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tiortj or in consequence of the operation of any sucli resolution; and any property, estate, right, or interest acquired by the Company from the Queen or the said Governor under or by virtue of the said contract or provision shall, to the extent and in the manner specified in any such resolution, be and be deemed to have again become the property or estate of the Queen or the Governor, or to revest in the Queen, as the nature of the case may require; And, further, that nothing contained in this contract shall be deemed in any way to abridge, control, modify, or supersede any power, remedy, or authority which under the said Act is vested in or may bo exercised by the Governor in Council, or the Governor, or the Minister for Public Works. The word "Governor" in this contract has the like meaning as is attached thereto by "The Interpretation Act, 1878." Itt fottnas'S tofjlteof these presents have been executed by the parties hereto on the day and year first above written. The seal of the Company was hereunto affixed this J. E. Nathan, twentieth day of March, one thousand eight John Plimmee, hundred and eighty-two, at a meeting of Direc- Directors, tors, and by order of the Directors. t "\l7".tt'^t^ (1.b.) Seal of the Wellington and Manawatu JAS. VVAIiLAOB, Railway Company (Limited). Secretary of the Company. Signed by the Honorable Arthur Hamilton Gordon, the' Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, Aethub, 11. Goedon, with the advice of the Executive Council Governor, thereof, on behalf of Her Majesty the Queen, and sealed with the public seal of the said (*>«.) Seal of the Colony. colony, in the presence of— F. P. Mtjebat, Private Secretary, Christchurch. Fostee Goeing, Clerk of the Executive Council. 22nd March, 1882.

FIRST SCHEDULE. Plant and Mateeials now on the Line, and Materials not on the Line. 1. Plant and materials now on the line as follows : — Permanent-way —30-lb. rails laid complete ... ... ... 2,018 1. yd. Loose rails, with fastenings for same ... ... ... ... 1,992 „ Jarrah timber ... ... ... ... ... ... 1,028 s. ft. Kauri planks, 15 in number ... ... ... ... ... 15 Bluegum scantling (3 x 2) ... ... ... ... ... 120 s. ft. Loose timber (all sizes) ... ... ... ... ... 200 „ Tip-wagons, complete ... ... ... ... ... 23 Tip-wagons, bodies and pedestals Tip-wagons, axles ... ... ... ... ... ... 6 Dobbin carts ... ... ... ... ... ... 2 Timber sledge .. ... ... ... ... ... 1 Earthenware pipes, 9-in. ... ... ... ... ... 6 lengths. Scrap-iron ... ... ... ... ... ... 5 cwt. Iron doors for earth-shoots ... ... ... ... ... 5 Toolchests ... ... ... ... ... ■•■ 3 Fencing posts ... ... ... ... ... ... CO Blacksmith's shops, with office attached ... ... ... 8 About 343 chains wire fencing in place (post and 8 wires). 2. Materials not on the line as follows :—• Eight cast-iron cylinders, 68 feet long each, with nuts and bolts complete. Ironwork for three 80-feet spans, i.e., lower booms, suspension bolts, &c, according to standard drawings.