Oct. 9.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2301

Regiment (Christchurch), and is appointed Area Officer 12A and Adjutant 1st Battalion Southland Regiment (Invercargill), vice Lieutenant D. T. Maxwell transferred. Dated 8th October, 1924.

Lieutenant S. F. Allen, N.Z. Staff Corps, relinquishes the appointment of Deputy Assistant Adjutant-General, Southern Command, and is appointed Area Officer 10B, and Adjutant Corps of N.Z. Engineers, Southern Depot (Christchurch), vice Captain K. J. Walker, transferred. Dated 8th October, 1924.

Lieutenant D. T. Maxwell, N.Z. Staff Corps, relinquishes the appointment of Area Officer 12A and Adjutant 1st Battalion Southland Regiment (Invercargill), and is appointed General Staff Officer (Intelligence), General Headquarters. Dated 8th October, 1924.

N.Z. STAFF CORPS.

Major-General Sir E. W. C. Chaytor, K.C.M.G., K.C.V.O., C.B., p.s.c., is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, Class I (a). Dated 1st October, 1924.

2ND N.Z. MOUNTED RIFLES (QUEEN ALEXANDRA’S WELLINGTON WEST COAST).

Lieutenant F. H. P. Rogers is transferred to the 7th N.Z. Mounted Rifles (Wellington East Coast). Dated 22nd September, 1924.

7TH N.Z. MOUNTED RIFLES (WELLINGTON EAST COAST).

Lieutenant F. H. P. Rogers, from the 2nd N.Z. Mounted Rifles (Queen Alexandra’s Wellington West Coast), to be Lieutenant, with seniority as from the 3rd March, 1924.

N.Z. ARMY SERVICE CORPS.

Northern Depot.

Lieutenant F. M. Jenkins, D.C.M., resigns his commission. Dated 10th August, 1924.

N.Z. MEDICAL CORPS.

Colonel E. J. O’Neill, C.M.G., D.S.O., M.D., from the Reserve of Officers, to be Colonel, and is attached for duty to the 12th Battery, Regiment of N.Z. Artillery. Dated 15th September, 1924.

Lieutenant J. H. Rule, M.B., is attached for duty to the 1st Battalion, Canterbury Regiment. Dated 15th September, 1924.

Lieutenant A. Cumming, M.B., is attached for duty to the 1st Battalion, Canterbury Regiment. Dated 15th September, 1924.

Henry Martin O’Connor, M.B., to be Lieutenant. Dated 12th September, 1924.

N.Z. CHAPLAINS DEPARTMENT.

The undermentioned Chaplains 3rd Class, are transferred to the Reserve List R.D. I. Dated 19th September, 1924.

Class I.

The Reverend H. F. Holbrook.

The Reverend W. J. Ormond.

Class II.

The Reverend C. H. Laws, B.A.

The Reverend G. Budd.

The Reverend J. Pattison.

R. HEATON RHODES, Minister of Defence.

Award of Colonial Auxiliary Forces Officers’ Decoration.

Department of Defence,

Wellington, 1st October, 1924.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to approve of the award of the Colonial Auxiliary Forces Officers’ Decoration to Lieutenant W. W. Dutton, the Wellington Regiment.

R. HEATON RHODES, Minister of Defence.

Result of Poll for Proposed Loan.

Wellington, 2nd October, 1924.

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

W. F. MASSEY, Minister of Finance.

ELLESMERE COUNTY COUNCIL.

Result of Poll taken on Proposal to raise a Loan of £2,000.

PURSUANT to section 12 of the Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1913, I hereby give notice that a poll of ratepayers of the County of Ellesmere was taken on the 12th day of August, 1924, on the proposal of the Ellesmere County Council to borrow the sum of £2,000 for the erection of fire-proof offices for the use of the Council.

The number of votes recorded for the proposal was 193; the number of votes recorded against the proposal was 134; number of informal votes, 2.

The number of votes recorded for the proposal not being at least three-fifths of the valid votes recorded at the poll, I therefore declare the proposal was rejected.

Dated the 22nd day of September, 1924.

JOHN CUNNINGHAM, Chairman.

Result of Poll for Proposed Loan.

Wellington, 3rd October, 1924.

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.

W. F. MASSEY, Minister of Finance.

SPRINGS-ELLESMERE ELECTRIC-POWER BOARD.

Result of Poll for the Raising of Special Loan of £50,000 in the Paparua Power 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 hereby given that at the poll taken on Thursday, 28th day of August, 1924, on a loan proposal to raise a special loan of £50,000 for the construction of electric works, the acquisition of rights over existing works and the giving of assistance to consumers in the Paparua Area of the Springs-Ellesmere Electric-power Board’s District,—

The following votes were recorded: for the proposal, 465; against the proposal, 17; informal, 1.

The majority of valid votes in favour of the raising of the special loan being in excess of the number required by the before-mentioned Acts, I herewith declare the proposal to raise the special loan of £50,000 to be carried.

JOHN CUNNINGHAM, Chairman.

Result of Poll for Proposed Loan.

Wellington, 6th October, 1924.

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

W. F. MASSEY, Minister of Finance.

MANUREWA TOWN BOARD.

Notice of Result of Proposals to raise Loans.

PURSUANT to section 12 of the Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1913, I hereby give notice that at a poll of ratepayers of the Manurewa Town District, taken on the 6th day of September, 1924, on the proposals of the Manurewa Town Board to borrow the several amounts contained in the following Schedule (the said Schedule stating the purpose for which each amount is required), the number of valid votes in respect of each issue hereinafter stated was duly recorded, namely:—

Proposal to raise a special loan of £15,650 for road-improvements and footpath formation and surfacing:—

The number of votes recorded for the proposal was 106; the number of votes recorded against the proposal was 63.

Proposal to raise a special loan of £2,000 for the following purposes—namely, beautification of district, plan of district, water and sewerage investigation, and preliminary work:—

The number of votes recorded for the proposal was 114; the number of votes recorded against the proposal was 55.

Proposal to raise a special loan of £1,500 for cemetery, dump, and work thereon:—

The number of votes recorded for the proposal was 98; the number of votes recorded against the proposal was 68.

Proposal to raise a special loan of £550 for the purchase of plant:—

The number of votes recorded for the proposal was 103; the number of votes recorded against the proposal was 63.