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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 94

Volunteer Officer resigned, and posted to Active List,
New Zealand Volunteers.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 3rd November, 1906.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to accept
the resignation of the commission held by

Lieutenant JOHN WOOD, No. 6 Company, New Zealand
Garrison Artillery Volunteers (Petone Naval Artillery
Volunteers),

and to approve that his name be placed on the Active
List (Unattached), New Zealand Volunteers, with rank of
Lieutenant, and with effect from 9th October, 1906.

ALBERT PITT,
Minister of Defence.

Volunteer Officer resigned, and posted to Active List, New
Zealand Volunteers.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 3rd November, 1906.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to accept
the resignation of the commission held by

Lieutenant JAMES DUNCAN CAMERON, Dunedin Highland
Rifle Volunteers,

and to approve that his name be placed on the Active List
(Unattached), New Zealand Volunteers, with rank of
Lieutenant, and with effect from 15th October, 1906.

ALBERT PITT,
Minister of Defence.

Award of the Meritorious Service Medal.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 3rd November, 1906.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to ap-
prove, in accordance with paragraph 468, General
Regulations of the Defence Forces of New Zealand, 1906, of
the award of the Meritorious Service Medal to

No. 202, Quartermaster-Sergeant Artificer WILLIAM
CARROLL, Royal New Zealand Artillery.

ALBERT PITT,
Minister of Defence.

Award of the Colonial Auxiliary Forces Long-service
Medal.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 3rd November, 1906.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to ap-
prove of the award of the Colonial Auxiliary Forces
Long-service Medal to

Captain JAMES HORATIO ROSS, New Zealand Militia
(formerly F Battery, New Zealand Field Artillery
Volunteers),

he having a total service to 31st January, 1898, entitling
him thereto of twenty-two years three hundred and
thirteen days.

ALBERT PITT,
Minister of Defence.

Letters of Naturalisation issued.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 31st October, 1906.

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

ALBERT PITT,
Colonial Secretary.

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

The Treasury,
Wellington, 7th November, 1906.

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

J. G. WARD,
Colonial Treasurer.

KIWITEA COUNTY COUNCIL.
Special Order.

PROPOSED by Councillor Hockly, seconded by Councillor
Guthrie,—

That, in pursuance and exercise of the powers vested in them
in that behalf by “The Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1901,” the
Kiwitea County Council do hereby resolve as follows: That,
for the purpose of providing the interest and other charges on
a loan of £2,500, authorised to be raised by the Kiwitea County
Council, under the provisions of “The Local Bodies’ Loans
Act, 1901,” and subsection (c) of section 8 of “The Local
Bodies’ Loans Amendment Act, 1903,” for metalling Rangi-
tikei Roads South and East, Waipuru and Mangitieke Roads,
in the Sandon Small-farm Block, the said Kiwitea County
Council do hereby make and levy a special rate of 8½d. in the
pound upon the rateable valuation of all rateable property
of the Mangatieke Special-rating District, comprising Sec-
tions 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, Block I, Apiti Survey District; 14,
15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 22, 24, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 36, 38, part 39,
40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 47, 49, 63, 65, Block IV, Ongo Survey
District; 51, Block VII, Ongo Survey District; part 12, 18,
Block VIII, Ongo 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 April and
the 1st day of October in each and every year during a period
equal to 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 shall be
paid out of the aforesaid sum of £2,500.

I, Hilton Fowler, Chairman of the Kiwitea County Council,
do hereby certify that the above is a true copy of the special
order adopted at a special meeting of the said Council held
on the 15th day of September, 1906, and confirmed at a
special meeting held on the 20th day of October, 1906.

H. FOWLER,
Chairman.

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

The Treasury,
Wellington, 7th November, 1906.

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

J. G. WARD,
Colonial Treasurer.

POHANGINA COUNTY COUNCIL.
Special Order.

THAT, in pursuance and exercise of the powers vested in it
in that behalf by “The Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1901,” the
Pohangina County Council hereby resolves as follows: That,
for the purpose of providing the interest and other charges
on a loan of £250, authorised to be raised by the Pohangina
County Council, under the above-mentioned Act, for con-
structing a bridge over the Opawe Creek, the said Pohangina
County Council hereby makes and levies a special rate
of 1½d. in the pound upon the rateable value of all rateable
property of the Tamaki Riding, comprising Sections part 4,
9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, parts 47, and 65, Block IV;
1, 2, 4, part 5, parts 64, Block VII; 1, 3, parts 2, 5, part 2,
Run 47, Block VIII, Pohangina Survey District; 1, Block X,
Umutoi Survey District; parts 1, 2, and 5, 9, 10, 63,
Block XI, Pohangina Survey District; and 24, 25,
Block XVI, Apiti 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.

I hereby certify that the above special order was passed at
a special meeting of the Pohangina County Council held on
the 8th day of September, 1906, and confirmed at a subse-
quent special meeting of the said Council held on the
13th day of October, 1906.

FRANK G. H. PHILLPOTTS,
Chairman.