New Zealand Gazette – 1949 – No. 22

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✨ Geographic Place Names



860 THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE [No. 22

Name. Description. Situation and Remarks.
CANTERBURY LAND DISTRICT—continued
Prudence Peak Block XVI, Mueller Survey District. The first peak south of Mount Hopkins on the Neumann Range. 7,352 ft.
Ripapa Island Block I, Pigeon Bay Survey District. Instead of Ripa.
Spenser Mountains The northern and southern limits of this system are Belvedere Peak (Topo. Station Z) and Lewis Pass respectively.
*Sphinx Saddle Wilberforce Survey District. On the Black Range east of Mount Gizeh and between the northern branch of the Anti-crow Creek and a tributary of the Avoca River. Replaces name Echo approved 1947.
Tapoa Point Block IV, Halswell Survey District. Maori name for Erskine Point.
Tauhinukorokio Trig. Maori name for Mount Pleasant. Initial Trig. Station above Lyttelton.
*Thesis Peak Harper Survey District. A peak approximately 6,000 ft. about two miles south-west from Bruce Saddle on the Black Range, and situated on a range between the Avoca River and a large left bank tributary of the Avoca.
Tihiokahukura Trig. Block XVI, Christchurch Survey District. Maori name for Castle Rock Trig. Station.
Waipapa, Te Harbour Block I, Pigeon Bay Survey District. Maori name for Diamond Harbour.
Name. Description. Situation and Remarks.
WESTLAND LAND DISTRICT
Copland Glacier Blocks XII and XIV, Mount Cook Survey District, and Blocks I and II, Moorhouse Survey District. Replaces name Marchant.
Copland River Blocks XIV, XV, and XVI, Karangarua Survey District, Block XIII, Mount Cook Survey District, and Block I, Moorhouse Survey District. The former Douglas River is now part of this river.
Douglas River Blocks II, III, and VII, Mount Sefton Survey District. This name now applies to the Twain River, and the latter name is cancelled.
Franz Josef Glacier Block XV, Waiho Survey District.
Franz Josef Post-office Block XI, Waiho Survey District.
Low Mountain Block X, Mount Cook Survey District; also Block II, Cook Survey District, Canterbury. Instead of Lowe.
Marchant Glacier Blocks XII and XVI, Karangarua Survey District, and Blocks IX and XIII, Mount Cook Survey District. Replaces name Copland.
Rapahoe Range Cobden Survey District. Between Cobden and Point Elizabeth. Alternative name for Twelve Apostles Range.
Strauchon River Block XIII, Mount Cook Survey District. Drains Strauchon Glacier. Formerly part of Copland River.
Tindale Creek Blocks II and III, Waiwhero Survey District. Tributary of Porarari River.
Twelve Apostles Range Cobden Survey District. Between Cobden and Point Elizabeth.
Name. Description. Situation and Remarks.
OTAGO LAND DISTRICT
Albert Town Locality Block XI, Lower Wanaka Survey District. Name in popular use. Replaces official name Newcastle.
Belfry Peak Hopkins Survey District. On range between two forks of Temple Creek. 7,225 ft.
Benmore Hydro - electric scheme Benmore Survey District. On the Waitaki River.
Homer Saddle Castlemount Survey District. Instead of Homer’s. The name Homer’s for a saddle in Hollyford Survey District about four miles south of Lake Alabaster is expunged.
Mount Watkin Trig. and road Block X, &c., Hawksbury Survey District. Instead of Mount Watkins.
Roxburgh Hydro - electric scheme Teviot Survey District. On the Clutha River near Roxburgh.
Roxburgh Hydro Post-office Teviot Survey District. Serving Roxburgh Hydro-electric Power-station and locality.
Taiaroa Telephone office Portobello Bay Survey District. At Taiaroa Head Lighthouse.
Watkin Creek Block III, &c., Hawksbury Survey District. Instead of Watkins.
Name. Description. Situation and Remarks.
SOUTHLAND LAND DISTRICT
Camp Hill Near the head of Caswell Sound. 3,550 ft.
Christmas Hill West of Lake Marchant, Caswell Sound area. 2,805 ft.
Donald Mountain Approximately three miles easterly from Mary Peaks in the Caswell Sound area. 5,290 ft.
Ethne Stream Flows into south-west arm of George Sound.
*Grave Glacier Milford Sound Survey District. On Tutoko face of Mount Grave.
*Grave Mountain Milford Sound Survey District. On the Barrier Range. 7,520 ft.
*Hau, Te Mountain Milford Sound Survey District. On dividing range between headwaters of Harrison and John o’ Groats Rivers. 5,334 ft.
Homer Saddle Castlemount Survey District. Instead of Homer’s.
Irene Mountain Five miles south of Mount Pluvius in the Caswell Sound area. 6,085 ft.
*Mitis Peak Milford Sound Survey District. A small rocky outcrop at the head of the Bowen Valley.
Pakihaukea Pass Milford Sound Survey District. Between Mounts Milne and Patuki on the eastern side of Tutoko River.
Pluvius Mountain Approximately one mile west of Lake McKinnon in the Caswell Sound area. 4,770 ft.
Pukutahi Lake Milford Sound Survey District. Between Lake Never-never and Te Hau Peak, upper Harrison River area.
Ronald Lake Mitre Peak Survey District. Approximately one and a half miles inland from Transit Beach, near Milford Sound.
Shirley Lake Immediately west of Fleetwood Peak, Caswell Sound area.
South West Spot Arm of sound Largest arm of George Sound. Approximately three miles north from head of Caswell Sound. 4,040 ft.
Stillwater River Flows into the northern end of Lake Marchant, Caswell Sound area.
  • Approved subject to fixation of feature on maps.

R. G. DICK, Surveyor General,
Chairman, New Zealand Geographic Board.



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🗺️ Final Decision on Assigning Place Names (continued from previous page)

🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey
23 March 1949
Geographic Board, Place Names, Land Districts, New Zealand
  • R. G. Dick, Surveyor General, Chairman, New Zealand Geographic Board