Mar. 11.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 755

LETHBRIDGE TOWN BOARD.

Notice under “The Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1908.”

I HEREBY publicly notify that at the poll taken on the 23rd day of February, 1909, on the proposal of the Lethbridge Town Board to borrow the sum of £300 for culverting, kerbing, and channelling within the Lethbridge Town District, the following votes were recorded: For the proposal, 24; against the proposal, 7.

I therefore declare the proposal to be carried.

BEN P. LETHBRIDGE,
Chairman, Lethbridge Town Board.

Turakina, 24th February, 1909.

Results of Polls for Proposed Loans.

The Treasury,
Wellington, 10th March, 1909.

THE following notices, received from the Mayor of the Borough of Grey Lynn, are published in accordance with the provisions of “The Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1908.”

J. G. WARD,
Minister of Finance.

BOROUGH OF GREY LYNN.

Result of Poll for Special Loan of £32,500.

In the matter of “The Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1908,” and its amendments.

PUBLIC notice is hereby given that the result of the poll taken in the Borough of Grey Lynn upon the proposal to raise a special loan of £32,500 for the purpose of undertaking the work of grading, levelling, metalling, formation, kerbing, and channelling, and drainage and water extension, on the streets and roads within the limits of or bounding the said Borough of Grey Lynn, which was held on Saturday, the 27th February, 1909, was as follows:—

Number of votes recorded for the proposal .. 468
Number of votes recorded against the proposal 188
Majority of votes in favour of the proposal .. 280
Informal .. .. .. .. 7

I therefore declare the proposal to be carried.

GEORGE SAYERS,
Mayor.

R. H. IRWIN,
Returning Officer.

Council Chambers,
27th February, 1909.

BOROUGH OF GREY LYNN.

Result of Poll for Special Loan of £12,500.

In the matter of “The Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1908,” and its amendments.

Public notice is hereby given that the result of the poll taken in the Borough of Grey Lynn upon the proposal to raise a special loan of £12,500 for the purpose of undertaking the work of grading, levelling, metalling, formation, kerbing, and channelling of the streets and roads within the limits of or bounding the said Borough of Grey Lynn, also the purchase of stone-crusher and engine, which was held on Saturday, the 27th February, 1909, was as follows:—

Number of votes recorded for the proposal .. 479
Number of votes recorded against the proposal 175
Majority of votes in favour of the proposal .. 304
Informal .. .. .. .. 9

I therefore declare the proposal to be carried.

GEORGE SAYERS,
Mayor.

R. H. IRWIN,
Returning Officer.

Council Chambers,
27th February, 1909.

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.

Notice exempting from the Requirements of Section 3 of “The Inspection of Machinery Amendment Act, 1908,” that Class of Electric Lifts known as the Push-button Automatic-controlled Lift.

Inspection of Machinery Department,
Wellington, 6th March, 1909.

IN pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities conferred upon me by section 3 of “The Inspection of Machinery Amendment Act, 1908,” I, John Andrew Millar, the Minister having charge of the Inspection of Machinery Department, do hereby exempt from the requirements of section 3 of the said Act that class of electric lifts known as the push-button automatic-controlled lift.

J. A. MILLAR,
Minister in Charge of the Inspection of Machinery Department.

Notice of the Taking and Laying-off of a Road through Orahiri No. 2 Section 1b, 6170a (Red), Block III, Orahiri Survey District.

NOTICE is hereby given, by direction of His Excellency the Governor of the Dominion of New Zealand, under the authority of section 93 of “The Public Works Act, 1908,” that the road described in the Schedule hereto was, on the 21st day of December, 1908, duly taken and laid off through the land specified in the said Schedule, under the authority of the Governor of the said Dominion, by Warrant dated the 20th day of November, 1908.

SCHEDULE.

In the Auckland Land District; as the said road is delineated on the plan marked and coloured as above mentioned, and deposited in the office of the Chief Engineer of Roads, at Wellington, in the Wellington Land District.

Dated this 2nd day of March, 1909.

A. W. HOGG,
Minister in Charge of Roads Department.

Varied Notice (No. 2) fixing Closing-hours of Motor and Cycle Builders’, Dealers’, and Repairers’ Shops in the City of Nelson under the Shops and Offices Act.

WHEREAS a requisition in writing, signed by a majority of the occupiers of all the motor and cycle builders’, dealers’, and repairers’ shops in the City of Nelson, has been forwarded to me, desiring that all such shops within the city shall be closed in the evening of working-days as follows: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday at 6 p.m.; Saturday at 9.30 p.m.; Wednesday (being statutory half-holiday) at 1 p.m.; Christmas and New Year eves to be exempted: And whereas the Nelson City Council has certified that the signatures to such requisition represent a majority of the occupiers of all the motor and cycle builders’, dealers’, and repairers’ shops, combined and separately, in the City of Nelson:

Now, therefore, I, Alexander Wilson Hogg, Minister of Labour, in pursuance of section 25 of “The Shops and Offices Act, 1908,” do hereby direct that from and after the 15th day of March, 1909, all motor and cycle builders’, dealers’, and repairers’ shops, combined and separately, in the City of Nelson shall be closed in accordance with such requisition.