Jan. 23.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 79

Officers Commanding Districts resigned.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 21st January, 1891.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to accept the resignation of the under-mentioned officers, under clause 235 of the Volunteer Regulations, 1889:—

Brevet-Colonel ALEXANDER LEAN,
New Zealand Volunteers, of the command of the North Canterbury Volunteer District. Date of resignation, 19th January, 1891.

Lieut.-Colonel NATHANIEL YOUNG ARMSTRONG WALES,
New Zealand Militia, of the command of the Dunedin Volunteer District. Date of resignation, 19th January, 1891.

W. R. RUSSELL.

Volunteer Officers resigned.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 21st January, 1891.

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

Dunedin Highland Rifle Volunteers.
Captain John Macpherson. Date of resignation, 10th November, 1890.

Sydenham Rifle Volunteers.
Lieutenant Francis Strachan Goldingham. Date of resignation, 13th December, 1890.

Port Chalmers Naval Artillery Volunteers.
Lieutenant William McDonald. Date of resignation, 8th December, 1890.

D Battery, Artillery Volunteers.
Lieutenant Guy Coldham Williams Date of resignation, 25th November, 1890.

W. R. RUSSELL.

Justice of the Peace resigned.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 20th January, 1891.

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

JOSEPH SOWRY, Esq.,

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

W. R. RUSSELL.

Agent of Public Trustee appointed.

Public Trust Office,
Wellington, 20th January, 1891.

IT is hereby notified for general information that

WILLIAM BOYCE CHENNELLS, Esq.,

has been appointed the Agent of the Public Trustee at Masterton.

R. C. HAMERTON,
Public Trustee.

Letters of Naturalisation issued.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 16th January, 1891.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to issue Letters of Naturalisation, under “The Aliens Act, 1880,” in favour of the under-mentioned persons:—

W. R. RUSSELL.

Result of Poll for Proposed Loan, County of Hawera.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 16th January, 1891.

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

W. R. RUSSELL.

HAWERA COUNTY COUNCIL.

NOTICE is hereby given that the poll of ratepayers within the special area defined in the Waimate Riding, taken on the 10th instant, upon the proposal to borrow the sum of £5,000 for the Eltham Road, resulted as follows:—

Number of voters on roll, 123; number of votes exercisable, 124; number of voters for proposal 73, exercising 74 votes; number of voters against the proposal, 2; number of votes informal, 2.

I therefore declare the proposal to be carried.

S. FORSYTH,
Chairman.

Result of Poll for Proposed Loan, County of Selwyn.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 16th January, 1891.

THE following notice, received from the Chairman of the Selwyn County Council, is published in accordance with “The Counties Act, 1886.”

W. R. RUSSELL.

PROPOSAL TO RAISE A SPECIAL LOAN OF £2,500.

I HEREBY give notice that, at the poll taken on Monday, the 5th January, 1891, under the provisions of “The Counties Act, 1886,” and amendments thereof, for the purpose of deciding a proposal to borrow £2,500 under “The Government Loans to Local Bodies Act, 1886,” for completing the scheme for an auxiliary water-supply for the Malvern District, the votes recorded were as follows:—

For the proposal, 208; against the proposal, 11.

As the number of votes given in favour of the proposal exceeds three-fifths of the total number of votes given at such poll, I hereby declare the proposal to be carried.

Dated this 7th day of January, 1891.

DAVID MCMILLAN,
Chairman of the County of Selwyn.

Result of Poll for Proposed Loan, County of Rangitikei.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 19th January, 1891.

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

W. R. RUSSELL.

RESULT OF POLL FOR PROPOSED LOAN, POUKIORE SPECIAL DISTRICT.

THE following is the result of the poll taken on the 27th December, 1890, on a proposal to raise a sum of £300 by way of loan, under the provisions of “The Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1886,” and “The Government Loans to Local Bodies Act 1886 Amendment Act, 1889,” for the purpose of widening and metalling a portion of the Murimutu Road north of Poukiore, and situate within the Paraekaretu Riding:—

Number of ratepayers on the roll, 9; number of votes exercisable, 9; number of ratepayers who voted for the proposal, 6; number of ratepayers who voted against the proposal, nil; number of votes recorded for the proposal, 6; number of votes recorded against the proposal, nil.

The majority of the ratepayers exercising more than one half the total number of votes being in favour of the proposal, I declare it to be carried.

J. W. MARSHALL,
Chairman, Rangitikei County Council.

Marton, 14th January, 1891.

Result of Poll for Proposed Loans, Masterton Road Board, County of Wairarapa North.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 19th January, 1891.

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

W. R. RUSSELL.

RESULT of poll taken on the 14th January, 1891, upon a proposal to raise a loan of £770 for formation and metalling on the Upper Opaki Road:—

Number of ratepayers on special roll 22, representing 27 votes; number of ratepayers who voted in favour of the proposal 12, representing 13 votes; number of ratepayers who voted against the proposal 2, representing 3 votes.

As the number of votes recorded in favour of the proposal is less than one-half of the total number of votes which could be exercised by the whole of the ratepayers on the special roll, I declare the proposal to be rejected.

WILLIAM H. BEETHAM,
Chairman, Masterton Road Board.

Road Board Office,
Masterton, 15th January, 1891.