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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.
C. J. A. HASELDEN,
Patent Officer.
No. 1378.

Application for a Patent.

Patent Office,
Wellington, 9th February, 1885.
PATENT for an Invention for the Preparation of Carbon
for Telephonic Purposes.
FRANK HEBDEN, of Christchurch, New Zealand, Tele-
phonic Engineer, has deposited at this office a specification
of the said invention; and I have appointed Tuesday, the
28th day of April 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 April 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. 1379.

Application for a Patent.

Patent Office,
Wellington, 9th February, 1885.
PATENT for an Invention for immovably fixing Wire
Barbs on a Single Wire.
EDWARD WEST, of Oamaru, New Zealand, Barbed Wire
Manufacturer, has deposited at this office a specification of
the said invention; and I have appointed Thursday, the
30th day of April 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 15th day of April next, at this office, parti-
culars 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. 1380.

Application for a Patent.

Patent Office,
Wellington, 10th February, 1885.
PATENT for the Hibberd and Legge Patent Artificial
Stone-making Machine and Stone.
CHARLES HIBBERD and EDWIN NEWMAN LEGGE, both of
Auckland, New Zealand, have deposited at this office a
specification of the said invention; and I have appointed
Thursday, the 30th day of April 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 15th day of April next, at this office,
particulars in writing of their objections to the said appli-
cation, otherwise they will be precluded from urging the
same.
C. J. A. HASELDEN,
Patent Officer.
No. 1381.

Application for a Patent.

Patent Office,
Wellington, 10th February, 1885.
PATENT for an Invention for threshing Grain or Grass-
seed by an Improved Method, thereby causing a great
saving of labour. Title: "Improved Grain and Grass-seed
Thresher."
FRANCIS HENRY WOODMAN, of Opawa, Canterbury, New
Zealand, Carpenter, has deposited at this office a specification
of the said invention; and I have appointed Thursday, the
30th day of April 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 15th
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.
C. J. A. HASELDEN,
Patent Officer.
No. 1382.

Application for a Patent.

Patent Office,
Wellington, 10th February, 1885.
PATENT for an Invention for promoting an Even
Temperature in Boots and Shoes by Ventilating, to be
called "Corrick's Ventilated Boots."
HENRY CORRICK, of Christchurch, New Zealand, Boot-
maker, has deposited at this office a specification of the said
invention; and I have appointed Thursday, the 30th day of
April 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 15th 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.
C. J. A. HASELDEN,
Patent Officer.
No. 1383.

Application for a Patent.

Patent Office,
Wellington, 10th February, 1885.
PATENT for an Invention for an Improved Hand Grenade
for extinguishing Fires.
DAVID DAGGETT, of No. 14, South William Street, New
York, United States of America, temporarily residing at
Melbourne, Victoria, has deposited at this office a specification
of the said invention; and I have appointed Tuesday, the
5th 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 20th
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.
C. J. A. HASELDEN,
Patent Officer.
No. 1384.

Officiating Ministers for 1885.—Notice No. 4.

Registrar-General's Office,
Wellington, 7th February, 1885.
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:—

Congregational Independents.
The Reverend Henry Josiah Lewis.

Brethren usually denominated Plymouth Brethren.
Mr. Alfred Brunton.

Wm. R. E. BROWN,
Registrar-General.

Friendly Society registered.

Friendly Societies' Registry Office,
Wellington, 9th February, 1885.
THE Blenheim Mistletoe Lodge, No. 186, of the United
Ancient Order of Druids, Branch of the Grand Lodge
of Australia, situated at Blenheim, is registered as a friendly
society, under "The Friendly Societies Act, 1882," this 9th
day of February, 1885.

F. W. FRANKLAND,
Registrar.

Invercargill Savings Bank Balance-sheet for 1884.

STATEMENT of the Receipts and Payments of the Inver-
cargill Savings Bank on the 31st December, 1884.

RECEIPTS.

Cash in hand, 1st January, 1884
Amount lodged by depositors
Interest added during the year
Interest added 31st Dec., 1884
Interest on mortgages
Interest on deposits with National Bank
Mortgages repaid
Deposits in National Bank (withdrawn)

PAYMENTS.

Repaid depositors
Interest credited depositors
Charges account
Invested on mortgage
Cash on hand and in bank
Deposited in National Bank

THOMAS BRODRICK, Manager.

We hereby certify that we have examined the above state-
ment of the receipts and payments of the Invercargill
Savings Bank, and that, to the best of our belief, it contains
a true and correct account of all the transactions of the