Feb. 18.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 421

SOUTH ISLAND.

First Column. Pleasant Point .. .. .. .. Thursday.

The counties of—

NORTH ISLAND.

Bay of Islands .. .. .. .. Wednesday. Cook .. .. .. .. Thursday. Egmont .. .. .. .. Saturday. Eltham .. .. .. .. ,, Featherston .. .. .. .. ,, Franklin .. .. .. .. ,, Hawera .. .. .. .. ,, Kairanga .. .. .. .. ,, Kiwitea .. .. .. .. Wednesday. Makara .. .. .. .. Thursday. Mangonui .. .. .. .. ,, Masterton .. .. .. .. Saturday. Matakaoa .. .. .. .. Thursday. Matamata .. .. .. .. Saturday. Mauriceville .. .. .. .. Friday. Otamatea .. .. .. .. Saturday. Patea .. .. .. .. ,, Raglan .. .. .. .. ,, Rangitikei .. .. .. .. Wednesday. Rotorua .. .. .. .. ,, Stratford .. .. .. .. Saturday. Waiapu .. .. .. .. Thursday. Waimate West .. .. .. .. Saturday. Waipa .. .. .. .. Wednesday. Whakatane .. .. .. .. ,, Whangamomona .. .. .. .. Thursday. Whangarei .. .. .. .. Saturday. Whangaroa .. .. .. .. Wednesday.

SOUTH ISLAND.

Clutha .. .. .. .. Wednesday. Ellesmere .. .. .. .. Saturday. Grey .. .. .. .. Thursday. Heathcote .. .. .. .. ,, Inangahua .. .. .. .. Saturday. Kaikoura .. .. .. .. Wednesday. Mackenzie .. .. .. .. Saturday. Murchison .. .. .. .. ,, Paparua .. .. .. .. ,, Peninsula .. .. .. .. Wednesday. Southland .. .. .. .. ,, Taieri .. .. .. .. Thursday. Waimairi .. .. .. .. Saturday. Waimea .. .. .. .. ,, Wairewa .. .. .. .. Wednesday. Waitaki .. .. .. .. Saturday. Wallace .. .. .. ,, Westland .. .. .. ,, Dated at Wellington, this 17th day of February, 1937. H. T. ARMSTRONG, Minister of Labour.

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, Hubert Thomas Armstrong, Minister of Labour, do hereby appoint as the statutory closing-day for shops in each such district on and from the 8th day of March, 1937, 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. Matamata .. .. .. .. Saturday. Waihi .. .. .. .. ,, Waipawa .. .. .. .. Wednesday.

SOUTH ISLAND.

Alexandra .. .. .. .. Saturday. Brunner .. .. .. .. Thursday. Cromwell .. .. .. .. Saturday. Hampden .. .. .. ,, Kumara .. .. .. .. Wednesday. Richmond .. .. .. .. Saturday.

The town districts of—

NORTH ISLAND.

First Column. Havelock North .. .. .. .. Wednesday. Helensville .. .. .. .. Saturday. Howick .. .. .. .. Wednesday. Hunterville .. .. .. ,, Kawhia .. .. .. .. Thursday. Kihikihi .. .. .. .. Saturday. Kohukohu .. .. .. .. Wednesday. Manaia .. .. .. ,, Manurewa .. .. .. ,, Mount Maunganui .. .. .. ,, Ohaupo .. .. .. ,, Ohura .. .. .. ,, Onerahi .. .. .. ,, Ormondville .. .. ,, Patutahi .. ,, Raglan .. .. ,, Rawene .. ,, Rongotea .. ,, Taradale .. .. ,, Te Karaka .. ,, Turua .. ,, Clinton .. ,, Edendale .. ,, Leeston .. ,, Nightcaps .. ,, Outram .. ,, Southbridge .. ,, Takaka .. ,, Wyndham .. ,, The road districts of—

Croixelles, Sounds County .. .. Wednesday. Le Bon’s Bay, Akaroa County .. Thursday. Longbeach, Ashburton County ,, Mount Hutt, Ashburton County .. Saturday. Mount Roskill, Eden County ,, Mount Wellington, Eden County ,, O’Kain’s Bay .. ,, Orapiu, Waiheke Island .. Thursday. Ostend, Waiheke Island ,, Panmure Township, Eden County .. Saturday. Pigeon Bay, Akaroa County .. Thursday. Rakaia South, Ashburton County .. Saturday. Taupo, Taupo County .. ,, Wakanui, Ashburton County ,, The counties of—

NORTH ISLAND.

Akitio .. .. .. .. Wednesday. Castlepoint .. .. .. ,, Clifton .. .. ,, Coromandel .. ,, Dannevirke .. .. ,, Eden .. .. ,, Eketahuna .. ,, Great Barrier Island .. ,, Hauraki Plains .. ,, Hawke’s Bay .. ,, Hobson .. ,, Hokianga .. ,, Horowhenua .. ,, Hutt .. ,, Inglewood .. .. ,, Kaitieke .. ,, Kawhia .. ,, Manawatu .. .. Wednesday. Manakau .. ,, Ohinemuri .. ,, Ohura .. ,, Opotiki .. ,, Oroua .. ,, Otorohanga .. ,, Pahiata .. ,, Patangata .. ,, Piako .. ,, Pohangina .. ,, Rodney .. Saturday. Taranaki .. ,, Taumarunui .. ,, Taupo .. ,, Tauranga .. Thursday. Thames .. ,, Uawa .. ,, Waikato .. ,,