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(c.) All persons under disqualification inflicted by any racing or trotting club in the Dominion of New Zealand, the Commonwealth of Australia, or elsewhere, if affiliated to the New Zealand Racing Conference, or the New Zealand Trotting Conference, or the New Zealand Trotting Association.

(d.) Common prostitutes, and persons who habitually consort with thieves or persons who have no lawful visible means of support.

(e.) Professional tipsters, persons convicted of house-breaking or pocket-picking, forgery, uttering or possessing counterfeit coin, theft, false pretences, receiving stolen goods, mischief, assault, or any offence or crime of any kind under the Crimes Act, 1908, and also idle and disorderly persons, rogues and vagabonds, and incorrigible rogues convicted under the Police Offences Act, 1908, and persons convicted of an offence under the Gaming Act, 1908.

Provided always that the Stipendiary Stewards’ Committee appointed by the New Zealand Racing Conference, upon being satisfied by evidence as to character and otherwise that any person who, by reason of any conviction, comes within the scope of this regulation should have relief from the effect thereof, may grant exemption to any such person, and may at any time revoke any such exemption without notice to such person, and without assigning any reason for such revocation.

The foregoing regulations of the Egmont-Wanganui Hunt Club were made and passed by such club on the 9th day of June, 1923, and signed by the Chairman and Secretary.

J. E. PALMER, Chairman.
W. MACFARLANE, Secretary.

The foregoing regulations of the Egmont-Wanganui Hunt Club are hereby approved this 19th day of June, 1923.

683 JELLICOE, Governor-General.

In the matter of the Industrial and Provident Societies Act, 1919; and in the matter of THE AUCKLAND CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY (LIMITED).

AT an extraordinary general meeting of the members of the above society duly convened and held at the registered office of the society at 178 Symonds Street, Auckland, on Monday, 18th June, 1923, the following extraordinary resolution was duly passed :—

“ That it has been proved to the satisfaction of this meeting that the society cannot by reason of its liabilities continue its business, and that it is advisable to wind up the same, and accordingly that the society be wound up voluntarily.”

And at the said meeting BERNARD MARTIN, of Auckland, Secretary, was appointed Liquidator for the purpose of such winding-up.

Dated this 25th day of June, 1923.

684 BERNARD MARTIN, Liquidator.

BIRKENHEAD BOROUGH COUNCIL.

RESOLUTION MAKING SPECIAL RATE.

IN pursuance and exercise of the powers vested in it in that behalf by the Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1913, and its amendments, the Birkenhead Borough Council hereby resolves as follows :—

That, for the purpose of providing the interest and other charges on a loan of £2,200, authorized to be raised by the Birkenhead Borough Council, under the above-mentioned Act, for the payment of the antecedent liability of the Birkenhead Borough Council in terms of the Local Bodies’ Finance Act, 1921, the said Birkenhead Borough Council hereby makes and levies a special rate of 9/64ths of a penny in the pound on the rateable value of all rateable property in the Borough of Birkenhead ; and that such special rate be an annual-recurring rate during the currency of such loan, and be payable annually on the first day of April in each and every year during the currency of such loan, being a period of thirty-six and a half years, or until the loan is fully paid off.

685 P. C. FURLEY, Town Clerk.

RESOLUTION.

THE following regulations were laid before the members of the Hororata Racing Club at a meeting held on the 28th day of May, 1923, at Hororata, with a recommendation by the Chairman of such club, Mr. H. Oliver, that the same be passed at once with a view to their approval by His Excellency the Governor-General, in pursuance of the Gaming Act, 1908, section 33.

Mr. H. Oliver, the Chairman of such club and the meeting, moved, and Mr. W. Deans seconded, and it was resolved, that such regulations should be adopted, and that the Chairman and Secretary be authorized to sign the same in authentication thereof :—

The following are the regulations referred to :—

HORORATA RACING CLUB.

REGULATIONS.

(Under the Gaming Act, 1908.)

IN pursuance and exercise of the powers in that behalf contained in section 33 of the Gaming Act, 1908, and of all other powers and authorities it enabling in that behalf, the Hororata Racing Club, a racing club within the meaning of the said Act (hereinafter referred to as “the said club”), doth hereby revoke the regulation dated the 28th day of December, 1918, and in lieu thereof doth hereby make the following regulations controlling the admission of persons to that part of the Hororata Domain situated in the district of Hororata, and known as the Hororata Racecourse, while the said racecourse is used or occupied by the said club for race meetings.

1. These regulations shall come into force on the date of the same being published in the New Zealand Gazette.

2. In these regulations the words “bookmaker,” “racing club,” and “race meeting” shall have the meanings ascribed to those terms respectively by section 2 of the Gaming Act, 1908.

3. The following persons shall be and are hereby excluded from the racecourse above described while the same is used or occupied by the said club for a race meeting, namely, —

(a.) Bookmakers.

(b.) Bookmakers’ clerks, bookmakers’ assistants, and bookmakers’ agents.

(c.) All persons under disqualification inflicted by any racing or trotting club in the Dominion of New Zealand, the Commonwealth of Australia, or elsewhere, if affiliated to the New Zealand Racing Conference, or the New Zealand Trotting Conference, or the New Zealand Trotting Association.

(d.) Common prostitutes, and persons who habitually consort with thieves or persons who have no lawful visible means of support.

(e.) Professional tipsters, persons convicted of house-breaking or pocket-picking, forgery, uttering or possessing counterfeit coin, theft, false pretences, receiving stolen goods, mischief, assault, or any offence or crime of any kind under the Crimes Act, 1908; and also idle and disorderly persons, rogues and vagabonds, and incorrigible rogues convicted under the Police Offences Act, 1908, and persons convicted of an offence under the Gaming Act, 1908.

Provided always that the Stipendiary Stewards’ Committee appointed by the New Zealand Racing Conference, upon being satisfied by evidence as to character and otherwise that any person who, by reason of any conviction, comes within the scope of this regulation should have relief from the effect thereof, may grant exemption to any such person, and may at any time revoke any such exemption without notice to such person, and without assigning any reason for such revocation.

The foregoing regulations of the Hororata Racing Club were made and passed by such club on the 28th day of May, 1923, and signed by the Chairman and Secretary.

A. H. NOALL, Secretary.

The foregoing regulations of the Hororata Racing Club are hereby approved this 12th day of June, 1923.

686 JELLICOE, Governor-General.

RESOLUTION.

THE following regulations were laid before the members of the Amberley Racing Club at a meeting held on the 11th day of June, 1923, at Amberley, with a recommendation by the Chairman of such club, Mr. G. B. Starks, that the same be passed at once with a view to their approval by His Excellency the Governor-General, in pursuance of the Gaming Act, 1908, section 33.

Mr. G. B. Starks, the Chairman of such club and the meeting, moved, and Mr. G. N. McLean seconded, and it was resolved, that such regulations should be adopted, and that the Chairman and Secretary be authorized to sign the same in authentication thereof.

The following are the regulations referred to :—

AMBERLEY RACING CLUB.

REGULATIONS.

(Under the Gaming Act, 1908.)

IN pursuance and exercise of the powers in that behalf contained in section 33 of the Gaming Act, 1908, and of all other powers and authorities it enabling in that behalf,