Dec. 5.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 3413

receipts of the aforesaid institution for the maintenance of the library only were as follows : From rates levied by a local governing body under Part I of the Libraries and Mechanics' Institutes Act, 1908, or the Municipal Corporations Act, 1908, pounds shillings and pence; from the subscriptions of members, pounds shillings and pence; and from voluntary contributions other than members' subscriptions, pounds shillings and pence; that the library is public in the sense of belonging to the public, and is not under the control of an association, society, or club whose membership is composed of a section of the community only; that the information hereinafter furnished by me in the appendix hereto is correct in every particular; that the abstract of accounts is a true statement of the receipts and expenditure of the institution for the year herein specified; that the whole of the subsidy received during the year was expended in the purchase of books for the library; [and that by the rules of the library it is open to the public free of charge].

And I make this solemn declaration conscientiously believing the same to be true, and by virtue of the Justices of the Peace Act, 1908.

[Signature.]

Declared at , this day of , 191 , before me— , Justice of the Peace [or Solicitor, or Notary Public].

[Here affix and cancel a stamp at 2s. 6d.]

[Note.—The words relating to last year’s subsidy and to free admission may be struck out if they are not applicable. The words in brackets are not part of the form, but indicate matter to be inserted or substituted.]

Copies of the form of application may be obtained from the Secretary for Education, Wellington, and from the Secretary of any Education Board.

J. ALLEN,
Minister of Education.

Meetings of the Taranaki Land Board.

Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 27th November, 1912.

His Excellency the Governor has, in pursuance of section 48 (a) of the Land Act, 1908, approved of the meetings of the Taranaki Land Board being held at 10 o'clock a.m. at the District Lands and Survey Office, New Plymouth, on Thursday, 16th January, 20th February, 13th March, 17th April, 15th May, 19th June, 17th July, 21st August, 18th September, 16th October, 20th November, and 18th December during the year 1913.

H. D. BELL,
For Minister of Lands.

Authorizing the Laying-off of Logan Street, in the Town of Hewitt, of a Width of not less than 66 ft.

Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 3rd December, 1912.

In pursuance of the power and authority conferred upon me by section 15 of the Land Act, 1908, I hereby authorize the laying-off of Logan Street, in the Town of Hewitt, Hawke's Bay Land District, of a width of not less than 66 ft. instead of 99 ft.

H. D. BELL,
For Minister of Lands.

Authorizing the Laying-off of Oxford Street, in the Town of Te Puke Extension No. 7, of a Width of not less than 66 ft.

Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 3rd December, 1912.

In pursuance of the power and authority conferred upon me by section 15 of the Land Act, 1908, I hereby authorize the laying-off of Oxford Street, in the Town of Te Puke Extension No. 7, Auckland Land District, of a width of not less than 66 ft. instead of 99 ft.

H. D. BELL,
For Minister of Lands.

Appointing Thursday as the Statutory Closing-day in the Havelock Town District.

WHEREAS by section 17 of the Shops and Offices Act, 1908, it is enacted that the result of every poll taken in any separate or combined district under the authority of that section shall be notified to the Minister of Labour in the manner therein provided, and the Minister shall thereupon appoint the day determined by the result of such poll as the statutory closing-day for that district : And whereas the Clerk of the Town District of Havelock has notified to me that the result of the poll taken in the Town District of Havelock is in favour of Thursday as the statutory closing-day in that town district :

Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers in this behalf conferred on me by the said section 17, I, William Ferguson Massey, the Minister of Labour, do hereby appoint Thursday as the statutory closing-day in the Havelock Town District.

Dated at Auckland this 26th day of November, 1912.

W. F. MASSEY,
Minister of Labour.

This notice takes effect from the 1st day of June, 1913, and continues in force until another day is appointed by a similar poll (section 17 (11)).

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

WHEREAS a requisition in writing, signed by a majority of the occupiers of all the hairdressers’ and tobacconists’ shops in the Borough of Invercargill, has been forwarded to me, desiring that all such shops within the borough shall be closed in the evening of working-days as follows: From Monday, 16th December, 1912, to Friday, 10th January, 1913, at 9 p.m.:

And whereas the Invercargill Borough Council has certified that the signatures to such requisition represent a majority of the occupiers of all the hairdressers’ and tobacconists’ shops within the Borough of Invercargill:

Now, therefore, I, William Ferguson Massey, Minister of Labour, in pursuance of section 25 of the Shops and Offices Act, 1908, do hereby direct that, from and after the 16th day of December, 1912, all such shops in the Borough of Invercargill shall be closed in accordance with such requisition.

The notice gazetted on 22nd October, 1908, fixing the closing-hours of all such shops is hereby varied accordingly.

Dated at Wellington this 4th day of December, 1912.

W. F. MASSEY,
Minister of Labour.

Notice fixing Closing-hours of Sellers of Electrical Goods and Appliances 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 sellers of electrical goods and appliances shops 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: On four days of the week, not later than 6 p.m.; on one day of the week, not later than 1 p.m.; on one day of the week, not later than 10 p.m.:

And whereas the Wellington City Council has certified that the signatures to such requisition represent a majority of the occupiers of all the shops of the sellers of electrical goods and appliances within the City of Wellington:

Now, therefore, I, William Ferguson Massey, Minister of Labour, in pursuance of section 25 of the Shops and Offices Act, 1908, do hereby direct that, from and after the 9th day of December, 1912, all such shops in the City of Wellington shall be closed in accordance with such requisition.

Dated at Wellington this 4th day of December, 1912.

W. F. MASSEY,
Minister of Labour.

Notice fixing Closing-hours of all Shops in the Borough of Dannevirke under the Shops and Offices Act.

WHEREAS a requisition in writing, signed by a majority of the occupiers of all shops, except tobacconists, fruiterers, fish, chemists, confectioners, refreshment-rooms, and bakers in the Borough of Dannevirke, has been forwarded to me, desiring that all such shops within the borough shall be closed on Saturdays at 9 p.m.:

And whereas the Dannevirke Borough Council has certified that the signatures to such requisition represent a majority of the occupiers of all shops within the Borough of Dannevirke:

Now, therefore, I, William Ferguson Massey, Minister of Labour, in pursuance of section 25 of the Shops and Offices Act, 1908, do hereby direct that, from and after the 9th