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coast to the mouth of the Clutha River; thence generally north-westerly up the centre of the Koau Branch of the Clutha River and the centre of the Clutha River to a point due east of Trig. Station D in Block VI, Rankleburn Survey District; thence due west along a straight line through Trig. Station D to Back Creek in Block V; thence south-westerly down the centre of Back Creek to its confluence with the Pomahaka River; thence generally south-westerly and north-westerly up the centre of the Pomahaka River to the confluence of the Leithen Burn; thence generally north-westerly up the centre of the Leithen Burn and along the southern boundary of Run 687 to a point in line with the eastern boundary of Chatton Survey District; thence southerly to and along that boundary and easterly and southerly along the northern and eastern boundaries of Waikaka Survey District to a public road intersecting Section 4, Block XI, Waipahi Survey District; thence easterly along the northern side of that road to the Waipahi River; thence generally south-easterly up the centre of that river to a point in line with the western boundary of Section 28, Block V, Waipahi Survey District; thence southerly to and along that boundary to a public road; thence south-westerly along a line bearing 246° 47' for a distance of 50·2 links; thence generally southerly along the centre of the road forming the eastern boundary of Sections 24 and 23, Block XII, Waipahi Survey District, and along the centre of the road forming the eastern boundary of Block II, Sopedown Survey District, to the centre of the road on the northern boundary of Section 2, Block VI, Sopedown Survey District; thence easterly along the centre of that road to a point in line with the eastern boundary of that Section 2; thence southerly and south-westerly to and along that boundary and the south-eastern boundary of that Section 2 to the north-eastern boundary of Run 251; thence generally southerly along the eastern boundary of Run 251 to a point in line with the southern boundary of Section 5, Block VII, Sopedown Survey District; thence south-easterly to and along that boundary to the north-western corner of Lot 2, D.P. 3410; thence generally south-westerly and easterly along the north-western and southern boundaries of that Lot 2 to peg No. XIII; thence south-westerly along a straight line to Trig. Station H (Chimney); thence generally southerly along the watershed through Trig. Station G, Mount Alfred, and Table Ridge to Trig. Station EE in Block XIV, Mokoreta Survey District; thence due south along a straight line to the road on the northern boundaries of Sections 2, 3, and 5, Block XIV aforesaid; thence easterly along the northern side of that road to a point in line with the eastern boundary of that Section 5; thence southerly along that boundary to the northern boundary of Block XIV, Waikawa Survey District; thence easterly along the northern boundary of that Block XIV, and southerly along the eastern boundary of Blocks XIV and XV, Waikawa Survey District, to the Waikawa-Papatowai Main Highway; thence easterly along the northern side of that highway to Long Beach Creek; thence south-easterly down the centre of Long Beach Creek to its mouth, the point of commencement; excluding that portion of the Borough of Balclutha, as described by Gazette 1955, page 1093, which comes within the above-described area.

COUNTY OF SOUTHLAND

All that area situated in the Southland and Otago Land Districts and bounded as follows:

Commencing at the mouth of the Waimatuku Stream; thence in a north-westerly and south-easterly direction along the centre of the Waimatuku Stream to a point in line with the centre of the new channel through Sections 2A and 1A, Block XIX, New River Hundred, approximately 1,750 links south-east from the westernmost corner of the aforesaid Section 2A; thence to and along the centre of the said new channel on a bearing of 352° 45' to the centre of the said Waimatuku Stream; thence by the centre of the said Waimatuku Stream to a point in line with the centre of the said new channel; thence on a bearing of 23° 30' to and along the centre of the said new channel to the south-eastern corner of Section 10, Block XIX, New River Hundred; thence along the centre of the said new channel, which follows the south-eastern boundary of Section 10 aforesaid, to the centre of the said Waimatuku Stream; thence in a northerly direction generally by the centre of the said Waimatuku Stream to the centre of the road forming the southern boundary of Section 25, Block III, Oreti Hundred; thence due east by the centre of the said road to the centre of the road forming the eastern boundary of Section 69, Block III, Oreti Hundred; thence due north by the centre of the said road to the centre of the road forming part of the southern boundary of Section 166, Block III, Oreti Hundred; thence due east by the centre of the said road to the centre of the road forming the eastern boundary of the aforesaid Section 166, and Sections 165, 164B, 164A, part Section 163, Lot 1, on a plan numbered 2888 deposited in the office of the District Land Registrar at Invercargill, Sections 162 and 161, all in Block III, Oreti Hundred, and the parts of Section 156, Block IV, Oreti Hundred, and the Village of Drummond; thence in a northerly direction by the centre of the said road to a point in line with the southern boundary of Section 61, Block IX, Oreti Hundred; thence in an easterly direction, to and along the southern boundaries of the said Section 61 and Section 51, Block IX aforesaid, and that boundary produced to the centre of the road forming the south-easterly boundary of the said Section 51, and Sections 50, 49, and 48, all in Block IX, Oreti Hundred; thence in a northerly direction generally by the centre of the said road to the centre of the road intersecting Section 62, Blocks

IX and XV, Oreti Hundred; thence in an easterly and north-easterly direction by the centre of the said road to the centre of the road forming the north-eastern boundary of Section 62 aforesaid and Section 53, Block XV, Oreti Hundred; thence by the centre of the said road to the centre of the road forming the southern boundary of Section 237, Block XXXIX, Taringatura Survey District, thence easterly along the centre of the said road forming the southern boundaries of Sections 237 and 238, Block XXXIX, Taringatura Survey District, to a point in line with the eastern boundary of the said Section 238 aforesaid; thence by a right line to and along the said eastern boundary of Section 238 aforesaid, the eastern boundaries of Sections 239, 240, 241, and 242, Block XXXIX aforesaid, and the eastern boundaries of Sections 243, 244, 245, and part 119, Block XXXV, Taringatura Survey District, and by a right line, being the production of the said eastern boundary of part Section 119 aforesaid, to a point in line with the southern boundary of Section 188, Block XXIX, Taringatura Survey District; thence due east by a right line to the south-western corner of Section 188 aforesaid; thence in a northerly direction generally by part of the eastern boundary of Section 369, Block XXVIII, Taringatura Survey District, and Sections 368 and 367, Block XXII, Taringatura Survey District, to the line forming the southern boundary of Run 150B, Block XVIII, Taringatura Survey District; thence due east by the southern boundaries of Run 150B and part Section 186, Block XVIII, Taringatura Survey District, Sections 261, 79, Lots 18 and 19 on the plan numbered 51 deposited in the office of the District Land Registrar at Invercargill, all in Block XIX, and Sections 126, 17, 66, 10, and 18, Block XX, Taringatura Survey District, and the southern boundary of the said Section 18 produced to the centre of the Oreti River; thence in a northerly, north-westerly, and northerly direction generally by the centre of the Oreti River to a point due west of Hummock Peak; thence by a right line due east to Hummock Peak; thence south-easterly by a right line to Jane Peak; thence easterly by a right line to Eyre Peak; thence southerly by a right line to the source of the Mataura River; thence in a south-easterly direction by the centre of the Mataura River to a point in line with the south-eastern boundary of Section 5, Block III, Nokomai Survey District; thence to and by the south-eastern boundary of the said Section 5, and Sections 6, 7, and 8, all in Block III, Nokomai Survey District, to Trig. ↑, thence in a north-easterly direction by right lines to Trigs. E and C., Block IV, Trigs. GS and D, Block VII, Nokomai Survey District; thence in a north-easterly direction generally by the summit of the Slate Range and the Hector Mountains to Lorn Peak; thence by a right line south-east to Rocky Mountain; thence due east by a right line to a point on the summit of the Umbrella Mountains; thence in a south-westerly direction generally by the summit of the Umbrella Mountains to Black Umbrella; thence due south to and south-easterly along the south-western boundary of Run 687 to the Leithen Burn; thence south-easterly generally down the centre of the Leithen Burn to a point due north of the eastern boundary line of the Chatton Survey District; thence southerly to and along the eastern boundary of the Chatton Survey District to the northern boundary of the Waikaka Survey District; thence easterly and southerly along the northern and eastern boundaries of the Waikaka Survey District aforesaid to a public road intersecting Section 4, Block XI, Waipahi Survey District; thence by the north side of the said road to the centre of the Waipahi River aforesaid to a point in line with the western boundary of Section 28, Block V, Waipahi Survey District; thence by a right line to and along the said western boundary of Section 28, Block V aforesaid, to a public road; thence by a line bearing south-west 246° 47' for a distance of 50·2 links to the centre line of the said public road; thence southerly and south-westerly along the centre line of the road forming the eastern and south-eastern boundaries of Sections 24 and 23, Block XII, Waipahi Survey District; thence by the centre line across a public road; thence generally in a southerly direction along the centre line of the public road forming the eastern boundaries of Sections 1, 4, 6, 7, 13, and 12, Block II, Sopedown Survey District; thence easterly along the centre line of a public road forming the northern boundary of Section 2, Block VI, Sopedown Survey District, to a point in line with the eastern boundary of the said Section 2; thence southerly and south-westerly to and along the eastern and south-eastern boundaries of the said Section 2, the boundary of Run 251; thence along the generally eastern boundary of Run 251 to a point in line with the southern boundary of Section 5, Block VII, Sopedown Survey District; thence to and along the southern boundary of the said Section 5, to the north-west corner of Lot 2 on plan 3410 deposited in the office of the District Land Registrar at Invercargill; thence south-westerly and easterly generally along the western and southern boundaries of the said Lot 2, to peg No. XIII on the aforesaid southern boundary; thence south-westerly by a right line to Trig. H (Chimney); thence southerly generally by watershed through Trig. G, Mount Alfred, and Table Ridge to Trig. EE in Block XIV, Mokoreta Survey District; thence due south by a right line to the northern side of a public road forming the northern boundaries of Sections 2, 3, and 5, Block XIV, Mokoreta Survey District; thence along the northern side of the said public road to a point due north of the eastern boundary of the said Section 5; thence to and along the eastern boundary of Section 5, Block XIV aforesaid, to the northern boundary Block XIV, Waikawa Survey District; thence easterly along the northern boundary of Block XIV, Waikawa Survey District; thence southerly along the eastern boundary of Block XIV and Block



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