JULY 28.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1847

Number of valid votes recorded in favour of the proposal, 82; number of valid votes recorded against the proposal, 6. 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, I therefore declare the proposal to be carried.

Wm. Dunlop,
Chairman, Selwyn County Council.
Christchurch, 12th July, 1904.

Result of Poll for Proposed Loan.

The Treasury,
Wellington, 27th July, 1904.

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

R. J. SEDDON,
Colonial Treasurer.

In the matter of “The Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1901.”

Notice is hereby given that, at a poll of the electors (other than those enrolled upon a residential qualification) held in the City of Wellington on the 20th day of July, 1904, upon the proposal of the Council of the City of Wellington set out below, such proposal was duly carried, the votes recorded being,—

For the proposal, 634; against the proposal, 156.

The said proposal was as follows:—

In the matter of “The Municipal Corporations Act, 1900,” and “The Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1901.”

The Council of the City of Wellington 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 £33,500, to be expended on the undertakings as hereunder set forth:—

ISLAND BAY DISTRICT.

For street and footpath formation, channelling and metalling, &c. .. £ 8,837
Engineering and contingencies .. 1,163
——— £ 10,000

KILBIRNIE DISTRICT.

For street and footpath formation, channelling and metalling, &c. .. 8,858
Engineering and contingencies .. 1,142
Lowering Constable Street (£4,000), half cost charged.. .. 2,000
——— £ 12,000

OHIRO DISTRICT.

For street and footpath formation, channelling and metalling, &c. .. 8,767
Engineering and contingencies .. 1,233
Lowering Ohiro Road (£3,000), half cost charged .. .. 1,500
——— £ 11,500

———
£33,500

Each of the above sums being appropriated to the district and the work above set forth.

The Council proposes to pledge a special rate of ⅖d. in the pound on the rateable value (on the basis of the unimproved value) of all rateable property within the Island Bay, Kilbirnie, and Ohiro Districts of the City of Wellington, otherwise known as the Melrose Ward thereof, as security for the said loan of £33,500 and the interest and sinking fund thereon. It is proposed that the whole amount of the loan shall be repayable at the expiration of a term of twenty-five years, computed from the 1st September, 1904. It is proposed to pay out of the loan the cost of raising the loan, and the interest thereon for the first year.

John G. W. Aitken,
Mayor of Wellington.

Wellington, 25th July, 1904.

Result of Poll for Proposed Loan.

The Treasury,
Wellington, 27th July, 1904.

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

R. J. SEDDON,
Colonial Treasurer.

In the matter of “The Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1901.”

Notice is hereby given that, at a poll of the electors (other than those enrolled upon a residential qualification) held in the City of Wellington on the 20th day of July, 1904, upon the proposal of the Council of the City of Wellington set out below, such proposal was duly carried, the votes recorded being—

For the proposal, 659; against the proposal, 127.

The said proposal was as follows:—

In the matter of “The Municipal Corporations Act, 1900,” “The Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1901,” and “The Tramways Act, 1894.”

The Council of the City of Wellington 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 £77,000, to be expended on the undertakings as hereunder set forth:—

Construction of extension of electric tramways to and in —

(1.) Island Bay District .. .. £ 16,200
10 per cent. for first year’s interest and contingencies .. 1,620
——— £ 17,820

(2.) Ohiro District .. .. 21,610
10 per cent. for first year’s interest and contingencies .. 2,161
——— £ 23,771

(3.) Kilbirnie District .. .. 32,190
10 per cent. for first year’s interest and contingencies .. 3,219
——— £ 35,409

———
£77,000

Each of the above sums being appropriated to the district and the work above set forth.

The Council proposes to pledge a special rate of 1¼d. in the pound on the rateable value (on the basis of the unimproved value) of all rateable property within the Island Bay, Ohiro, and Kilbirnie Districts, now known as the Melrose Ward of the City of Wellington, as security for the said loan of £77,000, and the interest and sinking fund thereon. It is proposed that the whole amount of the loan shall be repayable at the expiration of a term of twenty-five years computed from the 1st September, 1904. It is proposed to pay out of the loan the cost of raising the loan, and the interest thereon for the first year.

John G. W. Aitken,
Mayor of Wellington.

Wellington, 25th July, 1904.

Plant declared to be a Noxious Weed in the Parua Bay Road District.—Notice No. 881.

Department of Agriculture,
Wellington, 27th July, 1904.

IT is hereby notified for public information that the Parua Bay Road Board has by special order declared gorse to be a noxious weed within the meaning of “The Noxious Weeds Act, 1900,” in the district under its jurisdiction.

T. Y. DUNCAN,
Minister for Agriculture.

Tenders for Kauri Timber accepted.

Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 25th July, 1904.

IT is hereby notified for public information that the following tenders have been accepted for the purchase of kauri timber, viz.:—

TUTAMOE STATE FOREST.

Lot 3, containing 5,434,643 sup. ft.: The Kauri Timber Company, at 3s. 9d. per 100 sup. ft.
Lot 4, containing 4,286,213 sup. ft.: The Mitchelson Timber Company, at 2s. 9d. per 100 sup. ft.
Lot 6, containing 1,550,619 sup. ft.: The Kauri Timber Company, at 2s. per 100 sup. ft.
Lot 7, containing 5,144,918 sup. ft.: The National Mortgage and Agency Company, at 3s. per 100 sup. ft.