settlement ; thence by north-west boundary of Section 5 in a north-easterly direction to public road ; thence south-easterly by boundary of public road to intersection with the Manawatu-Oroua River District boundary as defined in the Manawatu-Oroua River District Act, 1923 ; thence easterly and south-westerly by said boundary to starting-point.

Bounded by a line commencing at the south-west corner of Section 14, Block VIII, Te Kauwau Survey District, and following western boundary of said section and of Section 13 to north-west corner of Section 13 ; thence easterly along northern boundary of Section 13, to western boundary of Section 12 ; thence northerly along western boundary of Section 12 to its north-west corner ; thence easterly along north boundary of Sections 12, 11, 10, 9, 8, 1, and across public road ; thence northerly along eastern boundary of road to northern boundary of Block VIII, Te Kauwau ; thence easterly along block boundary to the Oroua River ; thence generally south by the bank of the Oroua River to the Manawatu-Oroua River District boundary as defined in the Manawatu-Oroua River District Act, 1923 ; thence southerly and westerly by the said boundary to starting-point.

SECOND SCHEDULE.

MANAWATU-OROUA RIVER DISTRICT.

ALL that area in the Wellington Land District, situated in the Kairanga, Manawatu, and Horowhenua Counties, and bounded by a line as follows : Commencing at the north-western corner of Allotment 20A on plan No. 514, deposited in the office of the District Land Registrar at Wellington, and proceeding thence northerly across the Rongotea-Palmerston Road and along the western boundaries of Lots 14 and 13 ; thence easterly along the northern boundary of Lot 13, and northerly along the western boundary of Lot 12, and again easterly along the northern boundaries of Lots 12, 11, 10, 9, 8, and 1 on plan No. 2932, deposited in the office of the District Land Registrar at Wellington, to the Awahuri Road, across that road, and northerly along its eastern side to the northern boundary of Block VIII, Te Kauwau Survey District ; thence easterly along the said northern boundary to the Oroua River ; again towards the south by the right bank of the Oroua River to a point opposite the northern boundary-line of Subdivision 24, Aorangi No. 1 Block ; thence towards the east by a right line across the Oroua River to