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86, and across public roads; towards the east by a public road forming the eastern boundary of Sections Nos. 99, 112, 119, 126, 127, 269, 271, 273, 275, 277, 279, 281, 283, and 285, and across public roads; towards the south by the northern boundaries of Sections Nos. 286, 287, 288, and 289, and by the abutment of public roads; towards the south-west by the north-eastern boundary of Section No. 212, by the abutment of a public road, and by the Otaira Stream; and towards the north-west by the north-western boundaries of the Town Reserve and of Sections Nos. 81, 87, 93, 100, 106, 113, and 120, and by part of the north-western boundary of Section No. 99: and that such special rate shall be an annually 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 the currency of such loan, being a period of forty-one years, or until the loan is fully paid off. And the rate of interest thereon shall be at the rate of 4 per cent. per annum.

Made by the Featherston Town Board, this 13th day of February, 1907.

The resolution to make this special rate was passed at a special meeting of the Featherston Town Board held at Featherston on the 13th day of February, 1907, and was confirmed as a special order at a subsequent meeting of the said Board held at Featherston on the 13th day of March, 1907.

J. W. CARD,
Chairman.
C. J. KENT-JOHNSTON,
Town Clerk.

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

The Treasury,
Wellington, 20th March, 1907.

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

W. HALL-JONES,
Acting Colonial Treasurer.

HOBSON COUNTY.

Special Order making Special Rate.—Dargaville Wharf Loan Special-rating District.

In pursuance and exercise of the powers vested in it in that behalf by “The Counties Act, 1886,” “The Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1901,” and its amendments, the Hobson County Council hereby resolves as follows: That, for the purpose of providing the interest and other charges on a loan of £2,000, authorised to be raised by the Hobson County Council, under the above-mentioned Act, for the making of additions to the wharf at Dargaville within the Hobson County, the said Hobson County Council hereby makes and levies a special rate of ⅞d. in the pound upon the unimproved rateable value of all the rateable property within the Dargaville Riding of the Hobson County (excepting the properties of Messrs. Edwin Harding, Ouruwaho Blocks Nos. 2 and 3, containing 2,998 acres and 32 perches; Alfred and William Crawford, part Ouruwaho Blocks, containing 1,680 acres; and Peter McDermott, part Ouruwaho Block, containing 195 acres 3 roods 8 perches), the said district to be known as “The Dargaville Wharf Loan Special-rating District,” being bounded as follows: Commencing at the confluence of the Kaihu Creek with the Wairoa River; towards the south generally by the said Kaihu Creek to its intersection with the westernmost corner of Kaihu No. 2c Block; thence toward the west generally by the several boundary-lines dividing Opauaki Nos. 1 and 2 Blocks from the Waimata Block; thence toward the north-west by the boundary-line dividing Sections 10, 11, 12, and 13 of Block III, Kaihu Survey District, and the State forest reserve in the said Block III from the Waimata Block; thence towards the east generally by the boundary-lines (partly including the Awakino Creek) dividing Ouruwaho Blocks Nos. 2 and 3 from the said Waimata Block, and the boundary-line dividing Ouruwaho Blocks Nos. 2 and 3 from Ouruwaho Block No. 1 to the Wairoa River; thence by the Wairoa River to the commencing-point. That such special rate shall be an annually recurring rate during the currency of such loan, and be payable yearly on the 1st day of April in each and every year, being a period of forty-one years, or until the loan is fully paid off, and subject in all respects to the provisions relating to a special rate raised as security for a loan under “The Counties Act, 1886.”

The common seal of the body corporate called the Chairman, Councillors, and Inhabitants of Hobson County was hereunto affixed, by direction of the Council of Hobson County, this 28th day of November, 1906, by and in the presence of—

THOMAS WEBB,
Chairman.

J. J. POWELL,
T. F. DOWNS,
Councillors.

I hereby certify that the foregoing special order has been duly made in accordance with “The Counties Act, 1886,” and “The Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1901.”

M. G. LAMBERT,
County Clerk.

The above special order was made at a special meeting of the Council held on the 18th day of October, 1906, and confirmed at a subsequent meeting held on the 28th day of November, 1906.

M. G. LAMBERT,
County Clerk.

Special Order made by the Hutt River Board.

The Treasury,
Wellington, 20th March, 1907.

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

W. HALL-JONES,
Acting Colonial Treasurer.

HUTT RIVER DISTRICT.

Special Order making Special Rate.

In pursuance and exercise of the powers vested in it in that behalf by “The Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1901,” the Hutt River Board hereby resolves as follows: That, for the purpose of providing the interest and other charges on a loan of £10,000, authorised to be raised by the Hutt River Board, under the above-mentioned Act, for the construction of further protective works in the said district (including an embankment across the western branch of the Hutt River at or near White’s Line, and thence through Gear Island, and recrossing the aforesaid western branch of the Hutt River near the Pipe Bridge), and the acquisition of land in connection with the carrying-out of the Board’s works, and the payment of compensation to any persons in connection with the existing river-protective works or the said loan of £10,000, the said Board hereby makes and levies a special rate of ⅞d. in the pound upon Class I of the lands within the said district (being the lands liable to great actual damage), and a special rate of 5/24d. in the pound on Class II of the lands within the said district (being the lands liable to less actual damage), and a special rate of 1/12d. in the pound on Class III of the said lands (being the lands indirectly liable to damage); and that such special rates shall be annually recurring rates during the currency of such loan, and be payable half-yearly on the 1st day of June and the 1st day of December in each and every year during the currency of such loan, being a period of twenty-six years, or until the loan is fully paid off.

The above resolution was passed by way of a special order by the Hutt River Board on the 8th day of November, 1906.

WALTER G. FOSTER,
Chairman, Hutt River Board.

Result of Poll for Proposed Loan.

The Treasury,
Wellington, 15th March, 1907.

THE following notice, received from the Mayor of the Borough of North-east Valley, is published in accordance with the provisions of “The Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1901,” in substitution for that already gazetted on page 793, Gazette, 1907.

W. HALL-JONES,
Acting Colonial Treasurer.

NORTH-EAST VALLEY BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Result of Poll on Proposed Loan of £9,000.

Notice is hereby given that the poll of the ratepayers of a special district of the Borough of North-east Valley (including all persons entitled to vote on proposals to raise loans) was taken in Barron’s Hall, Main Road, North-east Valley; the Town Hall, Main Road, North-east Valley; and the Opoho Hall, North-east Valley, on Friday, the 8th day of February, 1907, upon the following proposal—namely, to borrow, under “The Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1901,” and its amendments,