Land Classification for Railway District




APRIL 15.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 479

SCHEDULE.

Number and Nature of Class. Description of Land included in Class, and on which Rate is to be levied. Proportion of Liability to Rate.
Class I. (coloured brown on Plan P.W.D. 13812): Lands receiving or supposed to receive immediate and direct benefit from the construction of the railway. All that area of land situated in the Hokonui, Wendon, and Wendonside Survey Districts, and bounded as follows, viz.: Commencing at the north-west angle of Lumsden Township; thence along the northern and eastern boundary of said township to the south angle of Section No. 88; thence in a generally south-easterly direction along the north boundaries of surveys shown in the New Zealand Agricultural Company’s Subdivisional Plans Nos. 8, 7, and 15 respectively to the western angle of Section No. 218, Hokonui District; thence along the north-western boundary of said section, and thereafter along the south-western boundary of Section No. 638 to the north-western angle of same; thence by a straight line to the northern angle of Section No. 74; thence by a straight line to the eastern angle of Section No. 217; thence by a straight line to the northern angle of Section No. 216; thence south-easterly along said section to the north-western boundary of Allotment No. 3 of 404A; thence north-easterly along said boundary and the north-western boundaries of Allotments No. 4 of 404A and No. 5 of 404A to the northern angle of No. 5 of 404A; thence along the north-eastern boundaries of Allotments Nos. 5, 10, and 13 of 404A; thence along the north boundary of Section No. 352 to Section No. 140; thence northerly along Government road-line to Tomogalak Creek; thence south-easterly along Tomogalak Creek and Mataura River to the eastern angle of Allotment No. 4 of 406A (all the above sections being within the Hokonui District); thence by a due east line to the western boundary of Section No. 1, Block IV., Wendon District; thence northerly and thereafter easterly along the western and northern boundaries of said section to the Waikaia River; thence down said river to a point due east of the south boundary of said Allotment No. 4 of 406A, Hokonui District; thence by a due east line for a distance of 60 chains; thence by a straight line to the north-west angle of Section No. 7, Block X., Wendon District; thence by a straight line to Section No. 4 of said block; thence along the eastern boundary of Sections Nos. 7, 8, and 9 of said block; thence along the south boundary of Section No. 6 of said block to road-line; thence southerly along the eastern boundaries of Sections Nos. 2, 6, 7, 8, 19, 9, and 10, of Block VII., Wendon District, to the Mataura River; thence south-easterly down said river to a point in line with Oldham Street, Town of Gore; thence westerly along the north boundary of Oldham Street, and thereafter along the north boundary of Eccles Street; thence along the eastern boundary of Broughton Street to the north-west angle of Section No. 42, Block XVI., Town of Gore; thence north-westerly along the north-eastern boundaries of Sections Nos. 137, 319, 505, 452, and 456, Hokonui District, to the north angle of said Section No. 456; thence north-west along Government road-line to a point 20 chains distant from Trig. E; thence north-easterly through Section No. 135 by a line parallel to the south-east boundary of Section No. 2 for a distance of 60 chains or thereby; thence by a straight line bearing 7° a distance of 4600 links, or thereby, to Government road-line; thence along said road-line to main road; thence north-westerly along main road to the Otameita Stream; thence westerly along said stream to Section No. 15; thence north-easterly along the eastern boundary of said Section No. 15 to north-east angle of same; thence north-westerly along road-line running north of Sections Nos. 15 and 14, and through Sections 408, 12, 17, and 16 till it strikes Section No. 329; thence north-westerly along the north-eastern boundaries of Sections Nos. 171, 372, and 403 thereafter by road-line through said Section No. 403, and along the south-west boundary of Sections Nos. 343 and 371 to the western angle of said Section No. 371; thence by road continuation through said Section No. 403 and along the south-west boundary of Section No. 290, thereafter through Section No. 179 to the eastern boundary of Glenure subdivisional survey; thence by a straight line along said road to the north angle of Section No. 17 of said subdivisional survey; thence south-westerly along the north-western boundary of said section; thence along the western boundaries of Allotments Nos. 18, 20, 21, 23, 24, and 25 and the north-western boundary of Allotment No. 25 to main road-line; thence along the south-western boundaries of Sections Nos. 27, 29, and 30, Hokonui District, to the western angle of said Section No. 30; thence by a straight line to the southern angle of Section No. 328; thence by a straight line to the western angle of said section; thence south-west to road-line; thence north-west along road-line to a point due south of the south-east angle of Allotment No. 4 on the New Zealand Agricultural Company’s Plan No. 17; thence by a line due north to Allotment No. 30 on said plan; thence along the south boundary of Allotments Nos. 30, 29, and 28 of said plan; thence along the west boundary of said Allotment No. 28 to road-line; thence westerly to boundary of railway district, and thereafter in a generally northerly direction along west boundary of said district to the starting-point: all the original section numbers given above being within the Hokonui Survey District. The full rate levied.
Class II. (coloured blue on Plan P.W.D. 13812): Lands receiving or supposed to receive less direct benefit. All that area of land situated in the Hokonui Survey District, and bounded as follows, viz.: Commencing at the western angle of Section No. 93 of said district; thence along the north-western boundary of said section, continued through Section No. 330 to Government road-line; thence by a line running due north to Allotment No. 6 on the New Zealand Agricultural Company’s Plan No. 17; thence by a straight line to the south-west corner of said allotment; thence along the western boundaries of Allotments Nos. 6, 11, and 22 on said plan; thence along the north boundaries of Allotments Nos. 22, 21, and 20 on said plan; thence along the eastern boundaries of Allotments Nos. 20, 13, and 4 on said plan; thence in a generally south-easterly direction along the south-west boundary of the area previously described as being within Class I, to the south-eastern angle of Section No. 57; thence south-easterly along main road to the Croydon Bush Road; thence north-westerly along said road to the western boundary of Section No. 135; thence along the western boundaries of Sections Nos. 135 and 57; thence along the south-west boundaries of Sections Nos. 124, 56, and 125; thence along road-line to the south corner of Allotment No. 1 of the New Zealand Agricultural Company’s Subdivisional Plan No. 4; thence along the west and south- Three - fourths of such rate.


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