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Whareama Road District, County of Wairarapa North:
No. 2 Subdivision—
Richardson Henry Elder.
No. 4 Subdivision—
George Moore.

Wirokino Road District, County of Horowhenua:
Frederick Graham Andrews.
John Davies.
John Kebbell.
John R. McDonald.
Edward Gascoigne.

Manawatu Road District, County of Oroua:
No. 2 Ward—
Samuel J. Relf.

Kohi Road District, County of Patea:
Robert Bremer.

Moa Road District, County of Taranaki:
William Duncan Thomson.
Joshua Morgan.
Brownlow Horrocks.
William Henry Franklyn.
Alexander Baker.
Albert Bishop.
William Old, jun.
William Paul.
Isaac Surrey.

Pokororo Road District, County of Waimea:
James Chapman.
David Flett.
Thomas Heath.
William Hodges.
George Henry Hatter.

Eyreton Road District, County of Ashley:
Robert Hopkins.
Richard Evans.
Robert W. Chapman.
Thomas Pashby.
George Milne.

Malvern Road District, County of Selwyn:
Henry Davies.
Joseph Charles Evans.
William Fisher.
George Rutherford.
Henry Williamson.

Inch-Clutha Road District, County of Bruce:
George Anderson.
Eden Bowler.
John Hastings.
William S. Mosley.
George McDonald.
James Rutherford.

Outram Road District, County of Taieri:
West Taieri Subdivision—
Peter Grant.
James Allan.
James Shand.
Henley Subdivision—
Alexander Fleming.
John Stevenson.
David T. Shand.

Notice of Hearing of Applications for Patents.

Patent Office,
Wellington, 4th May, 1889.

N O. 3659.—RICHARD COBDEN EASBY, of Tory Street,
Wellington, New Zealand, Blind-maker, has deposited
at this office a specification of an invention for a self-acting
cord or strap-holder or check action, to be called "Easby's
Simplicity Cord-holder."

No. 3660.—MEPHAN FERGUSON, of Carlton Foundry, Lei-
cester Street, Carlton, Victoria, Engineer, has deposited at
this office a specification of an invention for an improved
pipe-coupling.

No. 3661.—CHARLES HERBERT EYRES, of Sturt Street,
Ballarat, Victoria, Ironmonger, and WILLIAM SARGEANT
SARGEANT, of Lydiard Street, Ballarat aforesaid, Builder, have
deposited at this office a specification of an invention for an
improved fastener for clipping together the ends of belts,
bands, or straps (being a communication from the inventor,
Thomas Charles Sargeant, of Cattle Market Road, North-
ampton, England, Engineer).

No. 3662.—AUSTIN DOHERTY, of Fernhill, Hawke's Bay,
New Zealand, Shepherd, has deposited at this office a speci-
fication of an invention for an improved machine for raising
water.

No. 3663.—JOHN HICKES, of High Street, Auckland, New
Zealand, Settler, has deposited at this office a specification
of an invention for an improvement in cross-cut and pit saws,
to be called "Patent Double Saws."

No. 3664.—ROBERT COCKERELL, of Invercargill, New Zea-
land, Agricultural-implement Maker, has deposited at this
office a specification of an invention to be called "The
Regulatable Inclined Lock-planes for working Force-pumps."

And I have appointed Wednesday, the 10th day of July 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 25th day of June
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, 8th May, 1889.

N O. 3665.—JOHN AUGUSTUS MILLER, of Arrowtown, Lake
County, New Zealand, Gold-miner, has deposited at
this office a specification of an invention for the saving of
gold, silver, copper, tin, pyrites, or any other metallic ore, to
be called "The Witness Gold- and Ore-saving Apparatus."

No. 3666.—WILLIAM WEBSTER DALBY, of Auckland, New
Zealand, Manufacturing Chemist, has deposited at this
office a specification of an invention for "Soapene," a
scouring, cleansing, and disinfecting medium.

No. 3667.—WALTER GREENSHIELDS, of Auckland, New
Zealand, has deposited at this office a specification of an
invention for hygienic boots and shoes, to be called
"Ventilated Boots or Shoes."

No. 3668.—EDWARD JOHN MARTIN, of Christchurch, Canter-
bury, New Zealand, Well-sinker, has deposited at this office
a specification of an invention for improvements in apparatus
for sinking artesian wells, or for pile-driving, to be called
"Martin's Ball Apparatus for sinking Artesian Wells, or for
Pile-driving."

And I have appointed Thursday, the 11th day of July
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 26th day of June
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.

Goldfields Notices.

Gold-mining Leases cancelled.

Mines Department,
Wellington, 8th April, 1889,

I T is hereby notified that His Excellency the Administrator
of the Government has been pleased to pronounce the
under-mentioned gold-mining leases cancelled, the whole
area being now included in one special claim :—

The Tipperary Gold-mining Company; Section 23, Block
XIII., 1 acre 2 roods 27 perches, Shotover, Otago Mining
District. No. 331c.

The Tipperary Gold-mining Company; Sections 2 and 14,
Block XIII., 4 acres 2 roods 30 perches, Shotover, Otago
Mining District. No. 334c.

John Beale and others; Section 1, Block XIII., 3 acres 3
roods 2 perches, Shotover, Otago Mining District. No. 338c.

The North Tipperary Gold-mining Company; Section 25,
Block XII., 10 acres, Skippers Creek, Otago Mining District.
No. 342c.

The North Tipperary Gold-mining Company; Section 27,
Block XII., 2 acres 1 rood 21 perches, Skippers Creek, Otago
Mining District. No. 343c.

John A. Chapman and others; Section 20, Block XII.,
3 acres and 32 perches, Skippers Creek, Otago Mining Dis-
trict. No. 344c.

The Caledonian Gold-mining Company; Section 17, Block
XII., 5 acres 2 roods 10 perches, Skippers Creek, Otago
Mining District. No. 324c.

G. F. RICHARDSON,
Minister of Mines.

Civil Service Senior Examination.

Education Department,
Wellington, 22nd October, 1888.

I N pursuance of regulations under "The Civil Service
Reform Act, 1886," notice is hereby given that for the
Senior Examination of January, 1890, the period of litera-
ture will be the latter half of the Eighteenth Century, and
the special books will be Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice,
and Goldsmith's Vicar of Wakefield.

GEO. FISHER.