New Zealand Gazette – 1963 – No. 48

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WESTLAND LAND DISTRICT—continued

Name	Situation and Remarks
Seddon Col	Block VIII, Whitcombe Pass Survey District. On Lange Range north of Park Dome.
Seddon Creek	Blocks XII and VIII, Whitcombe Pass Survey District. Flows from Seddon Col into Wilkinson River.
Shelf Glacier	Block XII, Whitcombe Pass Survey District. Under east face of Mount Evans.
Schrund Peak	Block VIII, Tyndall Survey District. On Main Divide south-west of Quoin Peak.
Mount Shyness	Block X, Tyndall Survey District. On Main Divide one mile north-east of Mount Petermann.

CANTERBURY LAND DISTRICT

Name	Situation and Remarks
Battleaxe Col	Block X, Ramsay Survey District. On Armoury Range between Amazon and Nym Peaks.
Big Fan Creek	Block VIII, Whitcombe Survey District. Tributary of Rakaia River east of Broad Creek.
Big Paddock Creek	Block VIII, Whitcombe Survey District. Tributary of Mathias River rising near Manuka Peak.
Black Bluff	Block VI, Clyde Survey District. On Clyde River, two miles south of Sinclair River.
Blacksmith Point	Block V, Owen Survey District. At junction of West Mathias River with Mathias River.
Boundary Creek	Blocks V and VI, Mathias Survey Survey District. Tributary of Mathias River flowing from Rolleston Range.
Broad Creek	Block VII, Whitcombe Survey District. Tributary of Rakaia River east of Twin Creek.
Canyon Creek	Block I, Owen Survey District. Flows southerly and easterly from Mathias Glacier into Mathias River.
Colin Campbell Glacier	Blocks I and V, Ramsay Survey District. Flows south-easterly from Mount Tyndall and drains into Frances River. Present official name is Helen Glacier.
Dummy Col	Block IV, Torlesse Survey District. At head of Eric Stream, a tributary of Havelock River.
Duncan Creek	Blocks I and V, Whitcombe Survey District. Tributary of Rakaia River, east of Louper Stream.
Emily Creek	Block IX, Ramsay Survey District. Tributary of Frances River flowing from Trireme Peak.
Mount Findlay	Block I, Wilberforce Survey District. At the northern end of Cascade Range.
Five Jagged Peaks	Block II, Davie Survey District. On ridge running south from Mount Giles.
Flintoft Trig. Station	Block III, Culverden Survey District. Instead of Flinthoff.
Foggy Peak	Block V, Kowai Survey District. At the southern end of Torlesse Range 5,685 ft.
Foggy Peak Ridge	Block V, Kowai Survey District. Running from Foggy Peak to Porters Pass.
Frances River	Block IX, Ramsay Survey District. Flows from Colin Campbell Glacier into Clyde River.
Gladiator Col	Block VI, Ramsay Survey District. On Armoury Range between Goethe and Pistol Peaks.
Griffiths Saddle	Block I, Davie Survey District at the head of Griffiths Glacier.
Havelock Col	Block II, Tyndall Survey District. On Main Divide west of Outram Peak. At headwaters of Havelock River.
Hikuraki Bay	Block V, Akaroa Survey District. Instead of Hikurangi.
Jims Knob	Block IV, Ramsay Survey District. At the southern end of Butler Range, across Rakaia River from Meins Knob.
Kirk Stream	Block VII, Ramsay Survey District. Tributary of the Rakaia River, draining from Kirk Glacier.
Leamington Stream	Blocks VIII and XI, Lowry Peaks Survey District. Instead of Gower River.
Mount Lilian	Block II, Davie Survey District. At the end of a ridge running south from Mount Giles.
Long Spur	Block V, Owen Survey District. At the eastern end of a ridge, north of Jerusalem Creek.

CANTERBURY LAND DISTRICT—continued

Name	Situation and Remarks
Menace Gap	Block I, Ramsay Survey District. On the Main Divide north-east of Mount Roberts.
Mistake Creek	Block VIII, Mathias Survey District. Flows south from Rolleston Range into Mathias River north-west of Chimera Stream.
Monarch Hill	Block III, Owen Survey District. On Agassiz Range south of Canyon Creek.
Moraine Creek	Block VII, Mathias Survey District. Flows south-westerly from Rolleston Range into Mathias River near its junction with West Mathias River.
North Peak	Block IX, Whitcombe Survey District. At the eastern end of Jollie Range 8,658 ft.
Nym Peak	Block X, Ramsay Survey District. On Armoury Range north of Warrior Peak.
Pamperos Cairn	Block II, Davie Survey District. About 120 chains north-east of the junction of Cronin Stream with Wilberforce River.
Perth Col	Block I, Tyndall Survey District. At head of Perth Glacier. Present official name is Lucknow Saddle.
Mount Renegade	Block XI, Ramsay Survey District. On Jollie Range, north-east of Outlaw Peak.
Rocky Spur Creek	Block VII, Whitcombe Survey District. Tributary of Rakaia River east of Jellicoe Creek.
Schrund Peak	Block II, Tyndall Survey District south-west of Quoin Peak on Main Divide.
Mount Shyness	Block IV, Torlesse Survey District. On Main Divide one mile north-east of Mount Petermann.
Tauroa Creek	Block IX, Ramsay Survey District. Flows from Tauroa Peak into Frances River.
Toledo Col	Block X, Ramsay Survey District, east of Spearpoint Peak.
Twin Creek	Block VII, Whitcombe Survey District. Tributary of Rakaia River, east of Rocky Spur Creek.
Wee McGregor Glacier	Blocks I and V, Ramsay Survey District. Present official name “Mary Glacier”.
Mount Williams	Block IV, Mathias Survey District. On Rolleston Range two miles and a half south of Unknown Col.

OTAGO LAND DISTRICT

Name	Situation and Remarks
Wilmot River	Humboldtside Survey District. Rises on the highest part of Skippers Range and flows northerly along its western flank into the northern end of Lake Wilmot. It has an overflow channel to Pyke River.

SOUTHLAND LAND DISTRICT

Name	Situation and Remarks
Cook Channel	In Dusky Sound, Fiordland National Park. Extending from Pickersgill Harbour to Supper Cove and bounded on the north by Long Island and Cooper Island.
Cook Stream	Dusky Sound, Fiordland National Park. Flows north-easterly into Pickersgill Harbour.
Lake Forster	Dusky Sound, Fiordland National Park. South-west of Pickersgill Harbour. Drains into Cook Stream.
Luncheon Cove	Dusky Sound, Fiordland National Park. On the south-eastern coast of Anchor Island. This name originally given by Captain Cook is to be reinstated on maps.
Plato Creek	Fiordland National Park. Tributary of Eglinton River. One mile south of Cascade Creek.

Note—All names of alpine features are assigned subject to fixation of the relative features on maps.

Dated at Wellington this 7th day of August 1963.

J. C. MEALE, Assistant Surveyor-General, Acting Chairman, New Zealand Geographic Board.

(L and S. H.O. 22/2605/3)

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🗺️ Westland Land District Geographic Names

Domain🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey
KeywordsGeographic names, Place names, Westland, Mountains, Glaciers, Creeks

🗺️ Canterbury Land District Geographic Names

Domain🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey
KeywordsGeographic names, Place names, Canterbury, Mountains, Glaciers, Creeks, Rivers, Bays, Peaks

🗺️ Canterbury Land District Geographic Names (Continued)

Domain🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey
KeywordsGeographic names, Place names, Canterbury, Mountains, Glaciers, Creeks, Rivers, Peaks, Saddles

🗺️ Otago Land District Geographic Names

Domain🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey
KeywordsGeographic names, Place names, Otago, Rivers, Lakes

🗺️ Southland Land District Geographic Names

Domain🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey
KeywordsGeographic names, Place names, Southland, Channels, Streams, Lakes, Coves

🗺️ Assigning Geographic Names Subject to Map Fixation

Domain🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey
Dated7 August 1963
KeywordsGeographic names, Maps, New Zealand Geographic Board
👩‍💼 Officials

J. C. Meale, Assistant Surveyor-General, Acting Chairman, New Zealand Geographic Board

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