SCHEDULE

BOUNDARIES OF THE WAIHOPAI RABBIT DISTRICT

ALL that area of land situated in the Marlborough Land District, containing approximately 91,600 acres, and bounded as follows:
Commencing at a point on the south bank of the Wairau River at the north-eastern corner of Section 13s, Erina Settlement, Block II, Avon Survey District; thence southerly by the eastern boundary of Erina Settlement and by the Marchburn River and Boundary Creek to the junction of that creek with a public road in Block XVI, Avon Survey District ; thence westerly by the southern side of the aforesaid road and the western boundary of the land shown on D.P. 1080 to the Waihopai River, and across that river; thence westerly by the southern bank of the aforesaid Waihopai River to the westernmost corner of the land shown on D.P. 1081; thence generally easterly by the southern and eastern boundaries of the land shown on D.P. 1081 to the Waihopai River, and across that river and by the northern bank of the aforesaid Waihopai River to a point opposite the junction of that river and the Musgrave Brook; thence southerly across the Waihopai River and by the western boundaries of Lots 1, 5, and 8, D.P. 661, and the western and southern boundaries of Lot 9, D.P. 662, to the Avon River at the south-eastern corner of Lot 9 aforesaid, in Block V, Hodder Survey District; thence southerly by the Avon River to the boundary between Lots 12B and 11, D.P. 664, and by that boundary to a public road, and by a right line across that road, and by the western and southern boundary of Lot 12A, D.P. 664, to the north-eastern corner of Lot 13B, D.P. 664, and by the eastern boundary of Lot 13B aforesaid to the boundary between 109 and Run 109A at a point known as Judy in Block X, Hodder Survey District; thence easterly and northerly by the southern and south-eastern boundaries of Run 109 to the boundary between Run 109 and Run 110 in Block VI, Hodder Survey District; thence northerly along that boundary to its junction with Lot 1, D.P. 740, and by the south-eastern boundary of Lot 1 aforesaid to Peg VII, D.P. 740, in Block XXIV, Avon Survey District; thence easterly by a right line from the said Peg VII to the westernmost corner of Section 86, Blairich Run, Awatere Registration District, in Block XXV, Avon Survey District; thence northerly by the eastern boundary of Run 110 and the western bank of the Omaka River to the Dog Point Road in Block XVI, Onamalutu Survey District; thence westerly by the southern side of the Dog Point Road to the Renwick-Summerlands Main Highway, and across that highway; thence northerly by the western side of the aforesaid highway to the Renwick-Branch Main Highway, and across that highway; thence easterly by the northern side of the aforesaid Renwick-Branch Main Highway to the eastern corner of Part 2 of Section 160, Omaka; thence northerly by the eastern boundaries of Lots Part 2 and 3 of 160, Omaka; thence easterly by the southern boundary of Lot 61 of Section 161, Omaka ; thence northerly by the eastern boundaries of Lots 61, 57, 56, 51, and 50 of Section 161, Omaka; thence in a westerly direction by the northern boundary of the said Lot 50, southerly by the eastern boundary of Lot 12 of Section 160, Omaka; thence westerly by the southern boundaries of the said Lot 12 and Lot 11 of Section 160, Omaka, to a public road; thence northerly along that road to the south-western corner of Lot 82 of Section 36, Block I, Waihopai; thence easterly along the southern boundaries of Lots 82 and 76; thence along the eastern and northern boundaries of the said Lot 76 and in a northerly direction along the western boundaries of Lots 77, 78, and 79 of Section 36, Block I, Waihopai; thence easterly by the northern boundary of the said Lot 79 to the Blenheim-Nelson Main Highway; thence northerly by the western side of that highway to the Wairau Bridge, and by that bridge to the middle-line of the Wairau River; thence generally westerly by the middleline of the Wairau River to its junction with the continuation of the middle-line of the Waihopai River; thence generally southerly by the middle-line of the Waihopai River to a point opposite the northernmost boundary of Section I, Block IV, Avon Survey District; thence generally westerly by a right line to the northern boundary of the said Section l, and by the south bank of the Wairau River to the point of commencement.

T. J. SHERRARD,

Clerk of the Executive Council.

Altering and Redefining the Boundaries of the Redwood Rabbit District.—(Notice No. Ag. 4634)

B. C. FREYBERG, Governor-General

ORDER IN COUNCIL

At the Government Buildings at Wellington, this 30th day of March, 1949

Present:

THE RIGHT HON. P. FRASER PRESIDING IN COUNCIL

PURSUANT to the Rabbit Nuisance Act, 1928, and to section twenty-nine of the Rabbit Nuisance Amendment Act, 1947, His Excellency the Governor-General, at the request of the Minister of Agriculture, made on the recommendation of the Rabbit Destruction Council, and acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council, doth hereby—

(1) Alter and redefine the boundaries of the Redwood Rabbit District by adding thereto the area of land the boundaries of which are described in the First Schedule hereto;

(2) Declare that the boundaries of the said district as so altered and redefined shall be those set forth in the Second Schedule hereto; and, further,

(3) Declare that this Order in Council shall come into force on the day following publication hereof in the Gazette.

FIRST SCHEDULE

DESCRIPTION OF BOUNDARIES OF THE AREA TO BE ADDED TO THE REDWOOD RABBIT DISTRICT

ALL that area in the Marlborough Land District, containing approximately 59,850 acres, and bounded as follows: Commencing on the northern bank of the Blairich River at its junction with Boundary Creek in Block XVI, Taylor Pass Survey District; thence generally in a westerly direction along the northern bank of the said Blairich River for a distance of approximately five miles to its junction with an unnamed public road at the southern boundary of Section 60 of Square 42, Omaka, Block XV, Taylor Pass Survey District; thence westerly by the northern side of the aforesaid unnamed road for a distance of approximately one mile to its junction with an unnamed stream; thence westerly by the northern side of that stream for a distance of approximately one mile to its junction with another stream at the south boundary of Section 63 of Square 42, Omaka, Block XX, Avon Survey District; thence in a southerly and westerly direction by the eastern boundary of Section 2 and the eastern and southern boundaries of Section 1, Castle Hill Run, Omaka Registration District, Block XX, Avon Survey District, to the Omaka River; thence generally in a northerly direction along the eastern bank of the Omaka River to a point on the eastern bank of that river in line with the northern side of the Dog Point Road; thence westerly by a right line across the Omaka River to the south-eastern corner of the northern part of Section 171, Omaka, Block XVI, Onamalutu, and along the northern side of the Dog Point Road to the RenwickSummerlands Main Highway; thence generally in a northerly direction along the eastern side of the said main highway to the Middle Renwick Road; thence easterly along the southern side of the Middle Renwick Road to its junction with a public road in part Section 89, Omaka, Block XIII, Cloudy Bay Survey District; thence southerly along the western side of the aforesaid public road to the New Renwick Road; thence easterly along the southern side of the New Renwick Road to the north-eastern corner of Section ls, Bomford Settlement, in Block III, Taylor Pass Survey District; thence southerly by the eastern boundary of the said Section 1s to the western bank of the Taylor River, and by that bank to its intersection by the Taylor Pass Road in Block III aforesaid, and by the western side of that road to the Taylor River, and by the western bank of that river to where it crosses the Taylor Pass Road at Section 1, Block VIII, Taylor Pass Survey District; thence south-easterly and south-westerly by the western side of the said Taylor Pass Road to the Taylor River at the south-western corner of Section 52 of Square 39, Awatere, in Block XIII, Taylor Pass Survey District; thence generally south-westerly by the western bank of the Taylor River to the saddle at the eastern corner of Section 71 of Square 39 in Block XVI, Taylor Pass Survey District; thence in a south-westerly and southerly direction by the northwestern and western banks of Boundary Creek to the point of commencement.

SECOND SCHEDULE

DESCRIPTION OF BOUNDARIES OF THE REDWOOD RABBIT DISTRICT

ALL that area in the Marlborough Land District, containing approximately 119,825 acres, and bounded as follows: Commencing at the junction of the Blairich River and the Awatere River at Section 12 of Square 39, Awatere Registration District, in Block XVII, Taylor Pass Survey District; thence generally in a westerly direction along the northern bank of the Blairich River for a distance of approximately seven miles to its junction with an unnamed public road at the southern boundary of Section 60 of Square 42, Omaka, Block XV, Taylor Pass Survey District; thence westerly by the northern side of the aforesaid unnamed road for a distance of approximately one mile to its junction with an unnamed stream; thence westerly by the northern side of that stream for a distance of approximately one mile to its junction with another stream at the south boundary of Section 63 of Square 42, Omaka, Block XX, Avon Survey District; thence in a southerly and westerly direction by the eastern boundary of Section 2 and the eastern and southern boundaries of Section 1, Castle Hill Run, Omaka Registration District, Block XX, Avon Survey District, to the Omaka River; thence generally in a northerly direction along the eastern bank of the Omaka River to a point on the eastern bank of that river in line with the northern side of the Dog Point Road; thence westerly by a right line across the Omaka River to the south-eastern corner of the northern part of Section 171, Omaka, Block XVI, Onamalutu, and along the northern side of the Dog Point Road to the RenwickSummerlands Main Highway; thence generally in a northerly direction along the eastern side of the said main highway to the Middle Renwick Road; thence easterly along the southern side of the Middle Renwick Road to its junction with a public road in part Section 89, Omaka, Block XIII, Cloudy Bay Survey District; thence southerly along the western side of the aforesaid public road to the New Renwick Road; thence easterly along the southern side of the New Renwick Road to the north-eastern corner of Section 2, Block III, Taylor Pass Survey District; thence southerly along the eastern boundary of Section 2 aforesaid to the north-eastern corner of Section 1 of 28, Block III, Taylor Pass Survey District;