JUNE 16.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 767

Application for a Patent.

Patent Office,
Wellington, 9th June, 1887.
PATENT for an Invention for an Improved Dropper for
Wire-fences, to be known as "Begg's Dropper."
THOMAS BEGG, of Anderson's Bay, Otago, New Zealand,
Company Manager, has deposited at this office a specifi-
cation of the said invention; and I have appointed Tuesday,
the 30th day of August next, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon,
at this office, to hear the said application and all objec-
tions thereto; and I require all persons having an interest in
opposing the grant of such Letters Patent to leave, on or
before the 15th day of August next, at this office, particulars in
writing of their objections to the said application, otherwise
they will be precluded from urging the same.
C. J. A. HASELDEN,
Patent Officer.
No. 2374.

Application for a Patent.

Patent Office,
Wellington, 10th June, 1887.
PATENT for an Invention for a Fire-escape, to be called
"Aldis's Patent Safety Fire-escape."
ELIJAH ALDIS, of Jervois Road, Ponsonby, Auckland,
New Zealand, Builder, has deposited at this office a
specification of the said invention; and I have appointed
Tuesday, the 30th day of August next, at 11 o'clock in the
forenoon, at this office, to hear the said application and all
objections thereto; and I require all persons having an
interest in opposing the grant of such Letters Patent to
leave, on or before the 15th day of August next, at this office,
particulars in writing of their objections to the said appli-
cation, otherwise they will be precluded from urging the
same.
C. J. A. HASELDEN,
Patent Officer.
No. 2375.

Application for a Patent.

Patent Office,
Wellington, 11th June, 1887.
PATENT for an Invention for an Improved Method of
Deoxidizing the New Zealand Iron-sand.
ASHLEY JOHN HUNTER, Civil Engineer, and HENRY
JOSEPH CARSON, Analytical Chemist, both of Auckland, New
Zealand, have deposited at this office a specification of the
said invention; and I have appointed Tuesday, the 30th day
of August next, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon, at this office,
to hear the said application and all objections thereto; and
I require all persons having an interest in opposing the
grant of such Letters Patent to leave, on or before the
15th day of August next, at this office, particulars in
writing of their objections to the said application, other-
wise they will be precluded from urging the same.
C. J. A. HASELDEN,
Patent Officer.
No. 2376.

Application for a Patent.

Patent Office,
Wellington, 11th June, 1887.
PATENT for an Invention for the Deoxidation of Magnetic
Iron-sand.
JOHN CHAMBERS, Ironmonger, and DAVID RANKEN SHIR-
REFF GALBRAITH, Analyst, both of Auckland, New Zealand,
have deposited at this office a specification of the said in-
vention; and I have appointed Tuesday, the 30th day of
August next, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon, at this office, to
hear the said application and all objections thereto; and
I require all persons having an interest in opposing the
grant of such Letters Patent to leave, on or before the
15th day of August next, at this office, particulars in writing
of their objections to the said application, otherwise they
will be precluded from urging the same.
C. J. A. HASELDEN,
Patent Officer.
No. 2377.

Application for a Patent.

Patent Office,
Wellington, 13th June, 1887.
PATENT for an Invention for Galbraith's Hydrogen Ore-
roasting Process.
DAVID RANKEN SHIRREFF GALBRAITH, of Auckland, New
Zealand, Analyst, has deposited at this office a speci-
fication of the said invention; and I have appointed
Tuesday, the 30th day of August next, at 11 o'clock
in the forenoon, at this office, to hear the said application
and all objections thereto; and I require all persons having
an interest in opposing the grant of such Letters Patent
to leave, on or before the 15th day of August next, at this
office, particulars in writing of their objections to the said
application, otherwise they will be precluded from urging
the same.
C. J. A. HASELDEN,
Patent Officer.
No. 2378.

Application for a Patent.

Patent Office,
Wellington, 13th June, 1887.
PATENT for an Invention for an Ointment, to be called
"Grandpa's Magic Salve."
ELIZABETH VIALOU, of Auckland, New Zealand, has de-
posited at this office a specification of the said invention;
and I have appointed Tuesday, the 30th day of August next,
at 11 o'clock in the forenoon, at this office, to hear the said
application and all objections thereto; and I require all
persons having an interest in opposing the grant of such
Letters Patent to leave, on or before the 15th day of August
next, at this office, particulars in writing of their objections
to the said application, otherwise they will be precluded
from urging the same.
C. J. A. HASELDEN,
Patent Officer.
No. 2379.

Application for a Patent.

Patent Office,
Wellington, 13th June, 1887.
PATENT for an Invention for a Combined Ash-pan and
Riddle, styled "Britton and Belgrave's Combined Ash-
pan and Riddle."
FRANK BATTENBURY BRITTON, Baker, and ROBERT CHARLES
BELGRAVE, Jun., Blacksmith, both of Christchurch, New
Zealand, have deposited at this office a specification of the
said invention; and I have appointed Thursday, the 1st day
of September next, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon, at this
office, to hear the said application and all objections thereto;
and I require all persons having an interest in opposing the
grant of such Letters Patent to leave, on or before the
17th day of August next, at this office, particulars in writing
of their objections to the said application, otherwise they
will be precluded from urging the same.
C. J. A. HASELDEN,
Patent Officer.
No. 2380.

Application for a Patent.

Patent Office,
Wellington, 15th June, 1887.
PATENT for an Invention for an Improved Wool-drying
Machine, to be called "Bowen's Patent Improved
Wool-drying Machine."
WILLIAM NELSON, Manager of Tomoana Freezing Works,
and Eugene Bowen, Wool-classer, both of Tomoana, Hawke's
Bay, New Zealand, have deposited at this office a specifi-
cation of the said invention; and I have appointed Thursday,
the 1st day of September next, at 11 o'clock in the fore-
noon, at this office, to hear the said application and all
objections thereto; and I require all persons having an
interest in opposing the grant of such Letters Patent
to leave, on or before the 17th day of August next, at
this office, particulars in writing of their objections to the
said application, otherwise they will be precluded from urg-
ing the same.
C. J. A. HASELDEN,
Patent Officer.
No. 2381.