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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 57

generally observed in the district in lieu thereof, then the closing-hour for such shop in the evening of such day shall be 9 p.m.

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 said shops within the said combined district, and that all the occupiers of the said shops within the said combined district affected by section 35 (1) of the said Act have been afforded an equal right to share at a reasonable cost in the profits of the business carried on by the exempted shop :

Now, therefore, in pursuance of sections 32 and 35 of the Shops and Offices Act, 1921–22, and in pursuance of section 15 of the Shops and Offices Amendment Act, 1927, I do hereby direct that on and after the 13th day of August, 1934, all the chemists’ shops within the Combined District of Wellington, save and except the exempted shop, shall be closed accordingly.

The notice gazetted on the 9th day of August, 1917, fixing the closing-hours of the chemists’ shops in the City of Wellington, and the notice gazetted on the 24th day of May, 1928, fixing the closing on Sundays of chemists’ shops within the Combined District of Wellington, shall be and are hereby cancelled as from the date of the coming into operation of this notice.

Dated at Wellington, this 18th day of July, 1934.

ADAM HAMILTON, Minister of Labour.

NOTES.—(1) Pursuant to section 21 (e) of the Shops and Offices Act, 1921–22, a chemist may keep his shop open (but only for the supply of medicines and surgical appliances) between the hours of 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. on the statutory closing-day.

(2) Pursuant to section 35 (4) of the Shops and Offices Act, 1921–22, a chemist in the combined district whose shop is more than two miles and a half from the exempted shop may supply medicines and surgical appliances that are urgently required on Sundays and on working-days outside the hours specified above: Provided that the shop is opened for such purpose only, and is closed immediately the sale is effected, and that the door of the shop is kept locked, except for the admission and exit of the customer.

Notice under the Shops and Offices Act, 1921–22, and its Amendment, prohibiting the Sale within the Borough of Te Aroha of certain Goods comprised in the Trade of a Tobacconist.

WHEREAS a petition in writing, signed by a majority of the occupiers of all the tobacconists’ shops within the Borough of Te Aroha, has been forwarded to me desiring that the sale of certain goods comprised in the trade of a tobacconist —namely, tobacco, cigars, cigarettes, and smoking requisites— be prohibited during such time as the said shops are required to be closed in pursuance of the Shops and Offices Act, 1921–22 :

And whereas I, Adam Hamilton, Minister of Labour, am satisfied that the sale of the said goods is comprised in the said trade within the said borough, and that the signatures to such petition represent a majority of the occupiers of all the said shops within the said borough :

Now, therefore, in pursuance of section 33 of the said Act, I do hereby direct that on and after the 6th day of August, 1934, the sale of the said goods within the said borough shall be and is hereby prohibited as follows: Except during the period from the first day of October to the thirtieth day of April in each year (both dates inclusive), on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays, after the hour of 6 p.m., and on Fridays and Saturdays after the hour of 11.30 p.m.

Dated at Wellington, this 14th day of July, 1934.

ADAM HAMILTON, Minister of Labour.

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

WHEREAS a requisition in writing has been forwarded to me from the occupiers of booksellers’ shops within the Borough of Milton 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 said shops within the said borough :

Now, therefore, in pursuance of the said section 32, I do hereby direct that on and after the 6th day of August, 1934, all the said shops within the said borough shall be closed in the evenings of working-days as follows: On Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays at 5.30 p.m., and on Fridays at 9 p.m.

Dated at Wellington, this 17th day of July, 1934.

ADAM HAMILTON, Minister of Labour.

Prohibition of Issue of Money-orders and Transmission of Postal Correspondence.

THE Postmaster-General of the Dominion of New Zealand having reasonable ground for supposing that the persons and organization whose names and addresses are shown in the Schedule hereunder are engaged in promoting or carrying out a lottery or scheme of chance, it is hereby ordered, under section 32 of the Post and Telegraph Act, 1928, that no money-order in favour of either of the said persons or of the said organization shall be issued, and that no postal packet addressed to either of the said persons or to the said organization (or to his or its own or any fictitious or assumed name), or addressed to any of the addresses in the Schedule hereunder without a name, shall be either registered or forwarded by the Post Office of New Zealand.

SCHEDULE.

A. B. Latimer, Box 224D, G.P.O., Sydney, New South Wales.

T. P. Oldmeadow, Box 1712, G.P.O., Brisbane, Queensland.

Golden Casket Art Union, Box 100B, G.P.O., Brisbane, Queensland.

Dated at Wellington, this 20th day of July, 1934.

ADAM HAMILTON, Postmaster-General.

Scales of Charges on the New Zealand Government Railways and Lake Wakatipu Steamer Service amended.

IN pursuance of all powers and authorities enabling it under the Government Railways Act, 1926, and its amendments, the Government Railways Board hereby resolves that on and after the 30th day of July, 1934, the General Scale of Charges made on the 4th day of November, 1931, and published in the Gazette on the 13th day of November, 1931, the Goods—Local Rates Scales of Charges made on the 19th day of October, 1933, and published in the Gazette on the 26th day of October, 1933, and the Lake Wakatipu Steamer Service Scale of Charges made on the 8th day of June, 1932, and published in the Gazette on the 9th day of June, 1932, as the said scales have from time to time been amended and as the same are in force at the date hereof, shall be further amended by revoking the regulation made on the 28th day of March, 1934, and published in the Gazette on the 29th day of March, 1934 (page 756), (as amended on 23rd May, 1934—Gazette of 24th May, 1934, page 1540), and substituting therefor the following regulation, viz. :

GENERAL SCALE OF CHARGES.

(1) The classified rates for the conveyance of the classes of goods specified in paragraph (4) of this regulation, as the said rates are set forth in Regulation 69 of the said General Scale of Charges, shall be reduced by twelve and one-half per centum in each case.

GOODS.—LOCAL RATES SCALES OF CHARGES.

(2) Where provision is made in the Goods—Local Rates Scales of Charges for the conveyance of any of the classes of goods mentioned in paragraph (4) of this regulation between specified points at local rates, the charges for the conveyance of such goods shall be computed at the appropriate local rate or at the classified rate as reduced by paragraph (1) hereof, whichever shall be the cheaper.

LAKE WAKATIPU STEAMER SERVICE SCALE OF CHARGES.

(3) The scheduled rates for the conveyance by the Lake Wakatipu steamer service of the classes of goods specified in paragraph (4) of this regulation, as the said rates are set forth in Regulations 22 and 25 of the said Lake Wakatipu Steamer Service Scale of Charges, shall be reduced by twelve and one-half per centum in each case.

CLASSES OF GOODS AFFECTED.

(4) The classes of goods referred to in paragraphs 1, 2, and 3 of this regulation are those set forth in the following list, that is to say, —

Beef, frozen for export. Mangolds.
Butter. Parsnips.
Calves. Pigs.
Carrots. Pork, frozen for export.
Cattle. Potatoes.
Cheese. Onions.
Fat. Turnips.
Horses. Veal, frozen for export.

In witness whereof the official seal of the Government Railways Board was hereunto affixed in the presence of—

[L.S.] H. H. STERLING, Chairman.

Dated this 25th day of July, 1934.