13 JUNE

BOUNDARIES OF KAITIEKE RIDING

All that area in the Wellington Land District comprised in the County of Taumarunui and bounded by a line commencing at the confluence of the Wanganui River and the Waipahihi Stream; thence north-easterly up the middle of that stream to its intersection with the western boundary of Section 10, Block VII, Retaruke Survey District, along that boundary and the south-eastern boundaries of Sections 4, 2, and 3, Block VII aforesaid, and along a right line across the Te Rata Road to the western boundary of Section 3, Block VIII, Retaruke Survey District, along the north-western boundary of that section, across the Kaitieke-Tawata road, and along the western and north-western boundaries of Sections 4 and 2, Block VIII aforesaid, to the north-western boundary of Section 1, Block I, Kaitieke Survey District, along the northwestern and northern boundaries of Sections 1 and 7, Block I aforesaid, to the western boundary of Section 1, Block II, Kaitieke Survey District, being a point on the boundary of the Owhango Riding hereinbefore described; thence easterly generally along the southern boundary of that riding to the Tongariro Trig. Station, being a point on the boundary of the Taumarunui County hereinbefore described; thence southerly, westerly, and northerly generally along the boundaries of that county to the confluence of the Wanganui River and the Waipahihi Stream, being the point of commencement.

BOUNDARIES OF ONGARUE RIDING

All that area in the Taranaki Land District comprising portion of the Taumarunui County bounded by a line commencing at a point in the middle of the Ongarue River, being the southern boundary of Block III, Tangitu Survey District; thence generally southerly down the middle of that river to a point in line with the northern boundary of Lot 1, D.P. 4041, in Block II, Rangi Survey District; thence westerly to and along that boundary to and across the Te Kuiti - National Park State Highway to and westerly along the northern boundary of Lot 1, D.P. 4180, to its north-western corner; thence along a right line to the north-eastern corner of Section 6, Block III, Rangi Survey District; thence westerly generally along the northern boundary of the said Block III to and along the northern boundary of Block VIII, Ohura Survey District, to and along the northern boundary of Section 8, Block IV, Ohura Survey District, to the eastern boundary of part section 6 of the said Block IV; thence northerly along the eastern boundary of that section and its production across Ohura Road to the middle of the Ohura River; thence up the middle of that river and the middle of the Mangamaire Stream to a point in line with the south-eastern boundary of Section 17, Block XVI, Aria Survey District; thence north-easterly and northerly to and along the south-eastern and eastern boundaries of that section and Section 16 of the said Block XVI to the southern boundary of Lot 2, D.P. 5207; thence easterly along the southern boundary of that lot and northerly, westerly, and again northerly along the eastern and northern boundary of the said Lot 2 and the southern and western boundaries of Lot 1, D.P. 5207, to the southern boundary of Rangitoto Tuhua 3d 2 Block; thence easterly and northerly along the southern and eastern boundaries of that block and the eastern boundary of Section 9, Block XVI, Aria Survey District, to the northern boundary of the said Block XVI; thence westerly generally along the northern boundaries of Block XVI and XV to and northerly along the eastern boundary of Block XI, Aria Survey District, to the northern boundary of Section 1 of the said Block XI; thence westerly generally along the northern boundary of that section and its production to the middle of the Waikaka Stream; thence south-westerly generally down the middle of that stream to a point in line with the middle of a public road fronting Section 7, Block XI, Aria Survey District; thence north-westerly along the middle of that road to the southern boundary of Block VI, Aria Survey District; thence northerly and easterly along the boundary of the Taumarunui County, hereinbefore described, to the point of commencement.

BOUNDARIES OF NIHONIHO RIDING

All that area in the Taranaki Land District, Taumarunui County, bounded by a line commencing at the intersection of the middle of the Panirau Stream and the western boundary of Aria Survey District and proceeding northerly and easterly along the boundary of Taumarunui County, hereinbefore described, to the south-western boundary of Ongarue Riding, hereinbefore described; thence south-easterly along that southwestern boundary to the northern boundary of Section 8, Block IV, Ohura Survey District; thence westerly and southerly along the northern and western boundaries of that section and the western boundary of Section 12, Block VIII, Ohura Survey District, to the northern side of the Ararimu Road; thence westerly along the northern side of that road to a point due north of the intersection of the southern side of that road with the northern boundary of Section 9, Block VII, Ohura Survey District; thence to and westerly along the northern boundary of that section, to and along the north-eastern boundary of Section 6, Block VII aforesaid, to the northern boundary of the said Block VII; thence south-westerly along that boundary to the eastern bank of the Ohura River; thence southerly down the eastern bank of that river to a point in line with the northern boundary of Section 1, Block VI, Ohura Survey District; thence easterly to and along that boundary and southerly by the eastern boundary of that section to the western side of Turoto Road; thence southerly by the western side of that road and its production to the middle of the Ohura River; thence westerly generally up the middle of that river to a point in line with the eastern boundary of Section 4s, Huia Settlement; thence southerly to and along the eastern boundary of that section and westerly along its southern boundary to the northern side of Huia Road; thence westerly and northerly along the northern side of that road to its intersection with the western boundary of Block VI, Ohura Survey District; thence northerly along the western boundary of the said Block VI to Ohura Road; thence generally north-easterly along the south side of that road for a distance of about 12½ chains; thence along a right line across that road to and across the Waitewhena Stream, along the right bank of that stream, to and along the left bank of the Mangakara Stream, to a point in line with the eastern boundary of Section 2, Block V, Ohura Survey District, and thence along a right line to the north-eastern corner of that section; thence westerly along the northern boundary of the said Section 2 and Section 16, Block V aforesaid, crossing the Ahititi-Taumarunui via Tatu State Highway to a point in line with the eastern boundary of Section 13, Block V aforesaid; thence northerly to and along that boundary and the eastern boundaries of Sections 4 and 3 and the eastern and northern boundaries of Section 2, all Block I, Ohura Survey District, to the western boundary of the said Block I; thence northerly along the western boundary of Blocks XIII and IX, Aria Survey District, to the middle of the Panirau Stream, being the point of commencement.

BOUNDARIES OF TOKIRIMA RIDING

All that area in the Taranaki Land District comprising portion of the Taumarunui County bounded by a line commencing at a point in the middle of the Panirau Stream at its intersection with the western boundary of Block IX, Aria Survey District; being a point on the boundary of the Nihoniho Riding as hereinbefore described; thence southerly and easterly generally along the western and southern boundaries of that riding to a point on the northern side of Ararimu Road at its intersection with the western boundary of Section 12, Block VIII, Ohura Survey District; thence southerly along the western boundary of that section, to and across the Ararimu Road and easterly along its southern side to the western boundary of Section 2, Block VIII, Ohura Survey District; thence southerly along the western boundaries of Sections 2 and 4 of the said Block VIII, and westerly along the northern boundaries of Sections 3 and 1, Block XII, Ohura Survey District, to the north-western corner of the last-mentioned section; thence south-easterly along the south-western boundary of the said Section 1 and generally westerly along the northern boundaries of Lot 3, D.P. 4065, and Subs. 1 and 2 of Section 9, Block XI, Ohura Survey District; and southerly along the western boundary of the said Sub. 2 of Section 9 to Mona Trig. Station; thence westerly and southerly generally along the northern and western boundaries of Section 8, Block XI, Ohura Survey District, and again westerly and southerly along the northern and western boundaries of Sections 13 and 7 of the said Block XI and the last-mentioned boundary produced to the middle of the Ohura River; thence southerly and westerly generally down the middle of that river to a point in line with the western boundary of Lot 1, D.P. 6343; thence southerly to and along that boundary to the southern boundary of Block XV, Ohura Survey District; thence easterly along the southern boundary of that block across Otuiti Road to the western boundary of Section 1, Block III, Heao Survey District; thence southerly along the western boundary of that section to the northern boundary of Koiro No. 4A Block; thence westerly along the northern boundary of that block, across Otuiti Road, to and generally westerly along the northern boundary of part Koiro No. 5A Block to its north-western corner; thence southerly along the western boundary of that block, across Kaikara Road, to and southerly along the western boundary of Lot 1, D.P. 7329, and the western boundaries of Part Koiro 5B Block and Koiro 5C Block, across Koiro Road, again southerly along the western boundary of the aforesaid Koiro 5c Block, across Koiro Road, to and again southerly along the western boundary of Koiro 5c Block, again crossing Koiro Road, to the south-western corner of the said block; thence south-easterly along the south-western boundary of that block, to and again south-easterly along the south-western boundaries of Blocks III and VIII, Heao Survey District, to the middle of the Wanganui River; thence down the middle of that river to its confluence with the Ohura River, being a point on the boundary of the County of Taumarunui, hereinbefore described; thence north-westerly and north-easterly along the boundary to the point of commencement, excluding therefrom the Town District of Ohura, as described in Gazette, 1925, page 1.

BOUNDARIES OF OTUNUI RIDING

All that area in the Taranaki and Wellington Land District, Taumarunui County, bounded by a line commencing at a point in the middle of the Wanganui River at the confluence with the Ohura River, and proceeding northerly along the eastern boundaries of the Tokirima and Nihoniho Ridings, hereinbefore described; thence easterly along the southern boundary of the Ongarue Riding, hereinbefore described; thence southerly along the western boundaries of the Taringamotu, Pungapunga, and Hunua Ridings, hereinbefore described; thence south-westerly along the north-western boundaries of the Owhango and Kaitieke Ridings, hereinbefore described, to the middle of the Wanganui River; thence northerly up the middle of that river to the point of commencement.

Dated at Wellington this 10th day of June 1957.

A. G. HARPER, Secretary for Internal Affairs.
(I.A. 104/64)