STRATFORD COUNTY COUNCIL.

RESOLVED, That this Council hereby determine that “The
Rating Act, 1882,” shall be in force within the Stratford
County, and that all assessments of property within the
said county shall be made under the provisions of section 2
of “The Rating Acts Amendment Act, 1893,” according to
the rateable value of such property as defined in section 2 of
“The Rating Act, 1882.”

I, William George Malone, of Stratford, Clerk to the
Stratford County Council, hereby certify that the above is
a true copy of a resolution passed by the said Council at a
meeting held on the 25th July, 1894. As witness my hand,
this 18th day of August, 1894.

Wm. G. MALONE.

PAPAKURA TOWN BOARD.

RESOLVED, That, under the provisions of subsection (6) of
section 2 of “The Rating Acts Amendment Act, 1893,” this
Board hereby determine that “The Rating Act, 1882,” and
amendments thereof shall be in force within the Papakura
Town, and that all assessments of property within the said
town shall be made under the provisions of the said Acts.

I hereby certify that the above is a true copy of a resolution
duly passed by the Papakura Town Board at a meeting
held on the 6th day of August, 1894.

JOHN BREMNER,
Clerk.

Town Board Office, Papakura, 8th August, 1894.

OPAHEKE NORTH ROAD BOARD.

RESOLVED, That, under the provisions of subsection (6) of
section 2 of “The Rating Acts Amendment Act, 1893,” the
local authority called the Opaheke North Road Board
hereby determine that “The Rating Act, 1882,” shall be in
force within the Opaheke North Road District.

I hereby certify the above to be a true copy of a resolution
passed by the Opaheke North Road Board at a meeting held
on the 4th day of August, 1894.

JOHN BREMNER,
Clerk.

Opaheke North Road Board Office,
Papakura, 8th August, 1894.

WEST EYRETON ROAD BOARD.

RESOLVED, That this Board adopt “The Rating Act, 1882,”
for the valuations for rating purposes for the West Eyreton
Road Board District.

I hereby certify that the above resolution was unanimously
agreed to by the members of the West Eyreton Road Board
at the monthly meeting held 13th August, 1894.

ROBERT WRIGHT,
Clerk, West Eyreton Road Board.

West Eyreton Road Board Office,
West Eyreton, 14th August, 1894.

EYRETON ROAD BOARD.

PROPOSED by Mr. Pashby, seconded by Mr. Giles,--
“ That the provisions of ‘The Rating Act, 1882,’ for making
the new valuation roll in accordance with ‘The Rating Acts
Amendment Act, 1893,’ be adopted by the Eyreton Road
Board.”—Carried.

I hereby certify that the above resolution was passed by
the Eyreton Road Board at the ordinary monthly meeting
held on 6th August, 1894.

ROBERT WRIGHT,
Clerk, Eyreton Road Board.

Eyreton Road Board Office,
Ohoka, 15th August, 1894.

HUNUA ROAD BOARD.

RESOLVED, That, under the provisions of subsection (6) of
section 2 of “The Rating Acts Amendment Act, 1893,” the
local authority called the Hunua Road Board hereby determine that “The Rating Act, 1882,” shall be in force within
the Hunua Road District.

I certify the above to be a true copy of a resolution passed
at the Hunua Road Board’s meeting held on the 4th day
of August, 1894.

THEOPHILUS L. STEVENS,
Clerk, Hunua Road Board.

Ardmore, 9th August, 1894.

MOUNT EDEN ROAD BOARD.

RESOLVED, That the Board hereby determine that “The
Rating Act, 1882,” shall continue to be in force within the
Mount Eden Road District, and that all assessments of property within the said district shall be made under the provisions of subsection (6) of section 2 of “The Rating Acts
Amendment Act, 1893,” according to the rateable value of
such property as defined in section 2 of “The Rating Act,
1882.”

I hereby certify the above to be a true copy of a resolution
passed at a meeting of the Mount Eden Road Board held on
9th July, 1894, and confirmed at a meeting of the said Board
on the 6th August, 1894.

JOSEPH WEBLEY,
Clerk to the Board.

Road Board Office, Mount Eden, 15th August, 1894.

Imperial Volunteer Officers’ Decoration extended to Officers
of Colonial Volunteer Forces.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 21st August, 1894.

THE under-mentioned Royal Warrants, extending the
Imperial Volunteer Officers’ Decoration to officers of
colonial Volunteer Forces, received from the Secretary of
State, are republished for general information.

R. J. SEDDON.

EXTENSION OF THE VOLUNTEER OFFICERS’ DECORATION
WARRANT TO THE COLONIES AND INDIA.

Victoria R.I.

WHEREAS by our Royal Warrant of the twenty-fifth day of
July, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-two, We were
graciously pleased to institute a new Decoration for the
purpose of rewarding the long and meritorious services of
officers of proved capacity in our Volunteer Forces in Great
Britain:

And whereas it has been represented to Us by our
Principal Secretary of State for War, on the recommendation
of our Principal Secretary of State for the Colonies, acting on
behalf of the several Governments of our colonies, and of our
Principal Secretary of State for India in Council, that the
extension of the grant of this Decoration for long service to
our Volunteer Forces throughout our Empire would be
highly valued by them:

Now, to attain this end, We have extended, and by these
presents for Us, our heirs and successors, do extend, the
grant of this Decoration to the officers of the Volunteer
Forces throughout our Empire under the same terms and
conditions as those on which it is granted to officers in our
Volunteer Force by our Royal Warrant of the twenty-fifth
day of July, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-two,
except that in the case of India eighteen years’ service shall
be the qualifying period: Provided always that the power of
conferring the Decoration upon an officer, or of removing the
name of an officer from the Registry of individuals upon
whom the said Decoration shall have been conferred, shall
be exercised on our behalf, with the same force as if exercised by Us, by the Governor-General of India, the Governor-General of the Dominion of Canada, or by the Governor of
the colony or dependency, according as such officer shall
have served in a Volunteer Force of India or of such colony
or dependency; and the name of an officer so granted the
Decoration or removed from the Registry shall be published
in the official Gazette of India or of the said colony or
dependency, as the case may be.

And We do further ordain that officers who have given
qualifying service in the Volunteer Forces of any portion of
our Empire shall be entitled to reckon such service as part
of the qualifying service required for this Decoration.

And We reserve to Ourself, our heirs and successors, full
power of altering, annulling, abrogating, augmenting, interpreting, or dispensing with these regulations, or any
part thereof, by a notification under the Royal Sign-manual.

Given at our Court at Balmoral, this twenty-fourth day
of May, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-four, in the fifty-seventh year of our reign.

By Her Majesty’s command.

H. CAMPBELL-BANNERMAN.

[M. and V. 94/1345.]

War Office, 29th July, 1892.

THE VOLUNTEER OFFICERS’ DECORATION WARRANT.

Victoria, R.

Victoria, by the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom
of Great Britain and Ireland Queen, Defender of the
Faith, to all to whom these presents shall come,
greeting.

WHEREAS it is our Royal desire to reward the long and
meritorious services of officers of proved capacity in our
Volunteer Force: Now, for the purpose of attaining this end
We have instituted, constituted, and created, and by these
presents for Us, our heirs and successors, do institute, constitute, and create, a new Decoration which We are desirous
should be highly prized by the officers of our Volunteer
Force; and We are graciously pleased to make, ordain, and
establish the following rules and ordinances for the government of the same, which shall from henceforth be observed
and kept:—

Firstly.—It is ordained that the Decoration shall be styled
and designated “The Volunteer Officers’ Decoration,” and