Oct. 30.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2625

and the Acts amending the same respectively, I hereby give notice of the result of the poll of ratepayers of the Marlborough Electric-power District taken on the 11th day of October, 1924, on the proposal of the Marlborough Electric-power Board to borrow the sum of £300,000 for the establishment of generating-works, transmission and distributing lines, substations and equipment, machinery and plant and incidental thereto, and for installing electrical and other equipment for consumers, and making provision for electrical and other equipment for sale to consumers.

The number of votes recorded for the proposal was 1,334; the number of votes recorded against the proposal was 300; the number of informal votes was 12.

I therefore declare that the proposal was carried.

Dated this 16th day of October, 1924.

R. F. GOULTER, Chairman.

Results of Polls for Proposed Loans.

Wellington, 28th October, 1924.

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

W. F. MASSEY, Minister of Finance.

CITY OF CHRISTCHURCH.

Result of Loan Polls.

PURSUANT to section 12 of the Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1913, I hereby give notice that at a poll of the ratepayers of the City of Christchurch, taken on the 9th day of October, 1924, on the proposal of the Christchurch City Council to borrow the sum of £74,300 for the extension of the headworks in connection with the city water-supply,—

The number of votes recorded for the proposal was 1,540; the number of votes recorded against the proposal was 1,701.

I declare the proposal to be rejected.

I hereby give further notice that at a poll of the ratepayers of that part of the City of Christchurch named “St. Albans Water-supply Special-rating Area,” taken on the 9th day of October, 1924, on the proposal of the Christchurch City Council to borrow the sum of £7,610 for the purpose of completing the construction of waterworks and reticulation with watermains for the supply of pure water for the use and benefit of the inhabitants of that part of the City of Christchurch named by resolution of the Christchurch City Council “St. Albans Water-supply Special-rating Area,”—

The number of votes recorded for the proposal was 295; the number of votes recorded against the proposal was 266.

I declare the proposal to be carried.

I hereby give further notice that at a poll of the ratepayers of that part of the City of Christchurch named “Woolston Water-supply Special-rating Area,” taken on the 9th day of October, 1924, on the proposal of the Christchurch City Council to borrow the sum of £32,550 for the purpose of construction of waterworks and reticulation of watermains for the supply of pure water for the use and benefit of the inhabitants of that part of the City of Christchurch named by resolution of the Christchurch City Council “Woolston Water-supply Special-rating Area,”—

The number of votes recorded for the proposal was 166; the number of votes recorded against the proposal was 81.

I declare the proposal to be carried.

I hereby give further notice that at a poll of the ratepayers of that part of the City of Christchurch named “North Richmond Water-supply Special-rating Area,” taken on the 9th day of October, 1924, on the proposal of the Christchurch City Council to borrow the sum of £5,500 for the purpose of completing the construction of waterworks and reticulation with watermains for the supply of pure water for the use and benefit of the inhabitants of that part of the City of Christchurch named by resolution of the Christchurch City Council “North Richmond Water-supply Special-rating Area,”—

The number of votes recorded for the proposal was 46; the number of votes recorded against the proposal was 27.

I declare the proposal to be carried.

I hereby give further notice that at a poll of the ratepayers of that part of the City of Christchurch named “Bromley Water-supply Special-rating Area,” taken on the 9th day of October, 1924, on the proposal of the Christchurch City Council to borrow the sum of £7,700 for the purpose of the construction of waterworks and reticulation with watermains for the supply of pure water for the use and benefit of the inhabitants of that part of the City of Christchurch named by resolution of the Christchurch City Council “Bromley Water-supply and Special-rating Area,”—

The number of votes recorded for the proposal was 33; the number of votes recorded against the proposal was 42.

I declare the proposal to be rejected.

I hereby give further notice that at a poll of the ratepayers of that part of the City of Christchurch named “St. Martin’s and Opawa Water-supply Special-rating Area,” taken on the 9th day of October, 1924, on the proposal of the Christchurch City Council to borrow the sum of £10,690 for the purpose of construction of waterworks and reticulation with watermains for the supply of pure water for the use and benefit of the inhabitants of that part of the City of Christchurch named by resolution of the Christchurch City Council “St. Martin’s and Opawa Water-supply Special-rating Area,”—

The number of votes recorded for the proposal was 93; the number of votes recorded against the proposal was 47.

I declare the proposal to be carried.

I hereby give further notice that at a poll of the ratepayers of that part of the City of Christchurch named “Papanui Water-supply Special-rating Area,” taken on the 9th day of October, 1924, on the proposal of the Christchurch City Council to borrow the sum of £17,100 for the purpose of the construction of waterworks and reticulation with watermains for the supply of pure water for the use and benefit of the inhabitants of that part of the City of Christchurch named by resolution of the Christchurch City Council “Papanui Water-supply Special-rating Area,”—

The number of votes recorded for the proposal was 114; the number of votes recorded against the proposal was 80.

I declare the proposal to be carried.

I hereby give further notice that at a poll of the ratepayers of that part of the City of Christchurch named “Spreydon Water-supply Special-rating Area,” taken on the 9th day of October, 1924, on the proposal of the Christchurch City Council to borrow the sum of £29,400 for the purpose of construction of waterworks and reticulation of watermains for the supply of pure water for the use and benefit of the inhabitants of that part of the City of Christchurch named by resolution of the Christchurch City Council “Spreydon Water-supply Special-rating Area,”—

The number of votes recorded for the proposal was 299; the number of votes recorded against the proposal was 198.

I declare the proposal to be carried.

J. A. FLESHER, Mayor.

Christchurch, 11th October, 1924.

Authorizing the Laying-off of a Road in the Town of Aranui of a less Width than 66 ft.

WHEREAS in the opinion of the Minister of Lands it is inexpedient, by reason of the fact that the land shown upon the plan of Town of Aranui prepared by Francis Innes Ledger, Licensed Surveyor, is intended to be used wholly for residential purposes, that the road shown therein (Iwa Road) should be of the width of 66 ft.

Now, therefore, I, Alexander Donald McLeod, Minister of Lands, do hereby, in pursuance of the power conferred upon me by section 2 of the Land Laws Amendment Act, 1915, and of every other power me thereunto enabling, authorize the laying-off of such road of a width of 49 ft. 6 in. : Provided always that it shall not be lawful for any person to erect or cause to be erected any building at a less distance than 33 ft. from the middle of such road.

Given under my hand this 28th day of October, 1924.

A. D. McLEOD, Minister of Lands.

Meetings of Gisborne Land Board.

Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 20th October, 1924.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has in pursuance of section 48 of the Land Act, 1908, approved of meetings of the Gisborne Land Board being held at the District Lands and Survey Office, Gisborne, on Thursday, the 15th January, 12th February, 12th March, 16th April, 14th May, 11th June, 9th July, 13th August, 10th September, 8th October, 12th November, 10th December, during the year 1925.

A. D. McLEOD, Minister of Lands.

Meetings of Southland Land Board.

Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 24th October, 1924.

NOTICE is hereby given that His Excellency the Governor-General has, in pursuance of section 48 of the Land Act, 1908, approved of meetings of the Southland Land