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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
[No. 23

OFFICES—continued.

Special Order made by the Taranaki County Council
merging Omata, Upper Hurford, and Egmont Road Dis-
tricts.

Office of the Minister of Internal Affairs,
Wellington, 15th March, 1910.

THE following special order, made by the Taranaki
County Council, is published for general informa-
tion.

D. BUDDO,
Minister of Internal Affairs.

TARANAKI COUNTY COUNCIL.

Special Order made by the Council of the County of
Taranaki dissolving the Omata, Upper Hurford, and
Egmont Road Boards, and merging the Areas of the said
Road Districts into the County of Taranaki.

IN pursuance of the powers vested in it in that behalf by
“ The Counties Act, 1908,” section 31, the Council of the
County of Taranaki to accede to the prayer of the petitioners
of the Omata, Upper Hurford, and Egmont Road Districts
hereby resolves as follows:—
“ That the Omata, Upper Hurford, and Egmont Road
Boards be dissolved, and that the areas of the said districts
be merged into the County of Taranaki as from the 31st
March, 1910.”

The common seal of the Chairman, Councillors, and
Inhabitants of the County of Taranaki was affixed hereto
by the Chairman, Joseph Brown, duly authorised by
resolution of the Council on the 7th day of March, 1910.

Signed by direction and on behalf of the Council.

J. BROWN,
Chairman.
CHRISTOPHER CARTER,
Councillor.

In the presence of—

ROBERT ELLIS,
County Clerk.

7th March, 1910.

I certify that the above special order has been duly made.

R. ELLIS,
County Clerk.

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

The Treasury,
Wellington, 28th February, 1910.

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 unex-
pended balance of his account on or before Thursday,
the 31st March proximo, and forthwith to transmit to
the Treasury at Wellington the bank receipt for such repay-
ment, together with an account of his expenditure to the
same date, as required by clause 4 of the Treasury Regu-
lations.

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 to Mariners No. 24 of 1910.

FRENCH PASS.

Marine Department,
Wellington, N.Z., 8th March, 1910.

IT having been brought under the notice of this Depart-
ment that some shipmasters take their vessels through
the French Pass against the stream, attention is drawn to
the following caution, which is published in the “ New
Zealand Nautical Almanac,” viz.:—
“ Caution about French Pass.—It has been reported that
it is becoming a common practice to take vessels through
the French Pass against the stream. This is a highly
dangerous action, and is likely to terminate eventually in a
serious disaster. Masters of vessels are therefore cautioned
against this practice. Not only has it been found that
vessels will sometimes not answer their helm owing to the
strong tide acting on their bow, but there is a great danger
of meeting another vessel coming from an opposite direction,
and not being able to see one another in sufficient time to
avoid a collision. As Nelson is now able to be worked at
any state of tide by the local steamers the temptation to do
this is all the greater, hence the need of this warning.”

Charts, &c., affected: Admiralty Charts Nos. 1096 and
2685; “ New Zealand Pilot,” eighth edition, 1908, Chap. vi,
pages 185 and 186; “ New Zealand Nautical Almanac,”
1910, page 175.

J. A. MILLAR.

Notice to Mariners No. 27 of 1910.

OTAGO HARBOUR.—NEW LIGHTS.

Marine Department,
Wellington, N.Z., 14th March, 1910.

THE Otago Harbour Board have notified that on and
after 1st April, 1910, a white light will be exhibited
on each of the four piles marking the approaches to the
passage between Quarantine and Goat Islands, two above
and two below the islands.

Charts, &c., affected: Admiralty Plan No. 2411; “ New
Zealand Pilot,” eighth edition, 1908, Chap. viii, page 257.

J. A. MILLAR.

Notice fixing Closing-hours of all Shops in the Borough of
Wairoa under the Shops and Offices Act.

WHEREAS a requisition in writing, signed by a
majority of the occupiers of all the shops in the
Borough of Wairoa, has been forwarded to me, desiring that
all shops in the borough shall be closed as follows: Mon-
days, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Fridays at 6 p.m.,