JULY 12.]
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
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the vessel's engines and port the helm when he found the
vessel was in dangerous proximity to the land.

And I, subject to confirmation by His Excellency the
Governor, suspend the Master's Certificate of Competency of
Francis Holmes for four calendar months, the term being
made less than it otherwise would have been in consequence
of his previous good character as a careful navigator.

The chief officer, George Dun Alexander, is deserving of a
severe reprimand for his carelessness.

As regards the second officer, Lewis Cameron Noble, I am
of opinion that if he had had access to charts and sailing
directions it is probable the vessel would have been kept out
of danger, a matter which it is highly advisable should in
future be attended to by the owners of the vessel.

Given under my hand, this nineteenth day of June,
one thousand eight hundred and eighty-three, at
Dunedin.

E. H. CAREW,
Justice of the Peace and Resident Magistrate.

We concur in the above report.
ROBERT R. SCOTT, Nautical
WM. THOMSON,
Assessors.

Tenders.

Public Works Office,
Wellington, 11th July, 1883.
THE following list of successful and unsuccessful tenders
is published for general information.

WALTER W. JOHNSTON,
Minister for Public Works.

MIKONUI WATER-RACE, SECTION 7-1 (PART OF LONG
TUNNEL).
Accepted.
£ s. d.
Pearce and Buckingham, Ross
.. 4,743 15 0
Declined.
P. Moran, Ross
.. 4,908 15 0
Roberts and Williams, Ross
.. 4,960 0 0
J. Landers, Ross
.. 5,208 0 0
Maher and Dinan, Hokitika
.. 6,700 0 0
S. McNair, Ross
.. 7,837 10 0
O'Malley and McKay, Ross..
.. 8,250 0 0

WAI-ITI CONTRACT.-NELSON-ROUNDELL RAILWAY.
Accepted.
£ s. d.
Mace and Bassett, Patea
.. 10,692 0 0
Declined.
Bradley and O'Keefe, Nelson
.. 11,142 0 0
Peter Day, Mosgiel
.. 16,989 0 0

Transfer of Post Offices from Dunedin to Invercargill
Postal District.

General Post Office,
Wellington, 9th July, 1883.
IT is hereby notified for general information that, from and
after the 1st proximo, the Sub-Post Offices at Arrow
River, Frankton, and Macetown, within the Lake County,
will be transferred from the Dunedin to the Invercargill
Postal District. Following this decision, the offices named
will, from the date quoted, be under the control of the Chief
Postmaster, Invercargill.

W. GRAY,
Secretary.

Officiating Ministers for 1883.-Notice No. 19.

Registrar-General's Office,
Wellington, 10th July, 1883.
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 names of Officiating
Ministers within the meaning of the said Act are published
for general information :---
Church of the Province of New Zealand, commonly called
the Church of England.
The Reverend John McArthur McMillan, L.L.D.
The Reverend Zouch Horace Turton.

WM. R. E. BROWN,
Registrar-General.

Branch of Friendly Society registered.

Registrar-General's Office,
Wellington, 7th July, 1883.
THE Loyal Pride of the Valley Lodge, situated at
Heathcote Valley, 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, 1882," this 7th day of July, 1883.
WM. R. E. BROWN,
Registrar of Friendly Societies.

Friendly Society registered.

Registrar-General's Office,
Wellington, 10th July, 1883.
THE Lodge Britannia, No. 157, of the United Ancient
Order of Druids' Society, situated at South Dunedin, is
registered as a Friendly Society, under "The Friendly
Societies Act, 1882," this 10th day of July, 1883.
WM. R. E. BROWN,
Registrar of Friendly Societies.

Application for Patent.

Patent Office,
Wellington, 5th July, 1883.
PATENT for an Invention for facilitating the Barbing of
Wire for Fencing or other purposes, to be called "The
Acme Barbed Wire Machine."
EDWARD HUGHES ELLIOTT, of Timaru, in the Provincial
District of Canterbury, in the Colony of New Zealand, has
deposited at this office a specification of the said invention;
and I have appointed Friday, the 14th day of September
next, at 11 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 30th day of August
next, at this office, particulars in writing of their objections
to the said application, otherwise they will be precluded
from urging the same.

C. J. A. HASELDEN,
Patent Officer.

No. 858.

Application for Patent.

Patent Office,
Wellington, 9th July, 1883.
PATENT for an Invention for Raising Sunken Vessels of
any description, to be called "Ross's Patent Automatic
Expansive Air Process for Raising Sunken Vessels."
GEORGE ROSS, of Wellington, New Zealand, Mechanical
Engineer, has deposited at this office a specification of the
said invention; and I have appointed Friday, the 14th day
of September next, at 11 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 30th
day of August next, at this office, particulars in writing of
their objections to the said application, otherwise they will
be precluded from urging the same.

C. J. A. HASELDEN,
Patent Officer.

No. 698.

Gold Fields Notices.

Gold-Mining Lease cancelled.

Mines Department,
Wellington, 5th July, 1883.
IT is hereby notified that His Excellency the Governor has
been pleased to pronounce the under-mentioned gold-
mining lease cancelled, and that the ground is now open for
application as if no lease of the said ground had ever been
applied for :--
John Sawyer, James Forman, and others; 7 acres 1 rood 6
perches, Section 67, Block X., Tuapeka East District, Otago
Gold-Mining District. No. 805c.
WM. ROLLESTON,
Minister of Mines.

Agricultural Lease cancelled.

Mines Department,
Wellington, 6th July, 1883.
IT is hereby notified that His Excellency the Governor has
been pleased to pronounce the under-mentioned agricul-
tural lease cancelled under "The Mines Act, 1877";-
Andrew Hepburn; 127 acres 3 roods 21 perches, Section
15, Block XVII., Crookston Survey District, Otago Gold
Fields. No. 1550c.
WM. ROLLESTON,
Minister of Mines.