Re Engineering Tools and Supplies.

IT is hereby notified, for public information, that the
Imperial Government will not permit manufacturers
in the United Kingdom (until they are further notified) to
execute orders now placed with them, or to be placed with
them for the above, unless a license to so execute is granted
by the Ministry of Munitions in the United Kingdom.

To preserve the maintenance of our primary industries,
I am requested by the Imperial Government to certify to
such orders as comply with certain conditions, full particulars
in regard to which can be obtained from the Officer in Charge,
New Zealand Military Supplies Purchase Office, P.O. Box 106,
Wellington (telegraphic code address "Supboard, Wellington").

Engineering tools and supplies are defined as follows :
(a.) All machine tools;
(b.) Boring-cutters, chucks, files, hacksaws, lathe tools,
measuring-tools, milling-cutters, reamers, screwing-
tackle, slitting-saws, thread-milling hobs, and twist
drills.
(c.) It is not proposed to extend the system of certification
to carpenters' tools and certain classes of rougher
tools, such as picks, shovels, spanners, and articles
of a like nature.

ARTHUR M. MYERS,
Minister in Charge of Munitions and Supplies.

Results of Polls for Proposed Loans.

Wellington, 14th September, 1916.

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

A. M. MYERS,
Acting Minister of Finance.

MASTER TON BOROUGH COUNCIL.

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 Borough of Masterton taken on the 31st day of
August, 1916, on the proposal of the Masterton Borough
Council to borrow the sum of £5,000 for the purposes of
extending the buildings, manufacturing, purifying, and dis-
tributing plant and apparatus, of the existing gasworks of
the Borough of Masterton, the number of votes recorded for
the proposal was 162, and the number of votes recorded
against the proposal was 324.

I therefore declare that the proposal was rejected.
Dated this 11th day of September, 1916.

Jas. M. Coradine, Mayor.

MASTERTON BOROUGH COUNCIL.

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 Borough of Masterton taken on the 31st day of
August, 1916, on the proposal of the Masterton Borough
Council to borrow the sum of £2,500 for the purposes of com-
pleting, equipping, and establishing of municipal buildings
of the Borough of Masterton, the number of votes recorded
for the proposal was 223, and the number of votes recorded
against the proposal was 264.

I therefore declare that the proposal was rejected.
Dated this 11th day of September, 1916.

Jas. M. Coradine, Mayor.

MASTERTON BOROUGH COUNCIL.

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 Borough of Masterton taken on the 31st day of August,
1916, on the proposal of the Masterton Borough Council to
borrow the sum of £32,000 for the purpose of extending the
existing drainage system of the Borough of Masterton, the
number of votes recorded for the proposal was 316, and the
number of votes recorded against the proposal was 177.

I therefore declare that the proposal was carried.
Dated this 11th day of September, 1916.

Jas. M. Coradine, Mayor.

The Sharebrokers Act, 1908.-Amendments to Rules and New
Rules of the Wellington Stock Exchange.

Head Office, Stamp Department,
Wellington, 6th September, 1916.

His Excellency the Governor in Council has been pleased
to approve of the following amendments to rules
and new rules of the Wellington Stock Exchange.

ROBERT McNAB,
Minister of Stamp Duties.

Approved in Council.

LIVERPOOL, Governor.

In Council.

J. F. ANDREWS,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

WELLINGTON STOCK EXCHANGE.

AMENDMENTS AND ADDITIONS TO RULES.

Commission.

Rule 66 amended to read as follows :—

66. The brokerage chargeable for buying and selling shares
    in all companies, and debentures and stocks, shall be as
    follows :—

On Government or local bodies' debentures : ½ per cent.
on face value.
On all other debentures : 1 per cent. on face value.
On shares other than mining : 1¼ per cent.
On mining shares up to 6d. : ¼d. per share.
over 6d. up to 2s. : ½d. per share.
over 2s. up to 3s. 4d. : 1d. per share.
over 3s. 4d. up to 10s. : 1½d. per share.
over 10s. : 1¼ per cent.

On syndicate shares : 2½ per cent.

Minimum charge, 5s. on any transaction ; buyers paying
stamp duty and transfer fees. The above rates in respect of
sales of shares or debentures already issued are in all cases
chargeable to both buyer and seller.

On mining transactions both buyer and seller pay stamp
duty.

A special charge in excess of the above rates may be made
according to the circumstances of the case for the negotiations
of new flotations and of issues of new or reserve shares, in
which case the vendor or issuing company alone is to be
charged or of shares or securities not on the official list.

Advertising.

Rule 67 amended to read as follows :—

67. No member shall advertise in any manner whatsoever
    in connection with sharebroking business, without first
    obtaining the sanction of the Committee. Any breach of
    this rule shall be dealt with under Rule 108.

Rule 70 amended to read as follows :—

70. No member shall do business for or with any broker
    or other person in New Zealand (other than a member of an
    affiliated Exchange) at net prices or at less than the rate of
    commission specified in Rule 66.

Rule 79 amended to read as follows :—

79. All sales of stock and shares made at official meetings
    shall be quoted, except sales not amounting to a quotation.
    Only sales of shares made between the ordinary calls between
    two sharebrokers, members of the Exchange, may be quoted
    at the call immediately following such sale, but on reported
    sales shall be quoted at the first morning call. Due dates
    must accompany quotations of debentures. Members shall
    not publish in the local newspapers quotations of shares.
    Time-bargains shall not be quoted on the official list.

NEW RULES.

Country Members.

115. Any licensed broker carrying on business at a distance
     of not less than twenty miles from the Exchange may be
     elected a country member of the Exchange by payment of a
     fee of £2 2s. per annum. Such country members shall have
     the privilege of doing business with any member of an affili-
     ated Exchange, but shall not be eligible to attend any "calls"
     or meetings of the Exchange except as a guest. A country
     member shall be deemed to be on the roll of the Exchange.

The election of a country member shall be carried out in
the same manner as prescribed in Rules 36, 37, and 38 in
respect of the election of ordinary members.

116. No member of the Exchange shall be permitted to
     print or affix his name stamp on any transfer or script de-
     livered to another broker.

117. In all dealings with members of other Exchanges
     affiliated with the Stock Exchange Association of New
     Zealand the rules of the Association shall apply and prevail
     over the rules of this Exchange.