Dec. 5.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 3415

Education Board of the District of Marlborough.—Election of Member to fill Extraordinary Vacancy.

I HEREBY notify that the election of a member of the Board, representing the Eastern Ward, to fill the extraordinary vacancy caused by the retirement of Mr. R. A. Storey resulted as follows :—

Alexander Mackay . . . . 47
Joseph William Humphreys . . . . 27

The number of valid votes recorded was 74, and the number of invalid votes 4.
I therefore declare ALEXANDER MACKAY a duly elected member of the Marlborough Education Board.

E. S. HYLTON,
Returning Officer.

Education Office,
Blenheim, 19th November, 1912.

Deputy Registrars of Marriages, &c., appointed.

Registrar-General’s Office,
Wellington, 4th December, 1912.

IT is hereby notified that the undermentioned persons have been appointed to be the Deputies of the Registrars of Marriages and of Births and Deaths for the district set respectively opposite their names, viz. :—

Name. District.
ALBERT EDWARD FORDHAM . . Wyndham.
ALEXANDER THOMAS ENNIS . . Malvern.
AUGUSTUS EDWARD BRAITHWAITE . . Carterton.

F. W. MANSFIELD,
Registrar-General.

The Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act, 1908.—Notice of Proposed Cancellation of Registry.

Department of Labour,
Wellington, 4th December, 1912.

NOTICE is hereby given that, pursuant to an application in that behalf made to me by the Auckland Slaughtermen’s Industrial Union of Workers, registered number 587, situated at Auckland, and in exercise of the powers in this behalf conferred upon me by section 21 of the Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act, 1908, it is my intention to cancel the registration of that industrial union after the expiration of six weeks from the date of the publication of this notice in the Gazette, unless in the meantime cause is shown to the contrary.

JOHN LOMAS,
Registrar of Industrial Unions.

The Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act, 1908.—Notice of Proposed Cancellation of Registry.

Department of Labour,
Wellington, 4th December, 1912.

NOTICE is hereby given that, pursuant to an application in that behalf made to me by the Canterbury Slaughtermen’s Industrial Union of Workers, registered number 227, situated at Christchurch, and in exercise of the powers in this behalf conferred upon me by section 21 of the Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act, 1908, it is my intention to cancel the registration of that industrial union after the expiration of six weeks from the date of the publication of this notice in the Gazette, unless in the meantime cause is shown to the contrary.

JOHN LOMAS,
Registrar of Industrial Unions.

Minister’s Decisions under Customs Duties Act.

Department of Trade and Customs, Wellington, 4th December, 1912.

IT is hereby notified for public information that the Hon. the Minister of Customs has decided to interpret the Customs Duties Act in relation to the undermentioned articles as follows :—

NOTE.—“Not otherwise enumerated” appears as n.o.e. ; “other kinds” as o.k. ; “articles and materials suited only for, and to be used solely in, the fabrication of goods in the Dominion” as a. & m.s. Articles marked thus † are revised decisions.

NOTE.—M.O. 997 : “Bicycle motor-engines to include speed-gear . . . . unless actually built into back wheels.” This is a revised decision. See decision on page 118, Tariff Book.

W. B. MONTGOMERY,
Secretary of Customs.

Minister’s Order No. 1028.]