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     THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

All that piece or parcel of land in the Provincial District of Taranaki, containing by admeasurement 1 rood and 26 perches, more or less, being Section No. 781 on the map of the Town of Stratford. Bounded towards the North-east by Miranda Street, 50 links; towards the South-east by the Patea River; towards the South-west by Portia Street, 140 links; and towards the North-west by Fenton Street, 440 links: be all the aforesaid linkages more or less. For a recreation-ground.

All that piece or parcel of land in the Provincial District of Taranaki, containing by admeasurement 1 acre and 33 perches, more or less, being Section No. 858 on the map of the Town of Stratford. Bounded towards the North-east by Miranda Street, 300 links; towards the South-east by Page Street, 440 links; towards the South-west by Portia Street, 250 links; and towards the North-west by the Patea River: be all the aforesaid linkages more or less. For a recreation-ground.

All that piece or parcel of land in the Provincial District of Taranaki, containing by admeasurement 1 rood 8 perches, more or less, being Section No. 935 on the map of the Town of Stratford. Bounded towards the North-east by Portia Street, 165 links; towards the South-east by the Patea River; towards the North-west by Hamlet Street 255 links, and by Fenton Street 120 links: be all the aforesaid linkages more or less. For a recreation-ground.

All that piece or parcel of land in the Provincial District of Taranaki, containing by admeasurement 3 roods 2 perches, more or less, being Section No. 936 on the map of the Town of Stratford. Bounded towards the North-east by Portia Street, 220 links; towards the South-east by Page Street, 440 links; towards the North-west by Hamlet Street 180 links, and by the Patea River: be all the aforesaid linkages more or less. For a recreation-ground.

All that piece or parcel of land in the Provincial District of Taranaki, containing by admeasurement 50 acres, more or less, being Section No. 28 of Block I., Ngaiere Survey District. Bounded towards the North-east by Hamlet Street 1365 links, by the Patea River, and by Hamlet Street 280 links; towards the South-east by Page Street, 2133 links; towards the South-west by Brecken Road, 2363 links; and towards the North-west by Regan Street, 2133 links: be all the aforesaid linkages more or less. For a recreation-ground.

All that piece or parcel of land in the Provincial District of Taranaki, containing by admeasurement 36 perches, more or less, being Section No. 751 on the map of the Town of Stratford. Bounded towards the North-east by the railway-line, 150 links; towards the South-east by Lear Street, 150 links; towards the South-west by the Mountain Road, 150 links; and towards the North-west by Section No. 750, 150 links: be all the aforesaid linkages more or less. For a site for public buildings.

All that piece or parcel of land in the Provincial District of Taranaki, containing by admeasurement 10 acres, more or less, being Section No. 69 of Block II., Ngaiere Survey District. Bounded towards the North-east by Swansea Road, 1408 links; towards the South-east by Section No. 75, 711 links; towards the South-west by Section No. 68, 1408 links; and towards the North-west by the East Road, 711 links: be all the aforesaid linkages more or less. For a cemetery.

As witness the hand of the Honourable Sir James Prendergast, Knight, Chief Justice, as such Deputy of the said Governor as aforesaid, this eleventh day of March, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-five.

J. BALLANCE.

County of Horowhenua included in Manawatu District for the purposes of the Animals Protection Acts.

Wm. F. DRUMMOND JERVOIS, Governor,
By his Deputy,
JAMES PRENDERGAST.

WHEREAS by a warrant made under “The Animals Protection Act, 1880,” and “The Animals Protection Act Amendment Act, 1881,” and dated the ninth day of February, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-five, the Manawatu District was defined as comprising the Counties of Manawatu and Oroua: And whereas it is expedient that the County of Horowhenua should be included in the said district:

Now, therefore, I, James Prendergast, in the name and behalf of His Excellency the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, and as his duly-appointed Deputy, in exercise of the powers vested in me by the said Acts, do hereby notify that the Manawatu District shall comprise the Counties of Manawatu, Oroua, and Horowhenua.

As witness the hand of His Excellency Sir James Prendergast, Knight, Chief Justice, as such Deputy of the said Governor as aforesaid, this sixteenth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-five.

EDWARD RICHARDSON.

Licensing Committees appointed.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 18th March, 1885.

HIS Excellency the Governor, by his Deputy, has been pleased to appoint the under-mentioned persons to be the Licensing Committees for the districts set opposite their names respectively:—

Committee. District.

Franklin Bradley .. .. }
George Clark .. .. }
John Dreardon .. .. } Okahu.
Richard Masefield .. .. }
Duncan McGregor .. .. }
James William Baker .. .. }
David Blyth .. .. }
Henry Ireson Jones .. .. } Makirikiri.
John Morgan .. .. }
David Strachan .. .. }
John Armstrong .. .. }
John Brown .. .. }
Robert Francis Croft .. .. } Ashley.
David Crighton Martin .. .. }
John O’Halloran .. .. }
William Aitken .. .. }
Daniel Brent .. .. } Maori Hill East.
George Davidson .. .. }
Andrew Fulton .. .. }
Henry Hitchcock .. .. }

Jos. A. TOLE.

Cadet in Survey Department appointed.

General Survey Office,
Wellington, 13th March, 1885.

HIS Excellency the Governor, by his Deputy, has been pleased to appoint

JAMES DUNCAN THOMSON

to be a Cadet in the Survey Department of New Zealand; the appointment dating from the 9th instant.

Jos. A. TOLE,
(for the Minister of Lands.)

Addition to Offices at which Taranaki Electoral Roll can be inspected.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 13th March, 1885.

IN accordance with the provisions of “The Registration of Electors Act, 1879,” I hereby make the following addition to the offices at which the electoral rolls of the Taranaki Electoral District shall be open for inspection:—

The Post Office, Mokau.

EDWARD RICHARDSON,
(for the Colonial Secretary.)

Proposed Loan, Borough of Masterton.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 16th March, 1885.

THE following notice, received from His Worship the Mayor of Masterton, is published in accordance with “The Municipal Corporations Act, 1876.”

EDWARD RICHARDSON,
(for the Colonial Secretary.)

Council Chambers,
Masterton, 11th March, 1885.

SIR,—I have the honour, pursuant to the provisions of section 145 of “The Municipal Corporations Act, 1876,” to give you notice that a poll was taken on Tuesday, the 10th March, 1885, upon the proposal of the Masterton Borough Council to raise the sum of ten thousand pounds (£10,000), by way of special loan, for the purpose of constructing gas-works, when the following votes were recorded:—

For the proposal .. .. 250
Against .. .. 45
Informal .. .. 3

The total number of burgesses on the roll of the borough is 415, and, as the number of votes given for the proposal exceeds one-half of the total number of burgesses, I have declared the proposal carried.

I have, &c.,

M. CASELBERG, Mayor.

The Hon. the Colonial Secretary, Wellington.