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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 85

Member of Southland Land Board reappointed.

Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 22nd November, 1894.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to reappoint

CUTHBERT COWAN

to be a member of the Land Board of the Land District of Southland, as from the 5th December, 1894.

JOHN McKENZIE,
Minister of Lands.

Inspector under “The Dairy Industry Act, 1894,” appointed.—Notice No. 410.

Department of Agriculture,
Wellington, 27th November, 1894.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

JAMES BALLANTYNE MACEWAN

to be an Inspector in terms of “The Dairy Industry Act, 1894,” to date from the 22nd November, 1894.

JOHN McKENZIE,
Minister of Agriculture.

Members of Licensing Committees appointed.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 26th November, 1894.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

JOHN HENRY HEATON

to be a member of the Licensing Committee for the District of City of Wellington, vice H. B. Vogel, resigned; and

WILLIAM COOP

to be a member of the Licensing Committee for the District of Ellesmere, vice A. J. McGregor, resigned.

A. J. CADMAN.

Honorary Volunteer Officer appointed.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 27th November, 1894.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to approve of the under-mentioned appointment:—

First Westland Rifle Volunteers.

Henry William Martindale Kendall, to be Honorary Surgeon. Date of commission, 8th November, 1894.

R. J. SEDDON.

Honorary Volunteer Officer resigned.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 22nd November, 1894.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to accept the resignation of the commission held by the under-mentioned honorary officer:—

Timaru Naval Artillery Volunteers.

Honorary Surgeon James Francis Lovegrove. Date of resignation, 12th November, 1894.

P. A. BUCKLEY,
For Defence Minister.

Volunteer Corps disbanded.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 27th November, 1894.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to approve of the disbandment of the

Masterton Rifle Volunteers

(on its being formed into a Government rifle club), as from the 18th September, 1893, and also to approve of the transfer of

Captain CHARLES AYL MER POWNALL

from the above corps to the Unattached Active List, New Zealand Volunteers, with his present rank and seniority.

The commissions held by the under-mentioned gentlemen in the above corps will therefore lapse from the above date, in accordance with paragraph 51, Volunteer Regulations, 1889:—

JOSEPH BALL HOOPER, late Lieutenant.
ROBERT JOHN MALCOLM, late Lieutenant.
SPENCER FRANCIS BEARD, late Honorary Surgeon.
The Rev. W. E. PAIGE, late Honorary Chaplain.

R. J. SEDDON.

Member of Picton Hospital and Charitable Aid Board reappointed.

Lunacy and Charitable Department,
Wellington, 28th November, 1894.

HIS Excellency the Governor has, in terms of “The Sounds County Hospital Representation Act, 1887,” been pleased to reappoint

DONALD McCORMICK, Esq.,

to represent the Sounds County on the Picton Hospital and Charitable Aid Board.

A. J. CADMAN,
For the Minister in Charge of Lunacy and Charitable Department.

Result of Poll for Proposed Loan, Stratford County Council.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 23rd November, 1894.

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

P. A. BUCKLEY.

STRATFORD COUNTY COUNCIL.

RESULT of poll taken on the 8th day of November, 1894, on the proposal to borrow £800 under “The Government Loans to Local Bodies Act, 1886,” to form, culvert, grade, and metal the Hastings Road from the Opunaki Road to the Finnerty Road:—

Number of ratepayers on special roll, 7; number of votes exercisable, 7: Number of ratepayers voting in favour of the proposal, 4; number of votes recorded in favour of the proposal, 4; number of ratepayers voting against the proposal, nil.

I declare the proposal to be carried.

WM. MONKHOUSE,
Chairman.

Result of Poll for Proposed Loan, Mauriceville Road Board, County of Wairarapa North.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 24th November, 1894.

THE following notice, received from the Chairman of the Mauriceville Road Board, is published in accordance with the provisions of “The Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1886.”

P. A. BUCKLEY.

MAURICEVILLE ROAD BOARD.

RESULT of poll taken at the house of Mr. W. Gray, Dreyer’s Rock Road, on the 10th day of November, 1894, re proposal to borrow £700 under “The Government Loans to Local Bodies Act, 1886,” and its amendments, for the purpose of forming Cleland’s Road from the junction with Wangaehu Road to Section 108, Block VII., Kopuaranga:—

Number of ratepayers on special roll, 5, representing 5 votes: 3 ratepayers, representing 3 votes, voted for the proposal.

As it thus appears that a majority of the ratepayers recorded a majority of the votes in favour of the proposal, I hereby declare the same to be carried.

CHARLES FORSBERG,
Chairman.

Mauriceville, 19th November, 1894.

Result of Polls for Proposed Loans, Mauku Road Board, County of Manukau.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 28th November, 1894.

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

P. A. BUCKLEY.

MAUKU ROAD BOARD.

Patumahoe Ward.

RESULT of a poll taken at Patumahoe Hall on Friday, the 23rd November, 1894, on a proposal to raise a loan of £500, under “The Government Loans to Local Bodies Act, 1886,” for the purpose of metalling portions of the Patumahoe and Pukekohe Road, commencing opposite Section 30, Parish of Puni, to the Post-office, Patumahoe:—

Total number of ratepayers on special roll, 62; total number of votes exercisable, 65: Number of ratepayers who voted, 47, exercising 50 votes; number of ratepayers voting for the proposal, 45, exercising 47 votes; number of ratepayers voting against the proposal, 2, exercising 3 votes.

As the number of ratepayers who voted for the proposal represented a majority of the number of ratepayers on the