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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
No. 109

Notice fixing the Closing-hours of Retail Grocers’ 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 retail grocers’ 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: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, 7 p.m., and Friday, 10 p.m.; 11 p.m. on Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve:

And whereas the Wellington City Council has certified that the signatures to such requisition represent a majority of the occupiers of all the retail grocers’ shops 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 20th day of September, 1915, all retail grocers’ shops in the City of Wellington shall be closed in accordance with such requisition.

Dated at Wellington this 13th day of September, 1915.

W. F. MASSEY,
Minister of Labour.

Notice fixing the Closing-hours of Butchers’ Shops in the City of Dunedin, under the Shops and Offices Act.

WHEREAS a requisition in writing, signed by a majority of the occupiers of all the butchers’ shops in the City of Dunedin, has been forwarded to me, desiring that all such shops within the city shall be closed in the evening of working-days as follows: Subject to the closing at not later than 1 p.m. for the statutory weekly half-holiday under sections 11 and 18 (b), Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, 5.30 p.m.; Saturdays, 6 p.m.: Provided that (1) in the case of any shopkeeper whose shop is closed on Saturday for the statutory half-holiday the hour of closing on the preceding day (Friday) shall be 9 p.m., and (2) on the day immediately preceding any day which is generally observed as a public holiday in the city the closing-hour shall be 6 p.m.; excepting that on Christmas Eve, New Year’s Eve, and the Thursday before Good Friday the closing-hour shall be 9 p.m.:

And whereas the Dunedin City Council has certified that the signatures to such requisition represent a majority of the occupiers of all the butchers’ shops within the City of Dunedin:

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 20th day of September, 1915, all butchers’ shops in the City of Dunedin shall be closed in accordance with such requisition.

Dated at Wellington this 13th day of September, 1915.

W. F. MASSEY,
Minister of Labour.

Notice fixing the Closing-hours of Butchers’ Shops in the Borough of Mornington, under the Shops and Offices Act.

WHEREAS a requisition in writing, signed by a majority of the occupiers of all the butchers’ shops in the Borough of Mornington, has been forwarded to me, desiring that all such shops within the borough shall be closed in the evening of working-days as follows: Subject to the closing at not later than 1 p.m. for the statutory weekly half-holiday under sections 11 and 18 (b), Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, 5.30 p.m.; Saturdays, 6 p.m.: Provided that (1) in the case of any shopkeeper whose shop is closed on Saturday for the statutory half-holiday the hour of closing on the preceding day (Friday) shall be 9 p.m., and (2) on the day immediately preceding any day which is generally observed as a public holiday in the borough the closing-hour shall be 6 p.m.; excepting that on Christmas Eve, New Year’s Eve, and the Thursday before Good Friday the closing-hour shall be 9 p.m.:

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

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 20th day of September, 1915, all butchers’ shops in the Borough of Mornington shall be closed in accordance with such requisition.

Dated at Wellington this 13th day of September, 1915.

W. F. MASSEY,
Minister of Labour.

Result of Election of Trustee of Drainage District.

Department of Internal Affairs,
Wellington, 10th September, 1915.

THE following result of the election of a trustee of a Drainage District has been received from the Returning Officer, and is published in accordance with the provisions of the Land Drainage Act, 1908.

J. HISLOP,
Under-Secretary.

Akaaka Drainage District, County of Manukau—
Frederick John Bregman.

Conscience-money received.

The Treasury,
Wellington, 15th September, 1915.

THE Minister of Finance directs me to acknowledge the receipt of a five-pound note forwarded to the Collector of Customs, Christchurch, by some person unknown, as conscience-money to the New Zealand Government.

G. F. C. CAMPBELL,
Secretary to the Treasury.

Officiating Ministers for 1915.—Notice No. 30.

Registrar General’s Office,
Wellington, 14th September, 1915.

PURSUANT to the provisions of the Marriage Act, 1908, the following names of Officiating Ministers within the meaning of the said Act are published for general information:—

Salvation Army.
Captain NORMAN BROWN.
Adjutant HENRY CHARLES COOK.
Captain SAMUEL SWANTON GREEN.
Captain OSWALD EDGAR RANSOM.

Sydenham Gospel Mission.
DAVID R. LANYON.

F. W. MANSFIELD,
Registrar-General

Alterations to the Scale of Fares, Rates, and Charges in Force upon the New Zealand Government Railways.

IN pursuance of all powers and authorities enabling me under the Government Railways Act, 1908, and its amendments, I, William Herbert Herries, Minister of Railways, do hereby make the following alterations in the scale of fares, rates, and charges in force on the New Zealand Government railways open for traffic, such alterations to come into force on and after the 19th day of September, 1915.

PART I.—PASSENGERS.
GENERAL FARES AND REGULATIONS.

CANCEL— Holiday Excursion Tickets.

12. After public notification in each case, return excursion tickets may be issued on the New Zealand Government railways on such holidays and special occasions, and available for return for such period, as may be arranged for by the Department

Fares:—
First class .. 2d. per mile; minimum charge, 4s.
Second class .. 1d. ,, ,, 2s.

The mileage will be counted one way only.

Tickets at the above rates will only be issued at the option of the Railway Department.

The journey must be commenced on the date that ticket is taken out, and completed on or before the date on which the ticket expires, and may be broken at any station where the train is timed to stop after travelling 25 miles from the original starting-station, provided the specified time for which the tickets are available is not exceeded.

Holiday excursion tickets may be issued to jockeys and trainers travelling in charge of racehorses en route to race meetings, and to exhibitors or attendants in charge of exhibits en route to shows, one week earlier than the dates upon