Jan. 20.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 163

Result of Poll for Proposed Loan.

Wellington, 19th January, 1927.

THE following notice, received from the Chairman of the Malvern Electric-power Board, is published in accordance with the provisions of the Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1926.

WM. DOWNIE STEWART,
Minister of Finance.

MALVERN ELECTRIC-POWER BOARD.

Proposal to raise a Special Loan of £25,000.

NOTICE is hereby given that the number of votes recorded for and against the above proposal, the poll in respect of which was held on Thursday, 2nd December, 1926, were as follows:—
For, 182; against, 11.
The proposal has been carried.

G. W. JUDD,
Chairman.

Appointments in the New Zealand Division of the Royal Navy.

Navy Office,
Wellington, 19th January, 1927.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to approve of the following appointments in the New Zealand Division of the Royal Navy:—
Surgeon-Commander Arthur Holmes Joy, M.B., R.N., to H.M.S. “Diomede,” to date 17th December, 1926.
Surgeon-Commander George Donald Macintosh, M.B., R.N., to H.M.S. “Philomel,” vice Aveling, as from date of relief in H.M.S. “Diomede.”

F. J. ROLLESTON, Minister of Defence.

Mining Privileges struck off the Register.—Notice under the Mining Act, 1926.

Mining Registrar’s Office,
Collingwood, 11th December, 1926.

NOTICE is hereby given, in accordance with the provisions of section 188 (4) of the Mining Act, 1926, that the mining privileges mentioned in the Schedule hereunder have this day been struck off the Register.

C. JOSS, Mining Registrar.

SCHEDULE.

LICENSE No. 12/24. Date: 9/7/24. Nature of privilege: Water-race. Locality: Snows River. Licensees: A. L. Caselberg and Claud Cook.

License No. 16/23. Date: 12/12/23. Nature of privilege: Water-race. Locality: Pakawau Survey District. Licensee: W. C. Braddock.

Mining Privilege struck off the Register.—Notice under the Mining Act, 1926.

Mining Registrar’s Office,
Waikai, 23rd December, 1926.

NOTICE is hereby given, in accordance with the provisions of section 188 (4) of the Mining Act, 1926, that the mining privilege mentioned in the Schedule hereunder has this day been struck off the Register.

D. ROBERTSON, Mining Registrar.

SCHEDULE.

No. 25/24. Date: 6/11/24. Nature of privilege: Residence-site. Locality: Section 63, Block 1, Wendon Survey District. Registered holder: Matthew Stewart Skeoch.

Land Surveyors’ Examination, March, 1927, Australia and New Zealand.

The Surveyors Board of New Zealand,
Wellington, 19th January, 1927.

IT is hereby notified, for general information, that the Surveyors Board, in conjunction with the Australian Surveyors Boards, will conduct an examination of candidates completing sittings for licenses to survey, commencing on Monday, 21st March, 1927, at Wellington.
Candidates are notified that their applications, on the proper form, must reach the Secretary of the Board not later than Thursday, 10th March, and that the examination fee of £1 1s. must be paid at the same time to the Secretary, from whom examination regulations, application forms, and other particulars may be obtained. Candidates desiring to sit in other centres than Wellington must forward a double fee of £2 2s.
At this examination no candidates sitting for the first time will be accepted, only those completing former sittings.

M. CROMPTON-SMITH,
Secretary, Surveyors’ Board.
Government Buildings, Wellington.

Sitting of the Native Land Court at Tauranga on the 4th February, 1927.

Registrar’s Office,
Rotorua, 15th January, 1927.

NOTICE is hereby given that the matters mentioned in the Schedule hereunder written will be heard by the Native Land Court sitting at Tauranga on the 4th day of February, 1927, or as soon thereafter as the business of the Court will allow.

[Waiariki, 1926-13.] T. ANARU, Registrar.

SCHEDULE.

APPLICATION FOR ASSESSMENT OF COMPENSATION.

13 Minister of Public Works Te Papa 4H Assessment of compensation for land taken for railway.

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The Poisons Act, 1908.—Register of Vendors of Poisons for the Canterbury District as on the 31st December, 1926.

A’Court, William Henry, 379 Durham Street, Christchurch.
Adams, Henry L., 449 Colombo Street, Sydenham, Christchurch.
Akhurst, Frederick, Waimate.
Akhurst, Margaret Isabel, Waimate.
Allen, Henry, care of Bonnington and Co., Christchurch.
Allison, Walter Dunstan, Rangiora.
Annand, A., care of Canterbury Farmers’ Co-operative Association (Limited), Christchurch.
Ashcroft, Joseph, corner of Wilson’s and Ferry Roads, Christchurch.
Ashworth, J. E., Storekeeper, Domett.
Attrill, E. T. (agent for Priest and Holdgate, Timaru).
Ayres, Edgar Charles, Timaru.
Barnett, Stephen Francis, 3 Cathedral Square, Christchurch.
Barnett, William, 3 Cathedral Square, Christchurch.
Bassi, Nicholas, 569 Colombo Street, Christchurch.
Baxter, Alfred, Christchurch.
Baxter, Walter, Stafford Street, Timaru.
Beardsley and Son, Manchester Street, Christchurch.
Beauvais, F., care of New Zealand Farmers’ Co-operative Association, Ashburton.
Beauvais, S., care of New Zealand Farmers’ Co-operative Association, Ashburton.
Bennett, Francis Walter, 35 Victoria Street, Christchurch.
Bettle, George, Armagh Street, Christchurch.
Black, Thomas Alexander, 279 High Street, Christchurch.
Bonnington, Cecil, corner High and Cashel Streets, Christchurch.
Bonnington, G. C., East Street, Ashburton.