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River at its intersection with the Dunedin—Christohurch Rail- . way lino; thenco towards the north-west and east generally by tho said Riccarton, Christchurch South, and Lyttelton Electoral Districts, hereinbefore described, to the southwestern cornor of Section 1387, Blocks VII and XI, Halswell Survey District; thence towards the north and cast, by the said Lyttolton Electoral District to the ocean at Island Bay; thenco towards the south generally by the ocea.n to the mouth of the Rakaia River ; thence towards the south-west generally by the middle of that river to its intersection with the Great South Road; thence in a southwesterly direction by that road to the South Town Belt; thenco by the South Town Bolt to tho Dunedin-Christchurch Railway line ; thonce by that railway line to its junction with William Street, of Chortsoy Extension (Private Township) ; thence by William Street to Alexander Street; thonce by that street to Wakanui Road (Beach Road); thence by that road to the south-eastern corner of Chertsey (Govornmont Township) (as existing on tho 10th day of September, 1917) ; thenco by the south-eastern and south-western boundaries of the said township to tho said Dunedin-Christ-church Railway line; thenco in a north-easterly direction by that railway line to a point in line with the Chertsey and Methvon Road; thence by a right line to and along tho said Chortsoy-Methvon Road to the West Coast Road ; thence in a southerly diroction by that road to and along tho northern boundary of Section 24404, Block VII, Spaxton Survey District, to the southernmost corner of Section 21371 ; thonce Jby the south-western boundary of that section to the Boundary Road; thonoe by the northern boundary of Section 30314 to the said West Coast Road; thence by that road to Barker's Road; thenoe by that road to the Back. Road at the northernmost corner of Section 30440, Block VIII, of the said Survey District; thence by the said Back Road to and along the road forming tho northern boundaries of Sections 47, 46, 45, and 44 of the High Bank Settlement; thonce by a right line to a point in tho middle of the said Rakaia River in line with the production of the last-mentioned road; thence towards the west generally by the aforesaid Rakaia River to a point in lino with that portion of Slooman's Road intersecting Section 20876, Block XIII, Hororata, and Block I, Hall Survey District; thence by a right line to and along the said Sleeman's Road to the Tramway Reserve ; thenco by that reserve to a point in line with Nelson's Road ; thence by a right line to and along Nelson's Road to Rockwood Road; thence by tho road forming the north-western boundaries of Soctions 33879 and 22837, Blocks IX and X, of the said Hororata Survey District to Downs Road ; thence by that road to tho western boundary of Hororata Riding (as oxisting on tho 10th day of September, 1917); thence by the western boundary of the said riding to the south-western boundary of the said Tawera County; thenco by the south-western boundary of tho aforesaid county to the Hurunui Electoral District, as described in New Zealand Gazette No. 76, of the 27th September, 1911, at the Acheron River; thence by the western, southern, and north-western boundaries of the said electoral district to tho place of commencement. Ashuueton. This district is bounded towards the north and north-east gonorally by tho Ellesmcre Electoral District hereinbefore described, from the junction of tho northorn boundary of Solwyn County with Wostland County (as existing on the 10th day of September, 1917) to the ocean at the mouth of the Rakaia River; thenco towards the south-east by the ocean to the mouth of the Rangitata River; thence towards the south-wost generally by the said river to its intersection with the Dunedin-Christchurch Railway line; thence in a north-oastcrly direction by the said railway line to its intersection with the Hinds River; thence in a north-westerly direction by the Hinds River to the road crossing tho said river at tho confluence of the north and south branches of the aforesaid river; thence in a south-westerly diroction by that road to the junction of Hinds Road with the Rangitata Bridge, Mayfield, and Mount Somers Road to the junction of the Coskeries, Barnswood, Shepherd's Bush, and Maronan Roads ; thonce in a north-westerly direction by the Shepherd's Bush to Maronan Road to its junction with Moorhouse's and Montalto Roads ; thence by a road forming the northorn boundary of Seotions 36179, 30797, 30790, 28912, and 28913, of Block IX, Shepherd's Bush Survey District, to the south-western boundary of Ashburton County (as existing on the 10th day of September, 1917) at the Rangitata River; thence towards tho south-west generally by the said county boundary to its junction with tho western boundary of Wostland County (as existing on the 10th day of Soptomber, 191.7); thenoe towards the north-west by the said Wostland County boundary to the place of commencement.

I Timaru. ' This district is bounded on tho north by the Opihi River from the junction of tho western boundary of tho Seadown Riding of Levels County (as existing on the 10th day of September, 1917) to the ocean at tho mouth of the said river; thence towards the south-east by tho ocean from the mouth of tho aforesaid rivor to the southern boundary of tho Timaru Electoral District, as described in New Zealand Gazette No. 76, of the 27th September, 1911 ; thence towards the south-west generally by the said electoral district to its junction with the eastern boundary of Point Riding (as existing on tho 10th day of September, 1917) at the intersection of Lovols Valley and Downs Roads; thenco towards the west generally by tho oastern boundary of the said riding to tho western boundary of the said Seadown Riding; thence by tho western boundary of the aforesaid Seadown Riding to the place of commencement. Temuka. This district is bounded towards the north-oast generally by the Ashburton Electoral District, hereinbefore described, from tho junction of tho northern boundary of Mackenzie County with Wostland County (as existing on tho 10th day of Soptombor, 1917) to the ocean at tho mouth of tho Rangitata River ; thenco towards the south-east by tho ocean to the Timaru Electoral District, hereinbefore describod, at the mouth of tho Opihi River; thenco by the said Timaru Electoral District in a wostorly and southerly diroction to the southern boundary of Lovols County (as existing on tho 10th day of September, 1917) at the road intersecting tho Pareora River and forming tho north-wostorn boundary of Section 16029, Block III, Otaio Survey District; thonce towards tho south and wost generally by tho southern boundaries of Levols and Maekonzio Counties (as oxisting on the 10th day of Soptomber, 1917) to the junction of tho said Maekonzio County with tho said Westland County ; thence towards tho northwest generally by the south-oastern boundary of tho aforesaid Westland County to the placo of commencement. Waitaki. This district is boundod towards tho north gonorally by the Temuka and Timaru Electoral Districts, horoinbeforo described, from the junction of tho south-western boundary of Maekonzio County (as oxisting on tho 10th day of September, 1917) with the south-eastern boundary of Westland County to the ocean at the mouth of tho Pareora River ; thenco towards tho east generally by the ocoan to the northern boundary of Waitaki County (as existing on the 10th day of September, 1917) at the mouth of the Waitaki River ; thence towards tho south by the northern boundary of the said county to its junction with tho western boundary of Papakaio Riding (as oxisting on the 10th day of Septombor, 1917); thonce towards tho south-east generally by the wostorn boundary of the said riding to its junction with the northern boundary of Waiareka Riding (as existing on the 10th day of September, 1917); thonce in a north-westerly and southerly direction generally by tho northern and western boundaries of tho said riding to its junction with tho northern boundary of Incholmo Riding (as oxisting on the 10th day of Soptember, 1917); thence in a south-westerly diroction generally by tho northwestern boundary of the said riding to its junction with the south-western boundary of the said Waitaki County at the northernmost corner of Waihemo County (as existing on the 10th day of September, 1917) at Kakanui Peak; thonco in a south-westerly diroction by the north-western boundary of the said Waihemo County to its junction with the Taieri River ; thenoe in a north-westerly direction by the said river to tho southern boundary of Kyeburn Riding (as existing on the 10th day of September, 1917); thence towards the south generally by the south-western boundary of the said Kyeburn Riding, the southern boundaries of Mount Ida, Gimmerburn, and Idaburn Ridings (as existing on the 10th day of September, 1917) to the western boundary of Maniototo County (as existing on the 10th day of September, 1917); thenco by the western and south-western boundaries of the said county to the north-western boundary of the said Idaburn Riding; thenoe towards the west and south-west generally by the north-western boundary of the aforesaid Idaburn Riding to the Waitaki Electoral District (as described in New Zealand Gazette No. 76, of the 27th September, 1911) on the summit of tho Hawkdun Range; thence by tho said Electoral District to the place of commencement. Oamaru. This district is bounded towards tho north by the Waitaki Electoral District, hereinbefore describod, from the northwostorn corner of Papakaio Riding (as oxisting on tho 10th day of September, 1917) to the ocoan at the mouth of the Waitaki Rivor ; thence towards the south-east gonorally by the ocean

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