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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

Post Office closed.

General Post Office,
Wellington, 18th October, 1883.
IT is hereby notified for general information that the
Post Office in the Auckland Postal District at present
known as
MAUNGATUROTO
will, from the 25th instant, be closed.
By order of the Postmaster-General.

W. GRAY,
Secretary.

Tenders for Inland Mail Services.

General Post Office,
Wellington, 9th October, 1883.
SEALED tenders will be received at the Chief Post Office,
Christchurch, until Wednesday, 31st October, for the
conveyance of mails between the under-mentioned places
from 1st January to 31st December, 1884:—
Hinds and Lismore, twice weekly.
Yaldhurst and Hornby, daily.
Courtenay and Kirwee, daily.
Halkett Town and Rolleston, viâ West Melton, daily.
Halkett Town and Aylesbury, daily.
West Melton and Rolleston, daily.
Forms of tender, with the terms and conditions of contract,
may be procured at any post-office.
Tenders, marked "Tender for Mail Service, No.
," to
be addressed to the Postmaster-General, Wellington, and
enclosed to the Chief-Postmaster, Christchurch.

W. GRAY,
Secretary.

Notice to Licensed Interpreters.

Native Office,
Wellington, 20th October, 1883.
THE Hon. the Native Minister directs the following noti-
fication to Licensed Interpreters appointed under the
Native Land Acts:—

The attention of the Government has been called to ir-
regular practices in the attempted acquirement of land
owned by Maoris, and to which Licensed Interpreters have
in some cases lent themselves.

The Government is informed that signatures of Maori
owners to deeds of sale or lease are not infrequently taken,
notwithstanding the knowledge that the same persons had
signed similar, but valid, deeds previously.

The Government objects to and condemns these practices,
not only because they are wrong and inequitable in them-
selves, but because of their evil effect on the Native mind
and character.

It is expected that Licensed Interpreters, who are always
presumed to be of good reputation, will carefully avoid
making themselves parties to anything calculated to injure
the Native race, either materially or by the degradation of
its moral character.

Interpreters are therefore informed that the Native
Minister will feel it his duty to advise His Excellency
to cancel the license of any Interpreter whose conduct
is not in conformity with these views, or who knowingly
gives countenance in the translation of deeds to the prac-
tices herein condemned.

T. W. LEWIS,
Under-Secretary.

Branch of Friendly Society registered.

Registrar-General's Office,
Wellington, 20th October, 1883.
THE Triumph Lodge, No. 9, situated at South Dunedin,
is registered as a branch of the Protestant Alliance
Friendly Society of Australasia, under "The Friendly
Societies Act, 1882," this 20th day of October, 1883.

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

Branch of Friendly Society registered.

Registrar-General's Office,
Wellington, 22nd October, 1883.
THE Court Northern Wairoa, No. 6170, situated at Dar-
gaville, is registered as a branch of the Auckland
District of the Ancient Order of Foresters Friendly Society,
under "The Friendly Societies Act, 1882," this 22nd day of
October, 1883.

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

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Branches of Friendly Societies registered.

Registrar-General's Office,
Wellington, 24th October, 1883.
THE under-mentioned lodges are registered as branches
of the Wellington District Branch of the Independent
Order of Odd Fellows (Manchester Unity) Friendly Society,
under "The Friendly Societies Act, 1882," this 24th day of
October, 1883:—

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

Application for a Patent.

Patent Office,
Wellington, 22nd October, 1883.
PATENT for a Vertical Brickmaking and Pipe Machine.
EDWIN LATIMER CLARK, of Hobsonville, in the County
of Waitemata, in the Provincial District of Auckland, New
Zealand, Brick- and Pipe-maker, has deposited at this office a
specification of the said invention; and I have appointed
Thursday, the 24th day of January next, at 12 o'clock
noon, 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 January next, at this office,
particulars in writing of their objections to the said appli-
cation, otherwise they will be precluded from urging the
same.

No. 948.

C. J. A. HASELDEN,
Patent Officer.

Application for a Patent.

Patent Office,
Wellington, 18th October, 1883.
PATENT for an Invention for Turning at one operation
the Raw Edges of Sheet Tin, Copper, Brass, Zinc, or
other Metal, into a Rolled Form without the use of Wire;
and for Affixing two Edges of said Metal together in such a
manner as to dispense with the necessity of their being
soldered.
WILLAM COOK DEAN, of Christchurch, in the Provincial
District of Canterbury, in the Colony of New Zealand, Tin-
plate Worker, has deposited at this office a specification of
the said invention; and I have appointed Thursday, the
3rd day of January next, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon,
at this office, to hear the said application and all objec-
tions thereto; and I require all persons having an interest
in opposing the grant of such Letters Patent to leave,
on or before the 19th day of December next, at this office,
particulars in writing of their objections to the said appli-
cation, otherwise they will be precluded from urging the
same.

No. 807.

C. J. A. HASELDEN,
Patent Officer.

Application for a Patent.

Patent Office,
Wellington, 24th October, 1883.
PATENT for Improvements in an Apparatus for Feeding
Locomotive and other Steam Boilers or Generators;
applicable also for Raising and Forcing Water for other
purposes.
HENRY HUGHES, of Wellington, in the Colony of New
Zealand, has deposited at this office a specification of the
said invention; and I have appointed Thursday, the 24th
day of January next, at 12 o'clock noon, 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 January next, at this office, particulars in writing of
their objections to the said application, otherwise they will
be precluded from urging the same.

No. 949.

C. J. A. HASELDEN,
Patent Officer.