Oct. 9.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2305

of the said Block IV to the road forming the western boundary
of the said section; and thence on the south-west and west
by the said road, along and forming the western boundaries
of Sections 25, 24, 23, 22, 21, and 20 of the said Block IV,
to the commencing-point.

RICH'D. F. BOLLARD,
Minister of Internal Affairs.

Alterations to the Scale of Fares, Rates, and Charges in Force
upon the New Zealand Government Railways.

IN pursuance of all powers and authorities enabling me
under the Government Railways Act, 1908, and its
amendments, I, Joseph Gordon Coates, Minister of Railways,
do hereby make the following alterations in the scale of
fares, rates, and charges in force on the New Zealand Go-
vernment railways open for traffic.

PART IV.—GOODS.—LOCAL RATES.

PICION SECTION.

Through Booking of Wool between Blenheim and Woolston,
Christchurch, or Addington.

Wool in bales, undumped, booked through by rail and steamer
from Blenheim via Picton and Lyttelton to Woolston, Christ-
church, or Addington, will be charged 8s. 9d. per bale, including
all charges at forwarding and destination stations and at
Picton and Lyttelton, and steamer freight by the Canter-
bury Steam Shipping Company’s vessels.

As witness my hand this 2nd day of October, 1924.

J. G. COATES, Minister of Railways.

Notice of Intention to take Additional Land in Block XII,
Waikouaiti Survey District, for the Purposes of the Seacliff
Mental Hospital.

NOTICE is hereby given that it is proposed, under the
provisions of the Public Works Act, 1908, to take
the additional land described in the Schedule hereto for the
purposes of the Seacliff Mental Hospital. And notice is
hereby further given that the plan of the land so required
to be taken is deposited in the post-office at Puketeraki,
and is there open for inspection; and that all persons affected
by the taking of the said land should, if they have any well-
grounded objections 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.
21 3 5 Sections 46A and 47; P.W.D. 60033; edged
red.
86 2 27 Section 11; P.W.D. 60033; edged red.
9 3 10 Part Section 56; P.W.D. 60889; edged
yellow.

Situated in Block XII, Waikouaiti Survey District.

In the Otago Land District; as the same are more particu-
larly delineated on the plans marked and coloured as above-
mentioned, and deposited in the office of the Minister of
Public Works at Wellington, in the Wellington Land District.

As witness my hand at Wellington this 7th day of
October, 1924.

J. G. COATES, Minister of Public Works.

Notice under the Shops and Offices Act, 1921–22, fixing the
Closing-hours of Music and Musical-instrument Sellers’
Shops in the Borough of Masterton.

WHEREAS a requisition in writing, signed by a majority
of the occupiers of all the music and musical-
instrument sellers’ shops in the Borough of Masterton, 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 closing at not later than 1 p.m. on the day observed
as the statutory closing-day, on four days of each week at
5.30 p.m., and on one day of each week at 8.30 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 said shops in the said
borough :

Now, therefore, in pursuance of section 32 of the Shops
and Offices Act, 1921–22, I do hereby direct that on and
after the 13th day of October, 1924, all the music and
musical-instrument sellers’ shops in the Borough of Master-
ton shall be closed accordingly.

Dated at Wellington this 7th day of September, 1924.

G. JAS. ANDERSON, Minister of Labour.

Officiating Ministers for 1924.—Notice No. 32.

Registrar-General’s Office,
Wellington, 7th October, 1924.

PURSUANT to the provisions of the Marriage Act, 1908,
the following name of an Officiating Minister within the
meaning of the said Act is published for general information :—

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

The Reverend Ropere Tahuriorangi.

W. W. COOK, Registrar-General.

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

Department of Labour,
Wellington, 2nd October, 1924.

NOTICE is hereby given that, pursuant to an application
in that behalf made to me by the Denniston Coal-
miners’ Industrial Union of Workers, registered number 963,
situated at Denniston, and in exercise of the powers in this
behalf conferred upon me by section 21 of the Industrial
Conciliation and Arbitration Act, 1908, it is my intention to
cancel the registration of that industrial union after the
expiration of six weeks from the date of the publication of
this notice in the Gazette, unless in the meantime cause is
shown to the contrary.

F. W. ROWLEY,
Registrar of Industrial Unions.

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

Department of Labour,
Wellington, 26th September, 1924.

NOTICE is hereby given that, pursuant to an applica-
tion in that behalf made to me by the Auckland
Saddle, Bridle, Harness, Collar, and Bag Manufacturers’
Industrial Union of Employers, registered number 1124,
situated at Auckland, and in exercise of the powers in this
behalf conferred upon me by section 21 of the Industrial
Conciliation and Arbitration Act, 1908, it is my intention to
cancel the registration of that industrial union after the
expiration of six weeks from the date of the publication of
this notice in the Gazette, unless in the meantime cause is
shown to the contrary.

F. W. ROWLEY,
Registrar of Industrial Unions.

Sitting of the Native Land Court at Whakatane on the 28th
October, 1924.

Registrar’s Office,
Rotorua, 2nd October, 1924.

NOTICE is hereby given that the matters mentioned in
the Schedule hereunder written will be heard by the
Native Land Court sitting at Whakatane on the 28th day of
October, 1924, or as soon thereafter as the business of the
Court will allow.

[Waiariki, 1924–13.] T. ANARU, Registrar.

SCHEDULE.

APPLICATIONS FOR ASSESSMENT OF COMPENSATION.

No. 356. Name of applicant: Minister of Public Works.
Name of land: Rangitaiki 31p 3. Nature of application:
Assessment of compensation for land taken for a road.

No. 357. Name of applicant: Minister of Public Works.
Name of land: Rangitaiki 31p 3, 32N, 32M 2, 32L 1, 32L 2,
32E 1, 32E 6. Nature of application: Assessment of
compensation for land taken for railway.

No. 358. Name of applicant: Minister of Public Works.
Name of land: Rangitaiki 31p 3, 32M, 32M 2, 32L 1, 32L 2,
32E 1. Nature of application: Assessment of compensation
for land taken for a road.