June 18.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1695

Result of Poll for Proposed Loan.

The Treasury,
Wellington, 12th June, 1908.

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

J. G. WARD,
Minister of Finance.

In the matter of “The Municipal Corporations Act, 1900,” and of “The Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1901,” and the Acts amending the same respectively.

I HEREBY give notice that on the 5th day of June, 1908, a proposal was submitted by the Waitara Borough Council to the ratepayers of the Borough of Waitara for raising a special loan of £3,000 for the purpose of making and improving streets within the borough; and that the number of votes recorded respectively for and against the proposal was as follows: For, 108; against, 64; informal, 4.

And I declare the said proposal to be carried.

Dated the 6th day of June, 1908.

WALTER F. JENKINS,
Mayor of the Borough of Waitara.

Result of Poll for Proposed Loan.

The Treasury,
Wellington, 15th June, 1908.

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

J. G. WARD,
Minister of Finance.

PIAKO COUNTY COUNCIL.

Result of Poll on Proposed Loan of £1,500.

NOTICE is hereby given that a poll of the ratepayers of the Te Aroha Riding of the Piako County was taken on the 6th day of June, 1908, upon the following proposal: To borrow from the Colonial Treasurer, under Part II of “The Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1901,” and its amendments, the sum of £1,500 for the purpose of engaging in the following undertaking, viz.:

The construction, reinstatement, and rebuilding of the following bridges in the said Te Aroha Riding of the Piako County: Culvert at Forsman’s, McLeod’s Bridge, Lawcock’s Bridge, Carroll’s Bridge, Creamery Bridge, Brook’s Bridge, Maisey’s Bridge, Roche’s Bridge, Rushbrook’s culvert, McNicol’s Flatt Bridge, McNicol’s No. 2 Bridge, McNicol’s No. 3 Bridge, Waiorongomai Creek Bridge, Waiorongomai Hill Bridge, Collin’s culvert, and Murphy’s Bridge.

And on such poll the number of votes recorded for and against the proposal was: For the proposal, 19 votes; against the proposal, 18 votes.

I therefore declare the said proposal to be lost.

Dated this 8th day of June, 1908.

T. GAVIN,
Chairman of the Piako County Council.

Result of Poll for Proposed Loan.

The Treasury,
Wellington, 15th June, 1908.

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

J. G. WARD,
Minister of Finance.

PIAKO COUNTY COUNCIL.

Result of Poll on Proposal to borrow £5,000.

NOTICE is hereby given that a poll of the ratepayers of the Waitoa Riding of the Piako County was taken on the 6th day of June, 1908, upon the following proposal: To borrow from the Colonial Treasurer, under Part II of “The Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1901,” and its amendments, the sum of £5,000 for the purpose of engaging in the following undertaking, viz.:

The construction, reinstatement, and rebuilding of the following bridges in the said Waitoa Riding of the Piako County: Waiwera Bridge, Thomas’s Road Bridge, [Poplar Bridge, Humphries Road Bridge, Motumaho Bridge, Page’s culvert, Horrell’s Bridge, Tauhei Road bridges and culverts, Bridgeman’s Bridge, Gubbin’s Bridge, Landsdowne Road Bridge, Walton Bridge, Cochrane’s Road Bridge, Johnson’s Creek Bridge, Rowe’s Bridge, Baine’s Pit culvert, Franklin’s Bridge, Baker’s Road Bridge, Waghorn’s Road Bridge, Macfarlane Bridge, Diagonal Road bridges (2), Lockyer’s Bridge, McCabe’s Road Bridge, Kiwitahi Bridge, and Kereone Bridge.

And on such poll the number of votes recorded for and against the proposal was: For the proposal, 111 votes; against the proposal, 65 votes.

I therefore declare the said proposal to be duly carried.

Dated this 8th day of June, 1908.

T. GAVIN,
Chairman of the Piako County Council.

Results of Polls for Proposed Loans.

The Treasury,
Wellington, 17th June, 1908.

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

J. G. WARD,
Minister of Finance.

MASTERTON COUNTY.

Proposal to raise a Loan of £2,500, under “The Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1901,” for the Purpose of constructing Head-works and Distributing-races in the Opaki Water-supply District.

RESULT of a poll taken on the above proposal on the 13th day of June, 1908:

Votes recorded for the proposal, 26; votes recorded against the proposal, 4.

As the total number of valid votes recorded in favour of the proposal exceeds three-fifths of the total number of valid votes recorded at the poll, I declare the said proposal to be carried.

W. J. WELCH,
Chairman, Masterton County Council.

Masterton, 15th June, 1908.

Proposal to raise a Loan of £4,500, under “The Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1901,” for providing Lansdowne with a High-pressure Water-supply.

Result of poll taken on the above proposal on the 13th day of June, 1908:

Votes recorded for the proposal, 94; votes recorded against the proposal, 15.

As the total number of valid votes recorded in favour of the proposal exceeds three-fifths of the total number of valid votes recorded at the poll, I declare the said proposal to be carried.

W. J. WELCH,
Chairman, Masterton County Council.

Masterton, 15th June, 1908.

Forbidding Money-order and Postal Correspondence for John Mellinger.

THE Postmaster-General of the Dominion of New Zealand having reasonable ground for supposing that the person whose name and address are shown in the Schedule hereunder is engaged in an immoral business, it is hereby ordered, under section 9 of “The Post Office Act Amendment Act, 1906,” that no money-order in favour of the said person shall be issued, and that no postal packet addressed to the said person (either by his own or any fictitious or assumed name), or to such address without a name, shall be either registered, forwarded, or delivered by the Post Office of New Zealand.

SCHEDULE.

JOHN MELLINGER, 140 Palmer’s Road, New Southgate, London, N.

Dated this 11th day of June, 1908.

JOHN G. FINDLAY,
Acting Postmaster-General.