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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
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also to appoint Saturday, the 19th day of March, 1887, to be
the day upon which the said first elections of members of
the said Otamatea County Council shall be held ; and also
to appoint Monday, the 28th day of March, 1887, at 1 o'clock
in the afternoon, to be the time, and Mr. Davis's Hall,
Maungaturoto, to be the place, at which the first meeting of
the said Otamatea County Council shall be held.

P. A. BUCKLEY.

Arrangements for First Elections, &c., Hawke's Bay Rabbit
District.—Notice No. 218.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 7th February, 1886.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint
Tuesday, the 22nd day of February, 1887, to be the
time, and the Courthouse, Waipawa, to be the place, for
holding the first election of five Trustees of the Hawke's Bay
Rabbit District, as constituted under “The Rabbit Nuisance
Act 1882 Amendment Act, 1886;” also to appoint Monday,
the 28th day of February, 1887, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon,
to be the time, and the said Courthouse, Waipawa, to be the
place, at which the first meeting of the Trustees of the said
district shall be held.

P. A. BUCKLEY.

Arrangements for First Elections, &c., Awatere Rabbit Dis-
trict.—Notice No. 219.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 7th February, 1887.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint
Saturday, the 26th day of February, 1887, to be the
time, and the Sheep Inspector's Office, Government Build-
ings, Blenheim, to be the place, for holding the first election
of five Trustees of the Awatere Rabbit District, as constituted
under “The Rabbit Nuisance Act 1882 Amendment Act,
1886;” also to appoint Monday, the 28th day of February,
1887, at noon, to be the time, and the Borough Council
Chamber, Government Buildings, Blenheim, to be the place,
at which the first meeting of the Trustees of the said district
shall be held.

P. A. BUCKLEY.

Special Order made by Waimea County Council.—Levying
Special Rates.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 7th February, 1887.

THE following special order, made by the Council of the
County of Waimea, is published for general informa-
tion.

P. A. BUCKLEY.

SPECIAL ORDER.

THAT this Council resolve to pass a special order to levy
special rates, in terms of the 24th section of “The Local
Bodies’ Loans Act, 1886,” and that such special rates shall
be payable at intervals of twelve months.

I hereby certify that the above special order has been duly
made and confirmed according to law.

ROBT. LOUISSON,
County Clerk.

Waimea County Council Office,
Nelson, 19th January, 1887.

Notice of Proposed Loan, Kumeroa Road Board, County
of Waipawa.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 4th February, 1887.

THE following notice, received from the Chairman of the
Kumeroa Road Board, County of Waipawa, is pub-
lished in accordance with the provisions of “The Local
Bodies’ Loans Act, 1886.”

P. A. BUCKLEY.

KUMEROA ROAD BOARD.—LOAN PROPOSALS.—RESULT OF
POLL.

For the proposal .. 31
Against the proposal .. 4
Informal .. 2

As the number of ratepayers voting in favour of the pro-
posal are less than one-half the number of votes which can
be exercised by the whole number of ratepayers, I therefore
declare the proposal rejected.

WILLIAM RALPH DEARLOVE,
Chairman.

Kumeroa, 31st January, 1887.

Notice of Proposed Loans, Geraldine County Council.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 4th February, 1887.

THE following notices of proposed loans, received from
the Chairman of the Council of the County of
Geraldine, are published for general information.

P. A. BUCKLEY.

NOTICE is hereby given that the poll of the ratepayers of
the Seadown Water-supply District, taken on the 18th
day of January, 1887, on the proposal of the Geraldine
County Council to raise the sum of £2,500 by way of loan,
under the provisions of “The Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1886,”
for the purpose of constructing irrigation works within that
part of the Geraldine County known as the Seadown Water-
supply District, resulted as follows :—

For the proposal .. 103 votes.
Against the proposal .. None.

And, as a majority in number of the ratepayers did not vote
in favour of the proposal, I hereby declare the said proposal
to be rejected.

Dated this 25th day of January, 1887.

JOHN TALBOT,
Chairman of the Geraldine County Council.

NOTICE is hereby given that the poll of the ratepayers of
the Rangitata and Orari Water-supply District, taken on
the 20th day of January, 1887, on the proposal of the
Geraldine County Council to raise the sum of £2,500 by way
of loan, under the provisions of “The Local Bodies’ Loans Act,
1886,” for the purpose of constructing irrigation works within
that part of the Geraldine County known as the Rangitata
and Orari Water-supply District, resulted as follows :—

For the proposal .. 72 votes.
Against the proposal .. None.

And, as a majority in number of the ratepayers voted in
favour of the proposal, and the number so voting are entitled
to more than one-half in number of the votes which can be
exercised by the whole number of ratepayers, I hereby declare
the said proposal to be carried.

Dated this 25th day of January, 1887.

JOHN TALBOT,
Chairman of the Geraldine County Council.

Notices of Proposed Loans, Manawatu Road Board, County
of Oroua.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 7th February, 1887.

THE following notices of proposed loans, received from
the Chairman of the Manawatu Road Board, County
of Oroua, are published in accordance with the provisions of
“The Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1886.”

P. A. BUCKLEY.

Palmerston North, 3rd February, 1887.

SIR,—In compliance with the provisions of “The Local
Bodies’ Loans Act, 1886,” I have the honour to forward for
publication in the Gazette the following results of polls
taken under the same :—

MANAWATU ROAD DISTRICT, WARD NO. 3.

POLL taken the 1st February, on the proposal to borrow £350
for the construction of Stony Creek Road :—

Number of ratepayers entitled to vote, 27.
Voters against proposal .. 0
Ratepayers who did not vote .. 23
— 23
Voters for the proposal .. 4
—
Majority against .. 19

Each of the above ratepayers had one vote.

POLL taken the 31st January, on the proposal to borrow £150
for the construction of James Line :—

Number of ratepayers entitled to vote, 11.
Voters for the proposal .. 8
Voters against the proposal .. 0
Ratepayers who did not vote .. 3
— 3
—
Majority in favour .. 5

Each of the ratepayers had but one vote.

J. RANDAL FORSTER-PRATT,
The Hon. the Colonial Secretary, Chairman.
Wellington.