Dec. 11.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1447

Officer appointed under “The Fisheries Conservation Act, 1884,” Nelson Acclimatisation District.

Marine Department,
Wellington, 6th December, 1890.

IT is hereby notified that, in pursuance and exercise of the power and authority conferred by section 9 of “The Fisheries Conservation Act, 1884,”

THOMAS ROBB,

of Belgrove, has been appointed an Officer for the purposes of that Act within the Counties of Waimea and Collingwood and the Borough of Nelson.

FRED. WHITAKER,
(For the Minister having charge of the Marine Department.)

Services of Cadet Corps accepted.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 10th December, 1890.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to accept the services of the under-mentioned cadet corps:—

North-east Valley School Cadets Rifle Volunteers.
Date of acceptance, 23rd October, 1889.

FRED. WHITAKER,
(For the Defence Minister.)

Volunteer Officer resigned.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 10th December, 1890.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to accept the resignation of the commission held by the under-mentioned officer:—

G Battery, Artillery Volunteers.
Captain Frederic Charles Raif Evans. Date of resignation, 13th November, 1890.

FRED. WHITAKER,
(For the Defence Minister.)

Drill-shed Trustees resigned.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 10th December, 1890.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to accept the resignation of the under-mentioned gentlemen as Trustees of the Waimate Drill-shed, under “The Volunteer Drill-sheds and Lands Act, 1888:”—

EDGAR CHANNON STUDHOLME, Esq.
WILLIAM FOSBROOK, Esq.

FRED. WHITAKER,
(For the Defence Minister.)

Justice of the Peace resigned.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 8th December, 1890.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to accept the resignation by

JEAN DÉSIRE FERAUD, Esq.,

of Dunedin, of his appointment as a Justice of the Peace for the colony.

W. R. RUSSELL.

Special Orders made by the Eketa huna Road Board, County of Wairarapa North.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 9th December, 1890.

THE following special orders, made by the Eketa huna Road Board, are published in accordance with “The Road Boards Act, 1882.”

W. R. RUSSELL.

SPECIAL ORDER made by the Eketa huna Road Board, at a Meeting held on Saturday, the 6th December, 1890.

THAT, for the purpose of securing payment of £400, borrowed by the Board under “The Government Loans to Local Bodies Act, 1886,” for formation on the Central Mangaone Road West, a special rate of 4½d. in the pound be made and levied on the rateable value of the following sections: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, Block VI., and Block II., all in the Mangaone Survey District. Such special rate shall be an annually-recurring rate for twenty-six years, and shall be paid in two equal instalments on the 1st day of February and the 1st day of August in each year.

I hereby certify that the foregoing special order has been duly made by the Eketa huna Road Board, as required by “The Road Boards Act, 1882.”

W. BAYLISS,
Clerk to the Eketa huna Road Board.

SPECIAL ORDER made by the Eketa huna Road Board, at a Meeting held on Saturday, the 6th December, 1890.

THAT, for the purpose of securing payment of £1,000, borrowed by the Board under “The Government Loans to Local Bodies Act, 1886,” for road-formation in the Wellington No. 2 Special-settlement Block, a special rate of 5¼d. in the pound be made and levied on the rateable value of the following sections: 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 73, 74, 75, Block IX., Mangaone; 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, Block X., Tararua; 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, Block XIV., Tararua. Such special rate shall be an annually-recurring rate for twenty-six years, and shall be paid in two equal instalments on the 1st day of February and the 1st day of August in each year.

I hereby certify that the foregoing special order has been duly made by the Eketa huna Road Board, as required by “The Road Boards Act, 1882.”

W. BAYLISS,
Clerk to the Eketa huna Road Board.

SPECIAL ORDER made by the Eketa huna Road Board, at a Meeting held on Saturday, the 6th December, 1890.

THAT, for the purpose of securing payment of £1,000, borrowed by the Board under “The Government Loans to Local Bodies Act, 1886,” for formation and metalling on the Mangaone Valley Road, a special rate of 1¹⁵⁄₈d. in the pound be made and levied on the rateable value of the following sections: 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20, 21, 22, 23, 31, 32, 34, Block III.; 31A, Block IV.; 12, 14, 15, 16, 33, 34, Block VI.; 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 11, 14, 17, 20, 32, Block VII., all in the Mangaone Survey District. Such special rate shall be an annually-recurring rate for twenty-six years, and shall be paid in two equal instalments on the 1st day of February and the 1st day of August in each year.

I hereby certify that the foregoing special order has been duly made by the Eketa huna Road Board, as required by “The Road Boards Act, 1882.”

W. BAYLISS,
Clerk to the Eketa huna Road Board.

Result of Poll for Proposed Loan, County of Buller.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 9th December, 1890.

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

W. R. RUSSELL.

RESULT OF POLL FOR PROPOSED LOAN, CHARLESTON RIDING, BULLER COUNTY.

THE following is the result of a poll of the ratepayers of the Riding of Charleston, Buller County, taken on the 1st December, 1890, on a proposal to borrow the sum of £4,500, under “The Government Loans to Local Bodies Act, 1886,” and “The Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1886,” for the purpose of the extension of the Argyle Water-race, situate in the Riding of Charleston:—

Number of ratepayers on roll 268, representing 268 votes; number of votes recorded for the proposal, 165; number of votes recorded against the proposal, 25; informal votes, 3.

As the number of ratepayers who voted for the proposal represented a majority of the number of votes on the roll, I hereby declare the proposal carried.

MICHAEL ORGAN,
Chairman, Buller County.

Buller County Office,
Westport, 3rd December, 1890.

Notice to Mariners, No. 41 of 1890.

Marine Department,
Wellington, 5th December, 1890.

THE following Notice to Mariners, received from the Portmaster, Brisbane, Queensland, is published for general information.

FRED. WHITAKER,
(For the Minister having charge of the Marine Department.)

BRISBANE RIVER BAR.—POSITION OF SUNKEN STEAMER “KATE.”

NOTICE is hereby given that the steamer “Kate” lies sunken at the Brisbane River Bar, bearing E. by N. from the Pile Lighthouse, distant one-quarter mile and heading north.

By day the vessel’s position will be denoted by two black balls placed horizontally and shown from a yard on one of