New Zealand Gazette – 1950 – No. 47

Page 1041

✨ Geographical Name Assignments

JULY 27] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE 1041

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

Department of Lands and Survey, Wellington, 17th July, 1950.

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 New Zealand 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
Ardmore College	Post-office	Block XI, Wairoa Survey District. Instead of Ardmore.
Bledisloe	Mount	Block IV, Kawakawa Survey District.
Glinkes Gully	Locality and telephone office	Block V, Kopuru Survey District.
Mangawhai	Survey district, town, parish, river, harbour, post-office, trig., &c.	Mangawhai Survey District. Instead of Mangawai.
Maungataniwha	Range	Running from Kaipaua Trig. in Block XV, Takahue Survey District, through Raetea and Maungataniwha Trigs. to Fern Flat Road in Block VII, Maungataniwha Survey District.
Panguru	Range	Blocks V and XV, Whangape Survey District. Running from Panguru Peak through Moumoukai and Weka to Te Reinga Peak.
Puhau	Lake, stream, and locality	Block V, Hokianga Survey District. Instead of Puhau.
Raeroa	Trig.	Block XII, Waoku Survey District. Instead of Whakatere.
Ruatangata	Railway-station	Block VIII, Purua Survey District. Instead of “Ruatangata (Springs).”
Takanini	Locality, railway-station, post-office	Block XIV, Otahuhu Survey District. Adopted instead of Takaanini although both forms considered correct.
Te Mahia	Railway-station	Block XIV, Otahuhu Survey District. Instead of Mahia.
Tutamoe	Range	Blocks V, X, and XV, Tutamoe Survey District. Running from Tutamoe locality to Tutamoe Trig.
Whakatere	Peak	Block VII, Waoku Survey District. Approximately 140 chains north-east of Ngapukehaua Trig. (1,620 ft.)
		SOUTH AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT
Lichfield	Railway-station	Block XV, Patetere North Survey District.
Lynmore	Post-office	At Lewis’ Hill, Rotorua.
Moehau	Range	On Coromandel Peninsula. From Cape Colville to Waihi. Instead of Coromandel or Colville Range.
Pohaturoa	Rock	Near Atiamuri. Instead of Powhateroa.
Pomarangai	Telephone office and stream	Block II, Maungamangero Survey District. Instead of Pomarangei.
Tainui	Cove	Block I, Thames Survey District. Small cove immediately north of the northern boundary of the Borough of Thames.
Te Kauwhata	Locality, railway-station, post-office, &c.	Block XV, Rangiriri Survey District. Instead of Kauwhata.
Waitakaruru	River	Wharekawa and Piako Survey Districts. Description amended from “Stream” to avoid confusion with Waitakaruru Stream near Morrinsville.
		GISBORNE LAND DISTRICT
Moutohora	Locality, post-office, railway-station, trig., &c.	Block II, Motu Survey District. Instead of Motuhora.
Waiotahe	Locality, post-office, parish, river, &c.	Opotiki Survey District. Instead of Waiotahi.
		TARANAKI LAND DISTRICT
Waitoetoe	Locality, post-office, river	Waitara Survey District. Instead of Waitoitoi.
		HAWKE’S BAY LAND DISTRICT
Apiti	Saddle	On main Ruahine Range near southern boundary of Block II, Norsewood Survey District. Instead of Cow Saddle.
Armstrong	Saddle	Block IX, Wakarara Survey District, and Block VIII, Ruahine Survey District (Wellington). Approximately 2 miles north-east of Te Atuaote-parapara Trig.
Black	Ridge	Blocks V and VII, Makaretu Survey District. Running south-easterly from Ohuinga Trig.
Bob	Spur	Block XIV, Ngaruroro Survey District. Running south from Three Fingers Trig.
Breakheart	Peak	Block III, Wakarara Survey District. Shown on maps as Trig. M (2,460 ft.).
Colenso	Spur	Block V, Wakarara Survey District. South-eastern off-shoot of range running easterly from Te Atua Mahuru Trig.
Crag	Peak	Block X, Wakarara Survey District. Approximately one mile south-east of Trig. I.
Daphne	Ridge	On Main Ruahine Range between Block VII, Makaretu Survey District, and Block III, Umutoi Survey District (Wellington).
Daphne	Spur	Block VII, Makaretu Survey District. Running easterly from Daphne Ridge to Thomsons Whare.
Desolation.	Peak	Block VII, Ngaruroro Survey District. Approximately 120 chains south-west of junction of Omahaki Stream and Ngaruroro River.
Donovan	Gully	Block X, Makaroro Survey District. South-east of Long Spur.
Duff	Flat	Blocks II and VI, Wakarara Survey District. Lying to north-east of Dutch Creek.
Dutch	Creek	Blocks V and VI, Wakarara Survey District. Northernmost tributary of Makaroro Stream.
Frying Pan	Flat	Block XV, Ngaruroro Survey District. Two miles south-east of Three Fingers Trig.
Gold	Creek	Block IX, Wakarara Survey District. Flowing north-easterly from point near Armstrong Saddle into Makaroro River.
Golden Crown	Spur	Block XIV, Ngaruroro Survey District. Approximately 120 chains south of Three Fingers Trig.
Government	Spur	Block VII, Makaretu Survey District. Running easterly from Black Ridge to Tukituki River.
Herrick	Spur	Blocks X and XI, Ngaruroro Survey District. Lying to south of Big Hill Stream.
Hinerua	Ridge	Block V, Makaretu Survey District. Running south-easterly thence north-easterly from Trig. 4.

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Dated17 July 1950
KeywordsGeographical names, Place names, New Zealand Geographic Board, Land districts

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