addressed to the said person (either by his own or any fictitious or assumed name), or addressed to the address in the Schedule hereunder without a name, shall be either registered or forwarded by the Post Office of New Zealand.

SCHEDULE.

Mr. Fr. Rössler, Obere Silberstrasse 2, Crimmitschau i, Saxony, Germany.

Dated this 23rd day of September, 1925.

C. J. PARR, Postmaster-General.

Prohibition of Issue of Money-order and Transmission of Postal Correspondence in New Zealand for R. Abbott, Box 53, King Street Post-office, Sydney.

THE Postmaster-General of the Dominion of New Zealand having reasonable ground for supposing that the person whose name and address are shown in the Schedule hereunder is engaged in promoting or carrying out a lottery or scheme of chance, it is hereby ordered, under section 28 of the Post and Telegraph Act, 1908, that no money-order in favour of the said person shall be issued, and that no postal packet addressed to the said person (either by his own or any fictitious or assumed name), or addressed to the address in the Schedule hereunder without a name, shall be either registered or forwarded by the Post Office of New Zealand.

SCHEDULE.

R. ABBOTT, Box 53, King Street Post-office, Sydney.

Dated this 30th day of September, 1925.

C. J. PARR, Postmaster-General.

Result of Poll for Proposed Loan.

Wellington, 30th September, 1925.

THE following notice, received from the Chairman of the Board of the Makerua Drainage District, is published in accordance with the provisions of the Local Bodies' Loans Act, 1913.

W. NOSWORTHY, Minister of Finance.

MAKERUA DRAINAGE DISTRICT.

Pursuant to section 12 of the Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1913, I hereby give notice that at a poll of the ratepayers of the Makerua Drainage District, taken on the 21st day of September, 1925, on the proposal of the Makerua Drainage Board to borrow the sum of ten thousand pounds (£10,000) for the following purposes: Completing the erecting of river-protection works on the banks of the Manawatu and Tokomaru Rivers, and adjacent thereto, and for the purchase of land upon which any such works may have already been erected or may hereafter be erected and for the construction of drains in the Board’s district, and for the purchase of necessary machinery, plant, and land,—

The number of votes recorded for the proposal was 60; the number of votes recorded against the proposal was 6.

I therefore declare that the proposal was carried.

Dated this 21st day of September, 1925.

JOSEPH LUGGINS, Chairman.

Result of Poll for Proposed Loan.

Wellington, 30th September, 1925.

THE following notice, received from the Mayor of the Borough of Opotiki, is published in accordance with the provisions of the Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1913.

W. NOSWORTHY, Minister of Finance.

OPOTIKI BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Pursuant to section 12 of the Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1913, I hereby give notice that at a poll of ratepayers of the Borough of Opotiki taken on the 26th day of August, 1925, on the proposal of the Opotiki Borough Council to borrow £7,000 for the purpose of renewing in concrete a traffic-bridge across the Waioeka River at a point adjacent to Bridge Street, Opotiki,—

The number of votes recorded for the proposal was 74; the number of votes recorded against the proposal was Nil.

I therefore declare that the proposal was carried.

G. S. MOODY, Mayor.

15th September, 1925.

Result of Poll for Proposed Loan.

Wellington, 30th September, 1925.

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

W. NOSWORTHY, Minister of Finance.

OPOTIKI COUNTY COUNCIL.

Pursuant to section 12 of the Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1913, I hereby give notice that at a poll of ratepayers of the County of Opotiki taken on the 26th day of August, 1925, on the proposal of the Opotiki County Council to borrow £7,000 for the purpose of renewing in concrete a traffic-bridge across the Waioeka River at a point adjacent to Bridge Street, Opotiki,—

The number of votes recorded for the proposal was 180; the number of votes recorded against the proposal was 26.

I therefore declare that the proposal was carried.

J. H. REID, Chairman.

29th August, 1925.

Result of Poll for Proposed Loan.

Wellington, 30th September, 1925.

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

W. NOSWORTHY, Minister of Finance.

HUNTLY TOWN BOARD.

Pursuant to section 12 of the Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1913, I hereby give notice that at a poll of the ratepayers of the Huntly Town District taken on the 19th day of August, 1925, on the proposal of the Huntly Town Board to borrow the sum of £12,000 for the purpose of erecting municipal buildings,—

The number of votes recorded for the proposal was 260; the number of votes recorded against the proposal was 98; informal, 7.

I therefore declare that the proposal was carried.

J. P. BAILEY, Chairman.

18th September, 1925.

Result of Poll for Proposed Loan.

Wellington, 30th September, 1925.

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

W. NOSWORTHY, Minister of Finance.

COUNTY OF WAITEMATA.

In pursuance of the provisions of section 12 of the Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1913, I hereby give notice that a poll of ratepayers of the Kumeu Station Road Special Loan Area in the Kumeu Riding of the County of Waitemata was taken on the 9th day of September, 1925, on the proposal of the Waitemata County Council to borrow the sum of £1,000 for the purpose of the acquisition of a road through portion of Sections 10 and 11 in the north-east portion of the Taupaki Block.

The number of votes recorded for the proposal was 38; the number of votes recorded against the proposal was 4.

The number of votes recorded for the proposal being the necessary three-fifths required by statute, I therefore declare that the proposal was carried.

FRANK W. GRIGG, Chairman.

14th September, 1925.

Result of Poll for Proposed Loan.

Wellington, 30th September, 1925.

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

W. NOSWORTHY, Minister of Finance.

COUNTY OF WAITEMATA.

In pursuance of the provisions of section 12 of the Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1913, I hereby give notice that a poll ol ratepayers of the Castor Bay Special Loan Area in the Taka-