Feb. 23.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 727

February, 1911, on the proposal of the Thames Borough Council to borrow the sum of £3,500 to acquire a piece of land, situate at Parawai, for the purpose of providing a public recreation-ground, the number of votes recorded for the proposal was 105, the number of votes recorded against the proposal was 193, and informal votes 1.

I therefore declare that the proposal was rejected.

Dated this 17th day of February, 1911.

HENRY ROWE,
Mayor of Thames.

Authorizing the Laying-off of Hapia Street, in the Town of Hastings Extension No. 1, of a Width of not less than 66 ft.

Department of Lands,
Wellington, 20th February, 1911.

IN pursuance of the power and authority conferred upon me by section 15 of the Land Act, 1908, I, Joseph George Ward, Minister of Lands, do hereby authorize the laying-off of Hapia Street, in the Town of Hastings Extension No. 1, Hawke’s Bay Land District, of a width of not less than 66 ft. instead of 99 ft.

J. G. WARD,
Minister of Lands.

Authorizing the Laying-off of Cullen Street, in the Town of Hararahi West No. 3, of a Width of not less than 66 ft.

Department of Lands,
Wellington, 20th February, 1911.

IN pursuance of the power and authority conferred upon me by section 15 of the Land Act, 1908, I, Joseph George Ward, Minister of Lands, do hereby authorize the laying-off of Cullen Street, in the Town of Hararahi West No. 3, Auckland Land District, of a width of not less than 66 ft. instead of 99 ft.

J. G. WARD,
Minister of Lands.

Notice to Mariners No. 19 of 1911.

Marine Department,
Wellington, N.Z., 11th February, 1911.

THE following Notice to Mariners, received from the Treasury, Suva, is published for general information.

J. A. MILLAR.

VIO ISLAND LIGHT.

It is hereby notified for general information that a new light will be instituted on the 1st February, to be known as the Vio Island Light. The lighthouse has been erected on Vio Island, near Lautoka, in the island of Vitilevu, latitude 17° 36′ 10″ S., longitude 177° 26′ 30″ E.

The light is a green, fixed, port light, and should be seen five (5) miles from a ship’s deck. It will be shown from sunset to sunrise.

The lighthouse is of lattice ironwork, painted white; height of centre of lantern above high water, twenty-five (25) feet; height of building from base to vane, twenty-two feet three inches (22 ft. 3 in.).

The illuminating-apparatus is a sixth-order “Chance” dioptric port light, to show fixed green light for 180 degrees.

R. RANKINE,
Receiver-General.

The Treasury,
Suva, 14th January, 1911.

Notice to Mariners No. 23 of 1911.

OTAGO HARBOUR.—REMOVAL OF BUOY SOUTH OF HARRINGTON POINT.

Marine Department,
Wellington, N.Z., 20th February, 1911.

THE Otago Harbour Board have notified that the shoal which was marked by a black buoy on the eastern side of the channel at the bend south of Harrington Point has been removed by dredging to a depth of 22 ft. L.W.O.S., and the black buoy taken away.

Charts, &c., affected : Admiralty Plan No. 2411 ; “New Zealand Pilot,” eighth edition, 1908, Chap. viii, p. 255 ; “New Zealand Nautical Almanac,” 1911, page 261, and plan facing page 258.

J. A. MILLAR.

Notice to Mariners No. 25 of 1911.

TERAKOHE WHARF, GOLDEN BAY.

Marine Department,
Wellington, N.Z., 21st February, 1911.

NOTICE is hereby given that on the 1st March, 1911, a buoy will be placed 700 ft. N. 57° W. magnetic from the end of the wharf recently erected by the Golden Bay Cement Works Company at Terakohe, Golden Bay.

Charts, &c., affected : Admiralty Chart No. 2616 ; “New Zealand Pilot,” eighth edition, 1908, Chap. vi, page 194.

J. A. MILLAR.

Notice as to Statutory Closing-days under the Shops and Offices Act, 1908.

WHEREAS the Mayors or Chairmen, as the case may be, of the local authorities of the respective separate districts mentioned in the first column of the Schedule hereto have duly notified me that the days decided on as the statutory closing-days in their respective districts, pursuant to the provisions of the Shops and Offices Act, 1908, are the days set opposite their respective names in the second column of the said Schedule :

Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers in this behalf conferred upon me by the said Act, I, John Andrew Millar, Minister of Labour, do hereby appoint that the said respective days shall be the statutory closing-days for shops in the said respective separate districts.

SCHEDULE.

First Column. Second Column.
The Boroughs of—

North Island.

Cambridge .. .. .. .. Wednesday.
Carterton .. .. .. .. Thursday.
Eltham .. .. .. .. .. "
Greytown .. .. .. .. .. "
Hastings .. .. .. .. .. Wednesday.
Hawera .. .. .. .. .. "
Inglewood .. .. .. .. Thursday.
Marton .. .. .. .. .. Wednesday.
Pahiatua .. .. .. .. .. "
Palmerston North .. .. .. "
Patea .. .. .. .. .. "
Stratford .. .. .. .. Thursday.
Taihape .. .. .. .. .. "
Taumarunui .. .. .. .. Wednesday.
Tauranga .. .. .. .. Thursday.
Te Aroha .. .. .. .. Wednesday.
Te Kuiti .. .. .. .. Thursday.
Thames .. .. .. .. .. "
Waihi .. .. .. .. .. Wednesday.
Waipawa .. .. .. .. .. "
Woodville .. .. .. .. "

South Island.

Akaroa .. .. .. .. Saturday.
Balcutha .. .. .. .. Wednesday.
Blenheim .. .. .. .. "
Brunner .. .. .. .. "
Cromwell .. .. .. .. "
Geraldine .. .. .. .. Thursday.
Green Island .. .. .. Wednesday.
Kaiapoi .. .. .. .. Thursday.
Lawrence .. .. .. .. Wednesday.
Naseby .. .. .. .. Thursday.
New Brighton .. .. .. Wednesday.
Oamaru .. .. .. .. Thursday.
Palmerston .. .. .. Wednesday.
Picton .. .. .. .. .. "
Queenstown .. .. .. .. "
Rangiora .. .. .. .. Thursday.
Richmond .. .. .. .. "
Riverton .. .. .. .. Wednesday.
Roxburgh .. .. .. .. Thursday.
Sumner .. .. .. .. Wednesday.
Tapanui .. .. .. .. "
Temuka .. .. .. .. Thursday.
Waikouaiti .. .. .. .. Wednesday.
Waimate .. .. .. .. Thursday.

The Town Districts of—

North Island.

Bull’s .. .. .. .. Wednesday.
Kaponga .. .. .. .. Thursday.
Lethbridge .. .. .. Wednesday.