Mar. 9.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 727

New Zealand Medical Corps.

Major Arthur Challinor Purchas, M.B., M.R.C.S., Eng.

Captain Charles Ernest Howden, M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P.

Captain Arnold Woodford Izard, M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P.

New Zealand Chaplains Department.

Reverend Frank Dunnage, Chaplain to the Forces, 3rd Class.

Reverend Joseph Richard Sullivan, Chaplain to the Forces, 4th Class.

Reverend Alexander Hardie, Chaplain to the Forces, 4th Class.

J. ALLEN,
Minister of Defence.

Special Order made by the Cook County Council altering Boundaries of Ridings.

Department of Internal Affairs,
Wellington, 6th March, 1916.

THE following special order, made by the Cook County Council, is published in accordance with the provisions of the Counties Act, 1908.

G. W. RUSSELL,
Minister of Internal Affairs.

COOK COUNTY COUNCIL.

Special Order made by the Cook County Council on Friday, 17th December, 1915, and confirmed at a Subsequent Meeting held on Friday, 21st January, 1916.

RESOLVED that, in answer to the prayer of the petitioners, this Council hereby proceeds by special order to amend the boundaries of the Tolaga and Waimata Ridings, as described in the Schedule hereto.

The common seal of the Chairman, Councillors, and Inhabitants of the County of Cook was hereto affixed in the presence of—

THOMAS JEX-BLAKE,
Chairman.

JOHN WARREN,
Clerk.

I, John Warren, Clerk of the Cook County Council, do hereby certify that the foregoing special order has been made in accordance with law, and that all the provisions of the Counties Act, 1908, have been complied with.

JOHN WARREN.

SCHEDULE.

Tolaga Riding.

ALL that area in Cook County commencing at the south corner of Section 1, Block IX, Tutamoe Survey District, and bounded on the north generally by the Waiapu County to the sea at Koangaumu; thence on the east generally by the sea to the Pakarae No. 1 Block; thence by the north-eastern boundary of the said Pakarae No. 1 Block and its continuation westerly to the centre of Pakarae River, and by the centre of that river to a point in line with the western boundary of Section 2 of Block XIII, Uawa Survey District; thence by the north-western boundary of the said Section No. 2 to the northern boundary of Waimata North No. 1 Block; thence by the northern boundaries of the said Waimata North No. 1 Block, Small Grazing-run No. 58, Waimata North No. 1A 2, and again by Small Grazing-run 58 and the continuation of its northerly boundary westerly to the centre of the road at the southern boundary of Small Grazing-run 43; on the west generally by the centre of that road to its intersection with the eastern boundary of Small Grazing-run 43A, thence by the eastern and northern boundaries of Small Grazing-run 43A aforesaid to the eastern boundary of Waikohu County, and by that boundary to point of commencement.

Waimata Riding.

Commencing at Trig. Station No. 134, and bounded on the west generally by the Waikohu County to the Mangarueke Stream at the north-east corner of Section 15, Block II, Waimata Survey District; thence by the eastern boundary of the said Section 15 and by Section 16 to the Ngakaroa Block; thence by the said Ngakaroa Block to Trig. Station Kopu-a-tuaki; thence by Ngakaroa E and Ngakaroa D Blocks to the north-east boundaries of Waihirere Block; thence by the north-east and part of the south-east boundaries of the said Waihirere Block to a point sixty chains distant from the Whataupoko–Ormond Road; thence by a line bearing southerly to a point twenty chains distant from the Waimata Hill Road; thence by a line parallel to the Waimata Hill Road aforesaid to the intersection of the centre of College and Whataupoko–Ormond Roads; thence by the centre of the aforesaid College Road to the centre of the Taruheru River, and by the centre of that river to a point in line with the centre of Warren Road; on the east generally by the centre of the Warren Road to its intersection with the north-east side of the Whataupoko–Ormond Road, and by that road to the Matokitoki Block; thence by the said Matokitoki Block and Sections 12 and 33, Whataupoko No. 9, to a public road; thence across that road, and by Sections 31 and 9, Whataupoko 9 aforesaid, to a road on the right bank of Waimata River; thence across that road to centre of Waimata River, by the centre of that river to the junction of the Makahakaha Stream; thence by the centre of the Makahakaha Stream aforesaid to the south-western corner of Section No. 2, Waimata South Block; thence by the said Section 2, Waimata South Block, and Section 3, Waimata South Block, to the centre of the Mangaorangirangi Stream; thence by the centre of that stream to a point in line with the north-west boundary of Waimata East Block; thence across Mangaorangi Stream and part of the western boundary of Waimata East Block to the south corner of Section 33, Block V, Whangara Survey District; thence by the south-west and part of the north boundary of Section 33 aforesaid to the centre of Wharekiri Stream; thence by the centre of that stream to a point in line with the south boundary of Waimata North No. 1B Block; thence across that stream and by Waimata North 1B Block to the Otawaiwai Stream; thence to the centre and by the centre of that stream to Section 1, Block I, Whangara Survey District; thence by that section, Section 2, Block I, Whangara Survey District, Section 1, Block XIII, Uawa Survey District, and Section 1, Block XVI, Waingaromia Survey District, to Small Grazing-run 43, and by Small Grazing-run 43 aforesaid to the intersection of its south boundary with centre of road; thence by centre of that road, and again by Small Grazing-run 43 to Small Grazing-run 42A, and by Small Grazing-runs 42A and 42 to Trig. Station 134, the point of commencement.

Descriptions correct.—Thomas Brook, Inspector of Surveys, 18th February, 1916.

Result of Poll for Proposed Loan.

Wellington, 7th March, 1916.

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

J. G. WARD,
Minister of Finance.

THAMES 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 Waitakaruru District Special-rating Area, a special district duly constituted within the County of Thames, taken on the 24th day of February, 1916, on the proposal of the Thames County Council to borrow the sum of three thousand five hundred pounds (£3,500) for the purpose of forming and metalling the Waitakaruru District Roads, the number of votes recorded for the proposal was 11, and the number of votes recorded against the proposal was nil.

I therefore declare that the proposal was carried.

Dated this 28th day of February, 1916.

R. W. BAGNALL,
Chairman of the Thames County.

WILLIAM H. POTTS,
Returning Officer.

Result of Poll for Proposed Loan.

Wellington, 7th March, 1916.

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

J. G. WARD,
Minister of Finance.

WAIKOHU 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 County of Waikohu taken on the 24th day of February, 1916, on the proposal of the Waikohu County Council to borrow the sum of £9,500 for erection of Engineer’s residence (£800), purchase of land for building-sites and roadmen’s paddocks and fencing same (£2,900), and erection of workmen’s dwellings (£5,800), the number of votes recorded for the