Constitution of Rural Fire District

B. C. FREYBERG, Governor-General

By his Deputy,

H. F. O'LEARY

ORDER IN COUNCIL

At the Government House at Wellington, this 1st day of December, 1948

Present:

His EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL IN COUNCIL

Pursuant to the Forest and Rural Fires Act, 1947, His Excellency the Governor-General, acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council, doth hereby constitute and declare the area described in the Schedule hereto to be a rural fire district, to be known as the "Tongariro Rural Fire District"; and doth hereby specify the trees and other plants on State forests and the Tongariro National Park situated in the said area as the property for the protection of which the district is constituted; and doth hereby specify the period between the first day of October in any one year and the thirtieth day of April in the following year (both days inclusive) as a closed fire season in the said district; and doth hereby prescribe that the said Tongariro Rural Fire District shall be administered by the Commissioner of State Forests for the purposes of the said Act; and doth hereby further declare that this Order in Council shall come into force on the day following publication thereof in the Gazette.

SCHEDULE

WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT.-WELLINGTON CONSERVANCY

Tongariro Rural Fire District

ALL that area in the Wellington Land District, Kaitieke, Waimarino, Taumarunui, and Taupo Counties, containing approximately 434,000 acres, situated in Hunua, Waimanu, Kaitieke, Tongariro, Pihanga, Manganui, Ruapehu, Kaimanawa, Makotuku, Karioi, and Moawhango Survey Districts, and bounded generally as follows: Commencing at the junction of the Whakapapa and Wanganui Rivers; thence towards the north-east and north by the Wanganui River; towards the north and east by the Otamangakau Stream to the Roto Aira Road; towards the north-west and north-east by the north-western and north-eastern sides of the Roto Aira Road and the National Park-Taupo Main Highway to Te One Stream; towards the west by Te One Stream; towards the north and north-west by Lake Roto Aira and the Poutu Stream to the Waikato River; towards the east by the Waikato River to a point 50 chains north-east of the intersection of that river and the eastern side of the Waiouru-Tokaanu Road (Desert Road), and by lines 40 chains distant from and parallel to the eastern side of the said Waiouru-Tokaanu Road to the northern boundary of the land known as the Waiouru Township Reserve; towards the south generally by the said township reserve, the North Island Main Trunk Railway Reserve, the Waitangi Stream, and the Wangaehu River to the south-eastern corner of Rangiwaea 4F 4B Block; towards the west by Rangiwaea 4F 4B and 4F 4D Blocks and the Tokiahuru Stream; towards the south-west by Rangiwaea 4F 9 Block; towards the north-west by the north-western side of the Wangaehu Valley Road to and across the North Island Main Trunk Railway Reserve; towards the south-west by the said railway reserve; towards the south-east by the crossing of the said railway reserve and Rangiwaea 4F 7 Block; towards the south-west by Rangiwaea 4F 12A and 4F 12B Blocks; towards the north-west by the Waiakaki Stream; towards the south-west by the said railway reserve to the Mangaehuehu Stream; towards the east by the aforesaid Mangaehuehu Stream; towards the south-east by Section 4, Block IX, Karioi Survey District; towards the south-west by Section 25, Block V, Karioi Survey District; towards the north generally by the northern sides of the Rangataua Road and the Ohakune-Waiouru Road; towards the north-west by the Rangataua Township, to and across the aforesaid railway reserve; towards the south-west by the said railway reserve to the Urewera Road; towards the west by the western side of the last-mentioned road; towards the south-west by the Ohakune Township, the Mangawhero River, and the aforesaid railway reserve; towards the south-east by Section 1, Block VI, of Raetihi 4B Block; towards the south-west by the south-western side of a public road, and by Lots 6 and 5, Block II, on D.P. 3230, and Lots 4, 3, 2, 1, 14, and 13, on D.P. 4518, being subdivisions of part of Raetihi No. 4B Block; towards the north-west by Sections 11, 10, 9, and 8, and Crown land, Block XVI, Manganui Survey District, to a point in line with the south-western side of the public road forming the south-western boundary of Horopito West Township; towards the south-west by a right line to the last-mentioned public road, and by the south-western side of that road to its junction with Middle Road; towards the south-east by the south-eastern side of Middle Road; towards the south-west by Section 17, Block XV, Manganui Survey District; towards the south-east by Section 17 aforesaid and Sections 16 and 15, Block XV aforesaid; towards the south by the southern side of Ridge Road; towards the south-west generally by Section 3, Block XIV, Manganui Survey District, the Mangaturuturu Stream, and Section 15, Block XIV aforesaid; towards the north-west by the north-western side of a public road; towards the south-west by Section 16, Block XIV aforesaid, the crossing of a public road and the Manganui-a-te-Ao River, Sections 19, 16, 15, and 14, Block X, Manganui Survey District, and Section 13, Block IX, Manganui Survey District; towards the north-west by Sections 3, 4, and 5, Block VI, Manganui Survey District, and Section 31, Block VII, Manganui Survey District; towards the south-west by the south-western side of Erua Road; towards the north-west by Section 27, Block VII aforesiad, and the Retaruke

River; towards the north by the northern side of the Upper Retaruke Valley Road and Section 6, Block III, Manganui Survey District; towards the west by Section 6 aforesaid, Section 4, Subdivision 9 of Section 2, Block III aforesaid, and Section 3, Block XV, Kaitieke Survey District; towards the north by the northern side of the Waimarino-Retaruke Road; towards the west by Sections 2 and 3, Block XVI, Kaitieke Survey District; towards the north by Sections 3, 4, and 1, Block XII, Kaitieke Survey District; towards the west by the last-mentioned section; towards the north by the Raurimu Township Extension; towards the west by the Makaretu Stream and the Piopiotea Stream; towards the south-east by the Raurimu Stream; towards the west by the western side of the Waimarino-Taumarunui Road to the south-western corner of Section 22, Block IV, Kaitieke Survey District; towards the north by the last-mentioned section, and by a right line due east to and across the Whakapapa River; and towards the west by the Whakapapa River to the point of commencement. As the same is more particularly delineated on plan No. 62/47, deposited in the Head Office of the State Forest Service at Wellington, and thereon bordered red.

T. J. SHERRARD,

Clerk of the Executive Council.

(F.S. 12/9/3/4.)

Constitution of Rural Fire District

B. C. FREYBERG, Governor-General

By his Deputy,

H. F. O'LEARY

ORDER IN COUNCIL

At the Government House at Wellington, this 1st day of December, 1948

Present:

His EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL IN COUNCIL

Pursuant to the Forest and Rural Fires Act, 1947, His Excellency the Governor-General, acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council, doth hereby constitute and declare the area described in the Schedule hereto to be a rural fire district, to be known as the "Golden Downs Rural Fire District"; and doth hereby specify the trees and other plants on State forests situated in the said area as the property for the protection of which the district is constituted; and doth hereby specify the period between the first day of November in any one year and the thirtieth day of April in the following year (both days inclusive) as a closed fire season in the said district; and doth hereby prescribe that the said Golden Downs Rural Fire District shall be administered by the Commissioner of State Forests for the purposes of the said Act; and doth hereby further declare that this Order in Council shall come into force on the day following publication thereof in the Gazette.

SCHEDULE

NELSON LAND DISTRICT.-NELSON CONSERVANCY

Golden Downs Rural Fire District

ALL that area in the Nelson Land District, Waimea County, containing 50,500 acres, more or less, situated in Blocks XIII and XIV, Wai-iti Survey District, Blocks I, II, V, VI, IX, X, XIII, and XIV, Gordon Survey District, Blocks IV, XII, and XVI, Tadmor Survey District, and Blocks I and II, Motupiko Survey District, and bounded generally as follows: Commencing at the north-western corner of Section 4, Block I, Gordon Survey District; thence towards the north-west by Section 110, Block I, Gordon Survey District; towards the north-east by parts Sections 53, 52, and 51, Block I, Gordon Survey District; towards the north-west by part Section 51 aforesaid and by a right line across Section 17, Block I, Gordon Survey District, to the Upper Motueka Valley Road; thence towards the west generally by Section 17 aforesaid and the eastern boundary of the Nelson-Glenhope Railway Reserve; towards the north generally by Sections 95, 12, 9, and 8, Block XIII, Wai-iti Survey District; towards the north-east by Sections 30 and 31, Block XIV, Wai-iti Survey District; towards the north-west and south-west by Section 31 aforesaid; towards the north by Section 41, Block XIV, Wai-iti Survey District; generally towards the north-east by Sections 7, 8, 20, 18, 96, 10, Part 21, and 11, Block II, Gordon Survey District, by the crossing of the Nelson-Glenhope Railway Reserve; thence by Section 7, Block II, Gordon Survey District, and by Section 16, Block III, Gordon Survey District; generally towards the east by the Wai-iti River, Sections 2, 51, 52, 2, and 3, Block VII, Gordon Survey District, Section 2, Block XI, Gordon Survey District, and by permanent State forest (Gazette, 1886, page 209, Gazette, 1935, page 2, and Gazette, 1942, page 1887); generally towards the south by Section 16, Block XIV, Gordon Survey District, the abutment of a public road, again by Section 16 aforesaid for a distance of approximately 2700 links to a stream, and by that stream to the Motueka River; towards the east by the left bank of the Motueka River and Sandy Creek; towards the south-east, north-east, and again towards the south-east by permanent State forest (Gazette, 1935, page 2, and Gazette, 1942, page 1887); towards the south-west by Section 6, Block VI, Motupiko Survey District, and Section 1, Block II, Motupiko Survey District; towards the south-east by Section 1, Block II aforesaid, and Sections 10 and 9, Block I, Motupiko Survey District, and by a right line to the Motupiko River; towards the south-west by the right bank of the Motupiko River to the south-eastern boundary of Section 49, Block XVI, Tadmor Survey District; thence towards the north by Sections