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jority of ratepayers in favour, 10 ; and majority of votes in
favour, 10 ; and I therefore declare the same to be carried..

LIONEL WALLIS,
Chairman, Fitzherbert Road Board.
Palmerston North, 2nd March, 1896.

Result of Poll for Proposed Loan, Stratford County Council.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 12th March, 1896.

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

JOHN McKENZIE,
Acting Colonial Secretary.

STRATFORD COUNTY COUNCIL.

RESULT of poll taken on the 4th day of March, 1896, upon
the proposal to borrow £300, under “The Government
Loans to Local Bodies Act, 1886,” to complete the clearing,
grading, forming, and culverting of the Mangaehu Road from
the Toko Road to the Anderson Road, and the Anderson Road
from the Mangaehu Road northerly to a point on the said
Anderson Road opposite at right angles Mr. White’s wool-
shed, as originally proposed under the £1,300 loan-proposal
carried for that purpose, such sum of £1,300 being found
insufficient to complete the work :—

Number of ratepayers on special roll, 4 ; number of votes
exercisable, 9 : Number of ratepayers voting in favour of the
proposal, 3 ; number of votes recorded in favour of the pro-
posal, 7 ; number of ratepayers voting against the proposal,
nil.

I declare the above proposal to be carried.

WILLIAM MONKHOUSE,
Chairman.

Dated at Stratford, March, 1896.

Result of Poll for Proposed Loan, Patea County Council.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 18th March, 1896.

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

W. C. WALKER,
Acting Colonial Secretary.

PATEA COUNTY COUNCIL.—OMOANA SPECIAL RATING DISTRICT.
—£625 LOAN FOR ROADS.

NOTICE is hereby given that the result of poll taken on Wed-
nesday, the 11th March, 1896, on the proposal to borrow
£625 for roadworks in Omoana Special Rating District,
under “The Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1886,” and amend-
ments, is as follows :—

Number of ratepayers on roll, 6 ; number of votes exer-
cisable, 8 : Number of ratepayers who voted for proposal, 4 ;
number of votes exercised for proposal, 6 ; number of votes
voting against proposal, nil ; number of votes recorded
against proposal, nil.

A majority of votes having been recorded for the proposal,
and a majority of voters voting for the proposal, I declare
the proposal carried.

W. C. SYMES,
Chairman.

Patea County Offices,
11th March, 1896.

Special Order made by the Te Horo Road Board, County of
Horowhenua.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 16th March, 1896.

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

W. C. WALKER,
Acting Colonial Secretary.

TE HORO ROAD DISTRICT.—SPECIAL ORDER.

SPECIAL Rate, Special District No. 3, comprising part Section
No. 11, 226 acres; Sections 12, 15, 16, 17, Block IV., Kai-
tawa Survey District.

THAT it is the intention of this Board, at a special meeting to
be held on Saturday, the 8th February, 1896, to strike a
special and annually-recurring rate of 1/2d. in the pound on
the rateable value of all rateable properties comprised in the
Special District No. 3 of the Te Horo Road District, as made
and defined by special order confirmed on Saturday, the 3rd
November, 1894 (exclusive of Crown and Native lands within
the meaning of “The Crown and Native Lands Rating Act,
1882”), to provide for interest for twenty-six years on the
additional loan of £50 under “The Government Loans to
Local Bodies Act, 1886,” for the said Special District No. 3 :
such rate to be payable in two instalments on the 1st day of
June and the 1st day of December in each and every suc-
ceeding year.

I hereby certify that the above special order was duly
made in accordance with “The Road Boards Act, 1882.”

H. F. EAGAR,
Clerk, Te Horo Road Board.

Otaki, 2nd March, 1896.

Special Order made by the Otaki Road Board, County of
Horowhenua.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 16th March, 1896.

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

W. C. WALKER,
Acting Colonial Secretary.

OTAKI ROAD DISTRICT.—SPECIAL ORDER.

Special Rate, Special District No. 1.

THAT it is the intention of this Board, at a special meeting
to be held on the 7th day of March, 1896, to strike a special
and annually-recurring rate of 3/2d. in the pound on the
rateable value of all rateable properties comprised in the
Special District No. 1 of the Otaki Road District, as made
and defined by special order confirmed on the 5th January,
1895 (exclusive of Crown and Native lands within the mean-
ing of “The Crown and Native Lands Rating Act, 1882”),
and the rateable value of the Wellington-Manawatu Rail-
way Company’s railway-line, to provide for interest for
twenty-six years on the additional loan of £60, under “The
Government Loans to Local Bodies Act, 1886,” for the said
Special District No. 1 : such rate to be payable in two in-
stalments on the 1st day of June and the 1st day of Decem-
ber in each and every succeeding year.

I hereby certify that the above special order was duly
made in accordance with “The Road Boards Act, 1882.”

H. F. EAGAR,
Clerk, Otaki Road Board.

Otaki, 2nd March, 1896.

Notice to Mariners, No. 5 of 1896.

STEWART ISLAND DANGERS.

Marine Department,
Wellington, N.Z., 12th March, 1896.

A ROCK, “Ward Rock,” having about 3 fathoms of
water on it at low-water ordinary tides has been
reported in Abbot Passage; this danger lies approximately
in latitude 46° 53′ S. and longitude 168° 15′ E.

A rock, “Theresa Rock,” having about 9ft. of water on it
at low-water ordinary tides has been reported; this danger
lies approximately in latitude 47° 4′ S. and longitude 168°
18′ E., and is about one mile to the eastward of Weka Reef.

Broken water is reported to have been seen on what
appears to be a sunken rock, situated seaward of Whale
Passage, Port Pegasus; this supposed danger lies about 1
cable’s length to the southward of the small islet on the east
side of the entrance.

These reported dangers will be surveyed at an early date,
and their positions gazetted in due course; meanwhile
mariners are cautioned to exercise great care when navigat-
ing in their vicinity.

J. G. WARD.

Notice to Mariners, No. 6 of 1896.

STEWART ISLAND.—HALF-MOON BAY.

Marine Department,
Wellington, N.Z., 12th March, 1896.

CAPTAIN Fairchild, of the Government steamer “Hine-
moa,” has erected two iron perch beacons in Half-
moon Bay, Stewart Island—one, which is painted red, on
the Louie Rock; and the other, which is painted black, on
the May Rock.

Both of these rocks dry 1ft. at low-water spring tides.

Small vessels of light draught when approaching the wharf
should keep the Louie or eastern beacon on the starboard
hand, and the May or western beacon on the port hand.

J. G. WARD.