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Return showing Hours fixed for the closing of shops, as per Requisition from Shopkeepers under the Shops and Offices Act — continued.

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Place. Trades. Hours. Picton Wellington Drapers, storekeepers, boot-mer-chants, crockery - merchants, ironmongers, and saddlers All chemists and druggists' shops 6 o'clock on four days, 1 o'clock on Thursday, and 10 o'clock on Saturday. >? • * Timaru .. ,, Christchurch a •' All tobacconists and hairdressers' shops All retail fishing-tackle dealers' shops Retail grocers All chemists and druggists' shops Motor-car, motor-cycle, and cycle shops 8 o'clock on four days, 1 o'clock Wednesday, 10 o'clock Saturday, except Christmas and New Year Eves, when at 11 p.m. [7, 8 o'clock on four days, 1 o'clock on Wednesday, and 10.30 o'clock on Saturday. 6 o'clock on four days, 1 o'clock on Thurs'day, 9 o'clock Saturday. 6 p.m. on four days, 1 p.m. on Thursday, 9 p.m. on Saturday. 8 o'clock on four days, 10 o'clock on Saturday, 1 o'clock on Thursday, except that shops may open 7 to 9 on Thursday. (Varied from 9 p.m. to 10 p.m. on Saturday by subsequent requisition.) 6 p.m. on four days, 1 p.m. on Thursday, 9 p.m. on Saturday, Christmas and New Year Eves excepted ; also all day on several days specified. 6 o'clock on four days, 1 o'clock on Wednesday, 9 o'clock on Saturday, except on Christmas and New Year Eves. 9 p.m. on Saturday.* 6 p.m. on four days, 1 p.m. on Wednesday, 9 p.m. on Saturday.* 6 p.m. on four days, 1 p.m. on Wednesday, 9.30 p.m. on Saturday. 6.30 p.m. on four days, 1 p.m. on half-holiday, 9.30 p.m. on remaining day. 8 p.m. on four days, 1 p.m. on half-holiday, 10 p.m. on remaining day. Nelson .. Tailors, mercers, drapers tf G-rocers Bootmakers, importers, and sales- ,, Auckland men Retail bootmakers >> ■ * Auckland and Borough of Newmarket Ambeiiey Retail bicycle dealers and re- . pairers Chemists Port Chalmers All shops (fishmongers exempted by subsequent requisition) All shops 6 p.m. on four days, 1 p.m. on Saturday, 9 p.m. on Friday. 6 p.m. on four days, 1 p.m. on Wednesday, 9.30 p.m. on Saturday. 5.30 and 6 p.m. on four days, 1 p.m. on Thursday, 9 and 9.30 p.m. on Saturday (according to specified months in the year).* Eltham All shops except tobacconists, hairdressers, refreshment-room keepers, fruiterers, and confectioners Chemists and druggists Dunedin 8 p.m. on four days, 9 p.m. on Wednesday and Saturday. 8 p.m. on four days, 1 p.m. on half-holiday, and 10.15 p.m. on Saturday. 8 p.m. on four days, 1 p.m. on Wednesday, 10.30 p.m. on Saturday. Waihi .. Stationers and fancy - goods dealers Hairdressers and tobacconists .. •>■> Jhristi tax Eve and New Year Eve exoe] i ted.