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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

[No. 65

Agency of New Zealand Government Life Insurance Department opened.

N.Z. Government Life Insurance Department,
Wellington, 10th December, 1886.

AN agency of the above department has been opened at the
POST OFFICE, DANEVIRKE, HAWKE'S BAY,
as from the 20th December, 1886.

D. M. LUCKIE,
Commissioner.

Resignation of Native Land Court Assessor accepted.

Native Office,
Wellington, 29th November, 1886.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to accept the resignation of
HOANI TAIPUA
as an Assessor of the Native Land Court.

J. BALLANCE.

Application for Registration of a Trade Mark.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 10th December, 1886.

NOTICE is hereby given that EDWARD WATERS, Patent Agent, of Melbourne, in the Colony of Victoria, has applied, on behalf of PARKE BROTHER AND COMPANY, LIMITED, of Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, in the United States of America, Manufacturers of Steel, to register, under "The Trade Marks Act, 1866," the trade mark of which the following is a description, viz.:-

Description of Trade Mark.

The device of a black diamond.

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

Steel.

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

Application for Registration of Four Trade Marks.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 10th December, 1886.

NOTICE is hereby given that EDWARD WATERS, Patent Agent, of Melbourne, in the Colony of Victoria, has applied, on behalf of FRANCIS JONATHAN CLARKE (trading as "THE LINCOLN AND MIDLAND COUNTIES DRUG COMPANY"), of Lincoln, England, to register, under "The Trade Marks Act, 1866," the trade marks numbered from 1 to 4, of which the following is a description, viz.:-

Description of Trade Marks.

No. 1 is a circular label, white centre, with figure of chubby boy in a sitting posture, with the word "Lincoln" in white letters on a black ground underneath. In the annular borders are the words "Clarke's Miraculous Salve" in white letters on the black ground, with a Maltese cross before and after the word "Miraculous," a space being reserved for a list of prices or other matter.

No. 2 is a circular yellow label, with two black annular lines forming a border, inside which are two smaller circles, one of which is intended to contain a statement as to the registration of the label; the other circle contains the device B41, the spaces above and below these lines being intended to contain the words "Trade Mark." In the centre is a space for a device of the Royal arms, and above this "Clarke's B41 pills," and below the words "Prepared by the Lincoln and Midland Counties Drug Co., Lincoln," and a space for the price.

No. 3 is a white label with black border-lines, within which is the word "Towles," and upon a scroll the words "Penny-Royal & Steel Pills," all in black.

No. 4 is a rectangular label, black border-lines upon a green fancy ground, in which, in white, are the words "Clarke's World-Famed Blood Mixture," the monogram "FJC," and below are the words "Blood Mixture" again. Upon this ground-work, in black letters, appear the words "Clarke's World-Famed Blood Mixture" and "Blood Mixture" again, with a space before it for the words "Trade Mark." The body of this label is occupied by a space upon which is intended to be placed matter descriptive of the diseases for the cure of which the blood mixture is applicable, directions for use, and the like. Lines above and below separate this space from the wording above and below, the latter words being "Prepared only by the proprietors, the Lincoln and Midland Counties Drug Co., Park Street, Lincoln, England." Below this is another line dividing off a small rectangular space containing the words "Sold by all Chemists and Medicine Vendors throughout the United Kingdom and the World," and space for a statement as to the registration of the trade mark and the price of the article.

Nature of the Article to which it is intended such Trade Marks shall apply.

Patent medicine.

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

Regulations for the Indian Civil Service Examinations, 1887.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 14th December, 1886.

THE following regulations respecting examinations for the Civil Service of India are published for general information.

P. A. BUCKLEY.

EXAMINATIONS FOR THE CIVIL SERVICE OF INDIA.

REGULATIONS FOR THE OPEN COMPETITION OF JUNE, 1887.

N.B.-The regulations are liable to be altered in future years.

1. On the 1st June, 1887, and following days, an examination, open to all qualified persons, will be held in London.(1) Not fewer than persons will be selected, if so many shall be found duly qualified, viz., for the Lower Provinces of Bengal (including Assam), for the Upper Provinces of Bengal (including the Punjab and Oudh), for Burma, for Madras, and for Bombay.(2)

2. No person will be deemed qualified who shall not satisfy the Civil Service Commissioners-

(1.) That he is a natural-born subject of Her Majesty;

(2.) That his age will be above seventeen years and under nineteen years on the 1st January, 1887. [N.B.-In the case of natives of India this must be certified by the Government of India, or of the presidency or province in which the candidate may have resided];

(3.) That he has no disease, constitutional affection, or bodily infirmity unfitting him, or likely to unfit him, for the Civil Service of India;

(4.) That he is of good moral character.

3. Should the evidence upon the above points be prima facie satisfactory to the Civil Service Commissioners, the candidate, on payment of the prescribed fee(3), will be admitted to the examination. The Commissioners may, however, in their discretion, at any time prior to the grant of the certificate of qualification hereinafter referred to, institute such further inquiries as they may deem necessary; and, if the result of such inquiries in the case of any candidate should be unsatisfactory to them in any of the above respects, he will be ineligible for admission to the Civil Service of India; and if already selected will be removed from the position of a probationer.

4. The examination will take place only in the following branches of knowledge:-

English composition ... 300
(4) History of England, including a period selected by the candidate ... 300
(4) English literature, including books selected by the candidate ... 300
Greek ... 600
Latin ... 800
French ... 500
German ... 500
Italian ... 400
(5) Mathematics, pure and mixed ... 1,000
Natural science, that is, the elements of any two of the following sciences, viz.,- Chemistry, 500; electricity and magnetism, 300; experimental laws of heat and light, 300; mechanical philosophy, with outlines of astronomy, 300.

Logic ... 300
Elements of political economy ... 300
(6) Sanskrit ... 500
(6) Arabic ... 500

Candidates are at liberty to name any or all of these branches of knowledge. No subjects are obligatory.

5. The merit of the persons examined will be estimated by marks; and the number set opposite to each branch in the preceding regulation denotes the greatest number of marks that can be obtained in respect of it.

(1) An order for admission to the examination will be sent to each candidate on the 18th May.

(2) The numbers will be announced hereafter.

(3) The fee (£5) will be payable by means of a special stamp, according to instructions which will be communicated to candidates.

(4) A considerable portion of the marks for English history and literature will be allotted to the work selected by the candidate. In awarding marks for this, regard will be had partly to the extent and importance of the periods or books selected, but chiefly to the thoroughness with which they have been studied.

(5) The examination will range from arithmetic, algebra, and elementary geometry, up to the elements of the differential and integral calculus, including the lower portions of applied mathematics.

(6) The standard of marking in Sanskrit and Arabic will be determined with reference to a high degree of proficiency, such as may be expected to be reached by a native of good education.