1898
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 53

(the weekly half-holiday) at 1 p.m., Thursday at 8 p.m.,
Friday at 8 p.m., and Saturday at 10 p.m., except that on
all holidays shops be allowed to open from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. :
And whereas the Nelson City Council has certified that the
signatures to such requisition represent a majority of the
occupiers of all the shops mentioned in the city :

Now, therefore, I, John Andrew Millar, 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 1st day of July, 1907, all the shops mentioned in the
City of Nelson shall be closed in accordance with such
requisition, excepting that on the statutory half-holiday the
shops may be open from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. only for the
supply of medicines and surgical appliances.

Dated at Wellington, this 19th day of June, 1907.

J. A. MILLAR,
Minister of Labour.

Cancellation of Notice fixing Closing-hours of Grocers and
Storekeepers’ Shops in the Borough of Wanganui.

WHEREAS by notice dated the 25th day of January,
1907, and gazetted on the 31st day of January, 1907,
I, John Andrew Millar, the Minister of Labour, in exercise
of the powers in that behalf conferred by section 21 of “The
Shops and Offices Act, 1904,” and section 5 of “The Shops
and Offices Act Amendment Act, 1905,” and acting in accord-
ance with a requisition duly made and certified as required
by those sections, did direct that from and after the 4th day
of February, 1907, all grocers and store-keepers’ shops in
the Borough of Wanganui be closed at 6 p.m. on Mondays,
Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, at 1 p.m. on Thurs-
days (the weekly half-holiday), and at 9 p.m. on Saturdays :
And whereas by a like requisition, duly made and certified,
the Minister of Labour has been requested to cancel the said
notice :

Now, therefore, in compliance with the last-mentioned
requisition, and in exercise of the powers conferred upon me
by the above-mentioned sections, I do hereby cancel the
said notice accordingly ; cancellation to take effect from the
30th day of June, 1907.

Dated at Wellington, this 19th day of June, 1907.

J. A. MILLAR,
Minister of Labour.

Requisition as to taking Land compulsorily under “The
Land for Settlements Consolidation Act, 1900,” and its
Amendments.

NOTICE is hereby given that it is intended, on behalf
of His Majesty, to take compulsorily, under the pro-
visions of “The Land for Settlements Consolidation Act,
1900,” and its amendments, the land the acreage, descrip-
tion, and classification of which, as also the names and
addresses of the owners of such land, are specified in the
Schedule hereto ; and every owner of the land, and also
every other person having any estate or interest therein, is
hereby required to serve their respective claims for compen-
sation on the Minister of Lands, in the form and manner
and within the period provided by the said Acts.

SCHEDULE.

CARRINGTON ESTATE.

Acreage and Description.—All that parcel of land in the
Wellington Land District, consisting of Sections Nos. 360,
358, part 365, 366, 119, Block II ; 398, 395, 392, 393, 397,
121, 122, 123, 332, 330, part 274, 129, part 130, part 136,
part 137, part 204, 140, part 139, part 189, Block VI ; and
part 394, Block V, of the Tiffin Survey District, 6,178 acres
1 rood 24 perches, more or less.

The Minister’s classification of the land : First-class,
2,047 acres ; second-class, 4,131 acres.

The land intended to be taken is the whole of the owner’s
estate.

The owner in fee-simple : William Howard Booth.

Lessee of timber rights : The Public Trustee.

Euphemia Booth, annuitant.

Elizabeth Booth, annuitant.

Alice Gibson Wickham, formerly Alice Gibson Rathbone,
annuitant.

Dated at Wellington, this 19th day of June, 1907.

JAMES McGOWAN,
For Minister of Lands.

Regulations for Hire of Diamond Drills.

Mines Department,
Wellington, 19th June, 1907.

THREE diamond rock-drills, with a boring-capacity of
2,500 ft., 1,500 ft., and 1,000 ft. respectively, are now
in the possession of this Department, and may be hired out
on the following conditions :—

1. That the hirer take delivery of the plant at any place
   decided upon by the Minister of Mines.

2. That a charge of 12s. 3d. be paid to the Minister of
   Mines for every foot bored by the drill, such payment to be
   made monthly to the Public Account at any branch of the
   Bank of New Zealand, the first of such payments to be
   made at the expiry of one month from the date of boring
   operations being commenced.

3. The hirer, prior to delivery of the plant, to find
   approved bond and security for the payment of all charges
   he may become liable for, and also for the due observance
   of these conditions.

4. That the plant be returned in good order and condition,
   less fair wear-and-tear, to the Government Store, Wel-
   ington.

5. Any loss or damage to the plant other than that of
   fair wear-and-tear to be paid for by the hirer.

6. The Superintendent appointed by the Minister shall
   have sole control of the drill and the workmen employed
   thereon, and the hirer must comply with his requests re
   housing and care of the plant.

7. The Minister will take no responsibility for any wages
   other than those of the Superintendent, or for any injury to
   any workmen, or loss of any plant, or damage to the bore-
   hole.

8. The Minister may terminate the agreement and remove
   the drill if the payments are not regularly made, or if any
   loss or damage be not made good, or the work is unneces-
   sarily delayed ; the cost of such removal shall be paid by the
   hirer, and, if not paid within twenty-one days of the demand,
   may be recovered as liquidated and ascertained damages.

9. The Minister will pay the wages and expenses of the
   Superintendent.

10. The hirer to pay all cost of replacing the diamonds.

11. That all disputes shall be settled by arbitration ; the
    hirer and the Minister of Mines to nominate each one
    representative, who will appoint a referee.

12. For the purposes of the foregoing conditions, “plant”
    includes all the gear and appliances necessary for working
    the drills, also the diamonds.

T. H. HAMER,
Under-Secretary.

Branch of Friendly Society registered.

Friendly Societies’ Registry Office,
Wellington, 11th June, 1907.

THE Hakatere Lodge, No. 66, situated at Ashburton, is
registered as a branch of the Independent Order of
Odd Fellows of New Zealand Friendly Society, under “The
Friendly Societies Act, 1882,” this 11th day of June, 1907.

ROBT. E. HAYES,
Registrar of Friendly Societies.

Branch of Friendly Society registered.

Friendly Societies’ Registry Office,
Wellington, 19th June, 1907.

THE Grey Lynn Lodge, No. 62, situated at Grey Lynn,
Auckland, is registered as a branch of the District
Grand Lodge of the North Island of New Zealand of the
United Ancient Order of Druids Friendly Society, under
“The Friendly Societies Act, 1882,” this 19th day of June,
1907.

ROBT. E. HAYES,
Registrar of Friendly Societies.

Branch of Friendly Society registered.

Friendly Societies’ Registry Office,
Wellington, 19th June, 1907.

THE Triumph Lodge, No. 63, situated at Rongotea,
Wellington, is registered as a branch of the District
Grand Lodge of the North Island of New Zealand of the
United Ancient Order of Druids Friendly Society, under
“The Friendly Societies Act, 1882,” this 19th day of June,
1907.

ROBT. E. HAYES,
Registrar of Friendly Societies.