Oct. 12.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2739

Trustees for Public Cemeteries appointed.

Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 9th October, 1922.

H IS Excellency the Governor-General has, in pursuance of section 4 of the Cemeteries Act, 1908, been pleased, on the 3rd day of October, 1922, to appoint

SAMUEL JOHNSON

to be a trustee, in the place of William Edward Flynn, left the district, to provide for the maintenance and care of the Owhango Public Cemetery.

AUGUSTUS SELWYN VAUGHAN

to be a trustee, in place of William Joseph King, resigned, to provide for the maintenance and care of the Waiuku Public Cemetery.

FREDERICK POLHILL COLEMAN

to be a trustee, in place of George Alexander McLean, deceased, to provide for the maintenance and care of the Kowai Public Cemetery.

ROBERT LE CLERC LATTER

to be a trustee, in place of Adam Smith, resigned, to provide for the maintenance and care of the Rotherham Public Cemetery.

JAMES LITTLE and CLAUDE MACKIE

to be trustees, in place of Patrick Lynch, deceased, and Christopher Louis Drager, left the district, to provide for the maintenance and care of the Kumeroa Public Cemetery.

ANDREW CHRISTIE and JOHN PHILIP UREN

to be trustees, in place of George Dennis, deceased, and Patrick de Laurie, left the district, to provide for the maintenance and care of the Waikaiia Public Cemetery.

HENRY WALLACE GIFFORD and ROY PENROSE KNIGHT

to be trustees, in place of William Blow and Herbert Henry Cluff, resigned, to provide for the maintenance and care of the Ongarue Public Cemetery.

CHARLES NEAL and JOSEPH BARTLETT

to be trustees, in place of Edwin Barker, resigned, and Arthur Timms, left the district, to provide for the maintenance and care of the North Bank Public Cemetery.

D. H. GUTHRIE, Minister of Lands.

Registrars of the Supreme Court of New Zealand appointed.

Office of Public Service Commissioner,
Wellington, 6th October, 1922.

T HE Public Service Commissioner has made the following appointments in the Public Service :—

Jules Cæsar Malfroy,
John Nelson Nalder,
James Milne Adam,
Henry Morgan,
George Galloway Chisholm,
George Hutcheson Lang,
Arthur Frederick Bent,
James McIndoe,
William Dryburgh Wallace, and
James Miller

to be Registrars of the Supreme Court of New Zealand at Invercargill, Gisborne, New Plymouth, Wanganui, Napier, Palmerston North, Blenheim, Greymouth, Timaru, and Hamilton respectively, for the purposes of the Judicature Act, 1908, as from the 1st day of October, 1922.

A. C. TURNBULL, Secretary.

Award of Colonial Auxiliary Forces Officers’ Decoration.

Department of Defence,
Wellington, 9th October, 1922.

H IS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to approve of the award of the Colonial Auxiliary Forces Officers’ Decoration to Lieutenant-Colonel W. H. Cunningham, D.S.O., the Wellington Regiment.

R. HEATON RHODES, Minister of Defence.

Defence Rifle Club accepted.

Department of Defence,
Wellington, 9th October, 1922.

H IS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to accept the services of the undermentioned Defence Rifle Club, under section 43, Defence Act, 1909 :—

Edievale Defence Rifle Club, with headquarters at Edievale, Otago.

Date of acceptance, 4th October, 1922.

R. HEATON RHODES, Minister of Defence.

Results of Polls for Proposed Loans.

Wellington, 4th October, 1922.

T HE following notices, received from the Mayor of the Council of the Borough of Hamilton, are published in accordance with the provisions of the Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1913.

W. F. MASSEY, Minister of Finance.

BOROUGH OF HAMILTON.

PURSUANT to section 12 of the Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1913, I hereby give notice that at a poll of ratepayers of the Borough of Hamilton taken on the 21st day of September, 1922, on the proposal of the Hamilton Borough Council to borrow the sum of £80,000 for the following purposes :—

For the erection of public sanitary conveniences at Garden Place, at Hamilton East, and at Frankton Junction respectively, including all necessary work and material .. .. £ 1,500

For making and constructing kerbing, channelling, and bituminous footways in the Borough of Hamilton, including all necessary works and materials .. .. .. 10,000

For forming, paving, metalling, and improving carriageways and footways, and for the payment of interest and sinking fund for the first year on the whole loan, and the cost of raising the loan .. .. .. 68,500

Total .. .. .. .. £80,000

Each of the before-mentioned sums includes the purchase of all necessary plant and tools to carry out the works included in such sum :

the number of votes recorded for the proposal was 558, and the number of votes recorded against the proposal was 195 ; informal, 13 : total number of voters, 766.

I therefore declare that the proposal was carried.

PURSUANT to section 12 of the Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1913, I hereby give notice that at a poll of ratepayers of the Borough of Hamilton taken on the 21st day of September, 1922, on the proposal of the Hamilton Borough Council to borrow the sum of £10,000 for the following purpose :—

For the purchase, construction, laying, and fitting of additional mains, pipes, meters, fittings, and appliances for the supply of water in the Borough of Hamilton : £10,000

the number of votes recorded for the proposal was 597, and the number of votes recorded against the proposal was 160 ; informal, 9 : total number of voters, 766.

I therefore declare that the proposal was carried.

PURSUANT to section 12 of the Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1913, I hereby give notice that at a poll of ratepayers of the Borough of Hamilton taken on the 21st day of September, 1922, on the proposal of the Hamilton Borough Council to borrow the sum of £7,000 for the following purposes :—

To be expended on drainage and sanitation works on or in connection with private premises as advances, to be refunded by the owners of such premises under the provisions of section 228 of the Municipal Corporations Act, 1920 .. .. .. £ 5,000

For the purchase and construction of two sanitary dumps for the disposal of nightsoil, one of such dumps to be at Frankton and one at Hamilton East .. .. .. 1,000

For the purchase, construction, laying, and fitting of drains for sewerage for premises in Ward Street .. .. .. 1,000

Total .. .. .. .. £7,000

the number of votes recorded for the proposal was 618, and the number of votes recorded against the proposal was 142 ; informal, 6 : total number of voters, 766.

I therefore declare that the proposal was carried.

PURSUANT to section 12 of the Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1913, I hereby give notice that at a poll of ratepayers of the Borough of Hamilton taken on the 21st day of September, 1922, on the proposal of the Hamilton Borough Council to borrow the sum of £30,000 for the following purpose :—

For making and constructing drains and drainage-works for draining surface-water in the Frankton Special Rating Area, being that part of Hamilton which was included in the Borough of Frankton immediately before the Borough of Frankton and the Borough of Hamilton were constituted one united borough, including the purchase of all necessary land, materials, plant, and tools, and all payments for labour, engineer’s fees, plans, and supervision, and for compensation to owners of property in respect of such drainage-works : £30,000

the number of votes recorded for the proposal was 189, and the number of votes recorded against the proposal was 36 ; informal, 5 : total number of voters, 230.

I therefore declare that the proposal was carried.