Jan. 12.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 29

Ellesmere Guards Rifle Volunteers.
Lieutenant Joseph William Atha Walker. Date of resignation, 29th October, 1904.

Hikurangi Rifle Volunteers.
Captain Alexander Mearns Rust. Date of resignation, 30th July, 1904.

ALBERT PITT,
For Minister of Defence.

Volunteer Officers resigned.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 6th January, 1905.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to accept the resignation of the commissions held by the undermentioned officers :—

Ashburton Mounted Rifle Volunteers.
Lieutenant Henry John Cracroft Harper. Date of resignation, 24th November, 1904.

Civil Service Rifle Volunteers.
Captain Alan Eyre Turnbull. Date of resignation, 25th November, 1904.

ALBERT PITT,
For Minister of Defence.

Formation of Battalion of Defence Rifle Cadet Volunteers.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 21st December, 1904.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to approve, under clause 6, (1), “The Defence Act, 1886,” of the undermentioned corps in the Otago Military District being formed into a battalion of Defence Rifle Cadet Volunteers, under the designation and numbered as set forth below, with headquarters at Invercargill, as from the 28th November, 1904 :—

No. 2 Battalion, Otago Defence Rifle Cadet Volunteers.
A Company—Invercargill High School Rifle Cadet Volunteers.
B Company—Mataura Boys’ Brigade Rifle Cadet Volunteers.
C Company—Bluff Rifle Cadet Volunteers.
D Company—Invercargill Rifle Cadet Volunteers.
E Company—Gore Rifle Cadet Volunteers.

ALBERT PITT,
For Minister of Defence.

Letters of Naturalisation issued.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 23rd December, 1904.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to issue Letters of Naturalisation, under “The Aliens Act, 1880,” in favour of the undermentioned persons :—

J. G. WARD.

Special Order made by the Tauranga County Council merging the Te Puna Road District.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 23rd December, 1904.

THE following special order, made by the Tauranga County Council, is published for general information.

J. G. WARD.

TAURANGA COUNTY COUNCIL.

SPECIAL ORDER duly passed by the Tauranga County Council at a special meeting held on the 2nd day of November, 1904, and duly confirmed at a subsequent special meeting held on the 8th day of December, 1904 :—

That whereas a petition has been presented to this Council signed by a majority of the ratepayers of the Te Puna Road District, possessing in the aggregate not less than one-half of the rateable property therein, praying that the Te Puna Road District may be merged in the Tauranga County Council: Now, this Council, by way of special order, does order that the said Road Board shall be dissolved, and the said road district shall be merged in the Tauranga County Council.

JNO. H. GRIFFITHS,
County Clerk.

Special Order made by the Council of the County of Stratford.

The Treasury,
Wellington, 29th December, 1904.

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

R. J. SEDDON,
Colonial Treasurer.

STRATFORD COUNTY COUNCIL.

Special Order making Special Rate.

In pursuance and exercise of the powers vested in it in that behalf by “The Counties Act, 1886,” and “The Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1901,” the Stratford County Council hereby resolves as follows: That, for the purpose of providing the interest and other charges on a loan of £900, authorised to be raised by the Stratford County Council, under the provisions of “The Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1901,” for the purpose of defraying the cost of metalling the Makuri (Huiroa) Road from the end of the present metal to Mr. Bonnett’s gate, the Stratford County Council hereby makes and levies a special rate of 2½d. in the pound upon the rateable valuation of all rateable property of the Makuri (Huiroa) Road No. 2 Special-rating District, comprising Sections 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, south-western half of 9, 12, 13, 14, south-eastern half of 15, 23, and 24, of Block XII., Huiroa Survey District; and that such special rate shall be an annual-recurring rate during the currency of such loan, and be payable yearly on the 1st day of February in each and every year during a period equal to the currency of such loan, being a period of twenty-six years, or until the loan is fully paid off: the rate of interest to be 5 per cent. per annum.

The above special order was instituted at a special meeting of the Council held on the 23rd day of March, 1904, and confirmed at a meeting of the Council held on the 20th day of April, 1904.

J. MACKAY,
Chairman.

Special Order made by the Council of the County of Horowhenua.

The Treasury,
Wellington, 29th December, 1904.

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

R. J. SEDDON,
Colonial Treasurer.

HOROWHENUA COUNTY COUNCIL.

Special Order.

THAT, in pursuance and exercise of the powers vested in it in that behalf by “The Counties Act, 1886,” the Horowhenua County Council hereby resolves as follows: That, for the purpose of providing the interest, at £4 per centum per annum, and other charges on a loan of £800, authorised to be raised by the Horowhenua County Council, under the provisions of “The Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1901,” for constructing a road from Shannon Township to Buckley Crossing, and acquiring land north of railway-line, the said Horowhenua County Council hereby makes and levies a special rate of 2d. in the pound upon the rateable valuation of all rateable property of the Shannon-Buckley Special-rating District, comprising Manawatu-Kukutauaki 2¾, parts 9 and 10 (7¼ acres, being those parts which lie to the north