Mar. 10] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE 707

SOUTH ISLAND

Akaroa .. Saturday. Murchison .. Saturday.
Amuri .. Wednesday. Oxford .. Saturday.
Ashburton .. Saturday. Paparua .. Saturday.
Ashley .. Thursday. Rangiora .. Thursday.
Bruce .. Wednesday. Selwyn .. Saturday.
Cheviot .. Saturday. Sounds .. Wednesday.
Clutha .. Wednesday. Southland .. Saturday.
Eyre .. Thursday. Springs .. Wednesday.
Fiord .. Wednesday. Stewart Island.. Saturday.
Geraldine .. Thursday. Taieri .. Thursday.
Halswell .. Thursday. Takaka .. Saturday.
Kowai .. Saturday. Tuapeka .. Wednesday.
Lake .. Saturday. Vincent .. Saturday.
Levels .. Thursday. Waikouaiti .. Wednesday.
Mackenzie .. Saturday. Waipara .. Wednesday.
Malvern .. Thursday. Waiwera .. Wednesday.
Maniototo .. Saturday. Waitaki .. Saturday.
Marlborough Saturday. Westland .. Saturday.
Mount Herbert Wednesday.

Dated at Wellington, this 4th day of March, 1949.

A. McLAGAN, Minister of Labour.

Notice as to Statutory Closing-days Under the Shops and Offices Act, 1921-22

WHEREAS the Mayors or Chairmen, as the case may be, of the local authorities of the respective separate districts mentioned in the first column of the Schedule hereto have duly notified the Minister of Labour that the days decided on as the statutory closing-days in their respective districts, pursuant to the provisions of the Shops and Offices Act, 1921-22, are the days set opposite their respective names in the second column of the said Schedule:

Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers in this behalf conferred upon him by the said Act, the Minister of Labour doth hereby appoint that the said respective days shall be the statutory closing-days for shops in the said respective districts on and from the 21st day of March, 1949.

SCHEDULE

The boroughs of—

NORTH ISLAND

First Column. Second Column.
Huntly .. .. .. .. Saturday.

SOUTH ISLAND

First Column. Second Column. First Column. Second Column.
Arrowtown .. Saturday. Ross .. Saturday.
Cromwell .. Saturday. Winton .. Saturday.
Kumara .. Wednesday.

The town districts of—

NORTH ISLAND

Mangaweka .. Saturday. Taradale .. Saturday.
Russell .. Saturday.

The road districts of—

NORTH ISLAND

First Column. Second Column.
Western Waiheke .. .. .. Friday.

The counties of—

NORTH ISLAND

First Column. Second Column. First Column. Second Column.
Hokianga .. Saturday. Rodney .. Saturday.
Mangonui .. Saturday. Stratford .. Saturday.
Otamatea .. Saturday. Whangamomona Thursday.
Pohangina .. Monday. Whangarei .. Saturday.
Ohura .. Saturday.

SOUTH ISLAND

Awatere .. Saturday. Peninsula .. Wednesday.
Buller .. Saturday. Tawera .. Saturday.
Collingwood .. Saturday. Waihemo .. Saturday.
Ellesmere .. Saturday. Waimairi .. Saturday.
Grey .. Saturday. Waimate .. Saturday.
Heathcote .. Saturday. Waimea .. Saturday.
Inangahua .. Saturday. Wallace .. Saturday.
Kaikoura .. Wednesday.

Dated at Wellington, this 4th day of March, 1949.

A. McLAGAN, Minister of Labour.

Appointing Wednesday as the Statutory Closing-day in the New Brighton Area of the City of Christchurch

WHEREAS the Mayor of the City of Christchurch, pursuant to the provisions of the Shops and Offices Act, 1921-22, as amended by section 4 of the Shops and Offices Amendment Act, 1945, has duly notified the Minister of Labour that, in respect of the New Brighton area of the City of Christchurch as defined by the said section 4, the Christchurch City Council has decided upon Wednesday as the statutory closing-day for shops in such area:

Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers in this behalf conferred upon him by the said Act and amendment, the Minister of Labour doth hereby appoint Wednesday as the statutory closing-day for shops in the said area on and from the 21st day of March, 1949.

Dated at Wellington, this 4th day of March, 1949.

A. McLAGAN, Minister of Labour.

Appointing Wednesday as the Statutory Closing-day in the Sumner Area of the City of Christchurch

WHEREAS the Mayor of the City of Christchurch, pursuant to the provisions of the Shops and Offices Act, 1921-22, as amended by section 4 of the Shops and Offices Amendment Act, 1945, has duly notified the Minister of Labour that, in respect of the Sumner area of the City of Christchurch as defined by the said section 4, the Christchurch City Council has decided upon Wednesday as the statutory closing-day for shops in such area:

Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers in this behalf conferred upon him by the said Act and amendment, the Minister of Labour doth hereby appoint Wednesday as the statutory closing-day for shops in the said area on and from the 21st day of March, 1949.

Dated at Wellington, this 4th day of March, 1949.

A. McLAGAN, Minister of Labour.

Plant Declared to be a Noxious Weed in the Matamata County.—(Notice No. Ag. 4624)

Department of Agriculture,
Wellington, 4th March, 1949.

THE following special order made by the Matamata County Council on the 17th day of February, 1949, is published in accordance with the provisions of the Noxious Weeds Act, 1928.

SPECIAL ORDER

“ In pursuance and exercise of the powers vested in it by section 5 (c) of the Noxious Weeds Act, 1928, the Matamata County Council hereby resolves and declares that the undermentioned plant is a noxious weed within the County of Matamata :—

“ Winged thistle (Carduus pycnocephalus).”

EDWARD CULLEN, Minister of Agriculture.

The Lemon Marketing Regulations 1940.—Notice Fixing Prices of Certain Grades

Office of Minister of Marketing,
Wellington, 2nd March, 1949.

PURSUANT to Regulation 5:1 of the Lemon Marketing Regulations 1940, I hereby fix the following prices per loose bushel to be paid by the Marketing Department for lemons delivered to the Department during the undermentioned period.

Period of delivery (both days inclusive): 1st March to 31st March, 1949 :—

Loose packed fresh lemons, Preferred Commercial s. d.
Grade .. .. .. .. .. 12 8
Loose packed fresh lemons, Commercial Grade .. 11 2
Loose packed fresh lemons, First-grade Peel .. 5 6
Loose packed fresh lemons, Second-grade Peel .. 4 0
Loose packed fresh lemons, Juice Grade .. 2 0

EDWARD CULLEN, Minister of Marketing.

Declaring Heil Trailer Units Forming Part of a Multi-axled Motor-vehicle to be Trailers

PURSUANT to the Motor-vehicles Act, 1924, and pursuant to subsection (2) of section 46 of the Transport Law Amendment Act, 1948, the Minister of Transport doth hereby determine that the two vehicles specified in the Schedule hereto, each forming part of a multi-axled motor-vehicle as defined by section 26 of the Statutes Amendment Act, 1937, shall be deemed to be trailers.

SCHEDULE

Two Heil trailer units (Chassis Nos. U.S.A./063674 and W/063581 respectively, owned by the Vacuum Oil Company Proprietary, Limited.

Dated at Wellington, this 1st day of March, 1949.

F. HACKETT, Minister of Transport.

Declaring Area to be a Closely Populated Locality for the Purposes of the Motor-vehicles Amendment Act, 1936, Section 3

IN terms of section 3 of the Motor-vehicles Amendment Act, 1936, the Minister of Transport doth hereby declare the area described in the Schedule hereto to be a closely populated locality for the purposes of the said section to the intent that a person driving any motor-vehicle on any road, street or other place to which the public have access therein shall be subject to the maximum speed limit of 30 miles an hour fixed by the said section.

SCHEDULE

SITUATED within Inglewood County—

All that area adjacent to Inglewood, consisting of that portion of the New Plymouth – Hawera State Highway No. 10, commencing at the south-eastern boundary of Inglewood Borough, as now constituted, and terminating at a point 8 chains measured along the said State highway in a south-easterly direction from the said boundary.

Dated at Wellington, this 28th day of February, 1949.

F. HACKETT, Minister of Transport.

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