Mar. 23.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 727

Notice fixing the Closing-hours of all the Chemists' Shops in the Borough of Blenheim, under the Shops and Offices Act, 1908.

—

WHEREAS a requisition in writing, signed by a majority of the occupiers of all the chemists' shops in the Borough of Blenheim, has been forwarded to me, desiring that all such shops in the borough be closed in the evening of working-days as follows: Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, at 6 p.m., Friday at 9 p.m., Saturday evenings 8 p.m.:

And whereas I, George James Anderson, Minister of Labour, am satisfied that the signatures to such requisition represent a majority of the occupiers of all the chemists' shops within the Borough of Blenheim:

Now, therefore, in pursuance of section 25 of the Shops and Offices Act, 1908, I do hereby direct that on and after the 30th day of March, 1922, all the chemists' shops within the Borough of Blenheim shall be closed in the evening of working-days as follows: On Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays at 6 p.m., and on Fridays at 9 p.m. Should the occupier of any shop affected by this notice reopen his shop at 7 p.m. on Saturday pursuant to the Shops and Offices Act, 1908, then and in such case the closing-hour on Saturday for any such shop shall be 8 p.m.

The notice published in the New Zealand Gazette of the 16th December, 1909, fixing the closing-hours of chemists' shops in the Borough of Blenheim is hereby cancelled as from the date of the coming into operation of this notice.

Dated at Wellington this 18th day of March, 1922.

G. JAS. ANDERSON, Minister of Labour.

—

Notice fixing the Closing-hours of all the Chemists' Shops in the Borough of Masterton, under the Shops and Offices Act, 1908.

—

WHEREAS a requisition in writing, signed by a majority of the occupiers of all the chemists' shops in the Borough of Masterton, has been forwarded to me, desiring that all such shops in the borough (save and except that shop established at No. 9 Church Street, Masterton, for the purpose only of the sale of medicines and surgical appliances that are urgently needed) be closed in the evening of working-days as follows: On Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays at 5.30 p.m., and on Fridays at 9 p.m., with the following exceptions:—

1. In the evening of the working-day that first precedes any of the special days (other than Christmas Day and New Year's Day) mentioned in or coming within the meaning of section 19 of the Shops and Offices Act, 1908, the closing-hour shall be 9 p.m.;

2. Should the occupier of any shop affected by this requisition reopen his shop pursuant to section 18 (d) of the said Act at 7 p.m. on Saturday, then and in such case the closing-hour on Saturday for such shop shall be 7.30 p.m.:

And whereas, I, George James Anderson, Minister of Labour, am satisfied that the signatures to such requisition represent a majority of the occupiers of all the chemists' shops within the Borough of Masterton, and that all the occupiers of chemists' shops in the Borough of Masterton affected by section 3 of the Shops and Offices Amendment Act, 1915, as amended by section 3 of the Shops and Offices Amendment Act, 1917, 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 30th day of March, 1922, all the chemists' shops within the Borough of Masterton, except such specified shop, shall be closed accordingly.

The notice published in the New Zealand Gazette of the 23rd June, 1921, fixing the closing-hours of chemists' shops in the Borough of Masterton is hereby cancelled as from the date of the coming into operation of this notice.

Dated at Wellington this 21st day of March, 1922.

R. HEATON RHODES, for Minister of Labour.

—

Notice respecting Proposed Alteration of Boundaries of the Borough of Marton.

—

Department of Internal Affairs,
Wellington, 21st March, 1922.

PURSUANT to section 132 of the Municipal Corporations Act, 1920, it is hereby notified that a petition, in accordance with regulations, signed by not less than one-fourth of the electors of the area described in the Schedule hereto, being part of the Borough of Marton, has been presented to His Excellency the Governor-General praying that the said area may be excluded from the said borough and included in the County of Rangitikei. All persons affected are hereby called upon to lodge any written objections to or petitions against the proposed alteration which they desire to make within one month from the first publication of this notice. Such objections or petitions are to be addressed and forwarded to the Minister of Internal Affairs, Wellington.

—

SCHEDULE.

AREA PROPOSED TO BE EXCLUDED FROM BOROUGH OF MARTON.

ALL that area in the Wellington Land District, containing 429 acres, more or less, being parts of Sections 19 and 26, Rangitikei Agricultural Reserve, situated in Block II, Rangitoto Survey District, and bounded as follows: Commencing at the junction of the south-eastern corner of Block LXXX, Rangitikei District, with the southern side of Bond Street extension, as shown on plan 1906, deposited in the office of the District Land Registrar at Wellington, and proceeding in a south-westerly direction for a distance of 3137 links; thence towards the north-west for a distance of 353·3 links; thence towards the south-west for a distance of 283 links to the northern side of the Bonny Glen–Wangamui Road; again towards the north-west by the said road for a distance of 486·7 links; thence towards the south-west across the aforesaid road for a distance of 1157 links; thence towards the south-east for a distance of 1120 links, and again towards the south-west for a distance of 6698 links to the northern side of Henderson's Line; thence towards the north-west, north-east, and south-east by the southern, western, and part of the northern boundaries of the Borough of Marton, as described in New Zealand Gazette No. 12, of the 10th day of February, 1921, page 427, to the place of commencement.

R. HEATON RHODES,
For Minister of Internal Affairs,

—

Defining Extended-river Limits for the Port of Oamaru.

—

Marine Department,
Wellington, 13th March, 1922.

IN pursuance and exercise of the power and authority conferred upon me by section 189 of the Shipping and Seamen Act, 1908, I, George James Anderson, Minister of Marine, do hereby define the extended-river limits for the Port of Oamaru within which restricted-limits steamships and ships propelled by gas, oil, fluid, electricity, or mechanical power other than steam, and to which restricted-limits certificates are issued, may ply to be as set forth hereunder—

Extended and Partially Smooth Limits.—Within three miles from the flagstaff on South Head, Oamaru Harbour.

R. HEATON RHODES,
For Minister of Marine.

—

Notice of Intention to take Land in Block XV, Alexandra Survey District, for the Purposes of a Road.

—

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 XV, Alexandra 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 Harapepe, 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.
0 1 8·9 Portion of Section 159.
0 1 30·5

Situated in Pirongia Parish, Block XV, Alexandra Survey District (Auckland R.D.). (S.O. 20190.)

In the Auckland Land District; as the same are more particularly delineated on the plan marked P.W.D. 52892, deposited in the office of the Minister of Public Works at Wellington, in the Wellington Land District, and thereon coloured blue.

As witness my hand, at Wellington, this 21st day of March, 1922.

W. FRASER, for Minister of Public Works.