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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

THE COUNTY COUNCIL OFFICE, FOXTON,
THE SCHOOLHOUSE, CARNARVON, and
THE REGISTERED OFFICE OF THE COMPANY,
SANSON.

Notice is also hereby given that the area it is pro-
posed to constitute a railway district for the pur-
poses of the said Act contains one hundred and
twenty thousand acres or thereabouts, bounded as
follows, that is to say: Commencing at north-west
corner of Rural Section 98, in the Township of
Sandon; thence in a southerly direction along the
bank of the Rangitikei River to the south-west
corner of a Native Reserve, in the Township of
Carnarvon; thence along the south side of said
reserve to a district road, along the said road to
Section 129; thence along the west side of Sections
129, 166, 305, 309, 310, 312, 321, 326, 329, including
a part of Koputara Reserve, Carnarvon, and 474,
473, 472, 471, in Awahou Riding; thence along the
south side of Section 471, and Block III., to the
Manawatu River; thence in a north-east direction
along the bank of the Manawatu River to the east
side of Block III.; thence in a south-east direction
along the Manawatu River to south-west corner of
Block I.; thence along the south-west side of Block
I.; thence $\frac{1}{2}$ mile along the north side of Block I.;
thence in a straight line through the property of
Falconer Larkworthy, Esq., to Section 28; thence
along the east side of Sections 28, 2, 25, and 83, in
Awahou Riding; thence in a straight line through
Himatangi Block to Native Reserve 334, Carnarvon;
thence along the south and west sides of said reserve
to Section 319, Carnarvon; thence along the south
side of Sections 319, 320, Native Reserve 337,
Native Reserve 370 acres, and Native Reserve 51, to
the Oroua River; thence in a northerly direction
along the bank of the Oroua River to the north-east
corner of Native Reserve 297; thence along the
Oroua River $\frac{3}{4}$ mile; thence in a straight line
through the Douglas Block to the south-east corner
of Section 304, Carnarvon; thence along the east
side of Sections 304, 303, 302, 301, 300, 299, 298,
291, Carnarvon; thence along the east side of
Sections 90, 89, 80, and 79, Sandon; thence along a
district road to the north-west corner of Section 78,
Sandon, along the north side of Section 76; thence
along the east and north-east sides of 73 to the south-
east corner of Section 108; thence along the east
side of Sections 108, 106, 102, 101; thence along
the north and west sides of Section 101 to the
north-east corner of Section 98; thence along the
north side of Section 98 to the starting point.

The manner in which it is proposed to classify the
lands included in the proposed railway district is as
follows:-

1. Lands receiving, or supposed to receive, imme-
   diate and direct benefit from the construction of the
   said proposed railway: All the lands within the
   boundaries of the Townships of Foxton and
   Sanson.

2. Lands receiving, or supposed to receive, less
   direct benefit than the first-mentioned class, from the
   construction of the said proposed railway: All the
   lands within the following boundaries, exclusive of
   the Township of Sanson, comprising an estimated
   area of 20,000 acres, viz.: Commencing at the north-
   west corner of Section 9, Sandon; thence in a
   southerly direction along the west side of Sections
   9, 14, 18, 37, 38, 39, Sandon, and 177, 178, 188,
   Native Reserve 500 acres, 46, 68, 83, 108, 137, 159,
   306, 308, and through the centre of Sections 309, 310,
   and 312, Carnarvon; thence in an easterly direction
   along the south side of Sections 312 and 315,
   Carnarvon; thence in a northerly direction along
   the east side of Sections 315, 313, 150, 151, 141,
   122, 119, 114, 111, 79, 76, 74, 71, 70, 45, 42, 41, 38,
   37, 36, 34, 33, 232, Native Reserve 1,000 acres, 225
   and 218, Carnarvon, and Section 45, Sandon; thence
   in a westerly direction along the north side of Section
   45, Native Reserve 110 acres, and Native Reserve
   50 acres, Sections 7, 8, and 9, Sandon, to the starting
   point.

3. Land receiving only the benefit incidental to,
   or derived generally from, the construction of such
   railway: All the lands within the following bounda-
   ries, exclusive of the first and second classes above-
   mentioned, comprising an estimated area of 25,000
   acres, viz.: Commencing at the north-west corner of
   Section 1, thence in a southerly direction along the
   west side of Sections 1, 2, 11, 12, 19, 21, 24, and 25,
   Sandon; 167, 168, 169, 170, 171, 172, 173, 182, 183,
   184, 185, 186, 187, 188, 189, 190, 191, 192, 193, 194,
   195, through Native Reserve 208; thence along west
   side of Sections 48, 66, 84, 104, 105, 106, 107, 135,
   160, 309, 310, 312, 323, 325, 328, 330, Omaru-
   Papaka Reserve in Carnarvon, 476, Awahou Rid-
   ing; thence in an easterly direction along the south
   side of Sections 476, 537, 265, 479, 480, Awahou
   Riding; thence in a north direction along the east
   side of Section 480, Awahou; thence in a straight
   line through the Himatangi Block to the south-east
   corner of Section 315, Carnarvon; thence along the
   east side of Sections 316, 314, along the north side
   of Section 317; thence in a straight line to Section
   77; thence in a straight line through the Douglas
   Block to south-west corner of Section 244; thence
   along the east side of Sections 245, 246, 247, 248,
   249, 250, 257, 229, 263, and 265, Carnarvon, 49 and
   57, Sandon; thence along the north side of Sections
   57, 56, 55, 54, 53, 52, 7, 5, 4, and 1, Sandon, to the
   starting point.

4. All other lands affected.
   All the lands within the proposed railway dis-
   trict, exclusive of the above-mentioned 1st, 2nd, and
   3rd classes, comprising an estimated area of 71,000
   acres.

Notice is also hereby given as follows: The esti-
mated cost of the said proposed railway, and of the
equipment thereof, is £25,000.

Notice is also hereby given that the maximum rate
of tolls and charges for the carriage of animals,
goods, merchandise, and passengers proposed to be
charged on the said proposed railway shall be as fol-
lows:-