Oct. 4.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1819

Result of Poll for Proposed Loan, Otaki Road Board, County of Horowhenua.

Colonial Secretary’s Office.
Wellington, 28th September, 1900.

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

OTAKI ROAD BOARD.
Special District No. 2.

I HEREBY give public notice that the poll taken on the 19th September, 1900, on the proposal to raise a loan of £100, under the provisions of “The Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1886,” for the purpose of constructing the new Otaki Township streets, resulted as follows:—
Number on roll, 21; number of votes exercisable on roll, 21: Number of ratepayers on roll who voted, 12; number of votes recorded in favour of proposal, 12; number of votes recorded against proposal, nil.
I accordingly declare the above proposal carried.
F. C. JONES,
Chairman, Otaki Road Board.
Otaki, 25th September, 1900.

Result of Poll for Proposed Loan, Pohangina County.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 29th September, 1900.

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

COUNTY OF POHANGINA—DENTON’S ROAD SPECIAL RATING DISTRICT.

THE following is the result of a poll taken on Wednesday, the 26th day of September, 1900, on a proposal of the Pohangina County Council to raise the sum of £650 by way of a loan, under the provisions of “The Government Loans to Local Bodies Act, 1886,” and amendments, and subsection (3) of section 2 of “The Government Loans to Local Bodies Act Amendment Act, 1899,” for the purpose of forming and metalling Denton’s Road, and to levy a special rate of 3½d. on the value of the several properties within the above special rating district:—
Number of ratepayers on special roll, 3; number of votes exercisable, 3: Number of ratepayers who voted for the proposal, 3; number of votes recorded for the proposal, 3.
I hereby declare the above proposal to be carried,
H. DICKIN,
Chairman, Pohangina County Council.
Pohangina, 27th September, 1900.

Result of Poll for Proposed Loan, Manawatu County.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 1st October, 1900.

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

MANAWATU COUNTY COUNCIL.

THE following is the result of the poll of ratepayers taken on the 25th instant on a proposal to raise a loan of £400, under “The Government Loans to Local Bodies Act, 1886,” and amendments, for the purpose of construction of Elkins-Motuiti Road, Awahou Riding:—
Number of votes recorded, 30; number of votes recorded in favour of the proposal, 29; informal vote, 1.
The total number (29) of valid votes recorded being in favour of the proposal, I hereby declare it to be carried.
JAMES G. WILSON,
Chairman.
Sanson, 26th September, 1900.

Result of Poll for Proposed Loan, Stratford County.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 3rd October, 1900.

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.”
J. G. WARD.

STRATFORD COUNTY COUNCIL.

THE following is the result of a poll taken, on Monday, the 24th September, 1900, on a proposal to raise a loan of £1,775, under “The Government Loans to Local Bodies Act, 1886,” and the amendments thereof, for forming, grading, bridging, and culverting the Brewer Road from the western boundary of Section 12, Block XIV., Ngatimaru Survey District, to the Kirai Road; the Kirai Road from the Brewer Road to the Makahu Road; the Makahu Road from the Kirai Road to the Mangaehu River; and the Mangaehu Road, along the west side of the Mangaehu River, from the Makahu Road to the Pahautuhia Block boundary, the whole being one continuous work:—
Number of ratepayers on special roll, 32; number of votes exercisable, 36: Number of ratepayers voting in favour of the proposal, 23; number of votes recorded in favour of the proposal, 26; number of votes recorded against the proposal, 0.
I therefore declare the proposal carried.
J. MACKAY,
Chairman.
29th September, 1900.

Result of Poll for Proposed Loan, Waipawa County.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 3rd October, 1900.

THE following notice, received from the Chairman of the Waipawa County Council, is published in accordance with the provisions of “The Counties Act, 1886.”
J. G. WARD.

WAIPAWA COUNTY.
A.

RESULT of Poll taken on the 22nd September, 1900, at the Residence of Mr. Heinrich John, Tiratu, on a Proposal to borrow £700 for the Construction of the Tiratu Road.
NUMBER of ratepayers on special roll, 10, representing 10 votes: Number of ratepayers who voted for the proposal, 7; number of ratepayers who voted against the proposal, 0; number of votes recorded for the proposal, 7; number of votes recorded against the proposal, 0.
As a majority in number of the ratepayers voted in favour of the proposal, I hereby declare the said proposal to be carried.
SYDNEY JOHNSTON,
Chairman.
Waipawa, 26th September, 1900.

The foregoing is the statement marked A referred to in the accompanying declaration signed by me.
WM. NICHOLSON,
Waipawa County Clerk.

I, William Nicholson, Clerk to the Waipawa County Council, do solemnly and sincerely declare that all proceedings required by the provisions of “The Counties Act, 1886,” to be taken in or towards obtaining the sanction of the ratepayers to the proposal to borrow the sum of £700 for the construction of the Tiratu Road have been duly taken; that the resolution in favour of the proposal has been duly carried; that the statement marked A attached hereto is a true statement of the result of the poll taken on the loan proposals on the 23rd June, 1900; and I make this solemn declaration conscientiously believing it to be true, and by virtue of an Act of the General Assembly of New Zealand intituled “The Justices of the Peace Act, 1882.”
WM. NICHOLSON.

Made and subscribed at Waipawa, in the Colony of New Zealand, this 25th day of September, in the year of our Lord 1900, before me—J. C. Taylor, J.P.

Notice to Mariners No. 47 of 1900.

Marine Department,
Wellington, 26th September, 1900.

REFERRING to Notice to Mariners No. 40 of 1900, issued by this department on the 26th July last, the following Notice to Mariners, received from the Portmaster, Brisbane, Queensland, is published for general information.
WM. HALL-JONES.

NOTICE TO MARINERS NO. 16 OF 1900.—AMENDING NOTICES NOS. 11 AND 15.—GATCOMBE HEAD LIGHT.

Notice is hereby given that the sectors of the Gatcombe Head light have been readjusted as follows, namely:—White between S. 46 W. and N. 71 W. (intensified on northern edge). Obscured between N. 71 W. and N. 46 W. White between N. 46 W. and N. 17 E. Red between N. 17 E. and N. 37 E. White between N. 37 E. and N. 65 E. Obscured between N. 65 E. and S. 46 W.

Between the bearings of S. 46 W. and about S. 42 W. a dim light is visible, which must not be mistaken for the white sector to the southward.

Bearings are magnetic and from seaward.
T. M. ALMOND,
Portmaster.
Marine Department, Brisbane,
6th September, 1900.

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