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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
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Street, to and along Longfellow Street, to and along South-
hampton Street, to and along Montrose Street, to and along
King Street, to and along the aforesaid Colombo Street to
its intersection with Kilmore Street, the place of commence-
ment.
CHRISTCHURCH SOUTH.
This district is bounded towards the north and east
generally by the Christchurch North and Christchurch East
Electoral Districts, hereinbefore described, from the River
Avon at the southern end of Rossall Street to the Heathcote
River at the Colombo Street Bridge; thence bounded towards
the south-east and south-west by the said Heathcote River
to its intersection with the Lower Lincoln Road; thence
bounded towards the north-west by that road to and along
the north-western boundary of Rural Section 128 to its
intersection with the Dunedin-Christchurch Railway-line;
thence by the said railway-line to a point in line with the
middle of Dean’s Avenue; thence by a right line to and
along the said avenue and its production to the River Avon,
and by that river to a point in line with the southern end
of Rossall Street, the place of commencement.
AVON.
The district is bounded towards the north generally by
the Kaiapoi Electoral District, hereinbefore described, from
the junction of Dudley Street with Hills Road to the sea at
a point in line with Beach Road on the northern boundary of
New Brighton Borough; thence bounded towards the north-
east by the sea to the estuary of the Heathcote and Avon
Rivers; thence bounded towards the south-west and south-
east generally by the said estuary to the south-western side
of the Canal Reserve; thence by the south-western side of
the said Canal Reserve, to and along Alwyn’s Road, to and
along Ferry Road to the eastern boundary of the Christchurch
East Electoral District, hereinbefore described, at the junc-
tion of Ferry Road and Ensor’s Road; thence bounded
towards the south and west by the said Christchurch East
Electoral District and Christchurch North Electoral District,
hereinbefore described, to the junction of Dudley Street and
Hills Road, the place of commencement.
RICCARTON.
This district is bounded towards the north-west generally
by the Kaiapoi Electoral District, hereinbefore described,
from the intersection of the Main Trunk Railway-line with
the Selwyn River to the intersection of the Christchurch-
Hurunui Railway-line with Harewood Road; thence bounded
towards the east generally by the Christchurch North and
Christchurch South Electoral Districts, hereinbefore described,
from the said intersection of the railway-line with Harewood
Road to the Heathcote River at a point opposite the north-
eastern corner of Rural Section 383; thence by a right line
to and along the road intersecting the said Rural Section 383
from its north-eastern corner, to and along the road forming
the north-eastern and western boundaries of Rural Section
1325 and western boundaries of Rural Sections 3504, 2063,
31362, 31363, and 2231, intersecting Rural Sections 10210
and 493, and forming south-western boundary of Section
(part) 452, Block III, Halswell Survey District, to and along
the summit of the Port Hills to a point in line with Trig.
Station L’ and Mount Herbert; thence by a right line through
the said Trig. Station L’ and the said Mount Herbert; thence
by a right line from the aforesaid Mount Herbert to Herbert
Peak, and that line produced to Mount Herbert Peak Road;
thence by that road to and along Purau or Summit Road, to
and along Summit Road, to and along the Purau Road, to and
along the north-western boundaries of Rural Sections 25399,
35374, 17758, and 18831, to and along the Little River-
Pigeon Bay Road, to and along Harman’s Track, to and along
the western boundary of Reserve 1259, Block XIV, Pigeon
Bay Survey District, to and along the Akaroa - Little River
Road to Barry’s Pass; thence by the summit of the main
range over Wooded Peak, French Hill, Wainui Peak, Kitson’s
Pole, Saddle Hill, and Carew’s Peak to Mount Bossu; thence
by a right line from the said Mount Bossu to the westernmost
corner of Rural Section 4547, Block XI, Akaroa Survey Dis-
trict; thence by the south-western boundary of the said
Rural Section 4547 to and along the road forming the south-
eastern boundaries of Rural Sections 22842 and 22755, to and
along the south-eastern boundary of the said Rural Sec-
tion 22755, to and along the north-eastern and south-eastern
boundaries of Rural Section 22707, all of the said Block XI,
Akaroa Survey District and the production of the south-
eastern boundary of the said Rural Section 22707 to the sea;
thence bounded towards the south-east by the sea to the
outlet of Lake Ellesmere; thence bounded towards the south-
west generally by the western shores of the said Lake Ellesmere
to and along Hanmer Road, to and along Brookside and
Irwell Road, to and along Brookside and Burnham Road, to
and along the Selwyn River to its intersection with the Main
Trunk Railway-line, the place of commencement.
LYTTELTON.
This district is bounded towards the south-west, west, and
north-west generally by the Riccarton, Christchurch South,
Christchurch East, and Avon Electoral Districts, hereinbefore
described, from the sea at a point in line with the south-
eastern boundary of Rural Section 22707, Block XI, Akaroa
Survey District, to the sea at the estuary of the Heathcote
and Avon Rivers; thence bounded towards the north-east
and south generally by the sea to a point in line with the
south-eastern boundary of Rural Section 22707, the place of
commencement: including all wharves and extensions sea-
ward. This district also includes the Chatham Islands.
MID-CANTERBURY.
This district is bounded towards the north and north-east
generally by the Hurunui, Kaiapoi, and Riccarton Electoral
Districts, hereinbefore described, from the summit of the
Southern Alps at the westernmost corner of Block I, Davie
Survey District, to the sea at the outlet of Lake Ellesmere;
thence bounded towards the south-east generally by the sea to
the mouth of the Ashburton River; thence bounded towards
the south-west generally by that river and the north branch of
the said river to the southernmost corner of Run 119A; thence
by the south-western boundary of the said Run 119A, and the
southern boundary of Run 119 to its southernmost corner;
thence by a right line due west to the River Swin; thence by
that river to a point in line with the southern portion of the
south-western boundary of Run 118; thence by a right line
to the River Smite at the southernmost corner of the said
Run 118; thence by that river and the Lake Stream to the
Rakaia River; thence by that river to its source on the
summit of the Southern Alps near Whitcombe Pass; thence
bounded towards the north-west by the summit of the said
Southern Alps to the westernmost corner of Block I, Davie
Survey District, the place of commencement.
TIMARU.
This district is bounded towards the south-west by the
Pareora River from the sea at the mouth of the said river to
the bridge crossing the aforesaid river at the north-western
boundary of Section 16029, Block III, Otaio Survey District;
thence bounded towards the west generally by the road
forming the north-western boundary of the said Section 16029,
and the road intersecting Educational Reserve 1203, to and
along the road forming the north-western boundaries of
Sections 15613, 14438, 16758, and 10570, Blocks III and IV,
of the said Otaio Survey District, to and along the road
forming the northern boundary of Section 16364 to Brigg’s
Road; thence by that road to and along Coonor Road, to and
along the road forming the north-eastern boundary of Sec-
tion 15928 of the said Block IV, Otaio Survey District, to and
along the road forming the north-eastern boundaries of Sec-
tions 14376, 15803, 15897, and 15699, to and along the road
forming the eastern boundaries of Sections 15497, 11524,
13606, 14773, and 17625, to and along Brockley Road, to and
along the road forming the north-eastern boundary of Sec-
tion 15930, intersecting Section 10547, and forming the north-
eastern boundaries of Sections 23953 and 15761, to and along
the road forming the southern boundaries of Sections 117,
115 and 114, Rosewill Settlement, to and along the road forming
the south-eastern boundaries of Sections 111 and 112, south-
eastern boundary of Section 113, intersecting the said Sec-
tion 113, and forming the eastern boundary of Section 110,
all of the said Rosewill Settlement, to and along the road
forming the eastern boundaries of Sections 19510, 18976,
15876, and 33002, Blocks XI, VII, and VIII, Pareora Survey
District, intersecting Papaka Settlement, and forming part of
the western and northern boundaries of the said Papaka
Settlement and forming the south-eastern boundary of
Section 13516, intersecting Section 12875, and forming the
south-eastern boundaries of Sections 13744, 12242, and 15425
of the said Block VIII of the said Pareora Survey District to
the Timaru-Fairlie Railway line; thence by that railway-line
to and along the road forming the south-eastern boundary
of Section B 1580, and south-eastern and north-eastern
boundaries of Section 10453, Block IV, Pareora Survey
District, and the production of the north-eastern boundary
of the said Section 10453 to the right bank of the Opihi River;
thence by a right line to the middle of the said river; thence
bounded towards the north by the aforesaid river to the sea
at Umukaha mouth; thence bounded towards the south-east
by the sea to the mouth of the Pareora River, the place of
commencement.
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Proclamation of New Electoral Districts for the South Island
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🏛️ Governance & Central Administration10 August 1927
Electoral Districts, Proclamation, South Island, Representation Commission, Legislature Act 1908