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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 103

ONERAHI TOWN DISTRICT.

In the matter of the Town Boards Act, 1908, and the Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1913, and amendments thereof.

I HEREBY give notice that at a poll taken on the 7th day of September, 1914, on a proposal to raise a special loan of £600 (six hundred pounds) for the erection of a town hall and public offices for the Onerahi Town Board, in the Onerahi Town District, the voting was as follows: For the proposal, 46 votes; against the proposal, 4 votes.

I therefore declare the proposal carried.

Dated this 8th day of September, 1914.

W. J. CARR,
Chairman.

J. MCKINNON,
Returning Officer.

ONERAHI TOWN DISTRICT.

In the matter of the Town Boards Act, 1908, and the Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1913, and amendments thereof.

I HEREBY give notice that a poll taken on the 7th day of September, 1914, on a proposal to raise a special loan of £1,200 (twelve hundred pounds) for forming and metalling roads in the Onerahi Town District, the voting was as follows: For the proposal, 36 votes; against the proposal, 12 votes.

I therefore declare the proposal carried.

Dated this 8th day of September, 1914.

W. J. CARR,
Chairman.

J. MCKINNON,
Returning Officer.

Notice of Intention to take Land for Scenic Purposes in Blocks XI and XII, Kawhia South Survey District.

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 Kinohaku, 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.

APPROXIMATE areas of the pieces of land required to be taken: 21 acres 0 roods 5 perches, portion of Subdivision 2 of Section 3, Block XII; and 84 acres 3 roods 35 perches, portion of Section 5 of subdivision of part of Taumata-totara Block, Block XI.

Situated in Kawhia South Survey District (16776, blue)

All in the Auckland Land District; as the same are more particularly delineated on the plan marked P.W.D. 36120, deposited in the office of the Minister of Public Works at Wellington, in the Wellington Provincial District, and thereon coloured red.

As witness my hand, at Wellington, this 21st day of September, 1914.

W. FRASER,
Minister of Public Works.

Tenders.

Public Works Department,
Wellington, 21st September, 1914.

THE following list of successful and unsuccessful tenders is published for general information.

WM. FRASER,
Minister of Public Works.

CONSTRUCTION OF DEEP CREEK BRIDGE, KOHATU—WESTPORT ROAD.

Accepted.

Franklin, H. C., Cobden .. .. .. £ s. d.
770 0 0

Declined.

Cundy, Arthur, Reefton .. .. .. 880 0 0
Wall, James, Westport .. .. .. 941 0 0
Sigley, J., Greymouth .. .. .. 946 6 0
Atkinson, S. and R., Westport .. .. .. 1,231 4 0

OWEN RIVER BRIDGE EXTENSION.

Accepted.

Atkinson, S. and R., Westport .. .. .. £ s. d.
485 15 0

Declined.

Paul, Samuel, Westport .. .. .. 553 10 0

Government Offices to be closed on Monday, the 26th October (Labour Day).

Office of Public Service Commissioner,
Wellington, 17th September, 1914.

AS provided under Public Service Regulations, the Government offices throughout New Zealand will be closed on Monday, the 26th October, 1914, being Labour Day.

D. ROBERTSON,
Public Service Commissioner.

Officiating Ministers for 1914.—Notice No. 33.

Registrar-General’s Office,
Wellington, 18th September, 1914.

PURSUANT to the provisions of the Marriage Act, 1908, the following names of Officiating Ministers within the meaning of the said Act are published for general information:—

Methodist Church of New Zealand.

Mr. CHARLES HARRIS.

The Sailors’ Friend Society.

Mr. JAMES MOORE.

F. W. MANSFIELD,
Registrar-General.

Notice of Examinations for the Public Service.

Office of the Public Service Commissioner,
Wellington, 17th April, 1914.

PUBLIC SERVICE ENTRANCE EXAMINATION.

UNDER schedule and regulations as amended under date the 3rd April, 1914 (Supplement to the New Zealand Gazette, dated the 8th April, 1914).

PUBLIC SERVICE SENIOR EXAMINATION.

As heretofore prescribed for the Civil Service Senior Examination.

Notice is hereby given of the intention to hold Public Service examinations as follows, viz.: The Public Service Entrance Examination (formerly known as the Civil Service Junior Examination) and the Public Service Senior Examination (formerly known as the Civil Service Senior Examination) on or about the dates named below,—

Public Service Entrance Examination: On or about 17th November, 1914, and following days.

Public Service Senior Examination: On or about 5th January, 1915, and following days.

No entrance fee (other than late fee) will be payable by candidates for the Public Service Entrance Examination. Candidates for the Public Service Senior Examination will also be admitted without fee if (a) they are employed in Departments of the Public Service coming under the provisions of the Public Service Act, 1912; or (b) if they have passed the Public Service Entrance Examination of November, 1913, and have not declined appointment; or (c) if they have entered and sat for the Public Service Entrance Examination of November, 1914. In all other cases a fee of £1 will be required as entrance fee for the examination.

Entries for the Public Service Entrance Examination and the Public Service Senior Examination must be addressed “The Inspector-General of Schools, Wellington,” and be sent so as to reach his office on or before the 8th September, 1914, and 15th October, 1914, respectively.

All entries must be made on the proper forms, which may be obtained at any time after the 1st July from the office of the Public Service Commissioner, or of the Education Department, or of any Education Board.

D. ROBERTSON,
Public Service Commissioner.