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completely cut off by practically insurmountable physical obstacles from the country to the westward of the strip coloured pink, through which it is intended to pass. It will further be seen that the central line and the lines suggested to connect Westland and the West Coast follow almost entirely the courses of the greater valleys, the only difficulties to be overcome being the ascent to the Valley of the Clarence, now shown to be comparatively easy, and the descent on the western side of the Hope saddle, which, however, only involves an addition of two or three miles to the length of the line. Upon the accompanying map the East Coast line through the strip of country marked red is shown in black, as is also the line from the bridge at the Hanmer Plains to the junction with the Grey River line at Nelson Creek, and the extension of that line along the valleys of the Little Grey, Inangahua, and Buller Rivers, whilst the central line, with its loop to join the Nelson and West Coast Railway, is shown in red. I have had under consideration the suggested line through the Cannibal Gorge to Reefton, but I am satisfied, not only from my own knowledge of the country, but from information derived from trustworthy sources, that this line would bo more costly in construction per mile, and not so advantageous to Westland and the basin of the Grey as the line by the Hope and Ahaura Valleys. I refrain from further comments, feeling assured that the question under discussion will be exhaustively dealt with by the proposed Commission. Wellington, 30th September, 1882. John Tinline.

RETURN showing the Runs and other Holdings dependent on the Proposed Line of Railway betwixt Waipara and Cook Strait, within the Country coloured Yellow on accompanying Map. Compiled from Official and other Sources. —September, 1882.

Name of Run or Locality. Nanio of Holder. Crown Lands in Hun. Freehold Lauds in Run. Sheep. Cattle. Horses. GHenmark Waipara Basin Farm Waikari... j> ■ ■ • ■ ■ ■ * •• ,, ... ... ... ,, ... ... ... jj • • ■ ■ ■ ■ ,, ... ... ... j) Gr. H. Moore ... Partridge and Edwards ... J. Douglas Chamberlain ... T. Armstrong ... Buchanan and Wade J. Cowie C. D. Fox Little B rothcrs Luckey and Noon J. McFarlane ... W. Parkerson F. Perrot L. W. Tosswill Sanderson and Studholme Mallock and Lance Pyne and Russell E. and J. Michel D. Orossley &. McMillan ... W. Parkerson ... Sundry farmers Dalgety and Co. Acres. 28,878 431 * Acres. 75,748 3,398 300 2,980 500 2,588 390 1,358 2,788 435 1,456 1,360 223 1,500 12,517 28,300 3,000 1,848 154 184 87,500 4,350 1,238 2,416 1,140 2,500 1,200 1,890 5,097 750 2,823 1,850 482 3,403 19,852 57,255 3,000 1,540 8,393 6,300 7,800 1,385 40 11 10 6 10 40 1 27 6 20 100 18 10 9 10 11 4 27 13 6 3 3 15 18 50 3) ' ' ' ■• ' ■ ■ ■ ,, ,, ... ... ... ,, ... 11,079 85,614 5 50 14. 110 )) ■ •• ' ' ■ ■ '! Horsley Down Hurunui ,, Hurunui Lakes ,.. 31,875 17,480 ' 21,000 " 6 40 7 10 30 6 255 ,, Waipara and Waikari Balmoral „ Reserve Tekoa ... Pahau Reserve „ Pastures ... St. Leonard Kaiwara Auchray Mount Pam Eotherham 3,000 38,681 15,403 j 675 G. W. McEac... Earshman and Co. 17,881 5,540 31,643 3,991 31,227 6 23 41 30 Wilkin and Davidson .., W. McEarlane J. McFarlane ... E. Chapman ... E. Forrester .... B.Jones ] 5,724 29,103 14,850 3,250 4,085 26,091 17,700 12,719 10,600 997 | 20 155 i ■? 12 52 43,792 ! 25 13,600 250 1,471 198 24,881 23,115 22,799 ] 12 6 12 6 Upper Wairau Culverden Mont-rose Highfleld „ (Clarence) Lyndon... „ (Clarence) ..: Leslie Hills Sherwood Woodbanb Hanmer Springs Reserve .., 14,000 4,500 340 30 Wilson's Trustees W. O. Rutherford H. Wharton ... 18,000 51,893 20,508 18,000 41,452 10,000 36,798 10,000 17,750 2,542 6,500 454 9 40 100 47 20 26 G-. and J. Tinline 40,618 35,394 500 "70 G. Rutherford Walter Rutherford W. Atkinson ... J. Fry Unoccupied W. A. Low ... 3,181 28,851 "so 32 15 4 25 12 877 1,631 55,610 8,988 30 »» ); ... Q-lynn Wye St. Helens (Barefells) „ (Acheron) Hopefield St. Andrews ... . -■■ St. James ... ' ... Stanley Vale 9,000 17,500 C 54,800") 1 16,490 ) 695 80 "7 ,, I 179,194 14,824 20 33 7*S Dalgety and Co. T. Holmes McArthur Brothers W. L. Fowler ... 20,185 10,300 50,932 13,000 20 20 21,000 4,700 G 350 200 300 19 24 35 30 Carried forward .., 714,833 450,236 627,372 3,346 1,175