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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 28

Arrangements for First Elections, &c., North Wairarapa Rabbit District.—Notice No. 297.

Head Office, Stock Department,
Wellington, 21st May, 1890.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint Thursday, the 12th day of June, 1890, as the date of holding the first election of five Trustees of the North Wairarapa Rabbit District, as constituted under “The Rabbit Nuisance Act 1882 Amendment Act, 1886;” and also to appoint Saturday, the 21st day of June, 1890, at noon, to be the time, and the Sheep Inspector’s office, Masterton, to be the place, at which the first meeting of the Trustees of the said district shall be held.

G. F. RICHARDSON,
Minister of Lands.

Road Board Elections.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 21st May, 1890.

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.

Matakana East Road District, County of Rodney :
C. E. Leeds.
W. H. Phillips.

North Albertland Road District, County of Rodney :
William Bleckly Farrand.
Oliver Heywood.

Epsom Road District, County of Eden :
Arthur Heather.
Samuel Hesketh.

Remuera Road District, County of Eden :
Daniel Nolan.
Joseph Liston Wilson.

Paparoa Road District, County of Manukau :
John Thomas Gill.
James Lindsay.

Newcastle Road District, County of Waipa :
Patrick Corboy.
William Bycroft.

Meaneo Road District, County of Hawke’s Bay :
George Rymer.
Philip Scullion.

Tamumu Road District, County of Patangata :
Alexander McHardy.

Masterton Road District, County of Wairarapa North :
No. 3 Subdivision—
Alexander McLeod.

Parihaka Road District, County of Taranaki :
George William Gane.
Charles McHardy.
William J. Dells.
Andrew Gray.

Omaka Road District, County of Marlborough :
Opawa Subdivision—
William Benoni Parker.

Renwick Subdivision—
Alfred John Litchfield.
William Tindill.

Lower Moutere Road District, County of Waimea :
James Eggington.
Edwin Holdaway.
Charles Teece.

Upper Moutere Road District, County of Waimea :
J. D. Beuke.
William Drogemüller.
William Perry.

Balmoral Road District, County of Bruce :
Waitahuna West Subdivision—
James Smith.
John Martin Smith.
William Smith.

Knapdale Road District, County of Southland :
John McQueen.
John Turnbull.
Duncan Gilchrist.
Robert H. Kennedy.

Alterations and Additions to the Scale of Fares, Rates, and Charges in force upon 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 26th day of May, 1890 :—

PART V.—CLASSIFICATION OF GOODS.
Manures, animal. Owner’s risk .. .. .. Class O.

The common seal of the New Zealand Railway Commissioners was hereunto affixed, this nineteenth day of May, one (l.s.) thousand eight hundred and ninety, in the presence of

JAMES McKERROW, \
J. P. MAXWELL, \ Railway
W. M. HANNAY, / Commissioners.

Regulation under “The Law Practitioners Act, 1882.”

BY virtue of the powers vested in us by law, it is ordered by us, four Judges of the Supreme Court, that, notwithstanding the rules and regulations under “The Law Practitioners Act, 1882,” published in the New Zealand Gazette No. 41, on Thursday, the 27th June, 1889, to come into operation on the 1st June, 1890, examinations of candidates for admission as barristers or solicitors in law and general knowledge shall be held on the third Monday in September of the present year, under the rules and regulations published in the New Zealand Gazette No. 109, on Thursday, the 28th December, 1882.

JAMES PRENDERGAST.
C. W. RICHMOND.
JOSHUA S. WILLIAMS.
J. E. DENNISTON.

Will accepted by the Public Trustee.

Public Trust Office,
Wellington, 20th May, 1890.

In the matter of the will of Thomas John Tester, late of Lyttelton, deceased.

IT is hereby notified that the above will has been finally accepted, in accordance with the provisions of “The Public Trust Office Act, 1872,” and that the Public Trustee is the Executor appointed under the said will.

R. C. HAMERTON,
Public Trustee.

Branch of Friendly Society registered.

Friendly Societies’ Registry Office,
Wellington, 16th May, 1890.

THE Hope of Maheno Lodge, situated at Maheno, is registered as a branch of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows of New Zealand Friendly Society, under “The Friendly Societies Act, 1882,” this 16th day of May, 1890.

EDMUND MASON,
Registrar of Friendly Societies.

Specially-authorised Society registered.

Friendly Societies’ Registry Office,
Wellington, 20th May, 1890.

THE Auckland Burns Club and Literary Institute, situated at Auckland, is registered as a specially-authorised society under “The Friendly Societies Act, 1882,” this 20th day of May, 1890.

EDMUND MASON,
Registrar of Friendly Societies.

Notice of Applications for Patents.

Patent Office,
Wellington, 22nd May, 1890.

COMPLETE specifications relating to the undermentioned applications have been accepted, and are open to public inspection.

Any person may, at any time within two months from the date of this Gazette, give me notice in writing, in duplicate, of opposition to the grant of the patent, stating in such notice the particular grounds of his objection.

No. 4385.—ROBERT MCDONALD, of Waipu, Auckland, New Zealand, Farmer. An invention for an air-tight box or package, intended principally for butter, to be called “McDonald’s Air-tight Box.”

No. 4386.—GEORGE EDWARD CLUETT, of Wellesley Street, Auckland, New Zealand, Settler and Fish-curer. An invention for curing and preparing fish for export or keeping in store, to be designated “Cluett’s Patent Fish-cure.”

No. 4387.—JOHN CHRISTIE and THOMAS CHRISTIE, of Dunedin, New Zealand, Plumbers. An invention for an improved method of generating smoke with or without fumes, for detecting leaks in drains or other articles, and entitled “Christie’s Patent Improved Smoke-testing Machine.”