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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 85

Volunteer Officer resigned.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 21st October, 1902.

HIS Excellency the Governor, by his Deputy, has been pleased to accept the resignation of the commission held by the undermentioned officer:—

Pahiatua Rifle Volunteers.

Captain William Henry Hawkins. Date of resignation, 7th October, 1902.

WM. HALL-JONES,
Acting Minister of Defence.

Volunteer dismissed from the Force.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 21st October, 1902.

HIS Excellency the Governor, by his Deputy, has been pleased to approve, under clause 50, “The Defence Act, 1886,” of the dismissal of

No. 25, Private Ernest Henry Eastwood,
Canterbury Native Rifle Volunteers, from the New Zealand Volunteer Force, for insubordination. Dismissal to date from 24th September, 1902.

WM. HALL-JONES,
Acting Minister of Defence.

Inspector under “The Dairy Industry Act, 1898,” resigned.—Notice No. 739.

Department of Agriculture,
Wellington, 21st October, 1902.

IT is hereby notified for public information that the resignation of

Peter Thomson

of his appointment as an Inspector under “The Dairy Industry Act, 1898,” has been accepted.

T. Y. DUNCAN,
Minister for Agriculture.

Inspector under “The Orchard and Garden Pests Act, 1896,” resigned.—Notice No. 740.

Department of Agriculture,
Wellington, 21st October, 1902.

IT is hereby notified for public information that the resignation of

Sidney Ivatt Fitch

of his appointment as an Inspector under and for the purposes of “The Orchard and Garden Pests Act, 1896,” has been accepted.

T. Y. DUNCAN,
Minister for Agriculture.

Result of Poll for Proposed Loan.

The Treasury,
Wellington, 18th October, 1902.

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

J. CARROLL,
For Colonial Treasurer.

WANGANUI COUNTY COUNCIL.

Result of poll taken on the 11th day of October, 1902, upon the proposal to raise a loan under “The Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1901,” for the purpose of acquiring land for a road to connect Okoia with Matarawa, and forming and metalling and providing necessary culverts for the said road.

For the proposal, 17 votes; against the proposal, nil.
I therefore declare the proposal to be carried.

Robert Neilson,
Chairman, Wanganui County Council.

Result of Poll for Proposed Loan.

The Treasury,
Wellington, 18th October, 1902.

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

J. CARROLL,
For Colonial Treasurer.

BOROUGH OF WINTON.—SPECIAL LOAN.

Notice is hereby given that at the poll taken on the 13th October, 1902, on the proposal of the Borough Council to borrow, for twenty-six years, at 4½ per cent. interest per annum, £800 for the construction of an outfall drain or outfall drains, and, as far as the money so raised will allow, the construction of drains into such outfall or outfalls, the following votes were recorded:—

For the proposal, 70; against the proposal, 10: majority in favour of the proposal, 60.

I therefore declare the proposal duly carried.

C. D. MOORE,
Mayor, Winton Borough.

Winton, 14th October, 1902.

BOROUGH OF WINTON.—SPECIAL LOAN.

Notice is hereby given that at the poll taken on the 13th October, 1902, on the proposal of the Borough Council to borrow, for twenty-six years, at 4½ per cent. interest per annum, £1,200 for the construction and establishment of waterworks for the borough, the following votes were recorded:—

For the proposal, 34; against the proposal, 45: majority against the proposal, 11. Informal, 1.

I therefore declare the proposal rejected.

C. D. MOORE,
Mayor, Winton Borough.

Winton, 14th October, 1902.

Result of Poll for Proposed Loan.

The Treasury,
Wellington, 18th October, 1902.

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

J. CARROLL,
For Colonial Treasurer.

BOROUGH OF HOKITIKA.

I, Henry Leslie Michel, Mayor of the Borough of Hokitika, hereby give notice that the result of the poll of the ratepayers of the Borough of Hokitika, taken at Hokitika on the 3rd day of October, 1902, on the proposal—“That, under and by virtue of the provisions of ‘The Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1901,’ and ‘The Municipal Corporations Act, 1900,’ the Hokitika Borough Council propose to borrow by way of special loan the sum of £10,000 for the purpose of improving the drainage system of the Borough of Hokitika, such loan to bear interest at the rate of 3½ per centum per annum for a period of forty-one years, at the expiration of which period the liability of the said Council shall cease without further payment; and for the purpose of providing security and making provision for the repayment of the said loan it is proposed to make and levy an annually recurring special rate of 2½d. in the pound on the unimproved value of the rateable property in the Borough of Hokitika; it is proposed to pay out of the said loan the cost of raising the same, and the interest thereon for the first year”—was as follows:—

Number of votes recorded for the proposal, 201; number of votes recorded against the proposal, 151; informal, 5.

I therefore declare the said proposal to be carried.

H. L. MICHEL,
Mayor.

Town Hall, Hokitika, 3rd October, 1902.

Special Order made by the Council of the Borough of Temuka.

The Treasury,
Wellington, 18th October, 1902.

THE following special order, made by the Temuka Borough Council, is published in accordance with the provisions of “The Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1901.”

J. CARROLL,
For Colonial Treasurer.

TEMUKA BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Special Order making Special Rate.

In pursuance and exercise of the powers vested in it in that behalf by “The Municipal Corporations Act, 1900,” and “The Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1901,” the Temuka Borough Council hereby resolves as follows:—

That, for the purpose of providing the interest and other charges on a loan of £700, authorised to be raised by the Temuka Borough Council under the provisions of “The Municipal Corporations Act, 1900,” and “The Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1901,” for the purpose of constructing and building bridges over the Taumatakaku Creek at Wilkin Street and at Maude Street, the said Temuka