Mar. 4.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE 751

Majors.

Major Howard Rauru Jones, M.C. Dated 3rd February, 1920.
Donald Archibald McCurdy, M.B.E. Dated 9th February, 1920.
John Llewellyn Charles Merton, M.C. Dated 10th February, 1920.
Alexander Herbert Wilkie. Dated 28th January, 1920.
William Howard Unwin. Dated 1st February, 1920.
Captain (temp. Major) Charles Bertram Easther, and relinquishes the temporary rank of Major. Dated 3rd February, 1920.

Captains.

Noel Storrier Johnson. Dated 3rd February, 1920.
Thomas Sinclair Gillies, M.C. Dated 10th February, 1920.
Norman Eric Walker. Dated 9th February, 1920.
Ladislas Aloysius Joseph Emery, M.C. Dated 3rd February, 1920.
Stanley Dick Rogers, M.C. Dated 13th February, 1920.
Thomas Frank Christian. Dated 3rd February, 1920.
Henry Morton Foster. Dated 3rd February, 1920.
Henry White Oak Slater. Dated 9th February, 1920.

Lieutenants (temp. Captains), and relinquish the temporary rank of Captain :—

Richard Francis Bale. Dated 9th February, 1920.
Leonard James Bancroft Chapple. Dated 3rd February, 1920.
George Burnett Brunton. Dated 2nd February, 1920.

Lieutenants.

Cecil Harold Marks. Dated 9th February, 1920.
Wilfred Korner. Dated 10th February, 1920.
William Bell. Dated 10th February, 1920.
Claud Street. Dated 9th February, 1920.
Thomas Harold McLean. Dated 9th February, 1920.
James Lyon. Dated 9th February, 1920.
Alan McClune Woodward. Dated 10th February, 1920.
Edward Hulbert. Dated 3rd February, 1920.
Frederick Archibald De La Mare. Dated 6th February, 1920.
Montague Steele. Dated 9th February, 1920.
Cecil Tilleard Natusch. Dated 11th February, 1920.
Frank Moyes Mitchell, M.C. Dated 2nd February, 1920.
Joseph Orlando Gough. Dated 9th February, 1920.

J. G. COATES,
Minister of Defence.

Result of Poll for Proposed Loan.

Wellington, 27th February, 1920.

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

W. F. MASSEY,
Acting Minister of Finance.

DANNEVIRKE 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 Dannevirke taken on the 18th day of February, 1920, on the proposal of the Dannevirke Borough Council to borrow £25,000 for the following purposes :—
£16,000 of the said loan to be used for purchasing the assets of the Dannevirke Gas Company (Limited), (with the exception of sinking fund, balance of sundry debtors, cash in hand, and all stocks of coal, coke, tar, stores, and other fittings) :
£1,500 of the said loan to be used for purchasing stocks on hand and other manufacturing and trading stock :
£4,000 of the said loan to be used for the extensions of mains, providing main pipes, services, &c., and all equipment in connection therewith :
£2,000 of the said loan to be used to extend the retort bench and other plant in unison therewith when required, and all equipment in connection therewith :
£1,500 of the said loan to be used for contingencies, preliminary expenses, cost of raising loan, and portion of first year’s interest (if necessary),
the number of votes recorded for the proposal was 318, and the number of votes recorded against the proposal was 63 ; informal, 11.
I therefore declare the proposal carried.
Dated this 19th day of February, 1920.

G. I. ANDERSON, Mayor.
CHAS. A. MEARS, Returning Officer.

Results of Polls for Proposed Loans.

Wellington, 27th February, 1920.

THE following notices, received from the Chairman of the Council of the County of Wairoa, are published in accordance with the provisions of the Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1913.

W. F. MASSEY,
Acting Minister of Finance.

WAIROA 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 Mahia and Waikaremoana Ridings of the County of Wairoa taken on the 7th day of February, 1920, on the proposal of the Wairoa County Council to borrow the sum of £15,000 for the following purposes :—
£
Road metalling . . . . . . 8,000
Purchase of machinery to carry out metalling . . 3,500
Erection of roadmen’s dwellings . . . . 3,000
Alterations to Council Chambers . . . . 500
the number of votes recorded for the proposal was 245, and the number of votes recorded against the proposal was 75.
I therefore declare the proposal was carried.

Pursuant to section 12 of the Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1913, I hereby give notice that at a poll of the ratepayers of the Waikaremoana Riding of the Wairoa County taken on Saturday, the 7th day of February, 1920, on the proposal of the Wairoa County Council to borrow the sum of £1,000 to provide portion of cost of constructing two traffic suspension bridges across the Waiau River, to give access to the Tutaekuri Block, and to form about one mile of dray-road through Tutaekuri 1c 4 and 1c 5 Blocks, the number of votes recorded for the proposal was 146, and the number of votes recorded against the proposal was 40.
I therefore declare that the proposal was carried.
Dated the 16th day of February, 1920.

ALEXANDER SINCLAIR, County Chairman.

Results of Polls for Proposed Loans.

Wellington, 1st March, 1920.

THE following notices, received from the Chairman of the Council of the County of Rodney, are published in accordance with the provisions of the Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1913.

W. F. MASSEY,
Acting Minister of Finance.

RODNEY COUNTY COUNCIL.

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 a poll of the ratepayers of the Ahuroa-Komokoriki Special Rating District of the County of Rodney was taken on the 21st day of November, 1919, on the proposal of the Rodney County Council to borrow a sum of £400 for metalling the Ahuroa–Komokoriki Road.
The number of votes recorded for the proposal was 12, and the number of votes recorded against the proposal was 2.
I therefore declare that the proposal was carried.

Pursuant to section 12 of the Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1913, I hereby give notice that a poll of the ratepayers of the Warkworth - Kaipara Flats Special Rating District of the County of Rodney was taken on the 21st day of November, 1919, on the proposal of the Rodney County Council to borrow a sum of £4,000 for metalling the Warkworth – Kaipara Flats Road.
The number of votes recorded for the proposal was 43, and the number of votes recorded against the proposal was 22.
I therefore declare that the proposal was carried.
Dated this 22nd day of November, 1919.

J. A. SHEPHERD, Chairman.

Result of Poll for Proposed Loan.

Wellington, 2nd March, 1920.

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

W. F. MASSEY,
Acting Minister of Finance.