Aug. 20.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 977

hera Maaka, and William Iorns and Hamuera Tangataki no, as Trustees under the provisions of “The Maori Real Estate Management Act, 1867,” and the several amendments thereof, subject to certain restrictions on the alienation of such land, and application has been made for the removal of such restrictions:

It is hereby notified that it is intended, immediately after the expiration of sixty days from the publication of this notice in the Gazette and in the Kahiti, to remove the said restrictions on the alienation of the said land in respect of the interests aforesaid, in order that the said lands may be leased by the said Trustees for a term of fourteen years, from the first day of April, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-three.

Dated at Wellington, this sixth day of June, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighty-five.

J. BAL LANCE,
Minister for Native Affairs.

SCHEDULE.

All that piece of land situate at Te Oreore, in the District of Wairarapa, known by the name of “Okurupatu,” containing 5,600 acres, more or less, except thereout the portion of the said block lying to the south side of the main road from Masterton to the Upper Taueru, and excepting also all that piece of the said block, containing 20 acres, marked off for the use of the lessors.

Tenders.

Public Works Office,
Wellington, 17th August, 1885.

THE following lists of successful and unsuccessful tenders are published for general information.

EDWARD RICHARDSON,
Minister for Public Works.

NORTH ISLAND MAIN TRUNK RAILWAY.—PUROTARAU TUNNEL CONTRACT (FORMATION ONLY).

Accepted.
£ s. d.
J. J. O’Brien, Auckland .. .. .. 46,849 0 0

Declined.
J. and A. Wilkie, Wanganui .. .. 47,701 17 6
Hunt, White, and Lovett, Auckland .. 49,517 17 9
Gavin and Goldsworthy, Hamilton.. .. 59,729 13 1
Edgar and Martin, Auckland .. .. 64,695 9 4
M. Danaher, Auckland .. .. .. 67,990 0 0
Larkins and O’Brien, Auckland .. .. 74,791 1 7
Isaac Coates, Hamilton .. .. .. 77,214 15 0

NORTH ISLAND MAIN TRUNK RAILWAY.—TWO SIX-ROOMED AND TWO PLATELAYERS’ COTTAGES CONTRACT.

Accepted.
£ s. d.
Smith and Nelson, Auckland .. .. 1,412 16 0

Declined.
Doyle and Elmsley, Kihikihi .. .. 1,476 2 2
Maunder and Co., Kihikihi .. .. 1,667 0 0
J. Clark, Kihikihi .. .. .. 1,787 18 6
Wrigley and Handcock, Auckland .. .. 2,899 0 0

Alterations and Additions to the Scale of Fares and Charges in force on New Zealand Railways.

IN accordance with section 144 of “The Public Works Act, 1882,” I, Edward Richardson, Minister for Public Works, do hereby make the following alterations and additions to the scale of charges, to come into force on and after the 19th day of August, 1885:—

PART V.—CLASSIFICATION OF GOODS.
Manganese ore .. .. .. .. Class N.

As witness my hand this nineteenth day of August, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-five.

EDWARD RICHARDSON,
Minister for Public Works.

Notice to Mariners, No. 29 of 1885.

REPORTED DANGER OFF CAPE PALLISER.

Marine Department,
Wellington, N.Z., 17th August, 1885.

CAPTAIN JOHNSON, of this department, has made a survey of that part of the coast off Cape Palliser where the s.s. “Ionic” is reported to have struck on the 28th June last, and finds that there is a patch of sunken rocks extending about seven cables south of the easternmost of the two points forming the cape, with a bank of foul ground extending one and a half miles from the shore,

He states that if masters comply with the direction given in the New Zealand Pilot, viz., “not to round the Cape within two miles,” their vessels will be in perfect safety.

W. J. M. LARNACH.

Branch of Friendly Society registered.

Friendly Societies’ Registry Office,
Wellington, 13th August, 1885.

THE Hope of Mahurangi Tent, No. 6, situated at Warkworth, is registered as a branch of the New Zealand District, No. 84, Independent Order of Rechabites, Salford Unity, under “The Friendly Societies Act, 1882,” this 13th day of August, 1885.

EDMUND MASON,
Registrar of Friendly Societies.

Branch of Friendly Society registered.

Friendly Societies’ Registry Office,
Wellington, 18th August, 1885.

THE Court Victoria, situated at Devonport, is registered as a branch of the Auckland District, Ancient Order of Foresters, under “The Friendly Societies Act, 1882,” this 18th day of August, 1885.

EDMUND MASON,
Registrar of Friendly Societies.

Application for a Patent.

Patent Office,
Wellington, 15th August, 1885.

PATENT for an Invention for straining Fencing-wire, to be called the “Patent Universal Strainer.”

ESAU FISHER, of South Wyndham, Southland, Teacher, has deposited at this office a specification of the said invention; and I have appointed Tuesday, the 3rd day of November 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 19th day of October 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. 1515.

Application for a Patent.

Patent Office,
Wellington, 15th August, 1885.

PATENT for an Improved Butter-printing Press, to be known as “Richardson’s Patent Butter-printer.”

WILLIAM ERNEST RICHARDSON, of Outram, New Zealand, Engineer, has deposited at this office a specification of the said invention; and I have appointed Tuesday, the 3rd day of November 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 19th day of October 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. 1516.

Application for a Patent.

Patent Office,
Wellington, 15th August, 1885.

PATENT for Improvements in Chaff-baggers.

JOHN MIDDLETON, of Merrivale, County Ashley, New Zealand, Engine-driver, has deposited at this office a specification of the said invention; and I have appointed Thursday, the 5th day of November 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 21st day of October 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. 1517.

Application for a Patent.

Patent Office,
Wellington, 17th August, 1885.

PATENT for an Invention for the better Housing of Bees, or a new sort of Bee-hive.

THOMAS BRUCE, of Pukerimu, County Waipa, New Zealand, has deposited at this office a specification of the said invention; and I have appointed Thursday, the 5th day of