Nov. 8.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 4195

SCHEDULE.
DESCRIPTION OF BOUNDARIES OF PROPOSED TOWN DISTRICT OF OHURA.

ALL that area in the Taranaki Land District bounded by a line commencing at a point on the southern side of the Mangaroa–Tongaporutu Road at the north-eastern corner of Section 2, Block V, Ohura Survey District; thence along the boundary between Sections 2 and 3 to the Mangaparare Road, across that road, and along the Mangaparare Stream to the point where it crosses the road forming the south-western boundary of Ohura Suburban Section 7; thence along a right line south-easterly across Section 9, Block V aforesaid, and across the railway reserve to the southernmost corner of Suburban Section 30; thence easterly across Section 7, Block V aforesaid, and across the Ohura Road to Iron Pipe CLVI; thence along a right line north-easterly to a point on the right bank of the Mangaroa River being the southernmost point of the southern bend of that river in the eastern part of Mangaroa B No. 2d Block, about 18 chains east of Ohura Road and 15 chains south of Huia Road; thence across the said river and along its left bank to Ohura Road; thence north-easterly to an angle of that road about 150 links from the left bank of the said Mangaroa River; thence along a right line north-westerly bearing 327°, intersecting Mangaroa B No. 2c Block, and across the Ohura Road to and across the Waitewhena Stream, along the right bank of that stream, to and along the left bank of the Mangakara Stream to a point in line with the eastern boundary of Section 2, Block V aforesaid; and thence by a right line to the north-eastern corner of that section, the place of commencement. As the same is delineated on the plan marked L. and S. 23/440/3, deposited in the Head Office, Department of Lands and Survey, at Wellington, and thereon edged red.

G. W. RUSSELL,
Minister of Internal Affairs.

Fixing Date on which Returns under the Fire Brigades Act, 1908, are to be furnished to the Waihi Fire Board.

Department of Internal Affairs,
Wellington, 2nd November, 1917.

PURSUANT to section 22 of the Fire Brigades Act, 1908, it is hereby notified that the returns showing the total gross amount of the premiums received by or due to fire-insurance companies during the year ended 31st December, 1916, in respect of insurances held by such companies within the Waihi Fire District, after deducting the amount of premiums paid by way of reinsurance to any other insurance company contributing under the Act in respect of the premiums so received by it, shall be transmitted to the Waihi Fire Board in the manner prescribed by the said section on or before the 7th day of December, 1917.

G. W. RUSSELL,
Minister of Internal Affairs.

Notice respecting Proposed Alteration of Boundaries, Hungahunga Drainage District, Counties of Piako and Matamata.

Department of Internal Affairs,
Wellington, 5th November, 1917.

IT is hereby notified that a petition has been presented to His Excellency the Governor-General, under the Land Drainage Act, 1908, praying that the area described in the Schedule hereto may be included in the Hungahunga Drainage District. All persons affected are hereby called upon to lodge any written objections to or petitions against the proposed inclusion which they desire to lodge, within one month from the first publication of this notice, such objections or petitions to be addressed to the Minister of Internal Affairs, Wellington.

SCHEDULE.

AREA TO BE INCLUDED IN HUNGAHUNGA DRAINAGE DISTRICT.

ALL that area in the Auckland Land District bounded by a line commencing at a point on the right bank of the Waitoa River being the southernmost corner of Section 7, Block II, Tapapa Survey District; thence along the south-eastern boundary of that section and its production to the Morrinsville–Rotorua Railway line, along that railway-line to a point opposite the southernmost corner of Section 1, Block II aforesaid; thence to and along the southern boundary of that section to the road forming its south-western boundary, across that road, along the eastern boundary of Section 81 and part of the north-eastern boundary of Section 80 to and across a road to the aforesaid railway-line, and again along the railway-line to a point opposite the north-eastern corner of Section 104, Block VI; thence to and along the northern boundary of that section to the right bank of the Waitoa River, and along the right bank of that river to the place of commencement.

G. W. RUSSELL,
Minister of Internal Affairs.

Funds approved under Section 40 of the War Legislation Amendment Act, 1916.

Department of Internal Affairs,
Wellington, 5th November, 1917.

PURSUANT to section 40 of the War Legislation Amendment Act, 1916, I hereby notify, for public information, that I have this day approved, for the purposes of the said section, the war funds controlled by the societies named in the Schedule hereto.

SCHEDULE.

Name of Society. Address.
Women’s Mutual Aid Society .. .. Auckland.
North Kaipara Patriotic Society .. .. Matakoe.
Ngapuhi Patriotic Committee .. .. Motatau.
Greytown Branch Wairarapa Patriotic Association. Greytown.
Belgian and Servian Wounded Relief Society Wanganui.
Ancient Order of Swankers Club .. .. „
Church of England Military Affairs Committee Wellington.
King George’s Fund for Sailors .. .. „
Koromiko Patriotic Society .. .. Koromiko.
Nelson Evening Mail Tobacco Fund .. .. Nelson.
Banks Peninsula Patriotic Society .. .. Akaroa.
Linwood-Dallington Soldiers’ Aid Society .. .. Christchurch.
Hilton Patriotic Committee .. .. Temuka.
Katea Patriotic Society .. .. Katea.
Kelso Patriotic Society .. .. Kelso.
Ngapara Patriotic Committee .. .. Ngapara.
Patearoa Patriotic Association .. .. Patearoa.

G. W. RUSSELL,
Minister of Internal Affairs.

Registration of Aliens.

Department of Internal Affairs,
Wellington, 6th November, 1917.

IT is hereby notified for public information that under subsection (1) of section 3 of the Registration of Aliens Act, 1917, every officer of police of a rank not lower than that of sergeant shall be a Registration Officer under that Act.

Pursuant to the power conferred upon me by subsection (2) of the above-quoted section, I have appointed the persons referred to in the Warrants published hereunder to be additional Registration Officers.

G. W. RUSSELL,
Minister of Internal Affairs.

REGISTRATION OF ALIENS ACT, 1917.—ADDITIONAL REGISTRATION OFFICERS APPOINTED.

PURSUANT to the Registration of Aliens Act, 1917, I, George Warren Russell, Minister of Internal Affairs, being the Minister of the Crown for the time being charged by the Governor-General with the administration of the said Act, do hereby appoint the persons for the time being acting as police constables in charge of the police-stations named in the Schedule hereto to be Registration Officers under the said Act.

SCHEDULE.

Auckland District.

Aratapu. Kaitaia. Owen’s Road (A).
Avondale. Kawakawa. Panmure.
Birkenhead. Kingsland. Papakura.
Cowes. Mangawai. Rawene.
Ellerslie. Mangonui. Remuera.
Epsom. Maungaturoto. Russell.
Freeman’s Bay. Mercer. Takapuna.
Grey Lynn. Mount Albert. Tuakau.
Helensville. Mount Eden (South). Waipu.
Hikurangi. Mount Roskill. Waiuku.
Hobsonville. Northcote. Warkworth.
Houhora. Ohaeawai. Wellsford.
Howick. Okupu (Gt. Barrier). Whangaroa.
Kaikohe.