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Transvaal. —Same as " C " but with the words " before Law No. 6 of 1892 came into operation " in place of " before the 13th day of August, 1875." Orange River Colony. —Practically the same as " B." Advertisement and Opposition. Canada. —There is no provision in the Act for advertisement or opposition. If application is duly made for registration and the Minister does not refuse to register on any of certain stated grounds, the mark is forthwith registered. Newfoundland. —There is no provision for advertisement or opposition. As in the case of Canada, if application is duly made and the Colonial Secretary does ■not object to register on any of certain stated grounds, the mark is forthwith registered. Australia, New Zealand. —The procedure is practically the same as in the United Kingdom. Cafe Colony. —The procedure with regard to advertisement is somewhat different from our own. The Rules provide that " any person desiring to register a trade mark shall advertise his intention so to do once a week during two consecutive weeks, in the Government Gazette, and once a week during two consecutive weeks in a Cape Town newspaper, to be approved of by the Registrar of Deeds." This advertisement must be in a prescribed form which includes a representation of the mark. Thirty days must elapse between the date of the last advertisement of the application and the date on which application is made for registration. The applicant must supply copies of the newspaper in which his application appeared, and the dates of the Gazette in which it was published. The procedure in case of opposition is also different from that of the United Kingdom. The Rules provide that any person objecting to the registration of a trade mark must give notice before the expiration of thirty days after the last advertisement of the application. He shall state the grounds of his opposition, and shall before the expiration of thirty days after the date of lodging his objection, proceed to have the application set aside by some competent court, failing which the opposition is deemed abandoned. Natal. —Every application for registering must, as soon as may be after its receipt, be advertised in the Government Gazette. As in the case of Cape Colony, the application must be advertised, with a representation, by the applicant. Opposition cases are determined by the Supreme Court of Natal, very much as was the procedure in the United Kingdom before 1888. Transvaal. —Every application is advertised with a representation by the Registrar in the Government Gazette and in such newspaper or newspapers as he may prescribe. The provisions regarding opposition are practically the same as those in the United Kingdom. Orange River Colony. —The provisions for advertisement are the same as those in Cape Colony. There does not appear to be any provision for opposition. Costs in Opposition Cases. Canada, Newfoundland and the Orange River Colony make no provision for opposition. Australia. —The Registrar and the Law Officer, respectively, may award costs against any party to any proceeding before him. In Opposition cases the applicant, if he fails to lodge a counter statement, is not liable for costs, but, if he lodges a counter statement and thereafter abandons his application, is liable, unless the Registrar otherwise orders, to pay to the opponent such costs as the Registrar allows. If a person giving notice of opposition or appeal does not reside in Australia, the Registrar, Law T Officer, or Court may order him to give security for costs, and if the order is not complied with, the opposition or appeal shall be deemed to be abandoned. New Zealand. —There seems to be no provision enabling the Registrar to give general costs, but in opposition cases it is specially provided that the applicant, if he abandons his application after notice of opposition, shall be liable to pay to the opponent such costs in respect of the opposition as the Registrar may determine to be reasonable.