Sept. 4.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 973

Commissioner's Decisions under Tariff Acts.

Department of Trade and Customs,
Wellington, 3rd September, 1890.

IT is hereby notified, for public information, that the Hon. the Commissioner of Trade and Customs has decided to interpret "The Customs and Excise Duties Act, 1890," in relation to the under-mentioned articles as follow:—

NOTE.—"Not otherwise enumerated" appears as n.o.e.; "other kinds" as o.k.; "articles and materials suited only for, and to be used solely in, the fabrication of goods in the colony" as a. & m.s. Articles marked thus * are revised decisions.

H. S. McKELLAR,
Secretary and Inspector.

Commissioner's Order No. 377.

New Zealand Railways.—Public Notice.

TASMANIAN EXHIBITION.

Railway Department (Head Office),
Wellington, 2nd September, 1890.

GOODS consigned for exhibit at the Tasmanian Exhibition, to be opened in Launceston during November, 1890, will be carried free on the New Zealand Government railways, provided that they shall be so carried at the sole risk of the consignors, and that each package shall be consigned to the Official Agent for New Zealand, Exhibition, Launceston, and marked legibly—

"For exhibit at Tasmanian Exhibition,
T.E.
"Launceston."
1890.

The loading and unloading must be done at the expense of the consignors. In the event of such exhibits being sold the full railway charges must be paid.

Exhibits returning may be conveyed free, provided no sale or exchange has been effected. A certificate to this effect must be produced, signed by the Secretary of the Exhibition, before the goods can be received for transit free of charge.

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

Te Makarini Scholarships, held at Te Aute College, Hawke's Bay.

THREE scholarships of the yearly value of £35, tenable for two years, are offered for competition. One of these scholarships is open to all Maoris that have regularly and continuously attended a Native school during the previous year, and are under sixteen years of age at the end of the month preceding the date of the examination; the other two scholarships are open to all Maoris that are under fifteen years of age at the end of the month preceding the date of the examination, and that have attended a Native village school regularly and continuously during the previous twelve months. These scholarships are offered for competition among Maori boys, on the conditions laid down in the regulations of the Trustees of the Te Makarini Scholarships Fund, as printed in the Native Schools Code, 1886, and in

the supplementary regulations that have been sent out to all teachers. The examination will be held at convenient centres on the 15th and 16th December, 1890.

Candidates must, either directly or through their teachers, send notice to the Inspector of Native Schools, Education Department, Wellington, of their intention to present themselves for examination. Such notice must be posted not later than the 31st October next.

Copies of the regulations and forms of notice may be obtained from teachers of Native schools and boarding institutions, the Secretaries to Education Boards, or the Secretary for Education.

JAMES H. POPE,
Inspector of Native Schools.
Wellington, 13th August, 1890.

Application for Registration of a Trade-mark.

(No. 106.)

Patent Office,
Wellington, 4th September, 1890.

NOTICE is hereby given that ROBERTSON BROTHERS, of Horse-shoe Bay, Stewart Island, have applied to register, under "The Patents, Designs, and Trade-marks Act, 1889," the trade-mark of which the following is a representation:—

[Trade-mark logo: Circular design with "RBS" in stylized letters]

Nature of the Articles to which it is intended such Trade-mark shall apply.

Canned fish and oysters.

Class of Goods in connection with which the Applicants desire the Trade-Mark to be registered.

Class No. 42.

Any person may, within two months of the date of this Gazette, give notice, in duplicate, at this office, of opposition to the registration of the trade-mark.

C. J. A. HASELDEN,
Registrar of Patents, Designs, and Trade-marks.

Application for Registration of a Trade-mark.

(No. 107.)

Patent Office,
Wellington, 4th September, 1890.

NOTICE is hereby given that LEASK AND CO., of Half-moon Bay, Stewart Island, have applied to register, under "The Patents, Designs, and Trade-marks Act, 1889," the trade-mark of which the following is a representation:—

[Trade-mark logo: Circular design with "L & Co" and "TRADE MARK" text]