Feb. 24.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 525

The Counties of—

NORTH ISLAND.

First Column. Second Column.
Akitio .. .. .. .. Wednesday.
Bay of Islands .. .. .. .. "
Castlepoint .. .. .. .. Thursday.
Clifton .. .. .. .. "
Cook .. .. .. .. "
Dannevirke .. .. .. .. Wednesday.
Eden .. .. .. .. "
Eketahuna .. .. .. .. Thursday.
Featherston. .. .. .. .. "
Great Barrier Island .. .. .. Wednesday.
Hauraki Plains .. .. .. .. Saturday.
Hawke’s Bay .. .. .. .. Wednesday.
Hobson .. .. .. .. "
Hokianga .. .. .. .. Thursday.
Horowhenua .. .. .. .. Wednesday.
Inglewood .. .. .. .. Thursday.
Kaitieke .. .. .. .. "
Kawhia .. .. .. .. "
Makara .. .. .. .. "
Manawatu .. .. .. .. Wednesday.
Manukau .. .. .. .. "
Mauriceville .. .. .. .. Thursday.
Ohinemuri .. .. .. .. Wednesday.
Ohura .. .. .. .. "
Opotiki .. .. .. .. "
Oroua .. .. .. .. "
Otorohanga .. .. .. .. "
Pahiatua .. .. .. .. "
Patangata .. .. .. .. "
Piako .. .. .. .. "
Pohangina .. .. .. .. "
Rangitikei .. .. .. .. "
Stratford .. .. .. .. Thursday.
Taranaki .. .. .. .. "
Taumarunui .. .. .. .. Wednesday.
Taupo .. .. .. .. "
Tauranga .. .. .. .. Thursday.
Thames .. .. .. .. "
Uawa .. .. .. .. "
Waikato .. .. .. .. Wednesday.
Waikohu .. .. .. .. Thursday.
Waimarino .. .. .. .. "
Waipa .. .. .. .. Wednesday.
Waipawa .. .. .. .. "
Waipukurau .. .. .. .. Saturday.
Wairoa .. .. .. .. Thursday.
Waitemata .. .. .. .. "
Waitomo .. .. .. .. Saturday.
Waitotara .. .. .. .. Wednesday.
Wanganui .. .. .. .. Thursday.
Weber .. .. .. .. "
Whakatane .. .. .. .. Wednesday.
Whangaroa .. .. .. .. "
Woodville .. .. .. .. "

SOUTH ISLAND.

Akaroa .. .. .. .. Thursday.
Ashburton .. .. .. .. "
Ashley .. .. .. .. "
Awatere .. .. .. .. "
Bruce .. .. .. .. Wednesday.
Buller .. .. .. .. Thursday.
Collingwood .. .. .. .. Wednesday.
Eyre .. .. .. .. Thursday.
Fiord .. .. .. .. Wednesday.
Geraldine .. .. .. .. Thursday.
Grey .. .. .. .. "
Halswell .. .. .. .. "
Kowai .. .. .. .. Saturday.
Lake .. .. .. .. Wednesday.
Levels .. .. .. .. Thursday.
Malvern .. .. .. .. "
Marlborough .. .. .. .. Wednesday.
Murchison .. .. .. .. Saturday.
Oxford .. .. .. .. Wednesday.
Paparua .. .. .. .. Thursday.
Peninsula .. .. .. .. Wednesday.
Rangiora .. .. .. .. Thursday.
Selwyn .. .. .. .. "
Sounds .. .. .. .. Wednesday.
Springs .. .. .. .. "
Stewart Island .. .. .. .. Thursday.
Takaka .. .. .. .. "
Tawera .. .. .. .. "
Tuapeka .. .. .. .. Wednesday.
Waihemo .. .. .. .. "
Waikouaiti .. .. .. .. "
Wairewa .. .. .. .. "

Dated at Wellington this 23rd day of February, 1927.

F. J. ROLLESTON,
For Minister of Labour.

Notice as to Statutory Closing-days under the Shops and Offices Act, 1921–22.

WHEREAS the Mayors or Chairmen, as the case may be, of the local authorities of the respective separate districts mentioned in the first column of the Schedule hereto have duly notified me that the days decided on as the statutory closing-days in their respective districts, pursuant to the provisions of the Shops and Offices Act, 1921–22, are the days set opposite their respective names in the second column of the said Schedule :

Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers in this behalf conferred upon me by the said Act, I, George James Anderson, Minister of Labour, do hereby appoint that the said respective days shall be the statutory closing-days for shops in the said respective districts on and from the 14th day of March, 1927.

SCHEDULE.

THE Boroughs of—

NORTH ISLAND.

First Column. Second Column.
Eastbourne .. .. .. .. Wednesday.
Morrinsville .. .. .. .. Saturday.
Paeroa .. .. .. .. "
Pahiatua .. .. .. .. Wednesday.
Patea .. .. .. .. "
Raetihi .. .. .. .. Thursday.
Rotorua .. .. .. .. Wednesday.
Shannon .. .. .. .. "
Taihape .. .. .. .. Thursday.
Thames .. .. .. .. Saturday.
Upper Hutt .. .. .. .. Wednesday.
Woodville .. .. .. .. "

SOUTH ISLAND.

Arrowtown .. .. .. .. Wednesday.
Balclutha .. .. .. .. Saturday.
Bluff .. .. .. .. "
Gore .. .. .. .. Wednesday.
Hampden .. .. .. .. Saturday.
Lawrence .. .. .. .. Wednesday.
Mataura .. .. .. .. "
Naseby .. .. .. .. Saturday.
New Brighton .. .. .. .. Wednesday.
Palmerston .. .. .. .. Saturday.
Queenstown .. .. .. .. Wednesday.
Richmond .. .. .. .. Saturday.
Riverton .. .. .. .. Wednesday.
Ross .. .. .. .. "
Roxburgh .. .. .. .. Saturday.
Sumner .. .. .. .. Wednesday.
Tapanui .. .. .. .. "
Temuka .. .. .. .. Thursday.
Waikouaiti .. .. .. .. Saturday.
Waimate .. .. .. .. Thursday.
Winton .. .. .. .. Wednesday.

The Town Districts of—

NORTH ISLAND.

Bull’s .. .. .. .. Wednesday
Howick .. .. .. .. "
Huntly .. .. .. .. Saturday.
Kaitaia .. .. .. .. Wednesday.
Kawakawa .. .. .. .. "
Manai'a .. .. .. .. "
Mangaweka .. .. .. .. "
Matamata .. .. .. .. Saturday.
Normanby .. .. .. .. Wednesday.
Opunake .. .. .. .. "
Otane .. .. .. .. Saturday.
Putaruru .. .. .. .. Wednesday.
Rongotea .. .. .. .. "
Russell .. .. .. .. Saturday.
Te Puke .. .. .. .. Wednesday.
Tuakau .. .. .. .. "
Warkworth .. .. .. .. Saturday.
Waverley .. .. .. .. "

SOUTH ISLAND.

Leeston .. .. .. .. Saturday.
Nightcaps .. .. .. .. Wednesday.
Outram .. .. .. .. Saturday.
Pleasant Point .. .. .. .. Thursday.
Takaka .. .. .. .. Wednesday.