APRIL 8.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 987
120° 191/ E., on Dangerous Rk., 38/ miles S. 30° E. from Yu nui san Lt.-h. Feb.
The black conical buoy in 36° 0' N., 120° 22' E., marking
the nrn. side of Swallow Bank, 52/ miles S.53° E. from Yu nui san Lt.-h., has been withdrawn. It may be temp.
replaced for special purposes, such as gun practice. Feb.

PACIFIC OCEAN.—PHOENIX GROUP.
BIRNIE ISLAND.—The only beacon on this isl. is conical,
corrugated iron, 30 ft. high, surm. by flagstaff 15 ft. high, in
the centre of the isl. (3° 35' S., 171° 323/ W.); those beacons
at present charted should be expunged. Feb.

Notice to Mariners No. 28 of 1909.
CAUTION IN APPROACHING GLASGOW WHARF, NAPIER.
Marine Department,
Wellington, N.Z., 6th April, 1909.
THE Napier Harbour Board notify that masters of
vessels coming to wharves within the Breakwater
Harbour are warned to keep clear of buoys, pile-driving
punt, &c., used by the contractor in connection with the
work of enlarging the Glasgow Wharf.
Charts; &c., affected: Admiralty Chart No. 2513 ; "New
Zealand Pilot," eighth edition, 1908, Chap. iv, page 133;
"New Zealand Nautical Almanac," 1909, page 125.
J. CARROLL,
For Minister of Marine.

Tenders.
Public Works Department,
Wellington, 7th April, 1909.
THE following list of successful and unsuccessful tenders
is published for general information.
R. McKENZIE,
Minister of Public Works.
ER ECTION OF RAILWAY AND PUBLIC WORKS OFFICES, GREYMOUTH.
Accepted.
Kelsall and Son, Greymouth ... ... 5,740 2 0
Declined.
Larner, J., Greymouth ... ... ... 6,044 0 0

Notice fixing Closing - hours of Drapers' Clothiers', and
Mercers' Shops in the City of Wellington under the
Shops and Offices Act.
WHEREAS a requisition in writing, signed by a
majority of the occupiers of all the drapers',
clothiers', and mercers' shops in the City of Wellington,
has been forwarded to me, desiring that all such shops
within the city shall be closed at 9 o'clock in the evening
of Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday, and at 10.30
o'clock in the evening of Saturday : And whereas the Wellington City Council has certified that the signatures to such requisition represent a majority of the occupiers of all the drapers', clothiers', and mercers' shops, conjointly and separately, in the City of Wellington :
Now, therefore, I, John George Findlay, acting for and
on behalf of the Minister of Labour, in pursuance of section 25 of "The Shops and Offices Act, 1908," do hereby
direct that from and after the 13th day of April, 1909, all
drapers', clothiers', and mercers' shops, conjointly and
separately, in the City of Wellington shall be closed in
accordance with such requisition.
Dated at Wellington, this 7th day of April, 1909.
JOHN G. FINDLAY,
For Minister of Labour.

Notice fixing Closing - hours of all Shops in the Awarua
Riding, in the Rangitikei County, under the Shops and
Offices Act.
WHEREAS a requisition in writing, signed by a majority
of the occupiers of all the shops in the Awarua Riding,
in the Rangitikei County, has been forwarded to me, desiring that all shops in the riding shall be closed in the evening
of working-days as follows : Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays,
Fridays at 6 p.m.; Wednesdays at 1 p.m.; Saturdays at
10 p.m.: And whereas the Rangitikei County Council has
certified that the signatures to such requisition represent
a majority of the occupants of all the shops in the Awarua
Riding:
Now, therefore, I, John George Findlay, acting for and on
behalf of the Minister of Labour, in pursuance of section 25
of "The Shops and Offices Act, 1908," do hereby direct that
from and after the 13th day of April, 1909, all shops in the
Awarua Riding, in the Rangitikei County, shall be closed in
accordance with such requisition.
Dated at Wellington, this 7th day of April, 1909.
JOHN G. FINDLAY,
For Minister of Labour.
Examination-sheds appointed.
CUSTOMS.—In exercise of the powers in me for this
purpose vested by "The Customs Law Act, 1908," I, the Minister of Customs, do hereby appoint that the
undermentioned buildings shall be places where goods may
be deposited for examination on the landing thereof,
namely,
WHARF-SHEDS A, B, C, D, AND E,
situated on the New Railway-wharf, Port of Auckland.
Given under my hand, at Wellington, this thirty-first day of March, one thousand nine hundred
and nine.
A. W. HOGG,
Minister of Customs.
Minister's Order No. 901.]
Notice published pursuant to the Provisions of Section 15
of "The Public Trust Office Act, 1908."
Public Trust Office,
Wellington, 31st March, 1909.
NOTICE is hereby given that, no person having taken
out administration, the Public Trustee has filed in
the office of the Supreme Court at Wellington an election
to administer the several intestate estates of the persons
deceased whose names, residences, and occupations, so far
as known, are hereunder respectively set forth, their gross
properties being estimated not to exceed £250 in each case.
Tapson, Frank, late of Waitara, in the Provincial District
of Taranaki, labourer. Filed on the 8th day of March, 1909.
Mason, Henry John, late of Wellington, in the Provincial
District of Wellington, compositor. Filed on the 10th day
of March, 1909.
Kevern, James, late of Oreti, in the Provincial District
of Otago, labourer. Filed on the 11th day of March, 1909.
Brown, Mary Ann, late of Palmerston, in the Provincial
District of Otago, wife of William Brown, labourer. Filed
on the 11th day of March, 1909.
Bridge, Herbert, late of Wellington, in the Provincial
District of Wellington, clerk. Filed on the 11th day of
March, 1909.
Athey, Alice Emily, late of Greymouth, in the Provincial
District of Westland, widow. Filed on the 12th day of
March, 1909.
Speight, Ellen, late of Christchurch, in the Provincial
District of Canterbury, married woman. Filed on the 12th
day of March, 1909.
Harper, Alexander, late of Kai Iwi, in the Provincial
District of Wellington, groom. Filed on the 12th day of
March, 1909.
McColl, Ronald, late of Lawrence, in the Provincial District of Otago, labourer. Filed on the 15th day of March, 1909.
Massey, William Henry, late of Wellington, in the Provincial District of Wellington, electrician. Filed on the 15th day of March, 1909.
Butler, James, late of Devonport, in the Provincial District of Auckland, labourer. Filed on the 19th day of March, 1909.
Ferguson, James Frederick, late of Niagara, in the Provincial District of Otago, farmer. Filed on the 19th day of March, 1909.
Duggan, William John, late of Kanieri, in the Provincial District of Westland, carpenter. Filed on the 24th day of March, 1909.