Aug. 10.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2497

Award of the Colonial Auxiliary Forces Long-service Medal.

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Defence Office,
Wellington, 2nd August, 1911.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to approve of the award of the Colonial Auxiliary Forces Long-service Medal to

No. 450, Sergeant BERNARD HALPIN, Palmerston North Rifles,

he having a total service to 28th February, 1911, entitling him thereto of twenty years and seven days.

GEO. FOWLDS,
Acting Minister of Defence.

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Award of the Colonial Auxiliary Forces Long-service Medal.

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Defence Office,
Wellington, 2nd August, 1911.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to approve of the award of the Colonial Auxiliary Forces Long-service Medal to

No. 186, Private WILLIAM MCKINLAY, Dunedin Highland Rifles,

he having a total service to 28th February, 1911, entitling him thereto of twenty years and eight days.

GEO. FOWLDS,
Acting Minister of Defence.

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Acceptance of Services of Defence Rifle Clubs.

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Defence Office,
Wellington, 2nd August, 1911.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to accept, under section 43 (1) and (2) of the Defence Act, 1909, the services of the undermentioned Defence Rifle Clubs :—

Kiritaki Defence Rifle Club,

with headquarters at Kiritaki, Dannevirke, Wellington Military District. Date of acceptance, 28th July, 1911.

Kanieri Defence Rifle Club,

with headquarters at Kanieri, Westland, Canterbury Military District. Date of acceptance, 28th July, 1911.

Wanganui Defence Rifle Club,

with headquarters at Wanganui, Wellington Military District. Date of acceptance, 28th July, 1911.

Taihape Defence Rifle Club,

with headquarters at Taihape, Wellington Military District. Date of acceptance, 28th July, 1911.

GEO. FOWLDS,
Acting Minister of Defence.

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Appointment of Record Clerk.

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Defence Office,
Wellington, 3rd August, 1911.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to approve of the appointment of

DAVID STANLEY LYONS

to be Record Clerk, Defence Department, Headquarters Office. Appointment to date from 14th May, 1910.

GEO. FOWLDS,
Acting Minister of Defence.

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By-law of Featherston County Council confirmed under the By-laws Act, 1910.

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Office of the Minister of Internal Affairs,
Wellington, 9th August, 1911.

THE following certificate has been executed on the sealed copy of by-law made by the Featherston County Council on the 17th December, 1909.

D. BUDDO,
Minister of Internal Affairs.

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CERTIFICATE OF CONFIRMATION.

In pursuance of the By-laws Act, 1910, I hereby confirm the above-written by-law, and declare that the same came into force on the 14th day of January, 1910.

Dated this 9th day of August, 1911.

D. BUDDO,
Minister of Internal Affairs.

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Amended By-law of the Featherston County Council confirmed under the By-laws Act, 1910.

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Office of the Minister of Internal Affairs,
Wellington, 9th August, 1911.

THE following certificate has been executed on the sealed copy of by-law made by the Featherston County Council on the 12th August, 1910, amending the by-law made by the said Council on the 17th December, 1909.

D. BUDDO,
Minister of Internal Affairs.

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CERTIFICATE OF CONFIRMATION.

In pursuance of the By-laws Act, 1910, I hereby confirm the above-written by-law, and declare that the same came into force on the 1st day of September, 1910.

Dated this 9th day of August, 1911.

D. BUDDO,
Minister of Internal Affairs.

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Special Order made by the Opotiki Town Board.

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The Treasury,
Wellington, 9th August, 1911.

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

J. A. MILLAR,
Acting Minister of Finance.

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OPOTIKI TOWN BOARD.

Special Order making a Special Rate.

In pursuance and exercise of the powers vested in it in that behalf by the Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1908, the Opotiki Town Board hereby resolves as follows : That, for the purpose of providing interest at £2 10s. per centum per annum and other charges on a loan of £60, authorized to be raised by the Opotiki Town Board, under the above-mentioned Act, being an amount equal to 10 per centum on the original sum of £600 (part of a joint special loan of £6,000 with the Opotiki County Council), for the purpose of constructing the Opotiki–Ohiwa and the Opotiki–Waiawa Roads, the said Opotiki Town Board hereby makes and levies a special rate of 1/150 of a penny in the pound upon the rateable value of all rateable property of the Opotiki Town District, comprising all that area in the Provincial District of Auckland bounded towards the north and east by the Otara River; towards the south by a road, Sections Nos. 331, 17, 16, a road, Sections Nos. 15, 14, 13, a road, a cemetery reserve, and Sections Nos. 5, 4, 3, 2, and 1, to the Waioeka River; and to the west by that river; all the above sections being in the Parish of Waioeka : and that such special rate shall be an annual-recurring rate during the currency of such loan, and to be payable annually on the 1st day of April in each and every year during the currency of such loan, being a period of forty-one years, or until such loan is fully paid off.

I, John Clarendon Arthur, Chairman of the Opotiki Town Board, do hereby certify that the above special order was duly made and passed at a special meeting of the Opotiki Town Board held on the 16th day of May, 1911, and duly confirmed at a special meeting of the said Board held on the 27th day of June, 1911.

In testimony whereof the common seal of the Chairman and Inhabitants of the Opotiki Town District has been hereunto affixed.

Dated this 1st day of August, 1911.

J. C. ARTHUR,
Chairman.

The said common seal was hereunto affixed this 1st day of August, 1911, in the presence of—

J. C. ARTHUR,
Chairman.

Wm. A. BROWN,
Clerk.