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grant of such Letters Patent to leave, on or before the 10th 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.
C. J. A. HASELDEN,
Patent Officer.

No. 1413.

Application for a Patent.

Patent Office,
Wellington, 14th April, 1885.

PATENT for an Invention for the effectual Curing of Foot-rot in Sheep, to be known as “P. McNeave’s Patent Foot-rot Application.”

PATRICK McNEAVE, of Dunedin, New Zealand, Wool Classer, has deposited at this office a specification of the said invention; and I have appointed Thursday, the 25th 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 10th 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.
C. J. A. HASELDEN,
Patent Officer.

No. 1414.

Governors of Auckland College elected.

Board of Education,
Auckland, 10th April, 1885.

NOTICE.—In accordance with “The Auckland College and Grammar School Act, 1877,” and with the regulations thereunder for the election of Governors by the Board of Education for the District of Auckland, I hereby notify that, at a meeting of the said Board, held this day,
WILLIAM STEADMAN ALDIS, Esq., and
THOMAS GEORGE TUCKER, Esq.,
were duly elected Governors of the Board of Governors constituted by the said Act, to fill the vacancies caused by the retirement of J. M. Dargaville, Esq., M.H.R., and Samuel Luke, Esq.,
W. STEADMAN ALDIS,
Chairman of Meeting.

New Zealand Postal Telegraphs.—Repoling of Telegraph Line between Greymouth and Kumara.

General Post Office,
Wellington, 20th March, 1885.

TENDERS are invited for the supply and delivery of 850 poles, more or less, for the line of telegraph between Greymouth and Kumara. Tenders addressed to the Superintendent, New Zealand Postal Telegraphs, Wellington, will be receivable up to noon of the 11th day of May, 1885. Specifications, general conditions, and all other information relative to the above can be obtained at the Telegraph Offices, Greymouth, Hokitika, Kumara, and at the General Post Office, Wellington. The lowest or any tender will not necessarily be accepted.
By order of the Commissioner of Telegraphs.
C. LEMON,
Superintendent, New Zealand Postal Telegraphs.

Standing Orders on Local Bills.

THE following amended Standing Orders of the Houses of the General Assembly relative to Local Bills are published for general information.
F. E. CAMPBELL,
Clerk of Parliaments.
18th March, 1885.

349. Local Bills are those which, not being Private Bills, affect particular localities only.

350. No Local Bill shall be read a second time unless notice shall have been given of the said Bill in the locality to which the Bill refers; such notice shall state explicitly the object which such Bill is intended to effect, and shall have been published once at least in each of three successive weeks before the second reading in a newspaper circulating in such locality.

351. At the time of the first publication of such notice, a copy of the Bill shall be deposited in the Resident Magistrate’s Court of the district, and shall be open to public inspection; and such Bill shall, at the expiration of the prescribed period for advertising, be forwarded to the Clerk of the House in which the Bill is to be introduced, indorsed with a certificate from the Resident Magistrate, or Clerk of the Resident Magistrate’s Court, that such Bill was so deposited, and remained open for public inspection for the prescribed time.*

352. When it is intended in such Bill to take power to deal with any lands, plans or surveys of such lands, on a scale of not less than two inches to a mile, and certified by an authorized surveyor, shall be deposited with the Bill.

353. In the case of Bills authorizing the construction of harbour works, or the raising of further loans for the completion of harbour works previously authorized, such Bill shall be accompanied by a statement of the financial position, and the estimated increased revenue to be derived from the proposed works, together with the plans or surveys before mentioned.

354. Before the Bill is introduced into the Legislative Council or House of Representatives, the before-mentioned plans or surveys and estimates shall be forwarded to the office of the Clerk of the House in which the Bill is to be initiated.

• Amendment shown in italics.

Native Land Court Notice.

Sitting of the Native Land Court for the Subdivision of Hereditaments.

Native Land Court Office,
Gisborne, 9th April, 1885.

NOTICE is hereby given that at a sitting of this Court to be held at Gisborne, in the District of Gisborne, on the 6th day of May, 1885, will be heard the application of the persons whose names appear in the first column for the subdivision of the hereditaments comprised in the Crown grant of the piece of land the name of which appears in the second column, situate in the district named in the third column.

And, in pursuance of the provisions of section 7 of “The Native Land Division Act, 1882,” all persons having in their possession any original grant or other instrument of title relating to the land aforesaid are hereby ordered to produce the same at the said sitting of the Court.
W. GREY,
Registrar.

SCHEDULE.

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 applicants 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 Charleston on or before the 20th day of May, 1885.

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

SCHEDULE.

APPLICANTS: Michael O’Donnell and others. Style under which it is intended to conduct the business: “New Zealand Gold-Mining Company.” 6 acres, at Croninville, in the Nelson South-West Mining District.

Given under my hand, at Nelson, this thirteenth day of April, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-five.
ALFRED GREENFIELD,
Commissioner of Crown Lands,
Holding delegated powers,