JUNE 7.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 663

Result of Poll for Proposed Loan, Borough of Kaiapoi.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 31st May, 1888.

THE following notice, received from the Mayor of the Borough of Kaiapoi, is published in accordance with “The Municipal Corporations Act, 1886.”

T. W. HISLOP.

PROPOSAL to raise a loan of £2,000, under Part IX. of “The Municipal Corporations Act, 1886,” for expenditure in special works in the borough, viz.: Raising embankments, £460; building Council chambers, £500; drainage, £510; repairs to bridge, £100; streets formation and metalling, £125; kerbing, £147 5s.; first debenture redeemed, £157 15s.: total, £2,000:—

A poll was taken on the 23rd day of May, 1888, in the Borough Council Office, Kaiapoi, with the following result:— Number of burgesses on special roll, 243; representing 317 votes. Number of burgesses who voted for the proposal, 155; representing 219 votes. Number of burgesses who voted against the proposal, 11; representing 11 votes. Number of burgesses who did not record their votes, 77; representing 87 votes.

As a majority in number of the burgesses on the special roll 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 burgesses, I declare the proposal to be carried.

CARL HANSEN,
Mayor of the Borough of Kaiapoi.

Borough Council Chambers,
Kaiapoi, 25th May, 1888.

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Result of Poll for Proposed Loan, County of Wairarapa North.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 5th June, 1888.

THE following notice, received from the Chairman of the Wairarapa North County Council, is published in accordance with “The Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1886.”

T. W. HISLOP.

PROPOSAL to raise a loan of £260 under “The Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1886,” upon which a poll was taken on the 2nd day of June, 1888, with the following result:—

Number of ratepayers on special roll, 18; representing 35 votes. Number of ratepayers who voted in favour of the proposal, 14; representing 28 votes. Number of ratepayers who voted against the proposal, nil.

As a majority in number of the ratepayers on the special roll 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 declare the proposal to be carried.

THOMAS MACKAY,
County Chairman.

Masterton, 4th June, 1888.

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Notice to Owners of Native Land under “The Crown and Native Lands Rating Act, 1882.”

“TE Ture Reiti i nga Whenua o te Karauna me nga Whenua Maori, 1882,” me te Ture Whakatikatika i taua Ture.

Ki te tangata nana, ki nga tangata ranei na ratou nga whenua kua whakahuatia i roto i nga rooru whakaatu i nga utu o nga whenua Maori, kua tukua atu nei ki nga poari takiwa e mau nei nga ingoa i roto i te Kupu Apiti ki tenei, i raro i nga tikanga o nga Ture kua whakahuatia i runga ako nei me era atu Ture katoa e pa ana e whai tikanga ana.

NOTEMEA kua tukua mai he tono ki ahau Te Minita Whakahaere i nga Moni o Niu Tireni, e mau nei toko ingoa i raro iho nei, e nga poari takiwa e tetahi tangata ranei mo te taha ki a ratou, i raro i nga tikanga o “Te Ture Reiti i nga Whenua o te Karauna me nga Whenua Maori, 1882,” kia utua nga reiti e meingatia ana kia utua i runga i nga tikanga o aua rooru mo te tau i oti atu 31 Maehe, 1888:

He panuitanga tenei ki a koutou ki ia tangata ki ia tangata o koutou, kia mohio ai koutou kua takoto nga rooru o nga whenua Maori ki nga tari o aua poari takiwako aua rooru he mea tuhi ki te reo Maori, a e whakaatu ana hoki i nga utu o nga whenua Maori kua whakahuatia i runga i aua rooru.

Na he tono tenei ki a koutou ki ia tangata ki ia tangata hoki o koutou nga tangata na ratou aua whenua kia utua e koutou aua reiti a te 20 o nga ra o Hune, 1888, i mua mai ranei o taua ra, me utu e koutou aua moni reiti i te tari o te poari o te takiwa i takoto ai aua whenua, tena te whakaaturanga kei te Kupu Apiti.

KUPU APITI.

Te Ingoa o te Poari Takiwa. | Te Tari o te Poari Takiwa e utua ai nga Moni Reiti.
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Rori Poata o Upper Taueru | Bowlands, Masterton.

He mea tuhi nei toku ingoa i tenei te 6 o Hune, 1888.

H. A. ATKINSON,
Minita Whakahaere i nga Moni o te Koroni.

[TRANSLATION.]

“THE Crown and Native Lands Rating Act, 1882,” and the Amendment thereof.

To each and every the owner or owners of land described in the substituted valuation-rolls of Native lands supplied to the local bodies, the names of which are set forth in the Schedule hereunder, under the provisions of the above Acts and all other Acts affecting the same or relating thereto.

WHEREAS demand having been made to me, the undersigned Colonial Treasurer of the Colony of New Zealand, in accordance with the provisions of “The Crown and Native Lands Rating Act, 1882,” by or on behalf of the said local bodies, for payment of the rates appearing to be payable under or by virtue of the said rolls for the year ended the 31st March, 1888:

Notice is hereby given to you and each and every of you that rolls of Native lands are now deposited at the offices of the said several local bodies, which said rolls are in the Maori language, and show the rateable value of the Native lands therein mentioned or described.

And you and each and every of you, the owners of the said lands, are hereby required and directed to pay the said rates on or before the 20th June, 1888, such payment to be made by you at the office of the local body in whose district the lands affected are respectively comprised, and as noted in the said Schedule.

SCHEDULE.

Name of Local Body. | Office of Local Body where Payment is to be made.
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Upper Taueru Road Board | Bowlands, Masterton.

As witness my hand, this sixth day of June, one thousand eight hundred and eight-eight.

H. A. ATKINSON,
Colonial Treasurer.

Authority to frank.

General Post Office,
Wellington, 1st June, 1888.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to authorise

The SECRETARY to the LABOUR BUREAU, DUNEDIN,
to frank letters, telegrams, and parcels on the public service.

H. A. ATKINSON,
Postmaster-General.

Authority to frank.

General Post Office,
Wellington, 1st June, 1888.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to authorise

The INSPECTORS of MINES
to frank letters and parcels on the public service.

H. A. ATKINSON,
Postmaster-General.

Notice of Intention to take Land for Defence Purposes at Lyttelton.

NOTICE is hereby given that it is proposed, under the provisions of “The Public Works Act, 1882,” and “The Public Works Act 1882 Amendment Act, 1885,” to execute a certain public work, to wit, the construction of works for the purpose of defence at Lyttelton, and for the purposes of such public work the lands described in the Schedule hereto are required to be taken; and notice is further given that the plans of the said works and of the lands so required to be taken are deposited in the Public