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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 29

OTAMATEA COUNTY COUNCIL.
Declaration of Poll.
PROPOSAL to borrow £900 from the Colonial Treasurer for the purpose of forming and metalling sundry roads within the boundaries of the Whakapirau Riding, on which a poll was taken on the 18th day of March, 1904:—
The result of the aforesaid poll having been ascertained, I hereby give notice that the number of votes recorded for and against the said proposal was as follows: For the proposal, 18; against the proposal, 3.
And I hereby declare that, in view of the total number of valid votes recorded in favour of the proposal being more than three-fifths of the total number of valid votes recorded at the poll, the resolution in favour of such proposal was carried.
GEORGE F. LINNELL,
Chairman, Otamatea County Council.
Dated at Maungaturoto, this 28th day of March, 1904.

Result of Poll for Proposed Loan.

The Treasury,
Wellington, 6th April, 1904.
THE following notice, received from the Chairman of the Otamatea County Council, is published in accordance with the provisions of “The Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1901.”
R. J. SEDDON,
Colonial Treasurer.

OTAMATEA COUNTY COUNCIL.
Declaration of Poll.
PROPOSAL to borrow £1,100 from the Colonial Treasurer for the purpose of forming and metalling portions of the Main County Road within the boundaries of the Matakohe Road District, on which a poll was taken on the 18th day of March, 1904:—
The result of the aforesaid poll having been ascertained, I hereby give notice that the number of votes recorded for and against the said proposal was as follows: For the proposal, 27; against the proposal, 1.
And I hereby declare that, in view of the total number of valid votes recorded in favour of the proposal being more than three-fifths of the total number of valid votes recorded at the poll, the resolution in favour of such proposal was carried.
GEORGE F. LINNELL,
Chairman, Otamatea County Council.
Dated at Maungaturoto, this 28th day of March, 1904.

Result of Poll for Proposed Loan.

The Treasury,
Wellington, 6th April, 1904.
THE following notice, received from the Chairman of the Otamatea County Council, is published in accordance with the provisions of “The Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1901.”
R. J. SEDDON,
Colonial Treasurer.

OTAMATEA COUNTY COUNCIL.
Declaration of Poll.
PROPOSAL to borrow £1,360 from the Colonial Treasurer for the purpose of forming and metalling sundry roads within the boundaries of the Wairau Riding, on which a poll was taken on the 18th day of March, 1904:—
The result of the aforesaid poll having been ascertained, I hereby give notice that the number of votes recorded for and against the said proposal was as follows: For the proposal, 42; against the proposal, 19.
And I hereby declare that, in view of the total number of valid votes recorded in favour of the proposal being more than three-fifths of the total number of valid votes recorded at the poll, the resolution in favour of such proposal was carried.
GEORGE F. LINNELL,
Chairman, Otamatea County Council.
Dated at Maungaturoto, this 28th day of March, 1904.

Result of Poll for Proposed Loan.

The Treasury,
Wellington, 6th April, 1904.
THE following notice, received from the Chairman of the Berwick Drainage Board, is published in accordance with the provisions of “The Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1901.”
R. J. SEDDON,
Colonial Treasurer.

BERWICK DRAINAGE BOARD, TAIERI COUNTY.
RESULT of poll taken at Berwick, on 26th March, 1904, upon a proposal for a loan of £300, under “The Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1901,” for a term of forty-one years, at 4 per cent. per annum, for river-protective works within the Berwick Drainage District:—
Number of ratepayers on the roll, 24; number of votes exercisable, 29; number of votes recorded in favour of the proposal, 23; number of votes recorded against the proposal, 2; number of ratepayers who voted, 20; number of ratepayers who did not vote, 4.
As the number of the votes given in favour of the proposal represents more than three-fifths of the total number of valid votes recorded at the poll, I therefore declare the proposal to be duly carried.
ROBERT ROBINSON, Jun.,
Chairman, Berwick Drainage Board.

Result of Poll for Proposed Loan.

The Treasury,
Wellington, 6th April, 1904.
THE following notice, received from the Chairman of the Upper Orari River Board, is published in accordance with the provisions of “The Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1901.”
R. J. SEDDON,
Colonial Treasurer.

UPPER ORARI RIVER BOARD.
Proposal to raise a Special Loan.
In the matter of “The River Boards Act, 1884,” and in the matter of “The Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1901,” and the Acts amending the same respectively.
Notice is hereby given, in accordance with the provisions of the above-mentioned Acts, that a poll of ratepayers of the Upper Orari River Board District, held on the 30th day of March, 1904, for the purpose of deciding for or against the proposal of the Board to raise a special loan of £1,000 for twenty-six years, bearing interest at the rate of £5 per cent. per annum, to be secured by a special rate of 1/20d. in the pound on the rateable value of all rateable property in the district, for the purpose of erecting protective works on the southern bank of the River Orari, lying between the Upper Orari Traffic-bridge and the Geraldine Racecourse Reserve, subject to classification; and that the cost of raising the loan and the interest payable thereon for the first year be paid out of the loan.
The following number of votes were recorded: For the proposal, 119; against the proposal, 3.
I therefore hereby declare the proposal carried.
Dated at Temuka, this 30th day of March, 1904.
D. McCASKILL,
Chairman.

Notice to Mariners No. 25 of 1904.

Marine Department,
Wellington, 28th March, 1904.
THE following Notices to Mariners, received from the Board of Trade, London, are published for general information.
C. H. MILLS,
For Minister of Marine.

AFRICA.
PORT NATAL.—On 16th Dec., 1903, a red lt.-buoy, surm. by a cage, black and white vert., exh. a F. white lt., was to be est. in approx. 29° 52¾′ S., 31° 3¼′ E., on the nrn. side of the inner end of the Bluff Chan. As the exact position of this buoy is not stated, it has been placed on the charts at the turning-point of the chan. on the edge of the bank extending from the repairing-jetty, 280 yd. S. 6° W. from the Pt. Sig. Station. Vessels should not pass to the nrd. of this buoy. Feb.

ARABIAN SEA.
West Coast of Hindustan.
KUNDAPUR AND MULPI LTS.—In future these lts., respectively in 13° 38′ N., 74° 40′ E., and 13° 21′ N., 74° 42′ E., are to be exh. throughout the year, instead of being extinguished annually as heretofore. Jan.

INDIAN OCEAN.
Gulf of Manar.
CAPE COMORIN.—From 15th Jan., 1904, a F. white lt., elev. 60 ft. above h.w., R. 3 miles, is to be occasionally exh. from the port flagstaff, in 8° 6½′ N., 77° 37¼′ E., about 2¼ miles