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No. 400, in red.—Twenty acres, more or less, situate in the Rakaia District, commencing at a point on the western side of the reserve for the southern line of railway, immediately opposite the peg marked twenty-nine miles ten chains; thence following a straight line, at a right angle with the said reserve, in a north-westerly direction; a distance of five chains; thence at a right angle, north-easterly, a distance of forty chains; thence again at a right angle, south-easterly, to the South road; thence south-westerly along the said road to the reserve above-mentioned; and from thence, returning along the same to the commencing point—For railway station.

No. 401, in red.—All that tract of land, half a mile wide, extending from the southern line of railway to the gorge of the Rakaia, the centre line of which branches from the line of railway above mentioned at twenty-nine miles ten chains, and runs in a north-westerly direction, for a distance of about twenty-five miles to a bridge situate twenty-five chains north of Lake Constance, exclusive of reserve No. 400—For a line of railway.

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 of 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. 8043; 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