# New Zealand Boundaries Act 1863

26 & 27 Vict. c. 23 · enacted 8 June 1863 · revised to 1 February 1991

An Act to alter the Boundaries of New Zealand.

PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/new-zealand-boundaries-act-1863/pdf/ukpga_18630023_en.pdf

## Introductory text

An Act to alter the Boundaries of New Zealand.
[8th June 1863]

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## 2 What shall be deemed the limits of the colony.

The colony of New Zealand shall for the purposes of the said Act and for all other purposes whatever be deemed to comprise all territories, islands, and countries lying between the one hundred and sixty-second degree of east longitude and the one hundred and seventy-third degree of west longitude, and between the thirty-third and fifty-third parallels of south latitude.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Vict/26-27/23 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/new-zealand-boundaries-act-1863
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