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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 72

Result of Polls for Proposed Loans.

Wellington, 2nd October, 1923.

THE following notice, received from the Chairman of the Board of the Raglan Town District, is published in accordance with the provisions of the Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1913.

WM. DOWNIE STEWART,
For Minister of Finance.

RAGLAN TOWN BOARD.

Result of Poll on Proposal to raise Loans.

PURSUANT to section 12 of the Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1913, I hereby give notice that at a poll of the ratepayers of the Raglan Town District taken on the 20th day of September, 1923, on the proposal of the Raglan Town Board to raise a loan of £4,150 for the purpose of forming, metalling, kerbing, and channelling, and tarring and sanding roads and footpaths in the town area, and a loan of £500 for the purpose of erecting a building to house the Board’s office and library, the number of votes recorded were as follows :—

Street Loan.—The number of votes recorded for the proposal was 100, the number of votes recorded against the proposal was 18.

Building Loan.—The number of votes recorded for the proposal was 97, and the number of votes recorded against the proposal was 20.

I therefore declare that the proposals were duly carried.

Dated this 21st day of September, 1923.

T. A. B. HUDSON,
Chairman of the Raglan Town Board.

Result of Poll for Proposed Loan.

Wellington, 2nd October, 1923.

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

WM. DOWNIE STEWART,
For Minister of Finance.

BOROUGH OF HAMILTON.

Gasworks Loan of £8,000.

PURSUANT to the provisions of 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 6th day of September, 1923, on the proposal of the Hamilton Borough Council to borrow the sum of £8,000 for the purchase, construction, erection, and laying of retort-beds, gas mains, meters, service-pipes, cookers, plant, and other additions to and extensions of the gasworks of the Borough of Hamilton, the number of votes recorded for the proposal was 44, and the number of votes recorded against the proposal was 41; total number of votes, 85.

I therefore declare that the proposal was carried.

Dated this 24th day of September, 1923.

JOHN R. FOW, Mayor.

Result of Poll for Proposed Loan.

Wellington, 2nd October, 1923.

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

WM. DOWNIE STEWART,
For Minister of Finance.

HEATHCOTE 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 Special Bexley in Bromley Rating-area of the County of Heathcote taken on the twentieth day of September, 1923, on the proposal of the Heathcote County Council to borrow the sum of £1,500 for roading purposes, the number of valid votes recorded for the proposal was 31, and the number of valid votes recorded against the proposal was 15.

I therefore declare that the proposal was carried.

21st September, 1923.

C. FLAVELL, Chairman.

Result of Poll for Proposed Loan.

Wellington, 2nd October, 1923.

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

WM. DOWNIE STEWART,
For Minister of Finance.

TAURANGA COUNTY COUNCIL.

PURSUANT to section 12 of the Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1913, I hereby give notice that at a poll of ratepayers of the Otumoetai Special-rating Area of the County of Tauranga taken on the 11th day of September, 1923, on the proposal of the Tauranga County Council to borrow the sum of £12,700 for the purpose of constructing a stone-faced embankment and ferro-concrete bridge across the Waikareao Estuary, and providing all materials, labour, and preparatory work therefor, acquiring, surveying, legalizing, and fencing, and constructing access and approach roads to the same, defraying costs of engineering plans and insurance of workmen, the number of votes recorded for the proposal was 37, and the number of votes recorded against the proposal was 6.

I therefore declare that the proposal was carried.

Dated this 13th day of September, 1923.

ROBERT KING, Chairman.

Result of Poll for Proposed Loan.

Wellington, 2nd October, 1923.

THE following notice, received from the Chairman of the Board of the Springs-Ellesmere Electric-power District is published in accordance with the provisions of the Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1913.

WM. DOWNIE STEWART,
For Minister of Finance.

SPRINGS-ELLESMERE ELECTRIC-POWER BOARD.

Result of Poll for the Raising of a Special Loan of (£4,000) Four thousand Pounds Sterling, for the Purpose of Erection of Reticulating-lines in Dunsandel Area, being Part of the Springs-Ellesmere Electric-power Boards District.

IN compliance with the requirements of the Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1913, the Electric-power Boards Act, 1918, and the amendments of both these Acts respectively, public notice is herewith given that at a poll taken at Dunsandel in the Springs-Ellesmere Electric-power Boards District on Thursday, the 23rd day of August, 1923, on a loan proposal to raise a special loan of £4,000 for the under-noted purposes namely :—

Erection of electric-power transmission lines, including engineering fees and cost of supervising the work, also the taking or acquisition of lands and other rights, including the wiring of buildings and supply of electrical fittings and appliances £ 3,350
Erection of buildings .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 200
Payment of preliminary expenses in constituting such area .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 150
Initial management expenses and legal costs .. .. .. .. 150
Land and fencing .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 150
£4,000

The following votes were recorded :—
For the proposal, 28.
Against the proposal, 8.

The majority of the valid votes in favour of the raising of the special loan being in excess of the number required by the above-mentioned Acts, I hereby declare the proposal to raise a special loan of £4,000 to be carried.

JOHN CUNNINGHAM,
Chairman, Springs-Ellesmere Electric-power Board.

Notice respecting Proposed Borough of Rongonui.

Department of Internal Affairs,
Wellington, 3rd October, 1923.

PURSUANT to section 131 of the Municipal Corporations Act, 1920, it is hereby notified that a petition in accordance with regulations, signed by not less than one-fifth of the electors of the area described in the Schedule hereto,