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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 65

Tainui Survey District; I, II III, V, VI, VII, IX, X, Hope Survey District; and VIII and XII, Matiri Survey District; Waimea and Murchison Counties. Commencing at a point on the western boundary of Block VIII, Owen Survey District, on the north bank of the Wangapeka River; thence running in an easterly direction along the north bank of said river and along the north boundary of Section 1, Block VIII, Owen Survey District, and again along bank of said river to north-west corner of Section 21, Block XIII, Wangapeka Survey District; thence along northern boundaries of Sections 21, 12, 3, and 10, Block XIII, Wangapeka Survey District; thence southerly along eastern boundary of Sections 11, 24, 6, and 7, and north-east boundary of Section 10, and north of Sections 10 and 11, Block II, Tadmor Survey District; thence southerly along western boundary of Section 3, Block II, Tadmor Survey District, and easterly along southern boundary of Sections 3 and 46, Block II, Tadmor Survey District; thence southerly along western bank of Sherry River to the south-west corner of Section 2, Block VI, Tadmor Survey District; thence southerly along western boundary of Sections 4, 6, and 10, Block VI, Tadmor Survey District; and along western boundary of Sections 11, 20, 21, 22, and 28, Block VI, Tadmor Survey District, to south-western corner of Section 11; thence south-easterly along southern boundary of Section 11; thence southerly along eastern boundary of Sections 17 and 23, Block X, Tadmor Survey District, and Section 3, Block V, Tainui Survey District; thence southerly along eastern boundary of Section 42 and western boundaries of Sections 5, 1, and 2, Blocks III and VII, Hope Survey District, and crossing the Hope River at the north-western corner of Section 3, Block VII, Hope Survey District; thence southerly along western boundary of Section 3 and eastern boundary of scenic reserve west of Section 9, Block VII, Hope Survey District; thence crossing the Hope River and continuing along the north bank of the Buller River in a westerly direction to the Two-mile Creek, Block VIII, Matiri Survey District; thence northerly along the western boundary of Section 12, Block VIII, Matiri Survey District, and Sections 7, 16, 1, and 2, Blocks VIII, Matiri Survey District, and V, Hope Survey District; thence northerly along the western bank of the Owen River to the south-west corner of Section 13, Block I, Tainui Survey District; thence along the western and northern boundaries of Provisional State Forest NM 76 to the western boundary of Block III, Tainui Survey District; thence northerly along western boundaries of Blocks III and I, Tainui Survey District, and Blocks XVI, XII, and VIII, Owen Survey District, to the commencing-point. As the same is more particularly delineated on atlas Nos. 108 and 109, and thereon bordered red.

R. HEATON RHODES,
Commissioner of State Forests.

Notice under the Shops and Offices Act, 1921–22, fixing the Closing-hours of all the Grocers’ Shops in the Borough of Hamilton.

WHEREAS a requisition in writing, signed by a majority of the occupiers of all the grocers’ shops in the Borough of Hamilton, has been forwarded to me, desiring that all such shops in the borough be closed in the evening of working-days as follows: On Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, 5.30 p.m., on Fridays at 6 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 grocers’ shops within the Borough of Hamilton:

Now, therefore, in pursuance of section 32 of the Shops and Offices Act, 1921–22, I do hereby direct that on and after the 7th day of September, 1922, all the grocers’ shops within the Borough of Hamilton shall be closed accordingly. The notice published in the New Zealand Gazette of the 29th June, 1922, fixing the closing-hours of all the grocers’ shops in the Borough of Hamilton is hereby cancelled, pursuant to section 32 (7) of the said Act, as from the date of the coming into operation of this notice.

Dated at Wellington this 28th day of August, 1922.

G. JAS. ANDERSON, Minister of Labour.

Notice under the Shops and Offices Act, 1921–22, fixing Closing-hours of (1) Clothiers’ and (2) Drapers’ Shops in the Borough of Morrinsville.

WHEREAS a requisition in writing, signed by a majority of the occupiers of all the shops in each of the trades of (1) clothier and (2) draper in the Borough of Morrinsville, has been forwarded to me, desiring that all such shops in the borough be closed in the evening of working-days as follows: On Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, 5.30 p.m., and Fridays 9 p.m., with the following exception—when Anniversary Day, Good Friday, Anzac Day, and the birthday of the reigning Sovereign fall on a Friday the hour of closing on the Thursday preceding such day shall be 9 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 shops in each of the trades of (1) clothier and (2) draper within the Borough of Morrinsville:

Now, therefore, in pursuance of section 32 of the Shops and Offices Act, 1921–22, I do hereby direct that on and after the 7th day of September, 1922, all the shops in each of the trades of (1) clothier and (2) draper in the Borough of Morrinsville shall 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 Good Friday the closing-hour shall be 9 p.m.; and (2) should Anniversary Day, Anzac Day, or the birthday of the reigning Sovereign fall on a Friday, then and in such case the closing-hour in the evening of the working-day that first precedes such day shall be 9 p.m.

Dated at Wellington this 28th day of August, 1922.

G. JAS. ANDERSON, Minister of Labour.

Nelson Education Board.—Election of One Member.

FOR the extraordinary vacancy on the Board caused by the resignation of Mr. J. W. Treacher, the following nomination was received:—

Nelson Urban Area: Smith, Frederick William Oscar.

As the number of nominations received does not exceed the number of vacancies to be filled, I hereby declare FREDERICK WILLIAM OSCAR SMITH duly elected.

H. J. THORNTON, Returning Officer.

Nelson, 23rd August, 1922.

Nelson Education Board.—Election of Four Members.

AT the election held on the 19th July the following votes were cast:—

East Ward: Hill, Hollis James .. .. 110
Smith, Frederick William Oscar .. .. 106
Informal .. .. 4

North Ward: Canavan, Samuel Bigger .. .. 99
Talbot, Daniel Willis .. .. 47
Informal .. .. 2

West Ward: Patterson, Catherine .. .. 28
Sinclair, George Bell .. .. 60
Informal .. .. 1

For the vacancy in the Nelson Urban Area the only nomination received was in the name of Ernest Edward Boyes. I therefore declare ERNEST EDWARD BOYES, HOLLIS EDWARD HILL, SAMUEL BIGGER CANAVAN, and GEORGE BELL SINCLAIR duly elected to the four vacancies on the Board.

H. J. THORNTON, Returning Officer.

Nelson, 3rd August, 1922.

The Education Board of the District of Canterbury.—Election of Members.

IN pursuance of the provisions of the Education Act, 1914, and regulations made thereunder, I hereby notify that the undermentioned persons have been duly elected members of the Education Board of the District of Canterbury:—

Christchurch Urban Area: Andrews, Ernest Herbert, and Winsor, William Hinnels.

Timaru Urban Area: Maze, John (elected by the Board under provisions of section 18 of the Education Act, 1914).

North-west Ward of the Rural Area: Wild, Richard (returned unopposed).

Middle Ward of the Rural Area: Banks, William Alexander (returned unopposed).

South Ward of the Rural Area: Hughes, Thomas (returned unopposed).

For the Christchurch Urban Area the number of valid votes recorded for each candidate was as follows:—

Andrews, Ernest Herbert .. .. .. 85
Winsor, William Hinnels .. .. .. 48
Hardie, Charles Dorey .. .. .. 43
Johnson, Walter .. .. .. 29
Prudhoe, Joseph Cumberland .. .. .. 21
Rowse, David .. .. .. 17
Thacker, Henry Thomas Joynt.. .. .. 12
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Total number of valid votes recorded .. 255

H. C. LANE, Returning Officer.

Christchurch, 3rd August, 1922.