Oct. 4.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2561

in each and every year during the currency of such loan,
being a period of not more than twenty-five years, or until
the loan is fully paid off.
978 E. J. DAVEY, Town Clerk.

WAIA PU COUNTY COUNCIL.

RESOLUTION PASSED BY THE WAIA PU COUNTY COUNCIL AT A
MEETING HELD ON THE 21ST AUGUST, 1923.

IN pursuance and exercise of the powers vested in them
in that behalf by the Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1913,
the Waiapu County Council hereby resolves as follows:—
That, for the purpose of providing interest and other
charges on a loan of £5,000 authorized to be raised by the
Waiapu County Council under the above-mentioned Act,
for the purpose of erecting workers’ dwellings and acquiring
the land therefor, the said Waiapu County Council hereby
makes and levies a special rate of one-fortieth (1/40) of a
penny in the pound (£1) upon the rateable value of all rate-
able property of the whole of the County of Waiapu, and that
such special rate shall be an annual-recurring rate during the
currency of such loan, and be payable yearly on the 1st day
July in each and every year during the currency of such loan,
being a period of 36½ years, or until the loan is fully paid
off.
979 A. L. TEMPLE, County Clerk.

WHAKATANE COUNTY COUNCIL.

RESOLUTION MAKING SPECIAL RATE.—WAIMANA BRIDGE
LOAN OF £1,500.

IN pursuance and exercise of the powers vested in it in
that behalf by the Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1913, the
Whakatane County Council hereby resolves as follows :—
That, for the purpose of providing the interest and other
charges on a loan of £1,500, authorized to be raised by the
Whakatane County Council under the above-mentioned Act
for re-erection of the Waimana Road Bridge, the said Whaka-
tane County Council hereby makes and levies a special rate of
one-fortieth of a penny in the pound upon the unimproved
rateable value of all rateable property within the whole of the
Whakatane County, and that such special rate shall be an
annual-recurring rate during the currency of such loan, and
be payable half-yearly on the 1st day of May and the 1st day
of November in each and every year during the currency of
such loan, being a period of 36½ years, or until the loan is
fully paid off.

WALTER REID, County Chairman.
11th September, 1923. 980

MASTERTON 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, the
Local Bodies’ Finance Act, 1921–22, and the Finance Act,
1923, the Masterton Borough Council hereby resolves as
follows :—
That, for the purpose of providing the interest, sinking
fund, and other charges on a loan of £14,999 authorized to be
raised by the Masterton Borough Council under the above-
mentioned Acts for the purpose of repaying to the Bank of
New South Wales, at Masterton, the amount of the Council’s
“antecedent liability” as defined by the Local Bodies’
Finance Act, 1921–22, and for the purpose of paying the cost
of raising the said loan, the said Masterton Borough Council
hereby makes and levies a special rate of three-eighths of one
penny in the pound upon the rateable value (on the basis
of the unimproved value) of all rateable property of the
South Ward of the Borough of Masterton constituted a
special-rating area, and comprising the whole of the South
Ward of the Borough of Masterton, as the same is defined in
the New Zealand Gazette of the 24th day of March, 1921, and
that such special rate shall be an annual-recurring rate during
the currency of such loan, and be payable yearly on the
1st day of October in each and every year during the currency
of such loan, being a period of twenty (20) years, or until
the loan is fully paid off. 981

GUARDIAN, TRUST, AND EXECUTORS COMPANY OF
NEW ZEALAND (LIMITED).

I, PERCY HENRY UPTON, Manager of the Guardian,
Trust, and Executors Company of New Zealand
(Limited), do solemnly and sincerely declare :—

1. That the liability of the members is limited.
2. That the capital of the company is £100,000, divided
   into 20,000 shares of £5 each.
3. That the number of shares issued is 20,000.
4. That calls to the amount of three pounds (£3) per share
   on 2,500 shares and three shillings (3s.) per share on 17,500
   shares have been made, under which the sum of £10,125
   has been received.
5. That the amount of all moneys received on account of
   estates on the 1st day of July last is £903,959 4s. 5d.
6. That the amount of all moneys paid on account of
   estates on that day is £878,873 9s. 0d.
7. That the amount of the balances due to estates under
   administration on that day is £25,085 15s. 5d.
8. That the liabilities of the company as on the 1st day
   of July last were £8,540 18s. 1d.
9. That the contingent liabilities of the company on
   deposits on the 1st day of July last were nil.
10. That the assets of the company on that day were
    £22,333 1s. 1d.
11. That the first annual license was issued on the 10th
    day of March, 1911.
    And I make this solemn declaration conscientiously be-
    lieving the same to be true, and by virtue of the provisions
    of an Act of the General Assembly of New Zealand intituled
    the Justices of the Peace Act, 1908.

P. H. UPTON, Manager.

Declared at Auckland this 1st day of October, 1923, before
—Arnold Taylor, a Solicitor of the Supreme Court of New
Zealand.

In accordance with the provisions of the Guardian, Trust,
and Executors Company Amendment Act of 1911, No. 17, I
have examined this statement with the books of the company,
and I hereby certify it to be correct.

W. WALLACE BRUCE, Auditor.

Auckland, 1st October, 1923. 982

PURSUANT to section 39, subsection 2, of the Partner-
ship Act, 1908, notice is hereby given that the Partner-
ship hitherto existing, between PHILLIP STOCKING and JOHN
WILLIAM CARRICK, formerly of Wellington, but now of Otaki,
Builders and Contractors, is hereby dissolved as from the
1st September, 1923.
Each partner is now in business on his own account.
All communications with respect to the late Partnership
should be made to the undersigned.

A. MORRIS DUNKLEY,
Solicitor, Otaki. 983

THE WEST COAST STEAMSHIP AND TRADING
COMPANY (LIMITED).

IN LIQUIDATION.

TAKE notice that the final statements of accounts having
been lodged with the Registrar of Public Companies on
the 7th August, 1923, the statutory meeting of shareholders
will be held at the Town Hall, Foxton, on Tuesday, the
23rd October, 1923, at 2.30 o’clock p.m.
Business : To pass final accounts, to dispose of small un-
distributed balance, to instruct Liquidator to dispose of books,
and general.

CHARLES EDWARD DEMPSY,
Liquidator. 984

DISSOLUTION OF PARTNERSHIP.

DISTRICT SUPPLY STORES, OTOROHANGA.

NOTICE is hereby given that the Partnership previously
existing between Messrs W. B. W. McADAM and
J. LIDDY was dissolved by mutual consent on Saturday, 29th
September, 1923.
The business formerly conducted by the partnership is now
conducted by Mr. W. B. W. McADAM on his own account.
All accounts owing to the late firm are to be paid to
Mr. W. B. W. McADAM, District Supply Stores, Otorohanga.
Dated this 1st day of October, 1923.

W. B. W. McADAM,
J. LIDDY.

Witness to both signatures—H. G. Corbett, Solicitor,
Otorohanga. 985