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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
No. 41

Result of Poll for Proposed Loan

PURSUANT to the Local Bodies’ Loans Act 1926, the following notice received by the Minister of Finance from the Mayor, Waitara Borough Council, is hereby published.

Dated at Wellington this 17th day of July 1956.

E. L. GREENSMITH, Secretary to the Treasury.

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WAITARA BOROUGH COUNCIL

Result of Poll

PURSUANT to section 13 of the Local Bodies’ Loans Act 1926, I hereby give notice that at a poll of ratepayers of the Borough of Waitara, taken on the 27th day of June 1956, on the proposal of the Waitara Borough Council to borrow the sum of £15,000 for the purpose of meeting the balance of the cost of erecting a War Memorial Hall:

The number of votes recorded for the proposal was 192.
The number of votes recorded against the proposal was 286.
Informal votes were 24.

I therefore declare that the proposal was rejected.

W. R. YARDLEY, Mayor.

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Result of Poll for Proposed Loan

PURSUANT to the Local Bodies’ Loans Act 1926, the following notice received by the Minister of Finance from the County Chairman, Makara County Council, is hereby published.

Dated at Wellington this 17th day of July 1956.

E. L. GREENSMITH, Secretary to the Treasury.

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MAKARA COUNTY COUNCIL

Titahi Bay Community Hall Loan 1956, £8,000—Result of Poll

PURSUANT to section 13 of the Local Bodies’ Loans Act 1926, I hereby give notice that at a poll of ratepayers in the Titahi Bay Special Rating Area of the County of Makara, taken on the 30th day of June 1956, on the proposal of the Makara County Council to borrow the sum of £8,000 for the purposes of providing additions and improvements to the Titahi Bay Community Hall:

The number of votes recorded for the proposal was 54.
The number of votes recorded against the proposal was 77.
Informal votes, 2.

I therefore declare that the proposal was lost.

A. D. PARK, County Chairman.

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Hop Marketing Committee Election (Notice No. Ag. 6133)

PURSUANT to clause 11 of the Hop Marketing Regulations 1939, notice is hereby given that the roll of those persons qualified to vote for the election of five producers’ representatives to the Hop Marketing Committee will be open for inspection during ordinary office hours at the following places, viz., Department of Agriculture, Head Office, Wellington, and at Nelson; also at the following post offices, viz., Motueka, Upper Moutere, Wakefield, and Nelson.

The roll will be available for public inspection for a period of seven days from 25 July 1956.

Nomination forms may be obtained on application to any of the above offices, or from the Returning Officer, Department of Agriculture, Nelson. Nominations must be in the hands of the Returning Officer not later than noon on the 8th day of August 1956.

Dated at Wellington this 17th day of July 1956.

J. F. SHARPLEY, Returning Officer.

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Plant Declared a Noxious Weed in Rangitikei County
(Notice No. Ag. 6135)

PURSUANT to the Noxious Weeds Act 1950, the Director-General of Agriculture, acting under a delegation from the Minister of Agriculture for the purposes of the said Act, hereby publishes the following special order made by the Rangitikei County Council on the 12th day of July 1956.

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SPECIAL ORDER

THAT, in pursuance and exercise of the powers vested in it by section 5 (1) of the Noxious Weeds Act 1950, the Rangitikei County Council hereby resolves and declares by way of special order that Thorn Apple (Datura stramonium), be a noxious weed within the County of Rangitikei, and that such special order shall take effect on 1 August 1956.

Dated at Wellington this 23rd day of July 1956.

E. J. FAWCETT, Director-General of Agriculture.

BANKRUPTCY NOTICES

In Bankruptcy

I HEREBY give notice to all creditors of Annie Rachel Ashton, of 26A Spring Street, Ponsonby, who was adjudged a bankrupt on 29 June 1956, to lodge their proofs of debt with me before Wednesday, 29 August 1956, otherwise their claims will not be recognised.

T. G. DOUGLAS, Official Assignee.

Fourth Floor, Dilworth Building, Customs Street East, Auckland C. 1.

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In Bankruptcy

I HEREBY give notice to all creditors of George Thomas Jordan, who was adjudged a bankrupt on 7 June 1955, who have not already lodged a proof of debt, that they must do so on or before 2 August 1956, or their claims will not be recognised.

T. C. DOUGLAS, Official Assignee.

Fourth Floor, Dilworth Building, Customs Street East, Auckland C. 1.

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In Bankruptcy—Supreme Court

JAMES MITCHELL, of 5 Torino Street, Tamaki, Chiller Hand, was adjudged bankrupt on 20 July 1956. Creditors’ meeting will be held at my office on Thursday, 2 August 1956, at 10.30 a.m.

T. C. DOUGLAS, Official Assignee.

Fourth Floor, Dilworth Building, Customs Street East, Auckland C. 1.

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In Bankruptcy—Supreme Court

HUGH LAMONT OSBORNE, of Waitete Road, Waihi, Builder, was adjudged bankrupt on 20 July 1956. Creditors’ meeting will be held at my office on Thursday, 2 August 1956, at 2.15 p.m.

T. C. DOUGLAS, Official Assignee.

Fourth Floor, Dilworth Building, Customs Street East, Auckland C. 1.

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In Bankruptcy—Supreme Court

GEORGE ROBERT SASS SIGNAL, of Lake Road, Rotorua, Machinist, was adjudged bankrupt on 23 July 1956. Creditors’ meeting will be held at the Courthouse, Rotorua, on Monday, 6 August 1956, at 11 a.m.

C. P. SIMMONDS, Official Assignee.

Courthouse, Hamilton.

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In Bankruptcy—Supreme Court

WILLIAM WADSWORTH MATTHEWS, otherwise known as William Wadsworth Mathews, of 50 Baberton Road, Tokoroa, Mill Worker, was adjudged bankrupt on 23 July 1956. Creditors’ meeting will be held at the Courthouse, Hamilton, on Friday, 3 August 1956, at 11.15 a.m.

C. P. SIMMONDS, Official Assignee.

Courthouse, Hamilton.

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In Bankruptcy—Supreme Court

GEORGE MORROW, of Ashburton, Labourer, was adjudged bankrupt on 17 July 1956. Creditors’ meeting will be held at the Courthouse, Ashburton, on Thursday, 26 July 1956, at 2.15 p.m.

G. W. BROWN, Official Assignee.

P.O. Box 1201, Christchurch, 17 July 1956.

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In Bankruptcy—Supreme Court

TREVOR BLACKLER HUGHES, of 82 Biggar Street, Invercargill, Caterer, was adjudged bankrupt on 18 July 1956. Creditors’ meeting will be held at the Courthouse, Don Street, Invercargill, on Thursday, 26 July 1956, at 10.30 a.m.

W. M. FRASER, Official Assignee.

Invercargill.