Feb. 28.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 497

basis of the unimproved value, of all rateable property in
the Elephant Hill River District, and that such special
differential rates shall be annual-recurring rates during the
currency of such loan, and be payable yearly on the 1st day
of September in each and every year during the currency
of such loan, being a period not exceeding thirty-six and
one-half years, or until the loan is fully paid off.

I hereby certify that the foregoing resolution making
special differential rates for the purpose hereinbefore mentioned, was duly passed at a meeting of the Elephant Hill
River Board held on the 13th day of February, 1929.

226 L. J. COLLINS, Clerk.

In the Supreme Court of New Zealand,
Wellington District (Masterton Registry).

In the matter of Part III of the Religious, Charitable, and
Educational Trusts Act, 1908; and in the matter of a
Trust called “THE EKETAHUNA COTTAGE HOSPITAL
TRUST.”

NOTICE is hereby given that the scheme filed in this
Honourable Court on the 6th day of December, 1928,
for the disposal of portion of the funds of the above Trust for
a charitable purpose other than the purpose of the above Trust
was, on the 1st day of February, 1929, approved by a Judge of
this Honourable Court.

By the Court—
W. HARTE, Registrar.

227

OTAGO ELECTRIC-POWER BOARD.

RESOLUTION MAKING SPECIAL RATE.

IN pursuance and exercise of the powers vested in it in that
behalf by the Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1926, the Otago
Electric-power Board hereby resolves as follows:—
That, for the purpose of providing principal, interest, and
other charges on the loan of £16,500, authorized to be raised
by the Otago Electric-power Board under the above-mentioned
Act, for the reticulation, &c., of the Owaka Special Area, the
said Otago Electric-power Board hereby makes and levies a
special rate of 1½d. in the pound upon rateable value (being
the capital value) of all rateable property of the Owaka
Special Area, comprising part of the Clutha County Council
specially described in the Proclamation in New Zealand Gazette,
dated 1st November, 1928, and that such special rate shall be
an annual-recurring rate during the currency of such loan,
and shall be payable yearly on the 1st day of September in
each and every year during the currency of such loan, being a
period of twenty years, or until the loan is fully paid off.

228 W. B. GALLOWAY, Chairman.

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