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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
No. 1

to raise a loan of £1,200, in terms of “The Government Loans to Local Bodies Act, 1886,” for the construction of the Tokonui Road, the following votes were recorded :—
Number of ratepayers on special roll, 9, capable of exercising 17 votes: Number of ratepayers who voted for the proposal, 5, exercising 11 votes; number of ratepayers who voted against the proposal, nil.
As a majority of the ratepayers voted in favour of the proposal, and the number so voting exercised more than one-half of the votes that can be exercised by the whole number of ratepayers, I hereby declare the proposal to be carried.

C. J. PARKER,
Chairman, Arai Road Board.

Te Arai, 9th November, 1899.

Result of Poll for Proposed Loan, Parihaka Road Board, County of Taranaki.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 29th December, 1899.

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

T. THOMPSON,
For Colonial Secretary.

PARIHAKA ROAD BOARD.

THE following is the result of poll taken on the 16th day of December, 1899, upon the proposal to borrow £1,400, under “The Government Loans to Local Bodies Act, 1886,” for draining, forming, culverting, and metalling a portion of the Ihaia Road, in the Parihaka Road District :—
Number of ratepayers on special roll, 16, representing 18 votes; votes recorded for the proposal, 11; number of ratepayers voting, 11; votes against the proposal, nil.
As a majority of the ratepayers voted in favour of the proposal, and the number so voting are entitled to more than one-half of the votes that can be exercised by the whole number of ratepayers, I hereby declare the proposal to be carried.

T. McGLOIN,
Chairman.

Rahotu, 18th December, 1899.

Result of Poll for Proposed Loan, Rangitikei County.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 29th December, 1899.

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

T. THOMPSON,
For Colonial Secretary.

RANGITIKEI COUNTY COUNCIL.

Aldworth Special Rating District.

THE following is the result of a poll taken on Saturday, 9th December, 1899, on the proposal of the Rangitikei County Council to borrow the sum of £1,850, under “The Government Loans to Local Bodies Act, 1886,” and amendments, for the purpose of forming, culverting, and metalling the Aldworth Road, and to levy a special rate within the Aldworth Special Rating District :—
Number of ratepayers on special roll, 5; number of votes exercisable, 9: Number of ratepayers who voted for the proposal, 4; number of votes recorded for the proposal, 8; number of votes recorded against the proposal, nil.
A majority of the ratepayers, exercising more than one-half of the total number of votes exercisable, having voted for the proposal, I therefore declare it to be carried.

J. W. MARSHALL,
Chairman, Rangitikei County Council.

Marton, 19th December, 1899.

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

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 29th December, 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.”

T. THOMPSON,
For Colonial Secretary.

MANGANUI ROAD BOARD.

RESULT of poll of ratepayers of the Radnor Road Special Rating District, taken on Wednesday, the 13th December, 1899, upon the following proposal: To raise a loan of £900, under “The Government Loans to Local Bodies Act, 1886,” for the purpose of forming and metalling the Radnor Road from the Mountain Road westwards to the eastern boundary of Section 24, to join the present metal; to strike, as security on this loan, a special rate of 1½d. in the pound over the following lands—namely, Sections 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 37, 40, part 41 (39 acres 2 roods 10 perches), 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, Subsections 17, 18, 19, 20 of 48, 21, half of 22, 3 acres and 9 perches of Section 49, 11, 14 of Section 34, 15, 16 of Section 36, Block XIII., Huiroa, Manganui District; 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, Block XVI., Egmont Survey District;—
Number of ratepayers on special roll, 26; number of votes exercisable, 28: Number of votes recorded for the proposal, 19; number of votes recorded against the proposal, nil.
I therefore declare the proposal carried.

JOSEPH MACKAY,
Chairman.

Letters of Naturalisation issued.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 2nd January, 1900.

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,
For Colonial Secretary.

Accession of Japan to International Convention.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 3rd January, 1900.

THE following despatch, received from Her Majesty’s Principal Secretary of State for the Colonies, is published for general information.

T. THOMPSON.

(New Zealand.—General.)
Downing Street, 1st November, 1899.
My Lord,—I have the honour to state, for the information of your Government, that the Empire of Japan acceded on the 15th July last to the International Convention for the protection of industrial property of the 20th March, 1883, and that an Order of the Queen in Council was issued on the 7th of October last for giving effect in this country to the accession of Japan to the Convention.
I have, &c.,
J. CHAMBERLAIN.

Governor the Right Honourable
the Earl of Ranfurly, K.C.M.G., &c.