THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

PATENT FOR THE USER OF THE VARIOUS SPECIES
OF NEW ZEALAND FERN FOR THE PURPOSE
OF EXTRACTION OF TANNIN.

THIS is to notify that CHARLES BROWN, of New
Plymouth, in the Colony of New Zealand,
Native Civil Commissioner, did, on the fourth day of
October, deposit at the office of the Patent Officer,
in the Colonial Secretary's Office, in Wellington, a
specification 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 calen-
dar months thence next ensuing.

And I do further notify that the said Charles
Brown 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 ap-
pointed Friday, the twenty-second day of March
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 per-
sons having an interest in opposing the grant of
such Letters Patent to leave, on or before the
eighteenth day of March next, at my office, in
Wellington, particulars in writing of their objections
to the said application, otherwise they will be pre-
cluded from urging the same.

Given under my hand this twentieth day of No-
vember, 1877.

W. S. REID,
Patent Officer.

William FitzGerald, Solicitor, Wellington, Agent
for C. W. Govett, Solicitor, New Plymouth. 605

WILLIAM GOODALL, DECEASED.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

NOTICE is hereby given to all creditors and other
persons having claims against the Estate of
WILLIAM GOODALL, late of Wellington, in the
Colony of New Zealand, and formerly of Cape Town,
in Cape Colony, to send in writing the particulars of
their claims to the undersigned HENRY SAMUEL FITZ-
HERBERT, the solicitor of HENRY WILLIAM DIVER,
the Executor of the Will of the said William Goodall,
deceased, at the office of Barton and Fitzherbert,
Brandon Street, Wellington, before the 1st day of
March, 1878. And notice is hereby further given,
that after that date the said Henry William Diver
will distribute the assets of the said William Goodall
amongst such creditors and other parties entitled
thereto of whose claims the said Henry William
Diver shall then have notice.

Dated this 30th day of November, 1877.

607

H. S. FITZHERBERT,
Solicitor for the Executor.

TO THE REGISTRAR OF THE SUPREME COURT,
AUCKLAND.

SIR,-You are hereby requested to take notice
that the Office of the Queen of Beauty Ex-
tended Gold Mining Company (Limited) is situated
at Albert and Davy Streets, Grahamstown, Thames;
and that Mr. DENNIS GILMORE MACDONNELL has
been appointed Manager to the Company.

Dated at Grahamstown, this 19th day of Novem-
ber, 1877.

604

RONALD MCDONALD,
JOHN MCCABE,
} Directors.

ASHBURTON COAL MINING COMPANY (LIMITED)

THE last Meeting having lapsed through want of
sufficient shareholders attending to carry out
the business, another General Meeting of the above
Company, to consider a Special Resolution, "That
the Ashburton Coal Mining Company (Limited) be
voluntarily wound up," is called to take place at
Mr. John Hood's Hotel, Mount Somers, at 7 p.m. on
Tuesday, 4th December, 1877.

603

By order of Chairman.

R. M. SPURE,
Secretary.

WAIKOUAITI ROAD BOARD.

NOTICE is hereby given, that the Waikouaiti
Road Board purpose taking Land for a Public
Road, under clauses 21, 22, 23, 24, &c., "Public
Works Act, 1876." The surveys and plans are now
deposited at my house, Clevedon (within this dis-
trict), and are open to inspection by all persons at
all reasonable hours. The road as surveyed passes
through Section 41, Block II., Waikouaiti District.

Any person or persons affected are hereby required
to set forth in writing any well-grounded objections
to the execution of such works or taking of such
lands, and to send such writing, within forty days
from the date of first appearing of this notice, to
the Chairman and Members of the Waikouaiti Road
Board, Merton Post Office; and the Board will ap-
point a time and place to hear such objections as the
objector thinks fit.

By order of the Board.

WM. H. BAYLY,
Clerk to the Waikouaiti Road Board.
Clevedon, 22nd November, 1877. 606

NOTICE.

DISSOLUTION OF PARTNERSHIP.

NOTICE is hereby given, that the Partnership
heretofore subsisting between the undersigned,
as Hotelkeepers at Waipukurau, in the Provincial
District of Hawke's Bay, in the Colony of New Zea-
land, has been this day dissolved by mutual consent.
The business will in future be carried on by the
undersigned PETER Gow alone, to whom all debts
due to the said firm must be paid, and by whom all
liabilities of the said firm will be discharged.

Dated this 29th day of November, 1877.

PETER GOW.
A. SCRIMGEOUR.

Witness-G. E. Sainsbury, Solicitor, Napier. 608

STATEMENT of the Affairs of the Keep it Dark
Quartz Mining Company (Limited), for the
half-year ended 30th June, 1877, in accordance with
section 135 of "The Mining Companies Act, 1872."

Name of Company: Keep it Dark Quartz Mining Company
(Limited).
When formed, and date of registration: 5th January, 1874.
Where business is conducted, and name of Legal Manager:
Broadway Reetton; William McLean.
Nominal capital: £20,000.
Amount of paid-up scrip given to shareholders: £10,000.
Number of shares in which capital is divided: 20,000.
Number of shares taken; 20,000.
Amount of calls made: £1,625.
Total amount of subscribed capital paid up: £11,625
Number of shareholders at time of registration of Company: 19.
Amount of cash in hand: Nil.
Whether in operation or not: In operation.
Total amount of dividends declared: £333 6s. 8d.
Number of shares unallotted: Nil.

2nd August, 1877.

WILLIAM MCLEAN,
Manager.
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By Authority: GEORGE DIDSBURY, Government Printer, Wellington.