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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
No. 4

Leprosy declared to be an Infectious Disease.

RANFURLY, Governor.

IN pursuance of section thirteen of “The Public Health Act, 1900,” I, Uchter John Mark, Earl of Ranfurly, the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, do hereby declare that the disease called or known as “leprosy” is an infectious disease within the meaning of the said Act.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor, this sixth day of January, one thousand nine hundred and two.

J. G. WARD,
Minister of Public Health.

Deputy Registrar of Marriages, &c., appointed.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 6th January, 1902.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

WILLIAM FREDERICK BENNETTS

to be the Deputy of the Registrar of Marriages and of Births and Deaths for the District of Temuka.

C. H. MILLS,
For Colonial Secretary.

Members, Licensing Committees, appointed.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 10th January, 1902.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

WILLIAM MILLER WOODHEAD

to be a member of the Licensing Committee for the District of Egmont, vice W. Monkhouse, whose office has become vacant; and

WILLIAM NOBLE

to be a member of the Licensing Committee for the District of Bruce, vice J. Inglis, whose office has become vacant.

C. H. MILLS,
For Minister of Justice.

Commissioner of Crown Lands and Chief Surveyor for the Westland Land District appointed.

Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 27th December, 1901.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to promote and appoint

GEORGE JOHN ROBERTS, Esq.,

to be Commissioner of Crown Lands and Chief Surveyor for the Land District of Westland, as from the 1st day of February, 1902, vice William George Murray, Esq., transferred.

R. J. SEDDON,
For Minister of Lands.

Commissioner of Crown Lands and Chief Surveyor for the Nelson Land District appointed.

Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 27th December, 1901.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

WILLIAM GEORGE MURRAY, Esq.,

to be Commissioner of Crown Lands and Chief Surveyor for the Land District of Nelson, as from the 1st February, 1902, vice Thomas Humphries, Esq., transferred.

R. J. SEDDON,
For Minister of Lands.

Commissioner of Crown Lands and Chief Surveyor for the Canterbury Land District appointed.

Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 27th December, 1901.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

THOMAS HUMPHRIES, Esq.,

to be Commissioner of Crown Lands and Chief Surveyor for the Land District of Canterbury, as from the 1st February, 1902, vice Sidney Weetman, Esq., retired.

R. J. SEDDON,
For Minister of Lands.

Inspector of Factories appointed.

Department of Labour,
Wellington, 11th January, 1902.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

Constable THOMAS RYAN

to be an Inspector under “The Factories Act, 1901.”

R. J. SEDDON,
Minister of Labour.

Result of Poll for Proposed Loan, Waipipi Road Board, County of Manukau.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 15th January, 1902.

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

J. G. WARD.

WAIPipi ROAD DISTRICT.

No. I Subdivision.

THE following is the result of the poll taken in the Otawa Public Hall, on Friday, 20th December, 1901, on a proposal to borrow the sum of £1,600 for the purpose of metalling the Otawa Swamp Road and Otawa Swamp-Creamery Road :—

For the proposal, 46 votes; against the proposal, 19.

As the number of votes recorded in favour of the proposal are more than three-fifths of the total number of votes recorded, I therefore declare the proposal carried.

ALFRED M. BARRIBALL,
Waiuku, 21st December, 1901.
Chairman.

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

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 15th January, 1902.

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

J. G. WARD.

MANCHESTER ROAD BOARD.

Special Order.

THAT, in order to provide the interest on a loan of £250 to be borrowed under “The Government Loans to Local Bodies Act, 1886,” and “The Government Loans to Local Bodies Act Amendment Act, 1899,” the Manchester Road Board doth hereby make and levy a special rate of ½d. in the pound upon the rateable value of the following properties within the Manchester Road District—viz., Lots 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, and 21, part of Section 28, Block XIV., Lots 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, and 28, part of Sections 28 and 29, Block XIV., and Lot 29A, part of Sections 26 and 32, Blocks XI. and XIV., all in the Oroua Survey District, and Subdivision D of the Manchester Block. Such rate to be an annual-recurring rate, payable at the Board’s office by equal half-yearly instalments, on the 1st day of April and October in each year, for a period of forty-one years, in accordance with subsection (3) of section 2 of “The Government Loans to Local Bodies Act Amendment Act, 1899.” The said £250 is for the purpose of providing the cost of constructing a road known as the continuation of Pharazyn’s Road, as set forth in the proposal advertised in the Rangitikei Advocate on 17th, 24th, 31st October, and 7th November, 1901.

I hereby certify that the above special order has been made and confirmed in accordance with the provisions of “The Road Boards Act, 1882.”

CHARLES BRAY,
Clerk, Manchester Road Board.

Tenders.

Public Works Office,
Wellington, 10th January, 1902.

THE following list of successful and unsuccessful tenders is published for general information.

WM. HALL-JONES,
Minister for Public Works.

AUCKLAND VOLUNTEER DRILL-HALL CONTRACT.

Accepted.
£ s. d.
J. Davis .. .. .. 4,391 19 7

Declined.
J. A. Moody .. .. .. 5,234 0 0
Fergusson and Malcolm .. .. .. 5,457 0 0
C. H. Frankham .. .. .. 6,422 0 0