RULES OF PRACTICE IN THE PATENT OFFICE OF THE REPUBLIC OF HAWAII. The following regulations, designed to be in strict accordance with the Laws of the Hawaiian Islands, relating to the granting of Patents for inventions, and the registration of copyrights, prints, labels and trade marks, are published for the guidance of all persons interested. The observance of the appended forms in all cases to which they may be applicable is recommended to inventors and attorneys. C. B. RIPLEY, _Commissioner of Patents._ APPROVED: J. A. KING, Minister of the Interior. CORRESPONDENCE. 1--All business with the office should be transacted in writing. All action of the office will be based exclusively on the written record. 2--All letters must be addressed to the Minister of the Interior. 3--Freight, postage or other charges on matter sent to the office must be prepaid in full. Otherwise it will not be received. 4--The correspondence of the office will be held with the applicant, unless he shall have appointed an attorney to represent him, or unless he shall have assigned the entire interest of his invention, in either of which cases the correspondence will be held with such attorney or such assignee. 5--A separate letter, should in every case, be written in relation to each distinct subject of inquiry or application. INFORMATION TO CORRESPONDENTS. 6--The office cannot respond to inquiries as to the novelty of an alleged invention in advance of an application for a patent. 7--_Caveats_, and pending applications, are preserved in secrecy. No information will be given respecting the filing of any _caveat_ or application for a patent without authority from the applicant, unless it shall be necessary to the proper conduct of business before the office. 8--After a patent has been issued, the model, specification and drawings are subject to general inspection, and copies, except of the model, will be furnished on the terms published with these rules. ATTORNEYS. 9--Any person of intelligence and good moral character, may appear as the agent or the attorney-in-fact of an applicant upon filing a proper power of attorney. 10--Powers of attorney may be revoked at any stage of the proceedings in a case; and when so revoked, the office will communicate directly with the applicant or such other attorney as he may appoint. The assignee of the entire interest may be represented by an attorney of his own selection. APPLICANTS.