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Poverty Bay Standard, Volume IX, Issue 948, 1 June 1881, Page 3

Southern Cross Petroleum Company (Limited). A CALL of ONE PENNY (the third) per Share, has been made in the above Company, payable at the Offices of the Company, Nasmith’s Buildings, Gladstone Road Gisborne, on WEDNESDAY the Bth June, 1881. HENRY HAASE, Manager. Gisborne, N. Z. May 26th, 1881. 140 TENDERS. HTIENDERS for the erection of ONE BRICK CHIMNEY at the Gisborne District School, will be received by the undersigned up to 4 o’clock THIS DAY, Specifications may be seen at the Office of Messrs. Ratcliffe and Piesse. D. J. JOHNSTON, Junr., 142 Chairman of School Committee. Found, in my Paddocks at Makaraka, a Dark Chestnut Horse, with Saddle on it. The animal is branded like M or (inverted) M. with blaze down face, one white fore foot, and one white hind foot. The owner can have the above, by paying all expenses. JOHN WALL, 148 Makaraka.

COOK COUNTY COUNCIL. GENERAL RATE, 1881-2. qVrOTICE is hereby given of the intention of this Council to strike a GENERAL RATE of ONE SHILLING in the £., for the period, from Ist April 1881, to 31st March, 1882, —to be due, and payable in one sum on the Ist day of August 1881, and the Rate Book is now open for inspection at the Office of the Council, during Office hours. JOHN WARREN, 135 County Clerk. COOK COUNTY COUNCIL. npHE COUNTY ENGINEER will proceed to MOTU, on MONDAY next, 6th inst., to select the Block of Land set apart for occupation under the Homestead System. Persons interested in the selection are invited to meet at the SETTLER’S HOTEL, Gisborne, at 9 a.m. on the above date. J. WARREN, 149 County Clerk. COOK COUNTY COUNCIL. BY-LAW TO REGULATE WIDTH OF TIRE USED ON DRAY WHEELS. TVTOTICE is hereby given, that at a Special Meeting of this Council, held on the 20th May, 1881. The following new By-law —to regulate width of tire used on Dray wheels—was adopted. A Special Meeting of the Council will be held on FRIDAY, Ist July next, for the purpose of confirming the same : — By-law 7 —That Drays using a 3 inch tire, shall not be allowed to carry more than 25 cwt. Drays using a 4 inch tire shall not be allowed to carry more than 30 cwt. Drays using a 5 inch tire shall not be allowed to carry more than 35 cwt. Drays using a 6 inch tire shall not be allowed to carry more than 2 tons. Any Person committing a breach of this By-law, shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding Five Pounds. That this By-law, shall apply only to such roads, and at such times as the Council may from time to time direct. JOHN WARREN, 150 County Clerk.