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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 75

Notice fixing the Closing-hours of Chemists’ Shops in the Borough of Wanganui, 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 Borough of Wanganui, has been forwarded to me, desiring that all such shops, save and except the shop established at 55 Guyton Street in the Borough of Wanganui for the sale of medicines and surgical appliances that are urgently needed, be closed in the evenings of working-days as follows: Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Fridays at 6 o’clock p.m.; on Thursdays (the weekly half-holiday) at 1 o’clock p.m.; and on Saturdays at 9.30 o’clock p.m.:

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

And whereas I, William Ferguson Massey, Minister of Labour, am satisfied that all the occupiers of the chemists’ shops in the Borough of Wanganui affected by section 3 of the Shops and Offices Amendment Act, 1915, have been afforded an equal right to share in the profits of the business carried on by such specified shop:

Now, therefore, in pursuance of section 25 of the Shops and Offices Act, 1908, and of section 3 of the Shops and Offices Amendment Act, 1915, I do hereby direct that on and after the 10th day of July, 1916, all chemists’ shops in the Borough of Wanganui except such specified shop shall be closed as follows: On Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, at 6 p.m.; on Saturdays at 9.30 p.m.; and that such specified shop shall be entitled to remain open after the above-mentioned closing-hours for the purpose only of the sale of medicines and surgical appliances that are urgently needed.

The notice gazetted on the 23rd August, 1906, is hereby cancelled.

Dated at Wellington this 6th day of July, 1916.

W. F. MASSEY,
Minister of Labour.

NOTE.—Pursuant to section 3 of the Shops and Offices Amendment Act, 1915, it will not be lawful for any chemist whose shop is situated within two miles of the shop referred to, by the nearest route as determined by the Inspector, to supply any goods after the hours fixed by this notice.

Notice under the War Regulations.

I, ALEXANDER LAWRENCE HERDMAN, His Majesty’s Attorney-General for the Dominion of New Zealand, do hereby, in pursuance of the authority conferred on me by clause 1, subclause (4), of the War Regulations made on the 2nd day of May, 1916, under the War Regulations Act, 1914, extend the provisions of that clause (prohibiting any alien enemy from being engaged in foreign trade) to Eberhard Focke, carrying on business as a merchant at Wellington under the style of Castendyk and Focke, the said Eberhard Focke being an alien enemy within the meaning of the War Regulations; and I do hereby declare that this notice shall take effect on the 10th day of July, 1916.

Dated this 5th day of July, 1916.

A. L. HERDMAN,
Attorney-General.

Prohibition of Money-order and Postal Correspondence for Mrs. Towler, Dunedin.

THE Postmaster-General of the Dominion of New Zealand having reasonable ground for supposing that the person whose name and addresses are shown in the Schedule hereunder is engaged in advertising the treatment of diseases of the sexual organs, it is hereby ordered, under section 28 of the Post and Telegraph Act, 1908, that no money-order in favour of the said person shall be issued, and that no postal packet addressed to the said person (either by her own or any fictitious or assumed name), or addressed to any of the addresses in the Schedule hereunder without a name, shall be registered, forwarded, or delivered by the Post Office of New Zealand.

SCHEDULE.

MRS. TOWLER, 14 Royal Arcade, Dunedin; 32 Ferguson Street, Anderson Bay; and No. 12 Sunshine, Anderson Bay.

Dated this 4th day of July, 1916.

J. G. WARD,
Postmaster-General.

Amending Notices under the War Regulations Act, 1914, prohibiting Correspondence.

WHEREAS by notices under my hand dated the 14th day of December, 1915, and the 4th day of February, 1916, respectively, and published in the New Zealand Gazette of the 16th day of December and the 10th day of February then instant, I did order that no postal packet or telegram addressed to or intended for any of the persons, firms, or companies named in the Schedules thereto should be forwarded or delivered by the Post Office or transmitted by telegraph:

And whereas it is now considered advisable to remove from the said Schedules the names of the persons, firms, or companies set out in the Schedule hereto:

Now, therefore, I, Joseph George Ward, the Postmaster-General of New Zealand, do hereby, in pursuance of clause 3 of the regulations made on the 17th day of December, 1914, under the War Regulations Act, 1914, revoke the said notices of the 14th day of December, 1915, and the 4th day of February, 1916, in so far as they relate to the persons, firms, or companies described in the Schedule hereto.

Dated at Wellington this 21st day of June, 1916.

SCHEDULE.

ASADA SHOKAI, Japan.
KATO GOMEI KAISHA, Japan.
KATO AND COMPANY, Japan.
KUBOTA EXPORTING COMPANY, Japan.
TANAKA (T. GODA), Japan.
TOYO BUSSAN EXPORT COMPANY, Japan.

J. G. WARD,
Postmaster-General.

Officiating Ministers for 1916.—Notice No. 21.

Registrar-General’s Office,
Wellington, 5th July, 1916.

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.
Adjutant HENRY TATTON.

Church of the Seven Rules of Jehovah.
The Reverend TARORE HUAKAIWAKA.
REIRI H. MARAETI.
NGAIRO HONEHIMU.

W. W. COOK,
Deputy Registrar-General.

Conscience-money received.

The Treasury,
Wellington, 29th June, 1916.

THE Minister of Finance directs me to acknowledge the receipt of the sum of 5s., forwarded to the Railway Department, Whangarei, by some person unknown, as conscience-money to the New Zealand Government.

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

Applications invited for the Position of Vineyard Overseer, Department of Agriculture, Industries, and Commerce, Arataki Horticultural Station.

Office of Public Service Commissioner,
Wellington, 27th June, 1916.

APPLICATIONS will be received by the undersigned up till noon on the 28th July, 1916, for the position of Vineyard Overseer, Department of Agriculture, Industries, and Commerce, Arataki Horticultural Station.

2. Applications (to be made on P.S.C. Form 17A, obtainable at principal post-offices) must be addressed to the Secretary to the Public Service Commissioner, Wellington, and must embrace a statement of education and experience, particulars of age, &c.

3. Applicants must be not more than forty years of age.

4. Applicants must have an expert knowledge of pruning and grafting the vine, and a general knowledge of grape culture, including varieties, cultivation, diseases, and their control.

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

The position will be graded in the General Division. Salary £160, maximum £175, per annum.

P. VERSCHAFFELT,
Secretary.