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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 18

TAURANGA COUNTY COUNCIL.
Special Order.

IN pursuance and exercise of the powers vested in it in that behalf by “The Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1908,” the Tauranga County Council hereby resolves as follows: That, for the purpose of providing the interest and other charges on a loan of £3,000, authorised to be raised by the Tauranga County Council, under the above-mentioned Act, for metalling and grading main roads in the Waimapu, Te Puna, and Katikati Ridings of the County of Tauranga, and providing the necessary plant and material, the said Tauranga County Council hereby makes and levies a special rate of ⅜d. in the pound sterling upon the unimproved rateable value of all rateable property of the said county, comprising the whole of the Waimapu, Te Puna, and Katikati Ridings; and that such special rate shall be an annual-recurring rate during the currency of such loan, and be payable yearly on the 1st day of July 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 seal of the Chairman, Councillors, and Inhabitants of the County of Tauranga was hereunto affixed, this 20th day of February, 1909, in the presence of—

J. A. M. DAVIDSON,
Chairman.

LYULPH TOLLEMACHE,
Councillor.

The above special order was made at a special meeting of the Tauranga County Council held on 5th day of January, 1909, and confirmed at an ordinary meeting of the said Council held on the 4th day of February, 1909.

Result of Poll for Proposed Loan.

The Treasury,
Wellington, 3rd March, 1909.

THE following notice, received from the Secretary of the Napier Harbour Board, is published in accordance with the provisions of “The Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1908.”

J. G. WARD,
Minister of Finance.

NAPIER HARBOUR BOARD.

In the matter of “The Napier Harbour Board Loan Act, 1906,” and “The Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1908.”

We, John Vigor Brown, of Napier, Chairman of the Napier Harbour Board, and John Parker, of Napier, Returning Officer for the Napier Harbour District, hereby give notice that on the 9th day of February instant a poll of the ratepayers in the said district was held and taken upon the proposal of the Napier Harbour Board to borrow £200,000 for the purpose of the construction of works necessary for the requirements of the Breakwater portion of the Harbour of Napier and other purposes, which were duly advertised in accordance with the provisions of the above-mentioned Acts, and that at such poll the number of votes recorded for the said proposal was 2,848, and that the number of votes recorded against the said proposal was 2,219.

Wherefore, inasmuch as the number of votes so recorded in favour of the said proposal was less than three-fifths of the total number of votes recorded at the said poll, we declare the said proposal to be rejected.

Dated this 24th day of February, 1909.

J. VIGOR BROWN,
Chairman, Napier Harbour Board.

JOHN PARKER,
Returning Officer.

Notice to Imprestees under “The Public Revenues Act, 1908.”

The Treasury,
Wellington, 27th February, 1909.

EVERY officer holding advances of public money is hereby required to pay to the Public Account, at the nearest branch of the Bank of New Zealand, the unexpended balance of his account on or before Wednesday, the 31st March proximo, and forthwith to transmit to the Treasury at Wellington the bank receipt for such repayment, together with an account of his expenditure to the same date, as required by clause 4 of the Treasury Regulations.

As respects disbursements which officers may require to make immediately after the close of the financial year, requisitions for the amount required are to be made in such time as to enable them to reach Wellington not later than the 15th March, so that the requisite funds may be placed at the disposal of the officer as soon after the 1st April as possible.

J. G. WARD,
Minister of Finance.

Authorising the Laying-off of Mary, George, and James Streets, in the Township of Kirktown Extension No. 2, of a Width of not less than 66 ft. each.

Department of Lands,
Wellington, 26th February, 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 Mary, George, and James Streets, in the Township of Kirktown Extension No. 2, Hawke’s Bay Land District, of a width of not less than 66 ft. each, instead of 99 ft.

J. G. WARD,
Minister of Lands.

Authorising the Laying-off of Hansen and Purchas Roads, in the Township of Lake Beach Extension No. 1, of a Width of not less than 66 ft. each.

Department of Lands,
Wellington, 26th February, 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 Hansen and Purchas Roads, in the Township of Lake Beach Extension No. 1, Auckland Land District, of a width of not less than 66 ft. each, instead of 99 ft.

J. G. WARD,
Minister of Lands.

Notice to Mariners No. 13 of 1909.

Marine Department,
Wellington, 22nd February, 1909.

THE following Notices to Mariners, received from the Marine Board, Port Adelaide, South Australia, are published for general information.

J. A. MILLAR.

WEST COAST.—ANXIOUS BAY.—VENUS HARBOUR.

Referring to Notice to Mariners No. 32 of 1908, masters of vessels and others are hereby informed that the obstruction referred to has been removed.

This affects Admiralty Charts 1061 and 1066.

ARTHUR SEARCY,
President of the Marine Board.

Marine Board Offices,
Port Adelaide, 8th January, 1909.

This refers to a large truck which went over the sea end of Venus Harbour Jetty.

KANGAROO ISLAND.—BACKSTAIRS PASSAGE.—LIGHTS AT CAPES WILLOUGHBY AND ST. ALBANS.

Referring to Notices to Mariners Nos. 28 and 31 of 1908, masters of vessels and others are hereby informed that in about fourteen days’ time a red light will be exhibited from the lower part of the tower of the Cape Willoughby Lighthouse, showing over the Scraper Shoal from about south by west until shut in by the high land of Cape St. Albans, and that in all probability the unwatched light at Cape St. Albans will be changed to a fixed white light, showing from east-south-east around by east to north until obscured by Cape Willoughby, but as to this a further notice will be issued.

This affects Admiralty Charts 2389B, 1014, and 25.

ARTHUR SEARCY,
President of the Marine Board.

Marine Board Offices,
Port Adelaide, 14th January, 1909.

Notice to Mariners No. 15 of 1909.

Marine Department,
Wellington, 27th February, 1909.

THE following Notices to Mariners, received from the Hydrographic Office, Washington, D.C., U.S.A., are published for general information.

J. A. MILLAR.