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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

New Zealand, by and with the advice and consent of
the Executive Council of the said colony, in exercise
and pursuance of the powers and authorities in me
vested by the hereinbefore in part recited Act, and
of any other power and authority enabling me in that
behalf, do hereby proclaim and declare that the lands
described in the Schedule hereto are hereby taken
for the purposes of a road; and that, from and
after the ninth day of January instant, the lands
so described shall become absolutely vested in fee-
simple in Her Majesty, discharged from all mort-
gages, charges, claims, estates, and interests of what
kind soever, for use as a road.

SCHEDULE.

ALL that parcel of land part of Rural Section No. 30,
Heathcote Road District, County of Selwyn, con-
taining by admeasurement one (1) rood and thirty-
six (36) perches, more or less. Commencing at a
point on the eastern side of the road forming the
western boundary of the section, distant five hundred
and fifty (550) links from the south-western corner
of the section, extending along the eastern side of the
said road for a distance of one hundred (100) links,
and extending thence at a right angle easterly in a
rectangular figure for a distance of four hundred and
seventy-nine (479) links; the above particulars being
delineated on the plan hereto attached.

809, 289, 3437, 978, and 426 links; thence northerly
622 and 680 links, thence north-easterly 300 links,
thence northerly 553, 407, 655, 573, and 614 links;
thence north-easterly 389, 973, and 1393 links;
thence south-easterly 50 links, thence north-easterly
567, 262, and 392 links; thence southerly 100 links,
thence south-westerly 285, 424, and 463 links;
thence south-easterly 50 links, thence south-westerly
2318 and 464 links, thence southerly 440, 478, 635,
465, 694, 642, and 910 links; thence south-westerly
284, 323, 801, 3745, 898, 251, 418, 401, 1533, 618,
318, 693, 520, 1087, 532, and 877 links; thence
northerly 168 links to point of commencement: con-
taining 39 acres 1 rood 28 perches, more or less.

Commencing at a point on Okehu Stream or Creek
in a north-easterly direction from north-east corner
of Section 51, at a distance of 992 links therefrom;
thence south-easterly by said creek 168 links, thence
westerly 590 and 491 links, thence north-westerly
674, 420, 590, and 617 links; thence northerly 434,
469, 653, and 542 links; thence westerly 400, 515,
625, and 272 links; thence south-westerly 443 and
452 links, thence westerly 895, 678, and 154 links to
road boundary; thence northerly by said boundary
153 links, thence easterly 232, 477, 960, and 320
links; thence north-easterly 645, 661, 374, and 540
links; thence south-easterly 535, 529, and 365 links;
thonce south-westerly 492 and 447 links, thence
south-easterly 362, 521, 418, 352, and 360 links to
Okehu Creek; thence following down said creek
to point of commencement: containing 27 acres
3 perches, more or less.

Given under the hand of His Excellency the
Most Honorable George Augustus Con-
stantine, Marquis of Normanby, Earl of
Mulgrave, Viscount Normanby, and Baron
Mulgrave of Mulgrave, all in the County
of York, in the Peerage of the United
Kingdom; and Baron Mulgrave of New
Ross, in the County of Wexford, in the
Peerage of Ireland; a Member of Her
Majesty's Most Honorable Privy Coun-
cil; Knight Grand Cross of the Most
Distinguished Order of Saint Michael
and Saint George; Governor and Com-
mander-in-Chief in and over Her Majesty's
Colony of New Zealand and its Depen-
dencies, and Vice-Admiral of the same;
and issued under the Seal of the said
Colony, at the Government House, at
Wellington, this seventh day of January,
in the year of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and seventy-nine.

J. MACANDREW.

Approved in Council.

FORSTER GORING,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

GOD SAVE THE QUEEN!

Lands taken for the Purpose of a Portion of the Rail-
way from Napier to a junction with the Railway
from New Plymouth to Waitara, at Sentry Hill
(Waitotara Contract).

A MEMORIAL

LAID before His Excellency the Governor by the
Minister for Public Works, pursuant to the pro-
visions of "The Public Works Act, 1876," containing
an accurate description of the lands proposed to be
taken for a certain public work—to wit, the construc-
tion of a portion of the railway from Napier to a
junction with the railway from New Plymouth to
Waitara, at Sentry Hill (Waitotara contract).

COMMENCING at a point on Okehu Stream or Creek
in a north-easterly direction from north-east corner
of Section 51, Waitotara Block, at a distance of
992 links therefrom; thence by lines north-easterly
1227, 1282, 485, 957, 867, 360, 995, 147, 449, 639,

Commencing at a point on western boundary north
2678 links from south-west corner of said subdivision
of Section 42, thence easterly 1534, 354, and 379
links; thence northerly 114 links, thence westerly
98, 484, 476, and 1211 links to boundary between
J. Handley and R. Pharazyn; thence southerly 100
links to point of commencement: containing 2 acres
2 roods 5 perches, more or less.

Commencing at a point on western boundary of
Brighton Road north-westerly from Trig. A at a dis-
tance of 3855 links, thence by southern boundary of
road diversion 121 and 560 links, thence northerly
50 links, thence south-westerly 1501 links, thence
northerly 50 links, thence south-westerly 520 links,
thence northerly 114 links, thence north-easterly 464
links, thence northerly 50 links, thence north-
easterly 1501 links, thence northerly 50 links, thence
north-easterly along northern boundary of road
diversion 871 links to western boundary of Brighton
Road, thence southerly by said boundary 114, 161,
and 103 links to point of commencement: contain-
ing 5 acres 3 roods 11 perches, more or less.

Commencing at a point on boundary between Sec-
tions 42 and 44 at 2159 links northerly from south-
east corner of Section 44, thence easterly 781 links,
thence south-easterly 2614, 400, 428, 346, 1890, 374,
and 1759 links; thence easterly 296, 1986, and 1641
links; thence northerly 50 links, thence easterly
1774 and 1016 links; thence north-easterly 939
links, thence easterly 457, 1130, 383, 364, 613, and
2239 links to boundary between J. Handley and
R. Pharazyn; thence northerly 100 links, thence
westerly 1988, 836, 594, 1369, and 735 links; thence
south-westerly 991 links, thence westerly 415, 661,
and 1352 links; thence northerly 50 links, thence
westerly 2342, 692, 329, 407, and 439 links; thence
north-westerly 1166, 433, 456, 1968, 490, and 3406
links; thence westerly 367 and 69 links to boundary
between Sections 42 and 44, thence southerly 1883
links to point of commencement: containing 31 acres
2 roods 14 perches, more or less.

Commencing at a point 2159 links on boundary
between Sections 42 and 44 from north-east corner
of Section 64 northerly, thence by lines westerly