APRIL 13.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 761

Cadet appointed.

Government Insurance Department,
Wellington, 10th April, 1899.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

FRANCIS DONALD BANKS

to be a cadet in the Government Insurance Department, at Wellington, the appointment to date from the 13th March, 1899.

W. C. WALKER,
For Colonial Treasurer.

Letters of Naturalisation issued.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 7th April, 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.

Special Order made by the Tauranga County Council, altering the Boundaries of the Waimapu and Te Puna Ridings.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 5th April, 1899.

THE following special order, made by the Tauranga County Council, is published in accordance with the provisions of “The Counties Act, 1886.”

T. THOMPSON.

SPECIAL ORDER.

WHEREAS by virtue of the powers vested in it by “The Road Boards Act, 1882,” and “The Road Boards Act Amendment Act, 1883,” this Council has altered the boundaries of the Waimapu Riding. It is no longer in conformity with the provisions of section 12 of “The Counties Act, 1886.” Now, the County Council of the County of Tauranga doth hereby order that the said riding shall be, and the same is, hereby altered in manner following, that is to say: The Waimapu Riding shall consist of the Waimapu Outlying District. Bounded as follows: On the west by a line along the middle of the Wairoa and Mangapapa Rivers; on the south by the Taumata No. 2 Block; on the east by the eastern boundaries of the Waoku No. 2, Waoku No. 2A, Otawa No. 1, and Otawa No. 2 Blocks; on the north-east by the Papamoa Block, Kaiti and Waitau Rivers; on the north by the Tauranga Harbour. This riding shall return two members to the Tauranga County Council.

The Te Puna Riding shall consist of the Te Puna Road District and the Township of Te Puna. Bounded as follows: On the north by a right line bearing north 67° east from the county boundary to the source of the Kauritutaki River, thence by a line along the middle of that river and of the Aongatete River to Tauranga Harbour; on the north-east by the Tauranga Harbour, but including Motuhoa Island; on the east by a line along the middle of the Wairoa and Mangapapa Rivers; on the south and west by the Piako County. This riding shall return one member to the Tauranga County Council.

The above special order shall take effect and come into force on the 8th day of November, 1899.

JOHN H. GRIFFITHS,
County Clerk.

I certify that the foregoing special order has been duly passed by the Tauranga County Council at a special meeting held the 1st day of February, 1899, and duly confirmed by same at a subsequent special meeting held the 4th day of March, 1899.

JOHN H. GRIFFITHS,
County Clerk.

County Council Chambers, Tauranga,
30th March, 1899.

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

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 7th April, 1899.

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

T. THOMPSON.

UPPER TAURU ROAD BOARD.

Special Order, Mangorei Loan.

THAT, to meet interest and annual charges on a loan of £250 for the formation of 140 chains (more or less) of the Mangorei Road, a special rate of 1½d. in the pound be levied on the rateable value for the time being of the following properties —Section 109, Block VII., Kopuaranga, and Sections 138, 139, and 212, Block VIII., all in the Kopuaranga Survey District—as security for a loan of £250 under “The Government Loans to Local Bodies Act, 1886”; such rate to be an annually recurring rate for the period of twenty-six years, and payable in one instalment on the 1st day of October in each year.

C. E. COCKBURN-HOOD,
Chairman.

I hereby certify that the above special order has been duly made by the Upper Taueru Road Board in accordance with the provisions of “The Road Boards Act, 1882.”

C. W. BURDON,
Clerk.

Bideford, 3rd April, 1899.

Special Order made by the Fitzherbert Road Board, County of Oroua.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 7th April, 1899.

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

T. THOMPSON.

SPECIAL ORDER made by the Fitzherbert Road Board in accordance with Section 113 of “The Public Works Act, 1894,” and Section 16 of “The Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1886,” at an Adjourned Special Meeting held on the 1st Day of April, 1899.

To raise a loan of £2,200, under “The Government Loans to Local Bodies Act, 1886,” for the said Board’s proportion of the cost of additions and repairs to the Fitzherbert Bridge over the Manawatu River, incurred by flood-damage. Further, for the purpose of paying interest at 5 per centum and other annual charges for twenty-six years on the said loan of £2,200, it is proposed to levy a special annual recurring rate of ⅔d. in the pound on the rateable value of all the properties within the Fitzherbert Road District. The cost of raising the said loan, together with the first year’s interest on the same, to be paid out of loan.

I hereby certify that the foregoing special order has been duly made by the Fitzherbert Road Board as required by “The Road Boards Act, 1882.”

J. STANLEY BRUCE,
Secretary, Fitzherbert Road Board.

Result of Poll for Proposed Loan, Upper Taueru Road District, County of Wairarapa North.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 7th April, 1899.

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

T. THOMPSON.

UPPER TAURU ROAD BOARD.

Mangorei Loan.

The following is the result of a poll taken on Friday, March 31st, 1899, on a proposal to borrow £250, under