Feb. 27.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 577

Notice under the Shops and Offices Act, 1908, as to Statutory Closing-day in the Combined District of Gisborne and Mangapapa.

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 Gisborne and Mangapapa, as constituted for the purposes of that Act, and comprising the Borough of Gisborne and the Town District of Mangapapa, I, William Herbert Herries, Acting 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 25th day of February, 1919.

W. H. HERRIES,
Acting Minister of Labour.

Appointing Saturday as the Statutory Closing-day in the Separate District of the Otorohanga Town District.

WHEREAS by section 17 of the Shops and Offices Act, 1908, it is enacted that the result of every poll taken in any separate or combined district under the authority of that section shall be notified to the Minister of Labour in the manner therein provided, and the Minister shall thereupon appoint the day determined by the result of such poll as the statutory closing-day for that district :

And whereas the Town Clerk of the Otorohanga Town District has notified to me that the result of the poll taken in the separate district of the Otorohanga Town District is in favour of Saturday as the statutory closing-day in that separate district :

Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers in this behalf conferred on me by the said section 17, I, William Herbert Herries, Acting Minister of Labour, do hereby appoint Saturday as the statutory closing-day in the separate district of the Otorohanga Town District.

Dated at Wellington this 25th day of February, 1919.

W. H. HERRIES,
Acting Minister of Labour.

NOTE.—This notice takes effect from 1st June, 1919, and continues in force until another day is appointed by a similar poll [section 17 (11)].

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 Herbert Herries, Acting Minister of Labour, do hereby appoint as the statutory closing-day for shops in each such district the respective working-days set opposite their respective names in the second column of the Schedule hereto.

SCHEDULE.

First Column. Second Column.
The Boroughs of—

North Island.

Dannevirke .. .. .. .. Wednesday.
Eketahuna .. .. .. .. Thursday.
Featherston .. .. .. ..
Levin .. .. .. .. Wednesday.
Paeroa .. .. .. ..
Te Awamutu .. .. .. ..
Waitara .. .. .. .. Thursday.
Whakatane.. .. .. .. Wednesday.

South Island.

Akaroa .. .. .. .. Thursday.
Arrowtown .. .. .. .. Wednesday.
Bluff .. .. .. ..
Hampden .. .. .. ..
Hokitika .. .. .. ..
Kumara .. .. .. ..
Motueka .. .. .. ..
New Brighton .. .. .. ..
Palmerston .. .. .. ..
Temuka .. .. .. .. Thursday.
Winton .. .. .. .. Wednesday.

First Column. Second Column.
The Town Districts of—

North Island.

Bull’s .. .. .. .. Wednesday.
Castlecliff .. .. .. ..
Halcombe .. .. .. ..
Havelock North .. .. .. ..
Helensville .. .. .. .. Saturday.
Hikurangi .. .. .. .. Thursday.
Huntly .. .. .. .. Wednesday.
Kawakawa .. .. .. .. Thursday.
Leamington .. .. .. .. Wednesday.
Manai’a .. .. .. ..
Manurewa .. .. .. ..
Normanby .. .. .. ..
Norsewood .. .. .. ..
Ohura .. .. .. ..
Onerahi .. .. .. ..
Ormondville .. .. .. ..
Otaki .. .. .. ..
Patutahi .. .. .. .. Thursday.
Raglan .. .. .. .. Wednesday.
Taradale .. .. .. ..
Te Karaka .. .. .. .. Thursday.
Te Puke .. .. .. ..
Waiuku .. .. .. ..

South Island.

Clinton .. .. .. .. Wednesday
Edendale .. .. .. ..
Lumsden .. .. .. ..
Nightcaps .. .. .. ..
Otautau .. .. .. ..

The Road Districts of—

Akaroa-Wainui, Akaroa County .. Thursday.
Albertland North; Rodney County .. Wednesday.
Albertland South, Rodney County .. Saturday.
Anama, Ashburton County .. Thursday.
Ashburton Upper, Ashburton County ..
Balmoral, Bruce County .. Wednesday.
Cambridge, Waikato County ..
Coldstream, Ashburton County .. Thursday.
Dovedale, Waimea County .. Saturday.
Geraldine, Geraldine County .. Thursday.
Huntly, Waikato County .. Wednesday.
Inch-Clutha, Bruce County ..
Kakapuku, Taupo West County ..
Katikati, Tauranga County ..
Kaukapakapa, Waitemata County .. Thursday.
Kaurihohore, Whangarei County ..
Kirikiri roa, Waikato County .. Wednesday.
Komokoriki, Rodney County ..
Le Bon’s Bay, Akaroa County .. Thursday.
Longbeach, Ashburton County ..
Mahurangi Eastern, Rodney County .. Saturday.
Mangaoronga, Taupo West County ..
Mangawa, Otamatea County .. Wednesday.
Mareretu, Otamatea County ..
Marua, Whangarei County .. Thursday.
Matakoehe, Otamatea County .. Wednesday.
Moa, Taranaki County .. Thursday.
Mount Hutt, Ashburton County .. Wednesday.
Mount Peel, Geraldine County .. Thursday.
Mount Roskill, Eden County .. Wednesday.
Mount Somers, Ashburton County .. Thursday.
Mount Stuart, Bruce County .. Wednesday.
Mount Wellington, Eden County ..
Newcastle, Waipa County ..
Okain’s Bay, Akaroa County .. Saturday.
Omaka, Marlborough County .. Wednesday.
One Tree Hill, Eden County ..
Orakei, Eden County ..
Otago Heads, Peninsula County ..
Otonga, Whangarei County .. Thursday.
Pakuranga, Manukau County .. Wednesday.
Panmure Township, Eden County ..
Paparoa, Manukau County ..
Papatoitoi, Manukau County ..
Parawera, Taupo East County ..
Parua, Whangarei County .. Friday.
Pelorus, Marlborough County .. Wednesday.
Peninsula, Peninsula County ..
Pictou, Marlborough County ..
Pigeon Bay, Akaroa County .. Thursday.
Point Chevalier, Eden County .. Wednesday.
Puhci, Rodney County .. Thursday.
Pukeatua, Waitemata County ..
Pukekura, Waipa County .. Wednesday.
Rakai’a South, Ashburton County ..
Rangiaohia, Waipa County ..
Rangitata, Ashburton County ..
Riwaka, Waimea County ..
Roto-o-rangi, Taupo West County ..