MAR. 24.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 505

Issue of New Zealand War Medal.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 7th March, 1898.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to approve of the issue of the New Zealand War Medal to Mr. JOHN BURDEN, late Sergeant No. 1 Company, Royal Rifle Volunteers (Auckland), whose claim has been investigated and admitted.

T. THOMPSON.

Services of Volunteer Corps accepted.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 16th March, 1898.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to accept, under section 39, (1), "The Defence Act, 1886," the services of the New Zealand Native Rifle Volunteers (Auckland). Acceptance to date from the 23rd November, 1897.

T. THOMPSON.

Volunteer Officer transferred and promoted.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 18th March, 1898.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to approve of Lieutenant JOHN LILLIE GILLIES, Timaru Rifle Volunteers, to be Captain, Timaru City Rifle Volunteers. Commission to be antedated to the 17th February, 1891.

T. THOMPSON.

Volunteer Officer resigned.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 18th March, 1898.

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

Wellington Guards Volunteers.

Captain Alexander Stephen Paterson. Date of resignation, 9th September, 1897.

T. THOMPSON.

Volunteer Officer resigned.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 16th March, 1898.

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

Kaiapoi Rifle Volunteers.

Lieutenant John Simpson. Date of resignation, 4th March, 1898.

T. THOMPSON.

Justices of the Peace resigned.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 19th March, 1898.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to accept the resignation by ROBERT GRANT, Esq., of Balfour, and THOMAS PROCTOR, Esq., of Wellington, of their appointments as Justices of the Peace for the colony.

T. THOMPSON.

Clerk resigned.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 23rd March, 1898.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to accept the resignation by CHARLES JAMES HINTON of his appointment as a Clerk in the Magistrate's Court at Christchurch, as from the 1st April next.

T. THOMPSON.

Licensing of Vehicles By-law made by the Bay of Islands County Council.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 16th March, 1898.

IT is hereby notified, in accordance with section 311 of "The Counties Act, 1886," that so much and such part of the by-laws made by the Bay of Islands County Council, and sealed on the 9th day of November, 1897, as appoints the several sums to be paid to the county funds for the licensing of vehicles has this day been approved by His Excellency the Governor.

J. CARROLL.

Result of Poll for Loan, Borough of St. Albans.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 19th March, 1898.

THE following notice, received from the Mayor of the Borough of St. Albans, is published in accordance with the provisions of "The Municipal Corporations Act, 1886."

WM. HALL-JONES.

ST. ALBANS BOROUGH COUNCIL.

The Hon. the Colonial Secretary.

SIR,--I have the honour to notify you that, at the polling for the St. Albans special loan, held on the 14th March, 1898, under the provisions of "The Municipal Corporations Act, 1886," and "The St. Albans Borough Special Loan Enabling Act, 1896," the proposal of the Council to raise a loan of £23,000 was carried, and I enclose herewith the statutory declaration of the Town Clerk.

I have, &c.,

F. WAYMOUTH,

Borough Council Office,
15th March, 1898.

Mayor.

St. Albans Borough Council.--Public Notice.--Special Loan.

Notice is hereby given, under section 178 of "The Municipal Corporations Act, 1886," and "The St. Albans Borough Council Special Loan Enabling Act, 1896," that the Council of the Borough of St. Albans propose to borrow the sum of £23,000 for carrying out the following works: viz., Kerbing, channelling, and asphaltng footpaths; providing iron culverts and footbridges; providing deep wells and storage-tanks and sumps; regrading and re-forming roads within the following area--Commencing at a point on the southern side of May's Road 10 chains from its intersection with Papanui Road; thence parallel with that road going south to a point 10 chains from Innes Road; thence parallel with that road going easterly to Churchill Street; thence southerly along Church Road to the St. Albans Creek; thence following the creek to a point 5 chains from the Edgeware Road; thence parallel to the Edgeware Road to a point on R.S. 219 opposite a line taken through R.S. 286 2½ chains east of Barbadoes Street; thence south to the North Belt; thence westerly along the North Belt and the River Avon to the Boundary Road; thence along that road to a point 10 chains north of Leinster Road on R.S. 133; thence easterly to a point 20 chains from the Papanui Road; thence northerly, through R.S.s 142 and 299, to Norman's Road; thence along the centre of Norman's Road, Papanui Road, and May's Road, to the starting-point.

The above sum of £23,000 to be secured on a rate of 3½d. in the pound on all the rateable value of the rateable property within the area described, on which the loan is to be expended.

Details of the works to be carried out can be obtained on application at the Borough Council Office.

A meeting of the ratepayers to consider the above proposal will be held on Monday, the 28th day of February, 1898, in the Merivale Schoolroom, at 8 o'clock p.m.

F. WAYMOUTH,

St. Albans, 5th February, 1898.

Mayor.

St. Albans Borough Council.--Special Loan.

I hereby notify that the number of votes recorded is as follows:--

For the proposal, 377; against the proposal, 224; informal, 8.

As there is a majority for the loan, I declare the proposal carried.

F. WAYMOUTH,

Mayor.

I, William Ford Beatson, of St. Albans, Town Clerk, do solemnly and sincerely declare that all proceedings required by the Municipal Corporations Act to be taken in or towards obtaining the sanction of the burgesses to the proposal for a special loan have been duly taken, and that the resolution in favour of the proposal has been duly carried; and I make this solemn declaration conscientiously believing the same to be true, and by virtue of an Act of the General Assembly of New Zealand intituled "The Justices of the Peace Act, 1882."

Made and subscribed at Christchurch, in the Colony of New Zealand, this 15th day of March, in the year of our Lord 1898.

W. F. BEATSON,

Town Clerk.

Before me, one of Her Majesty's Justices of the Peace in and for the said colony--F. Waymouth, J.P.