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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 60

have appointed Friday, the 8th day of September
next, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon, at this office, to
hear the said application and all objections thereto;
and I require all persons having an interest in op-
posing the grant of such Letters Patent to leave, on
or before the 4th day of September next, at this
office, particulars in writing of their objections to the
said application, otherwise they will be precluded
from urging the same.

W. S. REID,
Patent Officer.

No. 667.

Branch of Friendly Society registered.

Registrar-General's Office,
Wellington, 26th June, 1882.

THE Court Star of the South, No. 5843, of the
Ancient Order of Foresters, situated at Inver-
cargill, is registered as a branch of the United Otago
District of the Ancient Order of Foresters Friendly
Society, under "The Friendly Societies Act, 1877,"
this 26th day of June, 1882.

Wm. R. E. Brown,
Registrar of Friendly Societies.

Branch of Friendly Society registered.

Registrar-General's Office,
Wellington, 28th June, 1882.

THE Court Woodford, No. 6583, situated at Kaia-
poi, is registered as a branch of the Canterbury
United District of the New Zealand Ancient Order
of Foresters Friendly Society, under "The Friendly
Societies Act, 1877," this 28th day of June, 1882.

Wm. R. E. Brown,
Registrar of Friendly Societies.

Friendly Society registered.

Registrar-General's Office,
Wellington, 26th June, 1882.

THE Acorn Lodge, No. 139, of the United Ancient
Order of Druids Society, at Invercargill, is
registered as a friendly society under "The Friendly
Societies Act, 1877," this 26th day of June, 1882.

Wm. R. E. Brown,
Registrar of Friendly Societies.

Commissioner of the Supreme Court appointed.

NOTICE.—Arthur Perry Bower, of the City of
London, in England, a Solicitor of the High
Court of Justice of England, has been appointed this
day, by his Honor the Chief Justice, a Commissioner
of the Supreme Court of New Zealand, in England,
under "The Commissioners of the Supreme Court
Act, 1875," for the purpose of taking acknowledg-
ments of married women under any Act or law in
force in the Colony of New Zealand requiring such
acknowledgments to be made or taken.

Alex. S. Allan,
Registrar, Supreme Court.
Wellington, 19th June, 1882.

Commissioner of the Supreme Court appointed.

NOTICE.—Arthur Perry Bower, of the City of
London, in England, a Solicitor of the High
Court of Justice of England, has been appointed this
day, by his Honor the Chief Justice, a Commissioner
of the Supreme Court of New Zealand, in England,
under "The Commissioners of the Supreme Court
Act, 1875," for the purpose of administering and
taking all such oaths, affidavits, and affirmations as in
the said Act mentioned.

Alex. S. Allan,
Registrar, Supreme Court.
Wellington, 19th June, 1882.

Commissioner of the Supreme Court appointed.

NOTICE.—His Honor Joshua Strange Williams,
Judge, at Dunedin, of the Supreme Court of
New Zealand, has appointed Duncan Forbes Dallas,
Esq., of Edinburgh, in Scotland, Solicitor, to be a
Commissioner in Scotland, under "The Commis-
sioners of the Supreme Court Act, 1875," for taking
any oath, affidavit, or affirmation, and also acknow-
ledgments of married women, in conformity with
sections 2 and 4 of the above Act.

Dated this 19th day of June, 1882.

Colin McK. Gordon,
Registrar of the Supreme Court, Dunedin.

Gold Fields Notices.

Nelson South-West Gold Fields.—Gold-Mining Lease
refused.

Crown Lands Office,
Nelson, 27th June, 1882.

NOTICE is hereby given that the gold-mining
lease applied for by William Hindmarsh, for
the Volunteer Company, viz., 16½ acres, at Devil's
Creek, Inangahua, has been refused.

Alfred Greenfield,
Commissioner of Crown Lands,
(Holding delegated powers.)

Gold-Mining Lease.—Notice of Withdrawal of
Application.

Crown Lands Office,
Nelson, 27th June, 1882.

It is hereby notified that the under-mentioned appli-
cation for a gold-mining lease has been with-
drawn, and that the ground is now open for applica-
tion as if a lease of the same had never been
applied for, viz. :
—
The application of W. Kruizenza, for the Monk-
land Company; 16 acres 2 roods, Merrigig's District,
Inangahua.

Alfred Greenfield,
Commissioner of Crown Lands,
(Holding delegated powers.)

Gold-Mining Leases to be granted.

In conformity with the thirty-seventh section of
"The Mines Act, 1877," and with the regu-
lations made under that Act for the granting of
leases for gold-mining purposes, it is hereby notified
that it is intended to grant leases of Crown lands
for gold-mining purposes to the applicants specified
in the annexed Schedule, unless there shall be valid
objections against such leases.

Objections to the granting of such leases, stating
the grounds of objection, must be made in writing,
and lodged with the Warden at Greymouth on or
before the 17th day of July, 1882.

Copy of the applications made and plans annexed
may be seen at the Warden's Office at Greymouth.

SCHEDULE.

Applicant: Edward Rigg. Style under which it is
intended to conduct the business: "Black Ball
Quartz-Mining Company." 16 acres 2 roods, lease
formerly held by W. Kinsella, Black Ball Creek,
Grey, in the Nelson South-West Mining District.

Applicant: Richard James Tonks. Style under
which it is intended to conduct the business: "Grey
Valley Quartz-Mining Company." 16 acres 2 roods,
lease formerly held by M. Kennedy, Black Ball