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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

[No. 17

But such goods shall on delivery or removal from the Exhibition (for purposes other than that of being exported or destroyed under Customs supervision) be liable to the provisions contained in such Acts and Orders in Council as if the goods had then been imported for the first time.

CONSTRUCTION OF ACTS.

17. All references in this Order to any Act shall be deemed to include every Act amending the same.

F. D. THOMSON,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

Prescribing the Rate of Interest that may be paid by the Hobson County Council in respect of a Loan of £300, authorized to be raised for acquiring and forming the Opanake Road.

CHARLES FERGUSSON, Governor-General.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government House at Wellington, this 9th day of March, 1925.

Present:

His Excellency THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL IN COUNCIL.

WHEREAS by section eleven of the Finance Act, 1921, and its amendments, it is provided that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any Act or in any rule of law, where a local authority or public body has been authorized before the passing of the said Act, or is thereafter authorized, to borrow money, whether pursuant to a poll of ratepayers or otherwise howsoever, whether the rate of interest or the term of years of the loan was or was not specified or determined, and such money or any part thereof has not been borrowed, the local authority may, with the precedent consent of the Minister of Finance, borrow such money, or such amount thereof as has not been borrowed, at such rate of interest, or for such term, as may be prescribed by the Governor-General by Order in Council:

And whereas the Hobson County Council has been authorized to borrow the sum of three hundred pounds for acquiring and forming the Opanake Road:

And whereas the Minister of Finance has given his precedent consent as required by the above-recited section eleven, and it is desired that the rate of interest at which the money may be borrowed be not exceeding six per centum per annum:

Now, therefore, His Excellency the Governor-General of the Dominion of New Zealand, in pursuance and exercise of the power and authority vested in him as aforesaid, and acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the said Dominion, doth hereby prescribe that the rate of interest that may be paid by the Hobson County Council in respect of the said loan of three hundred pounds shall be a rate not exceeding six per centum per annum, and the said Hobson County Council is hereby authorized to borrow the said sum of three hundred pounds accordingly.

F. D. THOMSON,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

Prescribing the Rate of Interest that may be paid by the Makerua Drainage Board in respect of a Loan of £10,000, authorized to be raised for River-protective Works.

CHARLES FERGUSSON, Governor-General.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government House at Wellington, this 9th day of March, 1925.

Present:

His Excellency The Governor-General in Council.

WHEREAS by section eleven of the Finance Act, 1921, and its amendments, it is provided that, notwith- standing anything to the contrary in any Act or in any rule of law, where a local authority or public body has been authorized before the passing of the said Act, or is thereafter authorized, to borrow money, whether pursuant to a poll of ratepayers or otherwise howsoever, whether the rate of interest or the term of years of the loan was or was not specified or determined, and such money or any part thereof has not been borrowed, the local authority may, with the precedent consent of the Minister of Finance, borrow such money, or such amount thereof as has not been borrowed, at such rate of interest, or for such term, as may be prescribed by the Governor-General by Order in Council:

And whereas the Makerua Drainage Board has been authorized to borrow the sum of one hundred thousand pounds for river-protective works, and is now desirous of borrowing an additional sum of ten thousand pounds under the authority of section eighteen of the Local Bodies' Loans Act, 1913, for the purpose of completing the undertaking:

And whereas the Minister of Finance has given his precedent consent as required by the above-recited section eleven, and it is desired that the rate of interest at which the money may be borrowed be not exceeding six per centum per annum:

Now, therefore, His Excellency the Governor-General of the Dominion of New Zealand, in pursuance and exercise of the power and authority vested in him as aforesaid, and acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the said Dominion, doth hereby prescribe that the rate of interest that may be paid by the Makerua Drainage Board in respect of the said loan of ten thousand pounds shall be a rate not exceeding six per centum per annum, and the said Makerua Drainage Board is hereby authorized to borrow the said sum of ten thousand pounds accordingly.

F. D. THOMSON,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

Prescribing the Rate of Interest that may be paid by the Hauraki Plains County Council in respect of a Loan of £7,000, being a Further Portion of a Loan of £19,500 authorized to be raised for the Construction of Roads in the Turua-Netherton Special-rating Area.

CHARLES FERGUSSON, Governor-General.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government House at Wellington, this 9th day of March, 1925.

Present:

His Excellency The Governor-General in Council.

WHEREAS by section eleven of the Finance Act, 1921, and its amendments, it is provided that, notwith- standing anything to the contrary in any Act or in any rule of law, where a local authority or public body has been authorized before the passing of the said Act or is thereafter authorized to borrow money, whether pursuant to a poll of ratepayers or otherwise howsoever, whether the rate of interest or the term of years of the loan was or was not specified or determined, and such money or any part thereof has not been borrowed, the local authority may, with the precedent consent of the Minister of Finance, borrow such money, or such amount thereof as has not been borrowed, at such rate of interest, or for such term, as may be prescribed by the Governor-General by Order in Council:

And whereas the Hauraki Plains County Council has been authorized to borrow the sum of nineteen thousand five hundred pounds for the construction of roads in the Turua-Netherton Special-rating Area, and is now desirous of raising the sum of seven thousand pounds, being a further portion of the loan of nineteen thousand five hundred pounds:

And whereas the Minister of Finance has given his precedent consent as required by the above-recited section eleven, and it is desired that the rate of interest at which the money may be borrowed be not exceeding six per centum per annum:

Now, therefore, His Excellency the Governor-General of the Dominion of New Zealand, in pursuance and exercise of the power and authority vested in him as aforesaid, and acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the said Dominion, doth hereby prescribe that the rate of interest that may be paid by the Hauraki Plains County Council in respect of the said loan of seven thousand pounds shall be a rate not exceeding six per centum per annum, and the said Hauraki Plains County Council is hereby authorized to borrow the said sum of seven thousand pounds accordingly.

F. D. THOMSON,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

Prescribing the Rate of Interest that may be paid by the Piako County Council in respect of a Loan of £1,447 11s. 5d., authorized to be raised for the Payment of Moneys due under an Award.

CHARLES FERGUSSON, Governor-General.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government House at Wellington, this 9th day of March, 1925.

Present:

His Excellency The Governor-General in Council.

WHEREAS by section eleven of the Finance Act, 1921, and its amendments, it is provided that, notwith- standing anything to the contrary in any Act or in any rule