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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 19

rate shall be an annually recurring rate during the currency
of such loan, and shall be payable yearly on the 1st day of
April in each and every year during the currency of such loan,
being a period of twenty-six years, or until the loan is fully
paid off.—Seconded by Councillor Williams, and carried.

G. W. THOMAS,
Town Clerk.

Result of Poll for Proposed Loan.

The Treasury,
Wellington, 3rd March, 1913.

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

W. FRASER,
Acting Minister of Finance.

CHRISTCHURCH CITY COUNCIL.

Notice of Result of Poll.

PURSUANT to section 13 of the Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1908,
we hereby give notice that at a poll of the ratepayers of the
City of Christchurch taken on the 20th day of February, 1913,
on the proposal of the Christchurch City Council to borrow
the sum of £120,000 for the purpose of purchasing and erect-
ing sub-stations and plant, transforming plant and buildings,
mains, services, meters, lamps for street lighting, poles, and
all other plant and works necessary and incidental thereto,
in connection with the proposal to supply the city with
electrical energy from the Government hydro-electric gene-
rating-station situated at Lake Coleridge, the number of
votes recorded for the proposal was 2,874, and the number
of votes recorded against the proposal was 492.

We therefore declare that the proposal was carried.

Dated this 21st day of February, 1913.

H. HOLLAND,
Mayor.

G. W. HULME,
Substitute Returning Officer.

Result of Poll for Proposed Loan.

The Treasury,
Wellington, 5th March, 1913.

THE following notice, received from the Chairman of the
Leamington Town District Board, is published in
accordance with the provisions of the Local Bodies’ Loans
Act, 1908.

W. FRASER,
Acting Minister of Finance.

LEAMINGTON TOWN DISTRICT.

Notice of Result of Poll on Proposal to raise a Loan.

PURSUANT to section 13 of the Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1908.
I hereby give notice that a poll of the ratepayers of the Town
District of Leamington was taken on 26th February, 1913,
on the proposal to raise a special loan of £250 for the purpose
of acquiring Sections Nos. 525, 526, 529, 530, and 530A as
a gravel reserve for the Town District of Leamington.

The number of valid votes recorded for the proposal was 21.
The number of valid votes recorded against the proposal was
5. The total number of valid votes recorded was 26.

I therefore declare the proposal to be carried.

Dated at Leamington this 2nd day of March, 1913.

CHARLES JARRETT,
Chairman.

GEO. H. OLLARD,
Returning Officer.

Conditions of the Issue of Licenses under the Race
Meetings Act, 1909.

WHEREAS by the Race Meetings Act, 1909, it is pro-
vided that any racing club may make application
to the Minister of Internal Affairs for a license under that
Act to conduct horse-races: And whereas the said Minister
may in his discretion grant any such license, subject to
such conditions as he thinks fit with respect to the number,
character, times, and places of the horse-races which may
take place under the authority of the license, and as to the
management and control of those races: And whereas it is
expedient to publish the following conditions, which shall
apply to all licenses granted under the authority of the said
Act, in addition to any other conditions which the said
Minister may in any particular case impose upon the issue
of any license as aforesaid :

Now, therefore, I, Francis Henry Dillon Bell, the Minister
of Internal Affairs of the Dominion of New Zealand, hereby
give notice that all licenses granted under the Race
Meetings Act, 1909, will be granted under and subject to
the following conditions:—

1. Every application for a license under the said Act
   shall be addressed to the Minister of Internal Affairs, and
   shall be in the form No. 1 in the Schedule hereto, or to the
   like effect ; such application to be made at least one month
   before the date of the proposed race meeting.

2. Before granting any such application the Minister of
   Internal Affairs will refer the application to the Com-
   missioner of Police for report.

3. Upon the receipt of the report the Minister of Internal
   Affairs will consider the same, and may thereupon grant or
   refuse the license as he thinks fit.

4. Every license so granted will be in the form No. 2 in
   the Schedule hereto, or to the like effect.

5. Not more than eight races per diem shall be run at
   any race meeting.

6. No license will be granted for the holding of any race
   meeting which extends over more than one day, except that
   where only one race meeting is authorized to be held in any
   racing year that race meeting may be authorized by the
   license to extend over two days.

7. The term “racing year” means a period of twelve
   months, commencing on the 1st day of August in each year.

8. Nothing herein contained shall be so construed as to
   prevent the Minister of Internal Affairs from imposing on
   the issue of any license any other conditions which he
   thinks fit in the particular case.

SCHEDULE.

Form No. 1.

APPLICATION FOR A LICENSE TO CONDUCT HORSE-RACES.

The Race Meetings Act, 1909.

To the Minister of Internal Affairs, Wellington.

We, the undersigned officers and members of the [Name of
racing club], being a racing club within the meaning of the
Race Meetings Act, 1909, hereby apply on behalf of that
club for a license under the said Act to conduct horse-races
at [State name of town or other locality] on the day
of , 19 .

The said club is [Insert description of club, stating purposes
for which it is established, the number of its members, the
names, occupations, and addresses of its officers, and whether
the club is registered or not].

Enclosed is a copy of the programme of the proposed race
meeting, giving particulars of the proposed races, the
amount of entrance money, and the stakes for each race.
A copy of the latest balance-sheet is also enclosed.

The racecourse on which the races are to be held is [Insert
locality and name of racecourse].

Dated at this day of , 19 .

, Chairman.
, Secretary.
, Treasurer.
, Member.
, Member.
, Member.

Form No. 2.

LICENSE TO CONDUCT HORSE-RACES.

The Race Meetings Act, 1909.

I, , Minister of Internal Affairs, in pursuance and
exercise of the powers conferred upon me by the Race
Meetings Act, 1909, do hereby authorize the [Insert name of
racing club] to conduct horse-races on the day
of , 19 , in accordance with the conditions here-
under written:—

1. The said races shall take place on the [Insert descrip-
   tion of racecourse], and not elsewhere.

2. [Insert any further conditions which the Minister of
   Internal Affairs thinks fit to impose.]

3. This license may be revoked at any time by the
   Minister of Internal Affairs by notice in the New Zealand
   Gazette.

Dated at this day of , 19 .
, Minister of Internal Affairs.

As witness my hand, at Wellington, this 27th day of
February, 1913.

H. D. BELL,
Minister of Internal Affairs.