MAR. 28.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 923
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 on and after the 28th day
of March, 1918, all grocers' shops within the Borough of
Hamilton shall be closed accordingly.
Dated at Wellington this 25th day of March, 1918.
W. F. MASSEY,
Minister of Labour.
Notice of Intention to take Land in Block XI, Waipakura
Survey District, for Road Purposes.
NOTICE is hereby given that it is proposed, under the
provisions of the Public Works Act, 1908, to execute
a certain public work—to wit, the construction of a road in
Block XI, Waipakura Survey District—and for the purposes
of such public work the land described in the Schedule
hereto is required to be taken. And notice is hereby
further given that the plan of the land so required to be
taken is deposited in the post-office at Makirikiri, and is
there open for inspection; and that all persons affected by
the execution of the said public work or by the taking of the
said land should, if they have any well-grounded objections
to the execution of the said public work or to the taking of
such land, set forth the same in writing, and send such
writing, within forty days from the first publication of this
notice, to the Minister of Public Works at Wellington.
SCHEDULE.
APPROXIMATE areas of the pieces of land required to be
taken :-
A. R. P.
1 0 6.4, portion of Pukekowhai No. 2 ; coloured purple.
3 2 28 ,, ,, blue.
0 0 1.4 ,, ,, blue.
0 3 10.5 ,, ,, blue.
1 2 11.9, portion of Pukekowhai No. 3 ,, pink.
Situated in Block XI, Waipakura Survey District.
In the Wellington Land District; as the same are more
particularly delineated on the plan marked P.W.D. 39645,
deposited in the office of the Minister of Public Works
at Wellington, in the Wellington Land District, and thereon
coloured as above mentioned.
As witness my hand, at Wellington, this 26th day of
March, 1918.
W. FRASER.
Minister of Public Works.
Public Service Stores Tender Board.
Wellington, 25th March, 1918.
THE following list of successful and unsuccessful tenders
is published for general information.
J. ORCHISTON,
Chairman.
700 BELLS, EXTENSION, 1,000 OHMS.
Accepted.
Richardson, McCabe, and Co. (Limited), Wel-
lington .. .. .. .. £ s. d.
473 4 7
Declined.
A. D. Riley and Co. (Limited), Wellington .. 455 0 0
200 SATCHELS, TELEGRAPH MESSENGERS'.
Accepted.
W. J. Heape, Auckland .. .. .. 75 0 0
Declined.
W. Wiggins (Limited), Wellington .. .. 80 0 0
F. G. Reid, Petone .. .. .. 90 0 0
J. Wiseman and Sons (Limited), Auckland .. 120 0 0
288 SATCHELS, LETTER-CARRIERS'.
Accepted.
W. J. Heape, Auckland .. .. .. 374 8 0
Declined.
W. Wiggins (Limited), Wellington .. .. 468 0 0
F. G. Reid, Petone .. .. .. 504 0 0
J. Wiseman and Sons (Limited), Auckland .. 532 16 0
10,000 REAMS PAPER, MANIFOLD, 9½ IN. BY 8 IN.
Accepted.
Alex. Cowan and Sons (Limited), Wellington 916 13 4
Declined.
Coulls, Culling, and Co. (Limited), Wellington 1,000 0 0
W. J. Seater and Co., Wellington .. .. 1,125 0 0
1,052 1 8
Richardson, McCabe, and Co. (Limited), Wel-
lington .. .. .. .. 1,161 9 2
1,500,000 ENVELOPES, SAVINGS-BANK ACKNOWLEDGMENT.
Accepted.
Richardson, McCabe, and Co. (Limited), Wel-
lington .. .. .. .. 671 17 6
Declined.
W. J. Seater and Co., Wellington .. .. 793 15 0
A. D. Riley and Co. (Limited), Wellington .. 525 0 0*

• 700,000 only.
  100 SOUNDERS, POST-OFFICE PATTERN.
  Accepted.
  P. R. Baillie and Co., Wellington .. .. 237 1 8
  2,500 PLUGS, METALLIC CIRCUIT.
  Declined.
  A. D. Riley and Co. (Limited), Wellington .. 265 12 6
  Richardson, McCabe, and Co. (Limited), Wel-
  lington .. .. .. .. 540 7 4
  500 CORDS, MOUNTED, 6-CONDUCTOR.
  Accepted.
  P. R. Baillie and Co., Wellington .. .. 89 11 8
  Declined.
  Richardson, McCabe, and Co. (Limited), Wel-
  lington .. .. .. .. 97 18 4
  3,500 DIAPHRAGMS, METAL.
  Accepted.
  A. D. Riley and Co. (Limited), Wellington .. 24 18 9
  Declined.
  Richardson, McCabe, and Co. (Limited), Wel-
  lington .. .. .. .. 25 13 4
  2,000 PLUGS, SWITCHBOARD.
  Accepted.
  A. D. Riley and Co. (Limited), Wellington .. 275 0 0
  Declined.
  Richardson, McCabe, and Co. (Limited), Wel-
  lington .. .. .. .. 647 18 4
  3,000,000 LEAD SEALS, ⅝ IN., Disc.
  Declined.
  James Carter, Christchurch .. .. 1,213 16 0
  F. W. Markmann, Wellington .. .. 1,268 15 0
  Canterbury Engineering Company (Limited),
  Christchurch .. .. .. .. 1,332 15 0
  R. W. Cameron and Co., Wellington .. 1,562 10 0
  L. Berlyn, Auckland .. .. .. 1,662 10 0
  W. J. Seater and Co., Wellington .. .. 2,400 0 0
  Richardson, McCabe, and Co. (Limited), Wel-
  lington .. .. .. .. 3,034 7 6
  10,000 GALVANIZED TELEGRAPH-ARM COMBINERS.
  Accepted.
  P. and D. Duncan (Limited), Christchurch .. 291 13 4
  Declined.
  F. W. Markmann, Wellington .. .. 312 10 0
  Ross, Jury, and McWhannell, Wellington .. 312 10 0
  Booth, Macdonald, and Co. (Limited), Christ-
  church .. .. .. .. 335 17 6
  James Mann and Co., Dunedin .. .. 400 0 0
  4,000 IRONBARK BLOCKS.
  Accepted.
  C. and A. Odlin Timber and Hardware Com-
  pany (Limited), Wellington .. .. 1,450 0 0
  Declined.
  Samuel Brown (Limited), Wellington .. 1,556 5 0
  J. A. Redpath and Sons (Limited), Christ-
  church .. .. .. .. 1,725 0 0
  Millars' West Australian Hardwoods Company
  (Limited), Wellington .. .. .. 1,800 0 0
  P. R. Baillie and Co., Wellington .. .. 2,158 6 8
  J. W. Wallace and Co., Wellington .. 2,162 10 0
  Bruce Railway and Coal Company, Dunedin 2,535 15 0