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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 32

of poll of ratepayers held on Monday, the 10th day of April, 1911, to determine above proposal to borrow £500 to be as follows: Total votes recorded, 45; votes for the proposal, 27; votes against the proposal, 18; informal votes, nil.

The number of votes recorded in favour of the proposal being three-fifths of the total number of votes recorded at the poll, I hereby declare the proposal to be carried, in accordance with section 12 of the above Act.

Wm. Affleck,
Chairman, Otautau River Board.

Result of Poll for Proposed Loan.

The Treasury,
Wellington, 18th April, 1911.

THE following notice, received from the Mayor of the Borough of Birkenhead, is published in accordance with the provisions of the Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1908.

J. A. MILLAR,
Acting Minister of Finance.

BOROUGH OF BIRKENHEAD.

Notice of Result of Poll on Proposal to raise a Loan of £25,000.

PURSUANT to the provisions of the Municipal Corporations Act, 1908, the Local Elections and Polls Act, 1908, and section 13 of the Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1908, I hereby give notice that a poll of the ratepayers of the Borough of Birkenhead was taken on the 10th day of April, 1911, on the proposal of the Birkenhead Borough Council to borrow the sum of £25,000,—

To provide a water-supply for the borough, having Lake Takapuna as its source, laying the pipes from thence to the borough via Takapuna and Birkenhead Ridings of the Waitemata County, with the necessary reticulating-pipes throughout the borough; the purchase of a pumping-site and reservoir-site, and all incidental matters connected with the water-supply, according to the plans and specifications marked “A,” prepared by Messrs. H. H. Metcalfe and Son, engineers to the borough, the cost of such water-supply being estimated at £21,230.

Also to carry out the necessary cuttings, fillings, channelling, kerbing, and metalling of roadway, tarring and sanding footpaths, compensation (if any), and all other works incidental to the carrying-out of a scheme of improvement to the grade of the roadway from Harbour View Corner along the main roadway as far as the corner of the old Lake Road, as shown on the plan marked “B,” coloured red, prepared by Messrs. H. H. Metcalfe and Son, Engineers, and from Highbury Corner, along Roberts Road, as far as the junction with Roseberry Avenue, also coloured red on the plan referred to, the cost of such work being estimated at £2,600. And also from Verran’s Corner, Victoria Road, along Birkdale Road, as far as Pine Avenue, thence along Pine Avenue to Baden-Powell Road, thence along Baden-Powell Road to the junction of Victoria Road, thence along Victoria Road as far as Verran’s Corner, before mentioned, as shown on plan marked “B,” coloured green, prepared by Messrs. H. H. Metcalfe and Son, the cost of such work being estimated at £1,050. Also to provide a road-roller for borough purposes at a cost estimated at £120.

The proposed security for the repayment of such loan shall be a special rate of 1s. 5½d. in the pound on the annual value of all rateable property in the borough, such rate to provide for interest and sinking fund in connection with the loan, and to be an annual-recurring rate during the currency of such loan.

It is proposed to pay out of the loan the cost of raising the loan and the interest for the first year. Interest and sinking fund on such loan to be at the rate of £2 8s. 9d., payable half-yearly, for every £100 of the loan as provision for repayment thereof, in terms of the First Schedule of Table No. 1, New Zealand State-guaranteed Advances Act, 1909, regulations.

The number of votes recorded for the proposal was 276. The number of votes recorded against the proposal was 122. The number of informal votes recorded was 5.

I therefore declare that the proposal was carried.

Dated this 11th day of April, 1911, Birkenhead.

Alexander Keyes,
Mayor.

A. L. White,
Returning Officer.

Notice to Mariners No. 41 of 1911.

Marine Department,
Wellington, N.Z., 11th April, 1911.

THE following extracts from Notices to Mariners, received from the Board of Trade, London, are published for general information.

J. A. MILLAR.

GENERAL NOTICES.

Caution when approaching British Ports.

PART I.—CLOSING OF PORTS.—(1.) The Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, having taken into consideration the fact that local or other circumstances may arise in which it may be necessary, on account of periodical exercises, manoeuvres, or otherwise, to forbid all entr. to certain ports of the Empire, this is to give notice that on approaching the shores of the United Kingdom, or any of the ports or localities of the British Empire, referred to in Part III of this notice, a sharp look-out should be kept for the sigs. described in the following paragraph (2), Part I, and for the vessels mentioned in paragraph (2), Part II, of this notice, and the disting. and other sigs. made by them. In the event of such sigs. being displayed, the port or locality should be approached with great caution as it may be apprehended that obstructions may exist. (2.) If entr. to a port is prohibited, 3 red vert. lts. by night, or 3 red balls by day, will be exh. in some conspicuous position, in or near to its approach, which sigs. will also be shown by the vessels indic. in paragraph (2), Part II, of this notice. If these sigs. are displayed, vessels must either proceed to the position marked “Examination Anchorage” on the Admiralty charts and anchor there, or keep the sea. (3.) At all the ports or localities at home or abroad referred to in Part III of this notice, searchlights are occasionally exh. for exercise. Instructions have been given to avoid directing movable searchlights during practice on to vessels under way, but mariners are warned that great care should be taken to keep a sharp look-out for the sigs. indic. in paragraph (2) above, when searchlights are obser. to be working.

PART II.—EXAMINATION SERVICE.—(1.) Under certain circumstances it may become necessary to take special measures to exam. vessels desiring to enter the ports or localities at home or abroad, referred to in Part III of this notice. (2.) In such case, vessels carrying the disting. flags or lts. mentioned in paragraph (4) will be charged with the duty of exam. ships which desire to enter the ports and of allotting positions in which they shall anchor. (3.) As the institution of the exam. service at any port will never be publicly advertised, especial care should be taken in approaching the ports, by day or night, to keep a sharp look-out for any vessel carrying the flags or lts. mentioned in paragraph (4), and to be ready to “bring to” at once when hailed by her or warned by the firing of a gun. (4.) By day the disting. flags of the exam. steamer will be a special flag (white and red hor. surrounded by a blue border) and a blue ensign. Also, 3 red vert. balls if the port is closed.

SPECIAL FLAG
THREE RED BALLS

[Diagram of flag: white and red horizontal stripes, surrounded by blue border]
[Diagram of three red balls on a vertical pole]

By night the steamer will carry: (a.) Three red vert. lts. if the port is closed. (b.) Three white vert. lts. if the port is open. The above lts. will be carried in addition to the ordinary nav. lts., and will show an unbroken light around the horizon. (5.) Masters are warned that, before attempting to enter any of these ports when the exam. service is in force, they must in their own interests strictly obey all instructions as to entry given to them by the exam. steamer. In the absence of any instructions from the exam. steamer they must proceed to the position marked “Examination Anchorage” on the Admiralty charts and anchor there, or keep the sea. (6.) In case of fog, masters of vessels are enjoined to use the utmost care, and the exam. anchorage itself should be approached with caution. (7.) The pilots attached to the ports will be acquainted with the regulations to be followed.

PART III.—PORTS OR LOCALITIES REFERRED TO.—
United Kingdom: Belfast, Berehaven, Clyde, Dover, Falmouth, Firth of Forth, Harwich, Hull, River Mersey, Milford