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Section 6: The following part of the LowER BAMBARA Chiefdom in the Kenema
Status not yet checkedThe Alluvial Diamond Citation, Sierra Leone
District, with effect from the 28th day of March, 1957-
ALL THA'rPARCEL OF LAND of the LowER BAMBARA Chiefdom in the
Kenema District of the South-eastern Province of the Protectorate of
Sierra Leone the boundary whereof commencing at a point which is on
a true bearing of 119° 30' and a distance of 10,000 feet approximately
from Panguma Town and which is the centre of the Panguma-Kenema
Motor Road bridge over the River Tongo and which is also Point
Number 3 of Mining Lease 2001 and thence in a southerly direction
following the East gutter of the Panguma-Kenema road for a distance of
apProximately 3·7 miles to Point Number 4 of Mining Lease 2001 and
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which lies 100 feet to the north of the centre of the Mamaye River and
thence following the northern bank and 100 feet from the centre of the
Mamaye River for a distance of approximately 2·1 miles to Point
Number 5 of Mining Lease 2001 which is on a true bearing of 315° and
8,500 feet approximately from Foindu Town and thence due north for a
distance of approximately 1·5 miles to Point Number 6 of Mining Lease
2001 and thence on a true bearing of 60° for a distance of 4·9 miles
approximately to Point Number 7 of Mining Lease 2001 and thence on a
true bearing of 130° for an approximate distance of 3·4 miles to Point
Number 8 of Mining Lease 2001 which is on a true bearing of 358° 30'
approximately and a distance of 19,000 feet from Bendu Town and
which is on the Bambara-Malegohun Chiefdom boundary and thence in a
southerly direction for a distance of 7 miles approximately along the
boundary between Bambara and Malegohun Chiefdoms and thence in a
southerly direction for a distance of 6 miles approximately along the
boundary between Bambara and Jaluahun Chiefdoms and thence in a
north-westerly direction for a distance of 11 miles approximately along
the boundary between Bambara and Nongowa Chiefdoms and thence in a
northerly direction for a distance of 20 miles approximately along the
boundary between Bambara and Dodo Chiefdoms and thence in an
easterly direction for a distance of 20 miles approximately along the
boundary between Bambara and Gorama Kono Chiefdoms and thence
in a southerly direction for a distance of 7 miles approximately along the
boundary between Bambara and Yawei Chiefdoms to Point Number 10
of Mining Lease 2001 and thence on a true bearing of 240° for 5·9 miles
approximately to Point Number 1 of Mining Lease 2001 and thence on a
true bearing of 240° for a distance of 6·4 miles approximately to Point
Number 2 of Mining Lease 2001 and thence on a true bearii;l.g of 184° for
a distance of 2·7 miles approximately to Point Number 3 of Mining Lease
2001 which is the Point of commencement thus enclosing an area of approximately 180 square miles.
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