Resolution made by the Otane Town Board.

State-guaranteed Advances Office,
Wellington, 7th March, 1913.
THE following resolution, made by the Otane Town Board,
is published in accordance with the provisions of the
New Zealand State-guaranteed Advances Amendment Act,
1912.

W. FRASER,
Acting Minister of Finance.

OTANE TOWN BOARD.
Resolution making Special Rate.
WHEREAS the Otane Town Board has been authorized by the
ratepayers to borrow £1,500 for the purpose of erecting Dread-
nought Gasworks and lighting the Otane Town District with
Dreadnought gas, and the New Zealand State-guaranteed
Advances Board has finally granted the application for such
loan at the rate of £3 15s. per centum per annum: And
whereas the New Zealand State-guaranteed Advances Office
Superintendent is unable to advance such loan at the said rate
of interest, but can advance the same at the rate of £3 17s. 6d.
per centum per annum :
Now, in pursuance and exercise of the powers vested in it
in that behalf by the Local Bodies' Loans Act, 1908, and
section 4 of the Local Bodies' Loans Amendment Act, 1910,
and section 3 of the New Zealand State-guaranteed Advances
Amendment Act, 1912, the Otane Town Board hereby re-
solves : That, for the purpose of providing moneys sufficient
to cover the increased payments in respect of such loan
(namely, £1,500), as well as the payments in respect of which
a special rate was made by the said Town Board on 12th
July, 1912, the said Otane Town Board hereby makes and
levies a special rate of 7d. in the pound upon the rateable
value of all rateable property of the whole of the Otane Town
District; and resolves that such special rate shall be an
annual-recurring rate during the currency of such loan, and
be payable yearly on the 1st day of September in each and
every year during the currency of such loan, being a period
of thirty-six years and a half, or until such loan is fully paid
off ; and it is further resolved that the cost of raising the said
loan and the first year's interest thereon shall be paid out of
such loan.
J. J. LANGRIDGE,
Chairman.
J. C. TAYLOR,
Clerk.
In testimony whereof the common seal of the Otane Town
Board has been hereunto affixed, this 3rd day of March, 1913,
in the presence of--
J. J. LANGRIDGE,
Chairman.
J. C. TAYLOR,
Town Clerk.

Resolution made by the Council of the City of Christchurch.
The Treasury,
Wellington, 7th March, 1913.
THE following resolution, made by the Christchurch City
Council, is published in accordance with the provisions
of the Local Bodies' Loans Act, 1908, and its amendment.
W. FRASER,
Acting Minister of Finance.

CITY OF CHRISTCHURCH.
Resolution making Special Rate.
In pursuance and exercise of the powers vested in it in that
behalf by the Local Bodies' Loans Act, 1908, and its amend-
ments, the Christchurch City Council hereby resolves as
follows : That, for the purpose of providing the interest and
sinking fund on a loan of £120,000, authorized to be raised
by the Christchurch City Council, under the above-mentioned
Act, for the purpose of purchasing and erecting 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 generating-station situated at Lake
Coleridge, the said Christchurch City Council hereby makes
and levies a special rate of 28/65 of a penny in the pound
upon the rateable value (being the unimproved value) of all
rateable property comprised within the boundaries of the
City of Christchurch, as defined in the New Zealand Gazette

dated the 29th day of June, 1911, page 2058 ; and that such
special rate shall be an annual-recurring rate during the
currency of such loan, and be payable yearly on the 1st day
of August in each and every year during the currency of such
loan, being a period of thirty-three years, or until the loan is
fully paid off.
The common seal of the Corporation of the City of Christ-
church was hereto affixed in the presence of-
H. HOLLAND,
Mayor.
HENRY R. SMITH,
Town Clerk.
We hereby certify that the foregoing resolution was duly
adopted at a meeting of the Christchurch City Council held
on the 3rd day of March, 1913.
Dated this 5th day of March, 1913.
H. HOLLAND,
Mayor.
HENRY R. SMITH,
Town Clerk.

Resolution made by the Council of the Borough of Temuka.
State-guaranteed Advances Office,
Wellington, 10th March, 1913.
THE following resolution, made by the Temuka Borough
Council, is published in accordance with the provisions
of the New Zealand State-guaranteed Advances Amendment
Act, 1912.
W. FRASER,
Acting Minister of Finance.

TEMUKA BOROUGH COUNCIL.
WHEREAS the Temuka Borough Council has been authorized
by the ratepayers to borrow £11,290 for the purpose of gravi-
tation high-pressure water-supply, and the New Zealand
State-guaranteed Advances Board has finally granted the ap-
plication for such loan at the rate of £3 10s. per centum per
annum : And whereas the New Zealand State-guaranteed
Advances Office Superintendent is unable to advance part of
such loan (namely, £3,000) at the said rate of interest, but
can advance the same at the rate of £3 17s. 6d. per centum
per annum :
Now, in pursuance and exercise of the powers vested in it
in that behalf by the Local Bodies' Loans Act, 1908, and
section 4 of the Local Bodies' Loans Amendment Act, 1910,
the Temuka Borough Council hereby resolves : That, for the
purpose of providing moneys sufficient to cover the increased
payments in respect of such part of such loan (namely, £3,000),
the said Temuka Borough Council hereby makes and levies
a special rate of 1/94 of a penny in the pound upon the rate-
able value of all rateable property of the Borough of Temuka,
comprising the whole of the Borough of Temuka ; and that
such special rate shall be an annually recurring rate during
the currency of such part of such loan, and be payable yearly
on the 1st day of July in each and every year during the
currency of such part of such loan, being a period of thirty-
six years and a half, or until such part of such loan is fully
paid off.
I hereby certify that the above is a true copy of a resolu-
tion duly passed at a meeting of the Temuka Borough Council
held on the 5th day of March, 1913.
E. CUTTEN,
Town Clerk.

Resolution made by the Council of the County of Rangitikei.
State-guaranteed Advances Office,
Wellington, 10th March, 1913.
THE following resolution, made by the Rangitikei County
Council, is published in accordance with the provisions
of the New Zealand State-guaranteed Advances Amendment
Act, 1912.
W. FRASER,
Acting Minister of Finance.

RANGITIKEI COUNTY COUNCIL.
Resolution made by the Council of the County of Rangitikei.
WHEREAS the Rangitikei County Council has been authorized
by the ratepayers to borrow £1,100 for the purpose of fencing,
forming, metalling, culverting, and bridging the Ratana Road