In Bankruptcy.—In the Supreme Court, holden at Auckland.
N OTICE is hereby given that JOHN JAMES TRETHEWAY
and BERTRAM JAMES ANDERSON (trading as “Tretheway and Anderson”), Kohukohu, Hotelkeepers, were this day adjudged bankrupt; and I hereby summon a meeting of creditors, to be holden at my office, on Thursday, the 15th day of August, 1901, at 2.30 o’clock.
JOHN LAWSON,
Official Assignee.
8th August, 1901.

In Bankruptcy.—In the Supreme Court, holden at Gisborne.
N OTICE is hereby given that WILLIAM OSWALD SKEET, of Gisborne, Builder, was this day adjudged bankrupt; and I hereby summon a meeting of creditors, to be holden at my office, on Monday, the 19th day of August, 1901, at 11 o’clock.
JOHN COLEMAN,
Deputy Assignee.
Gisborne, 8th August, 1901.

Private Advertisements.
EDUCATION BOARD ELECTION.
PURSUANT to the provisions of section 17 of “The Education Boards Election Act, 1900,” it is hereby notified that the following are the names of the three persons elected to fill three vacancies in the Education Board of Hawke’s Bay:

1. CHARLES HALL.
2. JOHN JAMES PATTERSON.
3. SAMUEL McLERNON.
   It is further notified that the number of valid votes recorded for each candidate was as under:
   Charles Hall ... 225
   John James Patterson ... 150
   Samuel McLernon ... 129
   William James Comrie ... 106
   James Gatland Gilberd ... 83
   Thomas Hallett ... 76
   William Frederick Knight ... 72
   David Arthur Baxter ... 49
   890
   The total number of valid votes recorded was 890.
   The total number of votes rejected as informal was 31.
   Dated at Napier, this 6th day of August, 1901.
   G. T. FANNIN,
   Returning Officer.

THE EDUCATION BOARD OF THE DISTRICT OF NORTH CANTERBURY.
ELECTION OF MEMBERS.
THE following is the number of votes recorded for each candidate at the election of three members to serve upon the Education Board of the District of North Canterbury:
Hardy, Charles Albert Creery ... 510
Scott, John Lee ... 471
Dalziel, Matthew, jun. ... 450
Opie, Charles Henry Adolphus Truscott ... 441
Cocks, the Rev. Philip John ... 205
Rollitt, William ... 168
Anderson, John ... 157
McNicoll, the Rev. David ... 139
Smith-Ansted, Frederick William ... 128
I therefore declare Mr. Charles Albert Creery Hardy, Mr. John Lee Scott, and Mr. Matthew Dalziel, jun., to be duly elected members of the Education Board of the District of North Canterbury.
The total number of votes recorded was 2,669. Thirty-seven voting-papers, representing 111 votes, were rejected, being informal; and twenty-six envelopes containing voting-papers were too late for the election, not bearing the post-mark or not being delivered as required by the statute.
H. C. LANE,
Returning Officer.
Christchurch, 6th August, 1901.

EDUCATION BOARD OF THE DISTRICT OF TARANAKI.
IT is hereby publicly notified that the following is the result of the election of three members for the Education Board of the District of Taranaki for the ensuing year:
Ben. Arthur Hignett ... 151
Jessie Heywood ... 111
Edwin Gill Allsworth ... 105
Joseph Brown ... 82
William Andrews Collis ... 57
James Henry Clayton ... 54
Robert Glegg ... 29
The total number of valid votes recorded was 210. The total number of votes rejected as informal was 65.
I therefore declare Ben. Arthur Hignett, Jessie Heywood, and Edwin Gill Allsworth duly elected by a majority of votes.
P. S. WHITCOMBE,
Returning Officer.
New Plymouth, 8th August, 1901.

WESTLAND EDUCATION BOARD.
ELECTION OF MEMBERS.
THE following is the result of the election of three members, vice Messrs. Chesney, Hudson, and Smith, who retired on the 12th August, viz.:
Beare, Thomas W. ... 53
Benyon, James S. ... 46
Perry, George ... 42
Chesney, James ... 39
Smith, John L. ... 36
Hudson, John R. ... 21
Total valid votes recorded, 85; informal votes, 2.
I hereby declare Thomas W. Beare, James S. Benyon, and George Perry duly elected as members of the Board, to hold office from the 12th August, 1901.
A. J. MORTON,
Returning Officer.

SOUTHLAND BOARD OF EDUCATION.
ELECTION OF MEMBERS, 1901.
IN accordance with section 17 of “The Education Boards Election Act, 1900,” it is hereby publicly notified that THOMAS MACGIBBON, Esq., of Mataura; JAMES COPLAND, Esq., M.A., M.D., Ph.D., of Gore; and WILLIAM BENJAMIN SCANDRETT, Esq., of Invercargill, have been duly elected members of the Education Board of the District of Southland for the ensuing term of three years.
The number of valid votes received for each candidate was as follows:—
MacGibbon, Thomas ... 510
Copland, James, M.A., M.D., Ph.D. ... 391
Scandrett, William Benjamin ... 362
Stout, William Anderson, B.A., LL.B. ... 266
White, Rev. William, M.A. ... 256
Bain, Andrew ... 169
Kelly, Thomas ... 90
The total number of valid votes recorded was 2,044. The total number of votes rejected as informal was 78.
JOHN NEILL,
Returning Officer.
Education Office, Invercargill,
7th August, 1901.

CITY OF AUCKLAND.
RATING ON UNIMPROVED VALUE.
PUBLIC notice is hereby given that at the poll taken on the 7th day of August, 1901, upon the “proposal that ‘The Rating on Unimproved Value Act, 1896,’ be adopted in the City of Auckland, and that henceforth property be rated upon the basis of the unimproved value thereof,” the following votes were recorded, viz.:
For the proposal ... 753
Against the proposal ... 1,697
I therefore declare the proposal to be rejected.
ALFRED KIDD,
Mayor.
6th August, 1901.