Oct. 11.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1085

Notice of Hearing of Applications for Patents.

Patent Office,
Wellington, 9th October, 1888.

NO. 3287.—JAMES RODGERSON, of Blenheim, New Zealand, Engineer, has deposited at this office a specification of an invention for a force-pump.

No. 3288.—THOMAS WILLS MAUNDER, of Hamilton, Waikato, New Zealand, Builder, has deposited at this office a specification of an invention for a watertight butter-box.

No. 3289.—JOHN LEWIS, of Gold Street, Clifton Hill, Victoria, Mining Engineer, has deposited at this office a specification of an invention for an improved electro-chemical process for the extraction and reduction of gold and silver from their ores (being a communication from the inventor, Henry Forbes Julian, of Johannesburg, Transvaal, South African Republic).

No. 3290.—HUGH VICTOR MCKAY, of Sturt Street, Ballarat, Victoria, Machinery Merchant, has deposited at this office a specification of an invention for an improved reaping and binding harvester.

No. 3291. WILLIAM LINGARD, of Wellington, New Zealand, Agent, has deposited at this office a specification of an invention for improvements in coal-bins, to be called "The Self-registering Coal-bin."

No. 3292.—JAMES BROWN, of Invercargill, Otago, New Zealand, Accountant, has deposited at this office a specification of an invention for improvements in gold-saving machine, known as "Brown's Separator." Letters Patent No. 2337.

And I have appointed Tuesday, the 26th day of February 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 11th day of February 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.

F. WALDEGRAVE,
Deputy Patent Officer.

Native Land Court Notices.

"The Native Lands Frauds Prevention Act, 1881," and
"The Native Lands Frauds Prevention Act 1881 Amendment Act, 1888."

Native Land Court Office,
Wellington, 8th October, 1888.

NOTICE is hereby given that a Trust Commissioner's Court will be held, under the authority and for the purpose of the said Acts, at the Resident Magistrate's Court, Lower Hutt, on Saturday, the 10th day of November, 1888, at 12 a.m., for investigating the applications mentioned in the Schedule hereunder, at which time and place all persons interested therein, and having objections thereto, are requested to attend.

W. BRIDSON,
Registrar, Native Land Court.

SCHEDULE.

CONFIRMATION of leases, dated 20th August, 1888, by Ruakere Moehau, Josephine Love, and Hone Taramana, to James Futter, of part Sections 8 and 9, Ngauranga, Harbour District, Wellington.

Lease dated 9th October, 1886, Ahipene Marangai by his attorney Harirota Hinemura, to Thomas Walker and Robert Eggers Watson, of part of Lot 24, Te Aro, City of Wellington.

Partition of Land under "The Native Land Court Act, 1886."

Native Land Court Office,
Wellington, 9th October, 1888.

NOTICE is hereby given that at a sitting of this Court to be held at Woodville, in the District of Wellington, on the 8th day of November next, will be heard the application of the person whose name appears in the first column for the partition of the land the name of which appears in the second column, situate in the district named in the third column.

W. BRIDSON,
Registrar.

Sitting of the Native Land Court to determine upon Applications for a Rehearing, Manuaitu-Aotea.

Native Land Court Office,
Auckland, 8th October, 1888.

NOTICE is hereby given that the Chief Judge, sitting with an Assessor, will, in open Court, at Otorohanga, on the 30th day of October, 1888, hear and determine upon all applications for a rehearing upon a decision of the Native Land Court, given at Alexandra, on the 31st day of May, 1887, and declaring the Native ownership of land called Manuaitu-Aotea; and at the hearing to be held all persons interested in the matter are hereby notified to attend.

EDWD. HAMMOND,
Registrar.

Crown Lands Notices.

Forfeiture of Runs.

Crown Lands Office,
Hokitika, 3rd October, 1888.

IN accordance with section 188 of "The Land Act, 1885," I hereby declare that the runs mentioned in the Schedule hereto have been forfeited for non-payment of rents and penalties.

SCHEDULE.

GERHARD MUELLER,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Notice to Occupiers of Runs, Westland District.

Crown Lands Office,
Hokitika, 3rd October, 1888.

IN accordance with section 183 of "The Land Act, 1885," I hereby give notice that the runs enumerated in the Schedule hereto will be declared forfeited if the amount of rent due, together with the penalty for non-payment, are not paid to the Receiver of Land Revenue, Hokitika, within three months from the date of first insertion of this notice.

SCHEDULE.

GERHARD MUELLER,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

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 application at the Land Office, Tauranga, and at this office.

S. PERCY SMITH,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.