No. 404, in red.—All that tract of land, being thirty chains in width, lying on either side the stream, and extending from the Wilberforce, to Browning’s pass—For the uses of the Provincial Government, and for other public purposes.

No. 405, in red.—Two thousand acres, more or less, commencing at a point on the western bank of the Wilberforce, the same being about one hundred chains north-west of the Boulderstone gully, following the said bank in a north-westerly direction a distance of four hundred and eighty chains, and extending back in a south-westerly direction, a distance of about forty chains, in a rectangular block—For the uses of the Provincial Government, and particularly for a road and railway.

No. 406, in red.—One thousand acres, more or less, on either side the Harper river, commencing at a point at the foot of the Sheep range, on the southern side of the Lake Selfe valley, the same being sixty chains east of the Harper; following westerly along the foot of the Sheep range, and a line in continuation of the same, a distance of one hundred and sixty chains, and extending back northerly a distance of sixty chains, in a rectangular block, including the river-bed of the Harper—For the uses of the Provincial Government, and particularly for a ferry, road, and railway.

No. 407, in red.—Two thousand acres, more or less, situate in the river-bed of the Wilberforce, being bounded on the north-west by reserve in red No. 405, extending on either side of the fords, being a rectangular block, about sixty-eight chains from north to south, and about three hundred chains from east to west, including the river-bed of the Wilberforce—For the uses of the Provincial Government and particularly for a ferry, road, and railway.

No. 408, in red.—One thousand acres, more or less, situate at the confluence of the rivers Wilberforce and Harper, commencing at a point on the southern bank of the Wilberforce, the same being eighty chains distant from the same following the said bank and a line in continuation of the same in a south-easterly direction, a distance of one hundred and twenty chains, and extending back south-westerly, a distance of about eighty chains in a rectangular block, including the river-bed—For the uses of the Provincial Government, and particularly for a ferry, road, and railway.

No. 409, in red.—Two thousand acres, more or less, situate at the crossing of the Rakaia on Palmer’s track, commencing at the south-western corner of section No. 8048, thence north-westerly following the northern bank of the river, and a line in continuation of the same, a distance of three hundred chains, and extending back north-easterly a distance of about sixty chains in a rectangular block, including the river-bed of the Rakaia—For the uses of the Provincial Government, and particularly for a ferry and road.

No. 410, in red.—One thousand acres, more or less, extending in a south-westerly direction, from reserve No. 409 (in red), a distance on the average of one hundred and forty-eight chains, and having a width of sixty-eight chains—For the uses of the Provincial Government, and particularly for a ferry and road.

No. 411, in red.—All that tract of land in the Oxford district, extending from reserve No. 399 (in red), to the gorge of the Waimakariri, being half a mile wide on each side of the road leading from Oxford forest, to the gorge before mentioned—For the uses of the Provincial Government, and particularly for a road and railway.

No. 412, in red.—Sixty-five acres, more or less, situate in the Malvern district, bounded on the northward by the Waimakariri; on the eastward by sections 3110 and 3111; and on the westward by a line being in continuation of the eastern side of the Gorge-hill road, subject to P. R. 29—For the uses of the Provincial Government, and particularly for a road and railway.

No. 413, in red.—All that tract of land being three chains wide, extending from the southern boundary of section 8625, and running along the eastern side of the Gorge-hill road, and branching therefrom to the right and left, following curves of forty chains radius, to the Coal Tramway reserve—For the uses of the Provincial Government, and particularly for a road and railway.

No. 414, in red.—All that tract of land one mile wide, extending from the north western boundary of reserve No. 401 (in red), near Lake Constance, and passing through the Lake Selfe valley, to the south eastern boundary of reserve No. 404 (in red), at the head of Wilberforce valley, near Sebastopol, also a branch of the same 40 chains wide, leaving the above described reserve near Lake Georgina, passing along the north eastern shore of Lake Coleridge, to the head of the Wilberforce valley, near Sebastopol, save and except reserves already made, and freehold land purchased to date—For the uses of the Provincial Government, and particularly for a road and railway.