Mar. 30.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 705

Consular Agent of France at Auckland provisionally recognised.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 20th March, 1899.

HIS Excellency the Governor directs it to be notified that he has provisionally recognised the appointment of

GEORGE DUNNET, Esquire,

as Consular Agent of France at Auckland.

T. THOMPSON.

Member of Taranaki Land Board reappointed.

Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 20th March, 1899.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to reappoint

CHRISTOPHER KEATING STOCK

to be a member of the Land Board of the Land District of Taranaki, as from the 17th April, 1899.

JOHN McKENZIE,
Minister of Lands.

Member of Hawke’s Bay Land Board reappointed.

Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 20th March, 1899.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to reappoint

CHARLES HALL

to be a member of the Land Board of the Land District of Hawke’s Bay, as from the 14th April, 1899.

JOHN McKENZIE,
Minister of Lands.

Member of Wellington Land Board reappointed.

Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 20th March, 1899.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to reappoint

ALEXANDER WILSON HOGG

to be a member of the Land Board of the Land District of Wellington, as from the 14th April, 1899.

JOHN McKENZIE,
Minister of Lands.

Member of Marlborough Land Board reappointed.

Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 20th March, 1899.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to reappoint

JOSEPH REDWOOD

to be a member of the Land Board of the Land District of Marlborough, as from the 18th April, 1899.

JOHN McKENZIE,
Minister of Lands.

Inspector of Sea-fishing appointed.

Marine Department,
Wellington, 24th March, 1899.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased, in pursuance of the power and authority vested in him by subsection (2) of section 6 of “The Sea-fisheries Act, 1894,” to appoint

JAMES ULYSSES BROWNE,

of Russell, Police-constable, to be an Inspector of Sea-fishing under the above-mentioned Act.

WM. HALL-JONES.

Shorthand-writer appointed, Public Works Department.

Public Works Office,
Wellington, 22nd March, 1899.

IT is hereby notified that

CHARLES EDWARD MORTON HORNEMAN

has been appointed a Shorthand-writer in the Public Works Department of the Colony of New Zealand, commencing from the 1st March, 1899.

WM. HALL-JONES,
Minister for Public Works.

Letters of Naturalisation issued.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 20th March, 1899.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to issue Letters of Naturalisation, under “The Aliens Act, 1880,” in favour of the under-mentioned persons:—

T. THOMPSON.

Result of Poll for Proposed Loan, Stratford County Council.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 24th March, 1899.

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.”

T. THOMPSON.

STRATFORD COUNTY COUNCIL.

RESULT of a poll taken on the 16th day of March, 1899, upon the proposal to borrow £250, under “The Government Loans to Local Bodies Act, 1886,” and its amendments, for forming, grading, and metalling the Poto Road:—

Number of ratepayers on special roll, 5; number of votes exercisable, 6: Number of ratepayers voting in favour of the proposal, 3; number of votes recorded in favour of the proposal, 4; number of ratepayers voting against the proposal, nil.

I declare the above proposal to be carried.

J. MACKAY,
Chairman.

21st March, 1899.

Result of Poll for Proposed Loan, Upper Wangaehu Road District, County of Wanganui.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 28th March, 1899.

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

T. THOMPSON.

UPPER WANGAEHU ROAD BOARD.

RESULT of poll on proposal to borrow £700 to form the present Mangamahu Valley Bridle-track into a cart-road, Upper Wangaehu Road District:—

Total number of ratepayers on roll, 12, representing 21 votes: Votes recorded for proposal, 11; number of ratepayers voting for the proposal, 8; votes against, 2; number of ratepayers voting against the proposal, 1; informal, nil; votes not recorded, 8; total of votes against, 10.

As a majority in number of the ratepayers voted in favour of the proposal, and the number so voting are entitled to more than one-half of the votes which can be exercised by the whole number of ratepayers, I do hereby declare the proposal to be carried.

Dated this 4th day of February, 1899.

DUNCAN GRANT,
Chairman, Upper Wangaehu Road Board.

Result of Poll for Proposed Loan, Geraldine Town District.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 28th March, 1899.

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

T. THOMPSON.