and Fridays at 9 p.m., statutory half-holiday at 1 p.m.,
Saturdays at 10 p.m., during the months of November,
December, January, February, March, and April: And
whereas the Sumner Borough Council has certified that the
signatures to such requisition represent a majority of the
occupiers of all the shops in each of the trades mentioned
in the borough:
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 25th day of May, 1908, all such shops in the
Borough of Sumner shall be closed in accordance with such
requisition. (The weekly half-holiday is Wednesday.)
Dated at Wellington, this 19th day of May, 1908.
J. A. MILLAR,
Minister of Labour.

Notice fixing Closing-hours of Tobacconists’ Shops in the
Borough of Napier 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 Napier, has been forwarded to me,
desiring that all tobacconists’ shops in the borough shall be
closed as follows; Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and
Fridays, at 7 p.m.; Wednesdays, 1 p.m.; and Saturdays,
10.30 p.m.: excepting the period from 20th December to 3rd
January inclusive, the night before any public holiday, or
people’s day at the Hawke’s Bay Agricultural Show, when
the closing-hour shall be optional: And whereas the Borough
Council of Napier has certified that the signatures to such
requisition of tobacconists represent a majority of the oc-
cupiers of all the tobacconists’ shops within the Borough of
Napier:
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 25th day of May, 1908, all tobacconists’
shops in the Borough of Napier shall be closed in accordance
with such requisition. (The weekly half-holiday is on
Wednesday, from 1 o’clock in the afternoon.)
Dated at Wellington, this 19th day of May, 1908.
J. A. MILLAR,
Minister of Labour.

Notice fixing Closing-hours of Hairdressers’ Shops in the
Borough of Napier under the Shops and Offices Act.
WHEREAS a requisition in writing, signed by a ma-
jority of the occupiers of all the hairdressers’
shops in the Borough of Napier, has been forwarded
to me, desiring that all hairdressers’ shops in the borough
shall be closed as follows: Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays,
and Fridays, at 7 p.m.; Wednesdays, 1 p.m.; and Satur-
days, 10.30 p.m.: excepting the period from 20th December
to 3rd January inclusive, the night before any public holi-
day, or people’s day at the Hawke’s Bay Agricultural Show,
when the closing-hour shall be optional: And whereas the
Borough Council of Napier has certified that the signatures
to such requisition of hairdressers represent a majority of
the occupiers of all the hairdressers’ shops within the
Borough of Napier:
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 25th day of May, 1908, all hairdressers’ shops in
the Borough of Napier shall be closed in accordance with
such requisition. (The weekly half-holiday is on Wednes-
day, from 1 o’clock in the afternoon.)
Dated at Wellington, this 19th day of May, 1908.
J. A. MILLAR,
Minister of Labour.

Notice fixing Closing-hours of all Shops in the Borough of
Hastings under the Shops and Offices Act.
WHEREAS a requisition in writing, signed by a
majority of the occupiers of all the shops in the
Borough of Hastings, has been forwarded to me, desiring
that all shops in the said borough shall be closed as follows:
Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays, at 6 p.m.;
Wednesdays, 1 p.m.; and Saturdays, 9 p.m.: excepting the
confectioners, chemists, fishmongers, fruiterers, hair-

dressers, refreshment-room keepers, and tobacconists, whose
hours shall be as follows:
| Trade. | Monday. | Tuesday. | Wednesday. | Thursday. | Friday. | Saturday. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Confectioners | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
| Chemists | 8 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
| Fishmongers | 10 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
| Fruiterers | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
| Hairdressers | 8 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 10.30 |
| Refreshment- | 11.45 | 11.45 | 11.45 | 11.45 | 11.45 | 11.45 |
| room keepers | | | | | | |
| Tobacconists | 8 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 10.30 |

And whereas the Hastings Borough Council has certified
that the signatures to such requisition represent a majority
of the occupiers of all the shops within the borough:
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 25th day of May, 1908, all shops in the Borough of
Hastings shall be closed in accordance with such requisition.
(The weekly half-holiday is Wednesday, from 1 p.m.)
Dated at Wellington, this 19th day of May, 1908.
J. A. MILLAR,
Minister of Labour.

Notice of Half-holiday (for Boys under Eighteen Years of
Age and Women) in the Borough of Whangarei under the
Factories Act Amendment Act, 1907, Section 15.
WHEREAS a poll of the electors of the Borough of
Whangarei 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 subsec-
tion (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 25th day of May, 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 Whangarei on the same day as that ap-
pointed from time to time as the statutory closing-day for
shops in the said borough, instead of on Saturday.
Dated at Wellington, this 19th day of May, 1908.
J. A. MILLAR,
Minister of Labour.
Note.-The statutory half-holiday appointed for shops in
the Borough of Whangarei is at present Thursday.

Notice of Half-holiday (for Boys under Eighteen Years of
Age and Women) in the Borough of Dannevirke under
the Factories Act Amendment Act, 1907, Section 15.
WHEREAS a poll of the electors of the Borough of
Dannevirke 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), section 15, of the Factories Act Amendment
Act, 1907, I, John Andrew Millar, Minister of Labour,
hereby give notice that on and after the 25th day of May,
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 Dannevirke 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 20th day of May, 1908.
J. A. MILLAR,
Minister of Labour
Note.—The statutory half-holiday appointed for shops in
the Borough of Dannevirke is at present Wednesday.