2046
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
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excluded from the Borough of Miramar and included in the City of Wellington. All persons affected are hereby called upon to lodge any written objections to, or petitions against, the proposed alteration within one month from the first publication of this notice; such objections or petitions are to be addressed and forwarded to the Colonial Secretary, Wellington.

FIRST SCHEDULE.

AREA PROPOSED TO BE EXCLUDED FROM THE CITY OF WELLINGTON AND INCLUDED IN THE BOROUGH OF MIRAMAR.

The part of Allotment No. 45 lying on the west of the present western boundary of the Borough of Miramar; parts of Allotments Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 4A, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, and 17 lying on the west of the present western boundary of the Borough of Miramar; and the area lying between the production of the western boundary-line of Allotment No. 19 in a southerly direction and the present western boundary of the Borough of Miramar: as the same are delineated on the plan marked L. and S. 55530, deposited at the Head Office, Department of Lands and Survey, at Wellington, and thereon coloured red.

SECOND SCHEDULE.

AREA PROPOSED TO BE EXCLUDED FROM THE BOROUGH OF MIRAMAR AND INCLUDED IN THE CITY OF WELLINGTON.

The part of Allotment No. 46 lying on the east of the present eastern boundary of the City of Wellington, and the area lying between the present eastern boundary of the City of Wellington and the western boundaries of Allotments Nos. 18 and 19; as the same are delineated on the plan marked L. and S. 55530, deposited at the Head Office, Department of Lands and Survey, at Wellington, and thereon coloured blue.

JAMES MCGOWAN.

Notice respecting Proposed Alteration in the Boundaries of the City of Christchurch.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 24th July, 1906.

PURSUANT to section 176 of “The Municipal Corporations Act, 1900,” His Excellency the Governor directs it to be notified that a petition in accordance with regulations, signed by not less than one-fourth of the electors of the area described in the Schedule hereto, situated in the Heathcote Road District, County of Selwyn, has been presented to him praying that the said area may be included in the City of Christchurch; such area to be added to the Sydenham Ward of the said city. All persons affected are hereby called upon to lodge any written objections to, or petitions against, the proposed alteration within one month from the first publication of this notice; such objections or petitions are to be addressed and forwarded to the Colonial Secretary, Wellington.

SCHEDULE.

AREA PROPOSED TO BE ADDED TO THE CITY OF CHRISTCHURCH.

All that area in the Canterbury Land District, situated in Christchurch Survey District, bounded towards the north by the northern side of Tennyson Street from Colombo Street to the Heathcote River; thence towards the east, south, and west generally by the said Heathcote River to the eastern side of Colombo Street; and thence by the said eastern side of Colombo Street to the northern side of Tennyson Street, the place of commencement.

JAMES MCGOWAN.

Result of Poll for Proposed Loan.

The Treasury,
Wellington, 24th July, 1906.

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.”

JAMES MCGOWAN,
Acting Colonial Treasurer.

WELLINGTON CITY COUNCIL.

Result of Poll.

I hereby give notice that the number of votes recorded upon the taking of the poll on the 18th instant for and against the proposals of the Council of the City of Wellington set out below was as follows:—

1. General electric-light-installation works, £100,000
2. Additions to public street lighting, £10,000
3. Power-supply for lifts, machinery, &c., £30,000
4. Purchase of engine, dynamo, &c., for tramway extensions, £21,000
5. Purchase of additional cars, £25,000
6. Compensation claim, McArdle, for land for power-house extension, £3,182
7. Amount to close original Tramways Construction Capital Account, £2,870
8. Laying tramway through Charlotte Street, £2,000
9. Constructing loop-line, Victoria Street, £1,100
10. Purchase present central library for tramway and electric light and power offices, £6,000
11. Erection of new central library (in addition to No. 10), £3,000
12. Repairs to streets (hitherto private thoroughfares) recently taken over under “The Wellington City Streets Act, 1905,” £10,000
13. Erection of employees’ houses in Corporation yards, £1,800
14. Recreation-grounds at Duppa Street, Sydney Street, and Kilbirnie, and completion of Kelburne Park, £27,000
15. Construction of public lavatories, £3,000
16. Compensation claims for road-dedications under the Public Works Act, £10,000

For the
Proposal.
Against
the
Proposal.

1,133
792

1,214
655

1,061
816

1,288
592

958
929

1,034
837

823
1,068

1,202
687

920
947

1,108
816

1,270
601

1,021
846

I therefore declare proposals Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 13, 14, and 15 carried, and proposals Nos. 10, 12, and 16 rejected.

Dated this 19th day of July, 1906.

T. W. HISLOP,
Mayor of Wellington.

Notice to Mariners No. 58 of 1906.

Marine Department,
Wellington, 21st July, 1906.

THE following Notice to Mariners, received from the Department of Marine, Brisbane, Queensland, is published for general information.

WM. HALL-JONES.

MIDDLE CHANNEL INTO BROADMOUNT HARBOUR, FITZROY RIVER.

Notice is hereby given that the small sandbank in No. 3 lead, Middle Channel, Fitzroy River, having grown to the southward, the depth in the centre of the lead is now only 7 ft. 6 in. Masters are therefore recommended to keep the dolphins of this lead open their own width to the southward, when a depth of 19 ft. at low water will be obtained.

Charts affected: Nos. 345 and 363; “Australia Directory,” Vol. ii.

JOHN MACKAY,
Portmaster.

Marine Department,
Brisbane, 4th July, 1906.

Notice to Mariners No. 59 of 1906.

ALTERATION IN LIGHT ON JACK’S POINT, TIMARU.

Marine Department,
Wellington, N.Z., 20th July, 1906.

NOTICE is hereby given that on and after the 23rd August, 1906, the fixed white light on Jack’s Point will be changed to an occulting light every 10 seconds, the light showing for 7 seconds, with dark interval of 3 seconds. The light will be an incandescent light, but no change will be made in its colour, height, or order.

Charts, &c., affected: Admiralty Charts Nos. 1212 and 2532; “New Zealand Pilot,” seventh edition, 1901, Chap. viii, page 285; “New Zealand Nautical Almanac,” 1906, pages 163 and 238.

WM. HALL-JONES.