APRIL 9.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1151

Date of Election of Members of the Greymouth Fire Board.

Office of the Minister of Internal Affairs,
Wellington, 3rd April, 1908.

PURSUANT to section 18 of the Fire Brigades Act, 1907,
I, John George Findlay, Minister of Internal Affairs,
and the Minister charged with the administration of the
said Act, do hereby appoint Thursday, the 9th day of April,
1908, to be the day for the holding of an election of three
members of the Greymouth Fire Board by the contributing
local authority.

And I do further appoint Monday, the 27th day of
April, 1908, to be the day for the holding of an election of
three members of the said Greymouth Fire Board by the
insurance companies which for the time being are carrying
on business within the said Greymouth Fire District.

JOHN G. FINDLAY,
Minister of Internal Affairs.

Easter Holidays.

Office of the Minister of Internal Affairs,
Wellington, 8th April, 1908.

IT is hereby notified for general information that Friday,
the 17th, Saturday, the 18th, and Monday, the 20th day
of April, will be observed as holidays in the public offices of
the Government of New Zealand.

By order.

HUGH POLLEN,
Under-Secretary.

Celebration of St. George’s Day.

Office of the Minister of Internal Affairs,
Wellington, 8th April, 1908.

THE Government offices throughout the Dominion will
be closed on Thursday, the 23rd instant, being St.
George’s Day.

JOHN G. FINDLAY,
Minister of Internal Affairs.

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

The Treasury,
Wellington, 2nd April, 1908.

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

J. G. WARD,
Minister of Finance.

KIWITEA COUNTY COUNCIL.

Special Order.

PROPOSED by Councillor Guthrie, seconded by Councillor Hockly,—

That, in pursuance and exercise of the powers vested in
them in that behalf by “The Local Bodies’ Loans Act,
1901,” the Kiwitea County Council do hereby resolve as
follows: That, for the purpose of providing the interest and
other charges on a loan of £130, being 10 per cent. of original
loan of £1,300, authorised to be raised by the Kiwitea County
Council, under the provisions of “The Local Bodies’ Loans
Act, 1901,” and subsection (c) of section 2 of the Local
Bodies’ Loans Act Amendment Act, 1907, for the purpose of
completing the formation, bridging, and metalling on Ka-
whatau Road, the said Kiwitea County Council do hereby
make and levy a special rate of 1³⁄₈d. in the pound upon the
rateable valuation of all rateable property of the Valley
Special-rating District, comprising Sections 1, 2, Block X,
Ruahine Survey District; 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 13, 14, Block IX,
Ruahine Survey District; 8, Block IX, 4, 5, Block XIII,
Ruahine Survey District; 1, Blocks VI, VII, Hautapu Sur-
vey District; 2, Block VII, Hautapu Survey District; 5, 6,
16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 22, Block XI, Hautapu Survey District;
1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10, 20, 21, Otamakapua Native Reserve
No. 2E, Block XII, Hautapu Survey District: 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 April and the 1st day of October in each and every
year during a period equal to the currency of such loan,
being a period of forty-one years, or until the loan is fully
paid off. The cost of raising the loan and the interest for
the first year shall be paid out of the aforesaid sum of £130.

I, Samuel John Carman, Chairman of the Kiwitea County
Council, hereby certify that the above is a true copy of the
special order adopted at a special meeting of the said Council
held on the 15th day of February, 1908, and confirmed at a
special meeting held the 21st day of March, 1908.

SAML. J. CARMAN,
Chairman.

Special Order made by the Council of the County of Eketa huna.

The Treasury,
Wellington, 2nd April, 1908.

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

J. G. WARD,
Minister of Finance.

EKETAHUNA COUNTY COUNCIL.

Special Order.

PROPOSED by Councillor Moss, seconded by Councillor Tomlinson,—

In pursuance and exercise of the powers vested in it in
that behalf by “The Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1901,” the
Eketa huna County Council hereby resolves as follows: That,
for the purpose of providing the interest and other charges
on a loan of £165 sterling, authorised to be raised by the
Eketa huna County Council, under the provisions of “The
Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1901,” for the purpose of erecting a
footbridge across the Mangatainoka River near Hukanui, the
said Eketa huna County Council hereby makes and levies a
special rate of ⅔d. in the pound upon the rateable value of
all rateable property of the Mangatainoka River Footbridge
Special-rating District, comprising Sections 122, 123, 124,
125, 126, 127, all of Block I, Mangaone Survey District;
and that such special rate shall be an annual-recurring rate,
and be payable half-yearly on the 1st day of February and the
1st day of August 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 to be paid on such loan
to be at the rate of 3½ per cent per annum. The cost of
raising the loan and the interest for the first year to be paid
out of the loan.

I hereby certify that the above special order was made at
a special meeting of the Eketa huna County Council held on
the 15th day of February, 1908, and was confirmed at a
special meeting held on the 14th day of March, 1908.

R. J. McLEAN,
County Clerk.

The seal of the Council was affixed to the above special
order in the presence of—

THOS. MOSS,
Chairman.

R. J. McLEAN,
County Clerk.

Special Order made by the Council of the Borough of Westport.

The Treasury,
Wellington, 2nd April, 1908.

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

J. G. WARD,
Minister of Finance.

WESTPORT BOROUGH COUNCIL.

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 West-
port Borough Council hereby resolves as follows: That, for
the purpose of providing the interest and other charges on a
loan of £5,000, authorised to be raised by the Westport
Borough Council, under the above-mentioned Act, for the
extension and enlargement of the Corporation gasworks, the
said Westport Borough Council hereby makes and levies
a special rate of ¼d. in the pound upon the unimproved rate-
able value of all rateable property within the said Borough
of Westport, as set out in the Proclamation creating the said
borough in the New Zealand Gazette of the 17th day of
April, 1873; and that such rate shall be an annual-recurring
rate during the currency of loan, and be payable half-yearly
on the 3rd day of January and the 3rd day of July in each