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Sydenham Rifle Volunteers.
Lieutenant William Miller. Date of resignation, 10th November, 1904.

ALBERT PITT,
For Minister of Defence.

Honorary Volunteer Officer resigned.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 14th December, 1904.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to accept the resignation of the commission held by the undermentioned officer:
Franklin Mounted Rifle Volunteers.
Honorary Chaplain the Reverend Oswald Robert Hewlett. Date of resignation, 28th October, 1904.

ALBERT PITT,
For Minister of Defence.

Transfer of Headquarters Volunteer Corps.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 14th December, 1904.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to approve of the transfer of the headquarters of the Otamatea Mounted Rifle Volunteers from Otamatea to Paparoa, and with effect from 24th November, 1904.

ALBERT PITT,
For Minister of Defence.

Result of Poll for Proposed Loan.

The Treasury,
Wellington, 19th December, 1904.
THE following notice, received from the Chairman of the Pahiatua County Council, is published in accordance with the provisions of “The Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1901.”

PAHIATUA COUNTY COUNCIL.
Result of Poll, Proposed Loan No. 64, Marima Bridge. THE following is the result of a poll taken on Saturday, 3rd December, 1904, on a proposal to raise a loan, under “The Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1901,” of £810 (to supplement Government grant) for the erection of a traffic-bridge over the Mangahao River, at Marima:—
Number of voters on special roll, 40, representing 43 votes; number of voters who recorded their votes in favour of proposal, 21, representing 23 votes. No votes recorded against the proposal.
I therefore declare the proposal to be carried.

SAMUEL BOLTON,
County Chairman.

6th December, 1904.

Result of Poll for Proposed Loan.

The Treasury,
Wellington, 19th December, 1904.
THE following notice, received from the Chairman of the Manawatu Land Drainage Board, is published in accordance with the provisions of “The Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1901.”

J. CARROLL,
For Colonial Treasurer.

MANAWATU LAND DRAINAGE BOARD.
Result of Poll.
In pursuance of the provisions of “The Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1901,” notice is hereby given that a poll was taken on the 24th November, 1904, on the proposal to borrow £5,500 for the purpose of constructing the Mangaone outlet at Awapuni and other works on the Mangaone Stream, and that such proposal was rejected.
Number of votes in favour of proposal, 96; number of votes against the proposal, 119 ; informal, 7.
I, Samuel Sanson, of Palmerston North, Chairman of the Manawatu Land Drainage Board, do solemnly and sincerely declare that all proceedings required by law to be taken in or towards obtaining the sanction of the electors to the proposal to borrow £5,500 for the purpose of constructing the Mangaone outlet at Awapuni and other works on the Mangaone Stream have been duly taken, and that the proposal has been rejected; 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.”

SAMUEL SANSON,
Chairman.
Declared at Palmerston North, this 12th day of December, 1904, before me—Joseph Best, J.P.

Approval of Fees fixed by By-law of Local Body for Licensing of Vehicles.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 15th December, 1904.
IT is hereby notified, in accordance with section 311 of “The Counties Act, 1886,” that so much of the By-law No. 3, made by the Waitemata County Council on the 23rd November, 1904, as appoints the several sums to be paid to the Waitemata County funds for the licensing of vehicles, has this day been approved by His Excellency the Governor.

J. G. WARD.

Authorising the Laying-off of the Main Streets in the Township of Dyertown of a Width of 66 ft.

Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 16th December, 1904.
IN pursuance of the power and authority conferred upon me by section 2 of “The Towns Main Streets Act, 1902,” I, Thomas Young Duncan, Minister of Lands, do hereby authorise the laying-off of the main streets in the Township of Dyertown, Wellington Land District, of a width of 66 ft., instead of 99 ft. as prescribed by section 17 of “The Land Act, 1892.”

T. Y. DUNCAN,
Minister of Lands.

Authorising the Laying-off of Bright Street, Township of Eketahuna (Subdivision No. 4), of a Width of 66 ft.

Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 16th December, 1904.
IN pursuance of the power and authority conferred upon me by section 2 of “The Towns Main Streets Act, 1902,” I, Thomas Young Duncan, Minister of Lands, do hereby authorise the laying-off of Bright Street, in the Township of Eketahuna (Subdivision No. 4), Wellington Land District, of a width of 66 ft., instead of 99 ft. as prescribed by section 17 of “The Land Act, 1892.”

T. Y. DUNCAN,
Minister of Lands.

Authorising the Laying-off of the Main Streets in the Town of Aberfeldy, Auckland Land District, of a Width of 66 ft.

Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 21st December, 1904.
IN pursuance of the power and authority conferred upon me by section 2 of “The Towns Main Streets Act, 1902,” I, Thomas Young Duncan, Minister of Lands, do hereby authorise the laying-off of Momona Road and Tawera Road, in the Town of Aberfeldy, Auckland Land District, of a width of 66 ft., instead of 99 ft. as prescribed by section 17 of “The Land Act, 1892.”

T. Y. DUNCAN,
Minister of Lands.

Authorising the Laying-off of the Main Streets in the Town of Thornington, Canterbury Land District, of a Width of 66 ft.

Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 21st December, 1904.
IN pursuance of the power and authority conferred upon me by section 2 of “The Towns Main Streets Act, 1902,” I, Thomas Young Duncan, Minister of Lands, do hereby authorise the laying-off of Thornington Road, Wherstead Road, Woodbridge Road, and Underhill Road, in the Town of Thornington, Canterbury Land District, of a width of 66 ft., instead of 99 ft. as prescribed by section 17 of “The Land Act, 1892.”

T. Y. DUNCAN,
Minister of Lands.