Commencing at a point on the Ocean Beach, the same being the outlet of Lake Ellesmere to the sea; thence by a right line to the mouth of the River Halswell; thence generally northerly along the left bank of that river to the southernmost corner of Rural Section 1069, Block X, Halswell Survey District; thence northerly along the south-eastern boundary of that section and a line in continuation of the said boundary to the centre of the Ahuriri Bush Road South; thence north-easterly along the centre of that road to the southern boundary of Rural Section numbered 1901, Block XI, Halswell Survey District; thence south-easterly and north-easterly along the southern and eastern boundaries of that section, and northerly along the eastern boundaries of Sections 1863 and 1093, to the summit of the Port Hills; thence easterly in a direct line through Trig.

Station L1 to Mount Herbert; thence again easterly in a direct line to Mount Herbert Peak and a line in continuation of the same to Mount Herbert Peak Road; thence generally south-easterly along the centre of that road and of the Purau-Akaroa Road to a point at the south-eastern corner of Rural Section 34200, the said point being the junction of the Purau-Akaroa Road with the Port Levy and Little River Road; thence again towards the east by the west side of the said Port Levy-Little River Road to its junction with the road formerly known as the Terawera Valley Road; thence by that road and the line of a closed road to the Christchurch and Akaroa Road; thence by the last-mentioned road to Barry’s Pass; thence by the summit of the main range, over the said Barry’s Pass, Wooded Peak, French Hill, Wainui Peak, Kitson’s Pole, Saddle Hill, and Carew’s Peak, to Mount Bossu; thence in a direct line to the westernmost corner of Rural Section 4547, Block XI, Akaroa Survey District; thence along the south-western boundary of that section to the centre of the road forming the eastern boundaries of Rural Sections 22842 and 22755, Block XI, Akaroa Survey District, to its intersection with the northern boundary of Rural Section 23314; thence westerly to the northernmost corner of that section; thence southerly along the west boundary of said Section 23314 to its south-west corner; thence easterly to the northernmost corner of Rural Section 22709; thence again southerly to the westernmost corner of Rural Section 22708 and easterly along the south boundary of that section to the dividing-line between Rural Sections 22707 and 22463; thence southerly by that boundary and its production to the sea; and thence generally westerly along the sea-shore to the outlet of Lake Ellesmere to the sea, being the aforesaid commencing-point.

All that area in the Canterbury Land District bounded towards the north-east, east, and south by the sea from the north-eastern corner of Mount Herbert County to the south-eastern corner of Wairewa County hereinbefore described; and thence towards the west generally by the said Wairewa and Mount Herbert Counties to the place of commencement.