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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 59

Ranger of Crown Lands, Canterbury, appointed.

Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 20th July, 1893.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to ap-
point

ARTHUR PYNE O'CALLAGHAN

to be a Ranger of Crown Lands for the Land District of
Canterbury, as from the 7th January, 1893.

JOHN McKENZIE,
Minister of Lands.

Marine Engineer appointed.

Marine Department,
Wellington, 22nd July, 1893.

IT is hereby notified that His Excellency the Governor has
been pleased to appoint

WILLIAM HENRY HALES

to be Marine Engineer for the Colony of New Zealand.

P. A. BUCKLEY.

Superintendent of the State Farm at Waverley appointed.

Department of Labour,
Wellington, 25th July, 1893.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to ap-
point

ALBERT LE-GRAND WINTERBURN

to be Superintendent of the State Farm at Waverley. Ap-
pointment to date from the 26th June, 1893.

W. P. REEVES.

Assistant Lecturer at Thames School of Mines appointed.

Mines Department,
Wellington, 21st July, 1893.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to ap-
point

Mr. F. B. ALLEN

as Assistant Lecturer at the Thames School of Mines. The
appointment to date from the 1st April, 1893.

R. J. SEDDON.

Arrangements, &c., for First Elections, Borough of Woolston,
County of Selwyn.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 26th July, 1893.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
appoint

AUGUSTUS REID PAVITT,

of Woolston, to be Town Clerk of the Borough of Woolston,
as constituted under "The Municipal Corporations Act,
1886"; also to appoint the said Augustus Reid Pavitt to be
Returning Officer to conduct the first elections of Mayor and
Councillors for the said borough; also to fix that the number
of Councillors for the said borough shall be nine; also to
appoint Monday, the 21st day of August, 1893, to be the day
for holding the first election of Mayor of the said borough;
also to appoint Monday, the 21st day of August, 1893, to be
the day for holding the first election of nine Councillors;
also to appoint Thursday, the 24th day of August, 1893, at
7 o'clock in the evening, to be the time, and the Town Board
Office, Woolston, to be the place, at which the first meeting
of the Woolston Borough Council shall be held.

P. A. BUCKLEY.

Special Order made by the Wanganui County Council,
amending Ridings.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 26th July, 1893.

THE following special order, made by the Wanganui
County Council, is published in accordance with the
provisions of "The Counties Act, 1886."

P. A. BUCKLEY.

SPECIAL ORDER.

THAT Sections 65-70, 70A, 71, and 72 be transferred from
the Kaukata Riding to the Mataongaonga Riding, and that
the boundaries be altered accordingly.

I hereby certify the above to be a true copy of a resolution
made by the Wanganui County Council at a meeting held
on Wednesday, 13th July, 1892, and subsequently confirmed
at a meeting held on Tuesday, 6th September, 1892.

ERNEST BARNS,
Clerk, Wanganui County Council.

Special Order made by the Ruataniwha Road Board, County
of Waipawa.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 26th July, 1893.

THE following special order, made by the Ruataniwha
Road Board, is published in accordance with the pro-
visions of "The Road Boards Act, 1882."

P. A. BUCKLEY.

SPECIAL ORDER.

THAT it be a special order of the Ruataniwha Road Board
that "The Local Bodies' Loans Act, 1886," and the amend-
ments thereof, be adopted generally within the Ruataniwha
Road Board District.

I hereby certify that the above special order was duly made
by the Ruataniwha Road Board in conformity with the pro-
visions of "The Road Boards Act, 1882."

FRED. GRADWELL,
Chairman, Ruataniwha Road Board.

21st July, 1893.

Result of Polls for Proposed Loans, Pelorus Road Board,
County of Marlborough.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 26th July, 1893.

THE following notices, received from the Chairman of
the Pelorus Road Board, are published in accordance
with the provisions of "The Local Bodies' Loans Act,
1886."

P. A. BUCKLEY.

PELORUS ROAD BOARD.

RESULT of poll of ratepayers of Special District No. 1 taken
on Tuesday, 4th July, 1893, upon the following proposals:

1. To complete the formation of the Havelock-Mahakipawa
   Road. 2. The amount of money proposed to be borrowed is
   £600. 3. To levy a rate of 3d. in the pound on the rateable
   property in Special District No. 1, as security for the said
   loan of £600.
   The number of ratepayers on the special roll is 22, repre-
   senting 37 votes; the number of ratepayers who voted for the
   proposal was 16, representing 30 votes. No votes were re-
   corded against the proposal.
   I hereby declare the proposal carried.

W. T. ERSKINE,
Clerk, Pelorus Road Board.

PELORUS ROAD BOARD.

RESULT of poll of ratepayers of the Pelorus Road Board
taken on Saturday, 29th April, 1893, upon the following pro-
posals: 1. To complete the formation and metalling of the
main roads of the district. 2. The amount of money pro-
posed to be borrowed is £1,500. 3. To levy a rate of 1/8d. in
the pound on the rateable property in the Board's district
as security for the said loan of £1,500.
The number of votes recorded for the proposal was 44;
there were no votes against the proposal.
As the number of votes polled is less than half the number
on the roll, I declare the proposal rejected.

W. T. ERSKINE,
Clerk, Pelorus Road Board.

Notice to Mariners, No. 31 of 1893.

Marine Department,
Wellington, 17th July, 1893.

THE following Notice to Mariners, received from the
Acting Presidency Port Officer, Madras, is published
for general information.

P. A. BUCKLEY.

INDIA: EAST COAST, MADRAS PRESIDENCY.—ALTERATION IN
PERIOD OF FLASH OF ARMEGHON LIGHT.
On and after the 1st January, 1894, the light, which is white
and revolving, showing a single bright flash every 20 seconds,
will show instead a single bright flash every 45 seconds.

H. A. STREET,
Commander, R.I.M.,
Acting Presidency Port Officer.
Presidency Port Office, Madras,
7th June, 1893.