Oct. 12.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2405

Appointment of Trustees, Palmerston South Volunteer Drill-shed Reserve.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 4th October, 1905.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to approve, under “The Volunteer Drill-sheds and Lands Act, 1888,” and “The Volunteer Drill-sheds and Lands Trustees Validation Act, 1890,” of the appointment of

Brevet-Colonel ALFRED WILLIAM ROBIN, C.B., New Zealand Militia, Officer Commanding Otago District;
Captain EDWARD HENRY CLARK, Palmerston South Rifle Volunteers; and
THOMAS MUIR, Esq., of Palmerston South,

as Trustees of the Palmerston South Volunteer Drill-shed Reserve, vice Lieutenant-Colonel George Sumpter, deceased; John Cowie Gow, Esq., deceased; and James Kitchen, Esq., resigned.

Appointments to date from 19th September, 1905.

ALBERT PITT,
For Minister of Defence.

Letters of Naturalisation issued.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 7th October, 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.

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

The Treasury,
Wellington, 5th October, 1905.

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

R. J. SEDDON,
Colonial Treasurer.

EKETAHUNA COUNTY COUNCIL.

Special Order.

IN pursuance and exercise of the powers vested in it in that behalf by “The Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1901,” the Ekatahuna County Council hereby resolves as follows: That, for the purpose of providing the interest and other charges on a loan of £700, authorised to be raised by the Ekatahuna County Council, under the provisions of “The Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1901,” for the improvement of roads in the Township of Parkville, in Block V., Mangaone Survey District, viz.: The following lengths of road to be formed to the full width, and to have footpaths on both sides—the full length of John Street, starting from the Makakahi River and proceeding in a westerly direction; High Street from its junction with John Street to its junction with Vile Street; Stanley Street from its junction with John Street to its junction with Vile Street: The following lengths of road to be formed to the full width, and to have footpaths on both sides, and the road to be metalled in the centre for 14 ft. in width—Drummond Street from its junction with John Street to its junction with Vile Street; Vile Street from its junction with High Street to its junction with Stanley Street: all the footpaths above mentioned to be metalled—the said Ekatahuna County Council hereby makes and levies a special rate of 7½d. in the pound upon the rateable valuation of all rateable property of the Parkville Road Improvement £700 Special-rating District, comprising Sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 45, 82, 83, 84, 85, and 86, in the Township of Parkville, Block V., Mangaone Survey District; and that such special rate shall be an annual-recurring rate during the currency of such loan, and be payable half-yearly on the 1st day of February and the 1st day of August in each and every year during the currency of such loan, being a period of forty-one years, or until the loan is fully paid off. The cost of raising the loan and the interest for the first year to be paid out of the loan.

I hereby certify that the above special order was made by resolution at a special meeting of the Ekatahuna County Council held on the 12th day of August, 1905, and was confirmed at a special meeting held on the 9th day of September, 1905.

F. C. TURNOR,
Chairman.

The common seal of the Chairman, Councillors, and Inhabitants of the County of Ekatahuna was impressed hereon by Francis Collison Turnor, Chairman of the Ekatahuna County Council, in the presence of—R. J. McLEAN, Clerk to the Ekatahuna County Council, this 9th day of September, 1905.

Result of Poll for Proposed Loan.

The Treasury,
Wellington, 5th October, 1905.

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

R. J. SEDDON,
Colonial Treasurer.

BOROUGH OF RANGIORA.

Result of Poll on Proposed Loan of £6,000.

NOTICE is hereby given that a poll of the ratepayers of the borough (including all persons entitled to vote on proposals to raise loans) was taken in the Borough Council Chambers, Perceval Street, Rangiora, on Thursday, the 28th day of September, 1905, upon the following proposal, viz.: To borrow, under “The Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1901,” and its amendments, the sum of £6,000 for the purposes of purchasing land and establishing thereon a gasworks for the Borough of Rangiora, to supply the streets and inhabitants thereof with gas. And at such poll the number of votes recorded for and against the proposal was: For the proposal, 143; against the proposal, 11; informal, 3.

I therefore declare the said proposal to be duly carried.

E. W. RELPH,
Mayor and Chairman of Statutory Meeting of Ratepayers.

Rangiora, 2nd October, 1905.

I, Edward William Relph, Mayor of the Borough of Rangiora and Chairman of statutory meeting of ratepayers, certify that all proceedings required by law to be taken in or towards obtaining the sanction of the electors to the proposal to raise a loan of £6,000 for the purposes of purchasing land and establishing thereon a gasworks for the said borough have been duly taken, and that the proposal has been duly carried; and I make this declaration conscientiously believing the same to be true, and by virtue of “The Justices of the Peace Act, 1882.”

E. W. RELPH,
Mayor and Chairman of Statutory Meeting of Ratepayers.

Declared at Rangiora, this 2nd day of October, 1905, before me—

C. J. JENNINGS,
Justice of the Peace.

Result of Poll for Proposed Loan.

The Treasury,
Wellington, 9th October, 1905.

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

R. J. SEDDON,
Colonial Treasurer.

BOROUGH OF GORE.

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

I, DUGALD LOUIS POPPELWELL, Mayor of the Borough of Gore, do hereby give notice that a poll of the ratepayers of