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votes recorded for the proposal was 30, and the number of
votes recorded against the proposal was 1.
I therefore declare that the proposals were carried.
Dated this 6th day of May, 1920.

H. DOBBIE,
Chairman, One-tree Hill Road Board.

Result of Poll for Proposed Loan.

Wellington, 17th May, 1920.

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

W. F. MASSEY,
Minister of Finance.

CHRISTCHURCH CITY COUNCIL.

Result of Poll.

PURSUANT to section 12 of the Local Bodies’ Loans Act,
1913, I hereby give notice that at a poll of the ratepayers
of the City of Christchurch taken on the 6th day of May,
1920, on the proposal of the Christchurch City Council to
borrow the sum of £16,000 for the purchase of the property
situate in Manchester Street and owned by the Canterbury
Hall Company (Limited), the number of votes recorded for
the proposal was 1,232, and the number of votes recorded
against the proposal was 538.
I declare the proposal to be carried.
Dated this 7th day of May, 1920.

HENRY T. J. THACKER, Mayor.

Result of Poll for Proposed Loan.

Wellington, 17th May, 1920.

THE following notice, received from the Mayor of the
Council of the Borough of Palmerston North, is pub-
lished in accordance with the provisions of the Local Bodies’
Loans Act, 1913.

W. F. MASSEY,
Minister of Finance.

PALMERSTON NORTH BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Result of Poll on Proposal to raise a Loan.

IN pursuance of section 12 of the Local Bodies’ Loans Act,
1913, I hereby give notice that the poll of ratepayers of the
Borough of Palmerston North taken on the 5th day of May,
1920, on the proposal of the Palmerston North Borough
Council to borrow the sum of £100,000 for the purpose of
purchasing electrical fittings and stock, and to complete the
electric-lighting undertaking, resulted as follows: For the
proposal, 456; against the proposal, 70.
I therefore declare the proposal carried.

12th May, 1920. J. A. NASH, Mayor.

Notice respecting Proposed Amalgamation of Lower Wairau
and Spring Creek River Districts, County of Marlborough.

Department of Internal Affairs,
Wellington, 13th May, 1920.

IT is hereby notified that petitions have been presented
to His Excellency the Governor-General, under the
River Boards Act, 1908, and its amendments, praying that
the Lower Wairau and Spring Creek River Districts, com-
prising one continuous area, be united and form one district
by name “The Wairau River District.”
All persons affected are hereby called upon to lodge any
written objections to or petitions against the proposed
amalgamation which they desire to lodge, within one month
from the first publication of this notice. Such objections
and petitions are to be addressed and forwarded to the
Minister of Internal Affairs, Wellington.

F. H. D. BELL,
Minister of Internal Affairs.

Members of Te Aroha Fire Board appointed or elected.

Department of Internal Affairs,
Wellington, 17th May, 1920.

THE undermentioned persons have been appointed or
elected to be members of the Te Aroha Fire Board,
constituted under the Fire Brigades Act, 1908:—

Appointed by the Governor-General—
Ralph Lake Somers.

Elected by the fire-insurance companies—
Henry Sedcole Malcolm.
Charles Edgar Palmer.
Walter Pavitt.

Elected by the Te Aroha Borough Council—
Henry Jackson.
Jesse Albert Clothier.
Clarence Adolphus Arthur.

F. H. D. BELL,
Minister of Internal Affairs.

By-laws of the Kairanga County Council confirmed under
the By-laws Act, 1910.

Department of Internal Affairs,
Wellington, 17th May, 1920.

THE following certificate has been executed on the sealed
copy of the Water-supply By-laws made by the Kai-
ranga County Council on the 13th day of January, 1920.

F. H. D. BELL,
Minister of Internal Affairs.

CERTIFICATE OF CONFIRMATION.

IN pursuance of the By-laws Act, 1910, I hereby confirm
the within-written by-laws, and declare that the same came
into force on the 1st day of February, 1920.
Dated this 17th day of May, 1920.

F. H. D. BELL,
Minister of Internal Affairs.

Members of Harbour Boards appointed.

Marine Department,
Wellington, N.Z., 15th May, 1920.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has, in pursuance
of the provisions of paragraph (b) of subsection (2)
of section 4 of the Harbours Amendment Act, 1910, of the
provisions of section 5 of the same Act, and of all other
powers enabling him in that behalf, appointed

WILLIAM WILKINSON to be a member of the Otago
Harbour Board,
EDWARD REUBEN BENJAMIN HOLBEN to be a member
of the Foxton Harbour Board, and
WILLIAM JAMES MCGRATH and JOHN T. BLAKE to be
members of the Napier Harbour Board,

for a term of three years, these appointments to take effect
from the last Wednesday in April, 1920—that is, from the
28th day of that month.

W. H. HERRIES,
Minister of Marine.

Plants declared to be Noxious Weeds by the Whangamomona
County Council.—Notice No. 2012.

Department of Agriculture,
Wellington, 14th May, 1920.

IT is hereby notified for public information that the
Whangamomona County Council has, by special order,
declared foxglove (Digitalis purpurea), gorse (Ulex europæus),
and ox-eye daisy (Chrysanthemum leucanthemum) to be
noxious weeds within the meaning of the Noxious Weeds
Act, 1908, in the district under its jurisdiction.

W. NOSWORTHY,
Minister of Agriculture.

Plant declared to be a Noxious Weed by the Hawke’s Bay
County Council.—Notice No. 2013.

Department of Agriculture,
Wellington, 18th May, 1920.

IT is hereby notified, for public information, that the
Hawke’s Bay County Council has, by special order,
declared lantana (Lantana Camara L.) to be a noxious weed
within the meaning of the Noxious Weeds Act, 1908, in the
district under its jurisdiction.

W. NOSWORTHY,
Minister of Agriculture.

Ordinance of Niue Island Council disallowed.

Cook Islands Department,
Wellington, 19th May, 1920.

THE Governor-General has been pleased to disallow, in
pursuance of section 88 of the Cook Islands Act, 1915,
the Education Regulations Extension Ordinance, 1919,
No. 13, passed by the Niue Island Council.

M. POMARE.