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Gisborne Times, Volume XXX, Issue 3441, 5 February 1912, Page 2

A good fish yarn is at present in circulation in Napier. A local' resident received a telegram from Taupo this week informing him. that a parcel of trout would arrive at Napier on Friday. A member of the family, which was overjoyed at receiving the delicacv, made inquiries at the Motor Company’s stables, obtained the parcel and conveyed it home. The neat package, indicating the size of the enclosed trout, aroused the admiration of the household; but tlreir admiration and the expectation conjured up received a sc verb shock when the parcel was opened, The fish were “alive.” After recovering from their disappointment a telegram was forwarded to the sender containing the words 'The fish have *:•>- eapcd. Send out- the Territorials. SELECTING A PATENT AGENT. _ It is very important that specifications and drawings should he prepared by competent persons, as the validity of a patent often depends upon them. No patent agent is competent unless he is a practical mechanical draftsman, lias scientific education, and is skilled in patent law. Messrs- Baldwin and Hayward. Auckland. Wellington, Christchurch, and Dunedin, have these qualifications, and are thoroughly trustworthy.