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thence along the western side of the road forming the western boundary of that section and of Sections Nos. 14 and 12, Block XIII, to the north-eastern corner of Aorangi D Block; thence along the northern boundaries of Aorangi D, C, and B Blocks, the western boundary of the last-mentioned block, and part of the north-eastern boundary of Paeroa Township to the Rifle Range; thence along the northern boundary of the Rifle Range to a point in line with the western side of the road forming the western boundary of Section No. 8, Block XIII, Ohinemuri Survey District; thence to and along the western side of that road and the south-western side of the road forming the south-western boundaries of Sections Nos. 8, 10, 11, 13, and 142, Block XIII aforesaid, to the south-eastern corner of Orangipirau No. 2 Block; thence along the southern boundary of that block to the Awangarara Stream, along that stream to the Tarariki Stream, across and along the right bank of the Tarariki Stream to and across the Ohinemuri River, and along the left bank of that river to the south-eastern corner of Ouerangi Block; thence along the south-eastern boundary of that block, the south-eastern boundary of Pareroiroi Block, and that boundary produced to the railway from Paeroa to Waihi, and along the north-eastern side of that railway to Te Tawa Block; thence across the railway and along the southern boundary of the said Te Tawa Block to the easternmost corner of Te Manuka No. 2 Block; thence along the northern boundary of that block to the Kuaoti Stream, along that stream, the south-western boundary of Koromatua No. 1A Block, and part of the south-western boundary of Parahamuti Block to the Te Aroha—Thames Road, across that road, and along its western side to Mill Road; thence along the north-eastern side of Mill Road to the south-western boundary of Otaotarahi Block; thence along that boundary to the Ohinemuri River, along the left bank of that river to its confluence with the Waihou River; thence across the Waihou River and along its left bank to a point opposite the mouth of the Te Tawa Stream; and thence across the Waihou River to the mouth of the Te Tawa Stream, the place of commencement.

H. D. BELL,
Minister of Internal Affairs.

Varied Notice fixing Closing-hours of Pork-butcher's and Small-goods Shops in the Borough of Petone under the Shops and Offices Act.

WHEREAS a requisition in writing, signed by a majority of the occupiers of all the pork-butcher's and small-goods shops in the Borough of Petone has been forwarded to me, desiring that all such shops within the borough shall be closed in the evening of working-days as follows: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday, 10.30 p.m.; Saturday, 11 p.m.: And whereas the Petone Borough Council has certified that the signatures to such requisition represent a majority of the occupiers of all the pork-butcher's and small-goods shops within the borough:

Now, therefore, I, William Ferguson Massey, Minister of Labour, in pursuance of section 25 of the Shops and Offices Act, 1908, do hereby direct that from and after the 5th day of October, 1914, all pork-butcher's and small-goods shops in the Borough of Petone shall be closed in accordance with such requisition.

The notice gazetted on the 25th day of November, 1909, fixing the closing-hours of all such shops in the borough is hereby varied accordingly.

Dated at Wellington this 30th day of September, 1914.

W. F. MASSEY,
Minister of Labour.

Result of Poll for Proposed Loan.

The Treasury,
Wellington, 25th September, 1914.

THE following notice, received from the Mayor of the Borough of New Plymouth, is published in accordance with the provisions of the Local Bodies' Loans Act, 1913.

J. ALLEN,
Minister of Finance.

BOROUGH OF NEW PLYMOUTH.

PURSUANT to the provisions of section 12 of the Local Bodies' Loans Act, 1913, I hereby give notice that a poll of the ratepayers of the Borough of New Plymouth was taken on the 22nd day of September, 1914, upon the proposal of the New Plymouth Borough Council to borrow by way of special loan the sum of £20,000 as hereafter mentioned:—

(a.) The particular purposes for which the loan is required are—to provide additions and extensions to the electric lighting, either within or without the borough, and to supply electricity; to acquire, in connection with such additions and extensions, lands, easements, and appurtenances and buildings, engines and machinery, and other things; to pay compensation to any person injuriously affected, and any other purpose incidental to or in relation to any of the above purposes.

(b.) The sum to be borrowed for all of such purposes is £20,000, at a rate of interest not exceeding £5 per centum per annum, with a sinking fund of ½ per centum additional.

(c.) The proposed security for the said loan of £20,000, and the interest and sinking fund thereon, is an annually recurring special rate of 3½d. in the pound on the annual value of all rateable property in the said borough; and it is proposed to repay the money on the 1st day of April, 1933.

(d.) It is proposed to pay out of the loan the cost of raising the loan and the interest and sinking fund thereon for the first year.

The number of votes recorded for the proposal was 256. The number of votes recorded against the proposal was 75.

I therefore declare that the proposal was carried.

J. E. WILSON,
Mayor.

Results of Polls for Proposed Loans.

The Treasury,
Wellington, 29th September, 1914.

THE following notices, received from the Mayor of the Borough of Mornington, are published in accordance with the provisions of the Local Bodies' Loans Act, 1913.

J. ALLEN,
Minister of Finance.

BOROUGH OF MORNINGTON.

I HEREBY give notice that on the 18th day of September, 1914, a proposal was submitted by the Mornington Borough Council to the electors of the Borough of Mornington duly qualified to vote to raise a loan of £5,000 for and in connection with the widening of Mailer Street, and that the number of votes recorded respectively for and against the said proposal was as follows: For, 111; against, 258; informal, 10. And I declare the said proposal to be rejected.

And I also give notice that on the above-mentioned date a proposal was submitted by the said Council to the said electors to raise a loan of £5,000 for the purposes of street-construction and the purchase and development of the Mill Road Quarry, and that the number of votes recorded respectively for and against the said last-mentioned proposal was as follows: For, 121; against, 248; informal, 10.

And I declare such last-mentioned proposal to be also rejected.

Dated this 25th day of September, 1914.

WM. J. BOLT,
Mayor.

Result of Poll for Proposed Loan.

The Treasury,
Wellington, 30th September, 1914.

THE following notice, received from the Mayor of the Borough of Timaru, is published in accordance with the provisions of the Local Bodies' Loans Act, 1913.

J. ALLEN,
Minister of Finance.

TIMARU BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Proposal to raise a Special Loan.

We hereby give public notice that on the 24th day of September, 1914, the following proposal to raise a special loan under the Local Bodies' Loans Act, 1913, was submitted by the Timaru Borough Council to a poll of the ratepayers of the Borough of Timaru.

PROPOSAL.

(a.) The particular purpose for which the loan is required is for the formation and completion to their adopted levels of all streets in the Borough of Timaru which have not yet been so formed, particulars whereof have been open for inspection at the office of the Timaru Borough Council.

(b.) The sum proposed to be borrowed for such purpose is £10,000, having a currency not exceeding fifty years, and bearing interest not exceeding £5 per centum per annum, or such greater or lesser amount as may be required and may be allowed by law for the purposes of this loan, and for other purposes in relation thereto, prescribed by the Municipal Corporations Act, 1908, and the Local Bodies' Loans Act, 1913, or either of them.

(c.) The proposed security is a special rate of 1d. in the pound sterling on the amount of the annual rateable value of all rateable property in the said borough, and the provision for repayment of the loan is a sinking fund of £1 per centum