JAN. 9.]

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

Authorizing the Laying-off of Black Rock Road, in the Town
of Newlands, of a Width of not less than 66 ft.

Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 8th January, 1913.

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 Black Rock Road, in the Town of New-
lands, Wellington Land District, of a width of not less than
66 ft. instead of 99 ft.

W. F. MASSEY,
Minister of Lands.

Authorizing the Laying-off of Park Avenue, in the Town of
Birkenhead Extension No. 3, of a Width of not less than
66 ft.

Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 8th January, 1913.

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 Park Avenue, in the Town of Birkenhead
Extension No. 3, Auckland Land District, of a width of not
less than 66 ft. instead of 99 ft.

W. F. MASSEY,
Minister of Lands.

Authorizing the Laying-off of Hemi Street, in the Town of
Hastings Extension No. 6, of a Width of not less than 66 ft.

Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 8th January, 1913.

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 Hemi Street, in the Town of Hastings
Extension No. 6, Hawke's Bay Land District, of a width of
not less than 66 ft. instead of 99 ft.

W. F. MASSEY,
Minister of Lands

Authorizing the Laying-off of Francis Road, in the Town of
Greenmeadows Extension No. 2, of a Width of not less than
66 ft.

Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 8th January, 1913.

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 Francis Road, in the Town of Green-
meadows Extension No. 2, Hawke's Bay Land District, of
a width of not less than 66 ft. instead of 99 ft.

W. F. MASSEY,
Minister of Lands.

Authorizing the Laying-off of Royal Terrace, Macandrew,
Dickson, and Princes Streets, in the Town of Wharfdale,
of a Width of not less than 66 ft.

Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 8th January, 1913.

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 Royal Terrace, Macandrew, Dickson,
and Princes Streets, in the Town of Wharfdale, Otago Land
District, of a width of not less than 66 ft. instead of 99 ft.

W. F. MASSEY,
Minister of Lands.

Authorizing the Laying-off of Cochrane, Chalmers, and Mc-
Donald Streets, in the Town of Elgen Extension No. 2, of a
Width of not less than 66 ft.

Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 8th January, 1913.

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 Cochrane, Chalmers, and McDonald
Streets, in the Town of Elgen Extension No. 2, Hawke's Bay
Land District, of a width of not less than 66 ft. instead of
99 ft.

W. F. MASSEY,
Minister of Lands.

Meetings of Hawke's Bay Land Board.

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

His Excellency the Governor has, in pursuance of section 48 (a) of the Land Act, 1908, approved of meetings of the Hawke's Bay Land Board being held during the year 1913 at the District Lands and Survey Office, Napier, at 10 o'clock a.m., on Friday, 10th January, 14th February, 14th March, 11th April, 9th May, 13th June, 11th July, 8th August, 12th September, 10th October, 14th November, and 12th December; and at the local Lands and Survey Office, Gisborne, on Monday, 13th January, 14th April, 14th July, and 13th October.

W. F. MASSEY,
Minister of Lands.

Varied Notice fixing Closing-hours of Hairdressers' and Tobac-
conists' Shops in the Borough of Ashburton under the Shops and Offices Act.

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 Ashburton, has been forwarded to me, desiring that all such shops within the borough shall be closed in the evening of working-days as follows : Five nights in the week at 6 p.m., and 1 p.m. on Thursday, and 10.30 p.m. on Saturday: And whereas the Ashburton 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 Ashburton: 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 13th day of January, 1913, all such shops in the Borough of Ashburton shall be closed at 1 p.m. on Thursday, 10.30 p.m. on Saturday, and 6 p.m. on the other working-days of the week. The notice gazetted on the 28th day of September, 1911, fixing the closing-hours of all such shops in the borough, is hereby varied accordingly. Dated at Wellington this 8th day of January, 1913.

W. F. MASSEY,
Minister of Labour.

Subsidies to Public Libraries.

Education Department, Wellington, 14th October, 1912.

NOTICE is hereby given that the sum of £4,000 has been voted by Parliament for distribution to public libraries. The distribution will take place on the 3rd February, 1913, and no claim will be entitled to consideration that shall not have been sent in in due form and received by the Secretary for Education, Wellington, on or before the 25th January, 1913.

1. A library to be entitled to a subsidy must be public in the sense of belonging to the public, and of not being under the control of an association, society, or club whose membership is composed of a section of the community only, and if within a borough it must be open to the public free of charge. The receipts for the year from subscriptions and donations must not have been less than £2, exclusive of moneys received from endowments, or from Government, or from Borough or County Councils, or for special building purposes, or as rent, hire, or consideration for the use of any room, or building, or land belonging to the institution, in respect of none of which will subsidy be allowed. The net proceeds of concerts, lectures, or other entertainments on behalf of the current expenses of the library will be regarded as voluntary contributions. A subsidy will not be given to more than one library in the same town.

2. In the division of the vote a nominal addition of £25 will be made to the amount of the income of each library derived from subscriptions, donations, and rates, and the vote will be divided according to the amounts thus augmented; but no library will receive credit for a larger income than £75—that is, in no case will the augmented amount on which distribution is based exceed £100.

3. The whole of the subsidy must be expended without delay in the purchase of books for the library.

4. Application to share in the distribution must be by means of a statutory declaration by the Chairman, or Secretary, or Treasurer of the institution on behalf of which it is made, and must be accompanied by a statement of the receipts and expenditure of the institution for the