Dec. 12.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 3503

Special Orders made by the Cook County Council merging Poverty Bay and Ngatapa Road Districts.

Office of the Minister of Internal Affairs,
Wellington, 9th December, 1907.

THE following special orders, made by the Cook County Council, are published for general information.

JOHN G. FINDLAY,
Minister of Internal Affairs.

COOK COUNTY COUNCIL.

A Special Order made the 21st day of October, 1907, and confirmed on the 27th day of November, 1907.

RESOLVED, That, in accordance with the prayer of the petition of the majority of the ratepayers of the Poverty Bay Road District, the Cook County Council hereby declares the Poverty Bay Road Board to be dissolved, and the Poverty Bay Road District to be merged into the county. This special order to come into force upon the gazetting thereof.

The common seal of the Chairman, Councillors, and Inhabitants of the County of Cook was hereto affixed in the presence of—

W. H. TUCKER,
Chairman.

JOHN WARREN,
Clerk.

I, John Warren, of Gisborne, Clerk of the Cook Council, do hereby declare that the foregoing special order has been made in accordance with law, and that all the requirements of “The Counties Act, 1886,” have been complied with.

JOHN WARREN.

COOK COUNTY COUNCIL.

A Special Order made by the Cook County Council on the 21st day of October, 1907, and confirmed on the 27th day of November, 1907.

RESOLVED, That, in accordance with the prayer of the petition of a majority of the ratepayers of the Ngatapa Road District, the Cook County Council hereby declares the Ngatapa Road Board to be dissolved, and the Ngatapa Road District to be merged into the county. This special order to come into force upon the gazetting thereof.

The common seal of the Chairman, Councillors, and Inhabitants of the County of Cook was hereto affixed in the presence of—

W. H. TUCKER,
Chairman.

JOHN WARREN,
Clerk.

I, John Warren, of Gisborne, Clerk, do hereby certify that the foregoing special order has been made in accordance with law, and that all the requirements of the Counties Act have been complied with.

JOHN WARREN.

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

The Treasury,
Wellington, 5th December, 1907.

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

J. G. WARD,
Minister of Finance.

RANGITIKEI COUNTY COUNCIL.

Special Order making Special Rate.—Loan of £250, Rangitane Road.

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 Rangitikei County Council doth hereby resolve as follows: That, for the purpose of providing the interest and other charges on a loan of £350, authorised to be raised by the Rangitikei County Council, under the provisions of “The Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1901,” for the purpose of completing the formation, fencing, and graveling the Rangitane Road from the Kawhatau River to the top of terrace in Section 2, Block V, Ruahine Survey District, a distance of about 60 chains, and the cost of raising the loan to be paid out of the loan, the said Rangitikei County Council hereby makes and levies a special rate of ⅜d. in the pound sterling upon the rateable valuation of all rateable property of the Rangitane Special-rating District, comprising Sections 1 (1,347¾ acres) and 2 (1,449 acres), Block V, Ruahine Survey District; and that such special rate shall be an annual-recurring rate during the currency of such loan, and be payable in one sum on the 1st day of May 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 interest on such loan being at the rate of 4 per cent. per annum.

I, Robert Kirkpatrick Simpson, Chairman of the Rangitikei County Council, do hereby certify that the above special order was duly made and passed at a special meeting of the Rangitikei County Council held on the 2nd day of November, 1907, and was duly confirmed at a special meeting of the said Rangitikei County Council held on the 3rd day of December, 1907.

In testimony whereof the common seal of the Rangitikei County Council has been hereunto affixed.

Dated this 3rd day of December, 1907.

ROBERT K. SIMPSON,
Chairman.

The common seal of the Chairman, Councillors, and Inhabitants of the County of Rangitikei was hereunto affixed on the 3rd day of December, 1907, in the presence of—

HAROLD H. RICHARDSON,
County Clerk.

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

The Treasury,
Wellington, 5th December, 1907.

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

J. G. WARD,
Minister of Finance.

RANGITIKEI COUNTY COUNCIL.

Special Order making Special Rate.—Loan of £600, Makohau, Turakina Valley, and Taurimu Roads.

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 Rangitikei County Council doth hereby resolve as follows: That, for the purpose of providing the interest and other charges on a loan of £600, authorised to be raised by the Rangitikei County Council, under the provisions of “The Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1901,” for the purpose of metalling the unmetalled portion of the Makohau Road, metalling about 130 chains of the Turakina Valley Road from end of present metal northwards, and metalling about 40 chains of the Taurimu Road, and the cost of raising the loan to be paid out of the loan, the said Rangitikei County Council hereby makes and levies a special rate of ⅜d. in the pound sterling upon the rateable valuation of all rateable property of the Turakina Valley Special-rating District, comprising Section CCXLIII, part No. 2, Pokowharo (216 acres, occupied by A. and E. McPherson), and No. 1, Pokowharo (54 acres), all in Block II; parts No. 3, Pokowharo (54 acres occupied by Natives and 638 acres by John McLeay), in Blocks II and VI; Sections 60, 61, 75, CCXXVII to CCXXX inclusive, CCXXXII to CCXLI inclusive, CCXLIV, CCL, CCLI, and CCLIX, and Maputahi 1A No. 1 (108 acres), and Maputahi 1B No. 1 (196½ acres), all in Block VI; Section part 1 of CCLVIII (53 acres and 24 perches), in Block VII; Sections CCXXV and CCXXVI, in Block X; Maputahi 1D No. 1 (52 acres and 20 perches), in Block V; and Maputahi 1C and part 1D (388 acres 3 roods 20 perches, occupied by Flora D. W. McGregor), in Blocks V and VI—all being in the Wangaehu Survey District: and that such special rate shall be an annual-recurring rate during the currency of such loan, and be payable in one sum on the 1st day of May 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 interest on such loan being at the rate of 4 per cent. per annum.

I, Robert Kirkpatrick Simpson, Chairman of the Rangitikei County Council, do hereby certify that the above special order was duly made and passed at a special meeting of the Rangitikei County Council held on the 2nd day of November, 1907, and was duly confirmed at a special meeting of the said Rangitikei County Council held on the 3rd day of December, 1907.

In testimony whereof the common seal of the Rangitikei County Council has been hereunto affixed.

Dated this 3rd day of December, 1907.

ROBERT K. SIMPSON,
Chairman.

The common seal of the Chairman, Councillors, and Inhabitants of the County of Rangitikei was hereunto affixed on the 3rd day of December, 1907, in the presence of—

HAROLD H. RICHARDSON,
County Clerk.