annual fee of 20s. No journeyman shall do any such work
unless he shall be first approved of by the Waterworks Turn-
cock, and shall have received from him a certificate of com-
petency, for which he shall pay a fee of 2s. 6d.

28. Every licensed plumber shall forward a monthly return,
    on forms supplied to him, of the work he has done during the
    preceding month, to the office of the Board, and shall not be
    entitled to do any work in connection with the waterworks
    while he makes default in complying herewith.

No person unless duly licensed by the Board shall attach
or alter any service pipe or in any other way interfere with
any pipe, tap, or cock, or any matter or thing connected with
the water-supply.

29. No plumber shall do any work connected with the
    water-supply without giving to the Board at least one clear
    day's notice thereof, and receiving written authority to do
    such work from the officer appointed by the Board.

30. Plumbers shall be responsible for all damage done or
    caused by them in performing any work whatever, either
    through bad workmanship or inferior material.

31. All joints on lead pipes must be properly wiped.
    Plumbing joints and all overflow pipes from cisterns shall
    deliver clear of the roof, and not be connected with any
    downpipe or spout.

32. All work shall be done to the satisfaction and approval
    of the Waterworks Engineer or other officer appointed by
    the Board, and must be passed by him before the water shall
    be turned on at the main.

33. All drawing-cocks used must be of the best quality
    and most approved description, and must be those known
    as "screw-down" high-pressure cocks, and must be en-
    closed in an earthenware or iron box or a tarred wooden box
    (at the discretion of the Board).

34. In addition to the stop-cock at the junction of the main
    in each service, a second stop-cock shall be placed in a strong
    box at and outside of the boundary of the property supplied,
    at the expense of the consumer.

35. In no case will the use of instantaneous closing taps,
    valves, or cocks be permitted. Galvanized-iron piping of an
    approved quality only will be allowed for external services,
    and of the requisite sizes suitable to the requirements of the
    tenements, as shall be determined by the Engineer or other
    officer appointed by the Board.

36. No direct connection shall be made with any steam
    boiler or water-engine except by special consent of the Board,
    nor under any circumstances shall any connection be made
    whereby any water may be conveyed from any pipe to any
    water-closet.

37. No two or more dwellinghouses shall be connected off
    one service.

Repairs.

38. Upon receiving notice from any officer appointed by
    the Board to do so, the person or persons receiving such
    notice shall forthwith repair any service pipe, meter, tap, or
    other fixing used in the supply of water to any premises
    owned or occupied by him or in his charge, care, or control,
    or in which he shall be in any manner interested, and in
    default of so doing shall be liable to have the water cut off.

Waste of Water.

39. No person shall cause or permit or wilfully or neglig-
    ently allow any waste, or permit any unnecessary use of the
    water to take place, either by allowing any cistern or other
    vessel to overflow, or the water to run from any tap, cock,
    valve, pipe, work, or engine, or in any other manner cause or
    permit waste of water.

Wrong or False Information.

40. No person shall give to any officer of the Board false
    information upon any matter pertaining to water-supply.

The above by-laws were made by special order of the
Tamaki West Road Board, the resolution to make the same
having been passed at a special meeting of the said Board
held on the 8th day of August, 1913, and confirmed at a
subsequent meeting thereof on the 12th day of September,
1913.

The common seal of the Inhabitants of the Tamaki West
Road District was hereto set and affixed at a meeting and
by order of the Tamaki West Road Board on the 12th day of
September, 1913, in the presence of—

G. F. CAMPBELL, Chairman.
E. R. PILKINGTON, Member.
JOHN WM. CARR, Clerk.

I hereby certify that the above by-laws were passed by
special order of the Road Board of the Tamaki West Road
District on the 12th day of September, 1913, all the require-
ments of the Road Boards Act, 1908, the Public Health Act,
1908, and the Municipal Corporations Act, 1908, having been
duly complied with.

Dated this 12th day of September, 1913.

JOHN WM. CARR,
Clerk, Tamaki West Road Board.

Authorizing the Laying-off of Jessie Street, in the Town of
Whangarei Extension No. I, of a Width of not less than
66 ft.

Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 2nd October, 1918.

IN pursuance of the power and authority conferred upon
me by section 15 of the Land Act, 1908, I hereby autho-
rize the laying-off of Jessie Street, in the Town of Whangarei
Extension No. 1, Auckland 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 Aboyne Road, in the Town
of Te Awamutu Extension No. 12, of a Width of not less
than 66 ft.

Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 2nd October, 1913.

IN pursuance of the power and authority conferred upon
me by section 15 of the Land Act, 1908, I hereby autho-
rize the laying-off of Aboyne Road, in the Town of Te
Awamutu Extension No. 12, Auckland 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 Gray Street, in the Town of
Otahuhu Extension No. 21, of a Width of not less than
66 ft.

Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 2nd October, 1913.

IN pursuance of the power and authority conferred upon
me by section 15 of the Land Act, 1908, I hereby autho-
rize the laying-off of Gray Street, in the Town of Otahuhu
Extension No. 21, Auckland 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 Aboyne Road, Braemar Road,
Frazer Street, and Young Street, in the Town of Te
Awamutu Extension No. 4, of a Width of not less than
66 ft.

Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington; 2nd October, 1913.

IN pursuance of the power and authority conferred upon
me by section 15 of the Land Act, 1908, I hereby autho-
rize the laying-off of Aboyne Road, Braemar Road, Frazer
Street, and Young Street, in the Town of Te Awamutu
Extension No. 4, Auckland Land District, of a width of not
less than 66 ft. instead of 99 ft.

H. D. BELL,
For Minister of Lands.

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

WHEREAS a requisition in writing, signed by a majority
of the occupiers of all the shops in the Borough of
Roxburgh, has been forwarded to me, desiring that all shops
in the borough shall be closed in the evening of working-days
as follows : Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, 6 p.m.;
Thursday, 1 p.m.; Saturday, 10 p.m.: And whereas the
Roxburgh Borough Council has certified that the signatures
to such requisition represent a majority of the occupiers of
all the shops within the Borough of Roxburgh:

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 October, 1913, all shops in the Borough of Roxburgh shall
be closed in accordance with such requisition,

The statutory half-holiday is on Thursday from 1 p.m.
Dated at Wellington this 8th day of October, 1913.

W. F. MASSEY,
Minister of Labour.