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commencing at a point at high-water mark on the right bank of the Whakatane River at the north-western corner of Allotment 260A, Parish of Waimana, thence south-easterly along the south-western boundary of Allotment 260A aforesaid; thence easterly along the southern boundaries of said Allotment 260A and Allotment 260B, Parish of Waimana; thence northerly along the eastern boundary of the last-named allotment to the southern boundary of subdivision of Allotment 260C, Parish of Waimana; thence easterly and northerly along the southern and eastern boundaries respectively of the last-named allotment to high-water mark of the Whakatane River; thence westerly along the right bank of the Whakatane River to the place of commencement.
(For description of boundaries of Borough of Whakatane and County of Whakatane see extract from New Zealand Gazette No. 56, 14th August, 1924.)

Taneatua Riding.

All that area in the Auckland Land District bounded by a line commencing at a point at high-water mark on the right bank of the Whakatane River, in line with the northern boundary of Allotment 237, Parish of Waimana; thence towards the north and east along the county boundary and high-water mark, Bay of Plenty, to boundary-road between the Whakatane and Opotiki Counties in Block III, Whakatane Survey District; thence generally in a southerly direction along the said Whakatane County boundary-road to its intersection with the eastern boundary of Small Grazing-run 3; thence southerly along the eastern boundary of Small Grazing-runs 3 and 4 and of Allotments 361, 360, 352, and 348, Waimana Parish, to northern boundary of Allotment 345A of said parish; thence along northern and part eastern boundaries of said Allotment 345A to south-western corner of Allotment 357, Waimana Parish; thence easterly along southern boundary of said allotment to the north-eastern corner of Allotment 346, Waimana Parish; thence southerly along the eastern boundary of the said Allotment 346, Waimana Parish, crossing a public road, and continuing southerly along the eastern boundary of Allotment 337, Waimana Parish; thence westerly along the southern boundary of the said Allotment 337 to its production across a public road, to the right bank of the Waimana River; thence along the right bank of the said Waimana River to its junction with the Whakatane River; thence across said Whakatane River, and southerly along its left bank to the southern boundary of Lot 32, Rangitaiki Parish; thence westerly along said southern boundary of Lot 32 to its south-west corner; thence northerly along west boundary of said Lot 32 to southern boundary of Omataroa Riding hereinbefore described; thence easterly along said southern boundary to the Whakatane River; thence generally in a northerly direction along left bank of Whakatane River to the Whakatane Borough (as defined in New Zealand Gazette No. 56, page 1996, 14th August, 1924); and thence along the southern and eastern boundary of the said borough to the point of commencement.

Opouriao Riding.

All that area in the Auckland Land District, Whakatane County, bounded, commencing at the north-west corner of Allotment 33, Rangitaiki Parish; thence easterly along southern boundary of Taneatua Riding hereinbefore described to a point in line with the production of the east boundary of Section 14, Block XIII, Whakatane Survey District; thence by a right line to the north-east corner of said Section 14, Block XIII, Whakatane Survey District; thence southerly along eastern boundaries of Sections 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, of said Block XIII, and by the eastern boundaries of Sections 4 and 5, Block II, Waimana Survey District, to the Confiscation Boundary-line; thence in an easterly direction by said Confiscation Boundary-line to the north-west corner of Section 1, Waimana Settlement, a point on the west boundary of Block III, Waimana Survey District; thence south along the west boundary of Blocks III, VII, XI, XV, Waimana Survey District, Blocks III, VII, XI, XV, Uriwera Survey Districts, Blocks III, VII, XI, XV, Ruatahuna Survey District, and Block III and part Block VII, Waikaremoana West Survey District, to its intersection with the southern boundary of Whakatane County; thence south-westerly along the said county boundary to the afore-described Galatea Riding; thence northerly along the east boundary of the said Galatea and Rangitaiki Ridings to the point of commencement.

Nukuhou Riding.

All that area in the Auckland Land District, Whakatane County, bounded, commencing at the Whakatane County boundary, at eastern boundary of Small Grazing-run 3, thence generally in a southerly direction along the Whakatane County boundary to its intersection with the right bank of the Waimana River; thence northerly along the right bank of said Waimana River to the junction of Lowe's Road and the Taneatua-Waimana Road at the north end of the Waimana River Bridge in Block III, Waimana Survey District; thence along the eastern side of the said Taneatua-Waimana Road to the Confiscation Boundary-line; thence westerly along said Confiscation Boundary-line to the south-west corner of Lot 8 of Allotment 307, Parish of Waimana; thence northerly to the north-west corner of said Lot 8; thence westerly to the south-west corner of Lot 16 of Allotment 307 aforesaid; thence northerly by the western boundaries of said Section 16 and Section 15 of Allotment 307 aforesaid to the north-west corner of Lot 15 aforesaid; thence easterly by the south boundary of Allotment 329 to the south-east corner of said Allotment 329, Waimana Parish; thence northerly by the eastern boundaries of Allotment 329, 328, 317, 316, to the north-east corner of aforesaid Allotment 316, Waimana Parish; thence westerly by the north boundary of said Allotment 316 to the north-west corner of aforesaid Allotment 316; thence northerly along the road forming the west boundary of Allotment 318, Waimana Parish, to a point the production of the northern boundary of Allotment 330, Waimana Parish, and by a line to the north-east corner of Allotment 330 aforesaid; thence westerly to the north-west corner of Allotment 357, Waimana Parish; thence westerly along the southern boundary of said Allotment 357 to eastern boundary of Allotment 345A, Waimana Parish; thence northerly by the Taneatua Riding boundary, hereinbefore described, to point of commencement.

Waimana Riding.

All that area in the Auckland Land District, Whakatane County, bounded, commencing at a point on the north-west corner of Allotment 330, Waimana Parish (Block X, Whakatane Survey District), thence along the western boundaries of the Nukuhou Riding, hereinbefore described, to the point where the Whakatane County boundary meets the right bank of the Waimana River (on east boundary of Block VII, Waimana Survey District); thence southerly along the Whakatane County boundary described on page 1996, of New Zealand Gazette No. 56, 14th August, 1924; thence south-westerly along the Whakatane County boundary to its intersection with the eastern boundary of Opouriao Riding, hereinbefore described; thence northerly along the whole of the eastern boundary of the Opouriao Riding to its intersection of the Taneatua Riding boundary at the north-west corner of Section 323, Block XIII, Whakatane Survey District; thence in a south-easterly direction along the southern boundary of the Taneatua Riding to the south-west corner of Section 337, Block XIII, Whakatane Survey District; thence easterly along the southern boundary of the said Section 337 to its south-east corner; thence northerly along eastern boundaries of Sections 337, Block XIV, Whakatane Survey District, and Section 346, Block X, Whakatane Survey District; thence continuing in a northerly direction in a straight line to the point of commencement.

Galatea Riding.

All that area in the Auckland Land District, Whakatane County, bounded, commencing at Trig. 18, Maungawhakamana, Block III, Rauwhaia Survey District, thence easterly generally along the Confiscation Boundary-line to its intersection with the west boundary of the Waimana Survey District; thence south along the west boundary of the Opouriao Riding afore described to its junction with the Whakatane County boundary-line; thence along a right line running through a point 180 chains due north of Maungataniwha Trig. Station to the intersection of the eastern boundary of Taupo County described in Statute 1921–22, No. 64, Ninth Schedule; thence northerly along the last-mentioned boundary and north-westerly along the north-eastern boundary of said county to a point in the production of a right line running between Trig. Station No. 38, Ahikwhakamura, and Trig. Station No. 18, Maungawhakamana; thence northerly along the last-mentioned line to its point of commencement.

As required by section 100 of the Counties Act, 1920, I hereby certify that the attached Schedules are a correct description of the proposed alterations of boundaries of ridings in the Whakatane County, and are sufficient to render the new boundaries capable of identification, as indicated by coloured borders on the litho. submitted by the Whakatane County.--D. M. WILSON, for Chief Surveyor. 27/11/25.

CERTIFICATE.

Pursuant to section 100 of the Counties Act, 1920, I hereby certify that the foregoing special order which repeals all previous special resolutions respecting riding boundaries, and in lieu thereof nine ridings are made, has been duly made according to law.

H. R. ROBINSON, County Clerk.
Whakatane, 20th November, 1925.