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THE

NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE

Published by Authority.

WELLINGTON, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1926.

County of Peninsula redivided into Ridings.—Arrangements for First Election, &c.

[l.s.] CHARLES FERGUSSON, Governor-General.

A PROCLAMATION.

IN pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities vested in me by the Counties Act, 1920, I, General Sir Charles Fergusson, Baronet, Governor-General of the Dominion of New Zealand, do hereby redivide the County of Peninsula into seven ridings, to be called the Otago Heads Riding, the Portobello Bay Riding, the Broad Bay Riding, the Sandymount Riding, the North-east Harbour Riding, the Highcliff Riding, and the Tomahawk Riding, and declare that the boundaries thereof shall be those set forth in the Schedule hereto:—

And I do also declare that two members shall be elected for each of the Broad Bay and North-east Harbour Ridings, and one member shall be elected for each of the Otago Heads, Portobello Bay, Sandymount, Highcliff, and Tomahawk Ridings:—

And I do further declare that William Fleming, of Dunedin, shall be the person to prepare the electors’ roll for all ridings in the said county, and also Returning Officer to conduct the first election of members of the Council of the said County; that Wednesday, the first day of December, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-six, shall be the day for holding such election; that the places for holding such first election in respect of each riding shall be as follows:—

For the Otago Heads Riding: The School, Lower Portobello.

For the Portobello Bay Riding: The Coronation Hall, Portobello.

For the Broad Bay Riding: The Public Hall, Broad Bay.

For the Sandymount Riding: The School, Sandymount.

For the North-east Harbour Riding: The House-boat (old Powder-hulk), Waverley, and the Public Hall, Macandrew’s Bay.

For the Highcliff Riding: The School, Highcliff.

For the Tomahawk Riding: The Public Hall, Tomahawk.

And that Friday, the tenth day of December, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-six, at two o’clock in the afternoon, shall be the time, and the Coronation Hall, Portobello, shall be the place, at which the first meeting of the said Council shall be held:

And, lastly, I do declare that the said William Fleming shall be the Clerk of the said Council for the purpose of presiding at the first meeting thereof.

SCHEDULE.

OTAGO HEADS RIDING.

ALL that area in the Otago Land District, being the Otago Heads Road District, as described in New Zealand Statutes, 1884.

PORTOBELLO BAY RIDING.

All that area in the Otago Land District, being the Portobello Bay Subdivision of the Portobello Road District, as described in New Zealand Gazette, 1883, page 545.

BROAD BAY RIDING.

All that area in the Otago Land District, being the Broad Bay Subdivision of the Portobello Road District, as described in New Zealand Gazette, 1883, page 545.

SANDYMOUNT RIDING.

All that area in the Otago Land District, being the Sandymount Subdivision of the Peninsula Road District, as described in New Zealand Gazette, 1889, page 980.

NORTH-EAST HARBOUR RIDING.

All that area in the Otago Land District bounded on the north-west generally by Otago Harbour, on the north by Broad Bay Riding (hereinbefore described), on the south-east and south by Highcliff Riding (hereinafter described), to the boundary of the City of Dunedin; thence by that boundary to Otago Harbour, the place of commencement.

HIGHCLIFF RIDING.

All that area in the Otago Land District bounded on the north and east by North-east Harbour and Broad Bay and Sandymount Ridings (hereinbefore described), to the sea; thence by the sea to the south-eastern boundary of the Tomahawk Riding (hereinafter described); thence north-easterly and north-westerly along the south-eastern and north-eastern boundaries of that riding to the northernmost corner of Section 41, Block III, Tomahawk Survey District; thence on the south by the Tomahawk Road District as described in New Zealand Gazette, 1883, page 545, to the City of Dunedin; thence by that city to the place of commencement.

TOMAHAWK RIDING.

All that area in the Otago Land District bounded on the north and east by the Highcliff Riding (hereinbefore described), on the south by the sea, and on the north-west and west by the Borough of St. Kilda and the City of Dunedin.

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 4th day of November, 1926.

RICH'D. F. BOLLARD,
Minister of Internal Affairs.

GOD SAVE THE KING !