Dec. 16.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 3263

SOUTH PACIFIC OCEAN.

SOCIETY ISLANDS. — TAHITI. — SOUTH COAST. — PORT ATAITI. — SHOAL. — The French Government has given notice that a coral head, about 16 yards in extent, having over it a least depth of 3 fathoms, surrounded by depths of 10 fathoms, has been found to exist in Port Ataiti, south coast of Tahiti, Society Islands, about 2,070 yards N. 88° E. from the factory on the promontory westward of the port.

Approx. position : Lat. 17° 45′ 20″ S., long. 149° 22′ 00″ W.

Notice to Mariners No. 107 of 1909.

Marine Department,
Wellington, N.Z., 13th December, 1909.

THE following Notice to Mariners, received from the Marine Department, Brisbane, Queensland, is published for general information.

J. A. MILLAR.

SOUTH CHANNEL, WIDE BAY BAR.

THIS channel now carries a minimum depth of 14 ft. 6 in. at L.W.O.S.T., and its use by vessels of light draught is recommended in preference to the North Channel, owing to the fact that a vessel would carry the sea behind her, whereas in the North Channel the sea is on the broadside.

To facilitate the navigation of this channel a triangular beacon has been erected, which is to be kept in line with the back square beacon on Hook Point bearing N. 89° W. until Inskip Point lead comes in line, when proceed as usual.

By following these directions a depth of 14 ft. 6 in. at L.W.O.S.T. will be obtained.

Charts affected: Nos. 1030 and 1068, “Australia Directory,” Vol. ii.

JOHN MACKAY,
Portmaster.

Marine Department,
Brisbane, 20th November, 1909.

Varied Notice fixing Closing-hours of Chemists’ 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 chemists’ shops in the City of Auckland, has been forwarded to me, desiring that all such shops in the city shall be closed at 9 p.m. on all working-days, and 10 p.m. on Saturdays, between 20th December, 1909, and 8th January, 1910, inclusive: And whereas the Auckland City Council has certified that the signatures to such requisition represent a majority of the occupiers of all the chemists’ shops in the City of Auckland:

Now, therefore, I, John Andrew Millar, Minister of Labour, in pursuance of section 25 of “The Shops and Offices Act, 1908,” do hereby direct that, from the 20th day of December, 1909, to the 8th day of January, 1910, all chemists’ shops in the City of Auckland shall be closed in accordance with such requisition.

The notice gazetted on the 1st day of February, 1906, fixing the closing-hours of all such shops in the City of Auckland, is hereby varied accordingly.

Dated at Wellington, this 14th day of December, 1909.

J. A. MILLAR,
Minister of Labour.

Notice fixing Closing-hours of Cycle-dealers’ 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 shops in the retail cycle trade in the Borough of Napier, wherein is carried on the trade of a seller of bicycles and accessories, has been forwarded to me, desiring that all such shops in the borough shall be closed in the evening of working-days as follows: Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, at 6 o’clock p.m.; Wednesdays, 1 p.m.; and Saturdays at 9.30 o’clock p.m.: And whereas the Napier Borough Council has certified that the signatures to such requisition represent a majority of the occupiers of all the cycle-dealers’ shops in the Borough of Napier:

Now, therefore, I, John Andrew Millar, Minister of Labour, in pursuance of section 25 of “The Shops and Offices Act, 1908,” do hereby direct that, from and after the 20th day of December, 1909, all such shops in the Borough of Napier shall be closed in accordance with such requisition.

Dated at Wellington, this 14th day of December, 1909.

J. A. MILLAR,
Minister of Labour.

Notice fixing Closing-hours of Chemists’ Shops in the Borough of Blenheim under the Shops and Offices Act.

WHEREAS a requisition in writing, signed by a majority of the occupiers of all the chemists’ shops in the Borough of Blenheim has been forwarded to me, desiring that all such shops in the borough shall be closed in the evening of working-days as follows: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, at 8 p.m.; Saturday at 9.30 p.m.; on Wednesday (statutory half-holiday) to close at 1 p.m., and to open in the evening from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m.: And whereas the Blenheim Borough Council has certified that the signatures to such requisition represent a majority of the occupiers of all the chemists’ shops in the Borough of Blenheim:

Now, therefore, I, John Andrew Millar, Minister of Labour, in pursuance of section 25 of “The Shops and Offices Act, 1908,” do hereby direct that, from and after the 20th day of December, 1909, all such shops in the Borough of Blenheim shall be closed in accordance with such requisition—viz., at 8 p.m. on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays; at 9.30 p.m. on Saturdays; at 1 p.m. on Wednesdays, and to open again from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. only for the sale of medicines and surgical appliances.

Dated at Wellington, this 14th day of December, 1909.

J. A. MILLAR,
Minister of Labour.

Forbidding Money-order and Postal Correspondence for the Australian Collection Agency, Sydney.

THE Postmaster-General of the Dominion of New Zealand having reasonable ground for supposing that the agency whose name and address are shown in the Schedule hereunder is engaged in a fraudulent business, it is hereby ordered, under section 28 of “The Post and Telegraph Act, 1908,” that no money-order in favour of the said agency shall be issued, and that no postal packet addressed to the said agency (either by its own or any fictitious or assumed name), or to such address without a name, shall be either registered, forwarded, or delivered by the Post Office of New Zealand.

SCHEDULE.

AUSTRALIAN Collection Agency, Commerce Buildings, Ash Street, Sydney.

Dated this 9th day of December, 1909.

JOHN G. FINDLAY,
For Postmaster-General.

Forbidding Money-orders and Postal Correspondence for the Roxroy Studios, London.

THE Postmaster-General of the Dominion of New Zealand having reasonable ground for supposing that the institution of which the name and address are shown in the Schedule hereunder is engaged in receiving money under pretence of foretelling future events, it is hereby ordered, under section 28 of “The Post and Telegraph Act, 1908,” that no money-order in favour of the said institution shall be issued, and that no postal packet addressed to the said institution (either by its own or any fictitious or assumed name), or to such address without a name, shall be either registered, forwarded, or delivered by the Post Office of New Zealand.

SCHEDULE.

THE Roxroy Studios, 177a Kensington High Street, London W.

Dated this 14th day of December, 1909.

JOHN G. FINDLAY,
For Postmaster-General.

Notice of Intention to take Land in Block II, Kanieri Survey District, and Block XIV, Waimea Survey District, for Road Purposes.

NOTICE is hereby given that it is proposed, under the provisions of “The Public Works Act, 1908,” to execute a certain public work, to wit, the construction of a road in Block II, Kanieri Survey District, and Block XIV, Waimea Survey District, and for the purposes of such public work the land described in the Schedule hereto is required to be taken. And notice is hereby further given that the plan of the land so required to be taken is deposited in the