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direction of Canoe Bay, until the Darnley Island
Channel is reached.
G. P. HEATH, Commander R.N., Portmaster.
Department of Ports and Harbours,
Brisbane, 8th December, 1875.

Money Order Offices opened.

General Post Office,
Wellington, 6th January, 1876.
THE following Notice, received from the General
Post Office, London, is published for general
information.
By order.
W. GRAY,
Secretary.

MONEY ORDER OFFICES.
On the 1st of November the following alterations
will be made, viz.,-
ENGLAND.

1. The designation of the Money Order Office in
   London at Kentish Town Road (No. 383), N.W.,
   will be altered to Kentish Town (3, Junction Road),
   N.W.
2. Money Order Offices will be opened in the
   Country at-
   Head Office. County.
   Blundell Sands R.O. Liverpool ... Lancaster.
   Boyton ... Woodbridge ... Suffolk.
   Clewer Green ... Windsor ... Berks.
   Cwm Tillery ... Newport ... Monmouth.
   Farsley ... Leeds ... York.
   Kenley ... Croydon ... Surrey.
   Oatlands Park ... Weybridge Station Surrey.
   Sandiacre ... Nottingham ... Derby.
   Stanley Road R.O. Liverpool ... Lancaster.
   Westcliff R.O. Whitby ... York.
3. The Office at Chorlton Bar (Manchester) will
   henceforth be called Brook's Bar.
   SCOTLAND.
4. Money Order Offices will be opened at-
   Head Office. County.
   Buchanan Street R.O. Glasgow ... Lanark.
   IRELAND.
5. The Head Office at Newtownlimavady will hence-
   forth be designated Limavady only.

General Post Office,
London, 25th October, 1875.

Notice of intention to withdraw Reservation from
Confiscated Land at Carlyle.

PURSUANT to the Regulations for the sale, dis-
posal, and occupation of Lands taken under the
provisions of "The New Zealand Settlements Act,
1863," and "The New Zealand Settlements Amend-
ment and Continuance Act, 1865," and which said
Regulations are contained in the Schedule to an
Order in Council, made and issued on the 11th day
of May, 1871, and published in the New Zealand
Gazette of the 1st of June, in the same year, it is
hereby notified that the parcel of Land specified in
the Schedule hereto, and which land was, on the 3rd
day of August, 1871, reserved for the purpose therein
mentioned, will, on the expiration of three calendar
months from the publication of this notice, be with-
drawn from such reservation.

Dated this 12th day of January, 1876.
CHARLES C. BOWEN,
(in absence of Secretary for Crown Lands).

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

SCHEDULE.
Number or Description of Lot. Area. Purpose.
PROVINCE OF TARANAKI.
Section No. 48, Carlyle Sub- 24 0 0 General Govern-
urban (now within the Town ment purposes.
boundaries, and subdivided into
Blocks xxxv., xxxvii., xxxviii.,
xli., and xlii.)

Inquiry for a Missing Person.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 7th January, 1876.
INQUIRIES have been made for a person named
ROBERT LEIGHTON RENNINGTON,
who came to Napier in the "Schiehallion," in 1874,
but who was afterwards forwarded on to Wellington
(by agreement) by steamer, in company with Messrs.
Burke and Inman. He is of medium height, and
slight, is of a fair complexion, and is about 24 years
of age.
Any person possessing information respecting the
person above named is requested to communicate the
same to this office.
AMELIUS M. SMITH,
Acting Under Secretary.

Letters Patent granted.

Patent Office,
Wellington, 8th January, 1876.
THE following list of Letters Patent, granted during
the year 1875, under "The Patents Act, 1870," is
published for general information.
By order.
C. J. A. HASELDEN,
Registrar of Patents.
No. 217.-WILLIAM GRUBB JENKINS, of Dunedin,
Accountant. Invention for facilitating the
Dredging and Reclamation of Land, and other
works of a like nature. Date of Patent-26th
October, 1874.
No. 219.-WILLIAM SPEEDY, of Wainui, East Coast,
Hawke's Bay, Sheep-farmer. A Method of
pressing Wool so as to Economize Space and
render the Wool Press movable. Date of
Patent-21st November, 1874.
No. 228.-WILLIAM ANDREWS, Engineer, JOHN
NANKIVELL THOMAS, Builder, both of Christ-
church, and WALTER WILLIAM WRIGHT, Farmer,
of Springston, Canterbury. A Machine for
Hedge-clipping, to be driven by Steam or Horse
Power. Date of Patent-7th June, 1875.
No. 231.-WILLIAM FITZGERALD CRAWFORD, of
Gisborne, Auckland, Brewer. A Floating Dock
to Raise Vessels by Pumping Air into the Dock.
Date of Patent-10th June, 1875.
No. 233.-CHARLES DOPPING IRVINE, of Dunedin,
Otago, Civil Engineer. A Compound Suspension
Trussed Girder. Date of Patent-24th June,
1875.
No. 234.-ABIEL GIFFORD HOWLAND, of Cashel
Street, Christchurch, Canterbury, Coach Builder.
An easy Method of Attaching and Detaching Shafts
or Poles to and from Carriages and other Vehicles
having four wheels, and to and from Vehicles hav-
ing four wheels known as Buggies and American
Wagons. Date of Patent-25th June, 1875.
No. 235.-CHARLES NEES, of Christchurch, Canter-
bury, Engineer. An Invention for the Saving of
Manual Labour and Expense by combining, in one
and the same operation, the Work of Sawing and