No. 389, in red.—All that tract of land
one mile wide, extending from the
southern bank of the Orari to section
No. 5961, being bounded on the east-
ward by the South Road; and on the
westward by a line eighty chains dis-
tant from and parallel to that road.—For
railway purposes.

No. 740, in red.—All that tract of land,
two and a-half chains wide, the centre
line of which commences at a point
marked A on the map of the Chief
Surveyor of the Province of Canter-
bury, setting out and describing the
rural land in the Timaru district, and
situated on the northern bank of the
river Pareora, about thirty-five chains
in a northerly direction from the
confluence of a small stream with the
said river; thence following the
centre-line before-mentioned, as indi-
cated by a red line on the map above
referred to, until it meets the road
forming the south-west boundary of
section 8299, at a point being about
forty chains south-east of the south-
western corner of that section; sub-
ject, nevertheless, to the freehold
land purchased to date through which
the reserve above described may pass.
—For a water-race for the purpose
of supplying the inhabitants of
Timaru with water from the river
Pareora.

No. 868, in red.—All that tract of land,
three chains wide, commencing at the
end of the present Railway Reserve
through the Weka Pass across the
Waikari Valley; thence passing east
of Horsley Downs to the Gorge of
the Hurunui; thence along the valley
of the Hurunui to Lake Sumner, a
distance of about forty and a-half
miles, subject to land purchased and
finally reserved to date.—For
railway purposes.

No. 869, in red.—All that tract of land,
forty chains wide, commencing at
the western end of Reserve No. 868,
in red; thence following along the
southern shore of Lake Sumner and
the slopes of the hills on the south
side of Hurunui Valley to the sum-
mit of the dividing range, a distance
of about twenty-two miles, subject
to land purchased, and finally
reserved to date.—For railway
purposes.

No. 946, in red.—Two hundred and forty-
two acres (more or less), situate in
the Christchurch district, commen-
cing at the junction of the road forming
the eastern boundary of section 2209,
with the road forming the northern
boundary of section 2782; thence
north-easterly, following the latter
road to the terrace forming the north-
western boundary of section 2819;
thence following the said terrace north-
easterly to the road forming the
north-western boundary of section
461; thence north-easterly along that
road to section 2812; thence following
the south-western boundary of
that section to section 2818; thence
following the terrace forming the
southern boundary of that section to
the eastern boundary of section 2197;
thence following that boundary and
the southern boundary of the same
section to the road first mentioned;
and from thence returning along the
same to the commencing point.—For
purposes of protective works in con-
ection with the overflow of the river
Waimakariri.

No. 947, in red.—Eleven thousand four
hundred acres (more or less), situate
in the Christchurch district, commen-
cing at a point on the Harewood
road by Riccarton, the same being
the north-western corner of section
7597, following westerly along the
southern side of that road to a point
in line with the western side of the
road forming the western boundary
of section 11068; thence northerly,
following the said road to the river
Waimakariri; thence following up
the river to the high bank or terrace
forming the north-eastern boundary
of section 7344; thence south-
easterly, following the said terrace
along the northern boundary of sec-
tions 7364, 3708, 2806, 3765, and
6453, to the Coal road on the western
side of Reserve 342 (in red); following
up that road to where it is inter-
sected by the terrace forming the
northern boundary of section 5194,
following the said terrace in an
easterly direction by the northern
boundary of sections 5194, 2615, and
2993, to the road forming the north-
ern boundary of section 7718; thence
south-easterly, following that road to
section 6152; thence north-easterly,
following the north-western bound-
ary of that section to the south-eastern
boundary of section 7741; following
that boundary, the southern and
north-western boundaries of the same
section, and a line in continuation of
the last-mentioned boundary to sec-
tion 7850; thence north-westerly,
along the south-western boundary of
the latter section to its westernmost
corner; and from thence returning
along the western boundaries of sec-
tions 7850, 4897, and the before-
mentioned section 7597, to the commen-
cing point (save and except the
land reserved and purchased to date),
and also to pre-emptive rights, viz.:
—Canterbury Association P.R. 252,
I.P.R.s a, e, and d, on Run No. 37;
I.P.R.s d, e, f, h, i, j, k, l, m, on Run
No. 37A, and I.P.R. on same Run.—
For purposes of protective works in
connection with the overflow of the
river Waimakariri.