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(b.) The Western Riding hereinbefore referred to shall include all that portion of the Oroua County as at present existing lying generally to the north-west of the Oroua River, the said river forming the boundary between the said Western Riding and the Eastern Riding hereinbefore described.

I hereby certify that the descriptions herein are sufficient to identify the proposed boundaries of the plans of this office.— F. H. WATERS, for Chief Surveyor, Wellington.

I hereby certify that the foregoing special order has been duly made by the Oroua County Council.

ROY L. HARDING, County Clerk.

Results of Polls for Proposed Loans.

Wellington, 27th January, 1926.

THE following notices, received from the Chairman of the Council of the County of Hauraki Plains, are published in accordance with the provisions of the Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1913.

W. NOSWORTHY, Minister of Finance.

HAURAKI PLAINS COUNTY COUNCIL.

Waitakaruru–Maukoro Canal Road Loan, £1,000.

PURSUANT to section 12 of the Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1913, I hereby give notice that at a poll of the ratepayers of the Waitakaruru–Maukoro Canal Road Loan Special-rating Area taken on the 30th day of September, 1925, on the proposal of the Hauraki Plains County Council to borrow the sum of £1,000 for the construction of the Waitakaruru–Maukoro Canal Road in the said area,—

The number of votes recorded for the proposal was 18; the number of votes recorded against the proposal was nil.

I therefore declare that the proposal was carried.

Hauraki Plains West Water-supply District Loan, £50,000.

Pursuant to section 12 of the Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1913, I hereby give notice that at a poll of the ratepayers of the Hauraki Plains West Water-supply District taken on the 10th day of September, 1925, on the proposal of the Hauraki Plains County Council to borrow the sum of £50,000 for the construction of waterworks in the said area,—

The number of votes recorded for the proposal was 97; the number of votes recorded against the proposal was 28.

I therefore declare that the proposal was carried.

Netherton Roads Loan (1925) of £29,500.

Pursuant to section 12 of the Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1913, I hereby give notice that at a poll of the ratepayers of the Netherton Roads Loan (1925) Special-rating Area, taken on the 14th day of September, 1925, on the proposal of the Hauraki Plains County Council to borrow the sum of £29,500 for the construction of roads in the said area,—

The number of votes recorded for the proposal was 95; the number of votes recorded against the proposal was 9.

I therefore declare that the proposal was carried.

Dated at Ngatea this 18th day of January, 1926.

JAMES C. MILLER, Chairman.

Result of Poll for Proposed Loan.

Wellington, 28th January, 1926.

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

W. NOSWORTHY, Minister of Finance.

TAURANGA COUNTY COUNCIL.

Loan of £2,800.

PURSUANT to section 12 of the Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1913, I hereby give notice that a poll of the ratepayers of the Tauriko Special-rating Area of the County of Tauranga was taken on the 10th day of November, 1925, upon the proposal of the Tauranga County Council to raise a special loan of £2,800 for purpose of (a) Metalling the Tauranga–Matamata Highway from the junction of the Pyes Pa Road to the Ruahihi Bridge, £2,580; (b) first year’s interest and sinking fund and cost of raising the loan, £220.

The number of votes recorded for the proposal was 37; the number of votes recorded against the proposal was 1.

I therefore declare that the proposal was carried.

Loan of £3,500.

PURSUANT to section 12 of the Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1913, I hereby give notice that a poll of the ratepayers of the Katikati Riding of the County of Tauranga was taken on the 24th day of October, 1925, on the proposal of the Tauranga County Council to borrow £3,500 for metalling road from Tuapiro to county boundary and crusher plant.

The number of votes recorded for the proposal was 68; the number of votes recorded against the proposal was 17.

I therefore declare that the proposal was carried.

Dated this 2nd day of November, 1925.

ROBERT KING, Chairman.

Local Bodies appointed to have Authority throughout Licensing Districts.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 3rd February, 1926.

IN pursuance and exercise of the power and authority conferred by the 63rd section of the Licensing Act, 1908, His Excellency the Governor-General of the Dominion of New Zealand has been pleased to appoint the local bodies named in the Schedule hereto to have authority for purposes of the Licensing Act throughout the licensing districts respectively named in the said Schedule opposite the name of each such local body respectively, and to make all necessary appointments and to do all things required for the conduct of elections or the taking of a poll of electors, and to have the general administration of the Licensing Act within such licensing districts respectively.

SCHEDULE.

Local Body. Licensing District.
Bay of Islands County Council .. .. Bay of Islands.
Whangarei County Council .. .. Marsden.
Hobson County Council .. .. Kaipara.
Devonport Borough Council .. .. Waitemata.
Auckland City Council .. .. Auckland.
Auckland City Council .. .. Parnell.
Onehunga Borough Council .. .. Manukau.
Pukekohe Borough Council .. .. Franklin.
Raglan County Council .. .. Raglan.
Coromandel County Council .. .. Thames.
Ohinemuri County Council .. .. Ohinemuri.
Tauranga County Council .. .. Tauranga.
Hamilton Borough Council .. .. Hamilton.
Te Awamutu Borough Council .. .. Waikato.
Rotorua County Council .. .. Rotorua.
Opotiki Borough Council .. .. Bay of Plenty.
Clifton County Council .. .. Waitomo.
Gisborne Borough Council .. .. Gisborne.
Hawke’s Bay County Council .. .. Hawke’s Bay.
Napier Borough Council .. .. Napier.
Waipawa County Council .. .. Waipawa.
Pahiatua County Council .. .. Pahiatua.
Wairarapa South County Council .. .. Wairarapa.
Stratford County Council .. .. Stratford.
New Plymouth Borough Council.. .. Taranaki.
Eltham Borough Council .. .. Egmont.
Patea County Council .. .. Patea.
Wanganui City Council .. .. Wanganui.
Waimarino County Council .. .. Waimarino.
Feilding Borough Council .. .. Oroua.
Marton Borough Council .. .. Rangitikei.
Palmerston North Borough Council .. .. Palmerston.
Foxton Borough Council .. .. Manawatu.
Otaki Borough Council .. .. Otaki.
Petone Borough Council .. .. Hutt.
Wellington City Council .. .. Wellington.
Nelson City Council .. .. Nelson.
Inangahua County Council .. .. Motueka.
Westport Borough Council .. .. Buller.
Hokitika Borough Council .. .. Westland.
Blenheim Borough Council .. .. Wairau.
Amberley Town Board .. .. Hurunui.
Kaipoi Borough Council .. .. Kaipoi.
Christchurch City Council .. .. Christchurch.
Paparua County Council .. .. Riccarton.
New Brighton Borough Council .. .. Avon.
Lyttelton Borough Council .. .. Lyttelton.
Ellesmere County Council .. .. Ellesmere.
Timaru Borough Council .. .. Timaru.
Geraldine County Council .. .. Temuka.
Waitaki County Council .. .. Waitaki.
Dunedin City Council .. .. Dunedin.
Dunedin City Council .. .. Dunedin South.
Port Chalmers Borough Council .. .. Chalmers.
Lake County Council .. .. Wakatipu.
Wallace County Council .. .. Wallace.
Southland County Council .. .. Awarua.

F. J. ROLLESTON, Minister of Justice.