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of Christchurch district, the boundary of
that district as far as the south-east corner
of rural section No. 10; by the south
boundary of section No. 10, the south-east
boundary of section No. 145, till it is
crossed by a creek running easterly into
the River Heathcote, thence along that
creek till it meets a line in continuation of
the south-eastern boundary line of section
180, following along that line to the south
east corner of section No. 180, the south
boundaries of sections Nos. 180, 211, 240,
337, and 234, and the north side of the
road on the south boundaries of those
sections continued to the point where that
road first meets a branch of the River
Heathcote, and a straight line drawn from
that point due west, until it meets the
west boundary of the district.

5 The Heathcote district comprises all
that portion of the Province, bounded on
the north by the Avon district, and the
town of Christchurch district, on the west
by a line drawn due north and south
through the trig. pole c 29 before mention-
ed on the south by the ridge of hills from
the Flag Staff on Mount Pleasant to the
highest of the peaks called Cooper\'s Knobs,
and by a straight line drawn from the last
mentioned peak to the point where the
river Halsewell meets Lake Ellesmere, and
by the north shore of that lake till it is met
by the west boundary of the district; and
on the east by a straight line from the Flag
Staff on Mount Pleasant to the point
where the Ferry Road crosses the River
Heathcote at the old Ferry, and the shore
and the estuary to its mouth.

6.—The Akaroa district comprises all
that portion of the Province included
within the sea coast and a line drawn from
a point on the sea coast, half way between
the westernmost head of Pigeon Bay and
the easternmost head of Port Albert (or
Levy) southerly to the head of the Little
River; and thence along that river and
Lake Forsythe to the sea coast.

7.—The Port Victoria district com-
prises all that portion of the Province in-
cluded between the coasts of the sea, Lake
Forsythe, and Lake Ellesmere, the Akaroa
district, and the western boundary of the
Kaituna run No. 30, passing through trig.
pole 7. I, and the Heathcote district,
excluding the town of Lyttelton district.

8.—The Ashley district comprises all
that portion of the Province lying North
of the south bank of the river Waimakiriri
and of a line drawn due west from the
source of the river to the west coast, not
including the Kaiapoi district.

9.—The Rakaia district comprises all
that portion of the Province bounded on
the North by the Ashley district, on the
east by the Avon, Heathcote, and Port
Victoria district, and the sea coast, on
the west by the sea coast, and on the south
by the north branch of the southernmost
branch of the river Ashburton, and a line
drawn due west from the source of that
branch to the sea coast.

10.—The Timaru district comprises all
that part of the Province lying south, and
southwest of the Rakaia district.

Provincial Secretary\'s Office,
Christchurch, 27th July, 1857.

HIS Honor the Superintendent di-
rects it to be notified that he has
appointed

BELFIELD WOOLlCOMBE, ESQ.,
provisionally, until Her Majesty\'s plea-
sure be known, to be a Resident Ma-
gistrate.

By his Honor\'s command,
RICHARD PACKER,
Provincial Secretary.

Provincial Secretary\'s Office,
Christchurch, 25th July, 1857.

HIS Honor the Superintendent di-
rects it to be publicly notified
that he has, with the advice of the
Executive Council in accordance with
regulations now in force for the dis-
posal, sale, letting, and occupation of
the Waste Lands of the Crown, within
the Province of Canterbury, reserved
for the present from sale, All that part
of the land comprised within the town-
ship of Geraldine, upon which any
timber or trees of any description are
standing, for the preservation or
sale of such timber as may be hereafter
determined.

By his Honor\'s command,
RICHARD PACKER,
Provincial Secretary.

Provincial Secretary\'s Office,
Christchurch, 27th July, 1857.

HIS Honor the Superintendent di-
rects the following notification to
be published for general information.

R. PACKER,
Provincial Secretary.

I, JAMES EDWARD FITZ GERALD,
Superintendent of the Province of
Canterbury, in virtue of the powers
vested in me by the 43rd clause of the
Waste Lands\' Regulations now in force
within the said Province, do hereby
notify, until the first day of
September next, the portion of land
hereinafter described; that is to say,

Thirty-eight acres, or less, si-
tuate in the Lincoln District, com-
mencing about 5 chains south of
a creek running into the Tai Tapu,
east of Mr. Guinness\'s section,
having nine chains frontage to the
Lower Lincoln-road, and back
40 chains.

The whole of such land, or such part
thereof as the Waste Lands\' Board
shall adjudge, to be granted to James
Smith, by way of payment for work to
be done in accordance with a contract
this day approved by me for the con-
struction of part of the Governor\'s
Bay road.

JAMES EDWARD FITZ GERALD,
Superintendent.

PRINTED BY J. WILLIS, AT THE "STANDARD" OFFICE, CHRISTCHURCH.