Proclamations and Boundary Changes




Numb. 16.

Change of Name of Locality “Kowhai” to “Motuhora,”
County of Opotiki.
[L.s.] JELLICOE, Governor-General.
A PROCLAMATION.
WHEREAS settlers in the locality known as “ Kowhai,”
in the County of Opotiki, desire that the name of such
locality should be changed to “ Motuhora,” and it is considered
expedient to alter the same:
Now, therefore, I, John Rushworth, Viscount Jellicoe,
Governor-General of the Dominion of New Zealand, in pur-
suance and exercise of the powers and authorities conferred
on me by the Designation of Districts Act, 1908, and of all
other powers and authorities enabling me in this behalf, do
hereby proclaim and declare that the name of the locality
known as “ Kowhai,” in the County of Opotiki, shall be and
the same is hereby altered to “ Motuhora,” and do assign the
last-mentioned name to such locality accordingly: and also
do hereby proclaim and declare that this Proclamation shall
take effect on the first day of April, one thousand nine
hundred and twenty-five, not being earlier than six months
after the first publication thereof in the Gazette.
Given under the hand of His Excellency the Governor-
General of the Dominion of New Zealand, and issued
under the Seal of that Dominion, this 1st day of Septem-
ber, 1924.
RCHD. F. BOLLARD,
Minister of Internal Affairs.
GOD SAVE THE KING!
Boundaries of Kamo Town District curtailed.
[L.s.] CHARLES FERGUSSON, Governor-General.
A PROCLAMATION.
WHEREAS by a Proclamation dated the nineteenth day
of June, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-
four, and published in the New Zealand Gazette of the
twentieth day of June, one thousand eight hundred and
eighty-four, the Town District of Kamo was duly con-
stituted and proclaimed under the Town Districts Act, 1881,
with the boundaries described in the Schedule to the said
Proclamation:
And whereas by a Proclamation dated the twenty-seventh
day of July, one thousand nine hundred and one, and
published in the New Zealand Gazette of the first day of
August, one thousand nine hundred and one, the boundaries
of the said town district were enlarged by the addition of the
area described in the First Schedule to the said Proclamation :
And whereas it is expedient to curtail the boundaries of
the said town district in the manner hereinafter set forth :
Now, therefore, I, General Sir Charles Fergusson, Baronet,
Governor-General of the Dominion of New Zealand, in pur-
suance and exercise of the powers vested in me by the Town
Boards Act, 1908, do hereby alter the boundaries of the said
Town District of Kamo by excluding therefrom the area
described in the First Schedule hereto, and do declare that
as on and from the first day of April, one thousand nine
hundred and twenty-five, the boundaries of the said town
district shall be those described in the Second Schedule
hereto.
FIRST SCHEDULE.
AREA EXCLUDED FROM KAMO TOWN DISTRICT.
ALL that area in the North Auckland Land District bounded
by a line commencing at the intersection of the Waitaua
River and the road forming the southern boundary of Sec-
tion 17, Parish of Whangarei, proceeding thence down the
said Waitaua River to a point in line with the western side
of the road forming the eastern boundaries of Sections 12, 13,
and 7, Parish of Whangarei ; thence by that road to the
south-eastern corner of the last-mentioned section; thence
south-westerly along the south-eastern boundary of the said
Section 7 and its production to the middle of the road forming
the south-western boundary of the said Section 7 ; thence
north-westerly along the middle of that road to the Waitaua
River, the place of commencement.
SECOND SCHEDULE.
KAMO TOWN DISTRICT.
ALL that area in the North Auckland Land District bounded
by a line commencing at a point in the Waitaua River in
line with the centre-line of the roading forming the south-
western boundaries of Sections 11, 12, 13, and 7, Parish of
Whangarei ; thence to and along the middle of that road to
the south-eastern boundary of Section 8, Parish of Whangarei ;
thence south-westerly along that boundary to the Otangare



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🏛️ Change of Locality Name from 'Kowhai' to 'Motuhora'

🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
1 September 1924
Locality name change, Kowhai, Motuhora, County of Opotiki
  • John Rushworth, Viscount Jellicoe, Governor-General
  • RCHD. F. BOLLARD, Minister of Internal Affairs

🏛️ Curtailment of Boundaries of Kamo Town District

🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
Boundary changes, Kamo Town District, North Auckland Land District
  • General Sir Charles Fergusson, Baronet, Governor-General