Feb. 23.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 529

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, George James Anderson, 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.

Eastbourne .. .. .. .. Wednesday.
Foxton .. .. .. .. "
Morrinsville .. .. .. .. Saturday.
Ngaruawahia .. .. .. .. "
Ohakune .. .. .. .. Thursday.
Paeroa .. .. .. .. Saturday.
Pahiatua .. .. .. .. Wednesday.
Patea .. .. .. .. "
Raetihi .. .. .. .. Thursday.
Rotorua .. .. .. .. Saturday.
Shannon .. .. .. .. Wednesday.
Taihape .. .. .. .. Thursday.
Te Awamutu .. .. .. .. Saturday.
Thames .. .. .. .. "
Waihi .. .. .. .. "
Waipawa .. .. .. .. Wednesday.
Whakatane .. .. .. .. "
Woodville .. .. .. .. "

South Island.

Alexandra .. .. .. .. Saturday.
Balclutha .. .. .. .. "
Bluff .. .. .. .. "
Cromwell .. .. .. .. "
Geraldine .. .. .. .. Thursday.
Gore .. .. .. .. Wednesday.
Kaiapoi .. .. .. .. Thursday.
Kumara .. .. .. .. Wednesday.
Lawrence .. .. .. .. "
Mataura .. .. .. .. "
Motueka .. .. .. .. Saturday.
Naseby .. .. .. .. Thursday.
New Brighton .. .. .. .. Wednesday.
Queenstown .. .. .. .. "
Richmond .. .. .. .. Saturday.
Ross .. .. .. .. Wednesday.
Roxburgh .. .. .. .. Thursday.
Sumner .. .. .. .. Wednesday.
Tapanui .. .. .. .. "
Temuka .. .. .. .. Thursday.
Waikouaiti .. .. .. .. Wednesday.
Waimate .. .. .. .. Thursday.
Winton .. .. .. .. Wednesday.

The Town Districts of—
North Island.

Bull's .. .. .. .. Wednesday.
Hikurangi .. .. .. .. Thursday.
Hunterville .. .. .. .. Wednesday.
Huntly .. .. .. .. Saturday.
Kaikohe .. .. .. .. Wednesday.
Kaponga .. .. .. .. Thursday.
Kawakawa .. .. .. .. Wednesday.
Kawhia .. .. .. .. Thursday.
Manai'a .. .. .. .. Wednesday.
Matamata .. .. .. .. Saturday.
Mercer .. .. .. .. Wednesday.
Ohaupo .. .. .. .. Saturday.
Ohura .. .. .. .. "
Onerahi .. .. .. .. Wednesday.
Opunake .. .. .. .. "
Otane .. .. .. .. Saturday.
Raglan .. .. .. .. Wednesday.
Rangataua .. .. .. .. Thursday.
Rongotea .. .. .. .. Wednesday.
Te Puke .. .. .. .. Thursday.
Tuakau .. .. .. .. Wednesday.
Upper Hutt.. .. .. .. "
Waiuku .. .. .. .. Saturday.
Warkworth .. .. .. .. "
Waverley .. .. .. .. "

First Column. Second Column.
South Island.

Amberley .. .. .. .. Saturday.
Lumsden .. .. .. .. "
Otautau .. .. .. .. Wednesday.
Outram .. .. .. .. Saturday.
Pleasant Point .. .. .. .. Thursday.
Southbridge .. .. .. .. Saturday.
Takaka .. .. .. .. Wednesday.
Wyndham .. .. .. .. "

The Road Districts of—
Ashburton Upper, Ashburton County .. Thursday.
Avondale, Eden County .. Saturday.
Katikati, Tauranga County .. Thursday.
Mareretu, Otamatea County .. Saturday.
Mount Hutt, Ashburton County .. "
Mount Wellington, Eden County .. "
Okain's Bay, Akaroa County.. .. "
One Tree Hill, Eden County .. Wednesday.
Ostend, Waiheke Island .. Thursday.
Rakaia South, Ashburton County .. Saturday.
Suburban North, Waimea County .. "
Tamaki West, Eden County .. Wednesday.

The Counties of—
North Island.

Bay of Islands .. .. .. .. Thursday.
Cook .. .. .. .. "
Coromandel .. .. .. .. Wednesday.
Egmont .. .. .. .. "
Eltham .. .. .. .. Thursday.
Hawera .. .. .. .. Saturday.
Hobson .. .. .. .. Wednesday.
Hutt .. .. .. .. "
Kairanga .. .. .. .. "
Kiwitea .. .. .. .. "
Makara .. .. .. .. "
Manukau .. .. .. .. "
Matakaoa .. .. .. .. Thursday.
Matamata .. .. .. .. "
Mauriceville .. .. .. .. "
Mongonui .. .. .. .. Wednesday.
Otamatea .. .. .. .. Saturday.
Patea .. .. .. .. "
Raglan .. .. .. .. Wednesday.
Rangitikei .. .. .. .. "
Rotorua .. .. .. .. "
Uawa .. .. .. .. Thursday.
Waiapu .. .. .. .. "
Waikohu .. .. .. .. "
Waimate West .. .. .. .. Wednesday.
Wairarapa South .. .. .. .. Thursday.
Whangamomona .. .. .. .. "
Whangarei .. .. .. .. "
Whangaroa .. .. .. .. Wednesday.

South Island.

Amuri .. .. .. .. Wednesday.
Cheviot .. .. .. .. "
Clutha .. .. .. .. "
Ellesmere .. .. .. .. Saturday.
Grey .. .. .. .. Thursday.
Heathcote .. .. .. .. "
Inangahua .. .. .. .. Wednesday.
Kaikoura .. .. .. .. "
Mackenzie .. .. .. .. Thursday.
Maniototo .. .. .. .. Saturday.
Oxford .. .. .. .. Wednesday.
Southland .. .. .. .. "
Taieri .. .. .. .. Thursday.
Tawera .. .. .. .. "
Vincent .. .. .. .. Saturday.
Waihemo .. .. .. .. Wednesday.
Waimairi .. .. .. .. Saturday.
Waimate .. .. .. .. Thursday.
Waimea .. .. .. .. Saturday.
Waipara .. .. .. .. Wednesday.
Waitaki .. .. .. .. Thursday.
Wallace .. .. .. .. Wednesday.
Westland .. .. .. .. "

Dated at Wellington this 16th day of February, 1922.

G. JAS. ANDERSON, Minister of Labour.

Conscience-money received.

The Treasury,
Wellington, 20th February, 1922.

I HEREBY acknowledge receipt of the sum of £3 forwarded to the Treasury by a person unknown on the 18th February, 1922, as conscience-money due to the New Zealand Government.

J. J. ESSON, Secretary to the Treasury.