who observe Saturday as the day of the statutory half-
holiday shall close their shops on Monday, Tuesday, and
Thursday at 7 p.m., on Wednesday at 9 p.m., and on Friday
at 10 p.m.; (2) occupiers of shops who observe Monday,
Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday as the day of the statutory
half-holiday shall close their shops on Monday, Tuesday,
Wednesday, and Thursday (with the exception of the day
observed as the half-holiday) at 7 p.m., on Friday at 9 p.m.,
and Saturday at 10 p.m.; (3) on the working-days (other
than those observed as the statutory closing-day) in the
period from 15th December to 10th January of the following
year, both days inclusive, there shall be no fixed closing-
hour; (4) on the working-day immediately preceding any of
the special days mentioned in section 26 of the Shops and
Offices Act, 1921–22, the closing-hour shall be 10 p.m.
And whereas the said requisition is signed by not less than
two-thirds of the occupiers of tobacconists' shops within the
said combined district, notice is hereby given that, pursuant
to section 25 of the Shops and Offices Amendment Act, 1927,
all other shops within the said combined district in which
smoking requisites are sold shall be closed at the same hours
as are set out herein for tobacconists’ shops.
Dated at Wellington, this 15th day of March, 1928.
G. JAS. ANDERSON, Minister of Labour.

Notice under the Shops and Offices Act, 1921–22, and its
Amendment, fixing the Closing-hours of (1) Hairdressers'
and (2) Tobacconists' Shops within the Borough of Masterton.
WHEREAS a requisition in writing has been forwarded
to me from the occupiers of shops in each of the
trades of (1) hairdresser and (2) tobacconist within the Borough
of Masterton, pursuant to section 32 of the Shops and Offices
Act, 1921–22:
Now, therefore, in pursuance of the said section 32, I,
George James Anderson, Minister of Labour, do hereby direct
that on and after the 9th day of April, 1928, all the shops in
each of the trades of (1) hairdresser and (2) tobacconist within
the said borough shall 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 Mondays and Wednesdays at 8 p.m., on Tuesdays, Thursdays,
and Saturdays at 6 p.m., and on Fridays at 9.30 p.m., with
the following exceptions—(1) In the evening of the working-
day that first precedes any of the special days (other than
Christmas Day and New Year's Day) mentioned in or coming
within the meaning of section 26 of the Shops and Offices
Act, 1921–22, the closing-hour shall be 9.30 p.m., and in the
evening of the working-day that first precedes Christmas
Day, and in the evening of the working-day that first precedes New Year’s Day the closing-hour shall be 10 p.m.;
and (2) should the occupier of any shop observe any day
other than Saturday as the statutory closing-day, then and
in such case the closing-hour on Friday shall be 6 p.m., and
on Saturday 9.30 p.m.:
The notice dated the 21st June, 1921, and published in the
New Zealand Gazette of the 23rd June, 1921, fixing the closing-
hours of (1) hairdressers’ and (2) tobacconists’ shops in the
said borough shall be and is hereby cancelled as from the
date of the coming into operation of this notice:
And whereas the said requisition is signed by not less than
two-thirds of the occupiers of tobacconists' shops within the
said borough, notice is hereby given that, pursuant to section 25 of the Shops and Offices Amendment Act, 1927, all
other shops within the said borough in which smoking requi-
sites are sold shall be closed at the same hours as are set out
herein for tobacconists’ shops.
Dated at Wellington, this 16th day of March, 1928.
G. JAS. ANDERSON, Minister of Labour.

Plumbers Registration Act, 1912.
SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATE, PLUMBERS BOARD EXAMINATION,
28TH AND 29TH OCTOBER, 1927.
THE following candidate, having passed the examination
of the Plumbers Board of New Zealand, held on the
28th and 29th October, 1927, his name has been entered in
the Register of Plumbers of New Zealand in pursuance of
sections 8 and 17(b) of the Act:-
Reg. No. ...
Name. Dyce, W. H. V.
J. A. YOUNG, Minister of Health.

Notice to Mariners No. 15 of 1928.
Marine Department,
Wellington, 19th March, 1928.
NEW ZEALAND.—COOK STRAIT.—PORT NICHOLSON.—EVANS
BAY.
Burnham Wharf—Lights to be installed.
Position : Lat. 41° 18′·65 S., long. 174° 48′·71 E. (approx.).
Date of Establishment: 1st April, 1928.
Details: At the centre of the northern end of the recently completed Burnham Wharf. Two fixed green lights, vertically disposed 6 ft. apart, the upper light being 28 ft. above M.H.W.S.
Remarks: These wharf lights are situated 016°·5 1,065 ft.
(approx.) from the two red lights exhibited at the centre of
the northern end of Miramar Wharf.
Charts affected: Nos. 803–1423.
Publications: New Zealand Pilot, 1919, page 119; New
Zealand Nautical Almanac, 1928, pages 207 and 210, and
inset on plan facing page 210; List of Lights, 1927, No. 3495.
Authority: Wellington Harbour Board; 15th March, 1928.
B. W. MILLIER,
Assistant Secretary.
(M. 4/1721.)

Notice to Mariners No. 16 of 1928.
Marine Department,
Wellington, 20th March, 1928.
NEW ZEALAND.—SOUTH ISLAND.—WEST COAST.—MILFORD
SOUND.
Mooring-buoy discontinued.
Position: Lat. 44° 40′ S.; long. 167° 55′·3 E. (approx.).
Details: The mooring-buoy, which formerly existed at a
position about 2½ cables westward of Cemetery Point at the
head of Milford Sound, has been discontinued.
Charts affected: Nos. 615–2589.
Publication: New Zealand Pilot, 1919, page 405.
B. W. MILLIER,
Assistant Secretary.
(M. 3/3/187.)

Notice to Mariners No. 17 of 1928.
Marine Department,
Wellington, 20th March, 1928.
NEW ZEALAND.—NORTH ISLAND.—NORTHERN COAST.—FIRTH
OF THAMES.
River Thames or Waiho (Waihou) River — Kirikiri Bridge—
Swing Span established.
Previous Notices: Wellington Notices No. 63 of 1926 and
No. 23 of 1927.
Position: Te Kopu Wharf light in lat. 37° 11′·S., long.
175° 33′ E. (approx.).
Date of Establishment: 20th March, 1928.
Details: The temporary opening in Kirikiri (Kopu) Bridge
will be closed, and shipping will require to pass through the
swing span opening on the west side of the pivot pier. From
sunset to sunrise the fairway through the bridge will be marked
by two red lights in line on the eastern side and two white
lights in line on the western side, all horizontally disposed.
When the fairway is open to shipping a green light will be
exhibited about 12 ft. above, and in line with the two red
lights. Shipmasters are warned not to proceed through the
bridge at night until the green light is exhibited.
Chart affected: No. 1108.
Publications: New Zealand Pilot, 1919, page 214; New
Zealand Nautical Almanac, 1928, page 290.
Authority: S.M.M. Auck. 19/3/28.
B. W. MILLIER,
Assistant Secretary.
(M. 4/128.)

Officiating Ministers for 1928.—Notice No. 10.
Registrar-General’s Office,
Wellington, 20th March, 1928.
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:—
The Church of the Province of New Zealand, commonly
called the Church of England.
The Reverend Ferdinand Bismark Allen.
W. W. COOK, Registrar-General.