Feb. 26.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 421

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

WHEREAS the local authorities of the respective separate districts mentioned in the First Column of the Schedule hereto have failed to decide what working-day in the week shall be the statutory closing-day for shops in their respective districts:

Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers in this behalf conferred upon me by section 18 of the Shops and Offices Act, 1921–22, I, Sydney George Smith, Minister of Labour, do hereby appoint as the statutory closing-day for shops in each such district on and from the 16th day of March, 1931, the respective working-days set opposite their respective names in the Second Column of the Schedule hereto.

SCHEDULE.

The Boroughs of—

NORTH ISLAND.

First Column. Second Column.
Foxton .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Wednesday.
Levin .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. "
Ohakune .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Thursday.
Shannon .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Wednesday.
Upper Hutt .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. "
Waipawa .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. "
Whakatane .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. "

SOUTH ISLAND.

Alexandra .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Saturday.
Arrowtown .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Wednesday.
Balclutha .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Saturday.
Brunner .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Thursday.
Cromwell .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Saturday.
Gore .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Wednesday.
Hampden .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Saturday.
Kumara .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Wednesday.
Richmond .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Saturday.
Ross .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Wednesday.

The Town Districts of—

NORTH ISLAND.

Havelock North .. .. .. .. .. .. Wednesday.
Helensville .. .. .. .. .. .. Saturday.
Hikurangi .. .. .. .. .. .. Thursday.
Hunter ville .. .. .. .. .. .. Wednesday.
Kawhia .. .. .. .. .. .. Thursday.
Kihikihi .. .. .. .. .. .. Wednesday.
Kohukohu .. .. .. .. .. .. "
Manurewa .. .. .. .. .. .. Saturday.
Mercer .. .. .. .. .. .. Wednesday.
Normanby .. .. .. .. .. .. "
Norsewood .. .. .. .. .. .. "
Ohaupo .. .. .. .. .. .. Saturday.
Ohura .. .. .. .. .. .. Wednesday.
Onerahi .. .. .. .. .. .. "
Ormondville .. .. .. .. .. .. "
Patutahi .. .. .. .. .. .. Thursday.
Raglan .. .. .. .. .. .. Wednesday.
Rangataua .. .. .. .. .. .. Thursday.
Rawene .. .. .. .. .. .. Wednesday.
Taradale .. .. .. .. .. .. "
Te Karaka .. .. .. .. .. .. Thursday.
Turua .. .. .. .. .. .. Saturday.

SOUTH ISLAND.

Edendale .. .. .. .. .. .. Wednesday.
Leeston .. .. .. .. .. .. Saturday.
Southbridge .. .. .. .. .. .. "
Takaka .. .. .. .. .. .. Wednesday.
Wyndham .. .. .. .. .. .. "

The Road Districts of—

Akaroa–Wainui, Akaroa County .. Thursday.
Anama, Ashburton County .. Saturday.
Ashburton Upper, Ashburton County Thursday.
Coldstream, Ashburton County .. "
Croixelles, Sounds County .. Wednesday.
Le Bon’s Bay, Akaroa County .. Thursday.
Longbeach, Ashburton County .. "
Mount Hutt, Ashburton County .. Saturday.
Mount Roskill, Eden County .. "
Mount Somers, Ashburton County .. "
Mount Wellington, Eden County .. "
Orapiu, Waiheke Island .. Thursday.
Ostend, Waiheke Island .. "
Pannure Township, Eden County .. Saturday.
Pigeon Bay, Akaroa County .. Thursday.
Rakaia South, Ashburton County .. Saturday.
Taupo, Taupo County .. Thursday.
Wakanui, Ashburton County .. "

The Counties of—

NORTH ISLAND.

First Column. Second Column.
Akitio .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Wednesday.
Castlepoint .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Thursday.
Clifton .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. "
Dannevirke .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Wednesday.
Eden .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. "
Eketahuna .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Thursday.
Eltham .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. "
Featherston .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. "
Great Barrier Island .. .. .. .. .. .. Wednesday.
Hauraki Plains .. .. .. .. .. .. Saturday.
Hawke’s Bay .. .. .. .. .. .. Wednesday.
Hobson .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. "
Hokianga .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Thursday.
Horowhenua .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Wednesday.
Hutt .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. "
Inglewood .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Thursday.
Kaitieke.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. "
Kawhia .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. "
Manawatu .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Wednesday.
Manukau .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. "
Matakaoa .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. "
Mauriceville .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Thursday.
Ohinemuri .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Wednesday.
Ohura .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. "
Opotiki .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. "
Oroua .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. "
Otorohanga .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. "
Pahiatua .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. "
Patangata .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. "
Piako .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. "
Pohangina .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. "
Taranaki .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Thursday.
Taumarunui .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Wednesday.
Taupo .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. "
Thames .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Thursday.
Uawa .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. "
Waikato.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Wednesday.
Waikohu .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Thursday.
Waimarino .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. "
Waimate West .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Wednesday.
Waipawa .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. "
Waipukurau .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Saturday.
Wairarapa South .. .. .. .. .. .. "
Wairoa .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Thursday.
Waitomo .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. "
Waitotara .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Wednesday.
Wanganui .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Thursday.
Weber .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. "
Whangaroa .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Wednesday.
Woodville .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. "

SOUTH ISLAND.

Akaroa .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Thursday.
Ashburton .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. "
Ashley .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. "
Awatere .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Saturday.
Bruce .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Wednesday.
Buller .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Thursday.
Cheviot .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Wednesday.
Collingwood .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. "
Eyre .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Thursday.
Fiord .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Wednesday.
Geraldine .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Thursday.
Grey .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. "
Halswell.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. "
Kowai .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Saturday.
Lake .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. "
Levels .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Thursday.
Malvern .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. "
Maniototo .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Saturday.
Marlborough .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. "
Mount Herbert .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Wednesday.
Murchison .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Saturday.
Oxford .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Wednesday.
Paparua .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Thursday.
Rangiora .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. "
Selwyn .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. "
Sounds .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Wednesday.
Springs .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. "
Stewart Island .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Thursday.
Takaka .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Wednesday.
Tawera .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Thursday.
Tua peka .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Wednesday.
Waihemo .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. "
Waikouaiti .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. "
Waimea .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Saturday.
Waipara.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Wednesday.
Wairewa .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. "

Dated at Wellington, this 24th day of February, 1931.

P. A. DE LA PERRELLE, for Minister of Labour.