17 SEPTEMBER
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
1299
Boundaries of County of Whangarei and Borough of
Whangarei Altered
COBHAM, Governor-General
ORDER IN COUNCIL
At the Government House at Wellington this 9th day of
September 1959
Present:
HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL IN COUNCIL
PURSUANT to the Local Government Commission Act 1953,
His Excellency the Governor-General, acting by and with
the advice and consent of the Executive Council, hereby
makes the following order.
ORDER

1. As on and from the 1st day of April 1960, the areas
   described in the Schedule hereto are hereby excluded from
   the County of Whangarei and included in the Borough of
   Whangarei.
2. The alteration of boundaries of the said county and the
   said borough hereinbefore made shall be deemed to have
   been effected under the Municipal Corporations Act 1954.
   SCHEDULE
   AREAS EXCLUDED FROM COUNTY OF WHANGAREI AND INCLUDED
   IN BOROUGH OF WHANGAREI
   ALL that area in the North Auckland Land District containing
   515 acres, more or less, bounded by a line commencing on
   the north-western side of the Whangarei-Dargaville State
   Highway No. 2 at the south-eastern corner of part Waihoanga
   2 Block shown on D.P. 991A and proceeding easterly generally
   along the north-western side of that highway to and along
   the eastern boundary of that part Tokitaruna Block com-
   prised in C.T. 766/101 and that boundary produced to and
   down the middle of the Te Hihi Stream to a point in line
   with the western side of another part of the aforesaid highway
   formed by the southern end of the eastern boundary of that
   part Section 8, Block XII, Purua Survey District, comprised in
   C.T. 68/202; thence along a right line to and along the
   western side aforesaid and its production across two public
   roads to the southern boundary of Allotment 5 of Pukenui
   1 Block; thence again easterly along the northern side of the
   public road forming the southern boundaries of Allotment 5
   aforesaid, that part Allotment 4 of Pukenui 1 Block com-
   prised in C.T. 769/113 and that part Taikawiwi Block com-
   prised in C.T. 769/252 to and along the northern side of the
   Whangarei-Dargaville State Highway No. 2 aforesaid to the
   boundary of the Borough of Whangarei; thence southerly
   and easterly along that borough boundary as described in
   Gazette, 1957, page 1589, to the first angle south of the
   southern side of Morningside Road and bearing 132° 55'
   distant 332.2 links therefrom; thence westerly generally along
   a series of right lines parallel to the southern side of Morning-
   side Road to and along the eastern and southern boundaries
   of Lot 14, D.P. 40075, and the southern boundaries of Lots
   13, 12, 11, and 10, and along a right line across part Section
   1, Block XII, Purua Survey District, to and along the
   southern boundaries of Lots 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, and 1,
   D.P. 40075, and the southern boundaries of Lots 3, 2, and 1,
   D.P. 37939, to the south-western corner of that last-mentioned
   lot; thence continuing westerly along a series of right lines
   parallel to the southern sides of Morningside Road and High
   Street to a point in line with the north-eastern boundary of
   Lot 29, D.P. 44307; thence along a right line to and along
   the south-eastern boundary of that lot and the south-eastern
   boundaries of Lots 28 and 27, along another right line across
   Lots 26 and 25 to and along the south-eastern boundaries of
   Lots 24, 23, and 22, along another right line across a public
   road to and along the south-eastern boundaries of Lots 10,
   9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, and 3, all the aforesaid lots being of D.P.
   44307, along a right line across part Section 1, Block XII,
   Purua Survey District, to and along the south-eastern boun-
   daries of Lots 2 and 1, D.P. 44307 aforesaid, and along a
   right line across part Raumanga No. 2 Block and part Lot 3,
   D.P. 31662, to and along the northern boundary of Lot 40,
   D.P. 432, the northern boundary of part Lot 34, D.P. 432,
   and its production across the Whangarei-Maungatuoto State
   Highway No. 4 and along its western side to and along the
   southern boundaries of Lots 26, 25, 24, 23, 22, 21, 20, and
   19, D.P. 43731, and that last-mentioned boundary produced
   to its intersection with the production easterly of the southern
   boundary of part Raumanga 2 Block shown on D.P. 998A;
   thence continuing westerly along a right line to and along
   the southern and part of the western boundary of part
   Raumanga 2 Block aforesaid and that western boundary pro-
   duced to the middle of the Raumanga Stream; thence up the
   middle of the Raumanga Stream to a point in Block XVI,
   Purua Survey District, in line with the north-eastern boundary
   of Lot 2, D.P. 28097; thence north-westerly along a right
   line to and along that boundary and along a right line across
   the Whangarei-Dargaville State Highway No. 2 to the point
   of commencement.
   Also all that area in the North Auckland Land District con-
   taining 235 acres, more or less, bounded by a line com-
   mencing at the westernmost corner of Lot 1, D.P. 41018,
   in Block V, Whangarei Survey District, on the boundary of
   the Borough of Whangarei as described in Gazette, 1957,
   page 1589, and proceeding north-easterly generally along the
   western and north-western boundary of that lot and along
   a right line across Lot 1, D.P. 30191, to the southernmost
   corner of Lot 34, D.P. 41542; thence along the south-western
   boundaries of Lots 34, 33, 32, 31, 30, 29, 28, 27, and 26,
   D.P. 41542, the end of a public road and the western
   boundary of Lot 6, D.P. 7188, to a point on that boundary
   250 links distant northward from and measured at right
   angles to the north-western side of a public road, forming
   the south-eastern boundary of Lot 6 aforesaid; thence north-
   easterly along a right line across Lots 6 and 7, D.P. 7188,
   to and along the western and north-western boundaries of
   Lot 1, D.P. 39562, the north-western boundaries of Lots 2, 3,
   and 4, along a right line across Lot 9 to and along the north-
   western boundary of Lot 6 and the north-western and north-
   eastern boundaries of Lot 7, all the aforesaid lots being of
   D.P. 39562, to a point on the last-mentioned boundary in
   line with the north-western boundary of Lot 1, D.P. 43211;
   thence along a right line across Lot 8, D.P. 39562, to and
   along the north-western boundaries of Lots 1 and 2, D.P.
   43211, and that last-mentioned boundary produced across
   Lot 1, D.P. 44584, to and along the western and north-western
   boundaries of Lot 3, D.P. 43211, the north-western boundaries
   of Lots 4, 5, and 6, D.P. 43211, and that last-mentioned
   boundary produced to the middle of Corks Road; thence
   southerly generally along the middle of that road and the
   middle of a public road crossing the intervening Whangarei-
   Kiripaka Main Highway to a point in line with the western
   boundary of Lot 12, D.P. 3129; thence along a right line to
   and along that western boundary and the western boundary
   of part Lot 11, D.P. 3129, crossing the intervening Korau
   Road to and along the northern side and western end of the
   public road forming the southern boundary of Lot 10, D.P.
   3129 aforesaid, and the south-western boundary of Lot 22,
   D.P. 3129, to and along the generally western boundary of
   Allotment 42, Parish of Whangarei, on D.P. 4396, a right
   line across Paranui Valley Road to and along the western
   boundary of Allotment 41, Parish of Whangarei, on D.P.
   3795, and along a right line to and down the middle of the
   Hatea River to the eastern boundary of the Borough of
   Whangarei aforesaid; thence westerly and northerly along
   that borough boundary to the point of commencement.
   T. J. SHERRARD, Clerk of the Executive Council.
   (I.A. 103/5/195)
   Town District of Leeston and Town District of Southbridge
   Abolished and Boundaries of County of Ellesmere Altered
   COBHAM, Governor-General
   ORDER IN COUNCIL
   At the Government House at Wellington this 16th day of
   September 1959
   Present:
   HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL IN COUNCIL
   PURSUANT to the Local Government Commission Act 1953,
   His Excellency the Governor-General, acting by and with
   the advice and consent of the Executive Council, hereby makes
   the following order.
   ORDER
3. As from the 30th day of September 1959, the Town
   District of Leeston and the Town District of Southbridge are
   hereby abolished and the Leeston Town Council and the
   Southbridge Town Council are hereby dissolved.
4. As on and from the 1st day of October 1959, the area
   comprising the former Town District of Leeston is hereby
   included in the County of Ellesmere and shall form an addi-
   tional riding of that county by the name of the Leeston
   Town Riding.
5. As on and from the 1st day of October 1959, the
   Southbridge Riding of the County of Ellesmere is hereby
   divided into two ridings by the names, respectively, of the
   Southbridge Town Riding and the Southbridge Riding.
6. The Southbridge Town Riding shall comprise the former
   Town District of Southbridge and the Southbridge Riding
   shall comprise the remainder of the present Southbridge
   Riding.
7. The number of members of the Ellesmere County
   Council to be elected to represent the aforesaid ridings shall
   be as follows:
   For the Leeston Town Riding ....... 1 member
   For the Southbridge Town Riding ...... 1 member
   For the Southbridge Riding ........ 2 members
8. The provisions of section 28 of the Counties Act 1956
   shall apply to the abolition of the Town Districts of Leeston
   and Southbridge in all respects as if the Town District of
   Leeston were a dependent town district and as if both town
   districts had been merged in the County of Ellesmere pur-
   suant to section 27 of that Act.
9. (a) As from the 30th day of September 1959, the
   Leeston Secondary Urban Fire District and the Southbridge
   Secondary Urban Fire District are hereby abolished.