Feb. 25.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 687

Notice as to Statutory Closing-day under the Shops and Offices Act, 1908.

WHEREAS the local authorities of the Borough of Gisborne and the Town District of Mangapapa, comprising the combined district of Gisborne and Mangapapa, have failed to decide what working-day in the week shall be the statutory closing-day for shops in their district :

Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers in that behalf conferred upon me by section 15 of the Shops and Offices Act, 1908, I, William Ferguson Massey, Minister of Labour, do hereby appoint Thursday to be the statutory closing-day for shops in the said combined district of Gisborne and Mangapapa.

Dated at Wellington this 22nd day of February, 1915.

W. F. MASSEY,
Minister of Labour.

The Shops and Offices Act, 1908.—Notice specifying Combined District of Gisborne and Mangapapa.

PURSUANT to the provisions of section 10 of the Shops and Offices Act, 1908, I, William Ferguson Massey, Minister of Labour, do hereby specify that the combined district of Gisborne and Mangapapa comprises the Borough of Gisborne and the Town District of Mangapapa.

Dated at Wellington this 22nd day of February, 1915.

W. F. MASSEY,
Minister of Labour.

Varied Notice (No. 3) fixing the Closing-hours of Chemists 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 chemists’ 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: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday, 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 8 p.m.; Saturday, 9.30 p.m., except (1) on the six working-days preceding Christmas Day, when the closing-hour shall be 8 p.m. on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, and 9.30 p.m. on Saturday, subject to the closing at not later than 1 o’clock p.m. for the statutory half-holiday; (2) on Christmas and New Year’s Eves, when the closing-hour shall be 11 p.m.; and (3) during Winter Show-week, when the closing-hour shall be 8 p.m. on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, and 9.30 on Saturday, subject to the closing at not later than 1 o’clock p.m. for the statutory half-holiday :

And whereas the Dunedin City Council has certified that the signatures to such requisition represent a majority of the occupiers of all the shops within the City of Dunedin engaged in the trade of chemists.

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 1st day of March, 1915, all chemists’ shops within the City of Dunedin shall be closed in accordance with such requisition; provided, however, that on the statutory half-holiday chemists’ shops may reopen from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. only for the supply of medicines and surgical appliances.

The notice gazetted on the 6th day of August, 1914, fixing the closing-hours of all such shops in the city is hereby varied accordingly.

Dated at Wellington this 22nd day of February, 1915.

W. F. MASSEY,
Minister of Labour.

Notice as to Statutory Closing-days under the Shops and Offices Act, 1908.

WHEREAS the Mayors or Chairmen, as the case may be, of the local authorities of the respective separate districts mentioned in the first column of the Schedule hereto have duly notified me that the days decided on as the statutory closing-days in their respective districts, pursuant to the provisions of the Shops and Offices Act, 1908, are the days set opposite their respective names in the second column of the said Schedule :

Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers in this behalf conferred upon me by the said Act, I, William Ferguson Massey, Minister of Labour, do hereby appoint that the said respective days shall be the statutory closing-days for shops in the said respective separate districts.

SCHEDULE.

First Column. Second Column.

The Boroughs of—

North Island.

Cambridge .. .. .. Wednesday.
Carterton .. .. .. Thursday.
Eltham .. .. .. "
Foxton .. .. .. Wednesday.
Greytown .. .. .. Thursday.
Inglewood .. .. .. "
Marton .. .. .. Wednesday.
Opotiki .. .. .. "
Otahuhu .. .. .. Saturday.
Pahiatua .. .. .. Wednesday.
Patea .. .. .. "
Pukekohe .. .. .. Saturday.
Stratford .. .. .. Thursday.
Taumarunui .. .. .. Wednesday.
Tauranga .. .. .. Thursday.
Te Aroha .. .. .. Wednesday.
Thames .. .. .. Thursday.
Waihi .. .. .. Wednesday.
Waipawa .. .. .. "
Woodville .. .. .. "

South Island.

Akaroa .. .. .. Thursday.
Alexandra .. .. .. "
Balclutha .. .. .. Wednesday.
Blenheim .. .. .. "
Brunner .. .. .. "
Cromwell .. .. .. "
Gore .. .. .. "
Greymouth .. .. .. "
Kaiapoi .. .. .. Thursday.
Kumara .. .. .. Wednesday.
Lawrence .. .. .. "
Mataura .. .. .. "
Naseby .. .. .. Thursday.
New Brighton .. .. .. Wednesday.
Palmerston .. .. .. "
Queenstown .. .. .. "
Rangiora .. .. .. Thursday.
Riverton .. .. .. Wednesday.
Ross .. .. .. "
Roxburgh .. .. .. Thursday.
Sumner .. .. .. Wednesday.
Tapanui .. .. .. "
Temuka .. .. .. Thursday.
Waikouaiti .. .. .. Wednesday.
Waimate .. .. .. Thursday.

The Town Districts of—

North Island.

Ellerslie .. .. .. Saturday.
Helensville .. .. .. "
Hikurangi .. .. .. Thursday.
Kaponga .. .. .. "
Opunake .. .. .. Wednesday.
Otane .. .. .. "
Raetihi .. .. .. Thursday.
Raglan .. .. .. Wednesday.
Rangataua .. .. .. Thursday.
Rongotea .. .. .. Wednesday.
Warkworth .. .. .. Saturday.
Waverley .. .. .. "

South Island.

Amberley .. .. .. Saturday.
Otautau .. .. .. Wednesday.
Outram .. .. .. Saturday.
Pleasant Point .. .. .. Thursday.
Wyndham .. .. .. Wednesday.

The Road District of—
Parihaka, Egmont County .. .. Wednesday.

The Counties of—

North Island.

Bay of Islands .. .. .. Thursday.
Coromandel .. .. .. Wednesday.
Egmont .. .. .. "
Eltham .. .. .. Thursday.
Hawera .. .. .. Wednesday.
Hobson .. .. .. "
Hutt .. .. .. "
Kairanga .. .. .. "
Otamatea .. .. .. Saturday.
Patea .. .. .. Wednesday.
Rangitikei .. .. .. "
Rodney .. .. .. "
Waimarino .. .. .. Thursday.
Whangarei .. .. .. "
Whangaroa .. .. .. Wednesday.