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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 9

Services of Defence. Rifle Club accepted.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 1st February, 1908.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to accept, under section 15 of “The Defence Act Amendment Act, 1900,” the services of the

Waiau Farmers’ Union Defence Rifle Club,

with headquarters at Orawia (Otago Military District). Acceptance to date from the 24th January, 1908.

J. G. WARD,
Minister of Defence.

Services of Defence Rifle Club accepted.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 1st February, 1908.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to accept, under section 15 of “The Defence Act Amendment Act, 1900,” the services of the

Ohura Defence Rifle Club,

with headquarters at Mangaroa (Auckland Military District). Acceptance to date from the 24th January, 1908.

J. G. WARD,
Minister of Defence.

Pensions and Compassionate Allowances for the Widows, Children, and other Dependent Relatives of Officers and Soldiers of Oversea Colonial Contingents which served in South Africa.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 31st January, 1908.

THE following despatch, received from the Secretary of State for the Colonies, together with the Royal Warrant referred to therein, is published for general information.

J. G. WARD,
Minister of Defence.

(New Zealand.—Miscellaneous.)
Colonial Office, S.W., 7th November, 1907.

My Lord,—With reference to my Predecessor’s despatch, “General,” of the 12th of December, 1902, respecting the grant of pensions to widows and children of soldiers of oversea Colonial Contingents whose deaths occurred through serving in the war in South Africa, I have the honour to state for the information of your Government that the limit of time within which the death from War Service of an Officer, Warrant Officer, or Soldier must occur in order that his family may be eligible for pension, &c., from Army Funds has been extended from two to seven years from the date of removal from duty for wounds, injuries, or disease.

I enclose five copies of the Special Army Order of 9th October, 1907, in which the Royal Warrant providing for this extension was issued, and I have to point out that, in connection with the investigation of any fresh claims to pension which may arise under the amended rule, it is of importance that there should be a continuous history of disease clearly connecting the man’s death with his War Service. The Army Council ask that the evidence on which any further pensions may be granted may be forwarded for their information when the award of pension is submitted for confirmation.

I have, &c.,
ELGIN.

Governor the Right Honourable Lord Plunket,
K.C.M.G., K.C.V.O., &c.

War Office, 9th October, 1907.

I. ROYAL WARRANT.

Pensions and Compassionate Allowances for the Widows, Children, and other Dependent Relatives of Officers and Soldiers.

EDWARD, R.I.

Whereas We deem it expedient to extend the period within which the death of an officer or soldier from wounds or injuries received in the performance of military duty, or from disease contracted or commencing while on active service, must occur in order that his widow, children, or other dependent relatives may be eligible for pension or compassionate allowances:

Our Will and Pleasure is that the period laid down in Our Warrant of the 30th August, 1907, shall be extended from two years to seven years, and that Our said Warrant be amended accordingly, and be held to apply to all cases where such wounds or injuries were received, or such disease was contracted or commenced, on or after the 11th October, 1899, and to all the classes specified in Our Warrant of the 25th June, 1901; but no award of pension or allowance made in pursuance thereof shall have effect from a date earlier than the 1st October, 1907.

Given at Our Court at Balmoral, this 5th day of October, 1907, in the 7th year of Our Reign.

By His Majesty’s Command.

R. B. HALDANE.

Date of Election of Members of certain Fire Boards, under Fire Brigades Act, 1907, by Contributing Local Authorities.

Office of the Minister of Internal Affairs,
Wellington, 5th February, 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 the undermentioned days for the holding of an election of three members of the undermentioned Fire Boards by the respective contributing local authorities:—

Dannevirke Fire Board, Monday, the 10th day of February, 1908.

Hokitika Fire Board, Friday, the 14th day of February, 1908.

Petone Fire Board, Monday, the 10th day of February, 1908.

Whangarei Fire Board, Monday, the 10th day of February, 1908.

New Plymouth Fire Board, Monday, the 10th day of February, 1908.

Lawrence Fire Board, Wednesday, the 12th day of February, 1908.

Milton Fire Board, Wednesday, the 12th day of February, 1908.

Alexandra Fire Board, Wednesday, the 12th day of February, 1908.

JOHN G. FINDLAY,
Minister of Internal Affairs.

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

The Treasury,
Wellington, 1st February, 1908.

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

J. G. WARD,
Minister of Finance.

MASTERTON COUNTY.

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 Masterton County Council hereby resolves as follows: That, for the purpose of providing the interest and other charges on a loan of £1,000, authorised to be raised by the Masterton County Council, under the provisions of the above-mentioned Act, for metalling on the Alfredton–Weber Road, the said Masterton County Council hereby makes and levies a special rate of ½d. in the pound upon the rateable value of all rateable property of the Alfredton–Weber Road Metalling Loan Special-rating District, comprised within the following boundaries—that is to say, commencing at the point of intersection of the western boundary of Section 166, Block IX, Puketoi Survey District, with the Tiraumea River, and proceeding eastwards bounded by the said river to the south-eastern corner of the Forest Reserve, Block X; thence by the said reserve, by Section 1 in the last-mentioned block, by part of Section 5 (Block V), by Sections 9, 6, 10, and part of 53 (Block VI), and by Section 49 (Block X) to the Tiraumea River; thence proceeding eastwards by the said river to the north-east corner of Section 135, Block X; thence by Section 137 in the last-mentioned block and by the Tiraumea River to the south-east corner of Section 51, Block VII; thence by Section 52, by the northern boundary of Section 53 in the last-mentioned block, by Sections 12 and 20 (Block VI), by Section 15 E.R. (Block II) to the public road forming the north boundary of Section 21; thence proceeding eastwards by that road and by the Puketoi Road to a point opposite the south-eastern boundary of Section 24, Block III; thence proceeding in a north-easterly direction by a straight line across the said road in alignment with the south-eastern boundary of the said Section 24; thence by that section and