JUNE 22] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE 753

East Road Makarewa Rabbit Board—
Alexander Robert Dawson.
Thomas Bell.
Vivian Butson.
Archibald Gordon McDonald.
Cornelius Maloney.

Waipipi Rabbit Board—
Samuel Bonnar.
John Irwin Dickey.
Athol Desmond Kayes.
Harry Knight.
James Arthur Short.

Maioro Rabbit Board—
Angelo P. Baker.
John Dickson Crawford.
George Goodwright.
George Johnson.
John Thomson.

Te Akau North Rabbit Board—
Eric Bertie Baker.
George Henry Dillon Cole-Baker.
Cecil James Harding.
Eric Henry Nolan.
James Gordon Reeves.

Wairau Rabbit Board—
James Owen Anstiss.
James Barry.
John William Bell.
George Henry Andrew.
John Alexander Fowler.

Woodlands Rabbit Board—
William Barron.
William Arthur Findley.
Adam Ogston Fleming.
Arthur Cumming Gormack.
Milert Peter Schmidt.

Apiti-Pohangina Rabbit Board—
James Daniel Galvin.
John Michael O’Hagan.
Edward Billett.
William Thomas Pratt.

Pukerau Rabbit Board—
James Copland.
Percy Crawford.
Archibald Herron.
Murdoch Ewan McLennan.
Frederick Ferdinand Trapski.

Waihopai Rabbit Board—
Roy William Cresswell.
Patrick Philip Lee Dillon.
Cuthbert Oliver Tate Rutherford.
Frederick Sowman.
Thomas John Teschemaker.

Appointing the Time and Place for the First Meeting of the Nelson Catchment Board

IN pursuance and exercise of the powers conferred by the Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Act, 1941, the Minister of Works doth hereby appoint Wednesday, the 5th day of July, 1944, at 2 o’clock p.m. as the time, and the Waimea County Council Chambers at Nelson as the place, for holding the first meeting of the Nelson Catchment Board.

Dated at Wellington, this 20th day of June, 1944.

R. SEMPLE, Minister of Works.

(P.W. 75/2.)

Appointing Saturday as the Statutory Closing-day in the Borough of Eastbourne

WHEREAS a poll to determine the statutory closing-day in the Borough of Eastbourne was duly taken under the authority of section 20 of the Shops and Offices Act, 1921–22, on the 27th day of May, 1944 :

And whereas the Town Clerk of the Borough of Eastbourne has notified me that the majority of the votes given at such poll were in favour of the appointment of Saturday as the statutory closing-day in the said borough :

Now, therefore, I, Patrick Charles Webb, Minister of Labour, in pursuance of section 20 of the Shops and Offices Act, 1921–22, do hereby appoint Saturday as the statutory closing-day in the said borough on and from the 26th day of June, 1944.

Dated at Wellington, this 19th day of June, 1944.

P. C. WEBB, Minister of Labour.

The Tobacco Factories’ Employees’ Labour Legislation Suspension Order 1944

IN pursuance of the Labour Legislation Emergency Regulations 1940, and of the Industrial Man-power Emergency Regulations 1942, the Minister of Labour doth hereby order as follows :—

1. This Order may be cited as the Tobacco Factories’ Employees’ Labour Legislation Suspension Order 1944.

2. This Order applies to W. D. and H. O. Wills (N.Z.), Limited, and to Godfrey Phillips (N.Z.), Limited, and to the workers who are employed in the Wellington Industrial District by those companies and whose employment is subject to the provisions of the Northern, Wellington, and Nelson Tobacco Workers’ award dated the 19th day of March, 1943, and recorded in 43 Book of Awards 77.

3. The provisions of all acts and regulations thereunder and of the said award are hereby suspended in so far as any such provisions operate to prevent the workers referred to in clause 2 hereof from being employed on the terms and conditions herein set forth.

4. The hours of work shall be forty-six per week, to be worked from 8 a.m. to 12.15 p.m., 1 p.m. to 4.45 p.m., and three hours commencing not earlier than 5.30 p.m. and finishing not later than 9 p.m. on Monday and Tuesday of each week and from 8 a.m. to 12.15 p.m. and 1 p.m. to 4.45 p.m. on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday of each week : Provided that these hours may by agreement between the management and the workers’ union be varied to provide for an earlier starting-hour than 8 a.m. (but not earlier than 7.45 a.m.), for a shorter lunch interval than three-quarters of an hour, and for a rearrangement of the finishing-hours on each day, but so that the hours of work so agreed upon shall not be less than forty-six per week.

5. All time worked in excess of eight hours on any one day shall be paid for at the rate of time and a half for the first four hours and double time thereafter.

6. Hours of work in excess of those herein prescribed may be worked by agreement between the management and the workers, payment for such hours being made in accordance with the provisions of the award.

7. On the application of any female worker the management may, subject to the approval of the Man-power Officer, grant such exemption from the hours of work hereinbefore prescribed as the circumstances of such worker may warrant, having regard to the domestic responsibilities of such worker.

8. In all other respects the provisions of the said award shall apply.

9. This Order shall come into effect on the 21st day of June, 1944, and shall continue in force for a period of six months.

Dated at Wellington, this 19th day of June, 1944.

P. C. WEBB, Minister of Labour.

Exemption Order under the Transport Legislation Emergency Regulations 1940

PURSUANT to the Transport Legislation Emergency Regulations 1940, the Minister of Transport doth hereby order and declare that the provisions of clause (1) of Regulation 7 of the Motor-drivers Regulations 1940, so far as they relate to the driving of heavy trade motors, shall not apply to the person hereinafter mentioned, but in lieu thereof the following provision shall apply :—

A motor-driver’s license issued under the Motor-drivers Regulations 1940 to the person described in Column 1 of the Schedule hereunder may authorize him to drive a heavy trade motor for the purpose of the business of the respective employer described in Column 2 of the said Schedule, but shall not authorize him, while he is under the age of eighteen years, to drive a heavy trade motor for any other purpose.

SCHEDULE

Column 1 (Driver). Column 2 (Employer).
Robert Douglas McBride, Wyndham Father.

Dated at Wellington, this 19th day of June, 1944.

JAS. O’BRIEN, Minister of Transport.

New Zealand Emergency Standard Specification amended

NOTICE is given of the issue of Amendment No. 1 (dated June, 1944) to the New Zealand Emergency Standard Specification entitled “ New Zealand Emergency Standard Specification for Doors,” which is cited in the Timber Control Notice No. 55.

Copies of the specification as amended may be obtained from the Secretary, New Zealand Standards Institute, Lambton Quay, Wellington C. 1, price 1s. per copy, post free. Each person who has already purchased a copy of the specification is entitled to a copy of the amendment free of charge.

L. J. McDONALD,
Secretary, New Zealand Standards Institute.

Notice of Persons affected by Applications for Licenses under Part III of the Industrial Efficiency Act, 1936

Taking of Fish for Sale

Ida L. Ridgen, Opua, Bay of Islands, has applied for a license to permit her to operate her fishing-boat “ Elma ” (not yet registered), using set-nets, long lines, and hand-lines, catches to be landed at Opua.

M. Sevelj, Kaikohe, has applied for a license to permit him to operate his 35 ft. fishing-vessel “ Miss Kaikohe ” (not yet registered), using set-nets, drag-nets, long lines, hand-lines, and crayfish-pots, catches to be landed at Whangaroa.

Applications for licenses have been received from the following :—
C. F. Baker, Russell, to operate his 29 ft. fishing-launch “ Idolon ” (not yet registered).
W. P. Baker, Russell, to operate his 26 ft. fishing-launch “ It ” (not yet registered).
E. Steele, Russell, to operate his 25 ft. fishing-launch “ Captain Cook ” (not yet registered).
J. E. Rivers, Russell, to operate his 15 ft. fishing-launch “ Murray R ” (not yet registered).

The method of fishing to be used by each vessel will be set-nets, drag-nets, long lines, hand-lines, and crayfish-pots, and catches are all to be landed at Russell.

Persons considering themselves materially affected by the decision of the Bureau of Industry on these applications should make any desired representations in writing not later than 6th July, 1944, to G. L. O’Halloran, Secretary, Bureau of Industry, G.P.O. Box 3025, Wellington.

G. L. O’HALLORAN, Secretary.