New Zealand Gazette – 1928 – No. 16

Page 553

✨ Port Limits and Boundaries



Mar. 1.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 553

Port. River and Smooth-water Limits. Extended-river and Partially Smooth-water Limits. Extreme Limits.
Moehau Peninsula .. Nil .. .. .. .. All the navigable waters contained within the area having for its seaward boundary the following lines—Commencing at the northern extreme of the southern entrance point of Colville Bay on the western side of Moehau Peninsula; thence by a straight line drawn 270° for a distance of 3 miles; thence by a sinuous line maintaining a distance of 3 miles from the shore complying with the contour of Moehau Peninsula on its western, northern, and eastern sides to a position on the shore 3 miles eastward of the eastern extreme of the western entrance point of Whangapua River Nil.
Mokau .. .. Inside the bar of the Mokau River Nil .. .. .. .. Nil.
Molyneux .. .. Inside the bar of the Molyneux River Nil .. .. .. .. Nil.
Napier .. .. Within a radius of 2 miles seaward from the Port Ahuriri light, at the east side of the Inner Harbour entrance Inside a right line drawn from the northern extremity of Cape Kidnappers to the Portland Island Lighthouse, thence by a right line drawn across the channel at its narrowest width between Portland Island and Mahia Peninsula Between Napier, Portland Island, and Cape Turnagain.
Nelson .. .. In Nelson Harbour, inside a right line drawn across the new entrance channel between the Boulderbank and Haulashore Island, and across the old entrance channel between Haulashore Island and the mainland, in each case at their narrowest width Southward of a right line drawn from Adolphe Point at the northern side of Astrolabe Road to Kakahu, the northern entrance point of Croisilles Harbour Southward of a right line drawn from Bush End Point, Farewell Spit, to Twobay Point, the northern entrance point of Greville (or Brooke) Harbour, and from Reef Point, D’Urville Island, to the Channel Point Lighthouse at French Pass.
New Brighton (see Sumner and New Brighton).
New Plymouth .. Within a radius of 1½ miles from end of the Breakwater, New Plymouth Inside a right line drawn from a point 2 miles west of Paritutu to a point 2 miles west of the entrance to Waitara River (tugs, dredgers, and hopper barges) Between Opunake Bay, Waitara River, and Awakino River.
Ngunguru .. .. Inside the entrance to Ngunguru River Inside a radius of 2 miles from the entrance to Ngunguru River Nil.
Oamaru .. .. Inside the Oamaru Breakwater .. Within 3 miles from the flagstaff on South Head, Oamaru Harbour Nil.
Ohiwa .. .. Inside the bar of the Ohiwa River Between the new outlet of Rangitaiki River and Opape Point, including Whale Island and Rurima Rocks Nil.
Opotiki .. .. Inside the bar of the Opotiki River Between the new outlet of Rangitaiki River and Opape Point, including Whale Island and Rurima Rocks Between Cape Runaway and Motiti Island.
Parenga .. .. Inside the Heads, Parenga Harbour Nil .. .. .. .. Nil.
Patea .. .. Inside the bar of the Patea River Nil .. .. .. .. Nil.
Pelorus Sound (see Havelock).
Picton .. .. Within Queen Charlotte Sound, but not seaward of a right line drawn from Cooper Point to Long Island outer extremity, and thence by a right line passing through Motuara outer extremity to the northern foreshore of the sound; and not beyond a right line drawn from the East Head to the West Head at Tory Channel entrance All the waters contained within Admiralty Bay and Queen Charlotte Sound and all intervening waters contained between the foreshores and 2 miles seaward of a right line drawn from Cape Koamaru to Walker Rock, thence by a right line passing through the northern extremity of Nukuaiaia (Chetwode Islands) and the southern extremity of Trio Islands (Tekuku) to Halfway Point, D’Urville Island. For whaling vessels only—All the navigable area contained between a right line drawn from White Bluff to Taurakirae Head at the eastern entrance to Cook Strait, and a right line drawn from Stephens Island Lighthouse to the mouth of the Otaki River at the western entrance to Cook Strait Nil.


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🚂 Definition of River, Extended-river, and Extreme Limits for Ports (continued from previous page)

🚂 Transport & Communications
28 February 1928
Shipping and Seamen Act, Port limits, Marine Department, River limits, Extended-river limits, Extreme limits