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may direct. For services performed by coach, no
stage shall exceed twelve miles, except by special per-
mission from the Postmaster-General, who shall deter-
mine whether or not longer stages are unavoidable."
Contractors whose tenders may be accepted must
be prepared to carry out the services for which they
tender according to the time-tables framed by the
department.
Forms of tender, with the terms and conditions of
contract, may be procured at any post office.
No tender will be considered unless made on the
printed form.
Tenders, indorsed "Tender for Mail Service,
No. ," to be addressed to the Postmaster-General,
Wellington, and enclosed to the Chief Postmaster of
the postal district to which the tender may specially
refer.

W. GRAY,
Secretary.

Officiating Ministers for 1882.-Notice No. 17.

Registrar-General's Office,
Wellington, 8th August, 1882.

PURSUANT to the provisions of an Act of the
General Assembly of New Zealand, passed in
the forty-fourth year of the reign of Her Majesty
Queen Victoria, and intituled "The Marriage Act,
1880," the following name of an Officiating Minister
within the meaning of the said Act is published for
general information :--

Presbyterian Church of New Zealand.
The Reverend John McLeod, M.D.
WM. R. E. BROWN,
Registrar-General.

Branch of Friendly Society registered.

Registrar-General's Office,
Wellington, 8th August, 1882.

THE Loyal Star of Waltham Lodge, situated at
Sydenham, is registered as a branch of the
North Canterbury District of the Independent Order
of Odd Fellows (Manchester Unity) Friendly Society,
under "The Friendly Societies Act, 1877," this 8th
day of August, 1882.

WM. R. E. BROWN,
Registrar of Friendly Societies.

Branches of Friendly Society registered.

Registrar-General's Office,
Wellington, 8th August, 1882.

THE Court Pride of the North, No. 5575, situated
at Grahamstown, and Court Star of the South,
No. 6692, situated at Otahuhu, are registered as
branches of the Auckland District of the Ancient
Order of Foresters Friendly Society, under "The
Friendly Societies Act, 1877," this 8th day of
August, 1882.

WM. R. E. BROWN,
Registrar of Friendly Societies.

Application for Patent.

Patent Office,
Wellington, 9th August, 1882.

PATENT for the Cutting of Shingles by Band Saw,
combined with Automatic Feeding Apparatus.
FREDERICK CROOK, of Christchurch, has deposited at
this office a specification of the said invention; and

I have appointed Friday, the 20th day of October,
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 16th day of October next, at this
office, particulars in writing of their objections to
the said application, otherwise they will be precluded
from urging the same.

No. 645.
W. S. REID,
Patent Officer.

Application for Patent.

Patent Office,
Wellington, 7th August, 1882.

PATENT for an Invention for applying Weight
evenly on Disc Harrows.
WILLIAM ROSS, of Amberley, in the County of
Ashley, Blacksmith, has deposited at this office a
specification of the said invention; and I have ap-
pointed Friday, the 13th day of October 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 opposing the grant
of such Letters Patent to leave, on or before the 9th
day of October next, at this office, particulars in
writing of their objections to the said application,
otherwise they will be precluded from urging the
same.

No. 677.
W. S. REID,
Patent Officer.

Crown Lands Notices.

Sale of Crown Lands, West Coast (North Island)
Land District.

Crown Lands Office,
Patea, 27th July, 1882.

THE under-mentioned Town, Suburban, Village
Settlement, and Rural Lands will be
Open for application on deferred-payments at
the Land Offices, Patea and Hawera, on
Wednesday, the 6th September, 1882; or
Will be sold by public auction for cash, at the
Land Office, Hawera, on Friday, the 8th
September, 1882.
Lithographic plans will be exhibited at all the
Railway-stations and Post Offices throughout the
colony, and copies can be obtained at any Land
Office.

C. A. WRAY,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

ON DEFERRED PAYMENTS.