ALL that parcel of land comprising 7,900 acres, more or less, and known as the Ahuriri Lagoon, in the Provincial District of Hawke's Bay, the boundaries whereof are as follows: Starting at the western extremity of Railway Quay; thence by a line bearing 283° 57′ to the Ferry and Landing Reserve on the Western Spit; thence by the southern boundary of that reserve to Meanee Quay; thence towards the North and East by Meanee Quay Survey Reserve, a Maori reserve, Meanee Quay, and the shore of the Ahuriri Lagoon to the mouth of the River Esk; thence by a line across that river to the southernmost corner of Block 84, as shown on the plan of the western side of the Harbour suburban sections; thence towards the North-east by Blocks 84, 49, 48, 47, and 46 on the said plan; thence North-westerly by Blocks 45 and 44 on the said plan; thence South-westerly by Blocks 43, 34, 33, 32, and 29 on the said plan; thence Easterly by Blocks 30 and 31 on the said plan; thence Westerly by Blocks 31 and 30 on the said plan; thence North-westerly by Blocks 29 and 28 on the said plan, a public road through Blocks 27, 26, and 25, and by Block 10 on the said plan; thence on the South-east by Blocks 9, 7, and 6 on the said plan; thence on the North-west by Blocks 6 and 7 on the said plan; thence on the South-east by Blocks 3 and 2 on the said plan; thence on the South-west by Block 1 on the said plan; thence on the North-west by Blocks 2, 3, 4, and 5 on the said plan; thence on the South-west by the Warerangi Block; thence Southerly and Westerly by Blocks 14, 13, 12, 11, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, and 4 as shown on the plan of the Ahuriri Harbour suburban sections to the easternmost corner of Block 4 of the said Ahuriri Harbour suburban sections; thence by a line to the northernmost point of Block 2, Park's Island; thence by the northern, eastern, and southern shores of that island to its junction with Block 94, as shown on the plan of the Meanee suburban sections; thence by the eastern boundary of that block to its south-eastern corner; thence on the South-east by a line to the North-west point of Block 48 on the said plan of the Meanee suburban sections; thence by the northern boundary of Block 48 to its north-east corner; thence on the North-west by a line to the northernmost point of Block 95 on the said plan of the Meanee suburban sections; thence on the West and South by Block 95; thence Easterly by the Napier-Taradale Road and Blocks 47 and 96; thence South-easterly by Blocks 96 and 47 on the said plan of the Meanee suburban sections to the intersection with the Napier-Taradale Road; thence South-easterly by that road to a point opposite the north-west corner of Block 124 on the said plan of the Meanee suburban sections; thence Southerly by Blocks 124 and 122 on the plan of the Meanee suburban sections; thence generally Westerly by Blocks 122 and 47 on the said plan of the Meanee suburban sections; thence generally Southerly by Block 123 on the said plan of the Meanee suburban sections and Blocks 68 and 69 on the same plan; thence generally Easterly by Blocks 100 and 101 on the said plan of the Meanee suburban sections; thence Southerly by Block 101 to the bank of the Tutaekuri River; thence across that river by a line bearing due east to the boundary of the Te Whare-o-maraenui Block; thence North-easterly by the Te Whare-o-maraenui Block to the westernmost corner of that block: thence South-easterly by the same block to the Railway Reserve; thence towards the North and East by the Railway Reserve to the southernmost point of the Harbour Reserve known as Section 601, as shown on the plan of the Town of Napier; thence towards the East by that reserve to the south-west corner of Town Section 600, Napier; thence by a line bearing 23° 1′ to a harbour reserve on the north side of Railway Quay; thence towards the North by the said reserve to the starting point at the western extremity of Railway Quay: excluding the islands called Roro-o-kuri, Parapara, Te Ihuotikei, Uruwiri, Poroporo, Tirowhangahe, Tuteranuku, Awa-a-waka, and Matawhero.
The reference to “Maori”
was substituted, as from 27 November 1947, for a reference to “Native”
pursuant to section 2(2) Maori Purposes Act 1947 (1947 No 59). See the Napier Harbour Board Empowering Act 1932-33.