Nov. 15.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2821

the hour of 9.15 p.m.; (2) on the working-day immediately preceding any day generally observed in the City of Dunedin as a public holiday, after the hour of 11 p.m.; (3) on the working-days from the 17th December to the 24th December (both included) the sale of the said goods is not prohibited; (4) on the working-days of the week in which the Mid-winter Show and February Carnival Week are held, on the Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays, after the hour of 9.15 p.m.

The notice gazetted on the 11th May, 1922, prohibiting the sale in the City of Dunedin of certain goods comprised in the trade of a tobacconist is hereby cancelled as from the date of the coming into operation of this notice.

Dated at Wellington this 14th day of November, 1923.

G. JAS. ANDERSON, Minister of Labour.

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

WHEREAS a requisition in writing signed by a majority of the occupiers of all the tobacconists’ shops in the Borough of Petone has been forwarded to me, desiring that all such shops in the borough be closed in the evening of working-days as follows: Subject to the closing at not later than 1 p.m. on the day observed as the statutory closing-day, on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday at 8.30 p.m.; on Wednesday at 9.30 p.m.; and on Friday at 10 p.m.; with the following exceptions: (1) Should the occupier of any shop affected by this requisition observe Wednesday as the statutory closing-day, then, and in such case, the closing-hour on Friday for any such shop shall be 9.30 p.m., and on Saturday 10 p.m.; (2) on the two working-days (other than the day observed as the statutory closing-day) that first precede Christmas Day and on the two working-days (other than the day observed as the statutory closing-day) that first precede New Year’s Day the closing-hour shall be 11 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 tobacconists’ shops within the Borough of Petone:

Now, therefore, in pursuance of section 32 of the Shops and Offices Act, 1921–22, I do hereby direct that on and after the 19th day of November, 1923, all the tobacconists’ shops within the Borough of Petone shall be closed accordingly.

The notice published in the New Zealand Gazette of the 24th June, 1909, fixing the closing-hours of tobacconists’ shops in the Borough of Petone, is hereby cancelled as from the date of coming into operation of this notice.

Dated at Wellington this 14th day of November, 1923.

G. JAS. ANDERSON, Minister of Labour.

Notice under the Shops and Offices Act, 1921–22, fixing the Closing-hours of Drapers’ Shops in the City of Nelson.

WHEREAS a requisition in writing, signed by a majority of the occupiers of all the drapers’ shops in the City of Nelson, has been forwarded to me, desiring that all such shops in the city be closed in the evening of working-days as follows: On Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays at 6 p.m., with the following exception: During the period from the 17th to the 31st day of December, when there shall be no fixed closing-hour:

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 drapers’ shops within the City of Nelson:

Now, therefore, in pursuance of section 32 of the Shops and Offices Act, 1921–22, I do hereby direct that on and after the 19th day of November, 1923, all the drapers’ shops within the City of Nelson shall be closed in the evening of working-days as follows: Subject to the closing at not later than 1 p.m. on the day observed as the statutory closing-day, on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays at 6 p.m., with the exception that during the period from the 17th to the 31st day of December there shall be no fixed closing-hour.

The notice gazetted on the 11th February, 1909, fixing the closing-hours of drapers’, tailors’, and mercers’ shops in the City of Nelson is hereby superseded in so far as it relates to the shops affected by this notice as from the date of coming into operation of this notice.

Dated at Wellington this 14th day of November, 1923.

G. JAS. ANDERSON, Minister of Labour.

Notice under the Shops and Offices Act, 1921–22, fixing the Closing-hours of Clothiers’ Shops in the City of Nelson.

WHEREAS a requisition in writing, signed by a majority of the occupiers of all the clothiers’ shops in the City of Nelson, has been forwarded to me, desiring that all such shops in the city be closed in the evening of working-days as follows: On Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays at 6 p.m., with the following exception: During the period from the 17th to the 31st day of December, when there shall be no fixed closing-hour:

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 clothiers’ shops within the City of Nelson:

Now, therefore, in pursuance of section 32 of the Shops and Offices Act, 1921–22, I do hereby direct that on and after the 19th day of November, 1923, all the clothiers’ shops within the City of Nelson shall be closed in the evening of working-days as follows: Subject to the closing at not later than 1 p.m. on the day observed as the statutory closing-day, on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays at 6 p.m., with the exception that during the period from the 17th to the 31st day of December there shall be no fixed closing-hour.

Dated at Wellington this 14th day of November, 1923.

G. JAS. ANDERSON, Minister of Labour.

The Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act, 1908.—Cancellation of Registration.

Department of Labour,
Wellington, 6th November, 1923.

NOTICE is hereby given that the registration of the Taranaki Shearers and Shed Hands’ Industrial Union of Workers, registered number 1171, situated at Waitara, is hereby cancelled as from the date of publication hereof in the New Zealand Gazette.

F. W. ROWLEY,
Registrar of Industrial Unions.

Officiating Ministers for 1923.—Notice No. 42.

Registrar-General’s Office,
Wellington, 13th November, 1923.

PURSUANT to the provisions of the Marriage Act, 1908, the following names of Officiating Ministers within the meaning of the said Act are published for general information:

Church of the Province of New Zealand, commonly called the Church of England.

The Rev. Henry Richard Butler Gillespie, B.D.

Presbyterian Church of New Zealand.

The Rev. William Henry Purvis McKenzie, B.A.

W. W. COOK, Registrar-General.

The Public Service Classification and Superannuation Act, 1908.—Election of a Member of the Board to represent Contributors belonging to the Post and Telegraph Department.

NOTICE is hereby given that an extraordinary vacancy having been created, an election will be held for the purpose of electing, as a member of the Public Service Superannuation Board, one person from among the contributors who belong to the Post and Telegraph Department; and notice is further given that—

(1.) The said election will be held on Monday, the 11th day of January, 1924, at the Public Service Superannuation Board’s Office, Wellington;

(2.) The poll will close at 5 o'clock p.m.;

(3.) Nominations will be closed on Monday, 14th December, 1923, at 5 o'clock p.m., and the voting-lists will be closed on that day;

(4.) Candidates must be nominated by two other contributors belonging to the Post and Telegraph Department. The nomination-paper must be in the form prescribed by regulation, and must contain the consent of the candidate to his nomination.

Dated at Wellington this 13th day of November, 1923.

WILLIAM M. WRIGHT, Returning Officer.