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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
[No. 28

nection with the vesting of the aforesaid Petone foreshore in
the Petone Borough Council.

The Council proposes to pledge an annually recurring
special rate of ½d. in the pound sterling on the unimproved
rateable value of all the rateable property within the borough
as security for the said loan of £1,000 and other charges
thereon. It is proposed that the whole amount of the loan
shall be repayable at the expiration of a term not exceeding
twenty-one years, to be computed from the date of raising
the loan.

And at such poll the number of votes recorded was 181 for
the said proposal, and 44 against the proposal; informal
votes, 8.

I do hereby declare the said proposal to be carried.

J. W. McEWAN,
Mayor of Petone.

Dated this 27th day of March, 1908.

Declared before me, at Petone—R. Mothes, Justice of the
Peace in and for the Dominion of New Zealand.

Erratum.

Marine Department,
Wellington, N.Z., 6th April, 1908.

IN the sixth line of Notice to Mariners No. 21 of the
30th March, 1908, on page 1064 of the New Zealand
Gazette No. 24, of the 2nd April, 1908, please read: “This
places the shoal 2 miles N. 20° W. of its charted position on
Admiralty Chart No. 2529, Small Corrections,” &c.

Defining River and Extended River Limits for Timaru.

IN pursuance and exercise of the power and authority
conferred upon me by section 189 of “The Shipping
and Seamen Act, 1903,” I, John Andrew Millar, Minister
of Marine, do hereby define the Timaru limits within which
restricted-limit steamships and ships propelled by gas, oil,
fluid, electricity, or any mechanical power other than steam,
and to which restricted-limit certificates are issued, may
ply to be those set forth herein, and I do divide such limits
into river and extended river limits.

River limits: Inside the Timaru Breakwater.

Extended river limits: Within a radius of three miles
from the outer end of the Southern Breakwater.

As witness my hand, at Wellington, this sixth day of
April, one thousand nine hundred and eight.

J. A. MILLAR

Notice fixing Closing-hours of Tobacconists’ Shops in the
City of Auckland 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 City of Auckland, has been forwarded to me,
desiring that the sale of tobacco, cigars, and cigarettes shall
cease within the City of Auckland at the time specified
below—viz., at 1 p.m. on the statutory closing-day; 11 p.m.
on one day, which shall be Wednesday in the case of those
observing Saturday as the half-holiday, and Saturday in the
case of those observing Wednesday as the half-holiday; and
9 p.m. on the other four working-days of the week, except
on the day previous to a public holiday, and the said four
working-days during the months of December and January,
when the sale shall cease at 10 p.m.: And whereas the
Auckland City Council has certified that the signatures to
such requisition represent a majority of the occupiers of all
the tobacconists’ shops within the city:

Now, therefore, I, James McGowan, 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,” and
section 4 of the Shops and Offices Act Amendment Act,
1907, do hereby direct that from and after the 13th day
of April, 1908, all the tobacconists’ shops in the City of
Auckland shall be closed in accordance with such requi-
sition.

Dated at Wellington, this 8th day of April, 1908.

JAMES McGOWAN,
For Minister of Labour.

Notice fixing Closing-hours of Hairdressers’ and Tobacconists’
Shops in the Borough of Dannevirke under the Shops and
Offices Act.

WHEREAS a requisition in writing, signed by a ma-
jority of the occupiers of all the hairdressers’ and
tobacconists’ shops in the Borough of Dannevirke, has been
forwarded to me, desiring that the hours of closing all such
shops within the borough shall be as follows: Mondays,
Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays at 6.30 p.m.; Saturdays,
10.30 p.m.; and on Wednesdays, the statutory half-holiday,
from 1 o’clock; and in respect to a day preceding a
special holiday the hour of closing shall be at 9 p.m.: And
whereas the Dannevirke Borough Council has certified that
the signatures affixed to such requisition represent a majority
of the occupiers of all hairdressing and tobacconists’ shops
in the borough:

Now, therefore, I, James McGowan, 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,” and section 4
of the Shops and Offices Act Amendment Act, 1907, do
hereby direct that from and after the 13th day of April,
1908, all hairdressers’ and tobacconists’ shops shall be closed
in accordance with such requisition.

Dated at Wellington, this 8th day of April, 1908.

JAMES McGOWAN,
For Minister of Labour.

Varied Notice fixing Closing-hours of Hairdressers’ and
Tobacconists’ Shops in the Borough of Inglewood under
the Shops and Offices Act.

WHEREAS by notice dated the 1st day of February,
1907, and gazetted on the 7th day of February, 1907,
the Minister of Labour, in exercise of the powers in that
behalf conferred upon him 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 accordance with
a requisition duly made and certified as required by those
sections, did direct that from and after the 1st day of April,
1907, all shops in the Borough of Inglewood should be
closed at 5.30 p.m. on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and
Fridays, and at 9.30 p.m. on Saturdays, during the months
of April, May, June, July, and August: And whereas by a
like requisition, duly made and certified as aforesaid, he has
been requested to vary the said notice by exempting hair-
dressers and tobacconists from its provisions:

Now, therefore, in compliance with the last-mentioned
requisition, and in exercise of the powers conferred upon
me by section 21 of “The Shops and Offices Act, 1904,”
section 5 of “The Shops and Offices Act Amendment Act,
1905,” and section 4 of the Shops and Offices Act Amend-
ment Act, 1907, I, James McGowan, acting for and on
behalf of the Minister of Labour, do hereby vary the said
notice by directing that on and after the 13th day of April,
1908, its action shall be limited to all shops in the said
borough except hairdressers’ and tobacconists’ shops.

Dated at Wellington, this 8th day of April, 1908.

JAMES McGOWAN,
For Minister of Labour.

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

WHEREAS a poll of the electors of the Invercargill
Borough 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 pro-
posal:

Now, therefore, in pursuance of the provisions of sub-
section (2) of section 15 of the Factories Act Amendment
Act, 1907, I, James McGowan, acting for and on behalf of
the Minister of Labour, hereby give notice that on and after
the 13th day of April, 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 Invercargill
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 8th day of April, 1908.

JAMES McGOWAN,
For Minister of Labour.

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