Dec. 13.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 3159

Notice fixing Closing-hours of Tobacconists' Shops in the Borough of Blenheim under the Shops and Offices Act.

WHEREAS a requisition in writing, signed by a majority of the occupiers of all the tobacconists' shops in the Borough of Blenheim, has been forwarded to me, desiring that all such shops in the borough shall be closed at 8 p.m. on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays, and at 10 p.m. on Saturdays: And whereas the Blenheim Borough Council has certified that the signatures to such requisition represent a majority of the occupiers of all the shops in the trade mentioned in the borough:

Now, therefore, I, John George Findlay, acting for and on behalf of the Minister of Labour, in pursuance of section 21 of “The Shops and Offices Act, 1904,” and section 5 of “The Shops and Offices Act Amendment Act, 1905,” do hereby direct that from and after the 17th day of December, 1906, all the shops mentioned in the Borough of Blenheim shall be closed in accordance with such requisition.

The weekly half-holiday is on Wednesday from 1 p.m.

Dated at Wellington, this 11th day of December, 1906.

JOHN G. FINDLAY,
For Minister of Labour.

Authorising the Laying-off of certain Streets in the Township of Fisherton of a Width of not less than 66 ft. each.

Department of Lands,
Wellington, 6th December, 1906.

IN pursuance of the power and authority conferred upon me by section 2 of “The Towns Main Streets Act, 1902,” I, Robert McNab, Minister of Lands, do hereby authorise the laying-off of Martin Avenue, Malcolm Avenue, Corson Avenue, and Norwood Avenue, in the Township of Fisherton, Canterbury Land District, of a width of not less than 66 ft. each, instead of 99 ft. as prescribed by section 17 of “The Land Act, 1892.”

ROBERT MCNAB,
Minister of Lands.

Authorising the Laying-off of Epiha Street, in the Town of Paraparaumu Extension West, of a Width of not less than 66 ft.

Department of Lands,
Wellington, 6th December, 1906.

IN pursuance of the power and authority conferred upon me by section 2 of “The Towns Main Streets Act, 1902,” I, Robert McNab, Minister of Lands, do hereby authorise the laying-off of Epiha Street, in the Town of Paraparaumu Extension West, Wellington Land District, of a width of not less than 66 ft., instead of 99 ft. as prescribed by section 17 of “The Land Act, 1892.”

ROBERT MCNAB,
Minister of Lands.

Subsidies to Public Libraries.

Education Department,
Wellington, 12th November, 1906.

NOTICE is hereby given that the sum of £3,000 has been voted by Parliament for distribution to public libraries.

The distribution will take place on the 6th February, 1907, and no claim will be entitled to consideration that shall not have been sent in in due form and received by the Secretary for Education, Wellington, on or before the 28th January, 1907.

1. A library to be entitled to a subsidy must be public in the sense of belonging to the public, and of not being under the control of an association, society, or club whose membership is composed of a section of the community only, and if within a borough it must be open to the public free of charge. The receipts for the year from subscriptions and donations must not have been less than £2, exclusive of moneys received from endowments, or from Government, or from Borough or County Councils, or for special building purposes, or as rent, hire, or consideration for the use of any room, or building, or land belonging to the institution, in respect of none of which will subsidy be allowed. The net proceeds of concerts, lectures, or other entertainments on behalf of the current expenses of the library will be regarded as voluntary contributions. A subsidy will not be given to more than one library in the same town.

2. In the division of the vote a nominal addition of £25 will be made to the amount of the income of each library derived from subscriptions, donations, and rates, and the vote will be divided according to the amounts thus augmented; but no library will receive credit for a larger income than £75—that is, in no case will the augmented amount on which distribution is based exceed £100.

3. The whole of the subsidy must be expended without delay in the purchase of books for the library.

4. Application to share in the distribution must be by means of a statutory declaration by the Chairman, or Secretary, or Treasurer of the institution on behalf of which it is made, and must be accompanied by a statement of the receipts and expenditure of the institution for the year ending on the 31st day of December, 1906; and such declaration must be on the form provided for the purpose, which form shall be as follows:—

DECLARATION.

I, [Name], of [Place of abode], [Occupation], do solemnly and sincerely declare that I am Chairman [or Secretary, or Treasurer] of the [Name of institution]; that during the year ending on the 31st day of December, 1906, the receipts of the aforesaid institution for the maintenance of the library only were as follows: From rates levied by a local governing body under “The Public Libraries Act, 1869,” or “The Municipal Corporations Act, 1900,” pounds shillings and pence; from the subscriptions of members, pounds shillings and pence; and from voluntary contributions other than members’ subscriptions, pounds shillings and pence. And I do solemnly and sincerely declare that the information hereinafter furnished by me in the appendix hereto is correct in every particular; that the abstract of accounts is a true statement of the receipts and expenditure of the institution for the year herein specified; that the whole of the subsidy received during the year was expended in the purchase of books for the library; and that by the rules of the library it is open to the public free of charge.

And I make this solemn declaration conscientiously believing the same to be true, and by virtue of an Act of the General Assembly of New Zealand intituled “The Justices of the Peace Act, 1882.”

(Signature.)

Declared at , this day of , 190 , before me— , Justice of the Peace [or Solicitor, or Notary Public].

[Here affix and cancel a stamp at 2s. 6d.]

[NOTE.—The words relating to last year’s subsidy and to free admission may be struck out if they are not applicable. The words in brackets are not part of the form, but indicate matter to be inserted or substituted.]

Copies of the form of application may be obtained from the Secretary for Education, Wellington, and from the Secretary of any Education Board.

GEO. FOWLDS,
Minister of Education.

Officiating Ministers for 1906.—Notice No. 38.

Registrar-General’s Office,
Wellington, 12th December, 1906.

PURSUANT to the provisions of an Act of the General Assembly of New Zealand passed in the fourth year of the reign of His Majesty King Edward VII, and intituled “The Marriage Act, 1904,” the following name of an Officiating Minister within the meaning of the said Act is published for general information:—

Presbyterian Church of New Zealand.

Mr. John E. Lopdell.

Erratum.—In New Zealand Gazette No. 102, of 6th December, 1906, page 3120, list of Officiating Ministers for 1906, Notice No. 37, Methodist Church of Australasia in New Zealand, for “Mr. William Rowse,” read “Mr. William Rowe.”

W. W. COOK,
Deputy Registrar-General.

Government Printing and Stationery Offices to be closed from the 24th December, 1906, to the 5th January, 1907.

Printing and Stationery Department,
Wellington, 10th December, 1906.

THE Government Printing and Stationery Offices, Wellington, will be closed from Monday, the 24th December, 1906, until Saturday, the 5th January, 1907, both days inclusive.

J. MACKAY,
Government Printer.