district, the said South Canterbury Electric-power Board hereby makes and levies a special rate of sixty-five thousandths of one penny (0.065d.) in the pound upon the rateable value (being the capital value) of all rateable property in the South Canterbury Electric-power District, as constituted by Proclamation dated 20th October, 1922, and published in the New Zealand Gazette No. 76 dated 26th October, 1922, and as amended by Proclamation dated 29th February, 1928, and published in the New Zealand Gazette No. 19 dated 8th March, 1928, and as further amended by Proclamation dated 7th December, 1928, and published in the New Zealand Gazette No. 93 of 13th December, 1928; and that such special rate shall be an annually recurring rate during the currency of such loan and shall be payable yearly on the 1st day of March in each and every year during the currency of such loan, being a period of twenty-five years or until such loan is fully paid off."

J. M. BISHOP, Manager.
Timaru, 20th November, 1947.

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GISBORNE BOROUGH COUNCIL

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 Gisborne Borough Council hereby resolves as follows:

"That, for the purpose of providing the interest and other charges on a loan of £30,000, authorized to be raised by the Gisborne Borough Council under the above-mentioned Act for the purpose of augmenting existing water-supply, by completing the water-supply scheme at Mangapoike, laying pipe-line from Waingake watershed and connecting up with existing pipe-line in the Te Arai Stream, and providing a storage reservoir at Lytton Road, Gisborne, the said Gisborne Borough Council hereby makes and levies a special rate of twenty-three sixty-fourths of a penny in the pound upon the rateable value (on the basis of the unimproved value) of all rateable property of the Borough of Gisborne, comprising the whole of the Borough of Gisborne; and that such special rate shall be an annual-recurring rate during the currency of such loan and be payable yearly on the 31st day of August in each and every year during the currency of such loan, being a period of thirty years or until the loan is fully paid off."

I hereby certify that the above is a true and correct extract from the minutes of a meeting of the Gisborne Borough Council held on the 18th day of November, 1947.

W. M. JENKINS, Town Clerk.

PALMERSTON NORTH CITY COUNCIL

RESOLUTION MAKING SPECIAL RATE

Public Works Loan, £58,500, 1946, £15,000 Portion

IN pursuance and in exercise of the powers vested in it in that behalf by the Local Bodies' Loans Act, 1926, the Palmerston North City Council hereby resolves as follows:

"That, for the purpose of providing interest and other charges on a loan of £15,000, authorized to be raised by the Palmerston North City Council under the above-mentioned Act for the extension of the stormwater and sewerage system, reconstruction and sealing roadways and footpaths, construction of streets for subdivision purposes, and developing City Reserves and tile draining Rugby Park, the said Palmerston North City Council hereby makes and levies a special rate of one-ninth of a penny in the pound upon the rateable value (on the basis of the unimproved value) of all rateable property in the City of Palmerston North; and that such special rate shall be an annually recurring rate during the currency of such loan and shall be payable yearly on the 1st day of July in each and every year during the currency of such loan, being a period of twenty-five (25) years or until the loan is fully paid off."

Carried this 20th day of October, 1947.

A. E. MANSFORD, Mayor.

CHANGE OF NAME OF COMPANY

NOTICE is hereby given that HARWOOD AND BOYLE has changed its name to V. HARWOOD, LIMITED, and that the new name was this day entered on my Register of Companies in place of the former name.

Dated at Wellington, this 21st day of November, 1947.

H. B. WALTON, Assistant Registrar of Companies.

NOTICE OF CHANGE OF SURNAME

I, KURT RAFAEL PETERSEN, known as OSCAR PETERSEN, of Auckland, Storekeeper, heretofore called and known by the name of KURT RAFAEL BJORKBON, hereby give public notice that by deed-poll dated the 18th day of November, 1947, duly executed and attested and filed in the Supreme Court of New Zealand at Auckland on the 20th day of November, 1947, I formally and absolutely renounced and abandoned the said surname of BJORKBON and declared that I had assumed and adopted and intended thenceforth at all times to use and subscribe the surname of PETERSEN instead of BJORKBON, so as to be at all times thereafter called, known, and described by the surname of PETERSEN exclusively.

Dated at Auckland, this 20th day of November, 1947.

KURT RAFAEL PETERSEN,
Known as Oscar Petersen.

(Formerly KURT RAFAEL BJORKBON.)

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

In the matter of the Companies Act, 1933, and in the matter of PAHIATUA WOOL AND SKIN BUYERS, LIMITED.

NOTICE is hereby given that a petition for the winding-up of the above-named company by the Supreme Court was on the 28th day of October, 1947, presented to the said Court by Alexander Turner, of Point Howard, Company Director, and the said petition is directed to be heard before the Court sitting at Wellington on Friday, the 5th day of December, 1947, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon, and any creditor or contributory of the said company desirous to support or oppose the making or an order on the said petition may appear at the time of hearing in person or by his counsel for that purpose; and a copy of the petition will be furnished to any creditor or contributory of the said company requiring the same by the undersigned on payment of the regulated charge for the same.

ERIC FRANCIS ROTHWELL,
Solicitor for the Petitioner.

The address of the petitioner for service is at the offices of Messieurs Rothwell, Gibson, and Page, Solicitors, D.I.C. Building, Wellington.

NOTE.—Any person who intends to appear at the hearing of the said petition must serve on or send by post to the above named, notice in writing of his intention so to do. The notice must state the name, address, and description of the person, or, if a firm, the name, address, and description of the firm, and an address for service within three miles of the office of the Supreme Court at Wellington, and must be signed by the person or firm, or his or their solicitor (if any), and must be served, or, if posted, must be sent by post in sufficient time to reach the above-named petitioner's address for service not later than 4 o'clock in the afternoon of the 4th day of December, 1947.

TANTRUM AND GREENAWAY, LIMITED

IN LIQUIDATION

In the matter of the Companies Act, 1933, and in the matter of TANTRUM AND GREENAWAY, LIMITED (in Liquidation).

PURSUANT to section 232 of the Companies Act, 1933, notice is hereby given that a general meeting of the above company is called for noon on Friday, the 12th day of December, 1947, to be held in the offices of the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., Wellington, for the purpose of enabling the liquidator to lay before the meeting an account of the winding-up and give any explanation thereof.

Dated at Wellington, this 27th day of November, 1947.

R. P. EDWARDS, Liquidator.

WAIRARAPA COUNTY COUNCIL

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 Wairarapa County Council hereby resolved as follows:

"That, for the purpose of providing interest and other charges on a loan of £9,000, authorized to be raised by the Wairarapa County Council under the above-mentioned Act for the sealing of the Gisborne-Wairoa via Morere Main Highway 813, the said Wairarapa County Council hereby makes and levies a special rate of one-twelfth of one penny (1/12th) in the pound upon the rateable value (capital) of all rateable property, comprising the County of Wairarapa; and that such special rate shall be an annual-recurring rate during the currency of such loan."

I hereby certify that the foregoing resolution was duly submitted to and passed at the ordinary meeting of the Wairarapa County Council held at the County Council Chambers, Queen Street, Wairarapa, on Tuesday, the 11th day of November, 1947.

IAN C. MOORE, County Clerk.

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