JULY 4.

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

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Notice fixing Closing-hours of Bakers and Pastrycooks’, Confectioners’, and Fruiterers’ Shops and Tea-rooms in the Borough of Mosgiel under the Shops and Offices Act.

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WHEREAS a requisition in writing, signed by a majority of the occupiers of all the shops in each of the trades of fruiterers, confectioners, tea-rooms, and bakers and pastrycooks in the Borough of Mosgiel has been forwarded to me, desiring that all such shops within the borough shall be closed in the evening of working-days as follows: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, at 11 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 in each of the trades of fruiterers, confectioners, tea-rooms, and bakers and pastrycooks 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 8th day of July, 1912, all such shops in the Borough of Mosgiel shall be closed in accordance with such requisition.

The varied notice gazetted on 2nd May, 1912, fixing the closing-hours of all shops is hereby superseded accordingly.

Dated at Wellington, this 3rd day of July, 1912.

GEO. LAURENSON,
Minister of Labour.

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

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WHEREAS a requisition in writing, signed by a majority of the occupiers of all the chemists and druggists’ shops in the Borough of Mosgiel, has been forwarded to me, desiring that all such shops shall be closed in the evening of working-days as follows: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday, at 8.30 p.m.; Saturday, at 10 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 chemists and druggists’ 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 8th day of July, 1912, all such shops in the Borough of Mosgiel shall be closed in accordance with such requisition.

The varied notice gazetted on 2nd May, 1912, fixing the closing-hours of all shops is hereby superseded accordingly.

Dated at Wellington, this 3rd day of July, 1912.

GEO. LAURENSON,
Minister of Labour.

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Notice fixing Closing-hours of Hairdressers’ and Tobacconists’ Shops in the Borough of Mosgiel under the Shops and Offices Act.

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WHEREAS a requisition in writing, signed by a majority of the occupiers of all the shops in each of the trades of hairdressers and tobacconists in the Borough of Mosgiel, 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, and Wednesday, at 11 p.m.; Thursday, 1 p.m.; Friday and Saturday, 11 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 in each of the trades of hairdressers and tobacconists 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 8th day of July, 1912, all such shops in the Borough of Mosgiel shall be closed in accordance with such requisition.

The varied notice gazetted on 2nd May, 1912, fixing the closing-hours of all shops is hereby superseded accordingly.

Dated at Wellington, this 3rd day of July, 1912.

GEO. LAURENSON,
Minister of Labour.

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Notice fixing Closing-hours of News-agents’ Shops in the Borough of Mosgiel under the Shops and Offices Act.

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WHEREAS a requisition in writing, signed by a majority of the occupiers of all the news-agents’ shops in the Borough of Mosgiel, has been forwarded to me, desiring that all such shops shall be closed in the evening of working-days as follows: Monday and Tuesday, 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 8 p.m.; Thursday, 1 p.m.; Friday, 8 p.m.; Saturday, 9.30 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 news-agents’ 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 8th day of July, 1912, all such shops in the Borough of Mosgiel shall be closed in accordance with such requisition.

The varied notice gazetted on the 2nd May, 1912, fixing the closing-hours of all shops is hereby superseded accordingly.

Dated at Wellington, this 3rd day of July, 1912.

GEO. LAURENSON,
Minister of Labour.

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Notice fixing Closing-hours of all Shops in the Urenui Riding, in the Clifton County, under the Shops and Offices Act.

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WHEREAS a requisition in writing, signed by a majority of the occupiers of all the shops in the Urenui Riding, in the Clifton County, has been forwarded to me, desiring that all shops shall be closed in the evening of working-days as follows: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday, at 6 p.m.; and Saturday at 9 p.m.; and Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve, at 11 p.m.: And whereas the Clifton County Council has certified that the signatures to such requisition represent a majority of the occupiers of all the shops within the Urenui Riding of the County of Clifton:

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 8th day of July, 1912, all shops in the Urenui Riding, in the Clifton County, shall be closed in accordance with such requisition.

Dated at Wellington, this 3rd day of July, 1912.

GEO. LAURENSON,
Minister of Labour.

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Notice fixing Closing-hours of Tobacco, Fancy-goods, and Silverware Shops in the Borough of Waitara under the Shops and Offices Act.

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WHEREAS a requisition in writing, signed by a majority of the occupiers of all the tobacco, fancy-goods, and silverware shops in the Borough of Waitara, has been forwarded to me, desiring that all such shops shall be closed in the evening of working-days as follows: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, 10 p.m.; Saturday, 11 p.m.: And whereas the Waitara Borough Council has certified that the signatures to such requisition represent a majority of the occupiers of all the tobacco, fancy-goods, and silverware shops within the Borough of Waitara:

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 8th day of July, 1912, all such shops in the Borough of Waitara shall be closed in accordance with such requisition.

The notice gazetted on 15th February, 1912, is hereby superseded accordingly.

Dated at Wellington, this 3rd day of July, 1912.

GEO. LAURENSON,
Minister of Labour.

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Officer appointed to take Statutory Declarations under Post and Telegraph Act, 1908.

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Post and Telegraph Department,
General Post Office,
Wellington, 24th June, 1912.

IN pursuance of powers delegated to me under section 8 clause (d) of the Post and Telegraph Act, 1908, I, Henry George Ell, the Postmaster-General of the Dominion of New Zealand, acting under the authority conferred by section 9, subsection (2), of the said Act, do hereby appoint the following person to take statutory declarations of Postmasters and other Post officers:—

A. BENNER, Postmaster, Whangarei.

H. G. ELL,
Postmaster-General.