Feb. 15.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 729

Notification of the Number of Votes recorded in respect of National Prohibition at the Licensing Poll taken on the 7th December, 1911, and of the Result thereof.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 13th February, 1912.

IN pursuance of the provisions of section 16 of the Licensing Amendment Act, 1910, I, David Buddo, acting for the Minister of Justice, do hereby notify that the total number of votes recorded throughout New Zealand in favour of National Prohibition was 259,943.

And I do further notify that the total number of votes recorded throughout New Zealand in respect of the proposals submitted under section 15 of the said Act was as under, viz. :—

Against National Prohibition … … 205,661
For National Prohibition … … 259,943
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Total … … … 465,604

As the total number of votes recorded for National Prohibition was less than three-fifths of the total number of the votes recorded throughout New Zealand in respect of the proposals submitted under section 15 of the said Act, I hereby notify that the result of the poll is against National Prohibition.

D. BUDDO,
For Minister of Justice.

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Notice of Intention to take Land in Blocks X and XI, Waitoa Survey District, for Road Purposes.

NOTICE is hereby given that it is proposed, under the provisions of the Public Works Act, 1908, to execute a certain public work, to wit, the construction of a road in Blocks X and XI, Waitoa Survey District; and for the purposes of such public work the land described in the Schedule hereto is required to be taken. And notice is hereby further given that the plan of the land so required to be taken is deposited in the post-office at Waihou, and is there open for inspection; and that all persons affected by the execution of the said public work or by the taking of the said land should, if they have any well-grounded objections to the execution of the said public work or to the taking of such land, set forth the same in writing, and send such writing, within forty days from the first publication of this notice, to the Minister of Public Works, at Wellington.

SCHEDULE.

THE parcels of land required to be taken —

All in the Auckland Land District; as the same are more particularly delineated on the plan marked and coloured as above mentioned, and deposited in the office of the Minister of Public Works, at Wellington, in the Wellington Provincial District.

As witness my hand, at Wellington, this 7th day of February, 1912.

R. McKENZIE,
Minister of Public Works

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Notice of Intention to take Land in Blocks IV and VIII, Otanake Survey District, for Scenic Purposes.

NOTICE is hereby given that it is proposed, under the provisions of the Public Works Act, 1908, the Scenery Preservation Act, 1908, and the Scenery Preservation Amendment Act, 1910, to take the land described in the Schedule hereto for scenic purposes. And notice is hereby further given that the plan of the land so required to be taken is deposited in the post-office at Te Kuiti, and is there open for inspection; and that all persons affected by the taking of the said land should, if they have any well-grounded objections to the taking of such land, set forth the same in writing, and send such writing, within forty days from the first publication of this notice, to the Minister of Public Works, at Wellington.

SCHEDULE.

THE parcels of land required to be taken :—

All in the Auckland Land District; as the same are more particularly delineated on the plan marked and coloured as above mentioned, and deposited in the office of the Minister of Public Works, at Wellington, in the Wellington Provincial District.

As witness my hand, at Wellington, this 7th day of February, 1912.

R. McKENZIE,
Minister of Public Works.

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Declaration for Passengers’ Baggage and Effects.

IN pursuance and exercise of the powers conferred on me by the Customs Law Act, 1908, I, Roderick McKenzie, acting in the place of the Minister of Customs, do by this order direct that when it becomes necessary to require any passenger to New Zealand to make a declaration to satisfy a Collector of Customs that the baggage and effects of the said passenger are exempt from Customs duty, such declaration shall be in the form in the Schedule hereto. I do also direct that such declaration shall be signed by the person making the same in the presence of one of the persons undermentioned—that is to say, an officer of Customs, a Postmaster, or a solicitor.

Given under my hand, this 8th day of February, 1912.

R. McKENZIE,
For Minister of Customs.

Minister’s Order No. 993.]

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SCHEDULE.

BAGGAGE SUFFERANCE.

Port of , 191 .
In the ship “ ,” from .

I, [Name in full], do hereby declare that the packages above described contain only passengers’ baggage and effects, including only wearing-apparel and other personal effects that have been worn or are in use by ; also implements, instruments, and tools of trade, occupation; or employment not exceeding fifty pounds sterling in value, and household effects not exceeding one hundred pounds sterling in value used by abroad for more than a year; that entitled by law, as passenger to this Dominion by the [Name of ship], arrived [Date of her arrival in the Dominion]; and I further declare that none of the above goods are intended for any other person or persons, or for sale.

[Signature.]

Declared before me, at , this day of , 191 .

, Officer of Customs.
, Postmaster.
, Solicitor.

PERMIT the packages above described to be landed for examination; should you find any prohibited or un-