Mar. 11.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 847

Special Order made by the Mount Wellington Road Board.

Department of Internal Affairs,
Wellington, 9th March, 1915.

THE following special order, made by the Mount Wellington Road Board, is published in accordance with the provisions of the Road Boards Act, 1908.

H. D. BELL,
Minister of Internal Affairs.

IN exercise of the powers conferred on it by sections 4 and 5 of the Noxious Weeds Act, 1908, the Mount Wellington Road Board resolves by way of special order as follows:—

That all the plants mentioned in the Schedule hereto are hereby declared to be noxious weeds in the district within the jurisdiction of the Mount Wellington Road Board.

THE SCHEDULE ABOVE REFERRED TO.

Bathurst burr (Xanthium spinosum).
Broom (Cytisus scoparius).
Burdock (Arctium, any species).
Dock (Rumex, any species).
Elderberry (Sambucus niger).
Fennel (Foeniculus vulgare).
Foxglove (Digitalis purpurea).
Giant burdock (Arctium majus).
Gorse (Ulex europoeus).
Hakea (Hakea acicularis).
Hemlock (Conium maculatum).
Kangaroo acacia (Acacia armata).
Lupin (Lupinus luteus).
Ox-eye daisy (Chrysanthemum leucanthemum).
Pennyroyal (Mentha pulegium).
Periwinkle (Vinca major).
St. John’s wort (Hypericum perforatum or H. humifusum).
Tauhinu, or New Zealand cotton-wood (Cassinia leptophylla).
Thistles: Any species of Carlina (stemless thistle), Carduus (common plume or Scotch thistle), Cnicus (woolly-headed thistle), Centaurea (star thistle), Silybum (milk thistle).
Tutsan (Hypericum androsœmum).
Viper’s bugloss (Echium vulgare).
Wild borage (Echium violaceum).
Wild turnip (Brassica campestris).
Winged thistle (Carduus pycnocephalus).

I do hereby certify that the special order of which the foregoing is a copy has been duly passed by resolution of the Mount Wellington Road Board passed at a special meeting of the said Board held on the 15th December, 1914, and confirmed by resolution of the said Board passed at a special meeting of the said Board held on the 2nd February, 1915; and that all public notifications, notices, deposits, and other requirements of the Road Boards Act, 1908, and the Noxious Weeds Act, 1908, and their amendments, have been duly complied with in respect of such special order.

Dated this 4th day of February, 1915.

ALBERT ROSS,
Clerk of the Mount Wellington Road Board.

Result of Poll for Proposed Loan.

The Treasury,
Wellington, 9th March, 1915.

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

J. ALLEN,
Minister of Finance.

OTOROHANGA NATIVE TOWNSHIP.

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

PURSUANT to section 12 of the Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1913, I hereby give notice that at a poll of the ratepayers of the Otorohanga Native Township taken on the 5th day of March, 1915, on the proposal of the Council of the Inhabitants of the Otorohanga Native Township to borrow the sum of £1,000 for the several purposes of providing furniture, electric light, and cinematograph plant in and for the use of the Otorohanga Town Hall, the number of votes recorded for the proposal was 56, and the number of votes recorded against the proposal was 3.

I therefore declare that the proposal was carried.

Dated this 5th day of March, 1915.

JOHN ORMSBY,
Chairman.

Result of Poll for Proposed Loan.

The Treasury,
Wellington, 5th March, 1915.

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

J. ALLEN,
Minister of Finance.

HAWERA 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 the Borough of Hawera taken on the 26th day of February, 1915, on the proposal of the Hawera Borough Council to borrow the sum of £6,000 for the purpose of completing asphalting of footpaths, the number of votes recorded for the proposal was 133, the number of votes recorded against the proposal was 20, and there was one informal vote.

I therefore declare that the proposal was carried.

Dated at Hawera this 27th day of February, 1915.

H. K. WHITTINGTON,
Mayor.

By-laws of the Waimairi County Council confirmed under the By-laws Act, 1910.

Department of Internal Affairs,
Wellington, 5th March, 1915.

THE following certificate has been executed on the sealed copy of by-laws made by the Waimairi County Council on the 15th April, 1914.

H. D. BELL,
Minister of Internal Affairs.

CERTIFICATE OF CONFIRMATION.

In pursuance of the By-laws Act, 1910, I hereby confirm the above-written by-laws, and declare that the same came into force on the 1st day of May, 1914.

Dated this 5th day of March, 1915.

H. D. BELL,
Minister of Internal Affairs.

Election of Members of Fire Boards by Insurance Companies.

Department of Internal Affairs,
Wellington, 5th March, 1915.

PURSUANT to the Fire Brigades Act, 1908, and the rules made thereunder, it is hereby notified that an election by the insurance companies carrying on business in New Zealand of three members of the undermentioned Fire Boards will be held on Monday, the 17th day of May, 1915, in the manner prescribed by the said Act and rules:—

Auckland Fire Board.
Christchurch Fire Board.
Dannevirke Fire Board.
Dunedin Fire Board.
Feilding Fire Board.
Gisborne Fire Board.
Greymouth Fire Board.
Hamilton Fire Board.
Hastings Fire Board.
Hawera Fire Board.
Hokitika Fire Board.
Lawrence Fire Board.

Maori Hill Fire Board.
Masterton Fire Board.
Milton Fire Board.
New Plymouth Fire Board.
Oamaru Fire Board.
Ohakune Fire Board.
Palmerston North Fire Board.
Petone Fire Board.
Rotorua Fire Board.
Tauranga Fire Board.
Timaru Fire Board.
Whangarei Fire Board.

H. D. BELL,
Minister of Internal Affairs.

Certificate and Declaration of Execution of Criminal.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 10th March, 1915.

THE following certificate and declaration are published in conformity with the provisions of the Crimes Act, 1908.

A. L. HERDMAN,
Minister of Justice.

CERTIFICATE.

I, HAMILTON ANDREW HUGH GILMER, the Medical Officer in attendance at the execution of Arthur Rottmann at the Prison of Wellington, do hereby certify and declare that I have this day witnessed the execution of the said Arthur Rottmann at