Dec. 12.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 3961

pany, Hobson Buildings, Fort Street, Auckland, for the purpose of laying before the meeting the account of the Liquidator, showing the manner in which the winding-up of the company has been conducted and the assets of the company been disposed of.

Dated this 3rd day of December, 1918.

SEERING H. MATTHEWS,
Liquidaor.

647

NAPIER BOROUGH COUNCIL.

RESOLUTION MAKING A SPECIAL RATE, MADE ON THE 4TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 1918.

IN pursuance and in exercise of the powers vested in it in that behalf by the Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1913, and of all other powers (if any) it thereunto enabling, the Napier Borough Council hereby resolves as follows :—

That, for the purpose of providing for the payment of the interest, sinking fund, and other charges on a loan of seven thousand three hundred pounds (£7,300), authorized to be raised by the Napier Borough Council, under the above-mentioned Act, for the purpose of paying its contribution towards the erection of the West Shore Bridge, the said Napier Borough Council hereby makes and levies a special rate of one-twelfth of a penny in the pound sterling on the rateable value (on the basis of the unimproved value) of all rateable property in the Borough of Napier; and that such special rate shall be an annually recurring rate during the currency of such loan, and be payable yearly on the 1st day of August in each and every year during the currency of such loan, being a period of thirty-six and one-half years, or until the loan is fully paid off.

We hereby certify that the above is a true copy of and a correct extract from the minutes of proceedings of the Napier Borough Council at a meeting of the above-mentioned Council held on the 4th day of October, 1918.

W. HILL, Mayor.
M. MURRAY, Chairman.

648

INTENTION TO TAKE A CLAY-PIT.

PUBLIC WORKS ACT, 1908, AND AMENDMENTS.

NOTICE is hereby given that the Tauranga County Council proposes to take the piece of land mentioned in the Schedule hereto, under the provisions of the above-mentioned Act, for the purposes of a clay-pit; and also that a plan showing the lands required to be taken is deposited at the office of the Tauranga County Council, Spring Street, Tauranga, and is open for public inspection during business hours; and also that all persons affected by the taking of the said land shall, if they have any well-grounded objection to the taking of the said land, set forth the same in writing, and send such writing, within forty days from the 18th day of October, 1918, being the date of the first publication of this notice, to the office of the Tauranga County Council aforesaid, addressed to the undersigned.

Dated this 18th day of October, 1918.

SCHEDULE.

APPROXIMATE area of land to be taken: 1 acre 1 rood 36 perches.

Being portion of Pukaingataru B No. 24, situated in the Maketu Survey District.

Shown on plan marked 20102; coloured in plan pink.

Registration District of Auckland, situated in the County of Tauranga.

649 JNO. H. GRIFFITHS, County Clerk.

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NEW ZEALAND,
NORTHERN DISTRICT.

In the matter of the Companies Act, 1908, and its amendments; and in the matter of the DOMINION PORTLAND CEMENT COMPANY (LIMITED), in Liquidation.

The 20th day of September, 1918.

UPON the petition of Edward George Levinge, of Christchurch, Medical Practitioner; Sir George Clifford, of Christchurch, Baronet; George Thompson Mulcock, of Christchurch, Sheep-farmer; James Stevenson, of Flaxton, Sheep-farmer; William Milne Hamilton, of Christchurch, Solicitor; Edmund Campbell Purdie, of Auckland, Advisory Inspector; Alexander Bell, of Wellington, Secretary for Education; Henry Harrowell, of Remuera, Auckland, Gentleman; Arthur Collard, of Auckland, Gentleman; Alfred Francis Puckey, of Auckland, Interpreter of the Native Land Court; Thomas Charter, of Auckland, Accountant; Frank Renshaw, of Auckland, Merchant; Sydney Charles William Coldicutt, of Auckland, Manager; and Claude Coldicutt, of Auckland, Medical Practitioner:

Upon reading the said petition and the notice of motion thereon, and the affidavits filed in support thereof and in opposition thereto, and upon hearing counsel respectively for the parties appearing upon the said petition and motion:

It is ordered that the voluntary winding-up of the Dominion Portland Cement Company (Limited) be continued, but subject to the supervision of this Court; and, further, that the sale by the Liquidator of the assets of the said company to Ernest Gerard, made by public auction on the 18th day of January, 1918, be confirmed and adopted; and that the said Liquidator do have leave to execute and affix the seal of the company to such documents and to do such things as may be requisite or necessary to transfer, convey, and assure to and vest the property and assets included in the said sale in the purchaser thereof or as he shall direct; and the contributories and Liquidator of the company, and all other persons interested, are to be at liberty to apply generally as there may be occasion.

By the Court.

650 D. W. SCHRAM, Deputy Registrar.

BANKRUPTCY NOTICES.

THE public are informed that extracts from the New Zealand Gazette, containing all Bankruptcy Notices that appear in each issue, are published weekly, and will be sent post-free to any address on payment of a subscription of 10s. per annum. Single copies, 3d. each.

Orders should be addressed—

“GOVERNMENT PRINTER, WELLINGTON.”

SPECIAL REPORTS ON EDUCATIONAL SUBJECTS.—CATALOGUE OF THE PLANTS OF NEW ZEALAND: Indigenous and Naturalized Species. By T. F. CHEESEMAN, F.L.S., F.Z.S. Price, 1s.

Orders should be addressed—

“GOVERNMENT PRINTER, WELLINGTON.”

SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF, NEAR SUMNER, CHRISTCHURCH.

UNDER THE CONTROL AND SUPERVISION OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT.

Director: Mr. J. E. STEVENS.

FOR Deaf Children of sound intellect. The pupils are taught to understand and use ordinary speech. The full charge for board and education is £40 a year, but less is accepted from parents who cannot afford to pay this amount. In case of necessity admission is free.

By the Education Act it is compulsory for deaf children to come under instruction at the age of six, and to continue until the age of twenty-one unless the Education Department previously grants exemption. Though a child is, as a rule, best fitted to begin the school course at the age of six, advice should be obtained as soon as any sign of deafness is observed.

The following classes of deaf children are admitted to the School for the Deaf (sound intellect being always a necessity):—

1. Children born deaf, or who have lost their hearing before learning to speak.
2. Children who can hear a little, but are too deaf to be taught in a public school.
3. Children who have lost their hearing after having learned to speak.

The Act imposes upon every parent, teacher of a school (either public or private), constable, or officer of a charitable or kindred institution who is aware of the place of residence (either temporary or permanent) of a deaf child, and the householder in whose house any such child resides, an obligation to send notification of the fact to the Minister of Education, giving the name, age, and address of the child; and any neglect or failure to comply with this provision involves liability to a fine.

Information and advice may be obtained from the Director, or from the

SECRETARY TO THE
EDUCATION DEPARTMENT.
WELLINGTON.