MAY 22.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 849

Application for a Patent.

Patent Office,
Wellington, 19th May, 1884.

PATENT for an Invention for the better straining of Wires, whereby a greater amount of Wire can be pulled up than with the ordinary Wire-strainer.

ROBERT STANSELL, of Timaru, New Zealand, Barbed-wire Manufacturer, has deposited at this office a specification of the said invention; and I have appointed Tuesday, the 26th day of August 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 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. 1117.

Application for a Patent.

Patent Office,
Wellington, 19th May, 1884.

PATENT for an Invention for applying Ink to Rubber or other Stamps used in indorsing Documents, stamping Linen, Paper, and other Materials.

WILLIAM ELDER, of Port Chalmers, New Zealand, has deposited at this office a specification of the said invention; and I have appointed Thursday, the 28th day of August 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 13th 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. 1118.

Application for a Patent.

Patent Office,
Wellington, 19th May, 1884.

PATENT for an Improved Wire-strainer.

JAMES LEES, of Oamaru, New Zealand, Sheepfarmer, has deposited at this office a specification of the said invention; and I have appointed Thursday, the 28th day of August 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 13th 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. 1119.

Bank Return.

HALF-YEARLY Return of the aggregate average amount of the Weekly Liabilities and Assets of the Bank of Australasia, within the Colony of New Zealand, from the 16th day of October, 1883, to the 14th day of April, 1884, inclusive. Published pursuant to the Royal Charter of Incorporation.

LIABILITIES.

Bills in circulation not bearing interest .. £ 7,059 1 4
Notes in circulation not bearing interest .. 67,311 17 8
Bills and notes in circulation bearing interest ..
Balances due to other Banks .. 124 17 3
Cash deposited not bearing interest .. 221,981 5 9
Cash deposited bearing interest .. 311,217 11 9

Total liabilities within the colony .. £607,694 13 9

ASSETS.

Coin and bullion .. .. .. £ 118,556 9 10
Landed property (Bank premises) .. 57,870 11 7
Notes and bills of other Banks .. 3,537 8 6
Balances due from other Banks .. 66 17 6
Debts due to the Corporation, including notes, bills, and other securities .. 1,548,128 1 0

Total assets within the colony .. £1,728,159 8 5

E. W. MORRAH, Inspector.
J. W. PICKERSGILL, pro Accountant.
30th April, 1884.

Gold Fields Notices.

Gold-Mining Lease to be granted.

IN conformity with the thirty-seventh section of "The Mines Act, 1877," and with the regulations made under that Act for the granting of leases for gold-mining purposes, it is hereby notified that it is intended to grant a lease of Crown lands for gold-mining purposes to the applicant specified in the annexed Schedule, unless there shall be valid objections against such lease.

Objections to the granting of such lease, stating the grounds of objection, must be made in writing, and lodged with the Warden at Charlestown on or before the 2nd day of June, 1884.

Copy of the application made and plan annexed may be seen at the Warden's Office at Charlestown.

SCHEDULE.

APPLICANT: William Price. Style under which it is intended to conduct the business: "Progressive Company." 2 acres, at Dawson's Terrace, Six-Mile, Charlestown, in the Nelson South-West Mining District.

Given under my hand, at Nelson, this fourteenth day of May, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-four.

ALFRED GREENFIELD,
Commissioner of Crown Lands,
(Holding delegated powers.)

Gold-Mining Lease to be granted.

IN conformity with the thirty-seventh section of "The Mines Act, 1877," and with the regulations made under that Act for the granting of leases for gold-mining purposes, it is hereby notified that it is intended to grant a lease of Crown lands for gold-mining purposes to the applicant specified in the annexed Schedule, unless there shall be valid objections against such lease.

Objections to the granting of such lease, stating the grounds of objection, must be made in writing, and lodged with the Warden at Ross on or before the 7th day of June, 1884.

Copy of the application made and plan annexed may be seen at the Warden's Office at Ross.

SCHEDULE.

APPLICANT: Robert Thomson. Style under which it is intended to conduct the business: "Just-in-Time Gold-Mining Company." 16 acres 2 roods 4 perches, at Thomson's Creek.

Given under my hand, at Hokitika, this eighth day of May, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-four.

J. GILES,
Commissioner of Crown Lands,
(Holding delegated powers.)

Gold-Mining Lease to be granted.

IN conformity with the thirty-seventh section of "The Mines Act, 1877," and with the regulations made under that Act for the granting of leases for gold-mining purposes, it is hereby notified that it is intended to grant a lease of Crown lands for gold-mining purposes to the applicant specified in the annexed Schedule, unless there shall be valid objections against such lease.

Objections to the granting of such lease, stating the grounds of objection, must be made in writing, and lodged with the Warden at Ross on or before the 7th day of June, 1884.

Copy of the application made and plan annexed may be seen at the Warden's Office at Ross.

SCHEDULE.

APPLICANT: John A. Roberts. Style under which it is intended to conduct the business: "Welcome Quartz Gold-Mining Company." 16 acres 2 roods 4 perches, at Cedar Creek, in the Totara Mining District.

Given under my hand, at Hokitika, this eighth day of May, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-four.

J. GILES,
Commissioner of Crown Lands,
(Holding delegated powers.)

Gold-Mining Lease to be granted.

IN conformity with the thirty-seventh section of "The Mines Act, 1877," and with the regulations made under that Act for the granting of leases for gold-mining purposes, it is hereby notified that it is intended to grant a lease