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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 24

Officiating Ministers for 1887.—Notice No. 7.

Registrar-General’s Office,
Wellington, 13th April, 1887.

PURSUANT to the provisions of an Act of the General Assembly of New Zealand, passed in the forty-fourth year of the reign of Her Majesty Queen Victoria, and intituled “The Marriage Act, 1880,” the following name of an Officiating Minister within the meaning of the said Act is published for general information:—

Congregational Independents.

The Reverend Henry Josiah Lewis.

Wm. R. E. BROWN,
Registrar-General.

Specially-authorized Society registered.

Friendly Societies’ Registry Office,
Wellington, 12th April, 1887.

THE New Zealand Friendly Societies’ Mutual Fidelity Guarantee Association, situated at Wellington, is registered as a specially-authorized society, under “The Friendly Societies Act, 1882,” this 12th day of April, 1887.

EDMUND MASON,
Registrar of Friendly Societies.

Tenders for Letter-carriers’ Uniform.

General Post Office,
Wellington, 28th March, 1887.

TENDERS will be received at the General Post Office, Wellington, until noon of Saturday, the 30th day of April proximo, for the manufacture within the colony, from New Zealand-made material, of Letter-carriers’ Uniforms, namely, tunic, trousers, and overcoat.

Samples of clothing may be seen at all chief post offices throughout the colony.

Tenders, quoting price for each garment, to be addressed to the Secretary, General Post Office, Wellington, and indorsed outside, “Tender for Letter-carriers’ Uniform.”

By order.

W. GRAY,
Secretary.

Tenders for Supply of Boxes and Baskets.

General Post Office,
Wellington, 23rd March, 1887.

TENDERS will be received at the General Post Office, Wellington, until noon of the 7th day of May, 1887, for the manufacture in the colony of boxes and baskets to be used in connection with parcels-post business. Samples of the boxes required, and specification and general conditions, may be seen at the Chief Post Offices at Auckland, Christchurch, Dunedin, Napier, Nelson, New Plymouth, Invercargill, Hokitika, Greymouth, Oamaru, Timaru, Wellington, and Wanganui.

Samples of baskets required, and specification for the same, can be seen at the Chief Post Office, Wellington, from the 24th to the 31st March, 1887; at Nelson, from the 2nd to the 7th April, 1887; at Auckland, from the 11th to the 18th April, 1887; at Christchurch, from the 23rd to the 30th April, 1887; at Dunedin, from the 1st to the 7th May, 1887.

Tenders to be addressed to the Hon. the Postmaster-General, General Post Office, Wellington, and marked “Tender for Parcels-post Boxes and Baskets.”

The lowest or any tender will not necessarily be accepted.

W. GRAY,
Secretary.

New Zealand Postal Telegraphs.—Tenders.

General Post Office,
Wellington, 23rd March, 1887.

THE Postmaster-General and Telegraph Commissioner is prepared to receive tenders till noon on the 23rd day of April, 1887, addressed to the Superintendent, Posts and Telegraphs, General Post Office, Wellington, for printing, at Auckland, Napier, Wanganui, Blenheim, Nelson, Christchurch, Timaru, Oamaru, Dunedin, and Invercargill, the telephone-exchange list for each of the places enumerated; also any necessary printing required for additions or corrections. Specimen-list can be seen at the offices named. Tenderers to quote price per 100 lists.

By order.

C. LEMON,
Superintendent.

Sale of Unclaimed Property.

Police Department (Commissioner’s Office,)
Wellington, 4th April, 1887.

THE unclaimed property described hereunder, and now in the possession of the police at Oamaru, will, unless previously claimed, be sold by public auction, at the Police Office, Oamaru, on Saturday, the 23rd instant, at noon, in accordance with the Police Regulations :—

Three silver watches, one silver watch (broken), one brass watch, gold chain, gold ring, blankets, umbrella, clothing, and sundries.

W. E. GUDGEON,
Commissioner of Police.

Application for a Patent.

Patent Office,
Wellington, 7th April, 1887.

PATENT for an Invention for Wire Splicing and Hauling, to be called “Bowern’s Wire Splicer and Hauler.”

GEORGE HARRY BOWERN, of Wanganui, New Zealand, Sign-writer, has deposited at this office a specification of the said invention; and I have appointed Tuesday, the 28th day of June 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 13th day of June 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. 2290.

Application for a Patent.

Patent Office,
Wellington, 7th April, 1887.

PATENT for an Invention for elevating and tipping Earth or other Material, described as “A Horse-power Earth-elevator and Self-acting Tipper.”

JOHN JAMES HASLAM, of Wharf Road, Avondale, Auckland, New Zealand, Builder, has deposited at this office a specification of the said invention; and I have appointed Tuesday, the 28th day of June 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 13th day of June 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. 2291.

Application for a Patent.

Patent Office,
Wellington, 7th April, 1887.

PATENT for an Invention for an Apparatus or Appliance to the Telephone to facilitate the Use thereof, to be called “Smith’s Patent Telephone-holder.”

ARTHUR JOHN SMITH, of Auckland, New Zealand, Cabinet-maker, has deposited at this office a specification of the said invention; and I have appointed Tuesday, the 28th day of June 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 13th day of June 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. 2292.

Application for a Patent.

Patent Office,
Wellington, 7th April, 1887.

PATENT for an Invention for a Cool Provision Safe, to be called “The Grotto Safe.”

JOHN HARDCASTLE, of Napier, Hawke’s Bay, New Zealand, Journalist, has deposited at this office a specification of the said invention; and I have appointed Tuesday, the 28th day of June 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 13th day of June 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. 2293.