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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 25th day of April 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. 2232.

Application for a Patent.

Patent Office,
Wellington, 24th February, 1887.

PATENT for an Invention for Kingsbury’s Improved Feeder for Threshing-machines.

SAMUEL KINGSBURY, of Ashley, Canterbury, New Zealand, Farmer, has deposited at this office a specification of the said invention; and I have appointed Tuesday, the 10th day of May 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 25th day of April 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. 2233.

Application for a Patent.

Patent Office,
Wellington, 25th February, 1887.

PATENT for an Invention for an Improvement in the Means of driving Well-tubes and Piles, and Apparatus therefor, called “The Speedy Well-sinker and Pile-driver.”

CHARLES BROWN, of Christchurch, New Zealand, Artisan, has deposited at this office a specification of the said invention; and I have appointed Tuesday, the 10th day of May 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 25th day of April 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. 2234.

Application for a Patent.

Patent Office,
Wellington, 28th February, 1887.

PATENT for an Invention for a Rock-drill, to be known as “Aspinall’s Rock-drill.”

JOHN ASPINALL, of Skipper’s Point, Lake County, Otago, New Zealand, Miner, has deposited at this office a specification of the said invention; and I have appointed Thursday, the 12th day of May 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 27th day of April 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. 2235.

Application for a Patent.

Patent Office,
Wellington, 28th February, 1887.

PATENT for an Invention for an Improved Incandescent Gas-burner.

HERBERT GABY, of Hanson Street, Wellington, New Zealand, Engineer, has deposited at this office a specification of the said invention; and I have appointed Thursday, the 12th day of May 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 27th day of April 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. 2236.

Application for a Patent.

Patent Office,
Wellington, 1st March, 1887.

PATENT for an Invention for a Washing-machine, to be called “The New Zealand Washing-machine.”

HORATIO ALFRED WARNER, of Grahame Street, Auckland, New Zealand, Licensed Surveyor, has deposited at this office a specification of the said invention; and I have appointed Thursday, the 12th day of May 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 27th day of April 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. 2237.

Application for a Patent.

Patent Office,
Wellington, 1st March, 1887.

PATENT for an Invention for the purpose of Assisting in the Manufacture of Boots, to be called “The Excelsior Iron and Wood Boot-last Stand.”

ROBERT MARTIN, of Beresford Street, Auckland, New Zealand, Agent, has deposited at this office a specification of the said invention; and I have appointed Thursday, the 12th day of May 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 27th day of April 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. 2238.

Native Land Court Notice.

Notice of Sitting of the Native Land Court.

Native Land Court Office,
Auckland, 21st February, 1887.

NOTICE is hereby given that a sitting of the Native Land Court will be held at Alexandra, Waikato, on Tuesday, the 8th day of March, 1887, for the purpose of ascertaining what amount of compensation ought to be paid to the Native owners of the land taken under an Order in Council dated the 29th day of April, 1886, for road purposes in the Survey Districts of Puniu, Mangaorongo, and Orahiri; and also for the purpose of ascertaining who are the proper persons entitled to receive such compensation, and what land is affected by the said Order in Council.

SCHEDULE.

Edw. HAMMOND,
Registrar.

Goldfields Notices.

Gold-mining Lease cancelled.

Mines Department,
Wellington, 22nd February, 1887.

IT is hereby notified that His Excellency the Governor has been pleased to pronounce the under-mentioned gold-mining lease cancelled, and that the ground is now open for application as if no lease of the said ground had ever been applied for:—

Edward Hurley and John Alexander Hurley; Section 44, Block VIII.; area, 10 acres; Mawheranui, Karamea Mining District. No. 1374.

W. J. M. LARNACH,
Minister of Mines.

Gold-mining Lease cancelled.

Mines Department,
Wellington, 22nd February, 1887.

IT is hereby notified that His Excellency the Governor has been pleased to pronounce the under-mentioned gold-mining lease cancelled, and that the ground is now open for application as if no lease of the said ground had ever been applied for:—

Charles Thomson, Niels Nass, Peder Fuldseth, Ole Bjorngaard, and John Moen; Section 3, Block VII.; area, 3 acres 1 rood; Table Hill, Otago Mining District. No. 2Sc.

W. J. M. LARNACH,
Minister of Mines.