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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

Notice under the "Purchas and Ninnis
Flax Patent Act, 1860."

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Auckland, 6th December, 1860.

WHEREAS Arthur Guyon Purchas
of Onehunga, in the County of
Eden, in the Province of Auckland, Clerk,
and James Ninnis of the same place,
Mining Engineer, having on the 10th day of
October last, delivered at the Office of the Co-
lonial Secretary the petition, and deposited
the specification, description, and other matters
directed to be so delivered and deposited by the
"Purchas and Ninnis Flax Patent Act, 1860,"
of and concerning a certain invention for the
preparation of the Fibre of the Phormium
Tenax and other plants for manufacturing pur-
poses, I, Edward William Stafford, Colonial
Secretary of New Zealand, hereby give notice
that the said Arthur Guyon Purchas and James
Ninnis have, under the provisions of the said
Act during the term of 12 months from the
said 10th day of October, the like protection,
rights, powers, and privileges, as could be con-
ferred upon them by Letters Patent for the
said invention.

E. W. STAFFORD.

Notice under the "Purchas and Ninnis
Flax Patent Act, 1860."

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Auckland, 6th December, 1860.

WHEREAS Arthur Guyon Purchas of
Onehunga, in the Province of Auck-
land, Clerk, and James Ninnis of the same
place, Mining Engineer, have in the man-
ner provided by the Purchas and Ninnis
Flax Patent Act, 1860, deposited in the
Office of the Colonial Secretary a specifica-
tion of a certain invention claimed to have been
discovered by them for the preparation of the
fibre Phormium Tenax, and other plants for
manufacturing purposes, and a statement of the
principles of such invention and drawings
thereof with references thereto, and specimens
of the manufactured article resulting from
such invention, and also a declaration made
by them that they are as they believe the
first and true inventors of the said invention,
and whereas they have made application
for the issue to them of Letters Patent
for the protection of the said invention for
the term of 14 years. Now therefore, I, Ed-
ward William Stafford, the Colonial Secretary of
New Zealand, do hereby in pursuance of the
said Act require any person who may con-
ceive that he would be prejudiced by the grant-
ing of Letters Patent for the said invention to
send to the Colonial Secretary at this Office
within four months from the date of this Ga-
zette, a statement in writing setting forth the
grounds of such objection, subscribed with his
proper name and address.

E. W. STAFFORD.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Auckland, 6th December, 1860.
PURSUANT to the Proclamation dated
26th March 1860, restricting the Impor-
tation and Sale of Arms, Ammunition and
other Warlike Stores, the following persons are
authorised to issue Licenses, subject to such
instructions as they may from time to time
receive in that behalf.

At Otahuhu.
Lieut.-Colonel Marmaduke George Nixon.

At Howick.
Major Ponsonby Peacocke, Third Battalion
Auckland Regiment of Militia.

E. W. STAFFORD.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Auckland, 6th December, 1861.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been
pleased to direct that the Commission
of
Captain CHARLES STAPP,
as Captain of the "Taranaki" Regiment of
Militia, shall bear date on the 2nd April, 1859.

E. W. STAFFORD.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Auckland, 3rd December, 1860.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been
pleased to make the following appoint-
ment in the Taranaki Regiment of Militia:
FRANCIS STANDISH, to be Ensign,
vice C. H. Gardner, resigned. Date of
Commission, 3rd December, 1860,

E. W. STAFFORD.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Auckland, December 6, 1860.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been
pleased to appoint
JOHN MORRISON, Esq.,
to be Government Agent for the Colony of
New Zealand. Date of commission-24th
January, 1860. Offices of the Agency-No.
3, Adelaide Place, King William-street,
London.

E. W. STAFFORD.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Auckland, December 6, 1860.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been
pleased to appoint
HENRY SEWELL, Esq.,
to be Registrar-General of Land, under the
"Land Registry Act, 1860."

E. W. STAFFORD.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Auckland, 6th December, 1860.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been
pleased to appoint
HENRY GODFREY GOULAND, Esq.,
to be Registration Officer for the Province of
Canterbury, to form Electoral Rolls for the
election of the Superintendent and of Members
of the Provincial Council of the said Province.

E. W. STAFFORD.