Feb. 23.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 329

Notice under the Shops and Offices Act, 1921–22, as to the Statutory Closing-day in the Combined District of Taumarunui and Manunui.

WHEREAS the local authorities of the Borough of Taumarunui and the Town District of Manunui, comprising the combined district of Taumarunui and Manunui, have failed to decide what working-day in the week shall be the statutory closing-day for shops in their district:

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, Adam Hamilton, Minister of Labour, do hereby appoint Wednesday to be the statutory closing-day for shops in the said combined district of Taumarunui and Manunui.

Dated at Wellington, this 21st day of February, 1933.

ADAM HAMILTON, Minister of Labour.

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

WHEREAS the Commissioners of the boroughs of Napier and Thames, and the Mayors or Chairmen, as the case may be, of the local authorities of the other 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, Adam Hamilton, 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 13th day of March, 1933.

SCHEDULE.

THE BOROUGHS OF—

NORTH ISLAND.

First Column. Second Column.
Eastbourne .. .. .. Wednesday.
Hastings .. .. .. Thursday.
Huntly .. .. .. Saturday.
Napier .. .. .. Thursday.
Patea .. .. .. Wednesday.
Taihape .. .. .. Thursday.
Thames .. .. .. Saturday.
Whakatane .. .. .. Wednesday.
Woodville .. .. .. "

SOUTH ISLAND.

Arrowtown .. .. .. Wednesday.
Bluff .. .. .. Saturday.
Gore .. .. .. Wednesday.
Mataura .. .. .. "
Motueka .. .. .. Saturday.
Naseby .. .. .. "
New Brighton .. .. .. Wednesday.
Queenstown .. .. .. "
Riverton .. .. .. "
Ross .. .. .. "
Sumner .. .. .. "
Tapanui .. .. .. "
Waikouaiti .. .. .. Saturday.
Winton .. .. .. Wednesday.

The Town District of—

NORTH ISLAND.

Bulls .. .. .. Wednesday.
Kawakawa .. .. .. "
Mangaweka .. .. .. "
Mercer .. .. .. "
Normanby .. .. .. "
Ohura .. .. .. "
Opunake .. .. .. "
Rongotea .. .. .. Thursday.
Russell .. .. .. Saturday.
Te Puke .. .. .. Wednesday.
Warkworth .. .. .. Saturday.
Waverley .. .. .. "

SOUTH ISLAND.

Nightcaps .. .. .. Wednesday.
Pleasant Point .. .. .. Thursday.

The Road District of—

SOUTH ISLAND.

First Column. Second Column.
Okain’s Bay, Akaroa County .. Saturday.

The Counties of—

NORTH ISLAND.

Bay of Islands .. .. .. Wednesday.
Cook .. .. .. Thursday.
Egmont .. .. .. Wednesday.
Franklin .. .. .. Saturday.
Hawera .. .. .. "
Kairanga .. .. .. Wednesday.
Kiwitea .. .. .. "
Makara .. .. .. Thursday.
Masterton .. .. .. Saturday.
Matakaoa .. .. .. Thursday.
Matamata .. .. .. Wednesday.
Mongonui .. .. .. Thursday.
Otamatea .. .. .. Saturday.
Patea .. .. .. "
Raglan .. .. .. Wednesday.
Rangitikei .. .. .. "
Rodney .. .. .. Thursday.
Rotorua .. .. .. Wednesday.
Stratford .. .. .. Thursday.
Waiapu .. .. .. "
Waipa .. .. .. Wednesday.
Whangamomona .. .. .. Thursday.
Whangarei .. .. .. "
Whakatane .. .. .. Wednesday.

SOUTH ISLAND.

Amuri .. .. .. Wednesday.
Ellesmere. .. .. .. Saturday.
Heathcote .. .. .. Thursday.
Inangahua .. .. .. Wednesday.
Kaikoura .. .. .. "
Mackenzie .. .. .. Thursday.
Murchison .. .. .. Saturday.
Peninsula.. .. .. .. Wednesday.
Southland .. .. .. "
Taieri .. .. .. Thursday.
Vincent .. .. .. Saturday.
Waimairi .. .. .. "
Waimate .. .. .. Thursday.
Waimea .. .. .. Saturday.
Waitaki .. .. .. Thursday.
Wallace .. .. .. Wednesday.

Dated at Wellington, this 21st day of February, 1933.

ADAM HAMILTON, Minister of Labour.

Members of the Te Akau North Rabbit Board elected.—(Notice No. Ag. 3103.)

Department of Agriculture,
Wellington, 17th February, 1933.

NOTICE has been received under the hand of the Returning Officer for the purposes of the first election of members of the Te Akau North Rabbit Board established under the Rabbit Nuisance Act, 1928, that

Eric Bertie Baker,
Keith Logan Caldwell,
George Henry Dillon Cole-Baker,
Eric Henry Nolan, and
Parry Hugh Sutton

have been duly elected as members of the said Board.

CHAS. E. MACMILLAN, Minister of Agriculture.

The Education Board of the District of Otago.—Election of One Member for the Central Ward.

EXTRAORDINARY VACANCY.

IN accordance with the Second Schedule to the Education Act, 1914, it is notified that Mr. John Sheppard has been duly elected as a member of the Education Board of the district of Otago for the Central Ward.

The numbers of votes recorded in favour of the respective candidates were as follows:—

Candidate. Votes.
Sheppard, John .. .. 200
Stevens, Harold Edgar .. 91

Total valid votes, 291; informal votes, 7.

Dunedin, 11th February, 1933.

G. W. CARRINGTON, Returning Officer.