Feb. 20.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 653

women) under “The Factories Act, 1901,” shall be allowed in the Borough of Geraldine on the same day as that appointed from time to time as the statutory closing-day for shops in the said borough, instead of on Saturday.
Dated at Wellington, this 18th day of February, 1908.

J. A. MILLAR,
Minister of Labour.

NOTE.—The statutory half-holiday appointed for shops in the Borough of Geraldine is at present Thursday.

Notice of Half-holiday (for Boys under Eighteen Years of Age and Women) in the Borough of Lawrence under the Factories Act Amendment Act, 1907, Section 15.

WHEREAS a poll of the electors of the Borough of Lawrence has been taken on a proposal that the weekly half-holiday provided for by section 33 of “The Factories Act, 1901,” should be allowed in that borough on the same day as the day appointed as the statutory closing-day for shops in that borough: And whereas a majority of the votes given at such poll were in favour of the said proposal:
Now, therefore, in pursuance of the provisions of subsection (2) of section 15 of the Factories Act Amendment Act, 1907, I, John Andrew Millar, Minister of Labour, hereby give notice that on and after the 24th day of February, 1908, the half-holiday (for boys under eighteen years of age and women) under “The Factories Act, 1901,” shall be allowed in the Borough of Lawrence on the same day as that appointed from time to time as the statutory closing-day for shops in the said borough, instead of on Saturday.
Dated at Wellington, this 18th day of February, 1908.

J. A. MILLAR,
Minister of Labour.

NOTE.—The statutory half-holiday appointed for shops in the Borough of Lawrence is at present Wednesday.

“The Shops and Offices Act, 1904.”—Notice specifying Combined District.

PURSUANT to the provisions of section 8 of “The Shops and Offices Act, 1904,” I, John Andrew Millar, the Minister of Labour, do hereby specify the following combined district and respective borough and town district comprised therein as follows, that is to say:—
The Combined District of New Plymouth, comprising the Borough of New Plymouth and the Town District of Fitzroy.
Dated at Wellington, this 18th day of February, 1908.

J. A. MILLAR,
Minister of Labour.

“The Shops and Offices Act, 1904.”—Notice specifying Combined District.

PURSUANT to the provisions of section 8 of “The Shops and Offices Act, 1904,” I, John Andrew Millar, the Minister of Labour, do hereby specify the following combined district and respective borough and town district comprised therein as follows, that is to say:—
The Combined District of Hamilton, comprising the Borough of Hamilton and the Town District of Frankton.
Dated at Wellington, this 18th day of February, 1908.

J. A. MILLAR,
Minister of Labour.

“The Shops and Offices Act, 1904.”—Notice specifying Combined District.

PURSUANT to the provisions of section 8 of “The Shops and Offices Act, 1904,” I, John Andrew Millar, the Minister of Labour, do hereby specify the following combined district and respective boroughs and town district comprised therein as follows, that is to say:—
The Combined District of Wanganui, comprising the Boroughs of Wanganui and Eastbrook, and the Town District of Gonville.
Dated at Wellington, this 18th day of February, 1908.

J. A. MILLAR,
Minister of Labour.

Notifying Land in the Auckland Land District subject to “The Land for Settlements Consolidation Act, 1900.”

Office of Board of Land Purchase Commissioners,
Wellington, 5th February, 1908.

PURSUANT to the provisions of “The Land for Settlements Consolidation Act, 1900,” I hereby notify that the undermentioned Crown land, being the land known as the Rewi Settlement, which has been acquired under the said Act, is subject to the said Act.

SCHEDULE.

REWl SETTLEMENT.

ALL that parcel of land in the Auckland Land District, situated in the Parish of Taupiri, Waikato County, and containing by admeasurement 1,719 acres 2 roods, more or less, comprising Allotments Nos. 124A, part 127, 128, 128A, 140, and part of Allotments Nos. 124, 126, 126A, and 337, in the Parish of Taupiri, and part of a block of land in the same parish granted to the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company (Limited) by grant dated the 20th day of July, 1876, which said piece of land comprises Lot No. 6, and part of Lot No. 7, Lot No. 9, Lot No. 10, and Lot No. 3, as delineated on deposited plans Nos. 3917, 3919, 3920, and 3943 respectively. Bounded on the north generally by a public road, 290, 1628, 1616, 1543, and 825 links; towards the south-east by part Lot 7, 70 links; and towards the east generally by Tauhei Stream, and by part Lot 7 aforesaid, 50, 183, 238 links; again towards the north and towards the west generally by part Lot 7 aforesaid, 262, 632, and 47 links; again towards the north generally by a public road, 41, 2604, and 3008 links; again towards the east generally by a public road to its crossing of the Tauhei Stream, 10445, 1581, and 70 links, and by the Tauhei Stream aforesaid; towards the south by Lot No. 11, as delineated on deposited plan 3920 aforesaid, 1714 and 1068 links, the crossing of a road 100 links wide, and 3118 links; again towards the west, the south, and again towards the west by a piece or parcel of land granted to the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company (Limited) aforesaid, 13425, 5256, 4019, 4440, 1476, 541, 544, 1048, and 619 links, to the Tauhei Stream; and again towards the west generally by the crossing of the last-mentioned stream, 100 links, by the stream itself, and by that piece or parcel of land aforesaid granted to the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company (Limited), 475 links, to the commencing-point: be all the aforesaid linkages more or less: as the same is delineated on plan marked S.G. 19388, deposited in the Head Office, Department of Lands, at Wellington, and thereon bordered red.

ROBERT MCNAB,
Minister of Lands.

Authorising the Laying-off of Gordon Avenue, in the Township of Johnsonville Extension No. 13, of a Width of not less than 66 ft.

Department of Lands,
Wellington, 6th February, 1908.

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 Gordon Avenue, in the Township of Johnsonville Extension No. 13, 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.

Meetings of Auckland Land Board.

Department of Lands,
Wellington, 18th February, 1908.

HIS Excellency the Governor has, in pursuance of section 48 of “The Land Act, 1892,” approved of meetings of the Auckland Land Board being held during the year 1908 on Monday, 9th March; Monday, 30th March; Thursday, 30th April; Thursday, 28th May; Thursday, 25th June; Thursday, 30th July; Thursday, 27th August; Thursday, 24th September; Thursday, 29th October; and Thursday, 26th November.

ROBERT MCNAB,
Minister of Lands.