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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

THE RAKAIA AND ASHBURTON FORKS RAILWAY
COMPANY (LIMITED).

NOTICE is hereby given that, in accordance with
the provisions of "The District Railways Act,
1877," the above-mentioned, the Rakaia and Ash-
burton Forks Railway Company (Limited), have caused
the middle line and direction of the railway proposed
to be constructed under the said Act to be set forth
on a plan and described in a book of reference, show-
ing the lands required to be taken for the same, and
the names of the owners and occupiers of such lands,
so far as they can be ascertained, and copies of the
said plan and book of reference have been deposited
at the under-mentioned public places in the districts
within which the said railway is intended to be con-
structed, namely,-

THE RAILWAY STATION SOUTH RAKAIA,
AND

THE PUBLIC WORKS OFFICE IN THE CITY OF
CHRISTCHURCH.

Notice is also hereby given that the area it is pro-
posed to constitute a railway district for the purposes
of the said Act contains one hundred and seventy-
one thousand four hundred and fifty-seven acres,
or thereabouts, bounded as follows, that is to say:
Commencing at the south-eastern corner of Rural
Section 6128, thence north-westerly along the south
bank of the River Rakaia to the north-east corner of
Rural Section 28847, thence westerly along the nor-
thern boundary of the last-mentioned rural section,
thence in a straight line to the north-west corner of
28846, thence along the western boundary of the said
last-mentioned rural section, thence southerly in a
straight line to the south-western corner of H. P. R.
on Run number 703, thence south-east along the
western boundary of Rural Sections 28845 and 24440
and 30302 to the boundary of Runs 703 and 701,
thence south-westerly along the said boundary of
Runs 703 and 701 to the southern boundary of Run
703, thence in a straight line to the north-east cor-
ner of Rural Section 1542, thence along the northern
boundary of the last-mentioned rural section, thence
in a straight line to the north-eastern corner of
P. R. 9 on Run number 698, Class III., thence along
the northern boundary of the said P. R. to its north-
west corner, thence in a straight line to the northern-
most corner of Rural Section 13617, thence along
the north-west boundary of the said last-mentioned
rural section, thence in a straight line to the northern-
most corner of Rural Section 30091, thence along
the north-west boundary of the said last-mentioned
rural section, thence in a straight line to the north-
east corner of Rural Section 30089, thence along the
northern boundary of the said last-mentioned sec-
tion, thence in a straight line to the north-west cor-
ner of Rural Section 20743, thence along the western
boundary of the said last-mentioned rural section,
thence along the north-west boundary of Rural Sec-
tions 22069 and 22071, thence along the south-west
boundary of Rural Sections 22071 and 22070, thence
along the north-west and south-west boundaries of
Rural Section 21721, thence along the north-west
boundary of Rural Section 21492, thence in a straight
line to the north-east corner of Rural Section 21535,
thence along the western boundary of Rural Sections
21535 and 7906, thence in a straight line to the north-
east corner of Rural Section 14266, thence along the
western boundary of Rural Sections 14266 and 14188
and a line in continuation thereof to the south branch
of Bowyer's Stream, thence south-easterly along the
northern banks of Bowyer's Stream and south branch
of the River Ashburton to the road forming the
southern boundary of Rural Section 15429, thence
along the said road to the north bank of the north
branch of the River Ashburton, thence south-east
along the said bank to the road forming the southern
boundary of Rural Section 23218, thence along the
said road to its intersection of the road forming the
western boundary of Rural Section 27963, thence
south-east along the last-mentioned road to its inter-
section with the road forming the southern boundary
of Rural Section 27907, thence easterly along the
last-mentioned road to the road forming the south-
eastern boundary of Rural Section 28220, thence along
the last-mentioned road in a north-easterly direction
to its intersection with the road forming the eastern-
most boundary of Rural Section 27394, thence south-
easterly along the last-mentioned road to its intersec-
tion with Reserve 1450, thence north-easterly along
the said reserve to the south-west boundary of the
Rakaia Township, thence south-easterly along the
south-west and south-east boundaries of the said
township and south-east boundary of Rural Section
6128 to the starting point.

Notice is also hereby given that the said Company
have or will, before the twenty-eighth day of June,
one thousand eight hundred and seventy-eight,
transmitted or transmit to the Council of each
county wholly or partially comprised in the pro-
posed district a notice containing or accompanied
by the following particulars :-
(1.) A copy of the plan and book of reference, and
an estimate of the cost of the proposed rail-
way and of the equipment thereof.
(2.) A statement of the maximum rate of tolls
and charges for the carriage of animals, goods,
merchandise, and passengers proposed to be
charged on such railway.
(3.) A statement of the maximum rent or charge
to be made for the storage of goods, produce,
or merchandise.
(4.) A statement of the minimum number of trains
to be run daily.
(5.) A specification of the rate it is proposed to
levy in respect of the various classes of land
hereinafter mentioned.

Notice is also hereby given that the manner in
which it is proposed the said lands in such district
shall be classified for the purposes of the said Act
shall be as follows: That portion of the said dis-
trict comprising the Rural Sections numbered 30841,
25985, 26233, 30067, 20674, 20681, 20682, 20848,
20847, 23514, 27174, 27638, 30313, 30514, 20680,
20683, 26549, 26754, 30493, 30494, 26041, 27948,
28551, 28552, 31253, 31254, 31255, 29907, 27303,
18599, 19913, 19914, 24398, 24412, 24413, 24441,
24442, 21443, 25151, 25152, 25153, 25240, 26586,
26587, 26953, 26954, 26955, 26956, 27030, 28077,
29891, 29938, 30711, 30819, 30820, 24445, 3021,
6684, 21412, 21413, 28810, 16141, 16142, 17502,
17503, 22737, 22738, 25355, 25356, 15399, 15400,
23666, 27070, 28792, 28837, 21493, 21495, 27945,
27946, 27947, 2252, 5818, 30520, 30521, 30522,
30526, 30523, 30588, 30891, 25364, 27064, 27065,
28277, 26751, 26752, 26753, 26755, 26756, 26903,
30342, 30343, 30344, 30345, 30346, 24215, 30744,
27851, 29887, 30409, 30446, 30586, 30587, 26715,
26957, 27637, 29886, 29939, 25896, 2160, 15301,
15302, 15303, 15304, 15305, 15274, 15275, 15276,
15277, 15278, 15279, 15280, 15281, 15283, 15284,
15285, 15286, 15287, 15288, 15289, 15290, 15291,
15292, 15293, 15294, 15295, 15296, 15297, 15306,
15310, 15311, 19111, 19112, 19113, 19114, 19115,
19116, 19118, 19150, 19151, 19152, 19153, 19154,
19155, 20588, 20589, 20590, 20591, 20592, 20593,
20595, 23724, 24404, 24462, 24463, 24464, 24465,
24466, 25235, 25268, 25269, 25614, 25615, 25989,
25990, 25991, 26124, 26125, 26127, 26768, 26769,
26770, 26771, 26772, 26773, 26774, 27220, 27274,
28088, 28089, 28090, 28163, 28164, 28886, 21371,
24548, 17343, 17344, 19637, 21526, 21527, 19638,