OCT. 23]

Justice of the Peace authorized to exercise Jurisdiction in Children's Court

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 21st October, 1947.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to authorize
Joseph Strickland, Esquire, J.P.,
to exercise jurisdiction in the Children's Court established at Hastings.

H. G. R. MASON, Minister of Justice.

Electrical Wiremen's Registration Act, 1925.—Names removed from Registers during the Quarter ending the 30th September, 1947

REGISTER OF INSPECTORS OF ELECTRICAL WIRING

Anderson, Arthur William ... Late Inspector for the Borough of Waitara. Address last notified : Purangi R.D., Inglewood.
Dunn, George Beresford Mitchell ... Late Inspector for the Ohakune Borough Council. Address last notified : Miro Street, Ohakune.
Gee, Edmund Charles ... Late Inspector for the Christchurch Municipal Electricity Department. Address last notified : 66 Corson Avenue, Beckenham, Christchurch.
McMillan, Robert Jeffrey ... Late Inspector for the Springs-Elsmere Electric-power Board. Address last notified : Muritai Street, Tahunanui, Nelson.
Manssen, Ray Mills ... Late Inspector for the Tararua Electric-power Board. Address last notified : Care of M. J. Begley, Pahiatua.
Stevens, Robert Wilton ... Late Inspector for the Wairarapa Electric-power Board. Address last notified : 67 Rhine Street, Island Bay, Wellington.
Wilks, Albert Edward ... Late Inspector for the Taranaki Electric-power Board. Address last notified : Care of J. B. Cotterill, 26 Kitchener Street, Wanganui.

Dated this 22nd day of October, 1947.

R. SEMPLE, Minister of Works.

Notification of Approval of Amending Rules.—Southland Acclimatization Society

Department of Internal Affairs,
Wellington, 14th October, 1947.

Pursuant to the provisions of section 25 of the Animals Protection and Games Act, 1921–22, I hereby notify that two copies of the amending rules made by the Southland Acclimatization Society on the 19th day of May, 1947, have been forwarded to me and were approved on the 14th day of October, 1947.

W. E. PARRY, Minister of Internal Affairs.

Result of Poll for Proposed Loan

Wellington, 14th October, 1947.

THE following notice, received by the Minister of Finance from the Mayor of the Borough of Gisborne, is published in accordance with the provisions of the Local Bodies' Loans Act, 1926.

B. C. ASHWIN, Secretary to the Treasury.

BOROUGH OF GISBORNE

Result of Poll

Pursuant to section 13 of the Local Bodies' Loans Act, 1926, I hereby give notice that a poll of ratepayers of the Borough of Gisborne taken on the 6th day of August, 1947, on the proposal to borrow the sum of £30,000 for the purpose of completing the water-supply scheme at Mangapoike, laying pipe-line from Waingake Watershed, and connecting up with the existing pipe-line in the Te Arai Stream, and providing a storage reservoir at Lytton Road, Gisborne; the following votes were recorded :

Votes.
For the proposal ... ... ... ... 754
Against the proposal ... ... ... ... 55
_809

I therefore declare the proposal carried.

N. H. Bull, Mayor.

Result of Poll for Proposed Loan

Wellington, 21st October, 1947.

THE following notice, received by the Minister of Finance from the Mayor of the Borough of Alexandra, is published in accordance with the provisions of the Local Bodies' Loans Act, 1926.

B. C. ASHWIN, Secretary to the Treasury.

BOROUGH OF ALEXANDRA

Pursuant to section 13 of the Local Bodies' Loans Act, 1926, I hereby give notice that at a poll of the ratepayers of the Borough of Alexandra, taken on the 3rd day of October, 1947, on the proposal of the Alexandra Borough Council to borrow the sum of £10,000 for kerbing and channelling, asphalt ing and concreting of footpaths, forming, grading, and gravelling streets, renewals and extensions to water-mains and improvements to reservoir, and extensions to sewerage mains--

Votes.
The number of votes recorded for the proposal was ... 76
The number of votes recorded against the proposal was ... 5

I therefore declare that the proposal was carried.

Dated this 7th day of October, 1947.

A. McKellar, Mayor.

Conscience-money received

The Treasury,
Wellington, 16th October, 1947.

I HEREBY acknowledge receipt of the following amounts forwarded by persons unknown as conscience-money to the New Zealand Government :

£1 to the Department of Agriculture.
£1 10s. and 6s. 4d. to the Customs Department.
£5, £2, and 15s. to the Treasury Department.

B. C. ASHWIN, Secretary to the Treasury.

Declared Goods (Control of Prices) Notice 1947, No. 2

Pursuant to the powers conferred on it by clause 9 (1) of the Control of Prices Emergency Regulations 1939, Amendment No. 3,* the Price Tribunal hereby gives the following notice :

NOTICE AS TO DECLARED GOODS

1. This notice may be cited as the Declared Goods (Control of Prices) Notice 1947, No. 2.
2. In this notice—
   "Toys" means any articles used or intended to be used by children as playthings or any articles customarily referred to as toys, and includes souvenirs which may be used as toys.
3. All goods of the kind specified in the Schedule hereto are hereby declared to be goods to which the provisions of clause 9 of the Control of Prices Emergency Regulations 1939, Amendment No. 3, are applicable.

SCHEDULE

CLASS OF GOODS DECLARED TO BE SUBJECT TO CLAUSE 9 OF THE CONTROL OF PRICES EMERGENCY REGULATIONS 1939, AMENDMENT NO. 3

Toys imported into New Zealand.

Dated at Wellington, this 20th day of October, 1947.

The Seal of the Price Tribunal was affixed hereto in the presence of—

[L.S.]

W. J. Hunter (Judge), President.
H. L. Wise, Member.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

The foregoing notice does not operate as a prohibition of the sale of any toys, but is only a preliminary declaration specifying the kind of toys with respect to which the Tribunal has authority to prohibit the sale under the powers conferred on it by subclause (2) of clause 9 of the regulations cited in the notice. It is not the intention of the Tribunal to exercise its powers of prohibition (except in the event of special circumstances) for at least four weeks after the publication of the above notice in the Gazette. With respect to the toys of the kind specified in the Schedule to the notice, the Tribunal advises that application for its approval of proposed prices should be made to the Tribunal as soon as possible, and draws attention of all persons concerned to the fact that, at any time after the expiration of four weeks from the publication of the notice, it may proceed, in accordance with the powers conferred on it by the regulations, to prohibit the sale of any such toys otherwise than at prices fixed or approved by the Tribunal.

• Statutory Regulations 1942, Serial number 1942/336, page 830.