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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 42

New Zealand Militia Officer promoted.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 5th May, 1907.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to approve of the undermentioned promotion:—

New Zealand Militia.

Lieutenant Robert Carpenter to be Captain. Date of commission, 25th April, 1907.

ROBERT MCNAB,
Acting Minister of Defence.

Volunteer Officer resigned.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 5th May, 1907.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to accept the resignation of the commission held by the undermentioned officer:—

Ranfurly Rifle Volunteers.

Captain Charles John Smith. Date of resignation, 1st March, 1907.

ROBERT MCNAB,
Acting Minister of Defence.

Award of the Long-service and Good-conduct Medal.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 5th May, 1907.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to approve, in accordance with paragraph 470, General Regulations of the Defence Forces of New Zealand, 1906, of the award of the Long-service and Good-conduct Medal to

No. 376, Quartermaster-Sergeant-Artificer ANDREW JOHNSTON, Royal New Zealand Artillery.

ROBERT MCNAB,
Acting Minister of Defence.

Special Orders made by the Council of the Borough of Carterton.

The Treasury,
Wellington, 3rd May, 1907.

THE following special orders, made by the Carterton Borough Council, are published in accordance with the provisions of “The Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1901.”

W. HALL-JONES,
Acting Colonial Treasurer.

BOROUGH OF CARTERTON.

In pursuance and exercise of the powers vested in it in that behalf by “The Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1901,” the Carterton Borough Council hereby resolves as follows: That, for the purpose of providing the interest and other charges on a loan of £400, such loan being 10 per cent. on original loan of £4,000, authorised to be raised by the Carterton Borough Council, under the above-mentioned Act, for providing a system of drainage for No. 1 Drainage District of the Borough of Carterton, the said Carterton Borough Council hereby makes and levies a special rate of ²⁄₄₅d. in the pound on the capital value of all rateable property in the No. 1 Drainage Special-rating District of the Borough of Carterton, comprising part of the Sections Nos. 1 to 29 (inclusive) on the plan of the Township of Carterton, and part Sections Nos. 205 to 214 (inclusive) on the plan of the Taratahi Plain Block; 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 January and the 1st day of July 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 rate of interest to be 4 per cent. per annum.

JAMES BROWN,
Mayor.

I hereby certify that the foregoing special order was passed at a special meeting of the Carterton Borough Council on the 2nd day of April, 1907, and confirmed at a subsequent special meeting of the said Council on the 1st day of May, 1907.

J. MONCRIEFF, Jun.,
Town Clerk.

BOROUGH OF CARTERTON.

In pursuance and exercise of the powers vested in it in that behalf by “The Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1901,” the Carterton Borough Council hereby resolves as follows: That, for the purpose of providing the interest and other charges on a loan of £200, such loan being 10 per cent. on original loan of £2,000, authorised to be raised by the Carterton Borough Council, under the above-mentioned Act, for providing a system of drainage for No. 1 Drainage District of the Borough of Carterton, the said Carterton Borough Council hereby makes and levies a special rate of ¹⁄₄₅d. in the pound on the capital value of all rateable property in the No. 1 Drainage Special-rating District of the Borough of Carterton, comprising part of the Sections Nos. 1 to 29 (inclusive) on the plan of the Township of Carterton, and part Sections Nos. 205 to 214 (inclusive) on the plan of the Taratahi Plain Block; 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 January and the 1st day of July 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 rate of interest to be 4 per cent. per annum.

JAMES BROWN,
Mayor.

I hereby certify that the foregoing special order was passed at a special meeting of the Carterton Borough Council on the 2nd day of April, 1907, and confirmed at a subsequent special meeting of the said Council on the 1st day of May, 1907.

J. MONCRIEFF, Jun.,
Town Clerk.

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

The Treasury,
Wellington, 3rd May, 1907.

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

W. HALL-JONES,
Acting Colonial Treasurer.

STRATFORD COUNTY COUNCIL.

Special Order.

In pursuance and exercise of the powers vested in it in that behalf by “The Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1901,” the Stratford County Council hereby resolves as follows: That, for the purpose of providing the interest and other charges on a loan of £3,800, authorised to be raised by the Stratford County Council, under the above-mentioned Act, for deviating the Brewer and Kirai Roads, constructing a tunnel under the Brewer Road saddle, re-forming and metalling the Brewer, Kirai, Makahu, and Mangaehu Roads from Strathmore through the tunnel to a point three miles east of the Makahu Dairy Factory, and re-forming and metalling a quarter of a mile each of the Makahu, Tapuni, and Murcott Roads, and O’Connor’s Track, such re-forming and metalling to commence in each case from the main road from Strathmore as defined above, the said Stratford County Council hereby makes and levies a special rate of 3⁸⁄₉d. in the pound upon the rateable value of all rateable property of the Makahu, Mangaehu, Brewer, Kirai, and other Roads Special-rating District, comprising Section 12 of Block XIV; Sections 1 to 9 inclusive, 16, 17, 18, 28, 29, and 34 of Block XV; Sections 1 to 6 inclusive, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 16, 17, eastern half of 7, and the northern half of 14 of Block XVI—all blocks being in the Ngatimaru Survey District; Sections 1, 17, 18, 49, 50, 51, 52, 86 to 90 inclusive, 94 to 99 inclusive, 101, 102, 103, and 134 of Strathmore Township; Sub. 1b, Sub. 1c, the western half of Sub. 1a, and the western 1,000 acres of Sub. 2b, Pahautuhia Block; Sub. 13, the southern 1,000 acres of Sub. 9, the southern half of Sub. 12, the southern 750 acres of Sub. 15, the southern 1,200 acres of Sub. 16, and the western half of Sub. 17, Pohokura Block: and that such special rate shall be an annual-recurring rate during the currency of such loan, and be payable yearly on the 1st day of February 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 rate of interest to be 5 per cent. per annum.

The resolution instituting the above special order was passed at a special meeting of the Stratford County Council held on the 20th day of February, 1907, and confirmed at a meeting of the Council held on the 17th day of April, 1907.

G. A. MARCHANT,
Chairman.