2280

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

[No. 84

Letters of Naturalisation issued.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 14th September, 1905.

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.

Letters of Naturalisation issued.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 15th September, 1905.

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.

Government Offices to be closed—Centenary of the Battle of Trafalgar.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 21st September, 1905.

FRIDAY, 20th October next, will be observed as a holiday in the Government offices throughout the colony, in celebration of the centenary of the Battle of Trafalgar (21st October, 1905).

J. G. WARD,
Colonial Secretary.

Special Order made by the Waitara West Road Board.

The Treasury,
Wellington, 18th September, 1905.

THE following special order, made by the Waitara West Road Board, is published in accordance with the provisions of “The Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1901.”

R. J. SEDDON,
Colonial Treasurer.

SPECIAL ORDER MADE BY THE WAITARA WEST ROAD BOARD.

In pursuance and exercise of the powers vested in it in that behalf by “The Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1901,” the Waitara West Road Board hereby resolves as follows: That, for the purpose of providing the interest and other charges on a loan of £100, authorised to be raised by the Waitara West Road Board, under the above-mentioned Act, for the purpose of erecting a bridge over the Karapiti Stream on the Everett Road, the said Waitara West Road Board hereby makes and levies a special rate of ½d. in the pound upon the rateable value of all rateable property of the Everett Road Special-rating District, comprising part Section 183 and part Section 182, Block XIII., Waitara 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 July in each and every year during the currency of such loan, being a period of twenty-six years, or until the loan is fully paid off, and that the interest on such loan is to be at the rate of 5 per centum per annum.

I hereby certify that the above special order has been made and confirmed by the Waitara West Road Board in accordance with the provisions of “The Road Boards Act, 1882.”

W. B. FUSSELL,
Clerk.

Special Order made by the Tauranga County Council altering Ridings and fixing Representation thereof.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 18th September, 1905.

THE following special order, made by the Tauranga County Council, is published in accordance with the provisions of “The Counties Act, 1886.”

J. G. WARD.

TAURANGA COUNTY COUNCIL.

Special Order.

In pursuance and exercise of the powers vested in them in that behalf by “The Counties Act, 1886,” and amendments thereof, the Tauranga County Council hereby resolves as follows:—

1. (a.) That for the purpose of adjustment of representation in the Council a special order be made; that the number, names, and boundaries of the ridings and outlying districts in the county be altered as follows:—

(b.) That a new riding be constituted, to be called the Maketu Riding. Bounded on the east by the western boundary of the Whakatane County, thence on the south by the northern boundary of the Rotorua County, thence on the west by the eastern boundary of the Te Puke Road District, and thence on the north by the sea to the Whakatane County boundary.

(c.) That a new riding be constituted, to be called the Te Puke Riding. Bounded on the east by the eastern boundary of the Te Puke Road District, thence on the south by the northern boundary of the Rotorua County, thence on the west by the eastern boundary of Waoku No. 2 Block and the Waimapu River to the waters of the Tauranga Harbour, and thence on the east, south-east, south-west, and north by the waters of Tauranga Harbour and the sea to the eastern boundary aforesaid.

(d.) That the boundaries of the Waimapu Riding be altered: On the east bounded by the waters of the Tauranga Harbour, thence by the Waimapu River and eastern boundary of Waoku No. 2 Block to the Rotorua County boundary, thence on the south by the northern boundary of Rotorua County, thence on the west by the Mangapapa and Wairoa Rivers to the waters of the Tauranga Harbour, and thence on the west, north, and east by the waters of Tauranga Harbour to the Tauranga Borough boundary, and thence on the east and north by the Tauranga Borough boundary.

2. That the number of Councillors to be elected by each riding be as follows: i.e., Maketu Riding as newly constituted, two members; Te Puke Riding as newly constituted, two members; Waimapu Riding as newly constituted, two members; Te Puna Riding, one member; Katikati Riding, two members.

The seal of the Chairman, Councillors, and Inhabitants of the County of Tauranga was hereunto affixed on the 7th day of June, 1905, in the presence of—

J. A. M. DAVIDSON,
Chairman.

Wm. NEVILLE LEY,
Councillor.

I hereby certify that the above special order was made on the 3rd day of May, 1905, and confirmed on the 7th day of June, 1905.

Jno. H. GRIFFITHS,
County Clerk.