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Hempleman’s Purchase of Akaroa.
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attend to and point out where, within the localities specified, he may select in blocks the extent of land pointed out, but of course you will take care that he is not allowed to interfere with or encroach upon any lands for which you are aware that Crown grants have already been recommended by me to be given to other persons, and I beg you will confine him to Government regulations as regards frontages and all necessary roads, etc., to be reserved for Crown and public convenience.

No.1—Peraki Bay . . . . . . . . . . 500 acres
No.2—Flat Bay . . . . . . . . . . 500 ,,
No.3—Lands unappropriated by the Crown, situated between German and Robinson’s Bays, and situated in the Akaroa Harbour . . . . . . . . . .
 650 ,,
No.4—Lands unappropriated by the Crown, situated at the head of what is properly called Akaroa Bay . . . . .
 500 ,,
No.5—Lands unappropriated by the Crown, situated in what is usually called Barry’s Bay, and, if necessary, extending from thence towards No. 4 500 ,,
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2650 acres

The whole of these lands having been saved from any proceedings whatever of the Canterbury Association, under their first Act of Parliament, 14th August, 1850, you will pay no attention in making the necessary surveys to conveyances of any portions of them to the Church, etc., or to individuals, by the agent of the Canterbury Association.—Yours, etc.,

Jas. Campbell,
Commissioner.

John C. Boys, Esq.,
Government Surveyor.

Before Mr. Boys, however, had time to put the

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