JUNE 26.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1999

any other day than Friday, the late night to be observed on
the working-day immediately preceding Christmas or New
Year's Day; also that the Thursday preceding Good Friday
shall be the late night. The foregoing to be subject to the
provision of section 19 of the Shops and Offices Act with
respect to the special days mentioned therein, and which
provides for the substitution of such special days for the
statutory half-holiday :

And whereas the Christchurch City Council has certified
that the signatures to such requisition represent a majority
of the occupiers of all such shops within the City of Christ-
church :

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 30th day
of June, 1913, all such shops in the City of Christchurch shall
be closed in accordance with such requisition.

The statutory half-holiday is on Saturday from 1 p.m.

The notice gazetted on 1st March, 1906, fixing the closing-
hours of motor-car, motor-cycle, and cycle shops is hereby
varied accordingly.

Dated at Wellington this 25th day of June, 1913.

W. F. MASSEY,
Minister of Labour.

Notice to the Public Trustee.—The Industrial Schools Act,
1908.

Education Department,
Wellington, 20th June, 1913.

WHEREAS William Frederick John Smith is at present
an inmate of the Boys' Industrial School, Stoke, a
school established under the Industrial Schools Act, 1908 :
And whereas such inmate is entitled to certain moneys ; And
whereas it appears expedient to issue the directions herein-
after set forth :

Now, I, James Allen, Minister of Education, in exercise of
the powers conferred by section 38 of the Industrial Schools
Act, 1908, do hereby direct the Public Trustee to take pos-
session of all such moneys and apply the same for the benefit
of such inmate, in accordance with the provisions of the
last-mentioned Act.

J. ALLEN,
Minister of Education.

Tenders.

Public Works Department,
Wellington, 23rd June, 1913.

THE following list of successful and unsuccessful tenders
is published for general information.

W. FRASER,
Minister of Public Works.

KIRIOKE NATIVE SCHOOL.
Accepted. £ s. d.
Cook and Son, W., Waimate North . . . 1,149 0 0

NGAWHA NATIVE SCHOOL.
Accepted.
Cook and Son, W., Waimate North . . . 1,047 0 0

Prohibition of Money-order and Postal Correspondence for
the Victorian College of Sciences, Geelong, Victoria.

THE Postmaster-General of the Dominion of New Zea-
land having reasonable ground for supposing that
the institution whose name and address are shown in the
Schedule hereunder is engaged in a fraudulent undertaking,
it is hereby ordered, under section 28 of the Post and Tele-
graph Act, 1908, that no money-order in favour of the said
institution shall be issued, and that no postal packet ad-
dressed to the said institution, or to the manager, secretary,
or other officer thereof, shall be either registered or for-
warded by the Post Office of New Zealand.

SCHEDULE.

VICTORIAN COLLEGE OF SCIENCES, Geelong, Victoria.

Dated this 24th day of June, 1913.

R. HEATON RHODES,
Postmaster-General.

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

Department of Labour,
Wellington, 25th June, 1913.

NOTICE is hereby given that, pursuant to and in exercise
of the powers in this behalf conferred upon me by
section 22 of the Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act,
1908, the registrations of the industrial association and
unions mentioned in the Schedule below will, unless cause
to the contrary is shown, be cancelled at the expiration of
six weeks from the date hereof.

JOHN LOMAS,
Registrar of Industrial Unions.

SCHEDULE.

The Trades and Labour Council of Auckland Industrial
Association of Workers, registered No. 127, situated at
Auckland.

The Wairarapa Master Bakers' Industrial Union of Em-
plovers, registered No. 651, situated at Masterton.

The Canterbury Saddlers' Industrial Union of Employers,
registered No. 421, situated at Christchurch.

The Canterbury Wool-classers' Industrial Union of Workers,
registered No. 765, situated at Timaru.

The Gore Branch of the Amalgamated Society of Carpen-
ters and Joiners' Industrial Union of Workers, registered
No. 826, situated at Gore.

Officiating Ministers for 1913.—Notice No. 24.

Registrar-General's Office,
Wellington, 23rd June, 1913.

PURSUANT to the provisions of an Act of the General
Assembly of New Zealand passed in the eighth year
of the reign of His late Majesty King Edward VII, and
intituled the Marriage Act, 1908, the following names of
Officiating Ministers within the meaning of the said Act
are published for general information :—

Presbyterian Church of New Zealand.
Mr. JOHN CAWLEY.

Baptists.
The Reverend I. G. HUGHES.

Progressive Association of Spiritualists, Auckland.
Mr. PETER SORENSON.

F. W. MANSFIELD,
Registrar-General.

Applications invited for the Position of Deputy Registrar of
Patents, Wellington.

Office of Public Service Commissioner,
Wellington, 25th June, 1913.

1. APPLICATIONS, to be made on forms obtainable at
   this office, will be received up till noon on 12th
   July, 1913, from officers of the Public Service, for the posi-
   tion of Deputy Registrar of Patents, Wellington.

2. Applications must be forwarded through the Head of
   the Department, addressed to the Secretary to the Public
   Service Commissioner, Wellington, and marked “Application
   for Position of Deputy Registrar of Patents, Wellington.”

3. Applications must embrace a statement of education and
   experience, particulars of age, &c.

4. The qualifications essential for the position are—
   (a.) A thorough training in clerical work.
   (b.) A capacity for controlling and directing the work of
   others.
   (c.) Some knowledge of mechanics, chemistry, and more
   particularly electricity, a general acquaintance with
   a wide range of subjects being more useful than a
   special knowledge of any one.
   (d.) Some acquaintance with the law and practice regard-
   ing patents, trade-marks, and copyright.

5. The appointment will be subject to the provisions of
   the Public Service Act, 1912.

6. Position will be graded in Class V (Clerical Division).

A. J. H. BENGE,
Secretary.