May 2.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1503

ping Act, 1894, of the Imperial Parliament, or any Act amending the same, be done by, to, or before a British consular officer is, in the Protectorates of the Solomon Islands and of the Gilbert and Ellice Islands, done by, to, or before an officer for the time being performing the duties of port officer, or which shall, under the provisions of the Act aforesaid, be done by, to, or before a Superintendent, is, in Ocean Island, done by, to, or before a Deputy Commissioner, there shall be paid in respect of that act the fee specified therefor in the said Schedule.

4. All fees levied under this Regulation shall be accounted for by the officer levying the same to the Resident Commissioner for the Solomon Islands, or Gilbert and Ellice Islands, Protectorates as the case may be and, when so accounted for, shall form part of the revenue of the Protectorate in which they are levied.

SCHEDULE.

For every declaration taken or recorded under the Merchant Shipping Act, with a view to the registry, transfer, and transmission of ships, interests in ships, or mortgages on ships … 0 5 0
For indorsing a memorandum of change of master upon the certificate of registry, and initialling his signature on agreement with crew, if required … … … … 0 4 0
For granting a provisional certificate of registry (this fee to be exclusive of fees on declarations) … … … … 1 0 0
For recording a mortgage of a ship, or shares in a ship … … … … 1 0 0
For recording the transfer of a mortgage of a ship, or shares in a ship … … … 1 0 0
For recording the discharge of a mortgage of a ship, or shares in a ship … … … 1 0 0
For every sale of a ship, or shares in a ship … 1 0 0
For inspection of the register book of transactions in ships, kept in pursuance of the Merchant Shipping Act … … … 0 1 0
For certified copy of extract from register book of transactions in ships … … … 0 2 6
For every seaman engaged … … … 0 2 6
For every alteration in agreements with seamen… 0 2 0
For every seaman discharged or left behind … 0 2 0
For every desertion certified … … … 0 2 0
For indorsing a ship’s agreement with respect to the death of any person on board … … 0 2 0
For attesting the execution of a seaman’s will … 0 2 0
For certificate of form of claim for wages, &c., of a deceased seaman … … … 0 1 0
For examination of provisions or water, to be paid by the party who proves to be in default, in addition to costs of survey … … 0 10 0
For every salvage bond made in pursuance of section 560 (1) of the Merchant Shipping Act, 1894, to be paid by the master or owner of the property saved … … … 2 0 0
For making indorsement on ship’s papers as required by section 257 of the Merchant Shipping Act, 1894 … … … … 0 2 6

Published and exhibited in the Public Office of the High Commissioner for the Western Pacific, this fourteenth day of March, one thousand nine hundred and twelve.

By Command,
C. H. HART-DAVIS,
Secretary to His Britannic Majesty’s High Commissioner for the Western Pacific.

Notice fixing Closing-hours of Booksellers’, Stationers’, and Fancy-goods Dealers’ 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 shops carrying on the trade of booksellers, stationers, or fancy-goods dealers, combined and separately, in the City of Wellington, has been forwarded to me, desiring that all such shops within the city shall be closed in the evening of working-days as follows: 1 p.m. o’clock on the day of the statutory half-holiday, 11 p.m. o’clock on Saturdays, 8 p.m. o’clock on four days in the week; during the month of December the following hours to be observed—1 p.m. o’clock on the day of the statutory half-holiday, 11 p.m. o’clock on Saturdays, 10 p.m. o’clock on four days in the week, 11.30 p.m. o’clock on the evening preceding Christmas Day and New Year’s Day or day defined as Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve when Christmas Day falls on Monday: And whereas the Wellington City Council has certified that the signatures to such requisition represent a majority of the occupiers of all the booksellers’, stationers’, or fancy-goods’ shops, combined and separately, within the City of Wellington:

Now, therefore, I, George Laurensen, Minister of Labour, in pursuance of section 25 of the Shops and Offices Act, 1908, do hereby direct that, from and after the 6th day of May, 1912, all such shops in the City of Wellington shall be closed in accordance with such requisition.

Dated at Wellington, this 1st day of May, 1912.

GEO. LAURENSON,
Minister of Labour.

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

WHEREAS a requisition in writing, signed by a majority of the occupiers of all the chemists’ and druggists’ shops in the Borough of Lyttelton, has been forwarded to me, desiring that all such shops shall be closed in the evenings of working-days as follows: On Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays, 8 o’clock p.m.; on Saturdays, 9.30 o’clock p.m.: And whereas the Lyttelton Borough Council has certified that the signatures to such requisition represent a majority of the occupiers of all the chemists’ and druggists’ shops within the Borough of Lyttelton:

Now, therefore, I, George Laurensen, Minister of Labour, in pursuance of section 25 of the Shops and Offices Act, 1908, do hereby direct that, from and after the 6th day of May, 1912, all such shops in the Borough of Lyttelton shall be closed in accordance with such requisition, except on Thursdays (the statutory half-holiday), when such shops shall be closed at 1 p.m., and may reopen from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., but only for the supply of medicines and surgical appliances.

Dated at Wellington, this 1st day of May, 1912.

GEO. LAURENSON,
Minister of Labour.

Varied Notice fixing Closing-hours of all Shops in the Borough of Mosgiel 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 Mosgiel, has been forwarded to me, desiring that all shops shall be closed in the evening of working-days as follows: Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, 6 p.m.; Thursdays, 1 p.m.; and Saturdays, 9 p.m.; when a holiday falls on Saturday, on the preceding Friday at 9 p.m.: And whereas the Mosgiel Borough Council has certified that the signatures to such requisition represent a majority of the occupiers of all the shops within the Borough of Mosgiel:

Now, therefore, I, George Laurensen, Minister of Labour, in pursuance of section 25 of the Shops and Offices Act, 1908, do hereby direct that, from and after the 6th day of May, 1912, all shops in the Borough of Mosgiel shall be closed in accordance with such requisition.

The notice gazetted on 27th July, 1905, fixing the closing-hours of all shops, with exceptions, is hereby varied accordingly.

Dated at Wellington, this 1st day of May, 1912.

GEO. LAURENSON,
Minister of Labour.

Rates and Charges for Water from Kumara Water-race.

IN pursuance of the provisions of section 253 of the Public Works Act, 1908, I, James Colvin, Minister of Mines, acting for and on behalf of the Minister of Public Works, do hereby make the following regulation prescribing the rates and charges to be paid for water supplied from the extension of the Kumara Water-race.

REGULATION.

From and after the 13th day of April, 1912, the price of water supplied from the extension of the Kumara Water-race will be 6d. per sluice-head of water per hour.

Given under my hand, at Wellington, this 24th day of April, 1912.

JAMES COLVIN,
For and on behalf of the Minister of Public Works.