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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 64

I, James Moore Coradine, Mayor of the Borough of Masterton, do solemnly and sincerely declare that all proceedings required by law to be taken in or towards obtaining the sanction of the ratepayers to the proposal referred to in the foregoing notice have been duly taken, and that the resolution in favour of the proposal has been duly carried; and I make this solemn declaration conscientiously believing the same to be true, and by virtue of the provisions of an Act of the General Assembly of New Zealand intituled “The Justices of the Peace Act, 1882.”

JAS. M. CORADINE,
Mayor of Masterton.

Declared at Masterton, this 7th day of August, 1903, before me—W. H. Cruickshank, J.P.

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

The Treasury,
Wellington, 10th August, 1903.

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

R. J. SEDDON,
Colonial Treasurer.

SPECIAL ORDER adopted by the Masterton Borough Council at a special meeting of the Council on the 25th day of June, 1903, and confirmed at a subsequent meeting of the said Council held on the 24th day of July, 1903:—

“By virtue of the authority vested in the Masterton Borough Council by ‘The Public Health Act, 1900,’ subsection (2) of section 66, ‘The Municipal Corporations Act, 1900,’ and of all other powers and authorities enabling the Council in this behalf, a special order is hereby made raising a special loan of £5,500 for the construction of drainage-works, as recommended by the District Health Officer and approved by the Minister, and by this special order it is hereby declared as follows: Such special loan shall be raised under ‘The Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1901,’ section 80, subsection (e), and shall be for a period of forty-one years, under section 59, subsection (c), of the said ‘Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1901’; such special loan shall be secured on the works the subject-matter of the said loan, and the revenues therefrom, and a special rate over the special area affected by the works, calculated to yield £10 per centum more than the annual or other charges in respect of the loan. The interest for the first year shall be paid out of the loan.”

I hereby certify that the above is a true copy of a special order made by the Masterton Borough Council on the 25th day of June, 1903, and confirmed on the 9th day of April, 1903.

R. BROWN,
Town Clerk.

The common seal of the Mayor, Councillors, and Burgesses of the Borough of Masterton was, by the authority of the Borough Council, hereto affixed this 7th day of August, 1903, in our presence—

JAS. M. CORADINE,
Mayor.

R. BROWN,
Town Clerk.

In pursuance and exercise of the powers vested in it in that behalf by “The Municipal Corporations Act, 1900,” the Masterton Borough Council hereby resolves as follows: That, for the purpose of providing the interest and other charges on a loan of £5,500, authorised to be raised by the Masterton Borough Council, under the provisions of “The Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1901,” for drainage-works, the said Masterton Borough Council hereby makes and levies a special rate of 3½d. in the pound upon the rateable valuation of all rateable property of the Borough of Masterton, comprising all that area contained within the following boundaries — Commencing at a point on the northern boundary of Section 58, Masterton Small-farm Block, on the right bank of the Waipoua River; running thence south-easterly along the right bank of the said river to the northern corner of Dixon Street; thence south-westerly along Dixon Street to the northern corner of Park Avenue; thence south-easterly along Park Avenue to the south-east corner of Section 19, Masterton Small-farm Block, along the south-eastern boundary of Section 19 to the Waipoua River; thence south-easterly to Columba Road, along Columba Road south-westerly to the Kuripuni Creek, along the northern bank of the Kuripuni Creek to where it crosses Short Street; thence along the centre of Short Street to Railway Road, along Railway Road to the northern corner of Section 25, Masterton Small-farm Block, along the northern and north-western boundaries of Section 25, and north-western and eastern boundaries of Section 30, to the western corner of Section 55, Masterton Small-farm Block; thence along the north-western and western boundaries of Sections 55, 56, 57, and 58, Masterton Small-farm Block, to the north-western boundary of Section 58; thence along the northern boundary of Section 58 to the starting-point: as defined on the plan marked (B), and in outline coloured blue—and that such special rate shall be an annual-recurring rate during the currency of such loan, and be payable half-yearly on the 2nd day of January and the 2nd day of July in each and every year during the currency of such loan, being a period of forty-one years, or until the loan is fully paid off.

I hereby certify that the above is a true copy of a special order made by the Masterton Borough Council on the 25th June, 1903, and confirmed on the 9th April, 1903.

R. BROWN,
Town Clerk.

The common seal of the Mayor, Councillors, and Burgesses of the Borough of Masterton was, by the authority of the Borough Council, hereto affixed this 7th day of August, 1903, in our presence—

JAS. M. CORADINE,
Mayor.

R. BROWN,
Town Clerk.

Notice to Mariners No. 53 of 1903.

Marine Department,
Wellington, 6th August, 1903.

THE following Notice to Mariners, received from the Portmaster, Brisbane, Queensland, is published for general information.

WM. HALL-JONES.

WESTERN APPROACHES TO TORRES STRAIT. — REMOVAL OF PROUDFOOT SHOAL LIGHTSHIP.

Notice is hereby given that on and after 31st January, 1904, the light exhibited from the lightship at Proudfoot Shoal, western approach to Torres Strait, will be discontinued, and the lightship will be withdrawn.

The shoal patch of 1½ fathoms, marked P.D. on charts, south-easterly from the lightship is believed to be identical with the Bramble Patches. There is no evidence to the contrary, the report of its existence being extremely vague.

Masters of vessels approaching Torres Strait from the westward are recommended to get on the parallel of 10° 45′ south before reaching the 20-fathom contour, and continue on that parallel until Booby Island is visible bearing north-easterly, then to steer to pass 2 miles to the north of the island, and thence continue as hitherto.

Vessels bound to the westward, after passing Booby Island, are recommended to steer south-west magnetic 16 miles, then to steer west half south until a safe direction can be made for their destined port.

NOTE.—Booby Island is visible a distance of 14 or 15 miles; the light (a second order) is visible 17 to 19 miles by night from an ordinary ship’s bridge.

Charts affected: Nos. 447 and 1043; Australia Directory, Vol. ii.

JOHN MACKAY, Portmaster.

Marine Department, Brisbane, 22nd July, 1903.

Notice under “The Shops and Shop-assistants Act Amendment Act, 1895,” appointing an Hour for closing on Saturday Nights.

Department of Labour,
Wellington, 10th August, 1903.

IN exercise of the power in this behalf conferred upon me by “The Shops and Shop-assistants Act Amendment Act, 1895,” and “The Shops and Shop-assistants Act Amendment Act, 1896,” and in accordance with a requisition signed by a three-fifths majority of the shopkeepers in the Borough of Riverton, I, Richard John Seddon, Minister of Labour, hereby intimate that on and after the 22nd day of August, 1903, all the shops in the said Borough of Riverton shall be closed on the evening of Saturday in each week at the hour of 10 of the clock.

R. J. SEDDON,
Minister of Labour.

Notice respecting Proposed Alteration in the Boundaries of the Borough of Blenheim.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 12th August, 1903.

PURSUANT to section 176 of “The Municipal Corporations Act, 1900,” His Excellency the Governor directs it to be notified that a petition, in accordance with regulations, signed by not less than one-fourth of the electors of the area described in the Schedule hereto, has been pre-