Selwyn County was one of the
counties of New Zealand
A system of counties of New Zealand was instituted after the country dissolved its provinces in 1876, and these counties were similar to other countries' systems, lasting with little change (except mergers and other localised boundary adjustmen ...
on the South Island.
References
* http://christchurchcitylibraries.com/Heritage/Chronology/Year/1910.asp
See also
* List of former territorial authorities in New Zealand
Counties of New Zealand
Politics of the Canterbury Region
{{CanterburyNZ-geo-stub