✨ Boundary Definitions and Land Settlement
D.P. 9476 and along the south-eastern boundary of the land
in certificate of title, Volume 431, folio 77, Canterbury Re-
gistry, to the Otipua Creek; thence along a right line across
that creek to the south-western corner of Lot 18 on D.P. 8445;
thence southerly down the left bank of the Otipua Creek aforesaid
to the southernmost corner of Lot 13 on D.P. 8445; thence easterly
along the southern boundary of the said Lot 13 and Lot 14 on D.P.
8445 to the south-eastern corner of Lot 14 aforesaid; thence in a
northerly direction along the eastern boundary of the said Lot 14
to a point 1079·37 links distant from the south-eastern corner of
the last-mentioned lot; thence along a right line 76·5 links distant
to a point on the southern boundary of Lot 4 on D.P. 9604 and
98 links distant from the southernmost corner of the said Lot 4;
thence easterly along the southern boundary of that lot to a point
500 links distant from the south-western side of Otipua Road; thence
south-easterly along a line parallel to and distant 500 links from
Otipua Road to the southern boundary of Rural Section 4497;
thence westerly along that boundary to a public road at the western-
most corner of Lot 1, D.P. 1900; thence south-easterly along the
north-eastern side of that road to the south-western corner of
Lot 1, D.P. 15939; thence along a right line to a point on the eastern
boundary of Rural Section 4839, distant 595·4 links from Otipua
Road measured along the said eastern boundary; thence along
the south-western boundaries of Lots 1 and 2, D.P. 11931, and
Lots 7, 6, and 5, D.P. 1908, Lot 1, D.P. 10328, Lot 2, D.P. 15214,
Lots 3 and 2, D.P. 1908, to Coonor Road; thence easterly along
the northern side of that road to Otipua Road; thence southerly
across Coonor Road to the north-western corner of Lot 3 on D.P.
2306; thence in a westerly direction along the southern side of the
said Coonor Road to the north-eastern boundary of Rural Section
1690; thence south-easterly along the north-eastern boundary of
Rural Section 1690 to the Otipua Creek and down the left bank of
that creek to the southernmost corner of Lot 42 on D.P. 437; thence
to and along the north-western and north-eastern boundaries of
Rural Section 1700 to the western boundary of Rural Section 1730,
and along that boundary to the south-western corner of Lot 48 on
D.P. 3433; thence along the south-western boundary of the said
Lot 48 to its southernmost corner; along a right line to the western-
most corner of Lot 47 on the said D.P. 3433; and along the south-
western boundaries of Lots 47, 46, 45, 44, 43, 42, 41, 40, and 39
on D.P. 3433; thence along a right line to the westernmost corner
of Lot 37 of the said D.P. 3433; and along the south-western
boundary of that lot to the eastern boundary of Rural Section 1730;
thence along the said boundary to the southernmost corner of that
Section, and along a right line to the northernmost corner of Lot 2
on D.P. 1128; thence along the eastern boundaries of that lot to
the Main South Road; thence across the Main South Road and
south-westerly along its south-eastern side of the left bank of the
Otipua Creek (Saltwater Creek); thence down the left bank of that
creek to and along the south-western boundary of the Timaru
Aerodrome as described in New Zealand Gazette No. 75 of the 12th
day of November 1936, page 2187, and No. 12 of the 25th day of
February 1937, page 448, to and easterly along the southern side
of Reserve No. 1856 and its production to high-water mark of the
sea; thence northerly along the high-water mark of the sea to the
point of commencement.
SECOND SCHEDULE
BOUNDARIES OF THE COUNTY OF LEVELS
ALL that area in the Canterbury Land District, bounded by a line
commencing in the middle of the Opihi River at a point opposite to
the northernmost corner of Rural Section 27460 in Block XII,
Tengawai Survey District, and proceeding thence down the middle
of the said river to its mouth; thence southerly along the sea-coast
to the mouth of the Pareora River and up the middle of that river
to a point in line with the road fronting Section 81, Rosewill Settle-
ment; thence to and north-westerly along that road and Cannington
Road to Cave Railway-station; thence across the Railway Reserve
and Tengawai River to the left bank of the said river and along that
bank to the western boundary of Section 27, Albury Settlement,
and along that boundary, the western and north-western boundaries
of Section 22 of the said settlement, the western boundaries of Rural
Sections 28941 and 27460, and the production of the latter to the
middle of the Opihi River at the point of commencement; excepting
therefrom the City of Timaru as hereinbefore described, also the
Town District of Pleasant Point, and all the lands north and south
of the said City which are vested in the Timaru Harbour Board.
THIRD SCHEDULE
BOUNDARIES OF THE WAIMATAITAI RIDING OF THE COUNTY OF
LEVELS
ALL that area in the Canterbury Land District, bounded by a line
commencing at the north-western corner of Rural Section 14284,
Block VIII, Pareora Survey District; thence south-easterly along
the Timaru-Pleasant Point Road to its junction with the Main
North Road; thence south-easterly along the Main North Road to
Washdyke Creek; thence down that creek to the Waitarakao
Lagoon; thence along the southern shore of that lagoon to its
outlet; thence southerly along high-water mark of the sea to
"Dashing Rocks" opposite the north-eastern corner of Rural
Section 2445 a point on the boundary of the City of Timaru; thence
westerly generally along the boundary of the City of Timaru as
hereinbefore described to the southern side of Pages Road at a
point 300 links west of the centre-line of Morgans Road; thence
generally westerly along the southern side of Pages Road and Upper
Washdyke Road, to and along Hadlow Road, to and generally
north-westerly along Brockley Road, to and westerly along the road
forming the southern boundary of Section 117, Rosewill Settlement,
to and northerly along the western boundaries of Sections 117 and
116, Rosewill Settlement, to and north-easterly along Rolling Ridges
Road, to and generally northerly along the road intersecting Section
113, Rosewill Settlement, and forming the western boundaries of
Rural Sections 18926, 18925, and Papaka Settlement, to and north-
easterly along the road forming the north-western boundary of
Section 1, Papaka Settlement, Block VIII, Pareora Survey District,
to and along the road intersecting Rural Section 12875 and forming
the north-western boundaries of Rural Sections 18765, 12842, 16545,
13743, and 14284, Block VIII, Pareora Survey District, to the
north-western corner of said Rural Section 14284, the place of
commencement.
BOUNDARIES OF THE CLAREMONT RIDING OF THE COUNTY OF LEVELS
Firstly, all that area in the Canterbury Land District, bounded
by a line commencing at a point on the boundary of the County of
Levels, as hereinbefore described, in line with the road forming the
northern boundary of Section 79, Rosewill Settlement, Block IX,
Pareora Survey District; thence easterly along that road to and
along the southern side of Section 84, Rosewill Settlement, to Summit
Road; thence south-easterly along Summit Road aforesaid to a
point opposite the north-western boundary of Section 85, Rosewill
Settlement; thence to and along the last-mentioned boundary to
Limestone Valley Road; thence south-easterly along Limestone
Valley Road aforesaid to Taiko Flat Road; thence northerly along
Taiko Flat Road to the road forming the northern boundary of
Section 104, Rosewill Settlement; thence easterly generally along
that road to the road forming the northern boundary of Rural
Section 15758; thence easterly along that road to the Waimataitai
Riding as hereinbefore described; thence following the boundaries
of the Waimataitai Riding and the City of Timaru, as hereinbefore
described, to the Otipua Creek (Saltwater Creek) at the easternmost
corner of Rural Section 1690; thence north-westerly along that
Creek to Coonor Road; thence westerly generally along Coonor
Road aforesaid to Briggs Road at the westernmost corner of Rural
Section 13754; thence south-westerly generally along Briggs Road
and the road forming the north-western boundaries of Rural Sections
16364, 10570, 16758, 14438, and 15613 and continuing south-westerly
along the road intersecting Reserve 1203, and its continuation to
the County boundary at the Holme Station Bridge; thence north-
westerly along the County boundary to the point of commencement.
Secondly, all that area in the Canterbury Land District, bounded
by a line commencing at a point on the boundary of the City of
Timaru as hereinbefore described, at the southernmost corner of
Lot 42, D.P. 437, on the left bank of the Otipua Creek (Saltwater
Creek); thence easterly, northerly, and southerly generally following
the boundary of the City of Timaru to the left bank of the Otipua
Creek at the Main South Road; thence north-westerly along the
left bank of the Otipua Creek to the point of commencement.
BOUNDARIES OF THE OTIPUA RIDING OF THE COUNTY OF LEVELS
All that area in the Canterbury Land District, bounded towards
the north by that portion of the Claremont Riding as hereinbefore
firstly described; towards the north-east by the City of Timaru as
hereinbefore described and that portion of the Claremont Riding as
hereinbefore secondly described; towards the east generally and
the south-west by the boundary of the County of Levels as herein-
before described.
W. A. BODKIN, Minister of Internal Affairs.
(I.A. 103/5/22)
The Servicemen's Settlement Act 1950—Notice Declaring Land
Taken for the Settlement of Discharged Servicemen
WHEREAS, pursuant to section 5 of the Servicemen's Settle-
ment Act 1950, notice was given of the intention of the
Minister of Lands to take, under Part I of the said Act, the lands
described in the Schedule hereto, and a copy of the said notice was
published in the N.Z. Gazette No. 1 on the 10th day of January
1952, at page 15:
And whereas no objection was made by the owner of the said
lands in the manner prescribed by the said Act objecting to the taking
of the said lands:
And whereas the said land is not the land of any serviceman
who is for the time being serving outside New Zealand in any of
Her Majesty's Forces or in any British ship:
Now, therefore, the Minister of Lands, acting in pursuance of
section 8 of the said Act, doth hereby declare that the lands described
in the said Schedule are taken for the settlement of discharged
servicemen, and hereby specifies the 1st day of March 1952 as the
date on which the said lands shall be deemed to be vested in Her
Majesty the Queen.
SCHEDULE
SOUTH AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT
All that parcel of land situated in Block IV, Alexandra Survey
District, containing by admeasurement 5 acres 2 roods 24 perches,
more or less, being part of Allotment 169, Pukete Parish, and being
the balance of the land described in Deeds Index Volume 3w,
folio 221 (Auckland Registry).
As witness my hand, this 5th day of March 1952.
E. B. CORBETT, Minister of Lands.
(L. and S. H.O. 26/1444/2623; D.O. 20/118 and 28/119)
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Boundary Redefinition, Timaru City, Levels County, Waimataitai, Claremont, Otipua Ridings
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Servicemen's Settlement, Land Acquisition, South Auckland, Discharged Servicemen
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