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Waimate Branch, 5th mile Main line — ■ 80th mile Waimate Rangitata Island Bight to use water from railway water-tank near engine-shed at Waimate Station in ease of fire on lessees' premises Contract between the Commissioners and the Ashburton County Council to erect and maintain an extension of the sheep-bridge over the north branch of the Rangitata Kiver alongside the railway bridge A piece of railway reserve near St. Andrew's 360ft. From year to year; terminable at any time on one month's notice on either side Indefinite Robert Nicol and William Longlands Scott, of Waimate, grain merchants The Ashburton County Council (contractees) 5s. per annum £5 per annum Yearly, m advance, on 1st July Yearly, on 1st Jan.; first payment to be made on 1st Jan., 1895 Privately. In accordance with sectior 19, "Publii Works Act! Amendmeii! Act, 1889." 22/6/94 117th and 118th miles 0a. 2r. 37p. Prom year to year; terminable on either side by one month's notice From year to year; terminable at any time on three months' notice, ending on a quarter-day of payment Seven years William Traves, jun., of St. Andrew's, labourer 10s. per annum Yearly, on 1st July St. Andrew's .. 1/7/94 Privately. 59th mile .. Ashburton Coal and timber site No. 40, Ashburton Station 40ft. frontage Charles Spray, of Ashburton, coal merchant 1/7/94 £10 per annum Quarterly, on 1st July, 1st Oct., 1st Jan., and 1st April Privately. North line — 11th mile Kaiapoi Part of Rural Sections 9650 ana 8495, at Stewart's Gully 18a. Or. 33p. Sidney Ashton, of Stewart's Gully, carpenter Sidney Ashton, of Stewart's Gully, carpenter Samuel Nutt, of Little River, hotelkeeper 1/7/94 £12 10s. per annum Quarterly, on 1st July, 1st Oct., 1st Jan., and 1st April Quarterly, on 1st July, 1st Oct., 1st Jan., and 1st April Yearly, on 1st July Privately. 11th mile Kaiapoi Part of Rural Section 8495, at Stewart's Gully 24a. Or. 35p. Seven years 1/7/94 £1 per annum Privately. Little River Branch — 22nd mile Little Eiver .. Portions of railway] land near Little River la. lr. 15p. Seven years; subject to termination at any time by the Commissioners on six months' notice From year to year: terminable at three months' notice From year to year; terminable on six months' notice, ending on a yearly day of payment From year to year ; terminable on three months' notice, ending on a quarterday of payment From year to year ; terminable on three months' notice, ending on a quarterday of payment Five years 1/7/94 £1 per annum Privately. 22nd and 23rd miles Little Kiver .. A piece of railway land near Little River la. Or. 25p. John Brislin, of Little River, blacksmith 1/7/94 £1 per annum Yearly, on 1st July Privately. Main line, 115th mile St. Andrew's .. A piece of railway reserve near the Pareora River la. 3r. 22p. Charles Sellars, of St. Andrew's, railway ganger 1/10/94 £1 per annum Yearly, on 1st Oct. Privately. Tapanui Branch, 11th mile Glenkenich Coal and timber site No. 1, Glenkenich Station 0a. Or. 8-7p. William Thomas McFarlane, of Tapanui, timber merchant 1/7/94 £2 10s. per anQuarterly, on 1st July, 1st Oct., 1st Jan., and 1st April Privately. num Main line, 59th mile .. Ashburton Coal and timber site No. 32, Ashburton Station 20ft. frontage W. H. Collins and Co., of Ashburton, timber merchants 1/10/94 £5 per annum Quarterly, on 1st Oct., 1st Jan., 1st April and 1st July Privately. Kingston Branch, 24th and 25th miles Rakaia and Ashburton Forks Branch, 23rd mile Main line, 59th mile .. Ords Portions of railway reserve at Limehills A piece of railway land at Methven Station 12a. 2r. 4p. Ralph Swale, of Limehills, farmer The Ashburton County Council 1/7/94 £3 2s. 6d. per annum £1 per annum Half-yearly, on 1st July and 1st Jan. Yearly, on 1st Oct. Privately. Methven 0a. Or. 4p. From year to year; terminable at any time on three months' notice From year to year; terminable at any time on three months' notice, ending on a quarter-day of payment 1/10/94 Privately. Ashburton Coal and timber site No. 49, Ashburton Station 40ft. frontage James Elliott, of Ashburton, coal merchant 1/10/94 £10 per annum Quarterly, on 1st Oct., 1st Jan., 1st April, and 1st July Privately.