Mar. 15] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE 293

The licenses as wholesalers issued to the undermentioned persons, firms, and companies have been cancelled—continued.

The Sawmilling Industry (Easter Holidays) Notice 1945

NOTICE is hereby given that, pursuant to Regulation 20 of the Industrial Man-power Emergency Regulations 1944, the Timber Controller hereby requires and directs as follows:—

1. This notice may be cited as the Sawmilling Industry (Easter Holidays) Notice 1945.

2. Except with the precedent consent of the Timber Controller—
   (a) Every undertaking in the sawmilling industry shall, in the week commencing on the 26th day of March, 1945, be operated until a time not earlier than the usual closing-time on Wednesday, the 28th day of March, 1945; and
   (b) Every worker who in that week is for the time being employed or engaged in or in connection with that undertaking shall in that week work until a time not earlier than the usual closing-time on Wednesday, the 28th day of March, 1945.

3. Except with the precedent consent of the Timber Controller—
   (a) Every undertaking in the sawmilling industry shall, in the week commencing on the 2nd day of April, 1945, be operated from a time not later than the usual commencing-time on Wednesday, the 4th day of April, 1945; and
   (b) Every worker who in that week is for the time being employed or engaged in or in connection with that undertaking shall in that week work from a time not later than the usual commencing-time on Wednesday, the 4th day of April, 1945.

4. (1) Where, pursuant to Regulation 20 of the Industrial Man-power Emergency Regulations 1944, any direction has been or is hereafter given by the Timber Controller in respect of any undertaking in the sawmilling industry requiring that undertaking to be operated for a specified number of hours in any week or requiring the workers employed or engaged in or in connection with that undertaking to work for a specified number of hours in any week, nothing contained in that direction shall apply with respect to the weeks commencing on the 26th day of March, 1945, and the 2nd day of April, 1945, respectively.
   (2) Except as otherwise specially provided herein, the provisions of this notice shall be in addition to and not in derogation of the provisions of any such direction as aforesaid.

5. Nothing in this notice shall be construed to require that any of the operations of any undertaking in the sawmilling industry be not carried on at any time during the period commencing at the usual closing-time on Wednesday, the 28th day of March, 1945, and ending at the usual commencing-time on Wednesday, the 4th day of April, 1945, or that any worker employed or engaged in or in connection with that undertaking shall cease to work at any time during that period.

Dated at Wellington, this 14th day of March, 1945.

ALEX. R. ENTRICAN, Timber Controller.

(T.C. 1/17/19r.)

CROWN LANDS NOTICES

Land in the Wellington Land District forfeited

Department of Lands and Survey, Wellington, 6th March, 1945.

NOTICE is hereby given that the license of the undermentioned land having been declared forfeit by resolution of the Wellington Land Board, the said land has thereby reverted to the Crown under the provisions of the Land Act, 1924.

SCHEDULE

(L. and S. 22/3303.)

C. F. SKINNER, Minister of Lands.

Lands in Nelson Land District for Lease

District Lands and Survey Office,
Nelson, 13th March, 1945.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned sections in the Westport Colliery Reserve are open for lease by ballot under the Westland and Nelson Coalfields Administration Amendment Act, 1926, the Public Bodies’ Leases Act, 1908, and the Land Laws Amendment Act, 1944; and applications will be received at the District Lands and Survey Office, Nelson, up to noon on Monday, 30th April, 1945.

Applicants should appear personally for examination at the Lands Office, Westport, on Wednesday, 2nd May, 1945, at 2 o’clock p.m., but if any applicant is unable to attend he may be examined by any other Land Board or by any Commissioner of Crown Lands.

The ballot will be held immediately upon conclusion of the examination of applicants, and the successful applicants are required to pay immediately at conclusion of ballot a deposit comprising the first half-year’s rent, broken-period rent, lease fee, and amount of weighting for improvements.

SCHEDULE

NELSON LAND DISTRICT.—WESTPORT COLLIERY RESERVE
Borough of Westport.—Town of Westport

Section 97: Area, 12 perches. Half-yearly rent, £4 5s.
This section is situated in Palmerston Street, and is a good flat building section in the business area of the town.
There is an iron fence on the street frontage which will be removed on selection. The incoming occupier has no right to this fence.
(H.O. 22/337/32; D.O. T.R. 844.)

Section 876: Area, 31·33 perches. Half-yearly rent, 15s. Weighted with £440 (payable in cash) for improvements, comprising a dwelling of six rooms with washhouse, wood-shed, and fowlhouse.
This section is situated in Queen Street with a frontage thereto of 152·61 links, three-quarters of a mile from Westport Post-office, Railway-station, and North School by tar-sealed road. Town water-supply; picket fence front and side.
(H.O. 22/337; D.O. O.L. 915 and 987.)

Section 878: Area, 17·69 perches. Half-yearly rent, 10s. Weighted with £1,007 (payable in cash) for improvements, comprising a dwellinghouse of six rooms, bathroom, washhouse, &c.
This section is situated in Queen Street with a frontage thereto of 152·61 links, three-quarters of a mile from Westport Post-office, Railway-station, and North School by tar-sealed road. Town water-supply; picket fence front and side.
(H.O. 22/337; D.O. 915 and 987.)

Section 879: Area, 25·14 perches. Half-yearly rent, 12s. 6d. Weighted with £606 (payable in cash) for improvements, comprising four-roomed dwelling with ferro-concrete frontage, bathroom, scullery, sheds, and garage.
This section is situated in Queen Street with a frontage thereto of 152·61 links, three-quarters of a mile from Westport Post-office, Railway-station, and North School by tar-sealed road. Town water-supply; picket fence front and side.
(H.O. 22/337; D.O. O.L. 915 and 987.)

Section 880: Area, 34·54 perches. Half-yearly rent, 17s. 6d. Weighted with £480 (payable in cash) for improvements, comprising dwelling of five rooms, washhouse, tool-shed, summer-house, and garage.