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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 20

The notice gazetted on the 2nd day of April, 1908, fixing the closing-hours of all such shops in the City of Nelson is hereby varied accordingly.

Dated at Wellington, this 10th day of March, 1909.

A. W. HOGG,
Minister of Labour.

Varied Notice (No. 3) fixing Closing-hours of Bootmakers', Boot-importers', and Boot-salesmen's Shops in the City of Nelson under the Shops and Offices Act.

WHEREAS a requisition in writing, signed by a majority of the occupiers of all the bootmakers', boot-importers', and boot-salesmen's shops in the City of Nelson, has been forwarded to me, desiring that all such shops within the city shall be closed in the evening of working-days as follows: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, 6 p.m.; Saturday, 9.30 p.m.; Wednesday (being the statutory half holiday) at 1 o'clock p.m.; New Year and Christmas eves to be excepted. When a holiday falls on Saturday, then for the purposes of this requisition such shops shall be closed on the preceding Friday at 9.30 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 bootmakers', boot-importers', and boot-salesmen's shops, combined and separately, in the City of Nelson:

Now, therefore, I, Alexander Wilson Hogg, the Minister of Labour, in pursuance of section 25 of “The Shops and Offices Act, 1908,” do hereby direct that from and after the 15th day of March, 1909, all such shops, combined and separately, in the City of Nelson shall be closed in accordance with such requisition.

The notice gazetted on the 12th day of March, 1908, fixing the closing-hours of such shops in the City of Nelson is hereby varied accordingly.

Dated at Wellington, this 10th day of March, 1909.

A. W. HOGG,
Minister of Labour.

Sale of Unclaimed Property.

Police Department (Commissioner’s Office),
Wellington, 1st March, 1909.

THE unclaimed property described hereunder, and now in possession of the police at the stations named, will, unless previously claimed, be sold by public auction, at the respective police-offices, on Saturday, the 27th March, 1909, at noon, in accordance with police regulations:—

AUCKLAND.—Various articles of jewellery, revolvers, and bicycle.

THAMES.—Watch, umbrella, &c.

NAPIER.—Watches, brooch, bicycle, &c.

WANGANUI.—Bicycles, umbrellas, &c.

WELLINGTON. — Bicycles, various articles of jewellery, clothing, &c.

CHRISTCHURCH. — Bicycles, various articles of jewellery, clothing, &c.

DUNEDIN.—Bicycles, various articles of jewellery, clothing, &c.

INVERCARGILL.—Bicycles, fur boa, and brooches.

W. DINNIE,
Commissioner of Police.

Election of Members of the Teachers' Superannuation Board.

Education Department,
Wellington, 10th March, 1909.

IN pursuance of regulations dated the 17th December, 1908, under “The Public Service Classification and Superannuation Amendment Act, 1908,” I hereby certify that for the election of members of the Superannuation Board constituted by the said Act the persons nominated and the number of votes received by each were as follows, viz.:—

FOR THE NORTH ISLAND (995 Voting-papers).

Name. Number of Votes.
Foster, William .. .. .. .. 645
Grundy, William Thomas .. .. 532
Newton, William Henry .. .. 453
Aitken, James .. .. .. .. 309

FOR THE SOUTH ISLAND (867 Voting-papers).

Hughes, Thomas .. .. .. .. 593
Davidson, William .. .. .. 592
Jeffery, James .. .. .. .. 421

I hereby declare that WILLIAM FOSTER, WILLIAM THOMAS GRUNDY, THOMAS HUGHES, and WILLIAM DAVIDSON have been duly elected members of the Board.

The total number of voting-papers issued was: For the North Island, 1,576; for the South Island, 1,398. Six of the voting-papers returned from the North Island and two from the South Island were informal. Nine papers that bore evidence of having been posted after the day of election were not opened.

E. O. GIBBES,
Secretary for Education, Returning Officer.

Notice of Vesting of Land in the Public Trustee under “The Public Trust Office Act, 1908” (Part II, Unclaimed Lands).

WHEREAS I, the undersigned, the Public Trustee, have for the purposes of “The Unclaimed Lands Act, 1894,” and the above Act, made due inquiries with respect to the land described in the Schedule hereunder, and the owner thereof, and have, in respect of the said land, given the notices prescribed by section 4 of the first-named Act, and have in all respects complied with the provisions of the said Acts pertinent hereto: And whereas I have not thereby ascertained who the owner is, and believe that such owner is not in the Dominion, nor has such owner established his title to the said land, as required by the said Unclaimed Lands Act or the last-named Act: I hereby give notice that the said land is, under and by virtue of the said Acts, or one of them, vested in me, as the Public Trustee as aforesaid, as from the date of the publication hereof, and will be administered under “The Public Trust Office Act, 1908”; the value of the land for the purposes of section 67 (d) of the said last-named Act being less than £100.

Dated at Wellington, this 4th day of March, 1909.

A. A. K. DUNCAN,
Deputy Public Trustee.

SCHEDULE.

ALL that parcel of land, containing 3 perches, more or less, being part Section 471, Palmerston Street, Westport, and being all the land comprised and described in certificate of title, Volume 4, folio 276, Nelson Registry.

Notice of Vesting of Lands in the Public Trustee under “The Public Trust Office Act, 1908” (Part II, Unclaimed Lands).

WHEREAS I, the undersigned, the Public Trustee, have for the purposes of “The Unclaimed Lands Act, 1894,” and the above Act, made due inquiries with respect to the lands described in the First and Second Schedules hereunder, and the owners or owner thereof respectively, and have, in respect of the said lands, given the notices prescribed by section 4 of the first-named Act, and have in all respects complied with the provisions of the said Acts pertinent hereto: And whereas I have not thereby ascertained who the owners are, or the owners of either is, and believe that such owners are not in the Dominion, nor have such owners established their title to the said lands, as required by the said Unclaimed Lands Act or the last-named Act: I hereby give notice that the said lands are respectively and by virtue of the said Acts, or one of them, vested in the Public Trustee as aforesaid as from the date of publication hereof, and will be administered under “The Public Trust Office Act, 1908”; the value of either parcel of land for the purposes of section 67 (d) of the said last-named Act being less than £100.

Dated at Wellington, this 5th day of March, 1909.

J. W. POYNTON,
Public Trustee.

FIRST SCHEDULE.

ALL that parcel of land, containing 1 rood 19·8 perches more or less, being Allotments 12 and 14, deposited plan No. 28, of Section 39, Block XVI, Town of Gore, in the Provincial District of Otago, and being all the land described in certificate of title, Volume 15, folio 197, Invercargill Registry.

SECOND SCHEDULE.

ALL that parcel of land, containing 26 perches, more or less, being Allotment No. 6, deposited plan No. 28, of Section 39, Block XVI, Town of Gore, in the Provincial District of Otago, and being all the land described in certificate of title, Volume 16, folio 15, Southland Registry.