New Zealand Gazette – 1954 – No. 55

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✨ Geographic Name Assignments

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

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 Department of Lands and Survey, P.O. Box 8003, 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
Mangaroa	Stream	Block VI, Mangonui Survey District. Rises south of Puketutu Trig. Station and flows generally south-westerly into Mangonui Harbour. Instead of Maunoaroa.
Maungaroa	Stream	Block VI, Mangonui Survey District. Rises near Paekauri Trig. Station and flows generally southerly into Oruaiti River near Oruaiti locality.
Maungaroa	Trig. station	Block VI, Mangonui Survey District. Instead of Mangaroa.
Opounui Pa	Old Maori locality	Block XIII, Whakarara Survey District. Instead of Oponui Pa.
Paraawanui	Trig. station	Block I, Karikari Survey District. Instead of Koware No. 2.
Waiharara	Locality, post office, school, road, etc.	Block V, Opoe Survey District.
Waiparera	Lake and stream	Block V, Opoe Survey District, and Block VI, Rangaunu Survey District. Instead of Waiharera.

SOUTH AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT

Name	Description	Situation and Remarks
Galatea	Railway siding	Block V, Galatea Survey District. On Murupara Branch Railway.
Horomanga	Railway station	Block V, Galatea Survey District. On Murupara Branch Railway.
Kawerau	Railway station	Block XIII, Rangitaiki Upper Survey District. Serves Kawerau Borough.
Mangaone	Railway siding	Block X, Rangitaiki Lower Survey District. On Murupara Branch Railway.
Matahina	Railway siding	Block VI, Rangitaiki Lower Survey District. On Murupara Branch Railway.
Murupara	Railway station	Block XVI, Kaingaroa Survey District. Terminal point of Murupara Branch Railway. Serves Murupara Township.
Ngaeki	Locality	Block XII, Awaroa Survey District. Instead of Naike.
Ngaeki	Stream	Blocks VII and XI, Awaroa Survey District. Instead of Naike.
Pokairoa	Railway siding	Block XIII, Rangitaiki Lower Survey District. On Murupara Branch Railway.
Tahuna	Railway siding	Block XIV, Rangitaiki Upper Survey District. On Murupara Branch Railway.
Waiohau	Railway siding	Block II, Rangitaiki Lower Survey District. On Murupara Branch Railway.

HAWKE'S BAY LAND DISTRICT

Name	Description	Situation and Remarks
Cattle	Hill	Block XIII, Kuripapango Survey District. Two miles south-east of Kohinga Trig. Station. Maori name is Miroroa.
Kohinga	Trig. station	Block IX, Kuripapango Survey District. Otherwise known as Trig. C. 3,313 ft.
Kohurau	Depression	Blocks IX and X, Kuripapango Survey District. Extensive valley between the Blowhard and Glenross Ridge on the east and the Ruahine Range on the west.

WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT

Name	Description	Situation and Remarks
Mana	Railway station	Block VIII, Paekakariki Survey District. Between Paremata and Plimmerton. Instead of Dolly Varden.
Mangaone West	Stream	Flowing through Blocks IX and XIII, Oroua Survey District, and joining Oroua River in Block I, Kairanga Survey District. Instead of Mangaone.
Manor Park	Railway station	Block IV, Belmont Survey District. Instead of Haywards.
Melrose	Trig. station	In part section 5, Evans Bay District, Wellington City. Instead of Flag No. 1.
Takapu	Registration district	Belmont Survey District. Instead of Tukapu.
Tawatawa	Trig. station	In part Section 5, Town District, Wellington City. Instead of Flag No. 3.
Vogeltown	Trig. station	On Town Belt east of Vogeltown, Wellington City. Instead of Flag No. 2.

NELSON LAND DISTRICT

Name	Description	Situation and Remarks
Baigent	Creek	Block IV, Matiri Survey District. Joins Owen River 50 chains south-west of confluence of the Left Branch of that river.
Fire	Creek	Block I, Hope Survey District. Joins Middle Branch, Owen River, 50 chains north-east of confluence of Right Branch.
League	Creek	Block III, Tainui Survey District. Joins Middle Branch, Owen River, 25 chains north-east of confluence of Bulmer Creek.
Sluice Box	Creek	Block III, Tainui Survey District. Joins Middle Branch, Owen River 90 chains north-east of confluence of Bulmer Creek.

WESTLAND LAND DISTRICT

Name	Description	Situation and Remarks
Artemis	Peak	Block XIV, Poerua Survey District. On Wilberg Range about one mile south of Avalon Peak.
Athene	Creek	Block XV, Poerua Survey District. Flowing from small glacier south-east of Tri Peak into Adams River.
Avalon	Creek	Blocks X, XIV, XV, Poerua Survey District. Flowing from small glacier south-east of Avalon Peak into Hot Springs Creek.
Avalon	Peak	Block X, Poerua Survey District. On Wilberg Range approximately three miles south of Wilberg Trig. Station.
Axius	Glacier	Block II, Mount Castor Survey District. On western slopes of Alba Peak, draining into Te Naihi River.
Axius	Peak	Block II, Mount Castor Survey District. Approximately three miles west of Alba Peak.
Barlow	Glacier	Blocks II and III, Tyndall Survey District. West of Mount Hulka, and draining into Main Barlow River.
Barlow	Peak	Block II, Tyndall Survey District. One and a half miles south-west of Mount Hulka.
Cathedral	Creek	Block XI, Poerua Survey District. Tributary of Hot Springs Creek. Rising on ridge approximately one mile east of Avalon Peak.
Dispute	Glacier	Block XIV, Turnbull Survey District. On eastern slopes of Dispute Peak.
Donald	River	Blocks VII and VIII, Jackson Survey District. Flowing from Donald Glacier westerly into Waiatoto River.
Drake	Range	Arawhata, Turnbull, Jackson, and Mount Castor Survey Districts. Running from the Main Divide at Mercury Peak northerly and westerly to Sombre Peak.
Eric Twins	Peaks	Block XI, Tyndall Survey District. On Main Divide approximately one and a half miles south-west of Sword Peak. Also in Torlesse Survey District, Canterbury.
Escape	Col	Block XIII, Poerua Survey District. Half a mile south-west of Mount Adams.
Escape	Glacier	Block XIII, Poerua Survey District. On the southern slopes of Mount Adams, draining into tributary of Barlow River.

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