Nov. 4.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 3143

Deputy Registrars of Marriages, &c., appointed.

Registrar-General's Office,
Wellington, 2nd November, 1926.

IT is hereby notified that the undermentioned persons have been appointed to be the Deputies of the Registrars of Marriages and of Births and Deaths for the districts set respectively opposite their names, viz:-

Herbert James Keenan ... Bay of Islands.
William James Marslin ... Karamea.
Mary Dean Pollock (Miss) ... Stewart Island.
Edward Emberite Burgess ... Hororata.

W. W. COOK, Registrar-General.

Appointment in the Royal Naval Reserve (New Zealand Division).

Navy Office,
Wellington, 26th October, 1926.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to approve of the following appointment in the Royal Naval Reserve (New Zealand Division):-

Engineer Lieutenant-Commander Charles Marchant to be temporary Engineer Commander, with effect as from 5th October, 1926.

F. J. ROLLESTON, Minister of Defence.

Award of the Colonial Auxiliary Forces Long-service Medal.

Department of Defence,
Wellington, 28th October, 1926.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to approve of the award of the Colonial Auxiliary Forces Long-service Medal to Captain W. S. Gardner, Retired List.

F. J. ROLLESTON, Minister of Defence.

Dismissals from the Forces.

Department of Defence,
Wellington, 28th October, 1926.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has approved of the dismissal of the undermentioned soldiers of the Territorial Force from the New Zealand Defence Forces, under section 6 (b), Defence Act, 1909, they having been convicted by the Civil power:-

Private J. W. Whitlow, 1st Battalion, Auckland Regiment (Countess of Ranfurly's Own). Dated 19th October, 1926.
Private W. Mitchell, 1st Battalion, Wellington Regiment. Dated 18th October, 1926.
Private W. H. Mulroy, 1st Battalion, Nelson, Marlborough, and West Coast Regiment. Dated 18th October, 1926.
Private G. W. F. Mason, 1st Battalion, Wellington Regiment. Dated 13th October, 1926.

F. J. ROLLESTON, Minister of Defence.

Result of Poll for Proposed Loan.

Wellington, 29th October, 1926.

THE following notice, received from the Chairman of the Board of the Takaka Town District, is published in accordance with the provisions of the Local Bodies' Loans Act, 1926.

WM. DOWNIE STEWART,
Minister of Finance.

TAKAKA TOWN BOARD.

Result of Poll on Proposal to raise a Loan.

PURSUANT to section 13 of the Local Bodies' Loans Act, 1926, I hereby give notice that a poll of ratepayers of the Takaka Town District taken on the 15th day of September, 1926, on the proposal of the Takaka Town Board to borrow the sum of £600 for the purpose of purchasing a fire-pump and firefighting equipment for the Takaka Town District resulted as follows:-

The number of votes recorded for the proposal was 20; the number of votes recorded against the proposal was 6. I therefore declare that the proposal was carried.

R. L. NORRISS, Chairman.

Dated at Takaka this 19th day of October, 1926.

Special Order made by the Stewart Island County Council altering Riding Boundaries.

Department of Internal Affairs,
Wellington, 29th October, 1926.

THE following special order, made by the Stewart Island County Council, is published in accordance with the provisions of the Counties Act, 1920.

Pursuant to section 100 of that Act, as amended by section 3 of the Counties Amendment Act, 1921-22, I hereby fix the 31st day of March, 1927, as the date from which the special order shall take effect.

RICHD. F. BOLLARD,
Minister of Internal Affairs.

STEWART ISLAND COUNTY.

Alteration of Ridings.

THE following special order was duly adopted at a special meeting of the Stewart Island County Council duly called and held on 4th day of October, 1926:-

That Stewart Island County be divided into three ridings-Middle Riding, North Riding, and South Riding-the boundaries of which shall be as follows:-

Middle Riding.-All that area commencing at the south-west corner of Section 17, Block I, Paterson District, and bounded towards the north-east and north generally by said Section 17 and the foreshore of Half-moon Bay ; again towards the north generally by Mill Creek and Section 129, Block I, Paterson District ; towards the west generally by Sections 131, 142, and Lot 1, Land Transfer plan 555 ; towards the south generally by Paterson Inlet to the starting-point.

North Riding.-All that area bounded generally towards the south and east by the boundary of the Middle Riding ; towards the south-west by main road forming the north boundary of Sections 142, 143, 144, Block I, Paterson District ; towards the south-east by Ryan's Creek Road forming the north-west boundary of Sections 142 and 145, Block I, Paterson District ; towards the south generally by Kaipipi Road, forming the north boundary of Sections 148, 149, and 150, Block I, Paterson District ; towards the west by Section 1, Block XV, Paterson District ; towards the north-west, south-west, and south-east by Section 191 (Native Reserve), Block XV, Paterson District ; towards the south generally by Block XV, Paterson District, North Arm, Paterson Inlet Freshwater River, Section 1, Block XII, Paterson District, and by a right line from the north-west corner of Section 1 aforesaid to Mason Road, Block XIV, Paterson District ; towards the west, north, and north-east generally by sea, and including Codfish, Rugged, and Motunui Islands, North Islands, Boat Refuge Island, Fancy Group, Hazelburgh Group, Ruapuke, and adjacent islands.

South Riding.-All that area in the Stewart Island County not included in the Middle and North Riding.

This description is correct, and is sufficient to enable the Riding boundaries to be located on County maps.

STEWART L. FAIRHALL,
For Chief Surveyor.

I hereby certify that the above special order has been duly made.

WALTER ROBERTSON, County Clerk.

Redefining Boundaries of the Borough of Onehunga, the County of Eden, and the One Tree Hill Road District.

Department of Internal Affairs,
Wellington, 29th October, 1926.

PURSUANT to the provisions of section 141 of the Municipal Corporations Act, 1920, the boundaries of the Borough of Onehunga are hereby defined as set out in the First Schedule hereto, the boundaries of the said borough having been altered by Order in Council dated the 27th day of September, 1926, made under the Municipal Corporations Act, 1920, and published in Gazette No. 67 of the 30th day of September, 1926.

And also in pursuance of the provisions of the said section 141 of the Municipal Corporations Act, 1920, the boundaries of the County of Eden affected by the said Order in Council dated the 27th day of September, 1926, are hereby defined as set out in the Second Schedule hereto.

And in further pursuance of the provisions of the said section 141 of the Municipal Corporations Act, 1920, the boundaries of the One Tree Hill Road District affected by the said Order in Council dated the 27th day of September, 1926, are hereby defined as set out in the Third Schedule hereto.