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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
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qualifying for any class of certificate, unless the testimonials
of the candidate explicitly certify that during such service he
has been taking watch in the engine-room, and that the chief
engineer or superintending engineer considers him properly
qualified by that experience to act as chief engineer of a
foreign-going steamer of 99 horse-power nominal.

In any case the applicant must prove that he has had the
responsible charge of the engines or boilers on watch for at
least twelve months of sea-service, of which for not less than
six months he must have been in charge of the propelling
engines.

Workshop-service.—When the workshop-service has been
performed in a place where steam-engines are not made, and
the class of work done is similar to that required in engine-
making, the service may be accepted with an additional year
in the engine-room; that is, three years’ workshop-service
and two years in the engine-room, of which one year must
have been at sea.

Tenders.

General Post Office,
Wellington, 27th August, 1885.

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

JULIUS VOGEL,
Postmaster-General and Commissioner of
Telegraphs.

4,000,000 TELEGRAPH ENVELOPES.

Accepted.
£ s. d.
Waterlow and Sons, London .. .. *369 0 0

Declined.
Cowan and Sons, London .. .. 408 6 8
Millington and Sons, London .. .. 416 13 4
McCorquodale and Co., London .. .. 541 13 4
Cowan and Co., Dunedin .. .. †597 18 4
Harrison and Sons, London .. .. 600 0 0
Mackay, Risk, and Munro, Dunedin (if
printed outside the colony) .. .. †616 6 4
Mackay, Risk, and Munro, Dunedin .. .. †722 18 2
Fergusson and Mitchell, Dunedin .. .. †733 6 8
Whitcombe and Tombs (Limited), Christ-
church) .. .. .. †800 0 0
Thames Newspaper and Printing Company,
Thames .. .. .. †854 3 4
Thames Newspaper and Printing Company,
Thames (if free of duty) .. .. †787 10 0

16,000,000 TELEGRAPH FORMS.

Accepted.
£ s. d.
The Government Printer, Wellington .. †1,252 0 0

Declined.
Cowan and Sons, London .. .. 1,229 3 4
McCorquodale and Co., London .. .. 1,241 13 4
Cowan and Co., Dunedin .. .. †1,283 6 8
Harrison and Sons, London .. .. 1,288 0 0
Millington and Sons, London .. .. 1,316 13 4
Waterlow and Sons, London .. .. *1,386 0 0
Mackay, Risk, and Munro, Dunedin .. .. †1,556 18 0
Whitcombe and Tombs (Limited), Christ-
church) .. .. .. †1,575 0 0
Wilsons and Horton, Auckland .. .. †1,750 0 0
Bock and Cousins, Wellington .. .. †1,800 0 0
Fergusson and Mitchell, Dunedin .. .. †1,850 0 0
Thames Newspaper and Printing Company,
Thames .. .. .. †1,850 0 0
Jolly, Connor, and Co., Dunedin (this tender
for 4,000,000 only) .. .. †483 6 8

SUPPLY OF MISCELLANEOUS STATIONERY.

Accepted.
£ s. d.
Cowan and Co., Dunedin .. .. .. †713 15 11

Declined.
Whitcombe and Tombs (Limited), Christ-
church) .. .. .. †956 0 4
Lyon and Blair, Wellington .. .. †1,230 12 10

• F.o.b., London.
  † Delivered at Post and Telegraph Stores, Wellington.

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 addi-
tions to the scale of charges, to come into force on and
after the 14th day of September, 1885:—

PART IV.—LOCAL RATES.

WANGANUI SECTION.

Timber from Waitara to New Plymouth will be charged
8d. per 100 superficial feet.

HURUNUI-BLUFF SECTION.

Lime from local kilns consigned to country stations for
agricultural purposes, or consigned to ship for export, will be
charged as Class O for distances not exceeding fifty miles.

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

EDWARD RICHARDSON,
Minister for Public Works.

Application for a Patent.

Patent Office,
Wellington, 28th August, 1885.

PATENT for an Invention for Street-watering and Fire-
extinguishing Purposes.

DAVID THOMAS, Auctioneer, CHARLES BRADDELL, Town
Clerk, and CHARLES RAY, Engineer, all of Ashburton, New
Zealand, have deposited at this office a specification of the
said invention; and I have appointed Tuesday, the 17th
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 2nd
day of November 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. 1532.

Application for a Patent.

Patent Office,
Wellington, 31st August, 1885.

PATENT for an Invention for “Nurses’ Friend.”

JOHN HOWARD DALTON, of Auckland, New Zealand,
Tailor, has deposited at this office a specification of the
said invention; and I have appointed Tuesday, the 17th 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 2nd
day of November 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. 1533.

Application for a Patent.

Patent Office,
Wellington, 31st August, 1885.

PATENT for an Improved Sub-aqueous Excavator.

CHARLES WALKDEN, of Christchurch, New Zealand,
Civil Engineer, has deposited at this office a specification of
the said invention; and I have appointed Thursday, the
19th 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 4th day of November next, at this office, particu-
lars 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. 1534.

Application for a Patent.

Patent Office,
Wellington, 31st August, 1885.

PATENT for a Patent Medicine, to be called “Cough-
kiler.”

ARTHUR JOSEPH WILLIAMSON, of Dillmanstown, New
Zealand, Clerk, has deposited at this office a specification of
the said invention; and I have appointed Thursday, the 19th
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 4th day of November next, at this office, particu-
lars 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. 1535.

Application for a Patent.

Patent Office,
Wellington, 2nd September, 1885.

PATENT for an Invention for Building Purposes, to be
known as “Fawkes’s Patent Volcanic Trass.”

WILLIAM FAWKES, of Auckland, New Zealand, Builder,
has deposited at this office a specification of the said