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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

[No. 18

Members of Land Board, Nelson, appointed.

Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 6th March, 1896.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to re-appoint
DANIEL BATE and
FRANCIS HAMILTON
to be members of the Land Board of the Land District of
Nelson, as from the 17th February, 1896.

JOHN MCKENZIE,
Minister of Lands.

Assayer of Gold appointed.

Department of Trade and Customs,
Wellington, th March, 1896.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to ap-point
JAMES KITCHENER WILSON,
Auckland, to be an Assayer of Gold under "The Customs
Laws Consolidation Act, 1882."

J. G. WARD,
Commissioner of Trade and Customs.

Holiday on 17th March (St. Patrick's Day).

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 11th March, 1896.

THE public offices throughout the colony will be closed
on Tuesday, the 17th March instant, being St.
Patrick's Day.

R. J. SEDDON,
Acting Colonial Secretary.

Approving and appointing a Bonding Warehouse.

CUSTOMS.-In exercise of the powers in me for this
purpose vested by "The Customs Laws Consolidation
Act, 1882," I, the Commissioner of Trade and Customs, do
hereby approve and appoint the under-mentioned warehouse
to be a warehouse for the reception of goods under bond,
namely,-

Port of Dunedin.

Part of the ground and second floors of a brick building
situated on Section 24, Block 55, Crawford Street, City of
Dunedin, to be known as

THE OTAGO BOND.

Given under my hand, at Wellington, this eleventh
day of March, one thousand eight hundred and
ninety-six.

J. G. WARD,
Commissioner of Trade and Customs.

Commissioner's Order No. 538.]

Members of Otago Harbour Board appointed.

Marine Department,
Wellington, 7th March, 1896.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased, in pur-suance and exercise of all the powers enabling him
in that behalf, to appoint

JAMES TAYLOR MCKERRAS,
DAVID PINKERTON, M.H.R.,
JAMES ROBIN, and
WILLIAM WRIGHT
to be members of the Otago Harbour Board.

J. G. WARD.

Engineer-Surveyor and Examiner of Engineers appointed.

Marine Department,
Wellington, 10th March, 1896.

IT is hereby notified that, in pursuance of the power and
authority vested by "The Shipping and Seamen's Act,
1877,"

HENRY WETHERILT
has been appointed an Inspector and Surveyor and an Engineer-Surveyor for the purposes of the said Act; and also an Examiner of Engineers of Steamships.

J. G. WARD.

Special Order made by the Mauriceville Road Board, County of Wairarapa North.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 5th March, 1896.

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

JOHN MCKENZIE,
Acting Colonial Secretary.

SPECIAL ORDER made by the Mauriceville Road Board,
County of Wairarapa North.

THAT, to provide for the interest and charges on a loan of
£500 (to be raised under "The Government Loans to Local
Bodies Act, 1886," and its amendments, for the purpose of
forming and metalling Mangatainoka Valley Road from the
boundary-line between the Mauriceville and Eketahuna
Road Districts to Section 10, Block IX., Tararua), a special
rate of 5½d. in the pound be struck and levied on the rate-able value for the time being of all rateable properties contained within the following boundaries: Beginning at the point where the boundary-line between the Mauriceville and Eketahuna Road Districts intersects the south-east boundary of Section 8; thence follow south-east and south-west boundaries of said Section 8 to Section 4; follow south-east boundary of Section 4, north-east and south-east boundaries of Section 5, north-east and south-east boundaries of Section 10; thence follow south-west and west boundaries of Section 10, south-west boundary of Section 7, and north-west boundaries of Sections 7 and 6 to boundary of road district; follow boundary of road district to starting-point. All the sections mentioned are in Block IX., Tararua Survey District. Said rate shall be an annually-recurring rate for twenty-six years, and shall be payable in two equal instal-ments, on the 2nd of January and 2nd of July in each year.

I hereby certify that the above special order has been duly made and confirmed by the Mauriceville Road Board, in accordance with the provisions of "The Road Boards Act, 1882."

W. GRAY,
Mauriceville, 3rd March, 1896.
Clerk.

Result of Polls for Proposed Loans, Horowhenua County Council.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 5th March, 1896.

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

JOHN MCKENZIE,
Acting Colonial Secretary.

HOROWHENUA COUNTY COUNCIL.

Special District No. 8, Tokomaru Riding.

THE following is the result of the poll of ratepayers in Special Rating District No. 8, Tokomaru Riding, of the Horowhenua County, taken on Saturday, 22nd February, 1896, on the proposal to borrow £450, under "The Government Loans to Local Bodies Act, 1886," from the Colonial Treasurer for the purpose of completing the metalling of the county road in the said special district:-

Number of ratepayers on special roll, 47; number of votes exercisable on special roll, 64: Number of ratepayers who voted in favour, 27; number of votes exercised by them in favour, 31; number of ratepayers who voted against, 1; number of votes exercised by him against, 1.

As a majority of votes exercisable was not cast in favour, I hereby declare the proposal to be not carried.

JOHN KEBBELL,
Chairman, Horowhenua County Council.

Special District No. 7, Tokomaru Riding.

The following is the result of the poll of ratepayers in Special Rating District No. 7, Tokomaru Riding, of the Horowhenua County, taken on Saturday, 22nd February, 1896, on the proposal to borrow £2,000, under "The Government Loans to Local Bodies Act, 1886," from the Colonial Treasurer, for the purpose of erecting a cart bridge over the Tokomaru Stream and completing the metalling of the county road in the said special district:-

Number of ratepayers on special roll, 73; number of votes exercisable on special roll, 106: Number of ratepayers who voted in favour, 42; number of votes exercised by them in favour, 60.

As a majority of voters on the roll, exercising a majority of the votes thereon, voted in favour of the loan, I therefore declare the proposal to be carried.

JOHN KEBBELL,
Chairman, Horowhenua County Council.

Result of Poll for Proposed Loan, Stratford County Council.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 6th March, 1896.

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."

JOHN MCKENZIE,
Acting Colonial Secretary.