THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
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enacted that the Governor may, under the provisions
of the first-mentioned Act and the now reciting Act,
construct and maintain, or cause to be constructed
and maintained, the several lines of railway in the
Province of Canterbury specified in the Third
Schedule thereto: And it is also thereby enacted
that the line of the railways thereby authorized to be
constructed shall be fixed by the Governor, and shall
commence and terminate at points to be fixed by the
Governor: And whereas the Governor has deter-
mined to construct and maintain a railway from
Kaiapoi to Eyreton, the same being a line of railway
specified in the said Third Schedule:
Now therefore, I, the Governor of New Zealand,
in exercise and pursuance of the powers and authori-
ties conferred on me by the said first-mentioned Act,
and in exercise of every other power enabling me in
this behalf, do hereby proclaim, declare, and define
the limits, description, and line of the said railway to
be those set forth in the First Schedule hereto; and
that the lands specified and described in the Second
Schedule hereto are proposed to be taken for the
purposes of the said railway; and that the limits of
deviation shall be those set forth in the said First
Schedule hereto; and in pursuance and exercise of
the powers and authorities conferred on me by "The
Railways Act, 1871," I do hereby fix the point of
commencement of the said railway to be at the
Kaiapoi Station of the Great Northern Railway, and
do fix the point of termination thereof to be at (or
near) the north-western corner of rural section 9812,
at the intersection of the Eyre Road North with the
Rangiora and Waimakariri Road, in the Province of
Canterbury aforesaid.

FIRST SCHEDULE.

KAIAPOI AND EYRETON RAILWAY.
Limits, Description, Line, and Limits of Deviation of
the Railway from Kaiapoi to Eyreton, in the Pro-
vince of Canterbury.

COMMENCING at the Kaiapoi Station of the Great
Northern Railway, and passing along the centre of
the several public roads in, through, or into the
following districts, viz., the Town of Kaiapoi District,
the Eyreton District, and terminating at or near the
north-western corner of rural section No. 9812, at
the intersection of the Eyre Road North with the
Rangiora and Waimakariri Road, as the limits, descrip-
tion, and line thereof are set forth in the plan and
described in the book of reference referred to on the
face of the said plan, and which plan and book are
authenticated for the purposes of the Proclamation
by the signature of the Honorable William Gisborne,
the Minister acting for the Minister for Public
Works, and are deposited in the office of the
Registrar of the Supreme Court at Christchurch, or
within the limits of deviation set forth in the said
plan by dotted red lines, being not more than 110
yards on either side of the said line, and passing
through or over the several sections of land, roads,
reserves, places, and watercourses enumerated in the
Second Schedule hereto.

SECOND SCHEDULE, OR BOOK OF REFERENCE.
Lands and Roads proposed to be taken for the pur-
poses of the Kaiapoi and Eyreton Railway.

So much of the lands and roads hereinafter men-
tioned as are required for the said railway along the
line of the said railway hereinbefore defined, or within
the limits of deviation aforesaid, as the lands are
described and defined in the plan and book of refer-
ence aforesaid.

TOWN OF KAIAPOI DISTRICT.
Rural section numbered 321, and laid out in streets
and sections, of the Town of Kaiapoi, in the line of
railway, and all adjoining and intervening roads and
streams.

EYRETON DISTRICT.
Rural sections numbered 365A, 733, 1841, and the
road taken by the railway; rural sections 8077,
1187, 2796, 5387, 2891, 5636, 2892, 2890, 1707, 2416,
2706; the Road Reserve along the old bank of the
Waimakariri River, and of the Cust Road; rural
sections numbered 4204, 4624, 4625; the Eyre Road
North, and the rural section numbered 9812; and all
intervening roads, streams, and rivers.

Given under the hand of His Excellency Sir
George Ferguson Bowen, Knight Grand
Cross of the Most Distinguished Order
of Saint Michael and Saint George,
Governor and Commander-in-Chief in
and over Her Majesty's Colony of New
Zealand and its Dependencies, and Vice-
Admiral of the same, at the Government
House, at Wellington; and issued under
the Seal of the said Colony, this thirteenth
day of April, in the year of our Lord
one thousand eight hundred and seventy-
two.

W. GISBORNE.

GOD SAVE THE QUEEN!

(L.S.) G. F. BOWEN, Governor.
A PROCLAMATION.

WHEREAS by "The Immigration and Public
Works Act, 1870," it is enacted that the rail-
ways to be constructed under the said Act shall be
only such railways as shall from time to time be
determined by the General Assembly: And it is also
thereby enacted that, subject to the provisions con-
tained therein, the Governor may construct, or cause
to be constructed, any lines of railway which shall
be prescribed by the General Assembly as railways
to be constructed under the said Act, or any part or
parts thereof, and acquire the necessary engines,
plant, and machinery for working and using the same,
or any of them: And it is also thereby enacted that,
whenever the Governor shall determine to construct
any such railway, or any part thereof, it shall be
lawful for him, by Proclamation published in the New
Zealand Gazette, to declare and define the limits and
description and line thereof, and the lands proposed
to be taken for the purpose of such railway, subject
to the provisions of any Act defining such limits and
descriptions, and any such Proclamation may refer to
maps, plans, or drawings to be deposited in the office
of the Registrar or Deputy Registrar of the Supreme
Court in the Province in which such railway or part
thereof is proposed to be constructed, and any maps,
plans, or drawings so referred to shall be deemed to
form part of such Proclamation; and upon the pub-
lication of such Proclamation the provisions and
regulations contained in the Seventh Part of the
said Act shall be applicable to the railway, and to the
lands to which the Proclamation shall relate: And it
is also thereby enacted that it shall be lawful for the
Governor to make, construct, and maintain any such
railway as aforesaid, with proper works, approaches,
and conveniences connected therewith, commencing
at the place delineated on, and extending along the
lines set forth in, and terminating at a point de-
scribed in the Act or Proclamation proclaiming and
defining such railway, or shown in the maps, plans, or
drawings referred to in such Act or Proclamation:
And it is also thereby enacted that the Governor
may direct that any part of such line of railway may
be constructed on and along any part of any public
highway, and that any part of any such line of rail-
way may be constructed on or through any public