Nov. 25.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1519

Application for Registration of a Trade Mark.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 19th November, 1886.

NOTICE is hereby given that Mr. FRED WALSH, Manager of EDWARD WATERS, International Patent and Trade Marks Office, Sydney, has applied, on behalf of the ELGIN NATIONAL WATCH COMPANY, an incorporated company of Chicago, Illinois, one of the United States of America, to register, under “The Trade Marks Act, 1866,” the trade mark of which the following is a description, viz.:

Description of Trade Mark.

A circular vignette bearing an allegorical representation of “Time,” holding in his right hand a watch, on the face of which is the word “Elgin.” Above this vignette are the words “Elgin National,” and below it the words “Watch Company,” and below these the words and contraction “Elgin Ill.,” the whole being more or less ornamented by scroll-work.

Nature of the Articles to which it is intended such Trade Mark shall apply.

Watches, clocks, and all other horological instruments.

P. A. BUCKLEY,
Colonial Secretary and Registrar of Trade Marks.

Application for Registration of a Trade Mark.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 19th November, 1886.

NOTICE is hereby given that EDWARD WATERS, Patent Agent, of Melbourne, in the Colony of Victoria, has applied, on behalf of the firm of JOSEPH RODGERS AND SONS, LIMITED, of No. 6, Norfolk Street, Sheffield, in the County of York, England, Cutlery Manufacturers and Merchants, to register, under “The Trade Marks Act, 1866,” the trade mark of which the following is a description, viz.:

Description of Trade Mark.

The word “Rodgers.”

Nature of the Articles to which it is intended such Trade Mark shall apply.

Steel knives, razors, scissors, saws, cutlery in general and edge tools, Sheffield and other plated goods, and silver plate.

P. A. BUCKLEY,
Colonial Secretary and Registrar of Trade Marks.

Commissions in Her Majesty’s Forces.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 23rd November, 1886.

THE following regulations under which commissions in the British army may be obtained by officers of colonial local military forces are published for general information.

ROBERT STOUT,
(For Defence Minister.)

Downing Street, 20th September, 1886.

SIR,—With reference to previous correspondence I have the honour to transmit to you, for your information and for that of your Government, the accompanying copies received from the War Office of the regulations under which commissions in the British army may be obtained by officers of the local military forces of New Zealand.

I have, &c.,
EDWARD STANHOPE.

Governor Sir W. F. D. Jervois, G.C.M.G., C.B.

1. COMMISSIONS in the cavalry or infantry of the line will be granted to officers of the local military forces of certain colonies, to be specified from time to time, under the conditions hereinafter prescribed as to age, physical and moral fitness, length of service in the colonial forces, literary and military qualifications, and general eligibility for the position of an officer in Her Majesty’s regular forces.

2. A candidate will be required to have served at least fifteen months as an officer in the local military force of the colony from which he is nominated, and must have attended two annual trainings, or have seen active service in the field. A certificate to this effect from his commanding officer must be attached to the candidate’s papers.

3. The candidate must be within the ages of nineteen and twenty-two on the 1st January of the year in which he is allowed to present himself for the examination hereafter specified. A certificate of birth, or a declaration of his exact age, made by the candidate’s parents or guardian before a Magistrate, must be attached to his papers when forwarded to the War Office.

4. He will be required to undergo an inspection by a Medical Board, to be convened by the Governor of the colony or other proper authority, and will not be allowed to proceed further with his candidature unless certified by such Board to be physically qualified in all respects for a commission in the army.

5. An intending candidate must apply for a nomination to the Governor, through his commanding officer or such other channel as the Governor may prescribe, in sufficient time to allow of arrangements being made for his undergoing the military examination before he has exceeded the limit of age specified in paragraph 3.

6. A candidate will not be allowed to enter upon his examination until he has satisfied the Governor of the colony in which he is serving that he is of good moral character, and in all other respects a fit and proper person to hold a commission in Her Majesty’s army. A certificate from the Governor to this effect must be attached to the candidate’s papers when they are forwarded to the War Office.

7. The candidate will be required to undergo a qualifying literary examination in the following subjects:—

(1.) Mathematics, viz., (a) arithmetic, including vulgar and decimal fractions, proportion, and simple interest; (b) Euclid, Book I.; (c) algebra, up to and including simple equations.

(2.) French, German, or some other modern language; the examination being limited to translation from the language, and grammatical questions.

(3.) Writing English correctly, and in a good legible hand, from dictation.

English composition, tested by the power of writing an essay, letter, or précis.

(4.) The elements of geometrical drawing; including the construction of scales, and the use of simple mathematical instruments.

(5.) Geography.

In addition to the foregoing, the candidate will be required to select and qualify in two, and not more than two, of the following subjects:—

(a.) Mathematics, viz., algebra, up to and including the binomial theorem; the theory and use of logarithms; Euclid, Books I. to IV. and VI.; plane trigonometry, up to and including the solution of triangles; and mensuration.

(b.) Classics (Latin or Greek).

(c.) English history (general).

(d.) Freehand drawing.

8. The candidate will be exempted from the above examination, except in geometrical drawing, if he can produce a certificate from the proper university authority that he has taken his degree in arts, or has passed the examination for the degree of B.A. or M.A. at one of the following universities, viz., Oxford, Cambridge, Durham, London, Dublin, Edinburgh, St. Andrews, Glasgow, Aberdeen, the Royal University, Ireland, or from one of the chartered colonial universities; or if he has passed one of the university examinations specified below, viz.:

Oxford, “moderations.”

Cambridge, “the previous examination.”

Dublin, “the final examination of the senior freshman year,” or “the final examination of the School of Engineering.”

Durham, “the first year’s examination.”

The Royal University, Ireland, “the second university examination in arts, or the second professional examination in engineering.”

Scotch universities, “the examination for candidates for the army.”

London University, “the first examination” for the degrees of B.A., LL.B., Sc., or M.B.; or if he has passed some other test which is accepted by the university as exempting from the above examinations.

An equivalent examination at one of the chartered colonial universities will likewise be accepted as a sufficient ground for exemption.

9. The subjects of the military examination and the maximum marks obtainable in each subject will be as follows:—

Marks.

1. The elements of field fortification 600

2. Military topography .. .. 600

3. The elements of tactics .. .. 600

4. Military law .. .. .. 600

In order to qualify for a commission, a candidate will be required to obtain 25 of the marks in each subject, and 5 of the aggregate.

The scope will be that embraced by the synopsis of the course of instruction (in the subjects specified in paragraph 9) at the Royal Military College.* There will, however, be no practical out-of-door examination in any subject. The text-

• This synopsis has been published by authority, and is sold by W. Clowes and Sons (Limited), 13, Charing Cross; Harrison and Sons, 59, Pall Mall; W. H. Allen and Co., 13, Waterloo Place; W. Mitchell, 39, Charing Cross; Longmans and Co., Paternoster Row; Trubner and Co., 57 and 59, Ludgate Hill; Stanford, Charing Cross; and C. Kegan Paul and Co., 1, Paternoster Square. Also by Griffen and Co., The Hard, Portsea; A. and C. Black, Edinburgh; Alexander Thom and Co., Abbey Street, and E. Ponsonby, Grafton Street, Dublin.