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Road to Ilam Road; thence south-westerly and southerly along the centre of Ilam Road to Carleton Street; thence easterly along the centre of Carleton Street to the boundary of the Borough of Riccarton (Clyde Road); thence generally in an easterly direction, being the boundary of the Borough of Riccarton, to the point of commencement.

Middleton Riding.

Bounded by a point commencing on the south-west boundary of the County of Waimairi on the Yaldhurst Road opposite its junction with Wakefield Road; thence north-easterly along the centre of Wakefield Road and the production thereof to the south-west boundary of R.S. 114; thence south-east along the south-west boundary of R.S. 114 and the production thereof to the centre of Waimairi Road; thence southerly along the centre of Waimairi Road to a point opposite the western end of the northern boundary of Lot 57, D.P. 2902; thence easterly along the northern boundaries of Lot 57, D.P. 2902, and Lots 2 and 3 of D.P. 3307, and production thereof to the centre of Ilam Road, being the boundary of the Fendalton Riding; thence easterly along the boundary of the Fendalton Riding (hereinbefore described) to its junction with the boundary of the Borough of Riccarton; thence in a southerly, easterly, and southerly direction by the boundary of the Borough of Riccarton to the Lincoln Road; thence south-westerly along the boundary of the City of Christchurch on Lincoln Road to the south-west corner of R.S. 159; thence north-westerly along the south-western boundary of the Waimairi County to the point of commencement.

Wairarapa Riding.

Bounded by a line commencing at a point on the north-western boundary of the County of Waimairi at its junction with Wairarapa Road, thence south-westerly along the boundaries of the Harewood Riding (hereinbefore described) and the City of Christchurch to the centre of the intersection of Wairarapa Road and Webb’s Road; thence in a westerly and southerly direction along the boundary of the Fendalton Riding (hereinbefore described) to its junction with the Middleton Riding on Ilam Road; thence north-west and south-west along the northern boundary of the Middleton Riding (hereinbefore described) to Yaldhurst Road; thence north-west along Yaldhurst Road, being the south-west boundary of the Waimairi County, to Russley Road; thence north-east along the north-west boundary of the Waimairi County (Russley Road) to the point of commencement.

As required by section 100 of the Counties Act, 1920, I hereby certify that the attached schedules are a correct description of the proposed alterations of boundaries of ridings in the Waimairi County and are sufficient to render the new boundaries capable of identification, as indicated in red borders on the litho submitted by the Waimairi County in conformity with its resolution of the 14th day of September, 1925.

W. STEWART,
For Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Pursuant to section 100 of the Counties Act, 1920, I hereby certify that the special order hereto attached, altering the boundaries and representation of the Ridings of the Waimairi County has been duly made.

GEORGE S. COWPER, County Clerk.

Approval of Fees for Licensing of Vehicles fixed by By-laws.— Tauranga County Council.

Department of Internal Affairs,
Wellington, 14th October, 1925.

IT is hereby notified, in accordance with section 109 of the Counties Act, 1920, that so much by the by-laws made by the Tauranga County Council and sealed on the 11th day of September, 1925, as appoints the several sums to be paid to the Tauranga County funds for the licensing of vehicles plying for hire has this day been approved by His Excellency the Governor-General.

F. H. D. BELL,
For Minister of Internal Affairs.

Approval of Fees for Licensing of Vehicles fixed by By-laws.— Ohura County Council.

Department of Internal Affairs,
Wellington, 16th October, 1925.

IT is hereby notified, in accordance with section 109 of the Counties Act, 1920, that so much of the by-laws made by the Ohura County Council and sealed on the 5th day of September, 1925, as appoints the several sums to be paid to the Ohura County funds for the licensing of vehicles plying for hire has this day been approved by His Excellency the Governor-General.

F. H. D. BELL,
For Minister of Internal Affairs.

Alterations to Scale of Charges in force upon the New Zealand Government Railways.

IN pursuance of all powers and authorities enabling me under the Government Railways Act, 1908, and its amendments, and of all other powers enabling me in this behalf, I, Francis Henry Dillon Bell, acting for the Minister of Railways, do hereby make the following alterations in the scale of charges in force on the New Zealand Government Railways open for traffic made on the 10th day of August, 1925, and published in the Gazette of 11th August, 1925:—

PART II.—LUGGAGE, PARCELS, HORSES, ETC.

By omitting from Regulation 15 the following:—

13. In every case the minimum charge for a Ug wagon by an express, mail, or passenger train will be as for four horses at the rates specified in the last preceding paragraph.

and substituting the following:—

13. In every case the minimum charge for a Ug wagon by an express, mail, or passenger train will be as for two horses at the rates specified in the last preceding paragraph.

PART IV.—GOODS: LOCAL RATES.

NORTH ISLAND MAIN LINE AND BRANCHES.

By omitting the following:—

Butter and cheese from Longburn to Wanganui 21 8
Butter and cheese from Rangiotu to Wanganui 23 0
Butter and cheese from Bainesse to Wellington 26 0

By adding the following:—

Butter and cheese from Kaikohe to Auckland or Southdown will be charged .. .. 46 5
Butter and cheese from Otiria to Auckland or Southdown will be charged .. .. 44 9
Bacon packed or unpacked from Longburn to Wellington (minimum quantity, 4 tons per 4-wheeled truck) will be charged .. .. 31 10

SOUTH ISLAND MAIN LINE AND BRANCHES.

By adding the following:—

Coal, Rewanui to Dunedin.

Coal from Rewanui to Dunedin will be charged 24 8

Butter and Cheese, Temuka to Smithfield.

Butter and cheese from Temuka to Smithfield will be charged .. .. .. 7 0

PART V.—CLASSIFICATION OF GOODS, LIVE-STOCK, ETC.

By omitting the following:—

Cables, telephone or electric, packed on reels. Owner’s risk .. .. .. B
Concrete slabs for paving dairies .. .. N
Meat, frozen beef, for export. Owner’s risk. The charges at this rate will be reduced by 30 per cent. .. .. .. .. C
Oil, shale, tar, or lubricating, New Zealand manufacture, not otherwise specified. Owner’s risk D
Oil, shale, tar, or lubricating, New Zealand manufacture. Minimum quantity 4 tons. Owner’s risk. Half rate .. .. .. B
Tar-oil, produced in New Zealand. Minimum quantity, 2 tons .. .. .. D

By adding the following:—

Cables, telephone or electric, packed in cases, coils, or reels. Owner’s risk .. .. B
Concrete slabs for paving purposes .. .. N
Granose biscuits. Owner’s risk. Special goods As biscuits.

Meat, frozen beef or veal for export. Owner’s risk. The charges at this rate will be reduced by 30 per cent. .. .. .. .. C
Oil, shale or lubricating, New Zealand manufacture, not otherwise specified. Owner’s risk D