Feb. 21.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 673

particularly delineated on the plan marked R. 2945, deposited in the office of the Chief Engineer of Roads, at Wellington, in the Wellington Land District, thereon coloured red, and lettered A.B.

ALEX. WILLIS,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

Validating the Voting-papers used in connection with a Loan of £5,119 applied for by the Hamilton Borough Council.

PLUNKET, Governor.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government House, at Wellington, this sixteenth day of February, 1907.

Present:

His Excellency the Governor in Council.

WHEREAS the Hamilton Borough Council lately proposed to raise a loan of five thousand one hundred and nineteen pounds, under “The Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1901,” for the purpose of extending the waterworks in Hamilton, and of extinguishing an overdraft on account of a previous waterworks loan: And whereas the voting-paper used at the poll was not in accordance with the Schedule to “The Local Bodies’ Loans Amendment Act, 1903”: And whereas it appears that the ratepayers have not been misled by such irregularity, and it is expedient to validate the said voting-paper:

Now, therefore, His Excellency the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the said colony, and in pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities conferred on him by section ten of “The Local Bodies’ Loans Amendment Act, 1902,” doth hereby validate the voting-paper used as aforesaid, and doth hereby declare that the proposal to raise the said loan shall be as valid to all intents and purposes as though the said voting-paper had been in accordance with the Schedule to “The Local Bodies’ Loans Amendment Act, 1903,” and doth hereby declare that the proceedings relative to the said loan or the security for the said loan shall not be called in question by reason only of the irregularity aforesaid.

ALEX. WILLIS,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

Validating the Public Notification of the Special Order in connection with a Loan of £350 applied for by the Cook County Council.

PLUNKET, Governor.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government House, at Wellington, this sixteenth day of February, 1907.

Present:

His Excellency the Governor in Council.

WHEREAS the Cook County Council lately proposed to raise a loan of three hundred and fifty pounds, under “The Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1901,” for the purpose of forming a road from Te Aroha Woolshed to Mill’s homestead: And whereas the public notification of the special order making the special rate was published in the Poverty Bay Herald newspaper for four weeks, but was not published once in each week of the four weeks immediately preceding the date of the subsequent meeting at which the special order was confirmed, as required by section eleven of “The Counties Act Amendment Act, 1903”: And whereas it appears that the ratepayers have not been misled by such irregularity, and it is expedient to validate the said notification:

Now, therefore, His Excellency the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, in pursuance and exercise of the powers conferred by section ten of “The Local Bodies’ Loans Amendment Act, 1902,” and acting by and with the consent of the Executive Council of the said colony, doth hereby declare that such public notification of the special order shall be deemed and taken to be as valid as though the said notification had been properly published, and that the proceedings relative to the said loan shall not be called in question by reason only of the irregularity aforesaid.

ALEX. WILLIS,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

Validating the Public Notification of the Special Order in connection with a Loan of £600 applied for by the Hangaroa Road Board.

PLUNKET, Governor.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government House, at Wellington, this sixteenth day of February, 1907.

Present:

His Excellency the Governor in Council.

WHEREAS the Hangaroa Road Board lately proposed to raise a loan of six hundred pounds, under “The Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1901,” for the purpose of constructing two bridges on the line of the Gisborne-Hangaroa Road: And whereas the public notification of the special order making the special rate was published in the Poverty Bay Herald newspaper for four weeks, but was not published once in each week of the four weeks immediately preceding the date of the subsequent meeting at which the special order was confirmed, as required by section two of “The Road Boards Acts Amendment Act, 1905”: And whereas it appears that the ratepayers have not been misled by such irregularity, and it is expedient to validate the said notifications:

Now, therefore, His Excellency the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, in pursuance and exercise of the powers conferred by section ten of “The Local Bodies’ Loans Amendment Act, 1902,” and acting by and with the consent of the Executive Council of the said colony, doth hereby declare that such public notification of the special order shall be deemed and taken to be as valid as though the said notification had been properly published, and that the proceedings relative to the said loan shall not be called in question by reason only of the irregularity aforesaid.

ALEX. WILLIS,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

Regulations under “The Teachers’ Superannuation Act, 1905.”

PLUNKET, Governor.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government House, at Wellington, this sixteenth day of February, 1907.

Present:

His Excellency the Governor in Council.

IN exercise of the powers conferred upon him by “The Teachers’ Superannuation Act, 1905,” His Excellency the Governor of New Zealand, acting under the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the said colony, doth hereby make the regulation set forth in the First Schedule hereto; and with the like advice and consent doth also hereby amend as set forth in the Second Schedule hereto the regulations for the purposes of the said Act made by Order in Council dated the thirtieth day of April, one thousand nine hundred and six.

FIRST SCHEDULE.

For the purposes of section 13 of the principal Act, as amended by section 10 of “The Teachers’ Superannuation Act Amendment Act, 1906,” the present value of the total annual allowance shall be computed as follows: In case the contributor, although medically unfit for further duty, is shown by the certificate of the two medical practitioners approved by the Board to be otherwise in good health, then the present value of the total annual allowance shall be deemed to be the present value of the annual allowances at 4 per centum per annum on the basis of Dr. Farr’s Life Table of the Healthy Districts of England, for males or females according to the sex of the contributor, or by such other tables as are used from time to time by the actuary in valuing the liabilities under the Act; but in all other cases the present value of the total annual allowance shall be deemed to be the total amount of his contributions without interest.

SECOND SCHEDULE.

No. 12 of the regulations under “The Teachers’ Superannuation Act, 1905,” made by Order in Council dated 30th April, 1906,” is hereby amended by adding, after the words “ill health,” the words “leave of absence or other circumstances, as defined by subsection (4) of section 7 of the Act.”

ALEX. WILLIS,
Clerk of the Executive Council.