The Pamphlet Collection of Sir Robert Stout: Volume 88

Geographical Divisions — Geographical Divisions of the Colony

Geographical Divisions

Geographical Divisions of the Colony.

Boundaries of New Zealand.

The boundaries of New Zealand comprise all territories, islands, and countries lying between 162° east longitude, and 173° west longitude, and between 33° and 53° of South latitude. -26 and 27 Vict, c. 23.

Municipalities.

Under the "Municipal Corporations Act, 1876."

Borough. County.
Akaroa Akaroa
Auckland ( City) Eden
Blenheim Marlborough
Christchurch ( City) Selwyn
Greymouth Grey
Hokitika Westland
Kaiapoi Ashley
Lyttelton Selwyn
Napier Hawke'sBay
Nelson Waimea
New Plymouth Taranaki
Picton Marlborough
Thames Thames
Timaru Geraldine
Wanganui Wanganui
Wellington ( City) Hutt
Westport Buller

Under the "Otage Municipal Corporations Ordinance, 1865."

Alexandra Vincent
Arrowtown Lake
Balclutha Clutha
Clyde Vincent
Cromwell Vincent
Dunedin ( City) Taieri
Invercargill Southland
Lawrence Tuapeka
Milton Bruce
Naseby Maniototo
Oamaru Waitaki
Palmerston Waikouaiti
Port Chalmers Waikouaiti
Queenstown Lake
Riverton Wallace
Roxburgh Tuapeka
St. Kilda Taieri
South Dunedin Taieri
West Hawkesbury Waikouaiti

All the above named are Corporate Towns, except the four cities of Auckland, Christchurch, Dunedin, and Wellington.

Counties.

North

1. Bay of Islands.
2. Cook
3. Coromandel
4. Eden
5. Hawke's Bay
6. Hobson
7. Hokianga
8. Hutt
9. Kawhia
10. Manawatu
11. Manukau
12. Mongonui
13. Patea
14. Piako
15. Raglan
16. Rangitikei
17. Rodney
18. Taranaki
19. Taupo East
20. Taupo West
21. Tauranga
22. Thames
23. Waikato
21. Waipa
25. Waipawa
26. Wairarapa E.
27. Wairarapa W.
28. Wairoa
29. Waitemata
30. Wanganui
31. Whakataue
32. Whangarei.

South

1. Akaroa
2. Amuri
3. Ashburton
4. Ashley
5. Bruce
6. Buller
7. Cheviot
8. Clutha
9. Collingwood
10. Fiord
11. Geraldine
12. Grey
13. Inangahua
14. Kaikoura
15. Lake
16. Maniototo
17. Marlborough
18. Peninsula
19. Selwyn
20. Sounas
21. Southland
22. Stewart's Island
23. Taieri
24. Tuapeka
25. Vincent
26. Waikouaiti
27. Waimate
28. Waimea
29. Waitaki
30. Wallace
31. Westland

The Counties marked in italics are excepted from the Counties Act.

Hundreds Proclaimed.

Provincial District of Auckland

The Hundreds of Auckland, Howick, Onehunga, Otahuhu, Panmure, and Pupuke, 2nd November, 1848.

Provincial District of Taranaki

The three Hundreds of New Plymouth, Omata, 17th September, 1851; and of Hua-Waiwakaiho, 3rd July, 1855.

Provincial District of Wellington

The Hundreds of Masterton, 25th January, 1858; and Whanganui, 17th September, 1851.

Provincial District of Nelson

The Hundreds of Wakapuaka, Nelson, Waimea East, Wai-iti, Waimea West, Moutere, Motueka, Riwaka, Sandy Bay, Motupipi, and Aorere, 16th November, 1854.

Provincial District of Otago

The Hundreds of Dunedin, East Taieri, West Taieri, Waihola, South Tokomairiro, North Tokomairiro, East Clutha, and West Clutha, 26th May, 1856; Waikouaiti, Hawkesbury, Moeraki, Otepopo, and Oamaru, 25th November, 1862; Awamoko, Kakanui, Catlin's, Waikawa, Toetoe, Mokareta, and Tuturau, 9th February, 1865; Maruwhenua, 10th June, 1865; Traquair and Stuart, 4th November, 1868; Crookston and Wairuna, 4th February, 1871; Strath Taieri, 27th May, 1871; Waiarika, 10th August, 1871; Dart, Tuapeka, Lee Stream, Dunback, Kaiwera, Herriott; Otaria, Waipahi, Kuriwao, Pukerau, Waikaka, Waikoikoi, Waikaia, and Spottis, 2nd September, 1874; Dalhousie, Okapua, Pyramid, and Wendon, 29th December, 1876.

Provincial District of Southland

The Hundreds of Forest Hill, Lindhurst, Waimumu, Campbelltown, Invercargill, New River, Jacob's River, Oteramika, Mataura, Aparima, Mabel, Lothian, Winton, and Oreti, 10th April, 1866.