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Ashburton Guardian, Volume 69, Issue 266, 23 August 1949, Page 1

PUBLIC NOTICE MID-CANTERBURY TOURS LTD. P.O. BOX 6. West St. ' ’PHONE 451 A NEW COMPANY formed to cater for the Music, Theatre and Sports Loving Public of Ashburton and County as well as to give them an opportunity of seeing visiting International Artists. RING OR CALL ON US REGARDING ANY FIXTURE. We arrange Preferential Bookings and Transport. Your immediate attention is called to PETER DAWSON The World’s Most Popular Baritone, and GEOFFREY PARSONS, Brilliant Australian Pianist. Concerts at * CIVIC THEATRE, CHRISTCHURCH. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 1. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 3. For which we are now taking Preferential Bookings at no extra cost. BOOK EARLY. Entertainments immediately following and for which we are now taking Bookings are SEPTEMBER—TIVOLI CIRCUIT COMMAND PERFORMANCE featuring IVOR MORETON and DAVE KAYE, World-Famous Piano Duettists, in person. OCTOBER—ALEXANDRA HELMANN, Russian-born Pianist

PUBLIC NOTICES ASHBURTON ELECTRIC POWER BOARD. SPECIAL LOAN NO. 9, £60,000. 'M'OTICE is hereby given that at its . meeting on 15th, August, 1949, the Ashburton Electric Power Board resolved to raise by Special Order, under Section 15 of the Finance Act (No. 2) 1936, a loan of Sixty Thousand pounds (£60,000) for a term of twenty (20) years with interest not exceeding three pounds five shillings (£3/5/-) per centum per annum and Sinking Fund shall be at the rate of not less than three pounds fourteen shillings and fivepence (£3/14/5) per centum per annum for the purpose of providing further reticulation within the Board’s district. The proposed loan will be secured by a rate of three-thirtyseconds of a penny in the pound on the capital value of the rateable property in the district. The Board proposes to confirm the above-mentioned resolution at its meeting to be held in the Offices in Ashburton on MONDAY, the 19th day of SEPTEMBER/ 1949, at 10.30 a.m. Copies of the resolution may be inspected at the Offices of the Board, the Ashburton County Council, Ashburton Borough Council and Tinwald Town Board.

Under Section 15 (1) of the Finance Act (No. 2) 1936, a poll of the ratepayers is required to be taken on the proposal to raise, the loan if five per centum of the ratepayers of the rating areasso demand, by writing under- their hands delivered or sent by post to the Board on or before the lGth day of September, 1949. ' H. G. KEMP, Engineer-Secretary. COUNTY OF ASHBURTON. LICENSES TO DRIVE ROAD MACHINES (TRACTORS). rpHE Traffic Inspector will be in atA tendance at the following places to carry out “Road Machine” Tests: DROMORE—Dromore Corner, WEDNESDAY, August 24—10 a.m. CHERTSEY— Railway Station, WEDNESDAY, August 24—2 p.m. WESTERFTELD— Railway Station, MONDAY, August 29—2 p.m. MT. SOMERS—Store, WEDNESDAY, August 31 —10 a.m. MAYFIELD—DeIIows’ Store, WEDNESDAY, August 31—2 p.m. WlNSLOW—Railway Station, MONDAY, September 5 —2 p.m. LAURISTON—Store, WEDNESDAY, September 7 —lo a.m. HlNDS—Blacksmith Shop, WEDNESDAY, September 7—2 p.m. EALlNG—Railway Station, MON- - DAY, September 12—2 p.m. WINQHMORE —P.W.D. Camp, WEDNESDAY, September 14—10 a.m. STAVELEY—Store, WEDNESDAY, September 14 —2 p.m. WAKANUI—HaII, MONDAY, September 19—2 p.m. Arrangements will be made to carry out tests at a later date at the following places: TRimes and dates will be advertised later: —Lowcliffe, Eiffelton, Anama, Ruapuna, Highbank, Carew, Pendarves, Dorie, Forks School, Greenstreet School, Lismore School, Barrhill, Springfield Sub-Station. C. CAMPBELL, County Clerk.

LAND BALLOT. APPLICATIONS from ex-servicemen cri'Qficwi “A” fnv Slioon and Ornuping (Type 7) in South Canterbury District and who have been approved by the Timaru Farming Sub-Commit-tee for position as farm worker on wages with the- right, subject to certain specified conditions, of ultimate allotment of the undermentioned section, will close at the District Lands and Survey Office, Private Bag, Christchurch, at 4 p.m. on THURSDAY, 20th September, 1949. Section 3, Strathallan Farm Settlement, 628 acres approx. Cash contributions: Freehold or Deferred Payments £2750, Renewable Lease Nil. Situated on Clayton Road about 6 miles north of Fairlie. Estimated carrying capacity approximately 800 ewes and replacements and approximately 80 acres cash crops and some fodder crops. Temporary accommodation pending erection of new building. N.B. —All applicants are required to have obtained the approval of their local Farming Sub-Committee and the Timaru Farming Sub-Committee to their entering the ballot and intending applicants are recommended to obtain copies of the Schedule of Conditions of Offering which are obtainable with application forms from all Rehabilitation Offices. T. W. PRESTON, Commissioner of Crown Lands.

PUBLIC NOTICE. v«7E wish to advise the Public of MidCanterbury that MR J. P. SINCLAIR, of 120 Burnett Street, Ashburton, is our authorised Agent. SINGER SEWING MACHINE COMPANY, Inc. in U.S.A., 112 Cashel Street, CHRISTCHURCH.