3182
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 107

Award of the Long-service and Good-conduct Medal.

Department of Defence,
Wellington, 24th August, 1915.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to approve,
in accordance with paragraph 14, Appendix IX, of
the Regulations for the New Zealand Military Forces, 1913,
of the award of a Long-service and Good-conduct Medal to
No. 732, Bombardier HARRY GRAHAM PORTEOUS, Royal
New Zealand Artillery.

J. ALLEN,
Minister of Defence.

Dismissal of Members of the Territorial Force.

Department of Defence,
Wellington, 23rd August, 1915.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to dismiss
the undermentioned members of the Territorial
Force from the New Zealand Defence Forces, under section 61(b), Defence Act, 1909, they having been convicted by the Civil power :—

Private Albert James Kerr, 12th (Nelson) Regiment.
Dated 29th April, 1915.

Private Joseph Hazeldine, 13th (North Canterbury and Westland) Regiment. Dated 2nd July, 1915.

Private Edward Kelly, 3rd (Auckland) Regiment (Countess of Ranfurly’s Own). Dated 8th July, 1915.

Private William Prentice, No. 2 Field Company, New Zealand Engineers. Dated 8th July, 1915.

Private Francis Hagin, No. 2 Company, New Zealand Army Service Corps. Dated 6th August, 1915.

J. ALLEN,
Minister of Defence.

Result of Poll for Proposed Loan.

Wellington, 3rd September, 1915.

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

J. G. WARD,
Minister of Finance.

HAMILTON BOROUGH COUNCIL.

PURSUANT to section 12 of the Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1913, I hereby give notice that at a poll of the ratepayers of that portion of the Borough of Hamilton which was included in the borough on the 30th day of September, 1912, taken on the 1st day of September, 1915, on the proposal of the Hamilton Borough Council to borrow the sum of £7,500 for the following purposes—(a) to provide and place additional water-pipes, with all necessary fittings and appliances for the supply of water, in that part of the Borough of Hamilton which was included in the borough on the 30th day of September, 1912, including all necessary materials, appliances, labour, and supervision, £7,000; and (b) to defray the costs and charges of Messieurs H. Metcalfe and Sons for examining and reporting upon the proposed supply of water to the borough from Kaniwhaniwha, £500—the number of votes recorded for the proposal was 31, and the number of votes recorded against the proposal was 11; total, 42.

I therefore declare that the proposal was carried.

Dated this 2nd day of September, 1915.

A. E. MANNING,
Mayor.

Result of Poll for Proposed Loan.

Wellington, 8th September, 1915.

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

J. G. WARD,
Minister of Finance.

BULLER COUNTY COUNCIL.

Notice of Result of Poll on Proposal to raise a Loan.

In accordance with section 12 of the Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1913, I hereby give notice that at a poll of ratepayers of the Riding of Wareatea South, County of Buller, taken on the 27th August, 1915, on the proposal of the Buller County to borrow the sum of £750 for the purpose of completing the construction of the Westport Cape Foulwind Road, the number of votes recorded against the proposal was 15, and the number of votes recorded for the proposal was 60.

I therefore declare that the proposal was carried.

DENIS Q. O’BRIEN,
County Chairman.

Result of Poll for Proposed Loan.

Wellington, 8th September, 1915.

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

J. G. WARD,
Minister of Finance.

BOROUGH OF TAKAPUNA.

Result of Poll.

PURSUANT to section 12 of the Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1913, I hereby give notice that at a poll of the ratepayers of the Borough of Takapuna taken on the 28th day of August, 1915, on the proposal of the Takapuna Borough Council to borrow the sum of £2,000 for the purposes of erecting municipal offices and other buildings at Takapuna, the number of votes recorded for the proposal was 432, and the number of votes recorded against the proposal was 74; informal, 4.

I therefore declare that the proposal was carried.

Dated this 31st day of August, 1915.

W. BLOMFIELD,
Mayor.

Result of Poll for Proposed Loan.

Wellington, 8th September, 1915.

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

J. G. WARD,
Minister of Finance.

BOROUGH OF TAKAPUNA.

Result of Poll.

PURSUANT to section 12 of the Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1913, I hereby give notice that at a poll of the ratepayers of the Borough of Takapuna taken on the 28th day of August, 1915, on the proposal of the Takapuna Borough Council to borrow the sum of £50,000 for the purposes of road improvements, the number of votes recorded for the proposal was 419, and the total number of votes recorded against the proposal was 89; informal, 2.

I therefore declare that the proposal was carried.

Dated this 31st day of August, 1915.

W. BLOMFIELD,
Mayor.

Redefining Boundaries of the Borough of Paeroa and the County of Ohinemuri.

Department of Internal Affairs,
Wellington, 8th September, 1915.

PURSUANT to the provisions of section 20 of the Municipal Corporations Amendment Act, 1910, the boundaries of the Borough of Paeroa are hereby defined as set out in the First Schedule hereto, the said borough being a new borough constituted by Proclamation dated the 12th day of June, 1915, made under the Municipal Corporations Act, 1908, as amended by the Municipal Corporations Amendment Act, 1913, and published in Gazette No. 75, of the 17th day of June, 1915.

And also, in pursuance of the provisions of the said section 20 of the Municipal Corporations Amendment Act, 1910, the boundaries of the County of Ohinemuri affected by the constitution of the Borough of Paeroa, made by the said Proclamation dated the 12th day of June, 1915, are hereby defined as set out in the Second Schedule hereto.

FIRST SCHEDULE.

BOUNDARIES OF BOROUGH OF PAEROA.

ALL that area in the Auckland Land District bounded by a line commencing at a point in the middle of the Waihou River in line with the south-western boundary of Rau-o-te-huia No. 2 Block, in Block XII, Waihou Survey District; thence