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Sentence to Stand—Declining to interfere with the sentence of three months’ imprisonment imposed by the Magistrate, Mr Justice Smith has dismissed the appeal of Henry Sefton Herbert, of Hawera. against his conviction for taking part in the activities of a subversive organisation, Jehovah’s Witnesses. The main ground of the appeal was that the regulation under which Herbert was convicted was ultra vires and void; but his Honour held that the regulation was plainly valid, and that the delegation of discretionary authority to the Attorney-General was expressly authorised.—P.A.

ELLESMERE LANDS DRAINAGE BOARD. THE ELLESMERE LANDS DRAINpUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Poll of the rate-/ payers in the River Area of the Board’s District will be held on SATURDAY; the Nineteenth day of April, 1941. on the proposal of the Ellesmere Lands Drainage Board to raise a Special Loan of Six Thousand pounds (£6000), to be known as "The Halswell Dredging Loan, 1940,” particulars of which were advertised in the Press Newspaper on the Fifteenth and Twenty-second days of March, 1941, and also in the Ellesmere Guardian on the Eighteenth and Twenty-fifth days of March, 1941. The Polling places will be situated as follows: Public Hall; Motukarara. Public Hall, Greenpark. Public Hall, Tai Tapu. Public Hall, Ladbrofiks. Public Hall. Halswell. The hours of polling will be from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. H. J. MACARTNEY, Chairman of the Ellesmere Lands - Drainage Board. Harper. Pascoe, Buchanan, and Upham, Solicitors to the above Board. COUNTY COUNCILS. OXFORD COUNTR COUNCIL. SPECIAL ROLL. EYRE WATER-RACE SUBDIVISION. pUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given 1 that the Special Roll of the Eyre Water-race Subdivision is now open for inspection without fee by all persons interested therein from this date until the 12th April at the COUNTY COUNCIL OFFICE, OXFORD, during office hours. Any objections to the said rolls may be made to the undersigned in writing on of before the 19th day of April, 1941. AGE BOARD. 7024 OXFORD. 4th April, 1841. r. j SHARPS .'7936