Redefining Boundaries of the City of Christchurch, the County of Waimairi, and the Avon and Papanui Ridings of the County of Waimairi
Department of Internal Affairs,
Wellington, 21st June, 1948.
PURSUANT to the provisions of section 147 of the Municipal Corporations Act, 1933 (hereinafter referred to as the said section), the boundaries of the City of Christchurch are hereby defined as set out in the First Schedule hereto, the boundaries of the said city having been altered by the Orders in Council enumerated in the Fourth Schedule hereto:
And also, in pursuance of the provisions of the said section, the boundaries of the County of Waimairi and of the Avon and Papanui Ridings of that county affected by the Orders in Council set out in the Fourth Schedule hereto are hereby defined as set out in the Second and Third Schedules hereto respectively.
FIRST SCHEDULE
BOUNDARIES OF THE CITY OF CHRISTCHURCH
ALL that area in the Canterbury Land District, bounded by a line commencing at the intersection of the south-eastern boundary of Rural Section 112 and the north-eastern side of Langdon's Road; thence proceeding south-easterly along the said north-eastern side of that road to the north-western side of Main North Road; thence north-easterly along the said north-western side of that road to the middle of the Papanui Drain; thence south-easterly along the middle of that drain, through Rural Sections 308, 307, and 302 to the north-western boundary of Lot 15 on the plan deposited in the Canterbury District Land Registry Office at Christchurch as No. 766, and proceeding in a north-easterly direction along the said north-western boundary of Lot 15 and the north-western boundary of Lot 16 on the Plan 766 aforesaid; thence along the north-eastern boundary of the said Lot 16 in a south-easterly direction to a point in the middle of the Papanui Drain aforesaid; thence south-easterly along the north-eastern boundary of the said Lot 16 to the westernmost corner of Lot 25 on a plan deposited in the office of the District Land Registrar at Christchurch as No. 6279; thence along the north-western boundaries of Lots 25, 24, and 23 on that plan, and along the north-western boundaries of Lots 1, 2, and 3 on a plan deposited as aforesaid as No. 10360 for a distance of 168·7 links; thence in a north-westerly direction along a line bearing 325° 22' to a point in line with the north-western side of Tomes Road; thence north-easterly along the production of the north-western side of Tomes Road to the north-eastern boundary of Lot 1 on a plan deposited as aforesaid as No. 6313; thence south-easterly along the said north-eastern boundary of that lot and the north-eastern boundaries of Lots 17, 16, 15, and 14 on the aforesaid plan No. 6279, and the last-mentioned boundary produced to the south-eastern side of McFadden's Road; thence along the south-eastern side of that road and the south-western side of Jameson Street to a point in line with the north-western boundary of Rural Section 699; thence to and along that boundary to the south-western boundary of Rural Section 781; thence along that boundary and the north-western boundary of Rural Section 781 aforesaid to Philpott's Road, and along the south-western side of that road to and across Innes Road; thence north-easterly along the south-eastern side of that road to Rural Section 345A; thence along the south-western boundaries of Rural Sections 345A and 2795 to and across Westminster Street to the south-western side of Shirley Road; thence along the said south-western side of that road to the south-eastern side of Thornton Street; thence north-easterly to and along the north-western boundaries of Lots 1 and 34 on a plan deposited as aforesaid as No. 9658 to the centre of Dudley Creek; thence northeasterly along the centre of that creek to the southern boundary of part Lot 1 on a plan deposited as aforesaid as No. 8784; thence westerly, northerly, and easterly along the southern, western, and northern boundaries of the said part Lot 1 to Hill's Road; thence northerly along the western side of that road to a point in line with the northern boundary of Lot 21 on a plan deposited as aforesaid as No. 11557; thence easterly across Hill's Road to and along the northern boundary of Lot 21 aforesaid to its north-eastern corner; thence southerly along the eastern boundaries of Lots 21 to 1 (inclusive) on the aforesaid Plan 11557, Lots 3, 2, and 1 on a plan deposited as aforesaid as No. 10870, Lots 1, 2, and 3 on a plan deposited as aforesaid as No. 7874, the northern and eastern boundaries of Lot 2 and the eastern and southern boundaries of Lot 1 on a plan deposited as aforesaid as No. 11452, and the eastern boundary of Lot 5 on the aforesaid Plan 7874 to the easternmost corner of Lot 6 on that plan; thence easterly along the northern boundaries of Lots 7, 8, and 9 on the aforesaid Plan 7874; thence southerly along the eastern boundary of the last-mentioned lot to and across Shirley Road; thence easterly along the southern side of that road to a point in line with the eastern side of Quinn's Road; thence northerly to and along the eastern side of the said road to the southern side of Lot 20 on a plan deposited as aforesaid as No. 4897; thence easterly along the southern side of Lots 20 and 8 of the said Plan 4897 to the western side of Marshland Road; thence southerly along the western side of that road to and across Shirley Road to its southern side; thence easterly along the southern side of New Brighton Road to the north-eastern corner of Lot 2 on a plan deposited as aforesaid as No. 12120; thence southerly, easterly, and again scutherly along the eastern, northern, and eastern boundaries of that lot to its south-eastern corner; thence southerly along the eastern boundaries of Lots 49, 48, 47, and 46 on the plan lodged in the office of the Chief Surveyor at Christchurch as No. 7140 to the south-eastern corner of the last-mentioned lot; thence easterly along the northern boundaries of Lots 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12a, and 13, across Bampton Street, to C
and along the northern boundaries of Lots 15, 17, and 18 on the plan lodged as aforesaid as No. 7048 to the north-eastern corner of the said Lot 18; thence southerly along the eastern boundary of that lot, across Achilles Street, to and along the eastern boundaries of Lots 19 and 45 on the plan lodged as aforesaid as No. 7026 to the northern side of Cooper's Road; thence westerly along the said northern side of that road to a point in line with the eastern boundary of the land in certificate of title, Vol. 481, folio 239; thence across Cooper's Road, and southerly and westerly along the eastern and southern boundaries of the area contained in the aforesaid certificate of title and continuing to the centre of Banks Avenue; thence southerly along the centre of the said Banks Avenue to and along the southern side of McBratney's Road; thence in a southerly direction along the western side of Gayhurst Road, to and across the River Avon, and easterly generally along its right bank to a point in line with the western side of Kerr's Road; thence northerly along a right line to the centre of the River Avon, and easterly generally along the centre of that river to a point on the south-eastern side of the Bower Bridge near the westernmost corner of Reserve 3061; thence north-easterly along the said south-eastern side of that bridge and its production to the New Brighton Road; thence south-easterly along the south-western side of that road to a point in line with the eastern side of Racecourse Road; thence northerly along a right line to and along the said eastern side of that road to Beach Road; thence easterly along the southern side of that road and its production to the low-water mark of the sea; thence south-easterly and north-westerly generally along the low-water mark of the sea and low-water mark of the estuary of the Heathcote and Avon Rivers to a point in line with the north-western boundary of Rural Section 11213; thence along the left bank of the River Avon to a point 2 chains distant from the south-eastern side of the Bower Bridge aforesaid; thence south-westerly along a right line parallel to and distant 2 chains from the said south-eastern side of that bridge to the south-western side of the towpath on the right bank of the River Avon; thence generally westerly and southerly along the southern and eastern sides of the said towpath to Wainoni, Road at the southernmost corner of Rural Section 1151; thence continuing in a south-westerly direction across Wainoni Road and along its south-eastern side to the westernmost corner of Rural Section 6754; thence south-easterly along the south-western boundary of that rural section to Page's Road; thence south-westerly along the north-western side of that road to a point in line with the eastern boundary of Lot 9 on a plan deposited as aforesaid as No. 2698; thence southerly along a right line across Page's Road aforesaid, to and along the eastern boundary of the said Lot 9, and the eastern and southern boundaries of the land contained in certificate of title, Vol. 192, folio 288 (Canterbury Registry), to Kearney's Road; thence across that road and southerly generally along its western side to Ruru Road; thence across that road and along its southern side and the eastern side of McGregor's Road to a point in line with the north-eastern boundary of Lot 31 on a plan deposited as aforesaid as No. 1957; thence north-westerly along a right line to the easternmost corner of the said Lot 31; thence south-westerly along the south-eastern boundaries of Lots 31 to 34 (inclusive), Lots 36 to 53 (inclusive), and Lot 4 on the aforesaid Plan 1957, to and across Linwood Avenue; thence south-easterly along the south-western side of that avenue to the estuary of the Heathcote and Avon Rivers; thence southerly along the said estuary to its intersection with the north-eastern boundary of Reserve 47A; thence easterly across the mouth of the Heathcote River, along a right line bearing 77° 56' distance 750 links to a point on the southern shore of the estuary aforesaid and the western side of a road reserve; thence easterly generally along the road reserve and the said estuary and the northern side of the Sumner Road to the westernmost corner of Reserve 4324; thence easterly and south-easterly along right lines bearing 95° 09' distance 2792·2 links and bearing 146° 32' distance 2701·7 links to the easternmost corner of that reserve; thence north-easterly along the north-western side of the Sumner Road and south-easterly generally along the said estuary of the Heathcote and Avon Rivers and the mean high-water mark of the sea to Godley Head; thence south-westerly generally along the mean high-water mark of the Lyttelton Harbour to a point due south of the Trig. Station MM, being a point on the boundary of the Borough of Lyttelton (New Zealand Gazette, 1938, pages 2831-2); thence due north and generally south-westerly and north-westerly along that boundary to its intersection with the western boundary of Lot 1 on a plan deposited as aforesaid as plan No. 4018; thence northerly along the said western boundary of that lot and along the western boundary of the Redcliffs Rifle Range to its westernmost corner; thence along a right line to the north-eastern corner of Lot 47; thence along the northern boundary of that lot and the north-western boundary of Lot 48 on a plan deposited as aforesaid as No. 3416 to Moncks Spur Road; thence westerly along the northern boundaries generally of Lots 55 and 57 and northerly along the eastern boundary of Lot 61 on a plan deposited as aforesaid as No. 3565 to the northernmost corner of the last-mentioned lot; thence along a right line running due west to the easternmost corner of Reserve 4324 aforesaid; thence westerly generally along the northern side of the Sumner Road to a point in line with the eastern boundary of Lot 71 on a plan deposited as aforesaid as No. 3838; thence southerly to and along the said eastern boundary of that lot and the eastern boundaries of Lots 61, 56, 78, 77, 57, and 76 on the aforesaid Plan 3838 to the Mount Pleasant Road; thence southerly along the eastern side of that road to the westernmost corner of Lot 1 on a plan deposited as aforesaid as No. 11515; thence proceeding generally southerly along the eastern side of Mount Pleasant Road to a point in line with the south-eastern boundary of Lot 8 on a plan deposited as aforesaid as No. 10400; thence south-westerly along a right line across Mount Pleasant Road, to and along the said south-eastern boundary of that lot and the south-eastern boundary of Lot 7