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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 75

Special Order made by the Waimairi County Council altering Riding Boundaries and adjusting Representation.

Department of Internal Affairs,
Wellington, 19th October, 1925.

THE following special order, made by the Waimairi County Council, is published in accordance with the provisions of the Counties Act, 1920.

Pursuant to section 100 of that Act, as amended by section 3 of the Counties Amendment Act, 1921–22, I hereby fix the 1st day of April, 1926, as the date on which the special order shall take effect.

F. H. D. BELL,
For Minister of Internal Affairs.

SPECIAL ORDER ADJUSTING RIDINGS AND REPRESENTATION IN THE COUNCIL.

In exercise of the powers conferred upon it by section 23 of the Counties Act, 1920, the Waimairi County Council hereby resolves by way of special order as follows :—

1. The present division of the Waimairi County Council into ten ridings is revoked, and in lieu thereof the said county shall be divided into nine ridings, to be called respectively the Styx, Marshland, Avon, Belfast, Papanui, Harewood, Wairarapa, Fendalton, and Middleton Ridings, which said ridings are respectively described in the Schedule hereto.

2. The said Council shall consist of ten members, who shall be elected as follows :—

(a.) The electors of the Styx, Marshland, Avon, Belfast, Papanui, Wairarapa, Harewood, and Middleton Ridings shall each elect one member.

(b.) The electors of the Fendalton Riding shall elect two members.

3. The alteration hereby made shall take effect on the 1st day of April, 1926.

SCHEDULE.

Styx Riding.

Bounded by a line commencing at a point on the north-west boundary of the Waimairi County, being intersection of a line in continuation of the centre of Lang’s Ford Road, and the said boundary, then north-east and easterly along the northern boundary of the said Waimairi County to the Pacific Ocean at the mouth of the Waimakariri River ; then southerly along the said ocean to the boundary of the New Brighton Borough ; then westerly along the said boundary, being the north side of Beach Road to Racecourse Road ; then westerly along the centre of Beach Road to Frost’s Road ; then north-westerly and westerly along the centre of Frost’s Road, Bottle Lake Road, and Preston’s Road to Grimsey’s Road ; then northerly along the centre of Grimsey’s Road to the River Styx ; then easterly and northerly along the centre of the River Styx and Kapuatone Creek to the south-east corner of R.S. 589 ; then along the south-east and south-west boundaries of R.S. 419 to the centre of the North Road ; then south-westerly along the centre of the North Road to a point opposite the southern corner of R.S. 430 ; then north-easterly along the centre of road along the western boundary of R.S. 430 to the centre of Lang’s Ford Road ; then north-westerly along the centre of Lang’s Ford Road and production thereof to the point of commencement.

Belfast Riding.

Bounded by a line commencing at a point on the north-west boundary of the Waimairi County, being the intersection of a line in continuation of the centre of Lang’s Ford Road, then generally easterly, southerly, and westerly along the boundary of the Styx Riding hereinbefore described, to a point in the centre of the River Styx opposite the north-east corner of R.S. 10753 ; then westerly along the centre of the Styx River to the centre of the North Road ; then north-easterly along the centre of the North Road to Englefield Road ; then north-westerly along the centre of Englefield Road to the eastern boundary of R.S. 806 ; then north-easterly along the boundary of R.S. 806 to the centre of John’s (Tisch’s) Road ; then westerly along the centre of John’s Road to its intersection with a road forming the western boundary of R.S. 848 ; then northerly along the centre of the last-mentioned road and a line in continuation thereof to the north-west boundary of the Waimairi County ; then north-easterly along the north-west boundary of the said county to the point of commencement.

Marshland Riding.

Bounded by a line commencing at a point at the intersection of Preston’s Road and Grimsey’s Road, then generally in an easterly and south-easterly direction along the boundary of the Styx Riding hereinbefore described to a point in the centre of Frost’s Road at its junction with Beach Road ; then southerly along the centre of Frost’s Road to Travis Road ; then westerly along the centre of Travis Road to the centre of Bottle Lake Road ; then southerly along the centre of Bottle Lake Road to the centre of Lake Terrace Road ; then north-westerly along the centre of Lake Terrace Road and Brigg’s Road to the centre of Hill’s Road ; then southerly and south-westerly along the centre of Hill’s Road and Green’s Road to its junction with Shirley Road ; then north-westerly along the south-west boundaries of R.S. 2795, R.S. 345A to Innes Road ; then westerly along the northern side of Innes Road, north-westerly along the eastern side of Philpott’s Road, and south-westerly along the north-west side of McFadden’s Road to the south-west corner of R.S. 1048 ; then along the south-west and north-west boundaries of R.S. 1048 to the junction of Winter’s Road and Grimsey’s Road ; then northerly along the centre of Grimsey’s Road to the point of commencement.

Avon Riding.

Bounded by a line commencing at a point in the centre of Green’s Road at its junction with Shirley Road, then generally in an easterly direction along the southern boundaries of the Marshland and Styx Ridings hereinbefore described to the western side of Racecourse Road, being the boundary of the Borough of New Brighton ; then southerly along the western boundary (Racecourse Road) of the Borough of New Brighton to New Brighton Road ; then north-westerly along the New Brighton Road to a point opposite the Bower Bridge ; then in a right line to the centre of the River Avon ; then generally in a westerly direction along the centre of the Avon River to the boundary of the City of Christchurch (opposite Kerr’s Road) ; then generally in a north-westerly direction along the boundary of the City of Christchurch to the point of commencement.

Papanui Riding.

Bounded by a line commencing at the centre of Harewood Road at its junction with the boundary of the City of Christchurch, then north-westerly along the centre of Harewood Road to Bishop’s Road, then north-easterly along the centre of Bishop’s Road to Sawyer’s Arms Road ; then north-westerly along the centre of Sawyer’s Arms Road to Veitch’s Road ; then easterly along the centre of Veitch’s Road to Foster’s Road ; then northerly and easterly along the centre of Foster’s Road to Boundary Drain Road ; then northerly along the centre of Boundary Drain Road to Styx Mill Road ; then easterly along the centre of Styx Mill Road to the North Road ; then northerly along the centre of North Road to the south-west boundary of the Belfast Riding hereinbefore described ; then easterly along the boundary of the Belfast Riding to Styx Riding ; then southerly along the western boundary of the Styx and Marshland Ridings (hereinbefore described) to the junction of the latter with the boundary of the City of Christchurch (at R.S. 1048) ; then generally in a north-westerly and westerly direction along the boundary of the City of Christchurch to the point of commencement.

Harewood Riding.

Bounded by a line commencing at a point on the north-west boundary of the Waimairi County, being a point opposite the continuation of the road along the western boundary of R.S. 848 ; then generally in a southerly direction along the boundaries of the Belfast and Papanui Ridings (hereinbefore described) to a point on the Harewood Road at its junction with the boundary of the City of Christchurch ; then in a southerly direction along the boundary of the City of Christchurch to the centre of Wairarapa Road ; then north-westerly along the centre of the Wairarapa Road to the north-west boundary of the Waimairi County on Russley Road ; then northerly and north-easterly along the north-west boundary of the County of Waimairi to the point of commencement.

Fendalton Riding.

Bounded by a line commencing at a point in the centre of the River Avon opposite the northern end of Dean’s Avenue, then along the boundary of the City of Christchurch being easterly along the centre of the River Avon to the west side of Rossall Street, north-westerly along the west side of Rossall Street to Fulton Avenue, south-westerly along the south side of Fulton Avenue to the centre of the Wairarapa Stream, northerly along the centre of the Wairarapa Stream to the Bryndwr Stream, northerly along the centre of the Bryndwr Stream to the south-west boundary of R.S. 299, north-westerly along the south-western boundary of R.S. 299 to the southern side of Norman’s Road ; then south-westerly along the southern side of Norman’s Road to Wairarapa Road ; then north-westerly along the south-west side of Wairarapa Road to its intersection with Webb’s Road ; then westerly along the centre of Webb’s