SEPT. 4.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2115

Results of Polls for Proposed Loans.

Wellington, 28th August, 1924.

THE following notices received from the Mayor of the Borough of Bluff, are published in accordance with the provisions of the Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1913.

W. F. MASSEY, Minister of Finance.

BOROUGH OF BLUFF.

PURSUANT to section 12 of the Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1913, I hereby give notice that at a poll of the ratepayers of the Borough of Bluff, taken on the 30th day of July, 1924, on the proposal of the Bluff Borough Council to borrow the sum of £1,500 for land and improvements,—

The number of votes recorded for the proposal was, 137; the number of votes recorded against the proposal was 132.

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 the ratepayers of the Borough of Bluff, taken on the 30th day of July, 1924, on the proposal of the Bluff Borough Council to borrow the sum of £500 for municipal baths,—

The number of votes recorded for the proposal was 116; the number of votes recorded against the proposal was 154.

I therefore declare that the proposal was rejected.

PURSUANT to section 12 of the Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1913, I hereby give notice that at a poll of the ratepayers of the Borough of Bluff, taken on the 30th day of July, 1924, on the proposal of the Bluff Borough Council to borrow the sum of £2,685 for footpath-repairs and drainage,—

The number of votes recorded for the proposal was 192; the number of votes recorded against the proposal was 82.

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 the ratepayers of the Borough of Bluff, taken on the 30th day of July, 1924, on the proposal of the Bluff Borough Council to borrow the sum of £3,620 for street-repairs and improvements,—

The number of votes recorded for the proposal was 186; the number of votes recorded against the proposal was 90.

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 the ratepayers of the Borough of Bluff, taken on the 30th day of July, 1924, on the proposal of the Bluff Borough Council to borrow the sum of £6,000 for town hall, offices, and land,—

The number of votes recorded for the proposal was 152; the number of votes recorded against the proposal was 120.

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 the ratepayers of the Borough of Bluff, taken on the 30th day of July, 1924, on the proposal of the Bluff Borough Council to borrow the sum of £2,000 for municipal offices,—

The number of votes recorded for the proposal was 162; the number of votes recorded against the proposal was 112.

I therefore declare that the proposal was carried.

Dated this 31st day of July, 1924.

JAMES S. A. McDOUGALL, Mayor.

Special Order made by the Wallace County Council declaring that Ragwort and Californian or Canadian Thistle shall be deemed not to be Noxious Weeds.—Notice No. Ag. 2404.

Department of Agriculture,
Wellington, 27th August, 1924.

THE following special order, made by the Wallace County Council, is published in accordance with the provisions of the Noxious Weeds Act.

W. NOSWORTHY, Minister of Agriculture.

SPECIAL ORDER.

THAT it is resolved by way of special resolution, to operate as a special order, that ragwort and Californian or Canadian thistle shall be deemed not to be noxious weeds within the Wallace County.

The above special order was made at a special meeting of the Wallace County Council held on the 18th day of July, 1924, and confirmed at a subsequent meeting held on the 15th day of August, 1924.

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Notice of Intention to take Land in Motiti Survey District for the Purposes of a Native School.

NOTICE is hereby given that it is proposed, under the provisions of the Public Works Act, 1908, to take the land described in the Schedule hereto for the purpose of a Native school in Motiti Survey District. And notice is hereby further given that the plan of the land so required to be taken is deposited in the post-office at Tauranga, and is there open for inspection; and that all persons affected by the taking of the said land should, if they have any well-grounded objections to the taking of such land, set forth the same in writing, and send such writing, within forty days from the first publication of this notice, to the Minister of Public Works at Wellington.

SCHEDULE.

APPROXIMATE area of the piece of land required to be taken: 2 acres 3 roods 34 perches, being Motiti B No. 1 and parts B No. 12, B No. 16, B No. 20.

Situated in Motiti Survey District. (S.O. 23322A.)

In the Auckland Land District; as the same is more particularly delineated on the plan marked P.W.D. 60216, deposited in the office of the Minister of Public Works, at Wellington, in the Wellington Land District, and thereon edged red.

As witness my hand, at Wellington, this 21st day of August, 1924.

J. G. COATES,
Minister of Public Works.

Notice under the Shops and Offices Act, 1921–22, prohibiting the Sale in the Borough of Taumarunui of certain Goods comprised in the Trade of a Tobacconist.

WHEREAS a petition in writing, signed by a majority of the occupiers of all the tobacconists’ shops within the Borough of Taumarunui, has been forwarded to me, desiring that the sale of certain goods comprised in the trade of a tobacconist—namely, cigars, cigarettes, and smokers’ requisites—be prohibited during such time as the said shops are required to be closed in pursuance of the Shops and Offices Act, 1921–22:

And whereas I, George James Anderson, Minister of Labour, am satisfied that the sale of the said goods is comprised in the trade of a tobacconist in the said district, and that the signatures to such petition represent a majority of the occupiers of all the said shops in the said district:

Now, therefore, in pursuance of section 33 of the said Act, I do hereby direct that on and after the 8th day of September, 1924, the sale of the said goods in the Borough of Taumarunui shall be and is hereby prohibited as follows—On Mondays and Wednesdays after the hour of 6 p.m., on Tuesdays and Thursdays after the hour of 8 p.m., and on Fridays and Saturdays after the hour of 10 p.m.

Dated at Wellington this 3rd day of September, 1924.

G. JAS. ANDERSON, Minister of Labour.

Notice by the Public Trustee under the Public Trust Office Act, 1908 (Part III), and its Amendments.

WHEREAS, James Sinclair, late of Hastings, in the Provincial District of Hawke’s Bay, in the Dominion of New Zealand, Gold-miner, is the owner of the property described in the Schedule hereto (hereinafter referred to as “the said property”):

And whereas it is not known whether he is alive or dead:

And whereas he has no agent in New Zealand with authority to take possession of and administer the said property:

And whereas the Public Trustee has been requested to take possession of and administer the said property under Part III of the Public Trust Office Act, 1908, and its amendments:

And whereas the value of the said property does not exceed one thousand pounds (£1,000):

Now, therefore, in pursuance of the powers in that behalf conferred upon him by section 87 of the Public Trust Office Act, 1908, as amended by section 41 of the Public Trust Office Amendment Act, 1921–22, the Public Trustee, with the consent of the Public Trust Office Board, hereby gives notice that he intends to take possession of the said property and to exercise in respect thereof the powers conferred upon him in and by the Public Trust Office Act, 1908 (Part III), and the amendments thereof.

SCHEDULE.

INTEREST in estate of James Sinclair (deceased) £328 8s. 6d.

Dated at Wellington this 2nd day of September, 1924.

J. W. MACDONALD, Public Trustee.