904

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

[No. 27

the working-days in the period from the 20th December to the 31st December (both days inclusive), and the working-day immediately preceding each of the special days mentioned in or coming within the meaning of section 26 of the Shops and Offices Act, 1921–22, when there shall be no fixed closing-hour.

The notice dated the 25th June, 1919, and published in the New Zealand Gazette of the 26th June, 1919, fixing the closing-hours of hairdressers' and tobacconists’ shops in the Borough of Napier shall be and is hereby cancelled 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:

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 requisites are sold shall be closed at the same hours as are set out herein for tobacconists’ shops: provided that no such other shop which is closed for the statutory half-holiday on any day other than Saturday shall be required by the said section 25 to be closed earlier than 9 p.m. on Saturday.

Dated at Wellington this 28th day of March, 1928.

F. J. ROLLESTON, for 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 Combined District of Dunedin.

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 combined District of Dunedin, comprising the City of Dunedin and the Boroughs of St. Kilda, Port Chalmers, West Harbour, and Green Island, 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 16th day of April, 1928, all the shops in each of the trades of (1) hairdresser and (2) tobacconist within the said combined district 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 half-holiday, on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays at 6.15 p.m., and on Fridays at 9.15 p.m., with the following exceptions: (1) Should the occupier of any shop affected by this notice observe Friday or Saturday as the statutory closing-day in any week, then, and in such case, there shall be no fixed closing-hour on Friday for any such shop in that week, and the closing-hour on Wednesday for any such shop in that week shall be 9.15 p.m.; (2) on the working-days from 17th December to 23rd December (both included) other than Friday and Saturday, the closing-hour shall be 8 p.m.; (3) on the working-day immediately preceding Christmas Day and immediately preceding New Year’s Day there shall be no fixed closing-hour, provided that when Christmas Day falls on a Sunday there shall be no fixed closing-hour on the 23rd December; (4) on the working-days of the weeks in which the Mid-winter and Summer Shows and February Carnival Week are held, on the Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays, the closing-hour shall be 9.15 p.m.; (5) nothing in this notice shall require the occupier of any shop to close his shop earlier than 8 p.m. on the working-day immediately preceding, and on the day of any race meeting held at Wingatui or Forbury Park, or earlier than 11 p.m. on the working-day immediately preceding any day generally observed in the Combined District of Dunedin as a public holiday:

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 28th day of March, 1928.

F. J. ROLLESTON, for Minister of Labour.

Notice under the Shops and Offices Act, 1921–22, and its Amendment, fixing the Closing-hours of Tobacconists’ Shops within the Borough of Hamilton.

WHEREAS a requisition in writing has been forwarded to me from the occupiers of tobacconists’ shops within the Borough of Hamilton 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 16th day of April, 1928, all

tobacconists’ shops within the said borough shall be closed in the evening of working-days as follows: Subject to closing not later than 1 p.m., on the day observed as the statutory closing-day, on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays, at 8 p.m., and on Fridays at 11 p.m., with the following exceptions: (1) On the last working-day preceding Christmas Day and on the last working-day preceding New Year’s Day, the closing-hour shall be 11 p.m., and (2) on the Thursday immediately preceding Good Friday and on the Thursday immediately preceding any of the following days, viz., Anzac Day, King’s Birthday, and Anniversary Day, when any of such days falls on a Friday, the closing-hour shall be 10 p.m.

The notice dated the 12th May, 1922, and published in the New Zealand Gazette of the 18th May, 1922, and the varying notice dated the 15th June, 1925, and published in the New Zealand Gazette of the 18th June, 1925, fixing the closing-hours of (1) hairdressers’ and (2) tobacconists’ shops in the said borough, shall be and are hereby cancelled in so far as they relate to the shops affected by this notice 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 requisites are sold shall be closed at the same hours as are set out herein for tobacconists’ shops: Provided that no such other shop which is closed for the statutory half-holiday on any day other than Saturday shall be required by the said section 25 to be closed earlier than 9 p.m. on Saturday.

Dated at Wellington this 28th day of March, 1928.

F. J. ROLLESTON, for 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 Combined District of Invercargill.

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 Combined District of Invercargill, comprising the Boroughs of Invercargill and South Invercargill, 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 16th day of April, 1928, all the shops in each of the said trades within the said combined district shall be closed in the evening of working-days as follows: On Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays, at 6 p.m. and on Saturdays at 9 p.m., with the following exceptions: (1) On the working-day immediately preceding any of the following days—viz., Christmas Day, New Year’s Day, and Good Friday, there shall be no fixed closing-hour; (2) should the occupier of any shop affected by this notice observe, pursuant to section 14 of the Shops and Offices Act, 1921–22, Saturday as the statutory closing-day, then, and in such case, the closing-hour on Wednesday for any such shop shall be 6 p.m. and the closing-hour on Friday for any such shop shall be 9 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 28th day of March, 1928.

F. J. ROLLESTON, for Minister of Labour.

Notice under the Shops and Offices Act, 1921–22, and its Amendment, fixing the Closing-hours of (1) Drapers’ and (2) Mercers’ Shops within the Borough of Sumner.

WHEREAS a requisition in writing, signed by a majority of the occupiers of all the shops in each of the trades of (1) draper and (2) mercer within the Borough of Sumner, has been forwarded to me, desiring that all such shops within the said borough be closed in the evening of working-days as follows: On Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays at 5.30 p.m., and on Saturdays at 9 p.m.: Provided that in the case of any shop that is closed for the statutory half-holiday on Saturday pursuant to section 14 of the Shops and Offices Act, 1921–22, the closing-hour on Wednesday shall be 5.30 p.m. and on Friday 9 p.m.: