Road District Descriptions




Anderson’s Bay Road District. (No. 2.)

  1. All that area in the Province of Otago, containing by admeasurement 1a 0r 27p, more or less, situate in Anderson’s Bay Survey District: bounded towards the north-east by sections 1, 2, 3, and 4, one thousand nine hundred and fifty (1950) links; and towards the south-west by section 8, block VI, one thousand nine hundred (1900) links, more or less.

  2. All that area in the Province of Otago, containing by admeasurement 1a 3r 8p, more or less, situate in Anderson’s Bay Survey District: bounded towards the north-east by sections 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8, block VI, three thousand (3000) links; and towards the north-west by sections 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8, block V, three thousand (3000) links, more or less.

  3. All that area in the Province of Otago, containing by admeasurement 1a 0r 32p, more or less, situate in Anderson’s Bay Survey District: bounded towards the north-east by section 1, block V, two thousand (2000) links, more or less; and towards the south-west by sections 9, 10, 11, 12, block V, two thousand (2000) links, more or less.

Plans to be seen at the Schoolhouse, North-East Harbour.


Awamoa Road District. (No. 3.)

  1. All that area in the Province of Otago, containing by admeasurement 1a 2r 36p, more or less, situate in block IV, Oamaru Survey District: bounded towards the east by parts of sections 44 and 45, one thousand six hundred (1600) links, more or less; and towards the west by parts of sections 44 and 45, one thousand six hundred and eighty (1680) links, more or less.

Plans to be seen at Schoolhouse, Oamaru.


Catlin’s River Road District. (No. 4.)

  1. All that area in the Province of Otago, containing by admeasurement 12a 2r 0p, more or less, situate in block VIII, Glenomaru Survey District: bounded towards the north-east by the Owake River, two thousand three hundred (2300) links, and ten thousand one hundred and twenty (10,220) links; and towards the south-west by sections numbered five (5), seven (7), and eight (8), ten thousand two hundred (10,200) links, and by section numbered thirteen (13), two thousand three hundred (2300) links.

Plans to be seen at the house of Mr Joseph Sandland, Catlin’s River.


Chalfont Road District. (No. 5.)

  1. All that area in the Province of Otago, containing by admeasurement 2a 1r 24p, more or less, situate in block I, Moeraki Survey District: bounded towards the east by parts of sections 9, 11, 13, 15, five thousand five hundred (5500) links, more or less; and towards the west by other parts of sections 9, 11, 13, and 15, four thousand nine hundred and ninety (4990) links, more or less.

  2. All that area in the Province of Otago, containing by admeasurement 13 acres, more or less, situate in blocks I and II, Moeraki Survey District: bounded towards the east by part of section 29, block I, and parts of sections 8, 9, 21, 20, and 41, fifteen thousand (15,000) links, more or less; and towards the west by other parts of section 29, block I, and sections 8, 9, 21, 20, and 41, fifteen thousand (15,000) links, more or less.

  3. All that area in the Province of Otago, containing by admeasurement 10a 1r 30p, more or less, situate in blocks II, XI, and IX, Moeraki Survey District: bounded towards the south-east by parts of sections 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 42, and 43, block XI, and parts of sections 21 and 22, block IX, twenty-two thousand three hundred (22,300) links, more or less; and towards the north-west by other parts of sections 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 42, and 43, block XI, twelve thousand six hundred (12,600) links.


II, Moeraki District,

and other part of section 34, block XI, and other parts of sections 21 and 22, block IX, twenty-two thousand one hundred (22,100) links, more or less.

  1. All that area in the Province of Otago, containing by admeasurement 4 acres, more or less, situate in the Moeraki Survey District: bounded towards the east by sections 43 and 44, block II, and part of section 23, block IX, eight thousand (8000) links, more or less; and towards the west by sections 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, and other part of section 23, block IX, eight thousand (8100) links, more or less.

Plans to be seen at Schoolhouse, Hampden.


Enfield Road District. (No. 6.)

  1. All that area in the Province of Otago, containing by admeasurement 6a 1r 30p, more or less, situate in the Oamaru Survey District, block XI: bounded towards the east by sections 3, 4, 8, 7, and 20, thirteen thousand one hundred and fifty (13,150) links; and towards the west by sections 19, 18, 12, 9, and 2, and the Waireka Creek, twelve thousand six hundred (12,600) links.

  2. All that area in the Province of Otago, containing by admeasurement 5a 0r 0p, more or less, situate in the Oamaru Survey District block XI: bounded towards the north by sections 1 and 2, four thousand (4000) links; and towards the south by sections 9 and 10, four thousand and twenty (4020) links.

  3. All that area in the Province of Otago, containing by admeasurement 1a 3r 27p, more or less, situate in the Oamaru Survey District, block XI: bounded towards the north by sections 10 and 9, three thousand seven hundred and fifty-three (3753) links; and towards the south by section 12, three thousand seven hundred (3700) links.

  4. All that area in the Province of Otago, containing by admeasurement 0a 3r 21p, more or less, situate in the Oamaru Survey District, block XI: bounded towards the north by part of section 8, one thousand seven hundred and fifty (1750) links; and towards the south by other part of section 8, one thousand eight hundred (1800) links.

  5. All that area in the Province of Otago, containing by admeasurement 0a 1r 31p, more or less, situate in the Oamaru Survey District, block XI: bounded towards the north-east by part of section 8, eight hundred and eighty (880) links; and towards the south-east by other part of section 8, nine hundred and twenty (920) links.

  6. All that area in the Province of Otago, containing by admeasurement 6a 1r 20p, more or less, blocks XIV and XVII, Oamaru Survey District: bounded towards the north-east by part of sections 1 and 4, block XIV, and section 4, block XVII, twelve thousand eight hundred (12,800) links; and towards the south-west by other parts of said sections 1 and 4, block XIV, and section 5, block XVII, twelve thousand seven hundred (12,700) links.

  7. All that area in the Province of Otago, containing by admeasurement 3a 1r 12p, more or less, situate in block XVII, Oamaru Survey District: bounded towards the north-west by part of section 3, six thousand six hundred (6600) links; and towards the south-east by sections 78, 79, and 80, block XI, six thousand seven hundred (6700) links.

Plans to be seen at Schoolhouse, Waireka.


Glenkenich Survey District. (No. 7.)

  1. All that area in the Province of Otago, containing by admeasurement 6a 2r 16p, more or less, situate in the Glenkenich Survey District, block XIV: bounded towards the north-west by sections 7, 8 and 9, six thousand six hundred (6600) links; and towards the north-east by other parts of sections 7, 8 and 9, six thousand four hundred and sixty (6460) links.


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VUW Te Waharoa PDF Otago Provincial Gazette 1872, No 775





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🏗️ Description of Anderson’s Bay Road District

🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
Road district, land boundaries, Anderson’s Bay, Otago
  • Joseph Sandland (Mr), Plans available at his house

🏗️ Description of Awamoa Road District

🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
Road district, land boundaries, Awamoa, Otago

🏗️ Description of Catlin’s River Road District

🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
Road district, land boundaries, Catlin’s River, Otago
  • Joseph Sandland (Mr), Plans available at his house

🏗️ Description of Chalfont Road District

🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
Road district, land boundaries, Chalfont, Otago

🏗️ Description of Enfield Road District

🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
Road district, land boundaries, Enfield, Otago

🏗️ Description of Glenkenich Survey District

🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
Road district, land boundaries, Glenkenich, Otago