New Zealand Gazette – 1928 – No. 16

Page 555

✨ Port Limits and Boundaries



Mar. 1.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 555

Port. River and Smooth-water Limits. Extended-river and Partially Smooth-water Limits. Extreme Limits.
Timaru .. .. Inside the Breakwater, Timaru Harbour Not more than 3 miles from the outer end of the Southern Breakwater. (For fishing-boats only, 20 miles from the Breakwater) Nil.
Tokomaru Bay .. Inside a right line drawn from Kotunui Point to Mawhai Point Not more than 5 miles from the shore at the centre of Tokomaru Bay Nil.
Tutukaka .. .. Inside the entrance points of Tutukaka Harbour Not beyond 3 miles seaward of the shore between Rocky Bay and the bar of Ngunguru River Nil.
Waikanae .. .. Nil .. .. .. .. All the navigable area between the mainland and Kapiti Island bounded as follows: Commencing at the Wainui River Entrance on the mainland, thence by a right line drawn to the southern extreme of Kapiti Island; thence by the foreshore at high water-mark spring tides of Kapiti Island to its eastern extremity; thence by a right line to a position on the foreshore of the mainland 1 mile north-eastward of the seaward extremity of the northern entrance point of Waikanae River Nil.
Waikato .. .. Inside the bar of the Waikato River Nil .. .. .. .. Nil.
Wairau .. .. Inside the bar of the Wairau River For fishing-boats only: Inside a right line drawn from the eastern extremity of White Bluff to the southern extremity of Separation Point, Port Underwood Nil.
Waitara .. .. Inside the bar of the Waitara River Nil .. .. .. .. Between Opunake Bay and Awakino River.
Wanganui .. .. Inside the bar of the Wanganui River Within a radius of 3 miles from the flagstaff on the North Head, Wanganui River Nil.
Wellington .. .. Inside a right line drawn from the Pencarrow Head Lighthouse to Palmer Head Within a radius of 10 miles from the Pencarrow Head Lighthouse, provided any vessel employed within such radius is manned as a home-trade ship so far as regards the master and chief engineer, and is partially equipped as a home-trade ship to the satisfaction of a surveyor of ships Nil.
Westport .. .. Inside the bar of the Buller River For tugs, dredgers, and hopper barges not carrying passengers; not beyond 4 miles outside the bar of the Buller River Nil.
Whakatane .. .. Inside the bar of the Whakatane River Inside a right line drawn from the new outlet of Rangitaiki River to the northernmost of Rurima Rocks, thence to the northernmost extremity of Whale Island, thence to Opape Point Nil.
Whangamumu .. Inside a right line drawn from Flat Rock to the northern extremity of the southern entrance point to Whangamumu Harbour For vessels carrying passengers, not more than 3 miles; and for fishing-boats, not more than 4 miles seaward of a right line drawn from Flat Rock to the northern extremity of the southern entrance point to Whangamumu Harbour Nil.
Whangape .. .. Inside the entrance of Whangape Harbour Not beyond Herekino River to the north, and Hokianga River to the south Nil.
Whangarei .. .. Inside a right line drawn from Sugarloaf Lighthouse to the visible extremity of Marsden Point Nil .. .. .. .. 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