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New Zealand.

Title. ANALYSIS. 1. Short Title and commencement. 10. Boundaries of Raglan County altered. 2. Act deemed to be a special Act. 11. Boundaries of Waikato County altered. 3. County constituted. 12. Boundaries of Piako County altered. 4. County constituted. 13. Boundaries of Waipa County altered. 5. Application of Counties Act, 1920. 14. Taupo East and Taupo West Counties united. 6. and Counties abolished, and 15. Road districts abolished. Waitomo County constituted. 16. Taupo Road District constituted. 7. Antecedent liabilities of Awakino and Wal­ 17. Application of provisions of Counties Act, 1920, tomo County C,ouncils to be antecedent in respect of alterations of boundaries. liability of new Waitomo County. 18. Temporary provision for control of certain 8. System ,of rating in Waitomo County. districts. 9. Boundaries of Kawhia County altered. Schedules.

1921-22, No. 64 .

Title .AN ACT to give Effect to the Report of the Commission appointed under Section Ninety-one of the Reserves and other Lands Disposal and Public Bodies Empowering Act, 1920. [11th February, 1922. BE IT ENACTED by the General Assembly of in Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows :- Short Title and 1. This Act may be cited as the Waikato and King-country commencement. Counties Act, 1921-22, and shall come into operation on the :o/st day of April, nineteen hundred and twenty-two. Act deemed to be a 2. This Act shall be deemed to be a special Act within the special Act. meaning of the Counties Act, 1920. Otorohanga. County 3. The Otorohanga County is hereby constituted, and shall com­ constituted. prise all that area, being portions of the West Taupo and Waitomo Counties, particularly described in the First Schedule hereto. Taumarunui County 4. The Taumarunui County is hereby constituted, and shall constituted. comprise all that area, being portion of the West Taupo County, particularly described in the Second Schedule hereto. Application of 5. The Counties Act, 1920, shall be in full force in the counties Counties Act, 1920. of Otorohanga and Ta\1marunui. Awakino and 6. (1.) The counties of Waitomo and Awakino are hereby abolished, Waitomo Counties and the respective County Councils thereof are hereby dissolved. . abolished, and Waitomo County i' , (2.) The area described in the Third Schedule hereto is hereby constituted. constituted a new county, to be known as the Waitomo County. 12 GEO. V.] Waikato and King-country Counties. [1921, No. 64 605 (3.) The provisions of subsections two and three of section ten of the Counties Act, 1920, shall, with the necessary modifications, apply to the said new county in all respects as if the counties of Waitomo and Awakino hereby abolished had been united under the said section ten to fOl'm the said new county. (4.) Sections thirteen and sixteen of the Counties Act, 1920, shall apply as between the Council of the Waitomo County hereinhefore constituted and the Council of any county within the boundaries of which are included any lands heretofore forming part of either of the counties of Waitomo or Awakino hereinbefore abolished in the same manner as if such lands had formed part of the said Waitomo County. 7. (1.) Subject to any adjustment of assets and habllitles Antecedent lia.bilities of pursuant to this Act, the antecedent liabihties within the meaning Awaklllo and of the Local Bodies' Finance Act, 1921-22, of the Awakino County Waitomo County Cutlllclis to be CounCIl and of the Waitomo County Council, respectively, shall be a.ntenedent deemed to be the antecedent liabllity of the Council of the Waitollio liabihty of new County constituted by this Act. Waitomo County. (2.) Any rate made and levied by the new Waitomo County Council for the purposes of the Local Bodies' Finance Act, 1921-22, as secunty for a loan to extinguish, in whole or in part, its ante- cedent liability under that Act, or for the purpose of provllling any annual instalment payable under that Act in reduction or extinction of its antecedent babllity, shall, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in that Act, be made separately in respect of the portion of its antecedent liability that was the antecedent liability of the Awakino County Council and in respect of the portion of Its ante- cedent liability that was the antecedent liability of the old Waitomo County Oouncil, and shall be levied accordingly only over the area origmally comprised in the Awakino Oounty or the old Waitomo Oounty, as the case may require. S. (1.) The Governor-General may, by Order in Council, make System of "ting in such provision as he deems necessary for the taking of a poll of Waitomo County. ratepayers of the Waitomo County as hereinbefore constituted upon a proposal to determine whether the system of rating on the capital value or the system of rating on the unimproved value shall be in force in the said county. (2.) The system of rating declared to be adopted pursuant to such poll shall be in force in the Waitomo County as if the same had been adopted pursuant to the provisions of the Rating Act, 1908. 9. The boundaries of the Kawhia County are hereby altered, and BoundariOB 01 the said county shall comprise all that area described in the Fourth ~;:!"; County Schedule hereto. 10. The boundaries of the Raglan County are hereby altered, and Bound.ri.., of the said county shall comprise all that area described in the Fifth ~,:!;:~. County Schedule hereto. . 11. The boundaries of the Waikato County are hereby altered, Boundari.. of and the said county shall comprise all that area described in the :r:!'d.to County Sixth Schedule hereto. 12. The boundaries of· the Piako County are hereby altered, and BoundariOB of Pi.ko the said county shall comprise all that area described in the Seventh County.ltered. Schedule hereto. 606 1921, No. 64.] Waikato and King-country Counties. [12 GEO. V.

Boundaries of 13. The boundaries of the Waipa County are hereby altered, Waipa County altered. and the said county shall comprise all that area described in the Eighth Schedule hereto. Ta.upo East and 14. (1.) The counties of East Taupo and West Taupo are hereby Taupo West Counties united. abolished, and the area described in the Ninth Schedule hereto, being the area comprised in the said East Taupo County and a portion of the said West Taupo County, is hereby constituted a county, to be known as the Taupo County. (2.) The Counties Act, 1920, with the exception of section six thereof, shall not apply or be in force in the said Taupo County, and the reference in that section to the counties of West Taupo and East Taupo shall be construed as a reference to the Taupo County constituted by this Act. (3.) The reference in section twenty-seven of the Reserves and other Lands Disposal and Public Bodies Empowering Act, 1916, to the counties of East Taupo and West Taupo shall be construed as a reference to the said Taupo County. Road districts . 15. (1.) The Road Boards of the , Parawera, and Roto­ abolished. o-rangi Road Districts are hereby dissolved, and the said road districts are hereby merged in the Waipa County as defined in thel'Eighth Schedule to this Act. . (2.) The Road Boards of the Mangaorongo and Wharepapa Road Districts are hereby dissolved, and the said road districts are hereby merged in the Otorohanga County as constituted by this Act: Provided that the said Road Boards shall continue to exist for the purposes of section eighteen hereof until the first elected Councillors of the Otorohanga County come into office. Taupo Road 16. (l.) The area described in the Tenth Schedule hereto, being District constituted. portion of the Taupo County, is hereby constituted a road district, to be known as the Taupo Road District. (2.) The Board of the said district shall consist of five members. (3.) The provisions of subsections four, five, and six of section twenty-seven of the Reserves and other Lands Disposal and Public Bodies Empowering Act, 1916, and section one hundred and twenty­ two of the Reserves and other Lands Disposal and Public Bodies Empowering Act, 1917, shall apply to the Taupo Road District as if the said road district had been constituted under such first-mentioned section. Application of 17. Except as hereinbefore otherwise specially provided, the provisions of 1920, Counties Act, 1920, provisions of the Counties Act, shall apply in respect of the in respect of alterations of boundaries of any counties or the merger of any road alterations of boundaries. districts made or effected by this Act in the same manner in all respects as if such alterations or merger had been made or effected under that Act: Provided that where, consequent upon the alteration of boundaries of any county, any area is declared by the Governor - General by Proclamation under section twenty-one of the Counties Act, 1920, to be included in any existing riding of such county, it shall not be necessary for an election of Councillors to be held for such riding pursuant to paragraph (0) of section sixty-nine of that Act. Temporary 18. Notwithstanding anything in the foregoing~rovisions of this provision for oontrol of certa.in districts. Act or in any other Act, the local authority which immediately before 12 GEO. V.) Waikato and King-country Oounties. [1921, No. 64. 607 the coming into operation of this Act exercised jurisdiction over the area or any part thereof, as the case may be, comprised in each of the Otorohanga and Taumarunui Counties hereinbefore constituted, and in each of the Mangaorongo and Wharepapa Road Districts hereinbefore merged in the said.ptorohanga County, shall continue to exercise such ili4 jurisdiction duringilthel.1lperiod~oetween the coming into operation of this Act and the'date...... 'when the first Councillors of the Otorohanga County or the Taumarunui CountY,ias the~case may be, come into office: Provided that it shall not be lawful for any such local authori.ty to enter into any new contracts or engagements~in respect of its exercise of jurisdiction as aforesaid. .

SCHEDULES. Sohedules.

FIRST SCHEDULE. OTOROHANGA COUNTY. ALL that area of land, situated in the Land District, bounded by a line commencing at the confluence of the Mangauika Stream with the ; thence running up the middle of the Waipa River to a point in line with the north-eastern boundary of the Ouruwhero 3E 1 Block; thence to and along that boundary, across the Ouruwhero Road, along the northern boundaries of Ouruwhero Nos. 3E 2, 3E 5, 30 3, 30 2c, and 30 1 Blocks to Section 1, Block X, Puniu Survey District; thence along the western, southern, and eastern boundaries generally of the said Section 1 to and along the southern boundary of Ouruwhero No. 3u Block, along the north­ eastern boundary of Ouruwhero No. 3x Block, along the north-western boundary of Tokanui C No. 11 Block; thence by a right line to the north-western corner of Section 2, Block X, Puniu Survey District; thence along the northern boundary of the said Section 2, across a road, along the eastern side of that road to and along the southern boundary of Section 1, Block XI, Puniu Survey District; thence north­ easterly along a right line to the junction of the Moerika Stream with the Puniu River; thence up the middle of the Puniu River to its intersection with the north­ eastern boundary of Section 1, Block I, Wharepapa Survey District; thence south­ easterly along the eastern boundaries of Section 1 aforesaid and Sections 1, 6, and 2, Block ll, Wharepapa Survey District; thence north-westerly along the south-eastern boundaries of Sections 3 and 5, Block n, Sections 1, 2, and 3, Block Ill, Wharepapa Survey District, and the continuation of the latter boundary to the centre of the ; thence along the middle of the W aikato River to its confluence with the Waipapa Stream; thence up the middle of the said stream to its junction with the Waiteti Stream and the middle of the said Waiteti Stream to its approximate source at Peg CXXX on Survey Office plan 20946 (2) blue; thence south-westerly along a right line of bearing 2090 13', distance 7767 links; thence south-easterly along right lines of bearing 1690 44,', distance 10266 links, and of bearing 1690 5', distance 3508 links, as shown on the aforesaid plan; thence along the northern boundary of Maraeroa A No. 3B Block to the south-western boundary of the Rangitoto B Block; thence by the north-eastern boundary of Waitomo County (hereinafter described) to the south -western corner of Section 5, Block I, Orahiri Survey District; thence generally north-easterly along the western boundary of the said Section 5 and a production thereof to the centre of the Awaroa Road; thence by a line along the middle of the said road to the Hauturu Road; and thence along the middle of the Hauturu Road to the Kawhia- Road, to a point in line with the north­ western boundary of Section 1, Block IX, Pirongia Survey District; thence to and along the said north-western boundary of Section 1 and along the south-eastern boundary of Section 1, Block VI, Pirongia Survey District, and a continuation of the said boundary across a road to Trig. Station on Te Ake-o-Hikopiro; thence along the north-western boundary of the Mangauika IB No. 2 Section 2 Block to the northern- 608 1921, No. 64.] Waikato and King-country Counties. [12 GEO. V.

most corner of the said block; thence by the southern boundary of Raglan County (as described in the Fifth Schedule to this Act) to the place of commencement.

SECOND SCHEDULE. TAUMARUNUI COUNTY. ALL that area of land in the Auckland and Land Districts bounded towards the north generally by the Waitomo and Taupo Counties (as described in the Third and Ninth Schedules to this Act respectively); on the east generally by and Taupo County; on the south generally by the middle of the Wanganui River; on the west generally by the River to the Waitomo County. the place of commencement: excluding the Borough of Taumarunui.

THIRD SCHEDULE. WAITOMO COUNTY. ALL that area of land in the Auckland Land District bounded towards the north generally by a line commencing at a point where the northern boundary of Section 1, Block VI, Marakopa Survey District, intersects the coast-line; thence south-easterly by the said northern boundary of Section 1 to the Kiritehere Road; thence across the said road and southwards by the eastern boundary of Section 28 (scenic reserve) to the point where the said boundary intersects the northern boundary of Section 2; thence following the northern and eastern boundaries of the said Section 2 to the junction with the Ngawaitangirua Road; thence across the said road and along the north-east boundary of Section 3, Block II, Whareorino Survey District; thence by the northern and north-western boundaries of Sections 4 and 3, Block I, Maungamangero Survey District, to the intersection of the Mangakokopu Road, across the said road, and thence easterly by the northern boundary of Sections 7 and 2 of Block I, Maungamangero Survey District, and Sections 5, 2, and 1 of Block II, Maungamangero Survey District, to the intersection of the -Kawhia Road; thence across the said road to the middle of the Mangaohao River; thence from this point to the intersection of the northern boundary of Section 7, Block I, Orahiri Survey District, with Section 1, Block IV, Kawhia South Survey District, as described in the First Schedule to the Waitomo County Act, 1904; thence eastwards along the northern boundary of the said Section 7 to the Hauturu Road; thence southwards along the middle of the said road to a point opposite to the northern boundary of Section 3, Block I, Orahiri Survey District; thence across that road and along the said boundary of Section 3 to the intersection with the Orongo Road; thence across the said road and along the southern side of the road to its intersection with the western boundary of Section 4, Block I, Orahiri Survey District; thence due south along the said eastern boundary of Section 4; south-easterly by the north-eastern boundary of Section 4 and the north-eastern boundary of Section 1, Block V, Orahiri Survey District; and eastwards generally by the north-east and eastern boundaries of the Hauturu East B No. 2 Block to where the northern boundary of Section 19, Block VII, Orahiri Survey District, intersects; thence eastward along the northern boundary of the said Section 19 and Section 18; thence north and eastwards again by the western and northern boundaries of the Hauturu East C No. 2B Block to the intersection of the Haurua Road, across the said road, and easterly and southwards along the northern and eastern boundaries of Section 7A and the eastern boundary of Section 8A, Block VIII, Orahiri Survey District, Hauturu East No. '2A 3, to the intersection of the - Otoro­ hanga Road, across the said road, and along the eastern and southern boundaries of Hauturu East No. 2 No. 2 Block to the intersection of the Te Kuiti- Otorohanga Road; thence south-easterly along the eastern boundary of Pukeroa-Hangatiki No. lA Block to the Main Tnmk Railway Reserve; thence along the western boundary of the railway reserve to the Waitomo Road, across the said road, across the Main Trunk Railway Reserve to the middle of the Whangamata Road, and northerly along the middle of the road to a point opposite to where the south-western boundary of the Pukeroa-Hangatiki No. 4n No. 2n No. 5A Block intersects the road; thence across the road and south-easterly along the south-western boundary of the said Pukeroa­ Hangatiki No. 4n No. 2n No. 5A Block to the intersection of the Mangarapa Stream; thence southwards along the Mangarapa Stream to its intersection with the northern 12 GEO. V.] Waikato and King-country Oounties. [1921, No. 64. 609 boundary of Section 1, Block Ill, Orahiri Survey District; thence eastwards and southwards by the northern and eastern boundaries of the said Section 1 and the eastern boundary of Section 2, Block XII, Orahiri Survey District; thence southwards by the eastern boundary of Section 1, Block XVI, Orahiri Survey District, and Mangarapa No. IB Block to a point where the eastern boundary of the Mangarapa No. IB Block intersects the northern boundary of the said Section 1; thence eastwards by the northern boundaries of the said Section 1 and of the Te Kuiti No. 2B I4B Block; thence southwards along the eastern boundaries of the Te Kuiti No. 2B l4B, No. 2B 9B, and No. 2B 22 Blocks to a point where the northern boundary of the Rangitoto-Tuhua No. 7lB Block intersects the eastern boundary of the said Te Kuiti No. 2B 22 Block; thence eastwards along the said northern boundary of the Rangitoto­ Tuhua No. 7lB Block and along the northern boundary of Rangitoto-Tuhua No. 69D Block to its intersection with the Road; thence across the said road and along the northern boundary of the Rangitoto-Tuhua No. 69B Block again; thence south­ westerly by a right line to the south-western corner of Rangitoto - Tuhua No. 26B Block; thence easterly and northerly by the southern and eastern boundaries of the Rangitoto - Tuhua No. 26B Block to a point where the northern boundary of the Rangitoto-Tuhua No. 35B Block intersects the said eastern boundary of the Rangitoto­ Tuhua No. 26B Block; thence generally easterly by the northern boundaries of the Rangitoto-Tuhua No. 35B Block to its intersection with Section 3, Block XIV, Mangao­ rongo Survey District; thence easterly generally by the northern boundary of the said Section 3, across a road, and again by the northern boundary of the said Section 3, across a road, and easterly by the northern boundary of Section 4, Block XIV, Mangao­ rongo Survey District; thence southerly along the eastern boundaries of the said Section 4 to the northern boundary of the Rangitoto-Tuhua No. 35B Block; thence south-easterly along the said boundary to the eastern boundary; ~hence southerly along the said boundary to its intersection with the Waipa River; thence along the middle of the Waipa River to a point where the northern boundary of the Rangitoto A No. 48A Block intersects; thence along the said northern boundary of the RangItoto A No. 48R Block to the intersection of the Owawenga Stream; thence southwards along the Owawenga Stream to the point where the said stream intersects the eastern boundary of the Rangitoto A No. 50B Block; thence southwards along the eastern boundary of the Rangitoto A No. 50B Block; thence eastwards and southwards along the northern and eastern boundaries of the Rangitoto A No. 67 A Block; thence easterly along the northern boundary of the Rangitoto A No. 60 Block, southern portion; thence northwards along the eastern boundary of the Rangitoto A No. 49B Block to the intersection of the southern boundary of the Rangitoto A No. 30B Block; thence eastwards along the said southern boundary of Rangitoto A No. 30B Block; thence south-easterly along the south-western boundaries of the Rangitoto A Nos. 28 and 40 Blocks; thence eastwards along the southern boundary of the Rangitoto A No. 40 Block; thence in a south-easterly direction along the south-western boundary of the Rangitoto A No. 29A Block and the Rangitoto B Block; thence westerly along the southern boundaries of the Rangitoto A No. 3IB Block to its intersection with a right line drawn from the Rangitoto Trig. to the source of the Ongarue River; thence southerly along the said right line to the Ongarue River; thence in a westerly direction along the middle of the said Ongarue River to the Ohura County; thence westerly generally along the northern boundary of the said Ohura County to the Clifton County; thence westerly generally by the northern boundary of the Clifton County to the sea; thence towards the west by the sea to the place of commencement: excluding the Borough of Te Kuit,i.

FOURTH SCHEDULE. KAWHIA COUNTY. ALL that area of land in the Auckland Land District bounderl by a line commencing where the south boundary of Raglan County (as described in the Fifth Schedule to this Act) meets the ; thence easterly by the southern boundary of Raglan County; thenceJaoutherly by the western boundary of Otorohanga and Waitomo Counties (as described in the First and Third Schedules respectively to this Act) ; thence westerly by the northern boundary of Waitomo County to the sea; thence northerly by the sea to ; thence by the confines of that harbour to the sea; thence by the sea to the Aotea Harbour; thence by the south-east boundary oJ that harbour to the point of commencement. 39 610 1921, No. 64.] Waikato and King-country Oounties. [12 GEO. V.

FIFTH SCHEDULE. RAGLAN COUNTY. ALl, that area of land in the Auckland Land District bounded by a line commencing at the mouth of the Waikato River, and proceeding thence up the left bank of that river to its confluence with the Whangamarino Stream; thence up the middle of the Waikato River, but so as to exclude all islands, to a point opposite to the south boundary of Lot 36, Parish of Waipa; thence along the south boundary of that lot and a projection thereof to its intersection with the eaptern boundary of Lot 27, Parish of Waipa; thence southerly along the eastern boundary of that lot to the southern boundary of Lot 40B, Parish of Waipa; thence along the southern boundary of that lot and a projection thereof to the middle of the Waipa River; thence along the middle of that river in a southerly direction to its junction with the Mangauika Stream; thence along that stream to its intersection on the southern boundary of Lot 329, Parish of Pirongia ; thence along the southern boundaries of Lots 329, 306, and 365, all of the Parish of Pirongia, to the intersection of the eastern boundary of Section 2, Block Ill, Pirongia Survey District; thence along the eastern boundaries of Sections 2 and 4; thence westerly along the southern boundaries of Sections 4 and 1, all of Block Ill, Pirongia Survey District, to the intersection of the eastern boundary of Section 5, Block VII, Pirongia Survey District; thence along the eastern boundary of that section to its southern boundary; thence along the southern boundaries of Sections 6 and 4, Block VII, Pirongia Survey District; thence northerly along the western boundaries of the said Section 4 and Native reserve to the southern boundary of education reserve; thence along the south-western boundary of the said education reserve to its north­ western boundary; thence along that boundary and the north-western boundary of the Mangauika B No. 2 Section 2 Block to Trig. 1922; thence along the south-western boundaries of Lot 358, across a road, and along the south-western boundary of Lot 352, both of Parish of Pirongia, to the intersection of the south-eastern boundary of the proposed water-catchment area; thence south-westerly along the southern boundary of that area to its intersection with the eastern boundary of Section 5, Block I, Pirongia Survey District; thence along the eastern and northern boundaries of that section to its intersection with the Otungaoko Road, across that road, and following that road to the southern boundary of Section 7; thence along the southern boundaries of the said Section 7 and Section 4, all of Block IV, Kawhia North Survey District, to a road; thence northerly along the eastern boundary of that road to a point opposite to the southern boundary of Section 8, Block XV, Survey District; thence across that road and along the southern boundaries of the said Sllction 8, and of Section 7, Block XV, Karioi Survey District, and of Section 18, Block XIV, Karioi Survey District, across a road, and generally along the southern boundaries of Sections 19 and Hi, Block XIV, Karioi Survey District, to the intersection with the eastern boundary of the Moerangi No. 3B Block; thence northerly along the said eastern boundary to the intersection of a road; thence south-westerly along that road to the Aotea Harbour; along the southern boundaries generally of that harbour to the sea; thence along the sea to the ]Joint of commencement.

SIXTH SCHEDULE. WAIKATO COUNTY. ALL that area of land in the Auckland Land District bounded by a line commencing at the confluence of the Whangamarino River with the Waikato River, and proceeding thence up the middle of the said Whangamarino River, up the middle of the Maramarua River, and up the middle of the Mangatangi Stream to its intersection with the Mercer­ Pukorokoro Road; thence easterly along the middle of that road to Allotment 82, Parish of Koheroa, and along the western and northern boundary of that allotment to the Firth of Thames, at the mouth of Pukorokoro Creek; thence southerly generally along the confiscation boundary to the most north-westerly point of the Karokaro A Block; thence easterly along the southern boundary of the Piako County (hereinbefore described) to the most south-westerly point of the Tawawhakapuoro Block; thence westerly along the southern boundary of the Tawawhakapuoro Block to the inter­ section of the south-eastern boundary of the Maungakawa Block; thence south-west along the south-western boundary of the said Maungakawa Blockl,to~the intersection of Section 6a, Te Miro Settlement; thence along thelisouth-eastern boundaries of 12 GEO. V.] Waikato and King-country Oounties. [1921, No. 64. 611

Sections 68, 58, and 3s, Te Miro Settlement, and south-eastern boundary of the sanatorium reserve in Block VI, Cambridge Survey District, to the intersect.ion with the confiscation boundary; thence southwards along the confiscation boundary to the Opuahau '('rig.; thence south-westerly along the south-east boundary of Lot 8, Hautapu Parish, to the intersection of the Karapiro Stream; thence westward along the said Karapiro Stream to the western houndary of the Borough of Cambridge; thence northerly, westerly, and southerly along the said Borough of Cambridge boundary to the middle of the Waikato River; thence along the middle of that river to a point opposite to the eastern boundary of the Borough of Hamilton; thence northwards along the eastern boundary of the aforesaid borough and westward along northern boundary of the afore8aid borough to the middle of the Waikato River; thence north­ wards along the middle of that river to a point opposite to the south-eastern boundary of the Borough of Ngaruawahia; thence following the south-eastern, north-eastern, and northern boundaries of that borough and a production of the said northern boundary to the middle of the Waikato River; thence northwards along the middle of that river to a point opposite to the southern boundary of the Town District of Huntly; thence to and along the southern, eastern, and northern boundaries of the said town district, and a production of the said northern boundary to the middle of the Waikato River; thence northwards generally along the middle of that river, so as to include within the said boundaries all islands in the said river, to the Whangamarino River to the place of commencement.

SEVENTH SCHEDULE.

PIAKO COUNTY. ALL that area in the Auckland Land District bounded by a line commencing at the intersection of Hoa-o- South No. 4A Block at its south-western corner with the old confiscation boundary-line; thence easterly along south boundaries of Hoe-o­ Tainui South No. 4A Block, Sections 2, S, and 7, Block IX, Hapuakohe Survey District, and Willis's Grant, and a production of the latter boundary to the middle of the Piako River; thence northerly along the middle of that river to a point opposite a road at the south-western corner of Section 5, Block T, Waitoa Survey District (creamery reserve); thence to and following the northern side of the said road in a north­ easterly direction to the Waitoa River; thence across that river to a road running llorth-easterly, and following that road to its junction with road in Otway's Set.tlement at the north-western corner of the apiary reserve; thence in a north-easterly direction by a road to the Waihou River; thence southerly by the left bank of that river to the Te Aroha Borough boundary; thence generally southerly, easterly, and nort.herly along the boundary of t.he said borough to the iutersection of the line between Survey Blocks IX and X, Aroha Survey District, with the old county boundary-line; thence easterly by the said old county boundary-line to '('rig. 567, Te Aroha; thence north­ easterly by the confiscation boundary-line to the old county boundary-line between Piako and Tauranga Couuties, as set forth in the boundaries of Piako County, New Zealand Statutes of 1876, page 18/'i; thence south-easterly by the western boundary of a forest reserve in Katikati and Aongatete Survey Districts to its intersection on Whakamarama No. 2 Block; thence south-westerly by the northern boundaries of Okauia No. 1 Block; thence by the Wairere Stream and Waihou River to a point opposite the production of the north-western boundary-line of Section 27 A, Block X, Wairere Survey District, to the Waihou River; thence south-westerly along that pro­ duced boundary and the north-western boundaries of Sections 27 A and 27, Block X, Wairere Aurvey District, and Lot 24A of Turanga-o-Moana Block; thence north and west generally along the southern boundaries of Turanga-o-Moana, Aratiatia, Tara­ moram No. 1, and Matamata North Blocks to the middle of the Waitoa River; thence along the middle of that river to its confluence with the Mangapapa River; thence generally southerly by the said Mangapapa River to the south-eastern corner of Te Pae-o-tu-Rawaru Block; thence by the southern boundary of the aforesaid block to its intersection with the Tawawhakapuoro Block; thence generally northerly by the eastern boundaries of ·Tawawhakapuoro, Te Konehu, Kiwitahi Nos. IF, lE, and In Blocks; thence by the northern and western boundaries of the Kiwitahi No. ID Block to the north-eastern corner of Kiwitahi No. 2 Block; thence by the northl'rn boundaries of the Kiwitahi Nos. 2 and 3A and Karokaro Blocks to the confiscation boundary-line; thence north-westerly along that line to the point oflcommencement: excluding the Borough ofl~Morrinsville. 39* 612 1921, No. 64.] Waikato and King-country Oounties. [12 GEO. V.

EIGHTH SCHEDULE. - W AIPA COUNTY. ALL that area in the Auckland Land District bounded by a line commencing at tht' centre of the Waikato River at a point where a production of the southern boundary of the Borough of Ngaruawahia inter!lects the centre of the said river; thence following the middle of the Waikato Rivcr to a point opposite to the north-western boundary of the Borough of Hamilton; thence by the western and southern boundaries of the afore~aid borough to the middle of the Waikato River; thence by the middle of the afore~aid river to a point opposite to the north-east~rn corner of Lot 227, Pukekura Parish; thence by the eastern boundary of Lot 227 and, a production thereof across a road, by the eastern boundary of Lot 185, across a road, by the eastern boundaries of TJots 185 and 186, across a road, by the eastern boundary of Lot IS7, across a road. and by the eastern bOlilldary of r.ot 226, being all lots of Pukekura Parish, to Trig. 52, Pukekura; thence south-easterly by the north-east boundaries of the Pukekura Nos. ISB le, 18B lB, 19B lA, and ISB 2 Blocks; thence south-westerly by the south-east boundary of the aforesaid Pukekura l8B 2 Block; thence south-easterly by the north­ east boundary of the Pukekura Nos. 17 and 15 Blocks; thence towards the south-east by a right line from the eastern corner of Pukek~lra No. 15 Block to Trig. 1427, Maungatautari; thence south-easterly by a right line from the aforesaid Trig. 1427 to the middle of the Waikato River at a point opposite to the north-western corner of Section 9, Block XII, Maungatautari Survey District; thence generally southerly by the middle of that river to a point opposite to the south-eastern corner of Section 3, Block Ill, Wharepapa Survey District; thence by county boundaries of Otorohanga and Raglan Counties (as described in the First and Fifth Schedules respectively to this Act) to a point in the middle of the Waipa River opposite to the southern boundary of the Borough of Ngaruawahia; thence by the said southern boundary of the Borough of Ngaruawahia and a production thereof to the place of commencement· excluding the Borough of .

NINTH SCHEDULE. TAuPo COUNTY. ALL that area in the Auckland, Hawke's Bay, and Wellington Land Districts bounded by a line commencing at a point on the north-western shore of Lake Taupo, being the southernmost corner of Tihoi No. 1 Block, and proceeding thence along the north­ western boundaries of Tihoi Nos. 1 and 3 Blocks to Pureora; thence to the source of the Ongaruhe Stream, and along the north-western boundary of the Waitomo County (hereinbefore described) to the south-eastern boundary of the Otorohanga County (here­ inbefore described), and along that boundary to the Waikato River; thence up the middle of that river to a point in line between the mouth of the Waihora Stream in Lake Taupo and Trig. Station 807 (Araura); thence along a right line to Trig. Station 807 (Oraura), along a right line to Trig. Station 31 (Paeroa), and a right line to Trig. Station 76A. (Tawhiwau); thence along a. right line running in the direction of Trig. Station 69 (Tatarakino) to its intersection by a right line from a point where the Napier­ Taupo Road crosses the to the most northerly point of ­ moana; thence along a right line to a point on the Te Hoe River at the south-eastern corner of Heruiwi No. 4 Block, and along the middle of that river to and along the middle of the Mohaka River to its intersection by the production of a right line running from Trig. Station 65A (Kaweka Range) to 68A; thence along the said right line to Trig. Station 65A, a right line thence to Trig. Station 26 (Tawheketewhango" a right line to Trig. Station 27; thence along a right line to Trig. Station 28 (Manukaiapu), a right line to Ruapehu Trig. Station, a right line to Trig. Station H (Paretetaitonga), a right line hence to 'l'rig. Station D (Ngauruhoe), a right line to Tongariro Trig. Station; and thence along a right line to the western shore of Lake Taupo at the mouth of the Waihi Stream, and along the western shore of Lake Taupo to the place of commencement. 12 GEO. V.] Waikato and King-country Counties. [1921, No. 64. 613

TENTH SCHEDULE. TAUPO ROAD DISTRICT. ALL that area of land in thl' Auckland Land District commencing at the mouth of the Utumuheke Stream; thence generally easterly by that stream to the north-west boundary of Section 4; thence north-easterly by the north-welltern boundary of Section 4 to the northern boundary of the said section; thence easterly by the northern boundary of the said section to its eastern boundary; thence southerly by the eastern boundary of the said section to its southern boundary; thence south­ westerly by the eastern boundary of Section 20 to the Rotokawa Road; thence across the said road by a continuation of the eastern boundary of the said Section 20; thence generally easterly by the said Rotokawa Road to the north-eastern corner of Section .23 ; thence south-westerly by the eastern boundary of Section 23 to Paetiki Road; thence across the said road by a continuation of the eastern boundary of Section 2:l; thence generally easterly by the Paetiki Road to the north-eastern corner of, Section 22; thence southerly by the eastern boundary of Section 22 to the Taupo-Napier Road; thence generally westerly by the said road to the eastern boundary of Section 7; thence south-westerly by the eastern boundary of Section 7 to a road on the south­ eastern corner; thence generally westerly by that road to its junction with the Taupo­ Tokaanu Road; thence due west by an imaginary line to shores of Lake Taupo; thence by the shores of the said Lake Taupo to the mouth of the Waikato River; thence by the Waikato River to the point of commencement: all in Block 11, Tauhara Survey District.