Feb. 22.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 601

Delegates of all the local authorities of the Combined District of Wellington, as constituted for the purposes of that Act, and comprising the City of Wellington, the Boroughs of Onslow, Karori, and Miramar, and the Town District of Johnsonville, I, James McGowan, acting for and on behalf of the Minister of Labour, do hereby appoint Wednesday to be the statutory closing-day for shops in the said Combined District of Wellington.

Dated at Wellington, this 19th day of February, 1906.

JAS. MCGOWAN,
For Minister of Labour.

Notice as to Statutory Closing-day under “The Shops and Offices Act, 1904.”

NOTICE is hereby given that, in exercise of the powers in this behalf conferred upon me by “The Shops and Offices Act, 1904,” and in terms of notice in writing duly received by me from the Chairman of the Conference of Delegates of all the local authorities of the Combined District of Christchurch, as constituted for the purposes of that Act, and comprising the City of Christchurch and the Borough of Woolston, I, James McGowan, acting for and on behalf of the Minister of Labour, do hereby appoint Thursday to be the statutory closing-day for shops in the said Combined District of Christchurch.

Dated at Wellington, this 19th day of February, 1906.

JAMES MCGOWAN,
For Minister of Labour.

Notice as to Statutory Closing-day under “The Shops and Offices Act, 1904.”

NOTICE is hereby given that, in exercise of the powers in this behalf conferred upon me by “The Shops and Offices Act, 1904,” and in terms of notice in writing duly received by me from the Chairman of the Conference of Delegates of all the local authorities of the Combined District of Ashburton, as constituted for the purposes of that Act, and comprising the Borough of Ashburton and the Town Districts of Hampstead and Tinwald, I, James McGowan, acting for and on behalf of the Minister of Labour, do hereby appoint Thursday to be the statutory closing-day for shops in the said Combined District of Ashburton.

Dated at Wellington, this 19th day of February, 1906.

JAMES MCGOWAN,
For Minister of Labour.

Notice as to Statutory Closing-day under “The Shops and Offices Act, 1904.”

NOTICE is hereby given that, in exercise of the powers in this behalf conferred upon me by “The Shops and Offices Act, 1904,” and in terms of notice in writing duly received by me from the Chairman of the Conference of Delegates of all the local authorities of the Combined District of Dunedin, as constituted for the purposes of that Act, and comprising the City of Dunedin and the Boroughs of St. Kilda, Mornington, Roslyn, Maori Hill, North-east Valley, West Harbour, and Port Chalmers, I, James McGowan, acting for and on behalf of the Minister of Labour, do hereby appoint Wednesday to be the statutory closing-day for shops in the said Combined District of Dunedin.

Dated at Wellington, this 19th day of February, 1906.

JAMES MCGOWAN,
For Minister of Labour.

Notice as to Statutory Closing-day under “The Shops and Offices Act, 1904.”

NOTICE is hereby given that, in exercise of the powers in this behalf conferred upon me by “The Shops and Offices Act, 1904,” and in terms of notice in writing duly received by me from the Chairman of the Conference of Delegates of all the local authorities of the Combined District of Invercargill, as constituted for the purposes of that Act, and comprising the Boroughs of Invercargill, East Invercargill, North Invercargill, South Invercargill, Avenal, and Gladstone, I, James McGowan, acting for and on behalf of the Minister of Labour, do hereby appoint Wednesday to be the statutory closing-day for shops in the said Combined District of Invercargill.

Dated at Wellington, this 19th day of February, 1906.

JAMES MCGOWAN,
For Minister of Labour.

Notice as to Statutory Closing-days under “The Shops and Offices Act, 1904.”

WHEREAS the Mayors or Chairmen, as the case may be, of the local authorities of the respective separate districts mentioned in the first column of the Schedule hereto have duly notified to me that the days decided on as the statutory closing-days in their respective districts, pursuant to the provisions of “The Shops and Offices Act, 1904,” are the days set opposite their respective names in the second column of the said Schedule:

Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers in this behalf conferred upon me by the said Act, I, James McGowan, acting for and on behalf of the Minister of Labour, do hereby appoint that the said respective days shall be the statutory closing-days for shops in the said respective separate districts.

SCHEDULE.

First Column. Second Column.

The Boroughs of—

North Island.

Birkenhead.. .. .. .. Wednesday.
Cambridge .. .. .. .. "
Carterton .. .. .. .. Thursday.
Devonport .. .. .. .. Wednesday.
Eltham .. .. .. .. Thursday.
Feilding .. .. .. .. Wednesday.
Foxton .. .. .. .. "
Gisborne .. .. .. .. Thursday.
Greytown .. .. .. .. "
Hamilton .. .. .. .. Wednesday.
Hastings .. .. .. .. "
Hawera .. .. .. .. "
Inglewood .. .. .. .. Thursday.
Marton .. .. .. .. Wednesday.
Masterton .. .. .. .. Thursday.
Napier .. .. .. .. Wednesday.
New Plymouth .. .. .. .. Thursday.
Onehunga .. .. .. .. Wednesday.
Pahiatua .. .. .. .. "
Palmerston North .. .. .. .. "
Patea .. .. .. .. "
Stratford .. .. .. .. Thursday.
Tauranga .. .. .. .. "
Te Aroha .. .. .. .. "
Thames .. .. .. .. "
Waihi .. .. .. .. Wednesday.
Wanganui .. .. .. .. Thursday.
Woodville .. .. .. .. Wednesday.

South Island.

Akaroa .. .. .. .. Thursday.
Alexandra .. .. .. .. "
Balclutha .. .. .. .. Wednesday.
Blenheim .. .. .. .. "
Brunner .. .. .. .. "
Campbelltown .. .. .. .. "
Cromwell .. .. .. .. "
Geraldine .. .. .. .. Thursday.
Gore .. .. .. .. Wednesday.
Green Island .. .. .. .. "
Greymouth .. .. .. .. "
Hampden .. .. .. .. "
Hawkesbury .. .. .. .. "
Hokitika .. .. .. .. "
Kaipoi .. .. .. .. Thursday.
Kaitangata .. .. .. .. Wednesday.
Kumara .. .. .. .. "
Lawrence .. .. .. .. "
Lyttelton .. .. .. .. Thursday.
Mataura .. .. .. .. Wednesday.
Milton .. .. .. .. "
Mosgiel .. .. .. .. Thursday.
Naseby .. .. .. .. "
Nelson City .. .. .. .. Wednesday.
New Brighton .. .. .. .. "
Oamaru .. .. .. .. Thursday.
Palmerston .. .. .. .. Wednesday.
Picton .. .. .. .. Thursday.
Queenstown .. .. .. .. Wednesday.
Rangiora .. .. .. .. Thursday.
Richmond .. .. .. .. "
Riverton .. .. .. .. Wednesday.
Ross .. .. .. .. "
Roxburgh .. .. .. .. Thursday.
Sumner .. .. .. .. Wednesday.
Tapanui .. .. .. .. "
Temuka .. .. .. .. Thursday.
Timaru .. .. .. .. "
Waimate .. .. .. .. "
Winton .. .. .. .. Wednesday.