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provements thereon, and the Land connected therewith.

No. 9. An Act for the Constitution of the Waiapu County.

No. 10. An Act to empower the Auckland Harbour Board to convey certain Portions of the Foreshore of the Harbour of Auckland in Performance of certain Contracts and Promises.

No. 11. An Act to authorise the Reclamation of the Tuakitoto and Kaitangata Lakes, in the Bruce County.

No. 12. An Act to provide a more Convenient and Inexpensive Method of raising the Funds required towards providing Interest on the Loans authorised by the Timaru Harbour Board Loan Acts, 1881 and 1885.

No. 13. An Act to facilitate the Management of certain Reserves in Palmerston North.

No. 14. An Act to vest in the Council of the County of Maniototo certain Sections of a Forest Reserve.

No. 15. An Act to amend “The Hokitika High School Act, 1883.”

No. 16. An Act for the Constitution of Stratford County.

No. 17. An Act to change the Purpose of a Public Reserve in the Vicinity of Mount Eden and Suburbs of the City of Auckland.

No. 18. An Act to provide for the Surrender of a Lease of Crown Land available for Settlement at Kaimarama, near Mercury Bay.

No. 19. An Act to authorise a Grant of Land to Horomona Paatu.

No. 20. An Act to remove Doubts with regard to a Boundary of Land known as Application Thirteen, Block Thirteen, Dunedin and East Taieri District, granted to one William Henry Valpy.

No. 21. An Act to reconstitute the Thames Harbour Board, and to validate and explain a certain Definition of the Port of Thames.

No. 22. An Act to further amend “The Gisborne Harbour Act, 1884,” and to afford Relief to the Gisborne Harbour Board.

Private.

No. 1. An Act to extend the Provisions of “The Roman Catholic Lands Act, 1876,” and for other Purposes.

No. 2. An Act to empower the Church Property Trustees to refund to Hugh Percy Murray-Aynsley, Charles Christopher Bowen, and Richard Westenra Moneys paid by them as Mortgagees for Property-tax on account of the Holders of certain Debentures issued by the said Church Property Trustees for a Loan of Fifty Thousand Pounds, and to enable the said Trustees to pay out of the General and Dean and Chapter Estates to the said Mortgagees the said and all Moneys payable by them for Property-tax in the future in respect to the said Loan.

I have, &c.,
KNUTSFORD.

Governor the Right Hon. the Earl of Onslow,
G.C.M.G., &c.

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Despatch.—Inquiry for the Heirs of the late James Randall.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 10th February, 1891.

THE following despatch, received from Her Majesty’s Principal Secretary of State for the Colonies, is published as requested therein.

P. A. BUCKLEY.

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(New Zealand.—No. 63.)

London, Downing Street,
26th December, 1890.

My Lord,—I have the honour to transmit to you, for communication to your Government, a copy of a note which has been received from the Mexican Charge d’Affaires respecting the estate of the late James Randall, a British subject, who has died intestate in Lower California.

I shall be obliged if your Ministers will cause the edict which accompanies the Mexican Charge d’Affaires’ letter to be made public in the colony under your government in such a manner as they may think desirable, with the view of attracting the notice of the supposed heirs.

I have, &c.,
KNUTSFORD.

Governor the Right Hon. the Earl of Onslow.

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[Translation.]

Mexican Legation, 175, Cromwell Road,
London, S.W., 10th December, 1890.

My Lord,—The English subject, James Randall, having died intestate at La Ensenada de Todos Santos, Lower California, the Civil Judge of that place has issued a summons citing the heirs of the said Mr. Randall, who are supposed to be in Australia, to appear in person or through their representatives within eight months from the 18th October, date of the summons, in order to make good their rights.

As there is no Mexican Consul in Australia, and having been instructed to obtain the publication of the summons in that British colony, I venture to address myself to your Excellency, and to ask, if there is no objection to such a course, that the accompanying copy and translation of the summons by the Judge of Lower California may be transmitted to the Secretary of State for the Colonies, in order that it may be sent by the Colonial Office, if thought right, to the proper authorities in Australia for publication, and in order that that summons may thus come to the knowledge of the heirs of the late James Randall.

With anticipated thanks, &c.,
P. M. DEL CAMPO,
Charge d’Affaires.

His Excellency the Marquis of Salisbury.

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[Translation.]

EDICT.

James Randall, a British subject, having died intestate in this city, and, as it appears from the information that he left heirs in Australia, the Judge of First Instance, Pedro Rendon, who has charge of the case, ordered, under date of the 18th October of the present year, that all persons who may consider themselves as having rights to the estate be convoked by edicts, summoning those resident in Australia to present themselves at this Court within eight months to establish their claim, with the understanding that, such not being done, procedure will follow according to law.

And for its publication the present edict is issued at La Ensenada de Todos Santos, Lower California, Republic of Mexico, the 25th October, 1890.

J. M. CADENA, Secretary.

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Result of Poll for Proposed Loan, County of Wanganui.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 7th February, 1891.

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

P. A. BUCKLEY.

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CAMPBELLTOWN AND DURIETOWN SUBDIVISION.

RESULT of the poll of the ratepayers of the above subdivision, taken at the Council Chambers, Taylorville, on Monday, 2nd February, 1891, for the proposal to borrow £100, under the provisions of “The Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1886”:

Number of votes exercisable, 23; number of votes recorded in favour of the proposal, 11; number of votes recorded against proposal, nil; informal votes, 1.

The number of ratepayers of the above subdivision who recorded their votes in favour of the proposal not being entitled to more than one-half of the votes which can be exercised, I hereby declare the resolution rejected.

J. SMITH,
Chairman.

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Result of Poll for Proposed Loan, Moa Road District, County of Taranaki.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 9th February, 1891.

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

P. A. BUCKLEY.

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MOA ROAD BOARD.

RESULT of poll on the proposal of the Moa Road Board to raise a loan of £1,200 for the Junction Road Special Rating District, on the 31st January, 1891:

Number of ratepayers who voted for the proposal, 59; number of ratepayers who voted against the proposal, 1; number of ratepayers who did not vote, 31. Number of votes recorded for the proposal, 60; number of votes recorded against the proposal, 1; number of votes not recorded, 31.

I hereby declare the proposal carried.

ALBERT BISHOP,
Chairman, Moa Road Board.

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Result of Poll for Proposed Loan, County of Horowhenua.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 9th February, 1891.

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

P. A. BUCKLEY.

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