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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

No. 68

Result of Polls for Proposed Loans.

Wellington, 6th October, 1925.

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

W. NOSWORTHY, Minister of Finance.

MATAMATA TOWN 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 Town District of Matamata taken on the 4th day of September, 1925, on the proposal of the Matamata Town Board to borrow the sums of (a) £1,000 for installation of sewer connections, and (b) £900 for purchase of sanitary site,—

The number of votes recorded for proposal (a) was 40; the number of votes recorded against proposal (a) was 19; informal, 1. The number of votes recorded for proposal (b) was 41; the number of votes recorded against proposal (b) was 18; informal, 1.

I therefore declare that both the proposals were carried.

W. A. GORDON, Chairman.

Result of Poll for Proposed Loan.

Wellington, 5th October, 1925.

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

W. NOSWORTHY, Minister of Finance.

HUTT COUNTY COUNCIL.

PURSUANT to section 12 of the Local Bodies' Loans Act, 1913, I hereby give notice that at a poll of the ratepayers of the No. 22 Special-rating Area (Township of Plimmerton), being part of the Horokiwi Riding, County of Hutt, taken on the 23rd day of September, 1925, on the proposal of the Hutt County Council to borrow the sum of £1,200 for the purpose of erecting a public hall and conveniences upon the land in the certificate of title, Volume 312, folio 17, Wellington Register.

The number of votes recorded for the proposal was 50; the number of votes recorded against the proposal was 35.

I therefore declare that the proposal was rejected.

A. I. MACKAY, Chairman.

New Zealand Inscribed Stock Act, 1917.—Closing of Registers.

The Treasury,

Wellington, 6th October, 1925.

NOTICE is hereby given that the register of New Zealand 4½-per-cent. Inscribed Stock, maturing 15th November, 1938, and the register of New Zealand 5-per-cent. Inscribed Stock, maturing 15th November, 1927, will be closed from the 1st November to the 15th November, 1925, inclusive, for the purpose of the issue of half-yearly interest.

W. NOSWORTHY, Minister of Finance.

Award of Colonial Auxiliary Forces Officers' Decoration.

Department of Defence,

Wellington, 1st October, 1925.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to approve of the award of the Colonial Auxiliary Forces Officers' Decoration to Major E. H. Beamish, O.B.E., 7th N.Z. Mounted Rifles (Wellington East Coast).

R. HEATON RHODES, Minister of Defence.

Dismissal from the Forces.

Department gf Defence,

Wellington, 1st October, 1925.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has approved of the dismissal of the undermentioned from the New Zealand Defence Forces, under section 6 (b), Defence Act, 190, he having been convicted by the Civil power:—

No. 18/3275, Private D. H. Hastings, 1st Battalion, Wellington Regiment.

Dated 25th September, 1925.

R. HEATON RHODES, Minister of Defence.

Prohibition of Issue of Money-order and Transmission of Postal Correspondence in New Zealand for L. E. Morton and N.Z. Sweep Promoters, Wellington.

THE Postmaster-General of the Dominion of New Zealand having reasonable ground for supposing that the person and firm whose names and addresses are shown in the Schedule hereunder are 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 for the said person or firm shall be issued, and that no postal packet addressed to the said person or firm (either by their own or any fictitious or assumed names), or addressed to Post-office Box 22, Wellington South, without a name, shall be either registered or forwarded by the Post Office of New Zealand.

SCHEDULE.

L. F. MORTON, P.O. Box 22, Newtown, Wellington.
N.Z. Amalgamated Sweep Promoters, Wellington.

Dated this 3rd day of October, 1925.

C. J. PARR, Postmaster-General.

Prohibition of Issue of Money-order and Transmission of Postal Correspondence in New Zealand for Mr. C. P. Earle, 19, Bligh Street, 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.

MR. C. P. EARLE, 19 Bligh Street, Sydney.

Dated this 5th day of October, 1925.

C. J. PARR, Postmaster-General.

Applying Part II of the Administration of Justice Act, 1924 (New South Wales), to New Zealand.

Department of Justice,

Wellington, 5th October, 1925.

THE following copy of a Proclamation declaring that Part II of the Administration of Justice Act, 1924 (New South Wales), shall apply with respect to New Zealand is published for general information.

C. J. PARR, Minister of Justice.

PROCLAMATION.

ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE ACT, 1924.

(L.S.)

D. R. S. DE CHAIR,

Governor.

3rd September, 1925.

I, Sir DUDLEY RAWSON STRATFORD DE CHAIR, Governor of the State of New South Wales and its Dependencies, in the Commonwealth of Australia, being satisfied that reciprocal provisions have been made by the Legislature of New Zealand for the enforcement within that part of His Majesty's dominions of judgments obtained in the Supreme Court of New South Wales, with the advice of the Executive Council, do, by this my Proclamation, declare that Part II of the Administration of Justice Act, 1924, shall apply with respect to New Zealand.

By His Excellency's Command,

EDWARD A. McTIERNAN.

GOD SAVE THE KING !

Appointment of Customs Examining-place at Dunedin.

Customs Department,

Wellington, 30th September, 1925.

FRANCIS HENRY DILLON BELL, for the Minister of Customs, in exercise of the powers vested in me for this purpose by the Customs Act, 1913, do by this warrant appoint at the port of Dunedin the wharf-shed marked “D,” situated at Kitchener Street Wharf, to be a place for the examination by the Customs of goods subject to the control of the Customs.

F. H. D. BELL, for Minister of Customs.