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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 72

RESOLUTION.

THE Raglan County Council, at a special meeting held on the 23rd August, 1893, confirmed a resolution passed at a special meeting held on the 17th May, 1893, as follows: “That the special order bringing ‘The Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1886,’ into force be rescinded.”

Special Order, levying a Special Rate, made by the Parihaka Road Board, County of Taranaki.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 27th September, 1893.

THE following special order, made by the Parihaka Road Board, is published in accordance with the provisions of “The Road Boards Act, 1882.”

P. A. BUCKLEY.

PARIHAKA ROAD BOARD.—SPECIAL ORDER.

THAT, to secure the repayment of a loan of £600 raised under “The Government Loans to Local Bodies Act, 1886,” for the purpose of forming and metalling the Warea East Road, a special rate of 1½d. in the pound be made and levied over the following lands: viz., Sections 104, 105, 106, 107, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, Block VIII., and Sections 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, Block IX., Cape Survey District, constituting the Warea East Special Rating District; such rate to be an annually-recurring rate for twenty-six years, and shall be payable in one instalment on the 1st October in each year.

I hereby certify that the above special order was passed, and recorded in the minute-book of the Parihaka Road Board, at an ordinary meeting held on Monday, the 18th September, 1893.

WILLIAM MILLS,
Clerk, Parihaka Road Board.

Parihaka Road Board Office, Rahotu,
19th September, 1893.

Results of Polls for Proposed Loans, Waiapu County Council.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 27th September, 1893.

THE following notices, received from the Chairman of the Waiapu County Council, are published in accordance with the provisions of “The Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1886.”

P. A. BUCKLEY.

WAIAPU COUNTY COUNCIL.—TOKOMARU-TUAKAU SPECIAL DISTRICT.

THE following is the result of a poll taken on the 13th September, 1893, upon a proposal to borrow £1,600 in terms of “The Government Loans to Local Bodies Act, 1886,” for the purpose of constructing a dray-road from Tokomaru to Whareohine:—

Number of ratepayers on special roll, 8, entitled to exercise 16 votes; number of ratepayers who voted for the proposal, 5, exercising 9 votes; number of ratepayers who voted against the proposal, 0.

I declare the proposal to be carried.

A. H. WALLIS,
Chairman.

Waipiro Bay, 19th September, 1893.

WAIAPU COUNTY COUNCIL.—TUAKAU SPECIAL DISTRICT.

The following is the result of a poll taken on the 13th September, 1893, upon a proposal to borrow £1,600 in terms of “The Government Loans to Local Bodies Act, 1886,” for the purpose of constructing a dray-road from Whareohine to the boundary of Small Grazing-run No. 55, at Whakauranga, a bridle-track from Whakauranga to the boundary of Small Grazing-run No. 57, and a bridle-track from Whakauranga to the boundary of Small Grazing-run No. 56:—

Number of ratepayers on special roll, 5, entitled to exercise 5 votes; number of ratepayers who voted for the proposal, 3, exercising 3 votes; number of ratepayers who voted against the proposal, 0.

I declare the proposal to be carried.

A. H. WALLIS,
Chairman.

Waipiro Bay, 19th September, 1893.

Prizes for Collections of Noxious Weeds and Insects.—Notice No. 368.

Department of Agriculture,
Wellington, 9th May, 1893.

THE date for receiving the collections mentioned in Gazette Notice No. 365, and dated the 7th April, 1893, has been extended to the 31st March, 1894.

JOHN MCKENZIE,
Minister of Agriculture.

Notice to Mariners, No. 39 of 1893.

Marine Department,
Wellington, 19th September, 1893.

THE following Notice to Mariners, received from the Department of Ports and Harbours, Melbourne, is published for general information.

P. A. BUCKLEY.

REMOVAL OF BUOY NEAR SOUTH CHANNEL FORT, PORT PHILLIP BAY.

REFERRING to Notice to Mariners dated 31st December, 1891, it is hereby notified that the small red cone buoy which was moored about one cable north from the South Channel Fort has been removed, and will not be replaced.

By order.

ALEXR. WILSON,
Port Officer.

Harbour Department, Customs,
Melbourne, 27th July, 1893.

Tenders.

Public Works Office,
Wellington, 22nd September, 1893.

THE following list of successful and unsuccessful tenders for the Engine and Boilers Contract, Porirua Asylum, is published for general information:

R. J. SEDDON,
Minister for Public Works.

Accepted.

*W. Cable and Co., Wellington .. .. £ 995 0 0

Declined.

†J. Anderson, Christchurch .. .. 790 0 0
Robertson and Co., Wellington .. .. 1,040 0 0
Luke and Sons, Wellington .. .. 1,045 0 0
E. Seager, Wellington .. .. 1,085 0 0

*Time required for completion, 6 weeks.
†Time required for completion, 4½ to 6 months.

Issue of New Zealand War Medals.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 21st September, 1893.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to approve of the issue of New Zealand war medals to the men of the colonial forces whose names appear in the attached Schedule.

R. J. SEDDON.

SCHEDULE.

Civil Service Senior Examination.

Education Department,
Wellington, 21st September, 1893.

IN pursuance of regulations under “The Civil Service Reform Act, 1886,” notice is hereby given that for the Senior Examination of January, 1895, the period of literature will be the latter end of the eighteenth century, and the special books will be Shakespeare’s “Julius Caesar” and Thackeray’s “Esmond.”

W. P. REEVES,
Minister of Education.