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LAWS OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO MINISTRY OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL AND LEGAL AFFAIRS www.legalaffairs.gov.tt DIVISION OF TRINIDAD ACT CHAPTER 26:01 Act 5 of 1926 Amended by 1 of 1927 Current Authorised Pages Pages Authorised (inclusive) by L.R.O. 1–22 .. UNOFFICIAL VERSION L.R.O. UPDATED TO 31ST DECEMBER 2016 LAWS OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO MINISTRY OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL AND LEGAL AFFAIRS www.legalaffairs.gov.tt 2 Chap. 26:01 Division of Trinidad Note on Subsidiary Legislation This Chapter contains no subsidiary legislation. UNOFFICIAL VERSION UPDATED TO 31ST DECEMBER 2016 LAWS OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO MINISTRY OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL AND LEGAL AFFAIRS www.legalaffairs.gov.tt Division of Trinidad Chap. 26:01 3 CHAPTER 26:01 DIVISION OF TRINIDAD ACT ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS SECTION 1. Short title. 2. Division into Counties. 3. Division of Counties into Wards. 4. County of St. George. 5. County of St. David. 6. County of Caroni. 7. County of St. Andrew. 8. County of Victoria. 9. County of Nariva. 10. County of St. Patrick. 11. County of Mayaro. 12. Division of Wards into Quarters. 13. Islands not specifically mentioned. 14. Rivers, etc., as boundaries. 15. Change of names, boundaries, etc., of Wards and Quarters. 16. References to Counties, etc., in Acts, etc. UNOFFICIAL VERSION L.R.O. UPDATED TO 31ST DECEMBER 2016 LAWS OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO MINISTRY OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL AND LEGAL AFFAIRS www.legalaffairs.gov.tt 4 Chap. 26:01 Division of Trinidad CHAPTER 26:01 DIVISION OF TRINIDAD ACT 1950 Ed. An Act relating to the division of the Island of Trinidad. Ch. 27 No. 4. 5 of 1926. Commencement. [1ST JANUARY 1927] Short title. 1. This Act may be cited as the Division of Trinidad Act. Division into 2. The Island of Trinidad shall be divided into eight Counties, Counties. which shall bear the names and shall comprise the areas and be situated within the boundaries following: (I) THE COUNTY OF ST. GEORGE comprising the Islands of the Bocas, the Islands of Gaspar Grande, Gasparillo, Carrera and Cronstadt and the Five Islands and all such parts of Trinidad as are bounded— On the East by a line commencing from the sea at a point North of the north-eastern corner of land originally granted to Bascilia Coa and running South along the eastern boundary of the said land and the eastern boundaries of lands originally granted to Luciene Casadilla, Edward John and Basilia Romero and thence continuing South until it reaches the crest of the ridge forming the eastern watershed of the Madamas River, thence along the eastern and southern watersheds of the Madamas River to Aripo Trigonometrical Station No. 86, thence along the western watershed of the Cuare River to that spur on which Palmar Trigonometrical Station No. 87 is situated and along the above-mentioned spur to the Aripo River and by the Aripo River to its junction with the Cumuto River, thence along the Cumuto River to the point where it touches the Arena Reserve, thence by the northern, eastern and southern boundaries of this Reserve to the north-western corner of the parcel of land granted to Jackie Simon, thence by the western boundaries of lands granted to Jackie Simon and Laran to the south-western corner of Laran’s lands, thence in a straight line to boundary pillar No. 6 of the Tumpuna Reserve and by the eastern boundary of this Reserve to the UNOFFICIAL VERSION UPDATED TO 31ST DECEMBER 2016 LAWS OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO MINISTRY OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL AND LEGAL AFFAIRS www.legalaffairs.gov.tt Division of Trinidad Chap. 26:01 5 junction of the Tamana and Cumuto Roads, thence by the Cumuto Road to its intersection with the northern boundary of the Central Range Reserve; On the South by the northern boundary of the Central Range Reserve from the last mentioned point to the Talparo River, thence along the Talparo River to the Chin Chin Road, thence along the Chin Chin Road to the Arena River, thence along the Arena River to the Caroni River, thence along the Caroni River to the St. Helena Bridge, thence by the Golden Grove Road to its junction with the Caroni Road, thence along the southern side of the Caroni Road to its junction with the Southern Main Road, thence along the southern side of the Southern Main Road to the eastern boundary of the Caroni Police Station, thence along the eastern, southern and western boundaries of the Caroni Police Station to the southern side of the Southern Main Road, thence along the southern side of the Southern Main Road to the Caroni River and by the Caroni River to the Sea; On the West and North by the Sea. (II) THE COUNTY OF ST. DAVID comprising all such parts of Trinidad as are bounded— On the West by the County of St. George; On the South by a line drawn from the point where the Madamas Eastern Watershed meets the Northern Main Ridge in an easterly direction along the crest of the main ridge of the northern range and along the crest of the spur of the said range on which Palmiste Trigonometrical Station No. 419 is situated to the Sea; On the East and North by the Sea. (III) THE COUNTY OF CARONI comprising all such parts of Trinidad as are bounded— On the North by the southern boundary of the County of St. George from the mouth of the Caroni River to the point where the Talparo River crosses the northern boundary of the Central Range Reserve; UNOFFICIAL VERSION L.R.O. UPDATED TO 31ST DECEMBER 2016 LAWS OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO MINISTRY OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL AND LEGAL AFFAIRS www.legalaffairs.gov.tt 6 Chap. 26:01 Division of Trinidad On the East from the last mentioned point by the northern and western boundaries of the Central Range Reserve to Survey Station I; On the South by the western boundary of the Central Range Reserve from Survey Station I to a point due East of the south-eastern corner of a parcel of land containing 200 acres granted to Edward F. Stone, thence by a line due West to the said corner of the said land, thence by the southern and western boundaries of the said land to the point where the Guanapure River crosses the said western boundary and thence by that branch of the said river which crosses the Guanapure Road immediately South of Cogollar Trigonometrical Station No. 43 to the Guanapure Road, thence by the Guanapure and San Coco Roads to the point where the latter leaves the watershed of the Central Range, thence by the watershed of the Central Range to the Mayo Road and thence by the southern sides of the Mayo and Cedar Hill Roads to the Southern Main Road and thence by a line due West to the sea; On the West by the Sea. (IV) THE COUNTY OF ST. ANDREW comprising all such parts of Trinidad as are bounded— On the North by the southern boundary of the County of St. David; On the West by the eastern boundary of the County of St. George from the point where the Madamas Eastern Watershed meets the Northern Main Ridge to the Central Range Reserve; On the South by the northern boundary of the Central Range Reserve from the Cumuto Road to boundary pillar No. 12 and thence due East to the Guaico-Tamana Road, thence southwards by the Guaico-Tamana Road to Survey Station Y8, thence by the nearest spur to the crest of the Central Range and eastwards along the said crest to the source of the Nariva River, thence by the spur running UNOFFICIAL VERSION UPDATED TO 31ST DECEMBER 2016 LAWS OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO MINISTRY OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL AND LEGAL AFFAIRS www.legalaffairs.gov.tt Division of Trinidad Chap. 26:01 7 approximately East by South to the eastern boundary of the Central Range Reserve between boundary pillars Nos. 519 and 520, and thence by the said boundary to the Nariva River, thence by the Nariva River to the north- eastern corner of the parcel of land containing 6a. 2r. 10p. granted to Bartoodas, thence by the eastern boundary of the said parcel to its south-eastern corner and then by a straight line running East to the Sea; On the East by the Sea. (V) THE COUNTY OF VICTORIA comprising all such parts of Trinidad as are bounded— On the North by the County of Caroni; On the East by the western boundary of the Central Range Reserve from the County of Caroni to Survey Station D, thence by a line running due South along the western boundary of a parcel of land granted to Radgecoomar and Doodharrie to the Poole River, thence by the Poole River to a point on the said Poole River due North of the north-eastern corner of Cat’s Hill Reserve at boundary pillar No. 2, thence by a line due South to the said boundary pillar, thence by the eastern boundary of Cat’s Hill Reserve to the south- eastern corner at boundary pillar No. 3, thence by a line drawn in a south-easterly direction to the north-western corner of Trinity Hills Reserve at boundary pillar No. 1, thence by the western boundary of Trinity Hills Reserve to the south-western corner at boundary pillar No. 7 and thence by a line drawn due South to the Sea; On the South by the Sea; On the West by a line drawn due North from the mouth of the Grande Rivière to the Rochard Douglas Trace, thence by the Rochard Douglas Trace to its junction with the New Colonial Company Local Road, thence by this road to the south-eastern corner of a parcel of land containing 249a.