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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 107

SLUGGISH RIVER DRAINAGE BOARD.

Special Order.—Special Rate.

NOTICE is hereby given that, in pursuance and exercise of the powers vested in it in that behalf by “The Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1908,” and the amendments thereto, the Sluggish River Drainage Board hereby resolves as follows: That, the Sluggish River Drainage Board proposes to raise a loan of £400, under the provisions and authority of paragraph (c) of section 15 of the principal Act, for the construction of works to replace or in lieu of those destroyed and injured by an extraordinary flood in the Oroua River; and that for the purpose of providing the interest and other charges on the said loan of £400, authorised to be raised by the Sluggish River Drainage Board, under the before-mentioned Act, the Sluggish River Drainage Board hereby makes and levies a special rate of ⅓d. in the pound on the rateable value of all properties in the Sluggish River Drainage District; and that such special rate shall be an annually recurring rate during the currency of such loan, and to be payable half-yearly on the 1st days of February and 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 cost of raising the loan and the first year’s interest to be paid out of loan.

I, George Kendall, Chairman of the Sluggish River Drainage Board, hereby certify that the above special order was duly made at a special meeting of the Board on the 30th day of September, 1909, and confirmed at a similar meeting of the Board on the 1st day of November, 1909, and was publicly notified in the Manawatu Evening Standard of the 4th, 11th, 18th, and 25th days of October, 1909.

GEORGE KENDALL,
Chairman, Sluggish River Drainage Board.

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

The Treasury,
Wellington, 21st December, 1909.

THE following special order, made by the Featherston County Council, is published in accordance with the provisions of “The Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1908.”

J. G. WARD,
Minister of Finance.

FEATHERSTON COUNTY COUNCIL.

Special Order making a Special Rate for Loan of £100 for metalling Poley Stream Road.

In pursuance and exercise of the powers vested in it in that behalf by “The Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1908,” the Featherston County Council hereby resolves as follows: That, for the purpose of providing the interest and other charges on a loan of £100, under the above-mentioned Act, for metalling Poley Stream Road, the said Featherston County Council hereby makes and levies a special rate of ⅜d. in the pound sterling upon the rateable value of all rateable property within the Kaiwaka Special-rating District, comprising Sections 25, 26, and parts 9/10, Blocks 4 and 8, Kaiwaka Survey District; and that such special rate shall be an annual-recurring rate during the currency of such loan, and be payable half-yearly in each and every year 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 twenty-six years, or until the loan is fully paid off; the rate of interest to be at the rate of 4½ per centum per annum. Also that the foregoing resolution be confirmed as a special order at a meeting of the Featherston County Council to be held on Friday, the 17th day of December, 1909.

Made by the Council of the Featherston County, this 12th day of November, 1909.

ALEX. D. McLEOD,
County Chairman.

I hereby certify that the above special order was duly made at a special meeting on the 12th day of November, 1909, and confirmed at a subsequent meeting of the Council held on the 17th day of December, 1909.

GEO. W. COBB,
County Clerk.

Special Order made by the Raglan Town Board.

The Treasury,
Wellington, 21st December, 1909.

THE following special order, made by the Raglan Town Board, is published in accordance with the provisions of “The Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1908.”

J. G. WARD,
Minister of Finance.

RAGLAN TOWN DISTRICT.

Special Order making Special Rate over Whole Town Area.

In pursuance and exercise of the powers vested in it in that behalf by “The Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1908,” and amendments thereto, the Raglan Town Board hereby resolves as follows: That, for the purpose of providing the interest and other charges on a loan of £600, authorised to be raised by the Raglan Town Board, under the above-mentioned Act, for the purpose of forming and metalling certain roads and footpaths within the Raglan Town Area (£200 of this amount to be expended in forming, metalling, and kerbing in Cliff Street, and the balance of £400 in forming, metalling, kerbing, and channelling in Bow Street), the said Raglan Town Board hereby makes and levies a special rate of 3d. in the pound upon the rateable value of all rateable property within the Raglan Town District, as defined by “The Town Boards Act, 1908”; 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 July and the 1st day of January in each and every year during the currency of such loan, being a period of forty-one years, and the interest to be paid at the rate of 3½ per cent. per annum, or until the loan is fully paid off; and it is the intention to pay out of loan cost of raising same and first year’s interest.

The above special order was made on the 16th day of November, 1909, and confirmed at a special meeting of the Board held on the 16th day of December, 1909.

W. J. SMITH,
Chairman, Raglan Town Board.

FRANK W. GREEN,
Clerk.

Result of Poll for Proposed Loan.

The Treasury,
Wellington, 21st December, 1909.

THE following notice, received from the Chairman of the Inangahua County Council, is published in accordance with the provisions of “The Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1908.”

J. G. WARD,
Minister of Finance.

INANGAHUA COUNTY COUNCIL.

Result of Poll for Proposed Loan.

I HEREBY give notice that at a poll of the ratepayers of the whole of the County of Inangahua taken on the 15th day of December, 1909, on the proposal of the Inangahua County Council to borrow a sum of £1,250 at 3½ per centum per annum for a period of forty-one years, being one-half the estimated cost of constructing a bridge over the Little Grey River on the Reefton-Greymouth Main Road at Mawheraiti, the number of votes recorded in favour of the proposal was 252. The number of votes recorded against the proposal was 23. Informal votes, 2.

I declare the proposal to be carried.

E. J. SCANTLEBURY,
Chairman, Inangahua County Council.

Authorising the Laying-off of Rolleston Street, in the Town of Archerstown Extension No. 2, of a Width of not less than 66 ft.

Department of Lands,
Wellington, 15th December, 1909.

IN pursuance of the power and authority conferred upon me by section 15 of “The Land Act, 1908,” I, Joseph George Ward, Minister of Lands, do hereby authorise the laying-off of Rolleston Street, in the Town of Archerstown Extension No. 2, Canterbury Land District, of a width of not less than 66 ft., instead of 99 ft.

J. G. WARD,
Minister of Lands.