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Southbridge Branch, 13 th mile Main line — 149th and 150th miles Springston Part of R.S. 3160, near Springston 3a. 3r. 5p. Seven years W. Keeley, farmer, of Springston 1/5/91 £3 per annum.. Half-yearly, on 1st May and 1st Nov. Private treaty. Hilderthorpe .. Part of Section 58, Block IV., Papakaio Survey District Portions of railway reserve between Otikarama and Waikaka Part of Reserve 1332, near Darfield Store-site at Riversdale Station 35a. Or. 3p. Seven years .. J. Heavey, platelayer, Hilderthorpe T. Latham, farmer, of Gore 1/7/91 £9 per annum.. Half-yearly, on 1st July and 1st Jan. Yearly, on 1st July Private treaty. 331st, 332nd, and 333rd miles Waikaka 14a. 3r. 37p. Five years 1/7/91 £3 15s. per annum Private treaty. Whitecliffs Branch, 1st and 2nd miles Waimea Plains Branch, 18th mile Darfield 7a. Or. 20p. Five years J. McLaughlin 1/7/91 £3 per annum.. Half-yearly, on 1st July and 1st Jan. Quarterly, on 1st July, 1st Oct., 1st Jan., and 1st April Private treaty. Riversdale 0a. lr. 20p. Nineteen years A. J. Pease, merchant, of Riversdale 1/7/91 £15 per annum Private treaty. Main line — ■ 392nd mile Bluff.. A piece of railway reserve at Bluff 0a. lr. 6p. From year to year; terminable at any time on three months' notice Seven years E. G. East, contractor, of Bluff 1/7/91 £2 per annum.. Half-yearly, on 1st July and 1st Jan. Private treaty. 95th mile Temuka Portions of railway reserve at Temuka Station Reserve 458, Kowai Survey District 12a. lr. Op. H. Lee, hotelkeeper, of Temuka H. Cassidy, coach-pro-prietor, of Springfield 1/7/91 £15 6s. 4d. per annum £5 per annum.. Half-yearly, on 1st July and 1st Jan. Half-yearly, on 1st July and 1st Jan. Public tender. Malvern Branch, 29th mile Main line — 134th and 135th miles Springfield 25a. Or. Op. Seven years 1/7/91 Public tender. Waihao Portions of railway land near Waihao 6a. Or. 14p. From year to year ; terminable at three months' notice, ending on one of the half-yearly days of payment From yoar to year; terminable at six months' notice, ending on one of the yearly days of payment Five years J. Broadbent, labourer, of Studholme 1/7/91 £3 per annum.. Half-yearly, on 1st July and 1st Jan. Private treaty. 81st mile Rangitata Part of Reserve 2810, Rangitata 28a. 2r. Op. W. Robertson, farmer, of South Rangitata 1/7/91 £3 per annum.. Yearly, on 1st July.. Private treaty. North line — 13th mile Kaiapoi Part of Sections 321 and 365, Kaiapoi A piece of railway land at Belfast Station la. 2r. Op. M. Lynskey, Clerk to the Bench, Kaiapoi J. McN. Watt, manufacturer, of Christchurch 1/7/91 £2 per annum.. Half-yearly, on 1st July and 1st Jan. Private treaty. 8 th mile Belfast 0a. Or. 12p. From year to year; terminable at any time on three months' notice From year to year; terminable at six months' notice, ending on one of the halfyearly days of payment Indefinite; terminable at any time on one month's notice on either side 1/7/91 One peppercorn per annum Private treaty. Main line, 101st and 102nd miles Washdyke Portions of railway land between Seadown and Washdyke 7a. 2r. 25p. G. Smith, labourer, of Washdyke 1/7/91 £5 per annum.. Half-yearly, on 1st July and 1st Jan. Private treaty. Makarewa- Orepuki Branch, 25th mile Colac Privilege of laying tramway on railway land at Colac Station About 2ch. long J. Phillips, firewood merchant, of Colac 1/7/91 10s. per annum Yearly, on 1st July Private treaty. Main line — 332nd mile Waikaka A portion of railway reserve in Block V., Waikaka Survey District A piece of railway reserve near Seadown 4a. 2r. 34p. Five years T. C. Thomson, farmer, of Gore 1/7/91 £1 3s. 8d. per annum Yearly, on 1st July Private treaty. 100th and 101st miles Seadown 11a. Or. 29p. From year to year ; terminable on three months' notice, ending on one of the half-yearly days of payment From year to year; terminable at three months' notice, ending on one of the yearly days of payment W. F. Dawe, farm labourer, of Washdyke 1/7/91 £6 per annum.. Half-yearly, on 1st July and 1st Jan. Private treaty. 100th and 101st miles Seadown A piece of railway reserve near Seadown 3a. lr. 8p. G. Paice, railway ganger, of Washdyke 1/7/91 £1 10s. per annum Yearly, on 1st July Private treaty.