The New Zealand Constitution Act [1852]: together with correspondence between the Secretary of State for the colonies and the Governor-in-Chief of New Zealand in explanation thereof
Schedule E. — Province of Canterbury. — Description of Districts
Schedule E.
Province of Canterbury.
Description of Districts.
1. The Town of Christchurch District, comprises the site of the Town of Christchurch as shown on the Plans of the Canterbury Association in their office at Christchurch.
2. The Christchurch Country District, comprises all that tract of land within the Province of Canterbury which is not comprised in "the Town of Christchurch District," in " the Town of Lyttelton District," or in " the Akaroa District."
3. The Town of Lyttelton District, comprises the Site of the Town of Lyttelton as shewn in the Plans of tne Canterbury Association in their office at Christchurch.
4. The Akaroa District, comprises all that portion of Banks' Peninsula, which is bounded on tbe North, South, and East by the Sea, and on tbe West by a right line drawn from a point on the Northern Coast of Banks' Peninsula, midway between the Eastern Head of Port Levy and the Western Head of Pigeon Bay, due North and South across Banks' Peninsula, until it meets the Sea on the South Coast of the said Peninsula.