Feb. 21.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 343

Application for a Patent.

Patent Office,
Wellington, 18th February, 1884.

PATENT for quarrying or cutting Stone of the kind known as Oamaru Stone.

THOMAS COSSENS, of Dunedin, New Zealand, Engineer, has deposited at this office a specification of the said invention; and I have appointed Thursday, the 1st day of May 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 16th day of April 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. 1031.

Application for a Patent.

Patent Office,
Wellington, 18th February, 1884.

PATENT for a Life-saving Oil Ship.

THOMAS TURNBULL, of Hokitika, New Zealand, Harbour-master, has deposited at this office a specification of the said invention; and I have appointed Thursday, the 26th day of June 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 11th day of June 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. 1030.

Application for a Patent.

Patent Office,
Wellington, 18th February, 1884.

PATENT for an Improvement in the Prevention and Removal of Scale in Steam Boilers.

GEORGE DOWNIE, of Salinas, County of Monterey, California, America, Gentleman, has deposited at this office a specification of the said invention; and I have appointed Thursday, the 5th day of June 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 21st day of May 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. 1028.

Application for a Patent.

Patent Office,
Wellington, 16th February, 1884.

PATENT for the “Climax” Screw-head Easy-tuning Pianoforte String-sustainer.

CHARLES GITTUS, of Auckland, New Zealand, Bootmaker, has deposited at this office a specification of the said invention; and I have appointed Thursday, the 26th day of June 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 11th day of June 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. 1029.

Application for a Patent.

Patent Office,
Wellington, 18th February, 1884.

PATENT for a Novel Machine for cutting and bending at one operation Metal into Barbs used in the Manufacture of Barbed Wire.

JOSIAS JOHN DE LAMBERT, Company’s Manager, and SAMUEL ERNEST HUBBARD, Mechanical Engineer, both of Oamaru, New Zealand, have deposited at this office a specification of the said invention; and I have appointed Thursday, the 1st day of May 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 April 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. 830.

Application for a Patent.

Patent Office,
Wellington, 16th February, 1884.

PATENT for Mackay’s Spiked Wire, for fencing paddocks, fields, pastures, &c.

COLIN MACKAY, of Dunedin, New Zealand, has deposited at this office a specification of the said invention; and I have appointed Thursday, the 1st day of May 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 April 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. 825.

Auckland Savings Bank Balance-sheet for 1883.

STATEMENT of the Receipts and Payments of the Auckland Savings Bank for the year ending 31st December, 1883.

RECEIPTS.

£ s. d. £ s. d.
Balance, 1st January, 1883 .. .. 4,095 6 3
Amount lodged by depositors ..217,113 13 4
Interest added during the year.. 888 14 5
Interest added to 31st December, 1883 .. .. .. 10,457 3 0

228,459 10 9

Interest on mortgages and debentures .. .. .. 13,257 13 1
Interest on deposit with Bank of Australasia 943 13 11
Interest on deposit with Bank of New Zealand 776 16 2
Interest on deposit with National Bank of New Zealand .. .. .. 1,682 18 4
Mortgages repaid .. .. .. 20,193 0 0
Fixed deposits .. .. .. 60,000 0 0

£329,408 18 6

PAYMENTS.

£ s. d. £ s. d.
Repaid depositors .. 209,441 14 4
Interest credited depositors 11,345 17 5

220,787 11 9

Advanced on mortgage .. .. .. 21,405 0 0
Placed on fixed deposit with Bank of New Zealand and National Bank of New Zealand .. 50,000 0 0
Rates prepaid .. .. .. 2 3 0
Charges .. .. .. 1,912 5 7
New building .. .. .. 4,424 7 3
Cash in National Bank .. .. .. 30,877 10 11

£329,408 18 6

R. CAMERON,
Manager.

Auckland, 31st December, 1883.

We hereby certify that we have examined the above statement of the receipts and payments of the Auckland Savings Bank, and that, to the best of our belief, it contains a true and correct account of all transactions of the bank during the year, and that the balance of cash amounts to £30,877 10s. 11d.

J. T. BOYLAN, Vice-President.
Thos. PEACOCK,
WILLIAM C. DALDY,
JOHN BATGER,
J. L. WILSON,

Trustees.

STATEMENT of the Assets and Liabilities of the Auckland Savings Bank on the 31st December, 1883.

ASSETS.

£ s. d.
Invested on mortgage .. .. .. 195,465 0 0
Invested on debentures .. .. .. 5,700 0 0
Interest due 31st December, 1883 .. .. 4,352 8 3
Deposit with National Bank of New Zealand 25,000 0 0
Deposit with Bank of New Zealand .. 25,000 0 0
Deposit with National Bank of New Zealand (working account) .. .. .. 30,877 10 11
Bank premises .. .. .. 10,997 7 2

£297,392 6 4