Mar. 5.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 787

day of February in each and every year during the currency
of such loan, being a period of thirty-two years, or until the
loan is fully paid off.

The common seal of the Mayor, Councillors, and Burgesses
of the Borough of Cromwell was hereto affixed in the presence
of—

JAMES LITTLE,
Mayor.
CHAS. HOLDEN,
Town Clerk.

We hereby certify that the above special order was duly
adopted at a special meeting of the Cromwell Borough Coun-
cil held on the 29th day of January, 1908, and was duly con-
firmed at a special meeting of the Cromwell Borough Council
held on the 27th day of February, 1908.

Dated this 28th day of February, 1908.

JAMES LITTLE,
Mayor.
CHAS. HOLDEN,
Town Clerk.

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Certificate of Mayor of the Council of the City of Christ-
church.

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The Treasury,
Wellington, 3rd March, 1908.

THE following certificate of the Mayor of the Christ-
church City Council is published in accordance with
the provisions of “The Slaughtering and Inspection Act,
1900.”

J. G. WARD,
Minister of Finance.

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“THE SLAUGHTERING AND INSPECTION ACT, 1900.”

Christchurch City Abattoir.

I, GEORGE PAYLING, Mayor of the City of Christchurch, do
hereby certify that the Christchurch City Council has, by
special order dated the 17th day of February, 1908, duly
authorised the raising of the sum of £4,000 by way of special
loan for the purpose of constructing certain improvements
at the Christchurch City Abattoirs established at Sockburn,
under section 5 of “The Slaughtering and Inspection Act,
1900.”

Dated at Christchurch, this 29th day of February, 1908.

GEORGE PAYLING,
Mayor.

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Result of Poll for Proposed Loan.

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The Treasury,
Wellington, 2nd March, 1908.

THE following notice, received from the Chairman of
the County of Pahiatua, is published in accordance
with the provisions of “The Local Bodies’ Loans Act,
1901.”

J. G. WARD,
Minister of Finance.

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PAHIATUA COUNTY COUNCIL.

Result of Poll.—Proposed Loan No. 78.—Ballance
Bridges, &c.

THE following is the result of a poll taken on the 26th
February, 1908, on a proposal to raise a loan of £1,000 for
the erection of four bridges in the Ballance district, and for
formation and metalling portion of the Ballance Valley
Road :—

Number of voters on the roll 73, representing 109 votes.
Votes recorded in favour of the proposal, 51 ; against the
proposal, 25 ; informal, 4.

As the number of valid votes recorded in favour of the pro-
posal is in excess of three-fifths of the total number of votes
recorded at the poll, I hereby declare the proposal carried.

THOMAS HODGINS,
County Chairman.

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Result of Poll for Proposed Loan.

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The Treasury,
Wellington, 4th March, 1908.

THE following notice, received from the Chairman of
the Council of the County of Hawera, is published in
accordance with the provisions of “The Local Bodies’ Loans
Act, 1901.”

J. G. WARD,
Minister of Finance.

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HAWERA COUNTY COUNCIL.

In the matter of “The Counties Act, 1886,” and of “The
Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1901,” and the Acts amending
the same respectively.

LOAN of £63,000 for constructing, providing, and establishing
certain public works within the outlying districts of the
Hawera County on the following scale :—

£
Hawera Riding (outlying) .. .. 23,712
Ararata Riding (outlying) .. .. 14,853
Meremere Riding (outlying) .. .. 12,895
Mokoia Riding (outlying) .. .. 11,540
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£63,000

Result of Poll.

For the proposal .. .. .. 436
Against the proposal .. .. .. 54
Informal .. .. .. 1

I therefore declare the proposal to be carried.

W. GOODLAND,
Chairman.

Hawera, 2nd March, 1908.

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Notice of Intention to take Land in the City of Christchurch
for a Branch Post-office.

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NOTICE is hereby given that it is proposed, under the
provisions of “The Public Works Act, 1905,” to
execute a certain public work, to wit, the construction of a
branch Post-office at Christchurch, and for the purposes of
such public work the land described in the Schedule hereto
is required to be taken. And notice is hereby further given
that the plan of the land so required to be taken is deposited
in the Public Works Office at Christchurch, and is there
open for inspection; and that all persons affected by the
execution of the said public work or by the taking of the
said land should, if they have any well-grounded objections
to the execution of the said public work or to the taking of
such land, set forth the same in writing, and send such
writing, within forty days from the first publication of this
notice, to the Minister for Public Works, Wellington.

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SCHEDULE.

THE parcel of land required to be taken :—

In the Land District of Canterbury; as the same is more
particularly delineated on the plan marked P.W.D. 23426,
deposited in the office of the Minister for Public Works,
at Wellington, in the Provincial District of Wellington, and
thereon coloured green.

As witness my hand, at Wellington, this second day
of March, one thousand nine hundred and eight.

WM. HALL-JONES,
Minister for Public Works.

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Notice of Intention to take Land in Waitoa Survey District
for the Purposes of a Drain.

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NOTICE is hereby given that it is proposed, under the
provisions of “The Public Works Act, 1905,” to
execute a certain public work, to wit, the construction of
a drain in Block I, Waitoa Survey District, and for the
purposes of such public work the land described in the
Schedule hereto is required to be taken. And notice is
hereby further given that the plan of the land so required
to be taken is deposited in the Post-office at Te Aroha, and
is there open for inspection; and that all persons affected
by the execution of the said public work or by the taking of
the said land should, if they have any well-grounded ob-
jections to the execution of the said public work or to the
taking of such land, set forth the same in writing, and send
such writing, within forty days from the first publication of
this notice, to the Minister for Public Works, Wellington.