JUNE 15.]

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

Special Regulations for Deer-shooting, Waitaki.

IN exercise of the powers vested in me by the Animals Protection and Game Act, 1921–22, I, William Downie Stewart, Minister of Internal Affairs, do hereby notify that the following imported game—viz., red deer—may be taken or killed within the Waitaki Acclimatization District subject to the following conditions:—

CONDITIONS.

1. Notwithstanding anything contained in the regulations made under the Animals Protection Act, 1908, dated 18th February, 1922, the secretary of the Waitaki Acclimatization Society of Oamaru, or any person or persons duly authorized in writing by such secretary, may, during the period hereinafter mentioned, kill red deer of either sex and of any age which, in the opinion of the said secretary or of the said authorized persons, should be destroyed either by reason of age, deformity, or other physical imperfection.

2. Such deer may be destroyed as aforesaid from the date hereof to 31st December, 1922.

3. A return shall be furnished to the Minister of Internal Affairs by the said secretary within one calendar month after the expiry of the aforesaid period, and such return shall state the number and sexes of all red deer so destroyed as aforesaid, the dates and names of person by whom and the locality in which the deer were destroyed.

4. Any person who commits a breach of any of the provisions of these regulations shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding £20.

As witness my hand, at Wellington, this 8th day of June, 1922.

WM. DOWNIE STEWART,
Minister of Internal Affairs.

Results of Elections of Trustees of Drainage Districts.

Department of Internal Affairs,
Wellington, 1st June, 1922.

THE following results of the elections of trustees of drainage districts have been received from the Returning Officers, and are published in accordance with the provisions of the Land Drainage Act, 1908.

J. HISLOP, Under-Secretary.

Orton Drainage District, County of Raglan—
Francis Burgess.
Newman Chennells.
Frederick Civil.
Alexander Keyes.
Ernest Joseph Von Pein.

Maungakawa Drainage District, County of Piako—
Harold Crowther.
W. J. Elliott.
H. P. Hewitt.
Frank Keyte.
J. D. Woodroffe.

Formation of a Defence Rifle Club.

Department of Defence,
Wellington, 7th June, 1922.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to accept the services of the undermentioned Defence Rifle Club, under section 43, Defence Act, 1909:—

Takaka Defence Rifle Club, with headquarters at Takaka.
Date of acceptance, 15th May, 1922.

R. HEATON RHODES, Minister of Defence.

Notice prohibiting the Sale in the Borough of Masterton of certain Goods comprised in the Trade of a Butcher, under the Shops and Offices Act, 1921–22.

WHEREAS a petition in writing, signed by a majority of the occupiers of all the butchers' shops within the Borough of Masterton, has been forwarded to me, desiring that the sale of certain goods comprised in the trade of a butcher—namely, fresh meat—be prohibited during such times as the said shops are required to be closed in pursuance of the Shops and Offices Act, 1921–22, or of any award:

And whereas I, George James Anderson, Minister of Labour, am satisfied that the sale of the said goods is comprised in the trade of a butcher in the said district, and that the signatures to such petition represent a majority of the occupiers of all the said shops in the said district:

Now, therefore, in pursuance of section 33 of the said Act, I do hereby direct that on and after the 22nd day of June, 1922, the sale of the said goods in the Borough of Masterton shall be and is hereby prohibited as follows: On Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays after the hour of 5 p.m.

Dated at Wellington this 11th day of June, 1922.

G. JAS. ANDERSON, Minister of Labour.

Notice prohibiting the Sale in the Borough of New Plymouth of certain Goods comprised in the Trade of a Tobacconist, under the Shops and Offices Act, 1921–22.

WHEREAS a petition in writing, signed by a majority of the occupiers of all the tobacconists' shops within the Borough of New Plymouth, has been forwarded to me, desiring that the sale of certain goods comprised in the trade of a tobacconist—namely, cigars, cigarettes, and tobacco—be prohibited during such times as the said shops are required to be closed in pursuance of the Shops and Offices Act, 1921–22:

And whereas I, George James Anderson, Minister of Labour, am satisfied that the sale of the said goods is comprised in the trade of a tobacconist in the said district, and that the signatures to such petition represent a majority of the occupiers of all the said shops in the said district:

Now, therefore, in pursuance of section 33 of the said Act, I do hereby direct that on and after the 22nd day of June, 1922, the sale of the said goods in the Borough of New Plymouth shall be and is hereby prohibited as follows: With the exception of the working-day that first precedes any of the special days mentioned in or coming within the meaning of section 19 of the Shops and Offices Act, 1908, on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays after the hour of 6 p.m., and on Wednesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays after the hour of 9.30 p.m.

Dated at Wellington this 12th day of June, 1922.

G. JAS. ANDERSON, Minister of Labour.

Notice prohibiting the Sale in the City of Christchurch of certain Goods comprised in the Trade of a Tobacconist, under the Shops and Offices Act, 1921–22.

WHEREAS a petition in writing, signed by a majority of the occupiers of all the tobacconists' shops within the City of Christchurch, has been forwarded to me, desiring that the sale of certain goods comprised in the trade of a tobacconist—namely, cigars, cigarettes, and tobacco—be prohibited during such times as the said shops are required to be closed in pursuance of the Shops and Offices Act, 1921–22:

And whereas I, George James Anderson, Minister of Labour, am satisfied that the sale of the said goods is comprised in the trade of a tobacconist in the said district, and that the signatures to such petition represent a majority of the occupiers of all the said shops in the said district:

Now, therefore, in pursuance of section 33 of the said Act, I do hereby direct that on and after the 22nd day of June, 1922, the sale of the said goods in the City of Christchurch shall be and is hereby prohibited as follows: On Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays after the hour of 6 p.m., on Thursdays after the hour of 9 p.m., and on Fridays and Saturdays after the hour of 10 p.m., with the following exceptions (1) on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday during Carnival Week, after the hour of 8 p.m.; (2) on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday during National Week, after the hour of 8 p.m.; (3) on the working-day that first precedes Christmas Day and on the working-day that first precedes New Year's Day the sale of the said goods is not prohibited.

Dated at Wellington this 12th day of June, 1922.

G. JAS. ANDERSON, Minister of Labour.

Trustee of the Maungakawa Rabbit District elected.—Notice No. 2178.

Department of Agriculture,
Wellington, 13th June, 1922.

NOTICE has been received, under the hand of the Returning Officer of the Maungakawa Rabbit District, constituted under Part III of the Rabbit Nuisance Act, 1908, that

ANDREW CHRISTIE

has been elected a trustee of the said district vice P. W. Sampson, who, under the provisions of section 79 of the said Act, has ceased to hold office.

W. NOSWORTHY, Minister of Agriculture.