SEPT. 4.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1871

The common seal of the said body corporate was hereto affixed and impressed at a meeting of the Council thereof held on the 9th day of April, 1902, by and in the presence of--

WILLIAM CARTER, Chairman.
RICHARD CUTFORTh,
A. G. MACKENZIE, ) Councillors.
J. McKINNON, County Clerk.

I hereby certify that the above special order merging the Kensington Road District in the County of Whangarei has been duly made in accordance with the provisions of “The Counties Act, 1886.”

J. McKINNON, County Clerk.

County Office,
Whangarei, 27th August, 1902.

Result of Poll for Proposed Loan, Borough of New Plymouth.

Colonial Secretary’s Office.
Wellington, 2nd September, 1902.

THE following notice, received from the Mayor of the Borough of New Plymouth, is published in accordance with the provisions of “The Municipal Corporations Act, 1900.”

JAS. McGOWAN,
For Colonial Secretary.

BOROUGH OF NEW PLYMOUTH.

“The Municipal Corporations Act, 1900.”—Proposed Special Loan of £90,000.

To the Hon. the Colonial Secretary, Wellington.

I, EDWARD DOCKRILL, Mayor of the Borough of New Plymouth, in the Colony of New Zealand, in pursuance of the provisions of “The Municipal Corporations Act, 1900,” do hereby give you notice that on the 20th day of August, 1902, a poll of the electors of the said borough was duly taken, under the provisions of the said Act, on a proposal of the Council of the said borough to borrow a sum of £90,000 by way of special loan, a copy of the notice in respect of which is next hereinafter set out; and that on the taking of the said poll 497 electors voted for the said proposal and 24 voted against it, and that accordingly the said proposal and the resolution in favour thereof has been duly carried.

Dated at New Plymouth, this 22nd day of August, 1902.
E. DOCKRILL,
Mayor of New Plymouth.

Notice of Proposed Loan.

The Council of the Borough of New Plymouth hereby gives public notice that it proposes to borrow by way of special loan the sum of £90,000, at a rate of interest not exceeding £5 per centum per annum, to be repayable at the expiration of a term of twenty years, computed from the 1st day of October, 1902, for the following purposes:—

(a.) £29,000 to pay off the special loan already raised:
(b.) £30,000 to provide additions to and extensions of waterworks; to light the streets and public places of the borough with electricity, and to supply electricity; to acquire, in connection with providing additions to and extensions of waterworks and electrical lighting and supply (within or without the borough), lands, rights, easements, advantages, and appurtenances, and buildings, engines, machinery, and other things; to pay compensation to any person injuriously affected; and any other purposes incidental to or in relation to any of the above purposes:
(c.) £18,000 to promote the convenience of the inhabitants of the borough by improving the streets thereof, purchasing necessary machinery and plant, and constructing new bridges and approaches thereto:
(d.) £10,000 to provide a system of drainage for the borough, and the means of flushing drains:
(e.) £3,000 to provide public baths, either within or without the borough.

The Council proposes to pledge as security for the loan and the interest thereon a special rate of 2s. in the pound on the rateable value (on the basis of the annual value) of all rateable property within the borough, and its revenues, rents, tolls, issues, and profits, with the exception of all lands taken, acquired, or used for a public abattoir, and all buildings, erections, structures, and appurtenances now or hereafter thereto belonging, and the revenues, rents, tolls, issues, and profits thereof, and also moneys received or receivable by way of grant from the Government.

Dated this 27th day of June, 1902.
F. T. BELLRINGER,
Town Clerk.

Declaration of Mayor.

I, Edward Dockrill, of New Plymouth, in New Zealand, Mayor of the Borough of New Plymouth, do solemnly and sincerely declare as follows:—

1. That all proceedings required by law to be taken in or towards obtaining the sanction of the electors to the proposal described in the copy notice above set forth have been duly taken.

2. That a resolution in favor of the said proposal has been duly carried at a poll of the electors of the Borough of New Plymouth, duly taken on the 20th day of August, 1902, pursuant to “The Municipal Corporations Act, 1900.”

And I make this solemn declaration conscientiously believing the same to be true, and by virtue of an Act of the General Assembly of New Zealand intituled “The Justices of the Peace Act, 1882.”

E. DOCKRILL,
Mayor of New Plymouth.

Declared at New Plymouth, this 22nd day of August, 1902, before me—Oliver Samuel, Notary Public, New Plymouth.

Special Order made by the Southland County Council merging Oteramika Road District.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 28th August, 1902.

THE following special order, made by the Southland County Council, is published for general information.

JAS. McGOWAN,
For Colonial Secretary.

SPECIAL ORDER.

THAT the Southland County Council do hereby confirm the special order passed on the 11th July, 1902, declaring the Oteramika Road Board dissolved and the Oteramika Road District merged in Southland County as on and after the 1st day of October, 1902, subject to the provisions of sections 53 and 55 of “The Counties Act, 1886.”

I certify that the above resolution has been made in accordance with the requirements of “The Counties Act, 1886.”

COLIN ROBERTSON,
County Chairman.

Result of Poll for Proposed Loan, Borough of Westport.

The Treasury,
Wellington, 1st September, 1902.

THE following notice, received from the Mayor of Westport, is published in accordance with the provisions of “The Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1901.”

J. G. WARD,
Acting Colonial Treasurer.

Town Hall, Westport, 22nd August, 1902.

I, JAMES SCANLON, Mayor of the Borough of Westport, in the Colony of New Zealand, do hereby, pursuant to the provisions of section 13 of “The Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1901,” give you notice that on the 21st day of August, 1902, a poll was taken under the provisions of the said Act on a proposal of the Council of the said borough to borrow by way of special loan, under the provisions of the said Act, the sum of £4,000, a copy of which proposal is next hereinafter set out.

WESTPORT BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Proposed Special Loan for the Completion of the Waterworks.

The Council of the Borough of Westport hereby gives public notice that such Council proposes to borrow, by way of special loan within the meaning of “The Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1901,” the sum of £4,000, to be expended in the completion of the waterworks and the extension of the reticulation of water-mains within the Borough of Westport. It is proposed that such loan shall be for a period of forty-one years, with interest to be paid at the rate of 3½ per cent. per annum; and the Council proposes to pledge as security for the said loan of £4,000 a special annual-recurring rate of 2d. in the pound upon the rateable value of all rateable property within the Borough of Westport.

Dated this 7th day of July, 1902.
A. D. G. CUMMING,
Town Clerk.

And I also give you notice that the number of votes recorded upon the taking of the said poll for and against the said proposal were as follows: For the proposal, 317; against the proposal, 14; majority for the proposal, 303. And, it being provided by “The Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1901,”