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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

[No. 119

Designation of Post and Telegraph Office changed.

General Post Office,
Wellington, 3rd November, 1884.

IT is hereby notified for general information that the designation of the Post and Telegraph Office in the Invercargill Postal District, known as Elbow, will, from the 5th instant, be changed to

LUMSDEN.

By order of the Postmaster-General.

W. GRAY,
Secretary.

Tenders for re-advertised Inland Mail Services.

General Post Office,
Wellington, 30th October, 1884.

SEALED tenders will be received at the several Chief Post Offices until Saturday, the 8th proximo, for the performance of the following re-advertised inland mail services:—

POSTAL DISTRICT OF AUCKLAND.

27. Hamilton, Whatawhata, Waitetuna, Okete, and Raglan, twice weekly.

28. Hautapu Railway Station and Post Office, and Tama-here Railway Station and Post Office, daily.

29. Herd's Point, Whirinaki, and Omapere, weekly.

POSTAL DISTRICT OF THAMES.

8. Paeroa and Tauranga, twice weekly, by two-horse coach.

9. Te Puke and Opotiki, twice weekly.

10. Thames, Paeroa, and Te Aroha, daily, by two-horse coach.*

POSTAL DISTRICT OF NEW PLYMOUTH.

3. New Plymouth and Opunake, thrice weekly.

POSTAL DISTRICT OF BLENHEIM.

8. Waiau and Kaikoura, weekly.

POSTAL DISTRICT OF NELSON.

2. Belgrove and Reefton, twice weekly (the journey to be performed in two days).

3. Belgrove and Reefton, twice weekly (the journey to be performed in two days); and Westport, Reefton, and Lyell, thrice weekly.

4. Westport, Inangahua, Junction, Lyell, and Reefton, thrice weekly.

POSTAL DISTRICT OF WESTPORT.

2. Belgrove and Reefton, twice weekly (the journey to be performed in two days.)

3. Belgrove and Reefton, twice weekly (the journey to be performed in two days); and Westport, Reefton, and Lyell, thrice weekly.

4. Westport, Inangahua Junction, Lyell, and Reefton, thrice weekly.

POSTAL DISTRICT OF GREYMOUTH.

2. Belgrove and Reefton, twice weekly (the journey to be performed in two days).

3. Belgrove and Reefton, twice weekly (the journey to be performed in two days); and Westport, Reefton, and Lyell, thrice weekly.

4. Brunnerton and Red Jack's, Orwell Creek, and Antonio's Flat, weekly.

5. Camptown and Nelson Creek, thrice weekly.

6. Westport, Inangahua Junction, Lyell, and Reefton, thrice weekly.

POSTAL DISTRICT OF HOKITIKA.

4. Hokitika and Kumara (afternoon service), delivering Greymouth mails at Kumara Tram Station, daily.

5. Hokitika and Ross, via Kanieri, Woodstock, and Rimu, daily.

6. Hokitika and Springfield, via Kumara, Waimea, and Stafford, delivering Greymouth mails at Kumara Tram Station, twice weekly. The service to be performed in accordance with a time table to be seen at Chief Post Offices.

POSTAL DISTRICT OF CHRISTCHURCH.

52. Springfield and Hokitika, via Stafford, Waimea, and Kumara, delivering Greymouth mails at Kumara Tram Station, twice weekly. The service to be performed in accordance with a time table to be seen at Chief Post Offices.

POSTAL DISTRICT OF DUNEDIN.

31. Pembroke and Makarora, weekly.

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.

Contractors must, in accordance with the terms and conditions of mail contracts, provide a free box-seat on any vehicle, and a free passage by any steamer or boat, when required, for an officer travelling on the business of 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 and enclosed to the Chief Postmaster of the postal district to which the tender may specially refer.

W. GRAY,
Secretary.

Officiating Ministers for 1884.—Notice No. 25.

Registrar-General's Office,
Wellington, 1st November, 1884.

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 James Marshall, M.A.

Roman Catholic Church.

The Reverend Michael C. Hickham.

The Reverend Patrick S. Hurley.

E. J. VON DADELSZEN,
Deputy Registrar-General.

Branch of Friendly Society registered.

Friendly Societies' Registry Office,
Wellington, 3rd November, 1884.

THE Loyal Naseby Lodge, situated at Naseby, is registered as a branch of the Otago District of the Manchester Unity Independent Order of Odd Fellows Friendly Society, under “The Friendly Societies Act, 1882,” this 3rd day of November, 1884.

F. W. FRANKLAND,
Registrar.

In the Matter of the Will of George John Bristow, of Wellington, deceased.

Public Trust Office,
Wellington, 29th October, 1884.

IT is hereby notified that the above will has been finally accepted, in accordance with the provisions of “The Public Trust Office Act, 1872,” and that the Public Trustee is the Executor appointed under the said will.

R. C. HAMERTON,
Public Trustee.

Application for a Patent.

Patent Office,
Wellington, 30th October, 1884.

PATENT for an Arrangement for Use with Seed-drills, whereby artificial manure may be drilled in with the seed, although previously contained in separate boxes or compartments.

PETER DUNCAN and DAVID DUNCAN, both of Christchurch, New Zealand, Agricultural Implement Makers, have deposited at this office a specification of the said invention; and I have appointed Thursday, the 22nd 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 7th 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.

C. J. A. HASELDEN,
Patent Officer.

Application for a Patent.

Patent Office,
Wellington, 30th October, 1884.

PATENT for Robertson's Meal-press.

DAVID ROBERTSON, of Phoenix Foundry, Wellington, New Zealand, Engineer, has deposited at this office a specification of the said invention; and I have appointed Tuesday, the 27th day of January next, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon, at this office, to hear the said application and all

No. 1275.

• Service may be terminated by the Postmaster-General on his giving one month's notice in writing.