8894
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
[No. 114

Result of Poll for Proposed Loan.

The Treasury,
Wellington, 22nd October, 1914.

THE following notice, received from the Chairman of the County of Heathcote, is published in accordance with the provisions of the Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1913.

J. ALLEN,
Minister of Finance.

HEATHCOTE COUNTY COUNCIL.

Result of Poll on Proposal to raise a Special Loan of £1,000. Avonside Riding Asphalting Special Loan Area.

In pursuance of the Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1913, I hereby give notice that at a poll of the ratepayers of the Avonside Asphalting Special Loan Area of the Avonside Riding of the County of Heathcote taken on the 19th day of October, 1914, on the proposal to borrow the sum of £1,000 for asphalting footpaths, the number of votes recorded for the proposal was 43, and the number of votes recorded against the proposal was 21.

I therefore declare the proposal was carried.

Dated this 20th day of October, 1914.

Geo. Scott,
Chairman of the County.

Result of Poll for Proposed Loan.

The Treasury,
Wellington, 23rd October, 1914.

THE following notice, received from the Chairman of the Council of the County of Cook, is published in accordance with the provisions of the Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1913.

J. ALLEN,
Minister of Finance.

COOK COUNTY COUNCIL.

PURSUANT to section 12 of the Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1913, I hereby give notice that at a poll of the ratepayers of the Huxley Road Special-rating District taken on the 12th day of October, 1913, on a proposal of the Cook County Council to borrow a sum of £1,200 for the purpose of constructing Huxley and Tyndall Roads with steel ways, and metalling a portion of Wainui Road for the carriage of heavy loads of bricks and other material, the number of votes recorded for the proposal was 82, and the number of votes recorded against the proposal was 5.

I therefore declare that the proposal was carried.

Dated this 21st day of October, 1914.

HOWARD KENWAY,
Chairman.

Result of Poll for Proposed Loan.

The Treasury,
Wellington, 23rd October, 1914.

THE following notice, received from the Chairman of the Council of the County of Franklin, is published in accordance with the provisions of the Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1913.

J. ALLEN,
Minister of Finance.

FRANKLIN COUNTY COUNCIL.

RESULT of a poll on a proposal to borrow £2,500 for Pratt’s Hill deviation-works, Ararimu-Drury Riding: For the proposal, 42; against the proposal, nil; informal, 1.

As the number of valid votes (42) polled in favour of the proposal exceeds three-fifths of the number of valid votes recorded, I declare the proposal carried.

W. CLAUDE MOTION,
Chairman, Franklin County Council.

17th October, 1914.

Applications for Licenses to use the Totalizator.

Department of Internal Affairs,
Wellington, 22nd October, 1914.

IT is hereby notified for general information that the Gaming Amendment Act, 1914 (known as Mr. Hunter’s Act), having received His Excellency’s assent, there are now available for issue to clubs that do not already hold a license to use the totalizator, thirty-one licenses to be distributed as follows: Fifteen to racing clubs, eight to hunt clubs, and eight to trotting clubs.

A license is available for one day only in each racing year.

The Minister of Internal Affairs invites written applications from those clubs not holding totalizator licenses, and every application must be accompanied by—

1. Statement giving date of first formation of club, whether registered or not, and date of last meeting held.

2. A list of the present members of the club, and a copy of the club’s latest balance-sheet.

3. Particulars of racecourse, circumference in furlongs, tenure thereof, and accommodation thereon, and also whether course is fenced or not on the inside of the course.

4. Distance from nearest places at which race meetings are held by—

   (a.) Clubs using the totalizator;

   (b.) Clubs not using the totalizator.

5. Any particulars which club considers give it a special claim for consideration.

Applications are to be addressed to the Under-Secretary, Internal Affairs Department, and must reach him on or before the 10th December next.

H. D. BELL,
Minister of Internal Affairs.

Notice of Date of Examinations under the Control of the Inspector-General of Schools.

Education Department,
Wellington, 17th April, 1914.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned examinations will be held on the dates specified in each case:—

Intermediate Competitive (Education Board Senior Scholarship Examination): On or about 17th November, 1914, and following days.

Intermediate Non-competitive, for Senior Free Places in Secondary Schools and District High Schools and for the First Examination of Pupil-teachers: On or about 17th November, 1914, and following days.

Junior National Scholarship: On or about the 26th and 27th November, 1914.

Junior Free Place (including the examination for Junior Free Places in Technical Schools): On or about the 26th and 27th November, 1914.

Teachers’ Certificate Examinations, Class C and Class D: On or about the 5th January, 1915, and following days.

NOTE.—The Public Service Entrance Examination (heretofore known as the Civil Service Junior Examination) being now confined exclusively to candidates desirous of entering the Public Service, Scholarship candidates who are required by the various scholarship regulations to take this examination will now enter as Intermediate Competitive candidates.

Entries for Junior National Scholarships and Junior Free Places, and for the First Examination of Pupil-teachers, must be made through the principals or head teachers of the schools attended, and will be received by Secretaries of Education Boards not later than the 15th September, 1914. Junior Scholarship and Junior Free Place entries received after that date can be accepted only with the consent of the Education Department, which, if satisfied in any special case that there has been reasonable ground for the delay, may allow not more than seven days of grace.

Entries for the Senior Board Scholarship Examination and for the First Examination of Pupil-teachers will be received by Secretaries of Education Boards until the 15th September, 1914. For all other Intermediate Examinations (Senior Free Place, Drawing only, &c.) entries must be sent direct to the Inspector-General of Schools, Wellington, so as to reach his office by the same date. The time for recognizing entries for these examinations will be extended to 22nd September, 1914, on payment of a late fee of £1; otherwise, no entrance fee is payable in respect of these examinations.

The provision heretofore existing whereby candidates other than those for Education Board Senior Scholarships were permitted to take Scholarship papers in the Intermediate Examinations is abolished.

Entries for the Teachers’ C and D Certificate Examinations will be received by the Inspector-General of Schools, Wellington, until the 15th October, 1914, or, with a late fee of £1 in addition to the ordinary fee, until the 31st October, 1914.

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

GEORGE HOGBEN,
Inspector-General of Schools.