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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 69

Result of Poll for Proposed Loan.

The Treasury,
Wellington, 24th July, 1914.

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

J. ALLEN,
Minister of Finance.

HUNTLY TOWN BOARD.

Result of Poll for Proposed Loan.

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 Huntly Town District was taken on 11th July, 1914, on the proposal of the Huntly Town Board to raise the sum of six thousand pounds (£6,000) for the purpose of providing an electric lighting and power supply for the Huntly Town District, when the following votes were recorded: For the proposal, 139; against the proposal, 9; informal, 0.

I therefore declare that the proposal was carried.

Dated this 13th day of July, 1914.

J. P. BAILEY,
Chairman, Huntly Town Board.

Tenders.

Public Works Department,
Wellington, 24th July, 1914.

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

WM. FRASER,
Minister of Public Works.

WHANGAREI SOUTHWARDS RAILWAY.—KIOREROA FORMATION CONTRACT.

Accepted.
Moody and Slye, Auckland .. .. 21,642 0 0

Declined.
McLean, John, and Son, Auckland .. .. 26,752 2 10
Mays and Gordon, Auckland .. .. 27,670 2 0
McLean, Donald, and Co., Wellington .. .. 31,830 19 3

KAWAKAWA—HOKIANGA RAILWAY.—TAHUNA FORMATION CONTRACT.

Accepted.
O’Brien, R. H., and party, Westport .. 15,622 16 6

Declined.
Spencer, L.’G. F., Te Kuiti .. .. 16,835 16 8
Trayes Bros., Auckland .. .. 17,555 9 0
McLean, John, and Son, Auckland .. .. 18,002 10 0
Moody and Slye, Auckland .. .. 18,158 10 0

WAIUKU BRANCH RAILWAY.—FORMATION CONTRACT No. 1.

Accepted.
Crowley, D., Auckland .. .. .. 1,886 17 10

Declined.
Simmonds, A., Auckland .. .. .. 2,119 16 3
Cook and party, Auckland .. .. .. 2,191 10 2
Jeffrey, H. J., Auckland .. .. .. 2,266 8 0
Lupis, Tony, Paeroa .. .. .. 2,461 14 0
Walker and Brierly, Auckland .. .. 2,885 0 0
Mullins and Urquhart, Auckland .. .. 2,994 10 9
Powell, Jones, and Gleeson, Waiuku .. 3,210 0 0
Moore, A. J., Patumahoe .. .. .. 3,374 6 3

LAWRENCE—ROXBURGH RAILWAY.—STATION BUILDINGS.

Accepted.
Morris, A. J., Dunedin .. .. .. 3,373 0 0

Declined.
Lyders, P. A., Dunedin .. .. .. 3,779 17 0
Brown and Mitchell, Dunedin .. .. 3,847 0 0
Sullivan and Bailone, Dunedin .. .. 3,995 0 0
Aburn, A. A., Dunedin .. .. .. 4,100 0 0
Christie, R., Dunedin .. .. .. 4,100 0 0
Lyders, H., Dunedin .. .. .. 4,101 0 0
Rhodes, W., and Son, Dunedin .. .. 4,147 0 0

Despatch.—Applying to Germany the Extradition Provisions of the International White Slave Traffic Convention of the 4th May, 1910.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 29th July, 1914.

THE following despatch and enclosure, received from His Majesty’s Principal Secretary of State for the Colonies, are published for general information.

A. L. HERDMAN,
Minister of Justice.

Downing Street, 29th May, 1914.

My Lord,—With reference to my despatch No. 21, of the 14th January, I have the honour to transmit to Your Excellency, for the information of your Ministers, six copies of an order of His Majesty in Council dated the 14th May, applying to Germany the extradition provisions of the International White Slave Traffic Convention of the 4th May, 1910.

I have, &c.,
L. HARCOURT.

Governor His Excellency the Right Honourable the Earl of Liverpool, K.C.M.G., M.V.O., &c.

At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 14th day of May, 1914.

Present:

THE KING’S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY.

Earl Beauchamp. Sir Joshua Williams.
Master of the Horse. Lord Justice Pickford.
Lord Chamberlain. Sir Arthur Channell.

WHEREAS by the Extradition Acts, 1870 to 1906, it was amongst other things enacted that, where an arrangement has been made with any foreign State with respect to the surrender to such State of any fugitive criminals, His Majesty may, by Order in Council, direct that the said Acts shall apply in the case of such foreign State; and that His Majesty may, by the same or any subsequent Order, limit the operation of the Order, and restrict the same to fugitive criminals who are in or suspected of being in the part of His Majesty’s dominions specified in the Order, and render the operation thereof subject to such conditions, exceptions, and qualifications as may be deemed expedient:

And whereas a Treaty was concluded on the fourteenth day of May, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-two, between Her late Majesty Queen Victoria and His late Majesty the German Emperor for the mutual extradition of fugitive criminals, in the case of which Treaty the Extradition Act, 1870, was applied by Order in Council of the twenty-fifth day of June, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-two:

And whereas a further Treaty was concluded on the fifth day of May, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-four, between Her late Majesty Queen Victoria and His Majesty the German Emperor for the mutual extradition of fugitive offenders, in the case of which Treaty the Extradition Acts, 1870 and 1873, were applied by Order in Council of the second day of February, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-five:

And whereas a Convention was concluded between His Majesty and other Powers and States enumerated therein one of whom was His Majesty the German Emperor, on the fourth day of May, one thousand nine hundred and ten, for the suppression of the white slave traffic, which contains Articles in the terms following:—

“ARTICLE 1.

“Doit être puni quiconque, pour satisfaire les passions d’autrui, a embauché, entraîné ou détourné, même avec son consentement, une femme ou fille mineure, en vue de la débauche, alors même que les divers actes qui sont les éléments constitutifs de l’infraction auraient été accomplis dans des pays différents.

“ARTICLE 2.

“Doit être aussi puni quiconque, pour satisfaire les passions d’autrui, a, par fraude ou à l’aide de violences, menaces, abus d’autorité, ou tout autre moyen de contrainte, embauché, entraîné ou détourné une femme ou fille majeure, en vue de la débauche, alors même que les divers actes qui sont les éléments constitutifs de l’infraction auraient été accomplis dans des pays différents.