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17. The soil or bed of Lakes Waipori and Waihola to be vested in the Board as an endowment, with power for the Board to let or lease all or any part or parts thereof at a nominal or other rent for any term of years, and upon any special terms and conditions as the Board may think fit. 18. All works carried out solely for the benefit of the eastern side of the Taieri River shall be paid for and also thereafter maintained solely out of the portion of the loan or out of the rates raised or levied in such eastern part. 19. All works carried out solely for the benefit of the western side of the Taieri River shall be paid for and thereafter maintained solely out of the portion of the loan or out of rates raised or levied in such western part. The expression " western side " shall also include all the land in the district on the south side of the river lying between Allanton Township and the steel traffic bridge near Henley. 20. On the dissolution of the old Boards all property of the old Boards shall be vested in the United Board, and all the liabilities and engagements of all the old Boards shall become liabilities and engagements of the United Board, all rates payable to >xnj of the old Boards shall be paid to the United Board, and all proceedings and actions pending by or against any of the old Boards may be carried on by or against the United Board: Provided, however, that the liabilities of the old Boards, whether for loans or otherwise, shall remain the same charge upon the area of land comprised in the old Board districts as if the old Boards had not dissolved. The United Board shall continue to levy the same special rates struck as security for loans and other special rates only within the area over which they were originally levied by the old Boards in order to liquidate all liabilities of the old Boards. Nothing herein shall in any way affect the rights or interests of any creditor of any of the old Boards, nor shall the ratepayers of the Board for the time being in the area of the old Boards be relieved from their liability to pay any special or other rates as security for loans or otherwise to the old Boards respectively. 21. Generally any machinery provisions usual in local-body statutes not already provided for to enable the Board to work smoothly, including extended power for the Board to make by-laws. We have, &c, D. Barron, Chairman of Commission. E. R. Ussher, \ G. Crdickshank, I-Commissioners. W. S. Short, j

FIRST SCHEDULE. Boundaries op proposed Taieri Drainage District. Commencing at West Taieri traffic bridge; thence along Main Road, Outram towards Mosgiel, to Wyllie's Crossing of the Mosgiel-Outram Railway; thence along Wyllie's Road to the Dunedin and North Taieri Road; thence along that road to the black bridge over the Silverstream; thence along the said road to the boundary of the Taieri District; thence along the Taieri District boundary in a south-easterly direction to the south-east corner of Block XIII, said district; thence along the southern boundaries of Blocks XIII and V to the Otago Central Railway ; thence by said railway to the Wingatui Railway-station, on the Hurunui-Bluff Railway line ; thence in a south-westerly direction by said railway to the Gordon Road; thence by a road in continuation of Gordon Road to the Main South Road; thence by Main South Road to the steel traffic bridge at Henley; thence along the Main South Road to the south-western side of the Township of Waihola ; thence along the boundary of said township to the shores of Lake Waihola ; thence along the southern, western, and northern shores of said lake to the south-eastern corner of Block XVI, Waihola District; thence by the southern and western sides of said block to the north-east corner of Block XVII ; thence along the northern boundary of said block to its north - western corner ; thence in a south western direction along the boundary of said block to the south-eastern corner of Section 5, Block VII, Clarendon District; thence along the south side of said Section 5 to the road-line bounding that section; thence along said road to Berwick; thence by the right bank of the Waipori River up to a point immediately opposite the south-west corner of Section 45, Block 11, Maungatua District; thence along the north-western and north-eastern boundaries of Section 45, the northeastern boundary of Section 46, the north-western boundary of 1 of 47 and 2 of 47 and the northeastern boundary of 2 of 47, to the main road, Berwick to Outram; thence along the BerwickOutram Road to the Woodside Road to its intersection with the north-east corner of Section 1, Block IV, West Taieri District; thence by Woodside Road to Woodside; thence by WoodsideOutrain Road to western boundary of River Section 38, West Taieri; thence along western and northern boundary of said Section 38 to the Taieri River; thence along the river and the West Taieri Bridge to the point of commencement: excluding the Borough of Mosgiel and the Government railways.

SECOND SCHEDULE. Boundaries of proposed Ridings of Taieri Drainage District. Silverstream Biding. Commencing at the intersection of the eastern boundary of Section 4, Block XVII, East Taieri District, with the south side of Main Road, Outram to Mosgiel; thence along that road towards Mosgiel to Wyllie's Crossing of the Mosgiel-Outram Railway; thence along Wyllie's Road to the Dunedin and North Taieri Road; thence along that road to the black bridge over the Silverstream ; thence along the said road to the boundary of the East Taieri District; thence along the-