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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

[No. 93

Ancient Order of Foresters Friendly Society, under "The
Friendly Societies Act, 1882," this 7th day of September,
1883..

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

Branch of Friendly Society registered.

Registrar-General's Office,
Wellington, 7th September, 1883.

THE Court Papanui, No. 6585, situated at Papanui, is
registered as a branch of the Canterbury United Dis-
trict of the New Zealand Ancient Order of Foresters Friendly
Society, under "The Friendly Societies Act, 1882," this 7th
day of September, 1883.

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

Branch of Friendly Society registered.

Registrar-General's Office,
Wellington, 8th September, 1883.

THE Hope of Hastings Tent, No. 41, situated at Hastings,
is registered as a branch of the New Zealand Central
District of the Independent Order of Rechabites Friendly
Society, under "The Friendly Societies Act, 1882," this 8th
day of September, 1883.

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

Application for a Patent.

Patent Office,
Wellington, 8th September, 1883.

PATENT for a Machine for cutting and quarrying Stone.

WALTER ANDREW HARPER, Civil Engineer and Surveyor,
and JOHN WILLIAM ROCK, Mechanical Engineer, both of
Oamaru, New Zealand, have deposited at this office a speci-
fication of the said invention; and I have appointed Thurs-
day, the 15th day of November 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 1st day of November next, at this
office, particulars in writing of their objections to the said
application, otherwise they will be precluded from urging
the same.

No. 745.

C. J. A. HASELDEN,
Patent Officer.

Application for a Patent.

Patent Office,
Wellington, 10th September, 1883.

PATENT for The Housewife's Washing Machine.

WILLIAM VICKERY, of Auckland, New Zealand,
Engineer, has deposited at this office a specification of the
said invention; and I have appointed Thursday, the 15th
day of November 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 1st
day of November next, at this office, particulars in writing
of their objections to the said application, otherwise they will
be precluded from urging the same.

No. 748.

C. J. A. HASELDEN,
Patent Officer.

Application for a Patent.

Patent Office,
Wellington, 7th September, 1883.

PATENT for a Noise Preventer or Anti-Window-Rattler.

CHARLES ATKIN, of Auckland, in the Colony of
New Zealand, Coachbuilder, has deposited at this
office a specification of the said invention; and I have
appointed Thursday, the 17th day of January 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 2nd 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. 899.

C. J. A. HASELDEN,
Patent Officer.

Application for a Patent.

Patent Office,
Wellington, 6th September, 1883.

PATENT for Improvements in Threshing-mills, so as to
enable grass-seed to be cleaned, dressed, and delivered

into bags ready for market, by substituting certain apparatu
for some of the apparatus used for threshing grain.

JAMES ROWLAND HILL and ALEXANDER ROBERTSON, both
of Otepopo, Otago, New Zealand, Millowners, have deposited
at this office a specification of the said invention; and I
have appointed Thursday, the 13th day of December 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 28th day of November next, at this
office, particulars in writing of their objections to the said
application, otherwise they will be precluded from urging
the same.

No. 758.

C. J. A. HASELDEN,
Patent Officer.

Te Makarini Scholarships.

THREE Scholarships of the annual value of £35 each, to
be held at the Native College, Te Aute, Hawke's Bay,
are offered for competition to Maori or half-caste youths, on
the conditions laid down in the Regulations of the Trustees
of the Te Makarini Scholarships Fund. The examination
will be held at convenient centres on the 17th and 18th of
December, 1883.

Candidates must, either directly or through their teachers,
send notice to the Inspector of Native Schools, Education
Department, Wellington, of their intention to present them-
selves for examination. Such notice must be posted not
later than the 31st October next.

Copies of the regulations and forms of notice may be ob-
tained from teachers of Native schools and boarding institu-
tions, the Secretaries to Education Boards, or the Secretary
to the Education Department.

JAMES H. POPE,
Inspector of Native Schools.

Crown Lands Notices.

Land District of Canterbury.

NOTICE is hereby given that the under-mentioned lands
will be open for application on Friday, the 12th day
of October next, at the Land Offices, Christchurch and
Timaru, where plans may be seen.

SMALL-FARM ALLOTMENTS within Reserve 191.
VILLAGE SETTLEMENT, Elephant Hill, Waitaki.

TO BE SOLD ON IMMEDIATE PAYMENT FOR CASH.
Lots 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, in areas varying from 10 to 15
acres each. Price, £4 per acre.

TO BE SOLD ON DEFERRED PAYMENTS.
Lots 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, in areas varying from 10 to 15 acres
each. Price, £5 per acre.

Terms: Each application must be accompanied by a
statutory declaration, form of which can be obtained at the
Land Offices. A deposit of one-tenth of the amount of
purchase-money will also be required to be made at the same
time.

In case of more than one application being received for
the same section on the same day, the right to occupy the
same will be decided by lot amongst the applicants.

Personal residence required within six months of purchase,
to continue to the end of the fourth year. Must bring into
cultivation not less than one-tenth of the allotment the first
year, one-fifth the second year; and within four years must
have three-fourths cultivated, the whole fenced, and have
made substantial improvements to the value of at least £10
per acre.

JOHN H. BAKER,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.
Land Office, Christchurch,
14th August, 1883.

Waimate Plains and Opunake District, West Coast
Settlement Reserves.

SALE OF LEASES FOR A TERM OF THIRTY YEARS.
Compensation for Improvements up to £5 per Acre will be
allowed at End of Term of Lease.

West Coast Settlement Reserves Office,
Hawera, 4th September, 1883.

WRITTEN tenders (in sealed covers) are invited for the
under-mentioned sections, in accordance with the