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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 55

Notice of Hearing of Application for a Patent.

Patent Office,
Wellington, 2nd October, 1888.

NO. 3279.—WILLIAM ANDREW YOUNG, of Wellington,
New Zealand, Omnibus Proprietor, has deposited at
this office a specification of an invention for improvements
in vehicles to be used on common roads and street tram-
ways.

And I have appointed Friday, the 22nd day of February
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 any
such Letters Patent to leave, on or before the 7th day of
February 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.

Notice of Hearing of Application for a Patent.

Patent Office,
Wellington, 3rd October, 1888.

PATENT for an invention for enticing and securing wild
rabbits, to be known as "The Excellent Rabbit Decoy."
BUNTER CLAPCOTT, of Remuera, Auckland, New Zealand,
Gentleman, has deposited at this office a specification
of the said invention; and I have appointed Friday,
the 22nd day of February next, at 11 o'clock in the fore-
noon, 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 7th day of February next, at this
office, particulars in writing of their objections to the said
application, otherwise they will be precluded from urging
the same.

F. WALDEGRAVE,
Deputy Patent Officer.

No. 3280.

Officiating Ministers for 1888.—Notice No. 25.

Registrar-General's Office,
Wellington, 2nd October, 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 name of an Offi-
ciating Minister within the meaning of the said Act is pub-
lished for general information:—

Presbyterian Church of New Zealand.
The Reverend John Hope.

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

Specially-authorised Society registered.

Friendly Societies' Registry Office,
Wellington, 29th September, 1888.

THE Thames Ranger Band Society, situated at Thames,
is registered as a specially-authorised society, under
"The Friendly Societies Act, 1882," this 29th day of Sep-
tember, 1888.

EDMUND MASON,
Registrar of Friendly Societies.

Crown Lands Notices.

Sale of Rural Lands, Auckland District.

Crown Lands Office,
Auckland, 22nd September, 1888.

IT is hereby notified that the rural sections enumerated in
the accompanying Schedule will be offered for sale by
public auction, at the Land Office, Tauranga, on Monday, the
29th October, 1888, at 11 o'clock a.m.

Plans and further particulars may be obtained on appli-
cation at the Land Office, Tauranga, and at this office.

S. PERCY SMITH,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

SCHEDULE.
MAKETU SURVEY DISTRICT, TAURANGA COUNTY.

Description of Land: Block I., all the sections in this
block are broken, and forest lands of fair quality, except 13
and 14, which have half the area of each open fern lands;
they are well-watered, and near Te Puke Settlement. Block
II., soil of lots good, growing fern, open and swampy, upon
main road in Te Puke Settlement. Block IX., all these
sections are undulating forest and open lands of good
quality, situated in the Te Puke Settlement.

Sale of Rural Land, Auckland District.

Crown Lands Office,
Auckland, 22nd September, 1888.

IT is hereby notified that the rural sections enumerated in
the accompanying Schedule will be offered for sale by
public auction, at the Land Office, Auckland, on Friday, the
26th October, 1888, at 11 o'clock a.m.

Plans and further particulars may be obtained on applica-
tion at this office.

S. PERCY SMITH,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

SCHEDULE.

EDEN COUNTY.
Parish of Titirangi.