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thence towards the south by a right line from the summit of Mount Egmont to the south-east corner of Section 4, Block XV, Cape Survey District; thence south-westerly along the north side of Kahui Road to the southernmost corner of Section 1, Block XIV, Cape Survey District; thence westerly generally along the boundary between the Cape and Opunake Survey Districts to the sea; thence northerly generally along the sea-coast to the northernmost corner of Section 26, Block IV, Cape Survey District, the point of commencement.

Central Riding.

All that area in the Taranaki Land District, bounded towards the north by the North Riding, hereinbefore described, from the sea-coast to the summit of Mount Egmont; thence by a right line to the intersection of the radius line of the Egmont National Park with the Waiaua Stream; thence along the middle of the Waiaua Stream to the sea-coast; thence north-westerly along the sea-coast to the boundary between the Cape and Opunake Survey Districts, the point of commencement; excluding the Opunake Town District as described in New Zealand Gazette, of 1882, page 679.

South Riding.

All that area in the Taranaki Land District, bounded towards the north-west by the Central Riding, hereinbefore described, from the sea to the summit of Mt. Egmont; towards the east generally by the eastern boundary of Egmont County as described in the New Zealand Gazette, of 1920, page 2, from the summit of Mt. Egmont to the sea; and towards the south-west by the sea from the point last-mentioned to the mouth of the Waiaua Stream, the point of commencement.

And that for the purpose of adjusting the representation of the ridings aforesaid, the number of members to be elected for the North Riding shall be three members, the number of members to be elected for the Central Riding shall be three members, and the number of members to be elected for the South Riding shall be three members.

I hereby certify that the foregoing special order was passed at a special meeting of the Egmont County Council, properly convened, held on the 13th day of October, 1931, and subsequently confirmed at a meeting of the said Council, properly convened, on the 10th day of November, 1931.

GEO. W. ROGERS, County Clerk.

I hereby certify that the above special order has been duly made.

GEO. W. ROGERS, County Clerk.

I approve of the description of ridings and boundaries contained in the foregoing special order as sufficient to render the new boundaries capable of identification.

BASIL KING,
For Chief Surveyor.
Taranaki Land District,
(I.A. 19/80/31.)

23rd November, 1931.

Notice under the Shops and Offices Act, 1921-22, and its Amendment, fixing the Closing-hours of (1) Bakers', (2) Booksellers', (3) Boot Retailers', (4) Butchers', (5) Clothiers', (6) Cycle Dealers', (7) Drapers', (8) Fancy-goods Dealers', (9) Furniture Dealers', (10) Grocers', and (11) Stationers' Shops within the Borough of Waitara.

WHEREAS a requisition in writing has been forwarded to me from the occupiers of shops in each of the trades of (1) baker, (2) bookseller, (3) boot-retailer, (4) butcher, (5) clothier, (6) cycle-dealer, (7) draper, (8) fancy-goods dealer, (9) furniture dealer, (10) grocer, (11) stationer, within the Borough of Waitara, pursuant to section 32 of the Shops and Offices Act, 1921-22:

And whereas, I, Adam Hamilton, Minister of Labour, am satisfied that the signatures to such requisition represent a majority of the occupiers of all the shops in each of the said trades within the said borough:

Now, therefore, in pursuance of the said section 32, I do hereby direct that on and after the 19th day of December, 1931, all the shops in each of the said trades within the said borough shall be closed in the evening of working-days as follows: On Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, at 5.30 p.m., and on Saturdays at 9 p.m., with the following exceptions--(1) On the evening of the working-day immediately preceding Christmas Day and on the evening of the working-day immediately preceding New Year's Day there shall be no fixed closing-hour, and (2) on the evening of the working-day immediately preceding Good Friday the closing-hour shall be 10 p.m.

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

3509

The notice dated the 11th March, 1919, and published in the New Zealand Gazette of the 13th March, 1919, fixing the closing-hours of (1) butchers', (2) bakers', (3) grocers', (4) drapers', (5) mercers', (6) booksellers', (7) stationers', (8) ironmongers', (9) furniture-makers', (10) jewellers', (11) cycle dealers', and (12) saddlers' shops in the Borough of Waitara, 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.

Dated at Wellington, this 16th day of December, 1931.

ADAM HAMILTON, Minister of Labour.

Notice under the Shops and Offices Act, 1921-22, and its Amendment, fixing the Closing-hours of (1) Men's Hairdressers' and (2) Tobacconists' Shops within the Combined District of Wellington.

WHEREAS a requisition in writing has been forwarded to me from the occupiers of shops in each of the trades of (1) men's hairdresser and (2) tobacconist within the combined district of Wellington comprising the City of Wellington and the Town District of Johnsonville, pursuant to section 32 of the Shops and Offices Act, 1921-22:

Now, therefore, in pursuance of the said section 32, I, Adam Hamilton, Minister of Labour, do hereby direct that on and after the date of the gazetting of this notice all the said shops within the said combined district 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, and Thursdays at 8 p.m., and on Fridays and Saturdays at 11 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, then and in such case the closing-hour on Wednesday for such shop shall be 11 p.m. (2) On Anniversary Day and King's Birthday (or on any day observed in lieu thereof), on Labour Day, on the working-days (other than those observed as the statutory closing-days) in the period from 17th December to 2nd January of the following year, both days inclusive, and on the working-days (other than the day observed as the statutory closing-day) in the period from the Monday immediately preceding Easter to Easter Monday, both days inclusive, there shall be no fixed closing-hour:

The notice dated the 24th October, 1928, and published in the New Zealand Gazette of the 1st November, 1928, and the notice dated the 5th March, 1928, and published in the New Zealand Gazette of the 8th March, 1928, fixing the closing-hours of hairdressers' and tobacconists' shops respectively, in the Combined District of Wellington shall be and are 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 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 16th day of December, 1931.

ADAM HAMILTON, Minister of Labour.

Sitting of the Native Land Court at Wairoa on the 26th January, 1932.

Registrar's Office,
Gisborne, 12th December, 1931.

NOTICE is hereby given that the matters mentioned in the Schedule hereunder written will be heard by the Native Land Court sitting at Wairoa on the 26th day of January, 1932, or as soon thereafter as the business of the Court will allow.

The Court will adjourn to Nuhaka and Opoutama on conclusion of business at Wairoa.

JNO. HARVEY, Registrar.
[Gisborne, 1931/32-15.]

SCHEDULE.

APPLICATION FOR ASSESSMENT OF COMPENSATION.

No. 25. Applicant: The Minister for Public Works. Name of land: Kahotea West 1c 2, 2B, East 2. Nature of application: Application for assessment of amount of compensation payable for portions taken for road purposes.