Road District Proclamations




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EAST TAIERI ROAD DISTRICT

The East Taieri Road District shall comprise all that area, bounded towards the north-west by a line through the centre of blocks XI, XII, and XIX, Taieri Survey District; towards the south-west, by section 8, block XIX, Taieri Survey District, the Waiputaki Lagoon Reserve, sections 67 and 10, irregular block, and sections 13 and 3, block XX, Taieri Survey District; towards the south-east, by the Main South Road; and towards the north-east and north by the Saddle Hill to West Taieri Road.

And that henceforth the Dunedin to West Taieri Road shall comprise all that area, bounded towards the west by block II, Dunedin and East Taieri Survey District; towards the south-west, by section 50, irregular block, and sections 11 and 5, block IX, and section 11, block V, Taieri Survey District; towards the south-east, by sections 4, 3, 2, and 1, block V, and sections 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, and 1, block XIII, Taieri Survey District; towards the South, by the Dunedin to West Taieri Road to the southern angle of section 8, block IV, Dunedin and East Taieri Survey District; and thence to the south-eastern angle of the last said section; and towards the east, by block V, Dunedin and East Taieri Survey District. And that henceforth

north-east by section 2, block XXX, sections 63, 64, 65, and 66, irregular block, and sections 19 and 2, block XX, and section 11, irregular block Taieri Survey District.

Given under my hand, and issued under the Public Seal of the Province of Otago, at Dunedin this fifth day of May, one thousand eight hundred and sixty-five.

(L.S.)

J. Hyde Harris,
Superintendent of Otago.

By His Honor’s command,
Thomas Dick,
Provincial Secretary.

PROCLAMATION

Caversham, Green Island, Kaikorai, and Wakari Road Districts, altered and diminished; and Mornington, Roslyn, Balmacewan, and Corstorphine Road Districts, formed.

By His Honor John Hyde Harris, Superintendent of the Province of Otago.

WHEREAS by an Ordinance passed by the Superintendent and Provincial Council of the Province of Otago, intituled the "Roads Ordinance Amendment Ordinance, 1862," it is amongst other things enacted in the 12th section thereof, that for the purposes of the said Ordinance the said Province, except as is therein excepted, may, from time to time, be divided into districts; and until otherwise provided, pursuant to the provisions of the said Ordinance, there shall be twenty-five districts, which shall be named and bounded as described in the Schedule to the said Ordinance annexed; and it is also in the said 12th section provided that it shall be lawful for the Superintendent, with the advice and consent of the General Road Board, from time to time to alter, vary, diminish, or enlarge the boundaries of any or all of such districts, and to increase the number of districts, by forming and naming new districts, or by dividing any district into two or more districts.

And whereas in the said Schedule the Caversham Road District therein named is described as comprising all that area bounded on the north by Kaikorai District and the Town of Dunedin; on the east by the Anderson’s Bay District; on the south, by the Ocean; and on the west, by the line of western boundaries of Sections 21 to 32, Ocean Beach District, and a direct continuation of that line from the Ocean to Block VI, Town District, and running along the western boundary of Section 39 of that Block to the Trunk Road.

And whereas in the said Schedule the Green Island Road District therein named is described as comprising all that area bounded on the north by Kaikorai District; on the east, by Caversham District; on the south, by the Ocean; and on the west, by Kaikorai and Abbott’s Creeks.

And whereas in the said Schedule the Kaikorai Road District therein named is described as comprising all that area bounded on the north by the Wakari District; on the east, by the Town of Dunedin, and by that road, inclusive thereof, leading from Maclaggan Street to Look-out Point; on the south, by the Trunk Road, Abbott’s Creek, to its junction, thence by the watershed of the ranges to Station G 2; and on the west, by the watershed of the ranges leading over Abbott’s Hill to Wakari District.

And whereas in the said Schedule the Wakari Road District therein named is described as comprising all that area bounded on the north by the boundary of the Hundreds; on the east, by the North-East Valley District and the Town of Dunedin; on the south, by

THE ABBOTSFORD ROAD DISTRICT

The Abbotsford Road District shall comprise all that area, bounded towards the north-west by a line drawn through the centre of blocks XIII, V, and VI, Taieri Survey District; towards the west, by the Main South Road, and the Saddle Hill to West Taieri Road; towards the south-east by the Main South Road; towards the east, by section 75, Lower Kaikorai Survey District, part of section 63, and sections 41, 40, block VI, Dunedin and East Taieri Survey District; and towards the north-east, by sections 34, 24, 22, 8, and 1, block VII, Dunedin and East Taieri Survey District. And that

THE SALISBURY ROAD DISTRICT

The Salisbury Road District shall comprise all that area bounded towards the north by the northern boundary of block II, Dunedin and East Taieri Survey District; towards the west by the Taieri River and sections 11, 13, 14, and 26, block I, Dunedin and East Taieri Survey District; section 57, irregular block, sections 10 and 4, block XVI, and section 10 block XI, Taieri Survey District; towards the south-west and west by the Saddle Hill to West Taieri Road; towards the south-east by sections 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, block VI, and sections 6 and 5, block V, Taieri Survey District; towards the east by block III, Dunedin and East Taieri Survey District; and towards the north-east by section 49, irregular block, Taieri Survey District, and sections 10 and 4, block IX, and section 10, block V, Taieri Survey District. And that

THE BREADALBANE ROAD DISTRICT

The Breadalbane Road District shall comprise all that area bounded towards the north and west by the Taieri River; towards the south-east by section 40, River sections, Taieri Survey District, sections 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, block XIX, Taieri Survey District, sections 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, block XII, Taieri Survey District, and sections 6, 5, 4, block XI, Taieri Survey District; towards the north-east and north by section 9, block XI, Taieri Survey District, sections 3 and 9, block XVI, and section 56, irregular block, Taieri Survey District, and sections 26A, 24, 15, and 16, block I, Dunedin and East Taieri Survey District. And that

THE OWHIRO ROAD DISTRICT

The Owhiro Road District shall comprise all that area, bounded towards the north-west by sections 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, and 16, block XIX, and section 41, River sections, Taieri Survey District; towards the west by Taieri River and Greyton Township; towards the south-east by the Main South Road; towards the south by sections 10 and 4.



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VUW Te Waharoa PDF Otago Provincial Gazette 1865, No 363





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🏘️ East Taieri Road District boundaries defined

🏘️ Provincial & Local Government
5 May 1865
Road District, Boundaries, East Taieri, Otago
  • J. Hyde Harris, Superintendent of Otago
  • Thomas Dick, Provincial Secretary

🏘️ Proclamation altering and forming road districts

🏘️ Provincial & Local Government
5 May 1865
Road Districts, Alteration, Formation, Caversham, Green Island, Kaikorai, Wakari, Mornington, Roslyn, Balmacewan, Corstorphine, Otago
  • J. Hyde Harris, Superintendent of Otago

🏘️ Abbotsford Road District boundaries defined

🏘️ Provincial & Local Government
Road District, Boundaries, Abbotsford, Otago

🏘️ Salisbury Road District boundaries defined

🏘️ Provincial & Local Government
Road District, Boundaries, Salisbury, Otago

🏘️ Breadalbane Road District boundaries defined

🏘️ Provincial & Local Government
Road District, Boundaries, Breadalbane, Otago

🏘️ Owhiro Road District boundaries defined

🏘️ Provincial & Local Government
Road District, Boundaries, Owhiro, Otago