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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 71

1886. Oct. 23. Johnson, for young trout ..

1887. Jan. 6. Advertising, &c., Bay of Plenty Times
      Reward paid MacClusky for conviction under Animals Protection Act
      Feb. 23. Turner, survey of society’s grounds ..
      Mar. 10. Galbraith, solicitor, preparing, &c.,
      deads for society’s grounds
      Crosby, buggy hire for trout distribution
      Sundries — Stamps, telegrams, cartage, &c.
      Balance, cash in bank ..

Expenditure.
£ s. d.
18 0 0
0 14 6
1 0 0
19 19 0
10 0 0
2 0 0
0 15 0
21 15 6
£74 4 0

Assets.
Nil.

Liabilities.
£ s. d.
Mar. 22. Mr. Galbraith ..
6 0 0

GEORGE GARDINER,
Treasurer.

Audited and found correct.
22nd March, 1887.
J. C. WEBSTER.

WAITAKI COUNTY ACCLIMATISATION SOCIETY.
BALANCE-SHEET to 31st March, 1887.

1886. April 1. Balance brought forward ..
      Subscriptions and donations
      Game licenses..
      Fishing licenses
      Grass on reserve

Receipts.
£ s. d.
23 14 2
18 12 0
29 19 11
37 0 0
1 0 0
£110 6 1

Balance brought down ..
£23 16 9

1886. July 8. Otago Acclimatisation Society, 2,000 trout fry ..
      Dodds and Co., glass tubing
      Thomson, fish food, &c. ..
      Cartage and express hire ..
      Sinclair, timber and labour, fish hatchery ..
      Evan’s, labour, fish hatchery
      Counihan, labour, garden
      Olsen, labour, reserve and fish pond ..
      Maxwell and Co., labour, concrete race
      Hook, labour, concrete race
      McGregor and Bailey, sand and gravel for concrete race
      Ongley, labour, plantation
      McCallum and Co., cement and timber race ..
      Craig and Co., gateposts ..
      Bullied and Co., matting, race
      Watson, perforated zinc, wire netting, &c.
      Crawford, honorarium, 1885
      Borough Council and Harbour Board, rent and rates
      Oamaru Mail, advertising and printing
      Petty - cash expenses — Telegrams, stamps, stationery, &c…
      Cash balance in bank ..

Expenditure.
£ s. d.
6 0 0
2 17 0
1 12 0
1 6 0
9 12 0
2 16 0
0 14 0
16 14 0
1 16 0
5 13 0
1 9 0
2 5 0
5 15 6
0 13 6
3 1 5
4 7 2
10 0 0
3 12 6
3 0 0
3 5 3
23 16 9
£110 6 1

JAMES FIELD CRAWFORD,
Treasurer.

Audited and found correct.
31st May, 1887.
J. W. HUMPHREY.

Sale of Unclaimed Property.

Police Department, Commissioner’s Office,
Wellington, 31st October, 1887.

THE unclaimed property described hereunder, and now in possession of the police at Whangarei, will, unless previously claimed, be sold by public auction, at the Police-station, Whangarei, on Saturday, the 26th proximo, at noon, in accordance with the Police Regulations:—
Twelve bottles of gin and six bottles of whiskey.
W. E. GUDGEON,
Commissioner of Police.

Officiating Ministers for 1887.—Notice No. 23.

Registrar-General’s Office,
Wellington, 1st November, 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 names of Officiating Ministers within the meaning of the said Act are published for general information :—

Church of the Province of New Zealand, commonly called the Church of England.
The Reverend John Melliar Devenish.

Roman Catholic Church.
The Reverend Patrick Power.

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

Application for a Patent.

Patent Office,
Wellington, 26th October, 1887.

PATENT for an Invention for Improvements in Typesetting or Composing Apparatus.
ALEXANDER LAGERMAN, of Jönköping, Sweden, Gentleman, has deposited at this office a specification of the said invention; and I have appointed Tuesday, the 31st 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 16th day of January 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. 2601.

Application for a Patent.

Patent Office,
Wellington, 26th October, 1887.

PATENT for an Invention for the Extermination of Rabbits, entitled “The Poacher Rabbit-trap.”
DUGALD McLELLAN, of Gogelderie, Narrandera, New South Wales, Boundary-rider, has deposited at this office a specification of the said invention; and I have appointed Tuesday, the 19th 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 4th 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. 2602.

Application for a Patent.

Patent Office,
Wellington, 26th October, 1887.

PATENT for an Invention for Improvements in the Grip and Brake Gear of Cable Tram-cars.
NOWELL HENRY RICHARDS, of Richmond, Victoria, Engineer, has deposited at this office a specification of the said invention; and I have appointed Tuesday, the 31st 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 before the 16th day of January 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. 2603.

Application for a Patent.

Patent Office,
Wellington, 26th October, 1887.

PATENT for an Invention for raising Water from Rivers, to be known as “McQueen’s Patent Current Wheel Water-elevator.”
CHARLES McQUEEN, of Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand, Engineer, has deposited at this office a specification of the said invention; and I have appointed Tuesday, the 31st 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