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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

Notice to Mariners, No. 17 of 1889.
POSITION OF WRECK OF SHIP "LYTTELTON," TIMARU
HARBOUR.

Marine Department,
Wellington, N.Z., 9th July, 1889.

NOTICE is hereby given that, on and after Saturday,
the 20th instant, a bell will be fixed on the "Lyt-
telton" wreck-buoy, off the entrance to the Inner Harbour,
Timaru.

THOS. FERGUS,
(For the Minister having charge of the
Marine Department.)

Road Board Elections.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 10th July, 1889.

THE following notices of elections of Members of Road
Boards have been received at this office, and are
published in accordance with the provisions of "The Road
Boards Act, 1882."

G. S. COOPER,
Under-Secretary.

Tauhoa Road District, County of Rodney:
Joseph Levet.
Frank Oldfield.
Charles Parker, jun.
Joel Grant.
William Yearbury, jun.

Albertland North Road District, County of Rodney:
Frederick John Clarke.
William Bleckly Farrand.
Oliver Heywood.
Lambert Heywood.
Edmund Yates.

Rangitumau Road District, County of Wairarapa North:
Stephen M. Drew.
Robert T. McDonald.
Murdoch McKenzie.
Walter Perry.

Officiating Ministers for 1889.—Notice No. 14.

Registrar-General's Office,
Wellington, 4th July, 1889.

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 in-
tituled "The Marriage Act, 1880," the following names of
Officiating Ministers within the meaning of the said Act
are published for general information: —

Wesleyan Methodist Church.
The Reverend Richard James Murray.

Salvation Army.
Joseph Hammond (commonly called "Major Hammond").
WM. R. E. BROWN,
Registrar-General.

Specially-authorised Society registered.

Friendly Societies' Registry Office,
Wellington, 5th July, 1889.

THE St. Albans Co-operative Money Club, situated at
St. Albans, is registered as a specially-authorised
society, under "The Friendly Societies Act, 1882," this 5th
day of July, 1889.

EDMUND MASON,
Registrar of Friendly Societies.

Alterations and Additions to the Scale of Fares and Charges
in force upon the New Zealand Railways.

THE New Zealand Railway Commissioners, in exercise
and pursuance of the powers conferred by "The Go-
vernment Railways Act, 1887," do hereby make the following
alterations in and additions to the scale of fares, rates, and
charges on the New Zealand Railways, to come into force on
and after the 12th day of July, 1889:—

PART IV.—LOCAL RATES.

GREYMOUTH SECTION.

Coke consigned to Greymouth for export to ports beyond
the Colony of New Zealand will be charged 2s. 6d. per ton,
including weighing and delivering to ships. Minimum,
4 tons per truck.

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HURUNUI-BLUFF SECTION.

Dunedin, Port Chalmers, and Milton.

White lead, Cornish stone, flint, calcined bone, baryta,
manganese, borax, metallic oxides, and other raw materials
used in the manufacture of earthenware, Dunedin or Port
Chalmers to Milton, will be charged Class D.

PART V.—CLASSIFICATION OF GOODS.

China clay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Class N.

The common seal of the New Zealand
Railway Commissioners was hereunto
affixed, this ninth day of July, one
thousand eight hundred and eighty-
nine, in the presence of

JAMES MCKERROW,)
J. P. MAXWELL,
W. M. HANNAY,
}
(L.S.)
Railway
Commissioners.

Alterations and Additions to the Scale of Fares, Rates, and
Charges in force on the New Zealand Railways.

THE New Zealand Railway Commissioners, in exercise
and pursuance of the powers conferred by "The
Government Railways Act, 1887," do hereby make the
following alterations in and additions to the scale of fares,
rates, and charges on the New Zealand Railways, to come
into force on and after the 15th day of July, 1889:—

PART IV.—LOCAL RATES.

AUCKLAND SECTION.

Goods of Classes A, B, C, D, Auckland or Newmarket to
Oxford for Rotorua, will be charged £4 10s. per ton.
Sulphur consigned from Oxford will be charged as Class O.
Goods of Classes A, B, C, D, ex ships from ports outside
Kaipara Heads, Helensville to Auckland, will be charged
10s. per ton by ship's manifest or by weight or measurement,
at the option of the department.

HURUNUI-BLUFF SECTION.

When goods of Class H are consigned to Dunedin the
classified rates will be increased by 5¼d. per bale. Such
increase will not be made when goods are consigned to
private sidings.

Sheepskins, green, from South Canterbury Refrigerating
Company's siding to Orari, will be charged 10s. 6d. per ton.

The common seal of the New Zealand
Railway Commissioners was hereunto
affixed, this ninth day of July, one (L.S.)
thousand eight hundred and eighty-
nine, in the presence of

JAMES MCKERROW,)
J. P. MAXWELL,
W. M. HANNAY,
}
Railway
Commissioners.

Notice of Hearing of Applications for Patents.

Patent Office,
Wellington, 8th July, 1889.

No. 3785.—HENRY NOYES, of No. 178, William Street,
Melbourne, Victoria, Manufacturers' Agent, has de-
posited at this office a specification of an invention for im-
provements in apparatus for facilitating the adjustment of
the sashes of railway-carriage and other windows (being a
communication from William Samuel Laycock, of Ranmoor,
Sheffield, England, Manufacturer).

No. 3786.—JOHN ADAM BERG, of Ashburton, Canterbury,
New Zealand, Coachbuilder, has deposited at this office a
specification of an invention for an improved sulky, to be
called "The Ashburton Improved Sulky."

No. 3787.—ROBERT COCKERELL, of Invercargill, New Zea-
land, Agricultural-implement Maker, has deposited at this
office a specification of an invention for an adjustable double-
action lever pump-handle for horse- or other power pumping-
machines.

No. 3788.—ANQUETIL FITZ TOWNSHEND SOMERVILLE, of
Nelson, New Zealand, Architect, has deposited at this office
a specification of an invention for rebated weather-boarding.

No. 3789.—EDWARD GEORGE WRIGHT, of Christchurch,
New Zealand, Civil Engineer, has deposited at this office a
specfication of an invention for gold-separating and -saving
machines.

No. 3790.—HERBERT OLDHAM, of Tuakau, Auckland, New
Zealand, Ropemaker, has deposited at this office a specifica-
tion of an invention for improvements in flax machinery, to
be known as "Oldham's Improved Flax-dressing Machine."

And I have appointed Tuesday, the 24th day of September
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 9th day of Septem-