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THE

NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

Published by Authority.

WELLINGTON, THURSDAY, JANUARY 19, 1899.

Altering the Name of the Town of Birmingham.

(L.S.)

RANFURLY, Governor.

A PROCLAMATION.

WHEREAS by sections two and three of “The Designation of Districts Act, 1894” (hereinafter termed “the said Act”), it is provided that the Governor in Council may, at the request or with the consent of the Council of any county, city, or borough, alter the geographical name or designation of any place or locality in the colony:

And whereas the Kiwitea County Council has requested that the present name of “Birmingham,” within the County of Kiwitea, be altered as hereinafter mentioned, and it appears expedient to comply with such request:

Now, therefore, I, Uchter John Mark, Earl of Ranfurly, the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, acting by and with the consent of the Executive Council of the said colony, do hereby proclaim and declare that the Township of Birmingham, in the County of Kiwitea aforesaid, shall, on and after the fourth day of February, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-nine, be called and known by the name of “Kimbolton,” and the name of the said Township of Birmingham is hereby altered accordingly.

Given under the hand of His Excellency the Right Honourable Uchter John Mark, Earl of Ranfurly; Knight Commander of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George; Governor and Commander-in-Chief in and over Her Majesty’s Colony of New Zealand and its Dependencies; and issued under the Seal of the said Colony, at the Government House, at Wellington, this first day of August, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety-eight.

R. J. SEDDON.

Approved in Council.

J. F. ANDREWS,

Acting-Clerk of the Executive Council.

GOD SAVE THE QUEEN!

Result of Poll for Proposed Loan, Manganui Road District, County of Stratford.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,

Wellington, 14th January, 1899.

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

W. C. WALKER.

A

MANGANUI ROAD BOARD.

RESULT of poll of ratepayers of the Croydon Road West Special Rating-area, taken on Wednesday, 4th January, 1899, upon the proposal to raise a loan of £150, under “The Government Loans to Local Bodies Act, 1886,” for the purpose of continuing the metalling on the Croydon Road West from the end of the present metal as far as Mr. Kowalewski’s gate; to strike as security on this loan a special rate of ½d. in the pound over the following lands: namely, Sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, part 7 (66 acres), 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, Block IX., Huiroa Survey District:—

Number of ratepayers on special roll, 15; number of votes exercisable, 21: Number of votes recorded for the proposal, 14; no votes were recorded against the proposal.

I therefore declare the proposal carried.

JOSEPH MACKAY,

Chairman.

Subsidies to Public Libraries.

Education Department,

Wellington, 25th November, 1898.

NOTICE is hereby given that the sum of £2,000 has been voted by Parliament for distribution to public libraries.

The distribution will take place on the 8th February, 1899, and no claim will be entitled to consideration that shall not have been sent in in due form and received by the Secretary for Education, Wellington, on or before the 31st January, 1899.

A library to be entitled to a subsidy must be public in the sense of belonging to the public, and of not being under the control of an association, society, or club, whose membership is composed of a section of the community only, and if within a borough it must be open to the public free of charge. The receipts for the year must not have been less than £2, exclusive of moneys received from endowments, or from Government, or from Borough or County Councils, or for special building purposes, or as rent, hire, or consideration for the use of any room, or building, or land belonging to the institution, in respect of none of which will subsidy be allowed. The net proceeds of concerts, lectures, or other entertainments on behalf of the current expenses of the library will be regarded as voluntary contributions. A subsidy will not be given to more than one library in the same town.

Application to share in the distribution must be by means of a statutory declaration by the Chairman, or Secretary, or Treasurer of the institution on behalf of which it is made, and must be accompanied by a statement of the receipts and expenditure of the institution for the year ending on the 31st day of December, 1898; and such declaration must be on the form provided for the purpose, which form shall be as follows:—