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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

cautioned against rounding the Spit with the Light-
houses open as recommended by the notice issued in
February, 1871. Until further notice, the Spit is to
be rounded with the Lighthouse at Cape Moreton
open to the northward of the Yellow Patch Lighthouse,
a space equal to the difference between their
heights.

G. P. HEATH, Commander, R.N.,
Portmaster.
Department of Ports and Harbours,
Brisbane, 12th March, 1872.

WALLAROO BAY, SPENCER'S GULF.

REFERRING to a Notice issued from this office on 3rd
April, 1871, relative to a shoal patch in Wallaroo
Bay, notice is hereby given, that a Red-coloured Perch
Buoy has been placed on the said patch, in sixteen
(16) feet, at low water, with the following bearings :—
Point Riley, extreme N. 32° E.; large chimney of
Smelting Works, S. 59° E.
Masters of vessels beating up to the anchorage with
S.E. winds are hereby cautioned not to bring the jetty
to bear to the southward of E.S.E. until Point Riley
bears N. of N.N.E.

GEO. E. DEMOLE, Secretary.
Marine Board Office, Port Adelaide,
6th March, 1872.

SUPREME COURT OF NEW ZEALAND,
WELLINGTON DISTRICT.

SITTINGS IN BANKRUPTCY.

NOTICE is hereby given, that sittings of the
Supreme Court for the Wellington District of
New Zealand, for the despatch of business accruing
under "The Bankruptcy Act, 1867," "The Bank-
ruptcy Act Amendment Act, 1868," and "The
Bankruptcy Acts Amendment Act, 1870," will be
holden at the Court House, Wanganui, on Wednes-
day, 1st May next, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon.

ALEX. S. ALLAN,
Registrar.

SUPREME COURT OF NEW ZEALAND,
WELLINGTON DISTRICT.

SITTINGS IN BANCO.

NOTICE is hereby given, that the Court will sit
in Banco, at the Court House, Wanganui, on
Monday, the 29th day of April, at 11 o'clock in the
forenoon.

ALEX. S. ALLAN,
Registrar.

IN the matter of "The Friendly Societies Act,
1867," notice is hereby given, that transcripts
of the Rules of
"The Loyal Goldsborough Lodge, of the
Manchester Unity Independent Order of Odd
Fellows," and
"The Royal Albert Lodge, of the Manchester
Unity Independent Order of Odd Fellows,"
Friendly Societies, duly certified, have been lodged
with the Registrar of Friendly Societies, registered
and recorded in his office under the provisions of
"The Friendly Societies Act, 1867."

Dated the eleventh day of April, 1872.

ALEX. C. P. MACDONALD,
(for the Registrar).

PURSUANT to requisition addressed to me by the
Members of the Southland Building, Land, and
Investment Society in this behalf, a Meeting of the
Shareholders of the said Society will be held in the
Resident Magistrate's Court House, Invercargill, on
Tuesday, the thirtieth day of April, at 8 o'clock in
the evening, for the purpose of considering the
following alterations in the Rules of the said Society;
that is to say, "To alter the rate of interest from
5 per centum per annum to 8 per centum per annum;
the making the Society a permanent one; providing
for the amount to be paid from time to time to the
holders of realized shares; and for the formation and
application of reserve fund."

Dated this twelfth day of April, 1872.
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F. NUTTER,
Secretary, Land Society.

PATENT for an Invention for propelling Ships,
Vessels, Barges, and all other floating edifices
propelled by any Motive Power whatever other than
Wind and Sails, or a combination of any Motive
Power whatever including Wind and Sails, and to
effect other Improvements in the Propulsion, Speed,
and Safety of Vessels of any description, and used
for any purpose whatever, whether for transport,
attack, defence or otherwise.

This is to notify, that EDWARD SMETHURST, of Hoki-
tika, in the County of Westland, New Zealand,
Engineer, did on the nineteenth day of March instant,
deposit at the office of the Patent Officer, in the
Colonial Secretary's Office, in Wellington, a specifi-
cation or instrument in writing under his hand and
seal, particularly describing and ascertaining the
nature of the said Invention, and in what manner the
same is to be performed; and that by reason of such
deposit the said Invention is protected and secured to
him exclusively for the term of six calendar months
thence next ensuing.

And I do further notify, that the said Edward
Smethurst has given notice in writing at my office of
his intention to proceed with his application for
Letters Patent for the said Invention, and that I have
appointed Friday, the fifth day of July next, at
eleven o'clock in the forenoon, at my office, to hear
and consider the said application and all objections
thereto; and I do hereby require all persons having
an interest in opposing the grant of such Letters
Patent, to leave, on or before the first day of July
next, at my office, in Wellington, particulars in
writing of their objections to the said application,
otherwise they will be precluded from urging the
same.

Given under my hand, this twenty-eighth day
of March, one thousand eight hundred
and seventy-two.
175
JAMES PRENDERGAST,
Patent Officer.

LAND TRANSFER ACT NOTICE.

NOTICE is hereby given, that the parcel of land
hereinafter described will be brought under
the provisions of "The Land Transfer Act, 1870,"
unless caveat in the meantime be lodged for-
bidding the same.

One rood, being Section 563, Town of Hokitika.—
Applicant, JOHN HENRY GREENWOOD HAR-
COURT, of Hokitika, Gentleman.
Caveat may be lodged within one calendar month
after the date of the Gazette containing this notice.
Diagrams may be inspected at this office.

Dated this 28th day of March, 1872, at the Lands
Registry Office, Hokitika.
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J. M. BATHAM,
District Land Registrar.