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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZE TTE.

[No. 59

Result ofPoll for Proposed Loan, Cook County Council.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 3rd August, 1896.

THE following notice, received from the Chair man of
the Cook County Council, is published in accord-
ance with the prov isions of "The Local B odies' Loan
Act, 1886. "

J. C AR R O L L,
Act ing Col onial Secretary.

Cook County Council.

At a poll of the ratepayers in the Arakihi Special District,
taken on 10th July, 1896, upon a proposal by this Council
to raise a loan of £800 for the construction of a dray - road
to Runs 43 and 42a, Arakihi, the following votes were
recorded:—

For the proposal: 3 persons exercised 3 votes.

As the whole of the ratepayers in the special district
voted in favour of the proposal, I declare it carried.

C H A R L E S G R A Y,
Chair man, Cook County Council.

Gis borne, 17th July, 1896.

Result ofPoll for Proposed Loan, Stratford Town Board.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 3rd August, 1896.

THE following notice, received from the Chair man of
the Stratford Town Board, is published in accord-
ance with the prov isions of "The Local B odies' Loan
Act, 1886. "

J. C AR R O L L,
Act ing Col onial Secretary.

Stratford Town Board.

Fent on-Cordelia Street Loan of £500.—Result ofPoll taken
28th July, 1896.

Number of ratepayers on roll, 12, representing 34 votes:
Number of votes recorded in favour, 24; number of votes
recorded against, nil; number of votes not recorded, 10;
number of voters voting in favour, 8; number of voters
voting against, nil; number of ratepayers not voting, 4.

A majority of ratepayers, exercising a majority of votes,
ha ving voted for the proposal, I therefore declare the proposal
carried.

S. H. JAMES,
Chair man.

Dated at Stratford, this 29th day of July, 1896.
T. H A R R Y P E N N,
Clerk.

Sp ecial Order made by the K i w i t e a County Council, altering

• R idings.*

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 3rd August, 1896.

THE following special order, made by the K i w i t e a
C ounty Council, is published in accord an ce with "The
Counties Act, 1886. "

J. C AR R O L L,
Act ing Col onial Secretary.

S P E C I A L O R D E R.

T H AT the following special order be hereb y adopt ed: That
the present exist ing Apiti, O ngo, and Hautapu R idings be
hereb y formed into five new ridings, to be named the Apiti,
R angiwahia, O ngo, O t a m a k a p u a, and Hautapu R idings, with
bound aries as described below. Such special order to come
int o force on the 1st day of November, 1896.

Apiti R iding.

Bounded on the north by the north - east ern bound aries of
Sections 79, 72, and 68, Block V I., Apiti, to the Kimb olton
Road; thence along the said road to the G orge Road; thence
along the G orge Road to the bounda ry - line between Sections
67 and 59, Block V I I., Apiti; thence along the said bounda ry
to the Oroua River; thence along the centre of the said
river to the south ern bounda ry of Section 6, Block X I V.,
Apiti: thence along the south ern bound aries of Sections 6
and 1, Block X I V., Apiti, Township of B irmingh am; Sec-
tions 26, 25, 24, 92, 48, and 47, Block X I I I., Apiti; and
Sections 46 and 45, Block X V I., O ngo, to the K i w i t e a
Stream: thence by the centre of the said stream to the
starting - point.

R angiwahia R iding.

Bounded on the north by the R angitikei County to the
summit of the R uahine Ranges; toward the east by that
summit to a point bear ing north 69° west, true meri-
dian, to the source of the Oroua River; towards the south
by a right line to that source; towards the south - east
generally by a line along the middle of the Oroua River to
the north ern bounda ry of the Apiti R iding, thence along
that bounda ry to the K i w i t e a Stream, thence generally on
the west by the bounda ries of the Hautapu and O t a m a k a p u a
R idings.

O ngo R iding.

Bounded towards the north, commencing at the R angi-
tikei River, at the division - line between Sections 63 and 51,
Block X I., O ngo; thence along the said line to the north ern
line; thence along the north ern line to the division - line
btween Sections 60, Block X I., O ngo, and 80, Block V I I.,
O ngo; thence along the said division - line to the Mangapipi
Road; thence along the Mangapipi Road to the west ern
bounda ry of Section 19, Block X I I., O ngo; thence along the
west ern bound aries of Sections 19, Block X I I., 17 and 14,
Block I X., Apiti, to the Pakihikura Road; thence in an
east erly direction along the said road to the K i w i t e a - Tapu a e
Road; thence along the K i w i t e a - Tapu a e Road to the south-
ern bounda ry of Section 12, Block I X., Apiti; thence along
the said bounda ry - line of Section 12, Block I X., Apiti, to the
K i w i t e a Stream; thence by the centre of the said stream to
the south ern corner of Section 45, Block X V I., O ngo; thence
int o a direct line along the south ern bound aries of Sections 13
and 7, Block X V I., O ngo, 25, 16, 27, and 28, Block X V.,
O ngo, 17, 14, and 13, Block X I V., O ngo, 12 and 11, Block X I I I.,
O ngo, to the R angitikei River; thence along the centre of the
said river to the starting - point.

O t a m a k a p u a R iding.

Bounded on the north by the O tara and Mangam a k o
Roads, commencing at the R angitikei River, and running
int o an east erly direction to the K i w i t e a Stream; thence
along the centre of the K i w i t e a Stream to the north ern
bounda ry of the O ngo R iding; thence along the north ern
bounda ry of the O ngo R iding to the R angitikei River; thence
along the centre of the said river to the starting - point.

Hautapu R iding.

Bounded on the north by the centre of the K auw at au
River, commencing at the j unction of said river and the
R angitikei River, to the north - east corner of the O t a m a k a-
pua 2B Block, Block X I I., Hautapu S urvey District; thence
along the east ern bound aries of the O t a m a k a p u a Block 2B
and Section 19, Block X I I., Hautapu, to the south ern
bounda ry of Section 19, Block X I I., Hautapu; thence along
the south ern bounda ry of the said section to the T itir angi
Road; thence along the said road to the south ern bounda ry
of Section 3, Block X V I., Hautapu; thence along the said
bounda ry to the east ern bounda ry of Section 2, Block X V I.,
Hautapu; thence generally along the east ern bound aries of
Sections 2, 13, 16, and 28, Block X V I., Hautapu; thence
along the south ern bound aries of Sections 27 and 26, Block
X V I., Hautapu; thence along the east ern bound aries of
Sections 9, 8, 2, and 1, Block X V., Hautapu, and 69,
Block I I I., Apiti; thence along the south - east ern bounda ry
the said section to the W hare Road; thence along the
said road and S ignal Street, in the Township of M arsh all,
to the Mangam a k o Road; thence along the north ern bound-
ary of the O t a m a k a p u a R iding to the R angitikei River;
thence by the centre of the said river to the starting - point.

I hereb y certify that the above special order has been d uly
ma de.

E D M D. G O O D B E H E R E,
Clerk, K i w i t e a County Council.

Feilding, 10th July, 1896.

Let ters of N aturalisation issued.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 4th August, 1896.

HIS Excellency the G over nor has been pleas ed to issue
Let ters of N aturalisation, under "The A liens Act,
1880," in favour of the under - mentioned persons:—

J. C AR R O L L,
Act ing Col onial Secretary.