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No. 337. THE DEFENCE REGULATIONS, 1940.

ORDER MADE BY THE COMPETENT AUTHORITY UNDER REGULATION 61. In exercise of the powers vested in me by virtue of my appointment by the Governor as the Competent Authority for the purposes of Regu­ lation 61 of the Defence Regulations, 1940, I hereby order as follows :— 1. This Order shall be cited as the Defence (Hill and Plain Villages Definition) Amendment Order, 1940, and shall be read as one with the Gazette. Defence (Hill and Plain Villages Definition) Order, 1940, (hereinafter J£Ppiemen* referred to as "the principal Order"), and the principal Order and this 22.5.1940 Order may together be cited as the Defence (Hill and Plain Villages Definition) Orders, 1940. 2. The Schedule to the principal Order is hereby amended by the addition thereto at the end thereof of the following :—

Famagusta District: 1. Ayios Andronikos. 18. Melanarga. 2. Ayios Evstathios. 19. Neta. 3. Ayios Symeon. 20. . 4. Ayios Theodhoros. 21. Platanisso. 5. Ayia Trias. 22. . 6. Ephtakomi. 23. Tavros. 7. Galatia. 24. Vasili. 8. . 25. Vathylakkas. 9. . 26. Vokolidha. 10. Kilanemos. 27. Yialousa. 11. Koma tou Yialou. 28. Ardhana. 12. . 29. Phlamoudhi. 13f Korovia. 30. Dhavlos. %. Kridhia. 31. Yerani. λ15 . . 32. . 16. . 33. Avgolidha." 17. Livadhia.

B. J. SURRIDGE, Registrar of Co-operative Societies, Food Controller, Competent Authority.

No. 338. THE ELEMENTARY EDUCATION LAWS, 1933 TO (No. 2) 1937.

NOTICE UNDER SECTION 74 (1). , In exercise of the powers vested in him by section 74 (1) of the Elementary Education Laws, 1933 to (No. 2) 1937, His Excellency the Governor is pleased to direct and it is hereby directed that the tax mentioned in section 05 of the said Laws payable by theMaronite tax­payers of the villages mentioned in the first column of the Schedule hereto shall be increased by the rate per thousand mentioned in the second column of the said Schedule hereto to provide the amount required for the payment of loans or annual maintenance of the Maronite Schools of the said villages respectively. Τόύ

SCHEDULE.

-rri1 I Additional tax Vim8e per thousand

Nicosia District: Ayia Marina Skillouras. Kyrenia District: Asomatos 2h Karpashia ... - ·> Kormakiti

Nicosia, 23rd August, 1940. By His Excellency's Command, J. V. W. Siuw, (M.P. 1483/21.) Colonial Secretary.

No. 339. The Irrigation Divisions (Villages) Law, 1938. In pursuance of the provisions of section 19 of the Irrigation Divisions (Villages) Law, 1938, the following Rules made by the Committee of the Irrigation Division of Argates, in the District of Nicosia, are published in the Gazelle. (M.P. G82/40.) IRRIGATION DIVISION OF ARGATES. Rules. 1. These Rules may be cited as the Irrigation Division of Argates Rules, 1940. 2. In these Rules, unless the context otherwise requires:— " Commissioner" means the Commissioner of the District of Nicosia ; " Committee " means the Committee of the Irrigation Division ; "Irrigation Division" means the Irrigation Division of Argates; " Law " means the Irrigation Divisions (Villages) Law, 1938 ; " List " means the list of the names and residence of the proprietors and of the lands and extent thereof which are to be benefited or are capable of being benefited by the works prepared under the provisions of section 15 of the Law as finally settled under the provisions of section 16 of the Law ; " Works " means the irrigation works of the Irrigation Division. 3. The Committee shall hold office for a period of two years beginning on the 31st March, 1940. Thereafter the election of the Committee shall take place every second year in the first week of the month of March, and it shall hold office for a period of two years from the 31st March next following its election. 4.—(1) The Committee shall appoint a treasurer who shall collect the rates and charges assessed upon the proprietors mentioned in the list. (2) The treasurer shall, on the 1st January in every year, prepare a statement of all rates or charges still due and unpaid on that date and shall forward such statement to the Commissioner