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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXIII, Issue 7, 19 April 1901, Page 3

NEW ZEALAND GOVERNMENT. M PER CENT DEBENTURE 1,0 \N ISSUE OF .£500,000. Undo.' the authority of " Tho AM to Public Works Bud Land Settlement Act, 1900." MINIMUM PRIOE OF ISSUE, £IOO PER OENT. '■'XIJU VjUIUUIUL iiunawiti ","™° *«.*---.- I for £500,000 New Zealand Government 4 per cent Debentures, payable to Bearer, and of the face value of £IOPO, £SOO, £2OO and £IOO respectively, as maybe desired. These Debentures are secured on the Public Eerenues of the Colony, and are repayable on the Ist April. 1904, at the Treasury, Welling'on, New Zealand, or (if tliH tenderer so requests in his tender") at tho office of the Agent-General for New Zealand in London.

Dividends represented by coupons attached to the debentures, will be payable on the Ist April and the Ist October in each year during the currency of the Loan, at the Cashiers Office, Treasury, Wellington, or at any Iranch of the Bank cf New Zealand in New Zealand, or (if the debentures are i.-sued repayable in London! at the office of the Agent-General for New Zealand in London.

At the option of tha holder of any debenture issued repayable in New Zealand, and on application made in that behalf at the Treasury, Wellington, New Zealand, be may at any time during its currei.cy have it endorsed payable, both as to principal and interest, »t the office of the Agent-General for New Zealand, London, or at any specified branch of tho Bank oE New Zealand in Australia. Provided that in the former case the endorsement shall not be less than three months and in the latter case not less than one month, before the due date of tha next ensuing'payment of interest. The first interest coupon will be payable on the Ist October, 1901, and will be for a sum equal to six mouths' interest on the nominal amount of tha Debenture. The issue price will be at the rate of £IOO in money for every £IOO expressed in debentures (below which no tender will be accepted), payable as follows: — Deposit of 5 per cent, on application. First instalment of 45 percent, on Tuesday, 7th May, 1901, Second instalment of 50 per cent, on Tuesday, 4th June, 1901. Payments may be made in full at any lime on or after the 7th May, 1901, and prior to the 4th June, 1901, at a discount at tho rate of one peund ten shillings per centum per annum. Sealed tenders, addressed to the Secretary to the Treasury, Government Buildings, Wellington, accompanied wi'.h the 5 per cent, deposit, will be received up to Noon of TUESDAY, 23rd April, 1901, when they will be opened in ths tresence of the Colonial Treasurer and the Controller and AuditorGeneral, and allotment will forthwith be made. If cheques are lodged with a tender they must be diawn upon a Bank in Wellington, and be marked by such Bank a<< " good " for fourteen days. Cheques issued by a Bank need not be so marked. Tenders may be for the whole or any part of the Loan, and must state what amount of money will be given for every £IOO ef the Debentures tendered for. Tenders must be for even hundreds of pounds sterling, and at prices which are multiples of sixpence. Tenders at different prices must be' on neparate forms. The nominal amount of Debentures tendered for must be written on the outside of the Tender.

In case of default in the payment c£ any instalment at its proper date, the deposit and instalment (if any) previously paid will be liaule to forfeiture. If no allotment is made the deposit will bo returned. The firct and sesood instalment" may be j laid at any branch ef the Bank of New Zea-1 land either in the ColoDy of Australia, to the credit of tne Public Account, or at the Treasury. Wellington, not later than the several dates previously mentioned. Scrip Certificates will be issued, to be subsequently exchanged for the Debenture Bonds. Tenders must be on pr'n'ed forms, whii'h may be obtained at thu Cashier's Office, Treasury, Wel'ington.or at the offices of tfce Bank of New Zealand at Sydney, Melbourne Auckland, Wellington, Chris'church, or Duoedin. Office of the Colonial Treasure-, Wellington, 2nd Apii', lllll'. iiV ELECTION OF SCHOOL COMMITTEES, ANNUAL MEETING OF HOUSEHOLDERS.

THE Annual Meeting of Householders for the election of School Committees will be held in the several School Districts, at the places stated below, or.MON DAY, /> pril 22nd at the hour of 7 p.m., for the purpose of electing duly nominated persons as Members of School Committees for the ensuing year, as provided by Section 6 of "The School Committee's Election Act, 1891. The number of persons to be elected for each district is as follows : Pukearuhe, Tongaporutu, Mangorel, Hui rangi, Tarata, Huiroa, Ngariki Road, Wnangamamona, Hurford Road, Tataraimaka, Waihi, Ratapiko, Uruti, Tututawa, Tabora, Pungarehu, Matau, and Pohokurn, each five persons. The election to be held in the respective schoolhou^es. Rowan Road, Mahoe, Opunake, Carrington Road, Durham Road, Kltham Road, Oaonui, Rahotu, Okato, Frankley Road, Fitzroy, Bell Waitara, Tikcrangi, Orenui, l.epperKaimata, Tariki Road, Midhirst, balisbury Road, Stanley Road, Pembroke Road, I Toko, Ngaire, Bird Road, Cardiff, Kant Road, Omata, Oakura, Kaiauai, Denbigh Road, Egmout Village, Huiakama, Warea and Dudley Road, each seven (7) persons. The election to be held in the respective schoolhouses. Kent Road election to be held in the Lower Kent Road Schoolhouse; Bell, in the Bell Block Schoolhouse. New Plymouth, Inglewood, and Stratford each nice (0) persons. New Plymouth election to bo held in the Town Hall, New Plymouth; Inglewood election to be held in the Schoolhouse, Inglewood Stratford election to be held in the Scboolhou?e,Stratford. Nomination op Candidates. Householders of the various School Disi tricts are hereby requested to send in to the Chairman of the School Committee in their District the names of persons, being Resident Householders, nominated by them to serve on the Committee for the ensuing term. The nominations must be in writing signed by the proposer and candidate, and sent to the Chairman of the School Committee on or before il n > DAY, April 15th, 1901, not er than 8 p.m. Nominations may al?o be made at the Meetings of Householders to be held on MONDAY, April :?-Jud, 1901. The first meetiug of each of the newly elected Commi»tees for the appointment of Chairman is hereby convened at the above named placeß immediately after the elec-

By ordor of the Board. P. S. WHITOOMBE, Secretary. Education Offico, March 21st, 1901. cinedy tot ill Female Irti throughout the World, : opVl'ctor,H/IVTItI,I , hiirmCIiemUt,SOI)TIIAHPTOII,£KQ, vnents; SHAKI.AND & Co., Ltd„ Aucklo«il*Welll«*<>* ' «"i MBW *BAUH» DRUG U.. Cfc^JkaKh.*

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