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

Retail Sale and Distribution of Motor-spirit

B. Bullock and Co., Ltd., 25 Wilson Street, Wanganui, has applied for a licence to resell motor-spirit to the company's employees from one pump already installed at the company's work at Waite-whena.

W. J. Hitch (by Phillips and Fanning, Public Accountants, Lower Hutt) has applied for a licence to resell motor-spirit from two pumps to be installed on proposed new service-station premises at Stokes Valley.

L. D. Tocker, Taneatua, has applied for a licence to resell motor-spirit from two pumps to be installed on garage premises at Taneatua.

M. J. Baker, St. Andrews, has applied for a licence to resell motor-spirit from two pumps to be installed on garage premises at St. Andrews.

S. T. E. Protheroe, Victoria Garage, Ashburton, has applied for variation of conditions of his existing motor-spirits retailer's licence to permit the transfer of a pump installed inside garage premises at the 'Triangle,' Ashburton, to a kerbside position outside his garage premises.

Applicants and other persons considering themselves to be materially affected by the decisions of the Bureau of Industry on these applications should, not later than the 13th November, 1947, submit any written evidence and representations they may desire to tender. All communications should be addressed to the Secretary, Bureau of Industry, C.P.O. Box 3025, Wellington.

J. D. KERR, Secretary.

Economic Stabilization Emergency Regulations 1942.--Wartime Price Index

Census and Statistics Department,
Wellington, 28th October, 1947.

IN accordance with Regulation 41 of the Economic Stabilization Emergency Regulations 1942, it is hereby notified that the wartime price index as at the 15th day of September, 1947 (on base : 15th December, 1942 = 1000), was 1032. This figure indicates that, after seasonal adjustment has been made in respect of certain commodities, the prices of which are subject to seasonal movement, the general level of prices of commodities, &c., included in the wartime price index was 3·2 per cent. higher at 15th September, 1947, than at 15th December, 1942.

G. E. WOOD, Government Statistician.

Sittings of the Supreme Court, 1948

WE, five of the Judges of the Supreme Court of New Zealand, in pursuance of the powers vested in us by the Judicature Act, 1908, hereby appoint that during the year 1948 sittings for the trial of criminal and civil cases and causes under the Divorce and Matrimonial Causes Act, 1928, shall be held for the respective judicial districts hereinafter mentioned at the Supreme Court House or the Courthouse, as the case may be, at the places hereinafter specified, commencing at the times hereinafter mentioned; and further appoint that sittings in Banco and Chambers shall be held as hereinafter provided; and do hereby make for each judicial district the further rules following :

NORTHERN JUDICIAL DISTRICT
Auckland
Tuesday, 3rd February, at 10.30 a.m;
Tuesday, 27th April,
Tuesday, 20th July,
Tuesday, 19th October,

HAMILTON JUDICIAL DISTRICT
Hamilton
Tuesday, 3rd February, at 10.30 a.m.
Tuesday, 27th April,
Tuesday, 20th July,
Tuesday, 19th October,

TARANAKI JUDICIAL DISTRICT
New Plymouth
Monday, 1st March, at 10.30 a.m.
Monday, 24th May,
Monday, 16th August,
Monday, 15th November,

GISBORNE JUDICIAL DISTRICT
Gisborne
Tuesday, 24th February, at 10.30 a.m.
Tuesday, 18th May,
Tuesday, 10th August,
Tuesday, 9th November,

WANGANUI JUDICIAL DISTRICT
Wanganui
Monday, 16th February, at 10.30 a.m.
Monday, 10th May,
Monday, 2nd August,
Monday, 1st November,

WELLINGTON JUDICIAL DISTRICT
Wellington
Monday, 2nd February, at 10.30 a.m.
Monday, 26th April,
Monday, 19th July,
Monday, 18th October,

Palmerston North
Monday, 2nd February, at 10.30 a.m.
Monday, 26th April,
Monday, 19th July,
Monday, 18th October,

Napier
Monday, 16th February, at 10.30 a.m.
Monday, 10th May,
Monday, 2nd August,
Monday, 1st November,

NELSON JUDICIAL DISTRICT
Nelson
Tuesday, 16th March, at 10.30 a.m.
Tuesday, 13th July,
Tuesday, 30th November,

Blenheim
Tuesday, 2nd March, at 10.30 a.m.
Tuesday, 6th July,
Tuesday, 16th November,

CANTERBURY JUDICAL DISTRICT
Christchurch
Tuesday, 10th February, at 10.30 a.m.
Tuesday, 4th May,
Tuesday, 27th July,
Tuesday, 19th October,

Timaru
Tuesday, 3rd February, at 10.30 a.m.
Tuesday, 27th April,
Tuesday, 20th July,
Tuesday, 12th October,

WESTLAND JUDICIAL DISTRICT
Greymouth
Monday, 1st March, at 10.30 a.m.
Monday, 12th July,
Monday, 22nd November,

OTAGO AND SOUTHLAND JUDICIAL DISTRICT
Dunedin
Tuesday, 3rd February, at 10.30 a.m.
Tuesday, 27th April,
Tuesday, 20th July,
Tuesday, 19th October,

Invercargill
Tuesday, 17th February, at 10.30 a.m.
Tuesday, 18th May,
Tuesday, 10th August,
Tuesday, 9th November,

SITTINGS IN BANCO AND IN CHAMBERS
Sittings of the Court in Banco will be held at the Courthouse, AUCKLAND, WELLINGTON, CHRISTCHURCH, and DUNEDIN, every Wednesday at 10.30 o'clock in the forenoon, except during vacation or the absence of the Judge, or unless the Judge is engaged on other business.

Sittings in Chambers will be held at the Judge's Chambers in the Courthouse, CHRISTCHURCH and DUNEDIN, every Tuesday and Friday at 10 o'clock in the forenoon, and at AUCKLAND and WELLINGTON every Friday at 10 o'clock in the forenoon, except during vacation or the absence of the Judge, or unless the Judge is engaged on other business.

Sittings in Banco and in Chambers at other times and in vacation, in respect of urgent business, may be held at such times and places as may suit the convenience of the Judge. In all other cities and towns in which sittings of the Court are held, such business in Banco and in Chambers as the Judge shall allow may be disposed of in the course of these sittings, at such days and hours as the Judge may appoint.

PROVISION AS TO HOLIDAYS
If any of the days above appointed for sittings shall be a public holiday, the sittings shall commence on the first day after the day so appointed which is not a holiday. It shall be lawful for any one or more Judges of the Supreme Court to order that the Supreme Court and the offices thereof at any place shall be closed for any public or proclaimed holiday in the district.

Given under our hands at Wellington, this third day of October, one thousand nine hundred and forty-seven.

H. F. O'LEARY, C.J.
D. S. SMITH, J.
A. FAIR, J.
J. B. CALLAN, J.
H. H. CORNISH, J.

Approved in Council 29th October, 1947.

W. O. HARVEY, Clerk of the Executive Council.