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Licensing of Vehicles (Traction-engines).—By-law made by
Tauri County Council.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 18th February, 1893.

IT is hereby notified, in accordance with section 311 of
"The Counties Act, 1886," that so much and such parts
of the by-laws made by the Tauri County Council, and
sealed on the 3rd February, 1893, as appoints the several
sums to be paid to the county funds for the licensing of
vehicles (traction-engines) has this day been approved by
His Excellency the Governor.

W. P. REEVES,
In the absence of the Colonial Secretary.

Queensland Relief Fund.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 20th February, 1893.

IT is notified for general information that the Bank of New
Zealand has undertaken to remit moneys on account of
the Queensland Relief Fund free of exchange.

P. A. BUCKLEY.

Special Orders (2) made by the Clifton County Council.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 21st February, 1893.

THE following special orders (2), made by the Clifton
County Council, are published for general information.

P. A. BUCKLEY.

SPECIAL ORDERS.

THE following special orders were passed by a meeting of the
Clifton County Council held on the 9th January, 1893, and
confirmed at a meeting held on the 7th February, 1893 :—

That, to secure the repayment of a loan of £350 raised
under "The Government Loans to Local Bodies Act, 1886,"
for the purpose of making and forming the Okoke and Kohan-
gamoa Roads, and bridging the Urenui River, a special rate
of twopence three-farthings in the pound be made and levied
over the Okoke Special-rating District, comprising the fol-
lowing lands, viz. : Sections Nos. 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12,
Block 8, Waitara Survey District ; such rate to be an annu-
ally-recurring rate for twenty-six years, and to be payable in
two half-yearly instalments, on the first day of January and
the first day of July in each year ; and also that the deferred-
payment and perpetual-lease thirds be allocated towards pay-
ment of interest.

That, to secure the repayment of a loan of £235 raised
under "The Government Loans to Local Bodies Act, 1886,"
for the purpose of making and forming a portion of the Nga-
toto Road, a special rate of threepence three-farthings in the
pound be made and levied over the Ngatoto Special-rating
District, comprising the following lands, viz. : Sections Nos.
8 and 6, Block I., Ngatimaru, and Section No. 3, Block XIII.,
Upper Waitara, and Section No. 1, Block II., Ngatimaru ;
such rate to be an annually-recurring rate for twenty-six
years, and to be payable in two half-yearly instalments, on
the first day of January and the first day of July in each
year ; and also that the deferred-payment and perpetual-
lease thirds be allocated towards payment of interest."

I hereby certify that the above special orders have been
duly made.

GEORGE BERTRAND,
Clerk, Clifton County Council.

Waitara, 15th February, 1893.

Result of Poll for Proposed Loan, Cook County.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 21st February, 1893.

THE following notice, received from the Chairman of the
Cook County Council, is published in accordance with
"The Local Bodies' Loans Act, 1886."

P. A. BUCKLEY.

COOK COUNTY COUNCIL.

RESULT of a poll taken on the 14th January upon a proposal
to raise a loan of £1,500, for the purpose of completing the
Taiwhareparae Road :—

For the proposal, 5 ratepayers, exercising 13 votes ; against
the proposal, 2 ratepayers, exercising 5 votes ; total number
on the roll of the special district, 7 ratepayers, capable of
exercising 18 votes.

As a majority of the ratepayers capable of exercising a
majority of the votes voted in favour of the proposal, I
declare it carried.

C. GRAY,
Chairman, Cook County Council.

Result of Poll for Proposed Loan, Stratford County.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 21st February, 1893.

THE following notice, received from the Chairman of the
Stratford County Council, is published in accordance
with "The Local Bodies' Loans Act, 1886."

P. A. BUCKLEY.

STRATFORD COUNTY COUNCIL.

RESULT of poll taken on the 15th February, 1893, upon the
proposal to borrow £1,270 under "The Government Loans
to Local Bodies Act, 1886," to form, grade, bridge, and metal
the Finnerty Road, from the Mountain Road to the Stewart
Road :—

Total number of ratepayers on special roll, 13 ; total num-
ber of votes exercisable, 13 ; number of ratepayers voting in
favour of the proposal, 7 ; number of votes recorded in favour
of the proposal, 7 ; number of ratepayers voting against the
proposal, nil.

I declare the proposal to be carried.

WM. MONKHOUSE,
Stratford, 16th February, 1893. Chairman.

Special Order made by the Hutt County Council.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 21st February, 1893.

THE following special order, made by the Hutt County
Council, is published for general information.

P. A. BUCKLEY.

SPECIAL ORDER OF THE HUTT COUNTY COUNCIL.

Know all men by these presents that, at a special meeting of
the Hutt County Council duly convened and held on the
10th day of January, 1893, the following resolution was
passed (that is to say) : "That the provisions of 'The Local
Bodies' Loans Act, 1886,' be adopted by the Hutt County
Council, and that the same shall be in force therein on the
confirmation of this resolution by a meeting of this Council,
to be duly convened and held in that behalf, pursuant to
section 124 of 'The Counties Act, 1886.'"

And that at a meeting of the said Council duly convened
and held on this 14th day of February, 1893, for the purpose
of confirming the said resolution, the same was confirmed.

In witness whereof the seal of the Council has been here-
unto affixed this 14th day of February, 1893.

STEPHEN LANCASTER,
Chairman.

The seal of the Hutt County was hereunto affixed on the
14th day of February, 1893, in the presence of—

WM. JONES,
Clerk to the Council.

I hereby certify that this order has been duly made.

WM. JONES,
Clerk to the Council.

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

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 22nd February, 1893.

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.

MOA ROAD BOARD.

RESULT of poll of ratepayers of the Mangaotea Special
Rating District, taken on the 28th day of January, 1893,
upon the following proposals : (1.) To drain and form the
Mangaotea Road. (2.) To raise for such purpose a loan of
£160 under "The Government Loans to Local Bodies Act,
1886." (3.) To strike as security on this loan a special rate
of 2d. in the pound over the following lands, viz. : Sections
26, 27, 28, 32, 33, 34, 35, Block VI., Huiroa Survey District.

Number of ratepayers on special roll, 4 ; number of rate-
payers who voted for the proposal, 3 ; number of ratepayers
who voted against the proposal, 0.

I declare the proposal carried.

A. E. ATKINSON,
Chairman.

Imperial Institute.

Government Buildings,
Wellington, 3rd February, 1893.

SIR WALTER BULLER, who has been appointed a
Governor of the above Institute, will be pleased to give
every information to intending exhibitors.

R. J. SEDDON.