Feb. 6.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 207

Volunteer Cadet Corps accepted.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 25th January, 1896.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to accept, under paragraph 264, Volunteer Regulations, 1895, the services of the

Wellington Boys’ Institute Naval Artillery Volunteer Cadets,
as from the 11th January, 1896.

R. J. SEDDON.

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Sittings of Magistrate’s Court appointed.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 5th February, 1896.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

The Courthouse, Hunterville,

to be a place wherein sittings of the Magistrate’s Court shall be held, in lieu of the sittings previously appointed to be held in the Argyle Hall, at Hunterville.

R. J. SEDDON,
For Minister of Justice.

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Letters of Naturalisation issued.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 1st February, 1896.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to issue Letters of Naturalisation, under “The Aliens Act, 1880,” in favour of the under-mentioned persons :—

JOHN McKENZIE,
Acting Colonial Secretary.

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Tenders.

Public Works Office,
Wellington, 4th February, 1896.

THE following list of successful and unsuccessful tenders for the erection of the Taieri Bridge on the Otago Central Railway is published for general information.

R. J. SEDDON,
Minister for Public Works.

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Accepted.

Messrs. Fraser and Morley, New Plymouth .. £ 7,716 10 0

Declined.

Messrs. Cole and Moody, Auckland .. .. 7,873 0 0
" Sparrow and Co., Dunedin .. .. 8,219 11 1
" Sutherland and Nelson, Port Chalmers 8,605 0 0
" J. and A. Anderson, Christchurch .. .. 8,994 0 0

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Notice as to Day for closing under “The Shops and Shop-assistants Act, 1894.”

Department of Labour,
Wellington, 5th February, 1896.

NOTICE is hereby given that, in exercise of the powers conferred upon me in this behalf by “The Shops and Shop-assistants Act, 1894,” and in terms of notice in writing duly received by me from the Chairman of the conference of delegates appointed by all the local authorities comprised in the district constituted for the purpose of that Act by the boroughs of the City of Christchurch, St. Albans, Sydenham, Linwood, Woolston, Sumner, and Lyttelton (being all the boroughs or town districts any part of any one of which is situate within a mile of any part of another), I, Richard John Seddon, Minister of Labour, hereby appoint Thursday to be the day upon which all shops in the said district shall be closed, as provided by that Act.

R. J. SEDDON,
Minister of Labour.

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Notice as to Day for closing under “The Shops and Shop-assistants Act, 1894.”

Department of Labour,
Wellington, 5th February, 1896.

NOTICE is hereby given that, in exercise of the powers conferred upon me in this behalf by “The Shops and Shop-assistants Act, 1894,” and in terms of notice in writing duly received by me from the Chairman of the conference of delegates appointed by all the local authorities comprised in the district constituted for the purpose of that Act by the boroughs of the City of Dunedin, Port Chalmers, West Harbour, North-east Valley, Maori Hill, Roslyn, Mornington, Caversham, South Dunedin, and St. Kilda (being all the boroughs or town districts any part of any one of which is situate within a mile of any part of another), I, Richard John Seddon, Minister of Labour, hereby appoint Wednesday to be the day upon which all shops in the said district shall be closed as provided by that Act.

R. J. SEDDON,
Minister of Labour.

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Approving and appointing a Bonding Warehouse.

CUSTOMS.—In exercise of the powers in me for this purpose vested by “The Customs Laws Consolidation Act, 1882,” I, the Commissioner of Trade and Customs, do hereby approve and appoint the under-mentioned warehouse to be a warehouse for the reception of goods under bond, namely,—

Port of Nelson.

Portion of an iron and wood building, roofed with slate, situate on Section 1104A, Borough of Nelson, and having a frontage to Bridge Street and Waimea Street, with entrance from the latter, to be known as

J. H. Cock and Co’s Bond.

Given under my hand, at Wellington, this fifth day of February, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-six.

J. G. WARD,
Commissioner of Trade and Customs.

Commissioner’s Order No. 531.]

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Revocation of Appointment of Bonding Warehouse.

CUSTOMS.—In exercise of the authority in me for this purpose vested, I, the Commissioner of Trade and Customs, do by this order under my hand revoke and annul the appointment of the under-mentioned warehouse for the reception and security of goods entered to be warehoused without payment of duty upon the first entry thereof, namely,—

Port of Greymouth.

The warehouse known as

Miners’ and Farmers’ Bond,

as appointed and described in Commissioner’s Order No. 471, of the 16th January, 1894.

Given under my hand, at Wellington, this fifth day of February, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-six.

J. G. WARD,
Commissioner of Trade and Customs.

Commissioner’s Order No. 532.]

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Approving and appointing a Kerosene Bonding Warehouse.

CUSTOMS.—In exercise of the powers in me for this purpose vested by “The Customs Laws Consolidation Act, 1882,” I, the Commissioner of Trade and Customs, do hereby approve and appoint the under-mentioned warehouse to be a warehouse for the reception of kerosene and other oils under bond, namely :—

Port of Wellington.

A building of corrugated iron, situated on Section 2, Borough of Onslow, Kaiwarra Road, to be known as

Turnbull’s Kerosene Warehouse.

Given under my hand, at Wellington, this fifth day of February, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-six.

J. G. WARD,
Commissioner of Trade and Customs.

Commissioner’s Order No. 536.]

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Notice of the Laying-off of Portion of Watershed Road over Land in the Momahaki Survey District.

NOTICE is hereby given, under the authority contained in section 96 of “The Native Land Court Act, 1886,” and the amendments thereof, that the road mentioned in the Schedule hereto was, on the 18th day of November, 1892, surveyed and laid off over the Native land therein mentioned, under my direction; and that, in terms of the said Act, the site of such road shall be deemed to be a road dedicated to the public, and shall vest in Her Majesty.

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SCHEDULE.

UNSURVEYED NATIVE LAND.

As the said areas are delineated upon a plan marked as above mentioned, and deposited in the District Office of the Lands and Survey Department, at Wellington, in the Wellington Land District, and thereon coloured green.

JOHN McKENZIE,
Minister of Lands.