Now, therefore, I, George James Anderson, Minister of Labour, in pursuance of the Shops and Offices Act, 1921-22, do hereby declare that the notice published in the New Zealand Gazette of the 13th January, 1921, specifying the combined district of Wanganui shall be and is hereby cancelled as from the date of the publication of this notice in the Gazette.

Dated at Wellington this 22nd day of December, 1924.

G. JAS. ANDERSON, Minister of Labour.

Notice under the Shops and Offices Act, 1921-22, fixing the Closing-hours of Grocers' Shops in the Borough of Gisborne.

WHEREAS a requisition in writing, signed by a majority of the occupiers of all the grocers' shops in the Borough of Gisborne, has been forwarded to me, desiring that all such shops in the borough be closed in the evening of Saturdays at 8 p.m., with the exception that should the occupier of any shop affected observe pursuant to the above Act Saturday as the statutory closing-day, then and in such case the closing-hour for any such shop on Fridays shall be 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 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 19th day of January, 1925, all the grocers' shops in the Borough of Gisborne shall be closed accordingly.

The notice published in the New Zealand Gazette of the 25th March, 1920, fixing the closing-hours of (1) boot-importers', (2) grocers', (3) drapers', (4) upholsterers and cabinet-makers', (5) tailors', (6) jewellers', and (7) saddlers' shops in the Borough of Gisborne is hereby varied, in so far as it relates to the shops affected by this notice, as from the date of the coming into operation of this notice.

Dated at Wellington this 5th day of January, 1925.

G. JAS. ANDERSON, Minister of Labour.

Award of Colonial Auxiliary Forces Officers' Decoration.

Department of Defence, Wellington, 22nd December, 1924.

His Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to approve of the award of the Colonial Auxiliary Forces Officers' Decoration to Colonel J. Findlay, C.B., D.S.O., Commander, 3rd New Zealand Mounted Rifles Brigade.

G. JAS. ANDERSON, For Minister of Defence.

Sale of Unclaimed Property.

Police Department, Wellington, 5th January, 1925.

It is hereby notified that unclaimed property in the hands of the police at the various police-stations will, if not claimed before Saturday, the 31st January, 1925, be sold thereafter by public auction.

Particulars as to the time and place of sale may be obtained from the Superintendent or Inspector of Police in charge of the district.

A. H. WRIGHT, Commissioner of Police.

Notice under the Religious, Charitable, and Educational Trusts Act.

In the Supreme Court of New Zealand, Gisborne District.

In the matter of the Religious, Charitable, and Educational Trusts Act, 1908; and in the matter of JAMES NICOL, of Tolaga Bay, Labourer, deceased.

NOTICE is hereby given that on the 8th day of December, 1924, an order under the above Act was made in this estate by the Honourable Mr. Justice Reed approving the scheme of disposition of the said estate submitted by the trustees thereof to the Supreme Court at Gisborne.

Dated this 8th day of December, 1924.

JOHN N. NALDER, Registrar.

Works the Importation of which is prohibited under the Copyright Act, 1913.

Customs Department, Wellington, 5th January, 1925.

IT is hereby notified, for public information, that notice has been given to the Minister of Customs, in pursuance of section 21 of the Copyright Act, 1913, by the owner of the copyrights in the works known as "Bentley's Complete Phrase Code" and "Scott's Code (the Shipowners and Telegraphic Code)," that he is desirous that copies of the said works made out of Great Britain should not be imported into New Zealand.

Copies of the above-mentioned works made out of Great Britain (whether published under the above-mentioned names or otherwise) are deemed to be prohibited imports within the meaning of the Customs Acts, and their importation into New Zealand is accordingly prohibited.

GEO. CRAIG, Comptroller of Customs.

Notice to Mariners No. 1 of 1925.

NEW ZEALAND.-COOK STRAIT.-PELORUS SOUND.-OKE ROCK.

Marine Department, Wellington, N.Z., 5th January, 1925.

Buoy reported out of Position.

THE master of the s.s. "Progress" reports the buoy which marks Oke Rock, at the entrance to Pelorus Sound, to be about two cables north-east by east & east apparently out of position.

Mariners are cautioned to exercise care when entering or leaving Pelorus Sound until the actual position of the buoy has been determined.

The attention of mariners is drawn to the "New Zealand Pilot," ninth edition, 1919, page XV, paragraph 7, relating to buoys, which reads as follows:-

"Buoys.-It is manifestly impossible that any reliance can be placed on buoys always maintaining their exact position. Buoys should therefore be regarded as warnings and not as infallible navigating marks, especially when in exposed positions ; and a ship should always, when possible, be navigated by bearings or angles of fixed objects on shore and not on buoys."

Publications affected : Admiralty Charts Nos. 2684, 2685, 695, and 2054 ; "New Zealand Pilot," ninth edition, 1919, pages 304 and 305 ; "New Zealand Nautical .Almanac," 1925, page 356.

G. C. GODFREY, Secretary.

Certificates of Naturalization granted.

Department of Internal Affairs, Wellington, 23rd December, 1924.

It is hereby notified, for public information, that certificates of naturalization, in accordance with the provisions of the British Nationality and Status of Aliens (in New Zealand) Act, 1923, have been granted to the persons named and described hereunder.

RICHD. F. BOLLARD, Minister of Internal Affairs.

• Special certificate under section 7.