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north-eastern boundary of Rural Section 1676, to and along Springs Road, to and along the north-eastern boundaries of Rural Sections 2564 and 2625, to and along Shand's Road, to and along Selwyn Road, to and along the road forming the north-western boundaries of Rural Sections 4032 and 4050, to and along Swamp Road, to and along the road forming the north-western boundaries of Rural Sections 3595 and 4728, to and along the Selwyn River to the road forming the north-western boundary of Rural Section 24284, the place of commencement. Christchurch North. This district is bounded towards the north generally by the Kaiapoi Electoral District, hereinbefore described, from the intersection of the railway-line with Harewood Road, to the junction of Dudley Street with Hills Road ; thence bounded towards the east by the said Hills Road, to and along North Avon Road, to and along Fitzgerald Avenue and its production to the Avon River ; thence bounded towards the south generally by the said Avon River to a point in line with the middle of Salisbury Street; thence by a right line to and along the said Salisbury Street, to and along Colombo Street, to and along Kilmore Street, to and along Victoria Street, to and along Bealey Avenue and its production to the Avon River; thence by the said Avon River to and along the Christchurch-Hurunui Railway line, to and along the Wairarapa Stream, to and along the north-eastern boundary of Rural Section 242, to and along Norman's Road, to and along Papanui Road, to and along Harewood Road to its intersection with the railway-line, the place of commencement. Christchurch East. This district is bounded towards the west and north generally by the Christchurch North Electoral District, hereinbefore described, from the intersection of Kilmore and Colombo Streets to the Avon River at a point in line with the middle of Fitzgerald Avenue ; thence bounded towards the east generally by the said Avon River to a point in line with the middle of the said Fitzgerald Avenue ; thence by a right line to and along the aforesaid Fitzgerald Avenue, to and along Tuam Street, to and along Matheson's Road, to and along Ferry Road, to and along Ensor's Road to the Heathcote River ; thence by that river to a point opposite the watercourse from Hills Road near Heathcote Street; thence to and by the said watercourse to Hills Road ; thence bounded towards the south generally by the said Hills Road, to and along Port Hills Street, to and along St. Martins Road, to and along Burnbrae Street to the Heathcote River at the Tennyson Street Bridge ; thence by that river to the Colombo Street Bridge ; thence bounded towards the west generally by the said Colombo Street to its intersection with Kilmore Street, the place of commencement. Christchurch South. This district is bounded towards the north and east generally by the Christchurch North and Christchurch East Electoral Districts, hereinbefore described, from the Avon River at a point in line with the middle of Deans Avenue, to the Heathcote River at the Colombo Street Bridge ; thence bounded towards the south-east and south-west generally by the said Heathcote River to its intersection with the Lower Lincoln Road ; thence bounded towards the northwest by that road, to and along the north-eastern boundary of Rural Section 128 to its intersection with the DunedinChristehurch Railway line ; thence by the said railway-line to a point in line with the middle of Dean's Avenue ; thence by a right line, to and along the said avenue and its production to the Avon River, the place of commencement. Avon. This district is bounded towards the north generally by the Kaiapoi Electoral District, hereinbefore described, from the junction of Dudley Street with Hills Road to the sea at a point in line with Beach Road on the northern boundary of New Brighton Borough ; thence bounded towards the north-east by the sea to the estuary of the Heathcote and Avon Rivers ; thence bounded towards the south-west and south-east generally by the said estuary to the south-western side of Linwood Avenue ; thence by the south-western side of the said Linwood Avenue, to and along Alwyn's Road, to and along Ferry Road to the eastern boundary of the Christchurch East Electoral District, hereinbefore described, at the junction of Ferry Road and Ensor's Road ; thence bounded towards the south and west by the said Christchurch East Electoral District and Christchurch North Electoral District, hereinbefore described, to the junction of Dudley Street and Hills Road, the place of commencement.

Ricoarton. This district is bounded towards the west generally by the western shores of Lake Ellesmere from the outlet of the said Lake Ellesmere, to and along Hanmer Road, to and along Brookside and Irwell Road, to and along Brookside and Burnham Road, to and along the Selwyn River to the road forming the north-western boundary of Rural Section 4728 ; thence bounded towards the north-west generally by the Kaiapoi Electoral District, hereinbefore described, from the Selwyn River to the intersection of the Christchurch-Hurunui Railway line with Harewood Road ; thence bounded towards the east generally by the Christchurch North and Chiistchurch South Electoral Districts, hereinbefore described, from the intersection of the railway-line with Harewood Road to the Heathcote River at a point opposite the north-eastern corner of Rural Section 383 ; thence by a right line to and along the road intersecting the said Rural Section 383 from its north-eastern corner, to and along the road forming the north-eastern and western boundaries of Rural Section 1325 and western boundaries of Rural Sections 3504, 2063, 31362, 31363, and 2231, intersecting Rural Sections 10210 and 493, and the closed road forming the north-western and southwestern boundaries of Section (part) 452, Block 111, Halswell Survey District, to and along the summit of the Port Hills to a point in line with Trig. Station N and Mount Herbert; thence by a right line through the said Trig. Station N to the said Mount Herbert; thence by a right line from the aforesaid Mount Herbert to Herbert Peak, and that line produced to Mount Herbert Peak Road ; thence by that road to and along Purau or Summit Road, to and along Summit Road, to and along the Purau Road, to and along the north-western boundaries of Rural Sections 25399, 35374, 17758, and 18831, to and along the Little River - Pigeon Bay Road, to and along Harman's Track, to and along the western boundary of Reserve 1259, Block XIV, Pigeon Bay Survey District, to and along the Akaroa - Little River Road to Barry's Pass ; thence by the summit of the main range over Wooded Peak and French Hill to Wainui Pass Road ; thence bounded towards the south generally by the said Wainui Pass Road and the road forming the southern boundary of Rural Section 31001, to and along the northern boundary of Section 10 of the Kinloch Settlement, to and along the road forming the southern boundaries of Sections 6 and 6a of the said Kinloch Settlement to the westernmost corner of the said Section 6a ; thence to and along the Okute River to its confluence with the Kakerikawai River, and by tha river to and along the south-eastern shores of Lake Forsyth to the sea ; thence by the sea to the outlet of Lake Ellesmere, the place of commencement. Lyttelton. This district is bounded towards the west and north-west generally by the Ricearton, Christchurch South, Christchurch East, and Avon Electoral Districts hereinbefore described, from the sea at the southern end of Lake Forsyth to the sea at the estuary of the Heathcote and Avon Rivers ; thence bounded towards the north-east and south generally by the sea to the southern end of Lake Forsyth, the place of commencement ; including all wharves and extensions seaward, and Ripa and adjacent Islands. This district also includes the Chatham Islands. Mid-Canterbury. This district is bounded towards the north and north-east generally by the Hurunui, Kaiapoi, and Riccarton Electoral Districts, hereinbefore described, from the summit of the Southern Alps at a point due west of Mount Harper, to the sea at the outlet of Lake Ellesmere ; thence bounded towards the south-east generally by the sea to the mouth of the Ashburton River ; thence bounded towards the south-west generally by that river and the north branch of the said river to the southernmost corner of Run 119 a ; thence by the south-western boundary of the said Run 119 a, and the southern boundary of Run 119 to its southernmost corner; thence by a right line due west to the River Swin ; thence by that river to a point in line with the southern portion of the south-western boundary of Run 118 ; thence by a right line to the River Smite at the southernmost corner of the said Run 118 ; thence by that river and the Lake Stream to the Rakaia River ; thence by that river to its source on the summit of the Southern Alps near Whitcombe Pass ; thence bounded towards the north-west by the summit of the said Southern Alps to a point due west of Mount Harper, the place of commencement.

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