Result of Election by Fire-insurance Companies to Fill an Extraordinary Vacancy on the Dunedin Metropolitan Fire Board

PURSUANT to the Fire Services Act 1949, the Minister of Internal Affairs hereby gives notice of the following result of the election, held on 2 December 1953 by the fire-insurance companies carrying on business in New Zealand, to fill an extraordinary vacancy on the Dunedin Metropolitan Fire Board:

Dunedin Metropolitan Fire Board ..... F. G. McKechnie.

Dated at Wellington, this 7th day of December 1953.

W. A. BODKIN, Minister of Internal Affairs.

(I.A. 76/4/65)

Time and Place of Elections by Fire-insurance Companies to Fill Extraordinary Vacancies on the Hamilton and Rotorua Fire Boards

PURSUANT to the Fire Services Act 1949, the Minister of Internal Affairs hereby appoints 12 o'clock noon on Tuesday, the 22nd day of December 1953, as the time, and the offices of the Auckland Fire and Accident Underwriters' Association, Auckland, as the place, for the holding of a meeting of representatives of the fire-insurance companies carrying on business in New Zealand to elect one member of the Hamilton Fire Board and one member of the Rotorua Fire Board.

Dated at Wellington, this 7th day of December 1953.

W. A. BODKIN, Minister of Internal Affairs.

(I.A. 76/4/31; 76/4/14)

Redefining Boundaries of the City of Christchurch, the County of Waimairi, and the Middleton, Wairarapa, Harewood, Papanui, Marshland, and Styx Ridings of the County of Waimairi; also the County of Heathcote and the Cashmere, Hillsborough, and Valley Ridings of the County of Heathcote

PURSUANT to section 147 of the Municipal Corporations Act 1933, the Minister of Internal Affairs hereby defines, as set out in the Schedule hereto, the boundaries of the City of Christchurch, the County of Waimairi, and the Middleton, Wairarapa, Harewood, Papanui, Marshland, and Styx Ridings of the County of Waimairi, also the County of Heathcote and the Cashmere, Hillsborough, and Valley Ridings of the County of Heathcote, the previous boundaries having been altered by Orders in Council dated the 19th day of August 1953 and published in New Zealand Gazette No. 48 of the 20th day of August 1953.

SCHEDULE

BOUNDARIES OF THE CITY OF CHRISTCHURCH

ALL that area in the Canterbury Land District, bounded by a line commencing at a point on the low-water mark of the sea (Pegasus Bay) in line with the middle of Beach Road; thence southerly along the low-water mark of the sea to a point in line with the north-western boundary of Reserve 224; thence along a right line in a south-easterly direction to the northern-most corner of the land in certificate of title, Volume 430, folio 216, Canterbury Registry, being the land described in Section 108 of the Reserves and Other Lands Disposal and Public Bodies Empowering Act 1919; thence in a south-easterly direction along the north-eastern boundary of the said land and its production to the mean high-water mark of the sea; thence generally south-easterly along the mean high-water mark of the sea to Godley Head; thence south-westerly generally along the mean high-water mark of the Lyttelton Harbour to a point due south of the Trig. Station M.M., being a point on the boundary of the Borough of Lyttelton (N.Z. Gazette 1950, pages 798–9); thence due north and generally south-westerly and north-westerly along that boundary to its intersection with the western boundary of Lot 1, D.P. 4018; thence northerly along the said western boundary of that lot and along the western boundary of Lot 2, D.P. 17034, to its westernmost corner; thence along a right line to the north-eastern corner of part Lot 47, D.P. 3416; thence westerly along the northern boundaries of the said part Lot 47 and Lot 1, D.P. 4543, to the north-western corner of the last-mentioned lot; thence north-easterly along the north-western boundaries of part Lot 48 of the said D.P. 3416 and Lot 1, D.P. 13547, to and along a public road (Tauhinu Avenue) to the southernmost corner of Lot 6, D.P. 13416; thence along the south-western boundary of the said Lot 6 to a point in line with the northern side of Tauhinu Avenue; thence westerly to and along the northern side of Tauhinu Avenue, to and along the southern and south-western boundaries of Lot 58, D.P. 3565, to and northerly along the eastern boundaries of Lot 61, D.P. 3565, Lot 2, D.P. 8200, and again along the eastern boundary of Lot 61 aforesaid to the northernmost corner of the last-mentioned lot; thence along a right line in a westerly direction to the easternmost corner of Reserve 4324; thence westerly generally along the northern side of McCormacks Bay Road to a point in line with the eastern boundary of Lot 71, D.P. 3838; thence southerly to and along that boundary and the eastern boundaries of Lots 61, 56, 78, 77, 57, and 76, D.P. 3838, to Mount Pleasant Road; thence southerly along the eastern side of that road to a point in line with the south-eastern boundary of Lot 8, D.P. 10400; thence to and along that boundary and the south-eastern boundary of Lot 7, D.P. 10400, and its production to the south-western side of Muritai Terrace; thence north-westerly along the south-western side of that terrace to and across Major Hornbrooks Road, and along the south-western and north-western sides of that road to the southernmost corner of Lot 1, D.P. 9478; thence along the south-western boundaries of the said Lot 1 and Lot 7, D.P. 9478, to and along the south-western and western boundaries of Lots 5, 4, 2, and 1, D.P. 10015, to Major Hornbrooks Road; thence northerly along the western side of that road to the south-eastern corner of Rural Section 1161; thence northerly and westerly along the eastern and northern boundaries of that Rural Section to the Bridle Path Road; thence northerly along the eastern side of that road to the northernmost corner of Lot 1, D.P. 15310, at the junction of St. Andrews Hill Road with Main Road (Sumner Road); thence across that junction of roads to the southernmost corner of the land comprised in certificate of title, Volume 369, folio 2, Canterbury Registry; thence westerly along a right line bearing 265° 09', distance 681.5 links, to a point on the left bank of the Heathcote River; thence southerly and westerly generally along the said left bank of the Heathcote River to a point in line with the western side of Chapmans Road; thence to and along the said western side of that road to the Christchurch-Lyttelton Railway Reserve; thence north-westerly along the north-eastern boundary of that reserve to its intersection with the northern boundary of Rural Section 91; thence westerly and southerly generally along the northern and western boundaries of that Rural Section to the easternmost corner of Lot 1, D.P. 6729; thence along the south-eastern boundary of that lot to and across Opawa Road, to and north-westerly along the south-western side of that road, to and along the south-eastern and southern boundaries of Reserve 3803 (Hillsborough Domain), to and across Bishopsworth Street, and along the southern boundary of the land comprised in certificate of title, Volume 294, folio 59, Canterbury Registry, and its production across Centaurus Road; thence along the south-western side of that road to the eastern boundary of Lot 3, D.P. 10809; thence southerly along the eastern boundary of that lot and the eastern boundary of Lot 1, D.P. 5798, to the south-eastern corner of that lot; thence westerly along the southern boundary of the said Lot 1 and Lots 2 and 4, D.P. 8156, and the last-mentioned boundary produced to the middle of Rapaki Road; thence southerly along the middle of Rapaki Road to a point in line with the southern boundary of Lot 4, D.P. 9090; thence to and along that boundary and the southern boundary of Lot 3, D.P. 9090, and that boundary produced to the middle of Vernon Terrace; thence northerly along the middle of that terrace to a point in line with the northern boundary of Lot 2, D.P. 9206; thence to and northerly along the western side of Vernon Terrace to the southern boundary of Lot 133, D.P. 675; thence westerly along the southern boundary of that lot and across a drain to the south-eastern corner of Lot 100, D.P. 675; thence northerly and westerly along the eastern and northern boundaries of that lot, to and across Hillsborough Terrace, to and westerly along the northern side of Roscoe Street to a point in line with the eastern boundary of Lot 13, D.P. 8624; thence to and southerly along the eastern boundaries of Lots 13 and 9 of D.P. 8624, to and westerly along the northern side of Leonard Street, to and across Albert Terrace, and southerly along the western side of that terrace to the southern boundary of Lot 9, D.P. 10297; thence westerly along the said boundary of that lot to a point on the eastern boundary of Lot 84, D.P. 7182; thence southerly along the eastern boundaries of Lots 84, 85, 86, and 87, D.P. 7182, to and along the eastern and southern boundaries of Reserve 4109, to and across Huntsbury Avenue and northerly along the western side of that avenue to the south-eastern corner of Reserve 4301; thence north-westerly along the south-western boundary of that reserve and the south-western boundaries of Lots 63, 61, 60, 58, and 55, D.P. 7182, to and along the north-western boundaries of Lots 55, 53, 50, and 43, to and along the south-western boundaries of Lots 42, 41, 39, and 36, to and along the north-western boundary of the said Lot 36 (all on the said D.P. 7182), to and across Reserve 4133, to and north-westerly along the south-western boundary of Lot 2, D.P. 10625, and north-easterly along the north-western boundary of the said Lot 2 and the north-western boundary of Lot 1, D.P. 10625, to and along Huntsbury Avenue to a point on the southern boundary of Lot 9, D.P. 7182; thence westerly and northerly along the southern and western boundaries of the said Lot 9, to and across a public road, to and along the western boundary of Lot 8, D.P. 7182, and along the western boundaries of Lot 85, D.P. 5960, Lot 2, D.P. 13257, part Lot 83, and Lots 82, 81, 80, 79, and 78, D.P. 5960, and the abutment of View Terrace; thence easterly along the northern side of that terrace and its production to a point on the northern side of Centaurus Road; thence north-westerly generally along the north-eastern side of that road, to and along the eastern side generally of St. Martins Road to a point in line with the northern side of Burnbrae Street; thence to and along the northern side of that street and its production to the left bank of the Heathcote River; thence south-westerly generally along the left bank of that river to a point due north of Standard Stone 391 on Centaurus Road; thence due south to that standard stone, and north-westerly along the middle line of Centaurus Road to a point in line with the northern boundary of Lot 1, D.P. 15560; thence easterly to and along the northern boundaries of Lots 1, 4,