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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE

[No. 51

Notice of Intention to Assign Place Names by the New Zealand Geographical Board

Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 19th August, 1949.

PURSUANT to section 12 of the New Zealand Geographic Board Act, 1946, notice is hereby given of the intention of the New Zealand Geographic Board to assign the names set out in the first column of the Schedule hereto to the respective places and features set out and described opposite those names in the second and third columns of the said Schedule.

Pursuant to section 13 of the said Act, any person objecting to any such proposed name may at any time within the period of three months from the date of publication of this notice in the Gazette give to the Secretary of the Board, care of the Lands and Survey Department, P.O. Box 3, Government Buildings, Wellington, notice in writing of his objection, setting out the grounds of the objection.

If no objection is received by the Board within the aforesaid period of three months the Board’s decision as to any of the said proposed names will be final.

SCHEDULE

Name.	Description.	Situation and Remarks.
NORTH AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT
Herald	Island	Block VII, Waitemata Survey District. Instead of Pine Island.
Karioitahi	Locality	Block II, Marioro Survey District. Instead of Kariotahi.
Karuhiruhi	Stream	Block I, Waoku Survey District. Instead of Kuruhiruhi.
Mount Roskill.	Post-office	In Mount Roskill Borough. Instead of Dominion Road South.
Ngatiwhetu	Locality	Block XV, Muriwhenua Survey District. In vicinity of Lake Wahakari.
Wahakari	Lake	Block XV, Muriwhenua Survey District.
Wheki	Stream	Block II, Tangihua Survey District. Instead of Weke.
SOUTH AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT
Ataahua	Gorge	Block XV, Rotorua Survey District. Near Tarukenga Railway-station.
Atiu	Island	In Mercury Group. Larger of two islands between Great Mercury and Red Mercury Islands
Heaphy Terrace	Post-office	In Fairfield, a suburb of Hamilton.
Hinehopu	Post-office	Block IX, Rotoma Survey District.
Hururu	Stream	Rotoiti Survey District. Tributary of Kaituna River. Instead of Huruhuru.
Kinleith	Locality	Block XII, Patetere South Survey District. Site of Kinleith Mills.
Langmuir	Trig.	Block VI, Tapapa Survey District. Instead of New Mangawhero.
Moanatuatua	Swamp	Blocks XV and XVI, Hamilton Survey District. Swampy area between Te Awamutu and Cambridge.
Onaia	Stream	Rotoiti and Maketu Survey Districts.
Rotoehu Forest	Village	Block IX, Waihi South Survey District.
Ruawahia	Peak	Block IX, Ruawahia Survey District. Middle peak of Mount Tarawera.
Tarawera	Mountain	Block IX, Ruawahia Survey District. This name applies also to the south-western peak of the mountain.
Te Ahipukahu..	Stream	Block XVI, Rotorua Survey District.
Wahanga	Peak	Block IX, Ruawahia Survey District. North-eastern peak of Mount Tarawera.
GISBORNE LAND DISTRICT
Waioeka	Survey district, parish, locality, river, telephone office, &c.	Waioeka Survey District.
HAWKES BAY LAND DISTRICT
Kahuranaki	Trig. and Crown Grant District	Te Mata Survey District. Instead of Kauranaki.

Name.	Description.	Situation and Remarks.
WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT
Mangapunipuni	Stream	Block I, Nukumaru Survey District. Instead of Mangapuni.
NELSON LAND DISTRICT
Arthur	Range	Tasman, Wangapeka, Mount Arthur, Flora, and Kaiteriteri Survey Districts. Extending from Wangapeka Saddle in Tasman Survey District through Mount Arthur to where the Richmond-Collingwood main highway crosses the Takaka Hills in Kaiteriteri Survey District.
Broken	Creek	Lyell Survey District. Flows into Stern Creek, a tributary of the Mokihinui River.
Bryant	Range	Rintoul, Waimea, Maungatapu, Wakapouaka, and Whangamoa Survey Districts. Also in Heringa, Wakamarina, and Tennyson Survey Districts, Marlborough. Extending from Old Man Peak and passing through Mount Starveall, Mount Stewart, Maungatapu, Saddle Hill, Mount Duppa, Rai Saddle, and Croisilles Peak to Cape Soucis.
Croisilles	Harbour, peak, &c.	Whangamoa Survey District. Instead of Croixelles.
Enid..	Peak	Spenser Survey District. Also in Block VI, Maling Survey District, Canterbury. Instead of Aeneid.
Hawks	Crag..	Block VIII, Ohika Survey District.
Murchison	Township	Block I, Tutaki Survey District. Instead of Hampden.
Peel ..	Range	Harapaki and Anatoki Survey Districts. Extending from Mount Peel to Aorere Peak.
Richmond	Range	Motupiko and Rintoul Survey Districts. Also in Raglan, Patriarch, Pine Valley, and Onamalutu Survey Districts, Marlborough. Extending from Tophouse Saddle in Motupiko Survey District through Bushy Top, Rintoul, Old Man, Richmond, Fish-tail, and Baldy Peaks to Mount Riley in Onamalutu Survey District.
Stern	Creek	Lyell Survey District. Tributary of Mokihinui River.
Thorn	Creek	Lyell Survey District. Tributary of Newton River.
Tucker	Creek	Lyell Survey District. Tributary of Newton River.
MARLBOROUGH LAND DISTRICT
Arapawa Bay ..	Post-office	Block VIII, Linkwater Survey District
Bryant	Range	Heringa, Wakamarina, and Tennyson Survey Districts. Also in Rintoul, Waimea, Maungatapu, Wakapouaka, and Whangamoa Survey Districts, Nelson. Extending from Old Man Peak and passing through Mount Starveall, Mount Stewart, Maungatapu, Saddle Hill, Mount Duppa, Rai Saddle, and Croisilles Peak to Cape Soucis.
Richmond	Range	Raglan, Patriarch, Pine Valley, and Onamalutu Survey Districts. Also Motupiko and Rintoul Survey Districts, Nelson. Extending from Tophouse Saddle in Motupiko Survey District through Bushy Top, Rintoul, Old Man, Richmond, Fish-tail, and Baldy Peaks to Mount Riley in Onamalutu Survey District.
The Brothers ..	Telegraph-office	On the Brothers, Block XXII, Gore Survey District. Instead of Brothers.

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Dated19 August 1949
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