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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 66

Will accepted by the Public Trustee.

Public Trust Office,
Wellington, 12th October, 1887.

In the matter of the will of William Thomas, late of Wellington, deceased.

I T is hereby notified that the above will has been finally accepted in accordance with the provisions of "The Public Trust Office Act, 1872," and that the Public Trustee is the Executor appointed under the said will.

R. C. HAMERTON,
Public Trustee.

Tenders for Inland Mail Services for 1888 and 1889.

General Post Office,
Wellington, 10th October, 1887.

S EAELED tenders will be received at the Chief Post Offices of the under-mentioned Postal Districts until Saturday, the 5th proximo, for the conveyance of mails between the following places, for a period of one and for two years, from the 1st January, 1888, to the 31st December, 1889:—

POSTAL DISTRICT OF AUCKLAND.

1. Alexandra and Kawhia, weekly.
2. Auckland and Great Barrier, weekly.

POSTAL DISTRICT OF WANGANUI.

1. Hawera and Opunake, daily.
2. Normanby and Opunake, via Okaiawa, daily.
3. Normanby and Okaiawa, daily.

POSTAL DISTRICT OF WELLINGTON.

1. Between Wharf and Mail Steamers in the stream, as required (at per trip).
2. Carswell's and Glenburn, twice weekly.
3. Carswell's and Homewood, twice weekly.
4. Homewood and Glenburn, twice weekly.
5. *Mangamahoe and Woodville, daily.
6. *Palmerston North and Woodville, daily.

POSTAL DISTRICT OF WESTPORT.

Westport and Karamea, four weekly.

POSTAL DISTRICT OF HOKITIKA.

1. *Hokitika and Kumara (morning), daily.
2. *Hokitika and Springfield, twice weekly.
3. *Hokitika and Springfield, thrice weekly.

POSTAL DISTRICT OF DUNEDIN.

1. Cromwell and Bendigo, weekly.
2. Cromwell and Pembroke, via Bendigo and Hawea Flat, weekly.
3. Cromwell and Queenstown, thrice weekly.
4. Cromwell and Pembroke, via Luggate, weekly.
5. Lawrence and Cromwell, thrice weekly.
6. Naseby and Clyde, via St. Bathan's and Cambrian, twice weekly.
7. Palmerston and Naseby, via Macrae's Flat and Hyde, weekly.
8. Palmerston and Naseby, via Waihemo, twice weekly.
9. Pomahaka Railway Siding and Waikoikoi, weekly (extra service).

The attention of intending tenderers is directed to the following clause of the terms and conditions of contract printed at the back of the tender-forms: "The days and hours of arrival and departure to be fixed from time to time as the Postmaster-General may direct. For services performed by coach no stage shall exceed twelve miles, except by special permission from the Postmaster-General, who shall determine whether or not longer stages are unavoidable."

Contractors whose tenders may be accepted must be prepared to carry out the services for which they tender according to the time-tables framed by the department.

Forms of tender, with the terms and conditions of contract, may be procured at any post office.

No tender will be considered unless made on the printed form.

Tenders, indorsed "Tender for Mail Service No. ," to be addressed to the Chief Postmaster of the postal district to which the tender may specially refer.

W. GRAY,
Secretary.

• Services may be affected by railway extension, and may be terminated by the Postmaster-General on his giving one month's notice in writing.

Officiating Ministers for 1887.—Notice No. 20.

Registrar-General's Office,
Wellington, 12th October, 1887.

P URSUANT 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 names of Officiating Ministers within the meaning of the said Act are published for general information:—

Congregational Independents.
The Reverend Charles Henry Bradbury.

Baptists.
The Reverend Frederick William Walker.
The Reverend John Dinnen Gilmore.

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

Application for a Patent.

Patent Office,
Wellington, 6th October, 1887.

P ATENT for an Invention for an Improved Oven for the Use of Bakers and others, to be called "Parker's Patent Koppa Maori."

WILLIAM RECHAB PARKER, of Christchurch, New Zealand, Builder, has deposited at this office a specification of the said invention; and I have appointed Thursday, the 12th day of January 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 28th day of December 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. 2571.

Application for a Patent.

Patent Office,
Wellington, 6th October, 1887.

P ATENT for an Invention for an Improved Apparatus for bottling Aerated Waters, principally for Counter Use."

EVAN ROWLANDS, of No. 116, Collins Street West, Melbourne, Victoria, Aerated Water Manufacturer, has deposited at this office a specification of the said invention; and I have appointed Thursday, the 12th day of January 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 28th day of December 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. 2572.

Application for a Patent.

Patent Office,
Wellington, 6th October, 1887.

P ATENT for an Invention for Improvements in the Mounting of the Container in Centrifugal Separators and similar Centrifugal Machines on its Spindle.

MIKAEL PEDERSEN and JENS NIELSEN, both of Roeskilde, Denmark, Manufacturers, have deposited at this office a specification of the said invention; and I have appointed Thursday, the 12th day of January 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 28th day of December 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. 2573.

Application for a Patent.

Patent Office,
Wellington, 7th October, 1887.

P ATENT for an Invention for the Restoration of Sight and the Curing of Weak Eyes, Shortsightedness, Soreness of Lids, &c., to be called "Burd and Rusden's Patent Sight-restorer."

THOMAS BURD, C.E., and FRANCIS RUSDEN, Bricklayer, of Auckland, New Zealand, have deposited at this office a specification of the said invention; and I have appointed