Feb. 24.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 579

OFFICES—continued.

TELEPHONE OFFICES AND BUREAUX CLOSED.

Matarawa .. .. .. .. .. Wellington .. .. 8 January, 1916.
Mine Creek .. .. .. .. .. Westport .. .. 14 December, 1915.
Moss Dale .. .. .. .. .. Christchurch .. .. 11 " "
Ohui .. .. .. .. .. Thames .. .. 31 " "
Oriental Bay .. .. .. .. .. Wellington .. .. 7 " "
Purau .. .. .. .. .. Christchurch .. .. 23 " "
Rakopi .. .. .. .. .. Nelson .. .. 17 " "
Te Kuha.. .. .. .. .. Westport .. .. 1 October, "
Vogeltown .. .. .. .. .. Wellington .. .. 16 December, "

TELEPHONE EXCHANGES OPENED.

Matata .. .. .. .. .. Thames .. .. 13 January, 1916.
Portobello .. .. .. .. .. Dunedin .. .. 14 December, 1915.
Waitoa .. .. .. .. .. Auckland .. .. 4 January, 1916.

TELEPHONE OFFICES AND BUREAUX OPENED.

Bald Hill Flat .. .. .. .. .. Dunedin .. .. 15 December, 1915.
Baton .. .. .. .. .. Nelson .. .. 15 " "
Diamond Harbour .. .. .. .. .. Christchurch .. .. 23 " "
Dryden’s Bay .. .. .. .. .. Blenheim .. .. 14 " "
Kaihere .. .. .. .. .. Auckland .. .. 14 " "
Mamaranui .. .. .. .. .. " .. .. 4 January, 1916.
Mowhiti .. .. .. .. .. Dunedin .. .. 11 " "
Ngapeka .. .. .. .. .. Blenheim .. .. 24 December, 1915.
Surrey Hills .. .. .. .. .. Christchurch .. .. 11 January, 1916.
Tawhiti.. .. .. .. .. Dunedin .. .. 15 December, 1915.
Upper Papamoa .. .. .. .. .. Thames .. .. 6 January, 1916.
Waihaha .. .. .. .. .. Auckland .. .. 14 December, 1915.
Waikirikiri .. .. .. .. .. Dunedin .. .. 15 " "

*Bureau opened at telephone-office.

Approval of Fees for the Licensing of Vehicles fixed by By-law.—Waitemata County Council.

Department of Internal Affairs,
Wellington, 16th February, 1916.

IT is hereby notified, in accordance with section 107 of the Counties Act, 1908, that so much of the by-law made by the Waitemata County Council on the 10th December, 1915, as appoints the several sums to be paid to the Waitemata County funds for the licensing of vehicles has this day been approved by His Excellency the Governor.

G. W. RUSSELL,
Minister of Internal Affairs.

Date of Election to fill Extraordinary Vacancy in Hamilton Fire Board by Fire-insurance Companies.

Department of Internal Affairs,
Wellington, 17th February, 1916.

PURSUANT to the Fire Brigades Act, 1908, and the rules made thereunder, I, George Warren Russell, Minister of Internal Affairs, being the Minister charged with the administration of the said Act, do hereby appoint Friday, the 25th day of February, 1916, to be the day for holding an election of one member of the Hamilton Fire Board by the fire-insurance companies concerned, such election being held to fill the extraordinary vacancy caused by the resignation of Mr. Gladwyn Armstrong Wynyard.

G. W. RUSSELL,
Minister of Internal Affairs.

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 18th day of February, 1916.

W. F. MASSEY,
Minister of Labour.

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

NOTICE is hereby given that, in exercise of the powers in this behalf conferred upon me by the Shops and Offices Act, 1908, and in terms of notice in writing duly received by me from the Chairman of the conference of delegates of all the local authorities of the combined district of Petone and Lower Hutt, as constituted for the purposes of that Act, and comprising the Boroughs of Petone and Lower Hutt, I, William Ferguson Massey, Minister of Labour, do hereby appoint Saturday to be the statutory closing-day for shops in the said combined district of Petone and Lower Hutt.

Dated at Wellington this 18th day of February, 1916.

W. F. MASSEY,
Minister of Labour.

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

NOTICE is hereby given that, in exercise of the powers in this behalf conferred upon me by the Shops and Offices Act, 1908, and in terms of notice in writing duly received by me from the Chairman of the conference of delegates of all the local authorities of the combined district of Invercargill, as constituted for the purposes of that Act, and comprising the Boroughs of Invercargill and South Invercargill, I, William Ferguson Massey, Minister of Labour, do hereby appoint Wednesday to be the statutory closing-day for shops in the said combined district of Invercargill.

Dated at Wellington this 18th day of February, 1916.

W. F. MASSEY,
Minister of Labour.

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

WHEREAS the local authorities of the respective separate districts mentioned in the first column of the Schedule hereto have failed to decide what working-day in the week shall be the statutory closing-day for shops in their respective districts :

Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers in this behalf conferred upon me by section 15 of the Shops and Offices Act, 1908, I, William Ferguson Massey, Minister of Labour, do hereby appoint as the statutory closing-day for shops in