July 12.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 759

character in any metal of one piece with the body of the vessel, instead of soldering them on as heretofore.

And I have appointed Tuesday, the 27th 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 12th day of November 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.

Notice of Hearing of Applications for Patents.

Patent Office,
Wellington, 9th July, 1888.

NO. 3099.—JOSEPH RENALL, of Tewhiti, Masterton, Wairarapa, New Zealand, Farmer, has deposited at this office a specification of an invention for an improved wire-strainer, called “Renall’s Taniwha Strainer.”

No. 3100.—JOHN WILLIAM WILLIAMS, of Pakaraka, Bay of Islands, New Zealand, Grazier, and WILLIAM FREDERICK HEWITT, of Waimate, Bay of Islands, New Zealand, Carpenter, have deposited at this office a specification of an invention for protecting the spouting on the eaves of houses from being filled with leaves, the filth of birds, or any other foul matter, and securing the purity of rain-water in tanks, title to be “The Eureka Spout-protector.”

No. 3101.—CHARLES JAMES GASCOIGNE, of Marton, Wellington, New Zealand, Coachbuilder, has deposited at this office a specification of an invention for wool-, flax-, and hop-pressing.

No. 3102.—ALEXANDER STORRIE, of Invercargill, New Zealand, Blacksmith, and JAMES STORRIE, of Melbourne, Victoria, Blacksmith, have deposited at this office a specification of an invention for an automatic horseshoe-making machine, to be known as “Storrie’s Patent Automatic Horseshoe Machine.”

No. 3103.—JOHN TRAVIS OAKDEN, of Dunedin, New Zealand, Piano Manufacturer, has deposited at this office a specification of an invention for assistance in the art of piano-playing.

No. 3104.—FREDERICK HUGH SAUNDERS, of South Rakaia, Canterbury, New Zealand, Reaper and Binder Expert, has deposited at this office a specification of an invention for a chaff-cutting machine, styled “Saunders’s Chaff-cutter, with Sharpening Attachment.”

And I have appointed Thursday, the 29th 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 14th day of November 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.

Goldfields Notice.

Gold-mining Leases cancelled.

Mines Department,
Wellington, 4th July, 1888.

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

Frederick Evans, for the Alexandra Company; Section 23, Block II., Skipper’s Creek.

James H. Evans, for the Odd Claim Company; Section 23, Block III., Skipper’s Creek.

James H. Evans, for the Green Gate Quartz-mining Company; Section 7, Block XII., Shotover.

All in the Otago Mining District.

G. F. RICHARDSON,
Minister of Mines.

Crown Lands Notices.

Rural Lands open for Sale or Selection.

Crown Lands Office,
Wellington, 5th July, 1888.

THE under-mentioned Crown lands will be open for sale or selection, in terms of sections 3 to 11 of “The Land Act Amendment Act, 1887,” either for cash, on deferred payments, or on perpetual lease, at the option of the selector, on and after Wednesday, the 5th September, 1888.

A selector may purchase for cash, on deferred payments, or perpetual lease an area not exceeding 2,000 acres of second-class land at the prices stated. If the selector wishes to acquire any section on deferred payments, an addition of one-fourth to the cash price of the section will be made; i.e., where the price of the section is 15s. per acre for cash, the price will be 18s. 9d. per acre on deferred payments. If the selector wishes to take up a section on perpetual lease, the annual rental will be 5 per cent. on the cash price of the section; i.e., where the price is 15s. per acre, the rental will be 9d. per annum.

SECOND-CLASS LAND.

Survey District of Mikimiki.

Description of Land: These sections comprise generally hilly, forest, and scrub, with birch, and open and flat land in parts; the soil in some of the valleys is fairly good, but in many parts stony; the area is generally fairly well watered. The block is situated in the Kiriwakapapa Valley, at the back of Campbell’s and Harris’s farms, in the Upper Waipoua District, about twelve miles from Masterton.

CONDITIONS.

Cash.

Terms of Payment: One-fifth of the purchase-money for any land shall be deposited with the written application, and the balance thereof, together with the Crown-grant fee, within thirty days.

Disqualification: Any person owning such an area of freehold land in this land district which, when added to his application, would exceed 2,000 acres of second-class land, or who is unable to make the declaration contained in clause 11 of “The Land Act Amendment Act, 1887,” is debarred under this system.

Perpetual Lease.

Any person of seventeen years of age and upwards may become a lessee under this system. In the event of any person applying for two or more leases the deposit of a sum equal to one half-year’s rent of the application largest in amount shall be sufficient, together with the sum of £1 10s. to pay for the lease and registration thereof, paid either in cash, marked cheque, or bank draft, made payable to the Receiver of Land Revenue, Wellington: Provided that in the case of a person applying for two or more leases of surveyed sections, such as he may in the aggregate become the lessee of under the Act, namely, in the case where the lands comprised in the several leases adjoin each other, in such case the deposit shall be a half-year’s rent at the rate tendered for each such lease, and also the sum of £1 10s. in respect of each such lease, the fee for preparation and registration of same.

NOTE.—Limits of Area for each Lessee: No lease shall be made to any person owning, nor shall any person be capable of becoming the lessee under a lease, or a sublessee, who owns, any freehold land, or land held under lease or license under the Crown whereby such person shall become either the owner, tenant, or occupier in the whole, either by himself or jointly with any other person or persons, including the lands comprised in the lease, of a greater area than 2,000 acres of second-class land anywhere in the colony.

Deferred Payments.

Terms of Payment: With the applications for deferred-payment sections one-twentieth of the upset price must be paid in cash, or by bank draft, or marked cheque, also £1 1s. license-fee; the balance of the purchase-money in half-yearly instalments extending over ten years.

Disqualifications: All persons who are unable to make the declaration required by section 113 of “The Land Act, 1885,” and section 14 of “The Land Act Amendment Act, 1887,” and all married women who are not legally separated from their husbands, are debarred from taking up land under this system.

General.

All applications for sections of surveyed land made on the same day shall be deemed as simultaneous. In cases where there is more than one application for the same land the right of occupation shall be determined by lot.