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11 feet in breadth and 50 feet in depth, and being respectively parts of those pieces or parcels of land situate in Circular Road numbered respectively 49 and 50 in the said register and plan of town lots of land for Freetown aforesaid. ABERDEEN. 1. All that piece or parcel of land situate at the corner of Cromwell Street and Watson Street in the village of Aberdeen bounded on the north by land in the possession of Charlotte Warne, 105 feet; on the south by Cromwell Street aforesaid, 105 feet; on the east by Watson Street aforesaid, 73 feet; and on the west by land in the possession of G. Shyllon, 70 feet; on which said land the church is built. 2. All that piece or parcel of land situate, lying and being at the corner of Cromwell Street and Watson Street, in the village of Aberdeen, and bounded on the north by Cromwell Street aforesaid, 103 feet; on the south by land in the possession of Nancy Taylor, 103 feet; on the east by Watson Street aforesaid, 97 feet; and on the west by land in the possession of George Matthews, 100 feet; on which said land the school is erected. ALLEN TowN. 1. All that piece or parcel of land situate in Allen Town, in the Colony of Sierra Leone, fronting the public street, bounded on the outside by property of John Leigh, and on the other side by property of John Bradshaw, being 111 feet long and 100 feet broad, on which the church in memory of St. John Baptist at Allen Town aforesaid is built, and described in a deed of conveyance, dated 14th July, 1873, from Samuel King to the secretaries of the Church Missionary Society. 2. All that piece or parcel of land situate, lying and being in Allen Street, Allen Town aforesaid, and bounded on one side by land the property of John Leigh, 396 feet; on the other side by land the property of Phrebe Williams, 396 feet; and measuring on the frontage towards the said street 158 feet. DuBLIN, BANANAS. 1. All that piece or parcel of land situate at Dublin, on the Bananas Island, and numbered 924 for the purpose of taxation, measuring on the north 66 feet, on the east 66 feet, on the south 68 feet, on the west 73 feet, bounded on the north by Wilmot Street, on the east by a street unnamed, on the south by land said to be in the possession of Samuel Nylander, and on the west by a lot said to be in the possession and occupation of Moses Terry. 2. All that piece or parcel of land situate, lying and being in Wilmot Street, in the village of Bananas, in the Waterloo District of this Colony, being the grounds upon which the church and school of Mark's Parish are built, bounded on the east by Wilmot Street aforesaid, 191 feet; on the west by James Street aforesaid, 191 feet; on the north by an open ground, 134 feet; on the south, by where the belfry is fixed, 134 feet. 3. All that piece or parcel of land situate at Wilmot Street aforesaid, and bounded on the east by land in the possession and occupation of some person or persons unknown, 66 feet ; on the west by the said Wilmot Street, 66 feet; on the north by Crown land, 66 feet; and on the south by land in the possession of Adeline Johnson as to part and occupied by the police station as to the remainder, 66 feet. BATHURST. 1. All that lot of land in the parish of Saint James at the village of Bathurst, numbered 16 in the register and plan of lots of land for that district, and described in a Crown grant, dated 1st July, 1835, and registered in the office of the Registrar-General. 2. All that piece or parcel of land situate, lying and being in King William Street, on the road leading from Freetown to Charlotte, in the united Parishes of St. Peter and St. James, in the town which is now commonly called Bathurst, but which was formerly known by the name of Leopold, in the Police District of Freetown, and bounded by a right line which runs from the corner of St. Peter's Street northward on the aforenamed King William Street, to the extent of 248 feet, thence proceeds westwards along the north side, in a right line and at right angles to the last line to the extent of 182 feet, and bounded by the premises of the Church Missionary Society, thence turning in a southern direction along the western side runs in a line parallel to King William Street until it reaches St. Peter's Street aforesaid, thence bounded by St. Peter's Street on the south side until it again reaches the afore-named King William Street and described in a Crown grant, dated 27th November, 1847, and registered in the office of the Registrar-General. 3. All that piece or parcel of land situate, lying and being at the corner of Mends Road and George Street, in the village of Bathurst, on which the church, school and house now occupied by the schoolmaster are built, and bounded on the north by land of Mammy Garnon, 360 feet; on the south by George Street, 383 feet; on the east by land belonging to Mr. King and Mr. Matthews respectively, 320 feet; and on the west by Mends Road, 290 feet. BENGUEMA. All that lot, piece or parcel of land situate, lying and being in Liverpool Street, in the village of Benguema, on which the church, school and parsonage are built, and bounded on the north by land in the possession of Mr. Hamilton, 1,400 feet; on the south by land in the possession of Mr. Savage, 1,385 feet; on the east by unoccupied lands, 250 feet; and on the west by Liverpool Street aforesaid, 220 feet. CAMPBELL TowN. All that piece or parcel of land situate, lying and being in Campbell Street, in the village of Campbell Town, and bounded on the north by land in the possession of Agabus Johnson, 115 feet; on the south by Campbell Street aforesaid, 115 feet; on the east by land in the possession of Mary Williams, 115 feet; and on the west by land in the possession of Mr. Johnson, 115 feet, on which the church is erected. 3254: Cap. 279] Chwrch 1~lissionary Society Lands CHARLOTTE. 1. All that lot, piece or parcel of land situate, lying and being on the left side or south side of a road leading from Bathurst to the house heretofore called the "Government House," and bounded on the north by a running stream, 130 feet; on the south by the said road, 128 feet; on the east by land in the possession of Richard Fyne, 230 feet; and on the west by land in the possession of Emanuel Taylor, 220 feet; on which said land the school is built. 2. All that stone building situate on the right hand or north side of a road leading from Bathurst to the house heretofore called the " Government House," as represented in a plan attached to a Crown grant, dated 27th November, 1847, and registered in the office of the Registrar-General, which said stone building is the church of the Parish of Saint John, in the village of Charlotte, in the Police District of Freetown, used as a place of public worship. GLOUCESTER. 1. All that piece or parcel of land situate and being in High Lane Street and between Ridley Street and Too Good Street, in the village of Gloucester, and bounded on the north by Too Good Street, 230 feet; on the south by Ridley Street, 215 feet; on the east by land belonging to Mr. Forster and Sally Horton respectively, 245 feet; and on the west by Hi~Zh Lane Street, 236 feet: on which said land the parsonage is built. 2. All that triangular piece or parcel of land situate in the Parish of Saint Andrew, in the village of Gloucester, in the Colony of Sierra Leone, containing two roods fifteen perches, bounded on the north and west by High Street, and on the south by Cross Street, and on the south-east by Church Street, and as shown in a diagram in the margin of a Crown grant, dated 27th February, 1843, and registered in the office of the Registrar-General. GonERICH. 1. All that piece or parcel of land situate, lying and being at the corner of Lorient Street arid Somers Street, in the village of Goderich, and bounded on the south by Lorient Street aforesaid, 110 feet; on the north by land in the possession of James Gubber, 110 feet; on the east by Somers Street aforesaid, 150 feet; and on the west by land in the possession of the "Huntingdon Church," 140 feet; on which the mission house is built. 2. All that piece or parcel of land situate, lying and being at the corner of Lorient Street and Hamburg Street, in the village of Goderich, and bounded on the north by land in the possession of P. Lee, 110 feet; on the south by Hamburg Street aforesaid, 110 feet; on the east by land in the possession of Solomon Coker, 100 feet; and on the west by Lorient Street aforesaid, 107 feet; on which the church is erected. GRAFTON. All that piece or parcel of land situate, lying and being at the corner of Hulket Street and Graf Street in Grafton, and bounded on the north by lands in the possession of Mary King and Robert King respectively, 180 feet; on the south by Hulket Street aforesaid, 180 feet; on the east by land in the possession of Peter Truman, 112 feet; and on the west by Graf Street aforesaid, 112 feet; on which said land the church and school are erected. HASTINGS. 1. All that piece or parcel of land situate and being between St. 'l'homas Street and Lord Street, in the village of Hastings, on which the school is built, and bounded on the north by Lord Street, 193 feet; on the south by St. r Thomas Street, 208 feet; on the east by lands belonging to Messrs. W. V. Coker, Vincent and Cole respectively, 400 feet; and on the west by lands belonging to Messrs John Coker, Smith and Green respectively, 400 feet. 2. All that lot of land situate in Church Street, in the parish of St. Thomas, in the town or village of Hastings in theW aterloo District, contiguous to the land on which the church is built, and bounded on the west by a continuation of the eastern side of Church Street aforesaid in a northerly direction from the land on which the church is built to the distance of 132 feet, on the north by Market Square to the distance of 150 feet to the eastward, on the east by a line running at right angles from Market Square in a southerly direction to the distance of 232 feet, where it bisects the southern boundary which runs westerly and meets the said land on which the church is built and described in a Crown grant dated 18th July, 1844, and registered in the Registrar-General's office. 3. All that lot of land in the village of Hastings, in the Waterloo District of the Colony of Sierra Leone, situate on the south-western side of the road leading from the Market Square to the Parsonage at the distance of two chains from the north-eastern angle to the southern-most square, and admeasuring in continuation of the said southern line 100 feet frontage, and 75 feet depth, whereon the Parish Church is built and described in a Crown grant dated 4th May, 1888, and registered in the office of the Registrar-General. 4. All that piece or parcel of land situate at the west end of Church Street, in the Parish of St. Thomas, in the village of Hastings aforesaid together with the building erected thereon, and formerly known as " Government or Manager's House," which said land extends in a right line with the front and from the corner of the said house on the south side of the road which runs at right angles southward of Church Street to the extent of 314 feet, thence bounded by a straight line which runs at right angles westward to the extent of 522 feet, and thence runs at right angles to the above and lastmentioned line northward, and in a line parallel with the a.forenamed house, 542 feet, and thence again runs westward in a right line and at right angles to the last named line until it again meets the aforenamed " Government or Manager's House" at the north-west corner, and described in a Crown grant dated 22nd February, 1848, and registered in the office of the Registrar- General. KAKANDA TowN. All that lot, piece or parcel of land situate and being in Campbell Town Road, in the village called Kakanda Town, and bounded on the north by unoccupied land, 125 feet; on the south by Campbell Town Road, 123 feet; on the east by land in the possession of Mr. Davies, 180 feet; and on the west by land in the possession of Mr. Davies, 180 feet. KEN'l'. l. All that piece or parcel of land situate, lying and being in Dance Street, in the village of Kent, in the Waterloo District of this Colony, being the site on which the church is built, and bounded on the east by the said Dance Street, 132 feet; on the west by Government Yard, 132 feet; on the north by Saint George's Street, 141 feet; on the south by Government Yard, 141 feet. 3256 Cap. 279] Church Missionary Society Lands 2. All that other piece or parcel of land situate, lying and being in Dance Street, and bounded on the east by Dance Street, 132 feet; on the west by Government Yard, 132 feet; on the north by Dublin Street, 141 feet; and on the south by Saint George's Street, 141 feet. KISSY. 1. All that piece or parcel of land situate, lying and being in the middle of Third Street, in the Parish of Saint Patrick, in the town or village of Kissy, whereon is erected the Parish Church, and bounded on the east and west by Third Street aforesaid, on the north by a road leading to Freetown, and on the south by land attached to the hospital at Kissy aforesaid, and described in a Crown grant dated 27th November, 1847, and registered in the office of the Registrar-General. 2. All that lot of land in the village of Kissy aforesaid, numbered 51 in the register and plan of lots of land for that village and described in a Crown grant dated 1st July, 1833, and registered in the office of the Registrar- General. 3. All that piece or parcel of land situate and being in Blackhall Road, in the village of Kissy aforesaid, and bounded on the north by Blackhall Road, 276 feet; on the south by lands of Messrs. Wilson and Barber respectively, 343 feet; on the east by land on which Belmont House is erected, 44 7 feet; and on the west by a lane 462 feet; on which said land " The liberated African School " is built. LEICESTER. All that piece or parcel of land situate, lying and being at the main street called " New London Road " of the village of Leicester, and bounded on the east by lands formerly in the possession or occupation of Rebecca Peters, on the west by lands in the possession of J econiah Claudius King, on the north by the said New London Road, and on the south by the brook called "Man Water," having a frontage on the said New London Road of 66 feet, and a rear or depth extending down to the said brook, on which said lands are erected the church and school of the Parish of Saint Andrew. LUMLEY. All that piece or parcel of land situate, lying and being at the corner of Regent Road and Goderich Road, in the village of Lumley on which the Church is built, bounded on the north by Regent Road, 145 feet; on the south by land the property of Mr. Watts, 133 feet; on the east by unoccupied lands, 112 feet; and on the west by Goderich Road, 132 feet. MACDONALD. 1. All that piece or parcel of land situate and being in Kent Road, in the village of Macdonald, on which the Mission House is erected, and bounded on the north by land in the possession of Patience Cole, 175 feet; on the south by land in the possession of Ishmael Coker, 175 feet; on the east by Kent Road, 170 feet; and on the west by unoccupied lands, 170 feet. 2. All that piece or parcel of land situate in Kent Road, in the village of Macdonald aforesaid, on which the church is built, and bounded on the north by land in the possession of Ann Johnson, 118 feet; on the south by land in the possession of George Rayner 120 feet; on the east by unoccupied lands, 175 feet; and on the west by Kent Road, 172 feet. r Church Missionary Society Lands (Cap. 279 MATINDI. 1. All that lot, piece or parcel of land situate, lying and being in Matindi Street, in the village of Matindi, and bounded on the north by Matindi Street aforesaid, 100 feet; on the south by unoccupied lands, 100 feet; on the east by land in the possession of H. Macaulay, 380 feet; and on the west by land in the possession of Uriah Coker, 380 feet. 2. All that piece or parcel of land situate, lying and being in Matindi Street, in the village of Matindi aforesaid, and bounded on the north by unoccupied lands, 310 feet; on the south by Matindi Street, 212 feet; on the east by land in the possession of Jacob Martins and the cemetery respectively, 620 feet; and on the west by land in the possession of one Yandebo, 630 feet; on which the church and mission house are erected. MIDDLE TowN. 1. All that piece or parcel of land situate, lying and being in the village of Middle Town, on which the mission house is erected, and bounded on the north by land in the possession of Peter Cole, 200 feet; on the south by land in the possession of Benjamin Jones, 200 feet; on the east by the highway, 166 feet; and on the west by unoccupied lands 170 feet. 2. All that piece or parcel of land situate, lying and being in Waterloo Road, in the village of Middle Town aforesaid, on which the church is erected, and bounded on the north by unoccupied lands, 360 feet; on the south by land in the possession of Mr. Dougan, 360 feet; on the east by unoccupied lands, 130 feet; and on the west by Waterloo Road aforesaid, 130 feet. REGENT. All that piece or parcel of land situate, lying and being in the Parish of Saint Charles, Regent, bounded on the northern and eastern sides by Hog Brook, commencing and terminating by the bridges marked A and B, as appears by the plan to a Crown grant dated 18th October, 1838, and registered in the office of the Registrar-General, and on the southern and western sides by the road leading from the bridge A to B, being the road to Bathurst, as shown in the said plan, containing 7 acres 14 poles, more or less. RussELL TowN. All that lot, piece or parcel of land situate and being in West Street in the village of Russell, bounded on the north by land in the possession of Mr. Doherty, 450 feet; on the south by land in the possession of Mr. Gordon, 450 feet; on the east by West Street aforesaid, 350 feet; and on the west by the mountain; on which said land the church and school are built. SHERBRO. Bonthe. All that piece of land situate in Sherbro, known and numbered on the official plan as No. 85, containing 36 town lots, situate in Heddle Road in the town of Bonthe, and bounded on the north by Monument Lane, on the south by lot numbered 2, on the east by Heddle Road aforesaid, and on the west by Victoria Road, and having a frontage in Heddle Road of 196 feet and a depth of 900 feet, and described in a Crown grant dated 18th January, 1873, and registered in the office of the Registrar-General. Bendu. 1. All that lot, piece or parcel of land situate, lying and being in Bendu, Sherbro, on which the church is built, and bounded on the north by unoccupied 3258 Cap. 279] Church Missionary Society Lands ~~·---------------------------- lands, 644 feet; on the south by unoccupied lands, 710 feet; on the east by unoccupied lands, 440 feet more or less; and on the west by the Sherbro River, 464 feet more or less. 2~ All that piece or parcel of land situate, lying and being in Jissanah Road, in Bendu, Sherbro, and measuring 300 square feet, and bounded on the north by bush, on the south and east by Crown lands, and on the west by Jissanah Road aforesaid. Victoria. 1. All that piece or parcel of land situate, lying and being in Victoria, Sherbro, measuring 150 feet long by 120 feet broad, and bounded on the east by the barracks, on the west by lands belonging to native chiefs, on the north by New Adelaide Street, and on the south by the river. 2. All that lot, piece or parcel of land situate, lying and being at Victoria, Sherbro, on which the church and mission house are built, and bounded on the north by unoccupied lands, 800 feet; on the south by the Sherbro River, 1,190 feet; on the east by unoccupied lands, 635 feet; and on the west by unoccupied lands, 700 feet. York Island. All that piece or parcel of land situate, lying and being at the corner of York Street and Fisher Street in York Island, Sherbro, on which the school is built, bounded on the north by Fisher Street, 332 links; on the south by land in the possession of Mr. Anderson and unoccupied lands, 320 links; on the east by land the property of Samuel Forde, 145 links; and on the west by York Street aforesaid, 146 links. TOMBO. 1. All that piece or parcel of land situate and being in Macaulay Street, in the village of Tombo, bounded on the north by private property, 330 feet; on the south by Water Street, 325 feet; on the east by Macaulay Street, 115 feet; and on the west by Mountain Cut, 120 feet; on which the school is built. 2. All that piece or parcel of land situate and being in Macaulay Street in Tombo aforesaid, and on which the church is erected, and bounded on the north by Macaulay Street, 236 feet; on the south by lands unoccupied, 240 feet; on the east by Gordon Street, 170 feet; and on the west by Crean Street, 156 feet. WELLINGTON. l. All that piece or parcel of land situate in the town or village of Wellington, in the Waterloo District, whereon the school house and church are erected, and bounded on the north by land the property of Fanny Davies and Samuel Sawyerr, on the south by Saint John Street, 197 feet; on the east by Bowen Street, 109 feet; and on the west by Beckley Street, 58 feet; and described in a Crown grant dated 14th July 1873, and registered in the office of the Registrar-General. 2. All that piece or parcel of land situate, lying and being between Saint John Street and City Road, in the village of Wellington, in the Waterloo District, whereon the parsonage is erected, and bounded on the east by land the property of Philip Granby, on the west by a running stream, on the north by City Road aforesaid, 330 feet; and on the south by Saint John Street, 300 feet. Church .ll!lissionwry Society Lands [Cap. 279 WATERLOO. 1. All that piece or parcel of land situate, lying and being at Parsonage or Church Street in the village of Waterloo, in the Waterloo District, bounded on the east by Wilson Street in Waterloo aforesaid, 134 feet; on the west by the said Parsonage or Church Street, 134 feet; on the north by Hill Street, Waterloo, 231 feet; and on the south by Bage Street, Waterloo, whereon the Parish Church of Saint Michael is erected, containing in the whole 2 poles and 33 perches. 2. All that piece or parcel of land situate, lying and being in Frey Street in Waterloo aforesaid, at the southern end of the said Parsonage or Church Street, and bounded on the east by Wilson Street aforesaid, and other Crown lands, on the west by Liddle Street in Waterloo, and other Crown lands, on the north by the said Frey Street, and on the south by Crown lands, and containing in the whole 4 acres, 1 rood and 29 perches, the same being the grounds commonly called and known as the Parsonage grounds, and on which the parsonage is erected. 3. All that piece or parcel of land situate, lying and being at the corner of Fly Street and Parsonage Street in the village of Waterloo, on which the school is built, and bounded on the north by Parsonage Street, 147 feet; on the south by land in possession of Thomas Strasser, 143 feet; on the east by land in the possession of Comfort Fraser, 150 feet; and on the west by Fly Street, 143 feet. WrLBERB'OROE. 1. All those country lots, pieces or parcels of land situate, lying and being in Sixth Cross Street in the Parish of Saint Paul at the village of Wilberforce in the Colony aforesaid, numbered 3 and 4 in the register and plan of lots for the said village of Wilberforce, and more fully described in a plan drawn on the back of a Crown grant, dated 26th August, 1851, and registered in the office of the Registrar-General. 2. All those lots, pieces or parcels of land situate, lying and being in Water and Sixth Cross Streets in the said Parish of Saint Paul, numbered 2 and 1 respectively in the said register and plan for Wilberforce aforesaid, and more fully described and bounded in the plan drawn on the back of the said Crown grant. YoRK. l. All that piece or parcel of land situate, lying and being in the corner of Heddle Street and Church Street in the village of York, being the grounds on which the church and school of St. Henry's Parish are built, and bounded on the east by Church Street aforesaid, 160 feet; on the west by lands in the possession or occupation of Dinah Thorpe and James Fewry, 160 feet; on the north by the said Heddle Street, 104 feet; and the south by land in the possession or occupation of Matthew Parker, 104 feet. 2. All that other piece or parcel of land situate, lying and being on the north-eastern junction of the said Church and Heddle Streets, and bounded on the east by land in the possession or occupation of Betsy Quaker, John Wilson and Betsy Pratt, 264 feet; on the west by the said Church Street, 264 feet; on the north by Crown lands, 264 feet; and on the south by the said Heddle Street, 264 feet.

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