Dec. 11.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1693

Public Notice under “The Property Assessment Act, 1879,” Section 76.

Property-Tax Department,
Wellington, 27th November, 1884.

NOTICE is hereby given that property-tax under “The Property Tax Act, 1884,” for the year commencing on the first day of April, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-four, will be payable as follows:—

(1.) In respect of the duty of three-eighths of a penny, where the amount of such duty shall be under two hundred and fifty pounds, the same shall be paid on the twenty-second day of December, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-four:

And where such duty amounts to two hundred and fifty pounds, or exceeds that sum, the same shall be paid in two equal instalments, the first of such instalments being payable on the said twenty-second day of December, and the second of such instalments on the second day of February, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-five.

(2.) In respect of the duty on fire, marine, or guarantee policies issued by any insurance company, the same shall be paid on the tenth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-five.

And notice is hereby further given that the places in each district where the said tax shall be paid shall be any post office within such district which is also a money-order office, except in the district of Wellington, in which district the tax shall be paid at any such post office as aforesaid, and at the office of the Property-Tax Commissioner, at the Government Buildings, Wellington.

J. SPERREY,
Property-Tax Commissioner.

Application for a Patent.

Patent Office,
Wellington, 4th December, 1884.

PATENT for Harding and Steven’s Fire Locator.

ALPHA HARDING, of Waikato, in the Colony of New Zealand, Draughtsman, and JAMES HOPKINS STEVENS, of Feilding, in the said colony, Postmaster, have deposited at this office a specification of the said invention; and I have appointed Tuesday, the 3rd day of March 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 16th day of February next, at this office, particulars in writing of their objections to the said application, otherwise they will be precluded from urging the same.

F. WALDEGRAVE,
Deputy Patent Officer.

No. 1315.

Application for a Patent.

Patent Office,
Wellington, 4th December, 1884.

PATENT for an Improvement in Artificial Manure Distributors, consisting of right- and left-hand worm-screws, for agitating and conveying manure to distributing gear.

PETER DUNCAN, of Christchurch, New Zealand, Agricultural Implement Manufacturer, has deposited at this office a specification of the said invention; and I have appointed Tuesday, the 3rd day of March 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 16th day of February next, at this office, particulars in writing of their objections to the said application, otherwise they will be precluded from urging the same.

F. WALDEGRAVE,
Deputy Patent Officer.

No. 1316.

Application for a Patent.

Patent Office,
Wellington, 4th December, 1884.

PATENT for an Improved Wire-strainer for fencing purposes, to be called “Malet’s Ne Plus Ultra Wire-strainer.”

FRANCIS BLUNDELL WARRE MALET, of Christchurch, New Zealand, Accountant, has deposited at this office a specification of the said invention; and I have appointed Tuesday, the 3rd day of March 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 16th day of February next, at this office, particulars in writing of their objections to the said application, otherwise they will be precluded from urging the same.

F. WALDEGRAVE,
Deputy Patent Officer.

No. 1317.

Application for a Patent.

Patent Office,
Wellington, 5th December, 1884.

PATENT for an Invention, for use by Engineers and Iron-workers generally, to be termed “J. D. Arnaboldi’s Improved Stock and Dies for Bolt-cutting.”

JOHN DANIEL ARNABOLDI, of Cambridge, Auckland, New Zealand, Contractor, has deposited at this office a specification of the said invention; and I have appointed Thursday, the 5th day of March 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 18th day of February next, at this office, particulars in writing of their objections to the said application, otherwise they will be precluded from urging the same.

F. WALDEGRAVE,
Deputy Patent Officer.

No. 1318.

Application for a Patent.

Patent Office,
Wellington, 4th December, 1884.

PATENT for an Invention for the use of Builders, to be termed “J. D. Arnaboldi’s Flooring-cramp.”

JOHN DANIEL ARNABOLDI, of Cambridge, Auckland, New Zealand, Contractor, has deposited at this office a specification of the said invention; and I have appointed Thursday, the 5th day of March 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 18th day of February next, at this office, particulars in writing of their objections to the said application, otherwise they will be precluded from urging the same.

F. WALDEGRAVE,
Deputy Patent Officer.

No. 1319.

Application for a Patent.

Patent Office,
Wellington, 8th December, 1884.

PATENT for an Improved Wire-strainer for tightening Wires on Fences, to be called “Malet’s Triumph Strainer.”

FRANCIS BLUNDELL WARRE MALET, of Christchurch, New Zealand, Accountant, has deposited at this office a specification of the said invention; and I have appointed Thursday, the 5th day of March 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 18th day of February next, at this office, particulars in writing of their objections to the said application, otherwise they will be precluded from urging the same.

F. WALDEGRAVE,
Deputy Patent Officer.

No. 1320.

Application for a Patent.

Patent Office,
Wellington, 8th December, 1884.

PATENT for an Improved Wire Roofing Nail.

ALFRED SHAW, of No. 13, Little Collins Street West, Melbourne, Victoria, Merchant, has deposited at this office a specification of the said invention; and I have appointed Thursday, the 5th day of March 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 18th day of February next, at this office, particulars in writing of their objections to the said application, otherwise they will be precluded from urging the same.

F. WALDEGRAVE,
Deputy Patent Officer.

No. 1321.

Application for a Patent.

Patent Office,
Wellington, 8th December, 1884.

PATENT for Apparatus for Combustion of Liquid Fuel.

EDWARD CLINTON BURGESS, of Wellington Street, Islington, Middlesex, England, Engineer, has deposited at this office a specification of the said invention; and I have