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ditions, as far as the same are applicable to those
contained in the two last subsections.

9. The total tonnage upon which the Treasurer may grant
   bonuses as aforesaid under this Act shall not exceed 6,000
   tons.

10. Every person intending to apply for the grant of a
    bonus shall register a special trade-mark under the laws for
    the time being in force in New Zealand providing for the
    registration of trade-marks, such trade-mark to be used for
    all cured and canned fish to be prepared for export by such
    person, and shall, within six years after the passing of this
    Act, give notice to the Treasurer of his intention to export
    canned and cured fish with a view to applying for a bonus,
    and shall append to such notice a copy of such trade-mark;
    and all cases, barrels, or cans containing fish cured and
    canned for export by any such person shall, before exporta-
    tion, be marked with the trade-mark so registered by him,
    and no part of any such bonus shall be payable except in
    respect of cases, barrels, or cans so marked.

Progress-payments for Exported Fish.

Department of Trade and Customs,
Wellington, 24th September, 1886.

WITH reference to the notification in the New Zealand
Gazette of the 12th November, 1885, respecting the
payment of bonuses to persons who prepare canned and
cured fish for export under regulations published on the
same date, it is hereby notified that progress-payments on
account of such bonuses, claimed in accordance with those
regulations, will now be made by this department. Claims
to be for quantities not less than one ton net weight, and to
be sent through the Collector of Customs at the port from
which the fish was exported.

JULIUS VOGEL.

Officiating Ministers for 1888.—Notice No. 20.

Registrar-General’s Office,
Wellington, 25th June, 1888.

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 Officiat-
ing Ministers within the meaning of the said Act are pub-
lished for general information:—

Church of the Province of New Zealand, commonly called
the Church of England.

The Reverend William Stanley Lucas.

Wesleyan Methodist Society.

The Reverend George H. Bridgman.

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

Notice of Hearing of Applications for Patents.

Patent Office,
Wellington, 25th June, 1888.

NO. 3063.—MARK SINCLAIR, of Dunedin, New Zealand,
Coachbuilder, has deposited at this office a specifica-
tion of an invention for improvement in the means of access
to hind seats of double buggies, to be called “Sinclair’s
Patent Improved Family Buggy.”

No. 3064.—ALBERT BERGER, of Auckland, New Zealand,
Watchmaker, has deposited at this office a specification of
an invention for putting out the flame of candles, to be
called “Berger’s Automatic Candle-extinguisher.”

No. 3065.—JOHN YOUNG, of Insurance Buildings, Queen
Street, Auckland, New Zealand, Mining Agent, has deposited
at this office a specification of an invention for Young’s
process for extracting metals from their ores.

No. 3066.—SEYMOUR REGINALD BOLTON, of Christchurch,
New Zealand, has deposited at this office a specification of
an invention for economizing or saving fuel, to be called
“The Reginald Patent Self-acting Cinder-sifter and Fuel-
economizer.”

No. 3067.—JOSEPH RICHARDS, of Christchurch, Canterbury,
New Zealand, Blacksmith, has deposited at this office a
specification of an invention for a metallic-tube penholder,
to be called “The Writers’ Friend.”

No. 3068.—WILLIAM TAYLOR, of Ohoka, Canterbury, New
Zealand, Engineer, has deposited at this office a specification
of an invention for a three-horse swingle-tree and fittings for
swingle-trees.

And I have appointed Thursday, the 8th day of November
next, at 11 o’clock in the forenoon, at this office, to hear the
said applications and all objections thereto; and I require all
persons having an interest in opposing the grant of any such
Letters Patent to leave, on or before the 24th day of October
next, at this office, particulars in writing of their objections
to any of the said applications, otherwise they will be pre-
cluded from urging the same.

C. J. A. HASELDEN,
Patent Officer.

Notice of Hearing of Applications for Patents.

Patent Office,
Wellington, 26th June, 1888.

NO. 3069.—ALEXANDER STORRIE, of Invercargill, Otago,
New Zealand, Blacksmith, has deposited at this office
a specification of an invention for a plough-wheel, to be known
as “The Standard Patent Plough-wheel.”

No. 3070.—SAMUEL JAMES LEITH, of Te Kopuru, Auckland,
New Zealand, has deposited at this office a specification of
an invention for a bag and tube for the economical sowing of
artificial or other suitable manure.

No. 3071.—SAMUEL MORRELL, of Wellington, New Zea-
land, Builder, has deposited at this office a specification of
an invention for improving the draught in chimneys and
other flues and passages, also for ventilating rooms and other
spaces.

No. 3072.—HENRY WAITE, of High Street, Auckland, New
Zealand, Tinsmith, has deposited at this office a specification
of an invention for Waite’s patent fire-lighter.

No. 3073.—HENRY DENT GARDINER, of Purau, Canterbury,
New Zealand, Stockowner, has deposited at this office a
specification of an invention for a combination of beaters
and grooved plates for use in machines for threshing clover.

No. 3074.—JOHN FRANCIS KITTO, of Ettrick, Otago, New
Zealand, Settler, has deposited at this office a specification
of an invention for an apparatus for applying the power of
the currents of rivers to raising water for the purposes of
gold-mining or irrigation, or to dredging the beds of rivers by
means of the same power.

And I have appointed Tuesday, the 13th day of November
next, at 11 o’clock in the forenoon, at this office, to hear the
said applications and all objections thereto; and I require
all persons having an interest in opposing the grant of any
such Letters Patent to leave, on or before the 29th day of
October next, at this office, particulars in writing of their
objections to any of the said applications, otherwise they
will be precluded from urging the same.

C. J. A. HASELDEN,
Patent Officer.

Native Land Court Notices.

Application for Rehearing of Claims granted.

NATIVE LAND COURT, NEW ZEALAND :
DISTRICT OF WANGANUI.

IN the matter of a decision of the Court given during a
sitting announced to be opened at Wanganui, in the
said district, on the 21st day of February last, upon the
hearing of claims to succeed to the interest of Peehimana te
Paku in land situate in the said district, and called Rua-
nui; and in the matter of applications made in writing,
within three months after such decision was given, by Eruera
Whakaahu, Ngaraihi Rewiti, and other Natives thinking
themselves aggrieved thereby, for a rehearing upon the afore-
said claims :

I, John Edwin Macdonald, Chief Judge of the said Court,
in exercise of the authority in that behalf vested in me, do
hereby order that a rehearing upon such claims be had on
the 10th day of August, 1888, at a sitting of the Court to be
then held at Wanganui, in the said district.

Dated this 21st day of June, 1888.

J. E. MACDONALD,
Chief Judge.

Application for Rehearing of Claim granted.

NATIVE LAND COURT, NEW ZEALAND :
DISTRICT OF AUCKLAND.

IN the matter of a decision of the Court given during a
session opened at Opotiki, on the 6th day of November,
1884, upon the hearing of a claim for the investigation of
title to land situate in the said district, and known as Te
Kumi; and in the matter of the several applications for a
rehearing upon the aforesaid claim, made to this Court in
writing within three months after such decision was given,
by Natives thinking themselves aggrieved thereby, for a re-
hearing upon the aforesaid claim :

I, John Edwin Macdonald, Chief Judge of the said Court,
in exercise of the authority in that behalf vested in me, do
hereby order that a rehearing as to the title to such parts of
the land, the subject of the said decision, as are alleged to
form part of a block of land known as Honokawa, or to form
part of another block of land known as Maungaparahi, and