APRIL 2.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 689

Portion of Te Arawa Consolidation Scheme confirmed.

In the matter of section 161 of the Native Land Act, 1931, and in the matter of an application to the Court to prepare a scheme of consolidation dated the 29th day of January, 1925.

NOTICE is hereby given that a scheme of consolidation in part dated the 20th day of August, 1935, dealing with Rotomahana-Parekarangi 6A 2 5B 3E 10 Block within the Waiariki Native Land Court District, as set out in the said scheme, having been prepared by the Native Land Court in accordance with the above-mentioned Act, and submitted under the seal of the said Court to the Native Minister for his approval, I, as such Native Minister, being satisfied that the portion of the scheme so submitted is just and equitable, and is in the public interest, do hereby confirm the portion of the said scheme of consolidation which was so submitted on the said 20th day of August, 1935.

Dated at Wellington, this 12th day of March, 1936.

M. J. SAVAGE, Native Minister.

Results of Polls for Proposed Loans.

Wellington, 30th March, 1936.

THE following notice, received from the Mayor of Timaru, is published in accordance with the provisions of the Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1926.

W. NASH, Minister of Finance.

TIMARU BOROUGH COUNCIL.

PURSUANT to section 13 of the Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1926, I hereby give notice that at a poll of the ratepayers of the Borough of Timaru taken on the 26th day of March, 1936, on the proposal of the Timaru Borough Council to borrow the sum of £10,000 for the purpose of the purchase of omnibuses to replace the present fleet—

Votes.

The number of votes recorded for the proposal was .. 1,254

The number of votes recorded against the proposal was 398

I therefore declare that the proposal was carried.

T. W. SATTERTHWAITE, Mayor.

Pursuant to section 13 of the Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1926, I hereby give notice that at a poll of the ratepayers of the Borough of Timaru taken on the 26th day of March, 1936, on the proposal of the Timaru Borough Council to borrow the sum of £15,000 for the purpose of the purchase of land and the construction of an airport—

Votes.

The number of votes recorded for the proposal was .. 1,003

The number of votes recorded against the proposal was 649

I therefore declare that the proposal was carried.

T. W. SATTERTHWAITE, Mayor.

Result of Poll for Proposed Loan.

Wellington, 30th March, 1936.

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

W. NASH, Minister of Finance.

WAITEMATA ELECTRIC-POWER DISTRICT.

Reticulation Extension Loan, 1936, of £100,000.

PURSUANT to section 13 of the Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1926, I hereby give notice that at a poll of the ratepayers of the Waitemata Electric-power District held on the 4th day of March, 1936, on a proposal to borrow the sum of £100,000 for the purpose of purchasing, constructing, and providing electric works as defined in the Electric-power Boards Act, 1925, in order to supply and to extend the supply of electricity within the whole of the Waitemata Electric-power District, the voting was as follows:—

Votes.

For the proposal .. .. .. 2,351

Against the proposal .. .. .. 187

Informal .. .. .. 38

As the number of votes recorded in favour of the proposal was more than three-fifths of the total number of votes polled I hereby declare that the proposal was carried.

Dated this 10th day of March, 1936.

W. R. T. LEIGHTON, Chairman.

Result of Poll for Proposed Loan.

Wellington, 30th March, 1936.

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

W. NASH, Minister of Finance.

WAITEMATA ELECTRIC-POWER DISTRICT.

Financial Advances Loan, 1936, of £15,000.

PURSUANT to section 13 of the Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1926, I hereby give notice that at a poll of the ratepayers of the Waitemata Electric-power District held on the 4th day of March, 1936, on a proposal to borrow the sum of £15,000 for the purpose of providing funds for the purposes mentioned in section 118 of the Electric-power Boards Act, 1925, the voting was as follows:—

Votes.

For the proposal .. .. .. 2,299

Against the proposal .. .. .. 193

Informal .. .. .. 84

As the number of votes recorded in favour of the proposal was more than three-fifths of the total number of votes polled I hereby declare that the proposal was carried.

Dated this 10th day of March, 1936.

W. R. T. LEIGHTON, Chairman.

Result of Poll for Proposed Loan.

Wellington, 31st March, 1936.

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

W. NASH, Minister of Finance.

CENTRAL WAIKATO ELECTRIC-POWER BOARD.

PURSUANT to section 13 of the Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1926, I hereby give notice that the following is the result of the poll of ratepayers of the special-rating area comprising the whole of the Central Waikato Electric-power District with the exception of that portion of the County of Raglan included in the said Power District by Order in Council appearing in the New Zealand Gazette on the 27th day of March, 1930, which was taken on the 17th day of March, 1936, on the proposal to borrow the sum of £50,000 for the purposes and in terms as set out in the notices inserted in the Waikato Times and New Zealand Herald on the 15th, 22nd, and 29th days of February, 1936, and the 7th day of March, 1936 :—

Votes.

The number of votes recorded for the proposal was .. 395

The number of votes recorded against the proposal was 21

Informal .. .. .. .. 14

I therefore declare the proposal carried.

THOMAS HINTON, Chairman.

Hamilton, 20th March, 1936.

Agreement for Grant of Right of Way in favour of James Kinna Stewart and James Stewart, of Helensville, Settlers, over Land in Kaipara Survey District taken for the Purposes of a Quarry, assented to.

WHEREAS by a Proclamation dated the 9th day of October, 1935, and published in the New Zealand Gazette No. 71 of the 17th day of the same month, all those pieces of land containing 1 acre 1 rood 15·4 perches and 3 acres 0·4 perches, being portions of Makarau No. 4A and No. 4B Blocks respectively, Block II, Kaipara Survey District, were taken for the purposes of a quarry :

And whereas James Kinna Stewart and James Stewart, of Helensville, Settlers, were entitled to compensation for their freehold interests in the said areas of 1 acre 1 rood 15·4 perches and 3 acres 0·4 perches respectively :

And whereas the Minister of Public Works agreed to grant to the said James Kinna Stewart and James Stewart, of Helensville, Settlers, a right of way over the aforesaid area of 1 acre 1 rood 15·4 perches and an area of approximately 5·4 perches of the aforesaid area of 3 acres 0·4 perches as part satisfaction of the compensation aforesaid, and to provide a sum of money in satisfaction of the residue of the said compensation :

And whereas the said James Kinna Stewart and James Stewart, of Helensville, Settlers, agreed to accept such grant and sum of money in satisfaction of the said compensation :

Now, therefore, I, Robert Semple, Minister of Public Works, do hereby give notice, in pursuance of section 97 of the Public Works Act, 1928, that I assent to the above agreement.

Dated at Wellington, this 31st day of March, 1936.

R. SEMPLE, Minister of Public Works.

(P.W. 54/603.)

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