Oct. 2.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1069

pressing the body or incommoding the patient, it can be used for either the aforesaid purposes, to be called “The Invalids’ Bed-table and Reading-stand.

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

Notice of Applications for Patents.
Patent Office,
Wellington, 2nd October, 1890.

COMPLETE specifications relating to the under-mentioned applications have been accepted, and are open to public inspection.

Any person may, at any time within two months from the date of this Gazette, give me notice in writing, in duplicate, of opposition to the grant of the patent, stating in such notice the particular grounds of his objection.

No. 4623.—SAMUEL EDWARD DENNISTON, of Spey Street, Invercargill, New Zealand, Mechanical Engineer. An invention: “The Denniston Improved Flax-dressing, Washing, and Bleaching Machine, for the Manufacture of New Zealand Flax.”

No. 4624.—LOUIS CERCHI, of Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand, Chair Manufacturer. An invention for a machine for sharpening band-saws or any other parallel saws.

No. 4625.—ROBERT LOCKHEAD, of Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand, Importer. An invention for improved apparatus for washing clothing-fabric, to be known as “Lockhead’s Universal Combined Washer.”

No. 4626.—EDWARD WATERS, of No. 131, William Street, Melbourne, Victoria, Patent Agent. An invention for an improved amalgamator.

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

Notice of Request for Amendment of Specification for Patent.
Patent Office,
Wellington, 2nd October, 1890.

A REQUEST to be allowed to amend the specification relating to the under-mentioned application has been received, and is open to public inspection.

Any person may, at any time within one month from the date of this Gazette, give me notice in writing, in duplicate, of opposition to the amendment, stating in such notice the particular grounds of his objection.

No. 4120.—WILLIAM FREDERICK DIXON, of 128, Queen Street, Melbourne, in the Colony of Victoria, Accountant. An invention for improvements in the valve-link motion of steam-engines, and in the arranging, constructing, and adjusting the same and its connecting gear (being a communication from the inventors, Charles Gibson and Arthur Lilley, both of No. 63, Queen Victoria Street, London, England, Engineers).

The applicant desires to amend his specification—

(1.) By inserting inverted commas before and after the word “lead,” in the 36th line.

(2.) By striking out the word “engine,” in line 42, and inserting in its place the word “latter.”

(3.) By inserting between the words “so” and “to,” in line 52, the word “as.”

(4.) By inserting between the word “directions,” in line 109, and the word “The,” in line 110, the following words, letters, and figures, viz. :—

“I will now describe, with the aid of the accompanying drawings, the manner of carrying my invention into effect.

“Figure 1 is a diagram showing the relative positions of the parts—i.e., eccentrics link and link motion, cranks and valves with the crank A at half-stroke, and the valve motion being placed at mid gear, and the valve itself central on the ports. The lines B B indicate the position of the eccentric rods, C C are the holes in which the pins are fitted upon which the gab ends of the eccentric rods are pivotted.

“Figure 2 is a plan view of Figure 1 showing the steam and exhaust ports and valve in section.

“Figure 3 is a diagram, the same as in Figure 1, but showing the relative positions of the parts with the crank A at full stroke.

“Figure 4 is a plan of Figure 3, the valve and steam inlet and exhaust ports being again shown in section.

“Figure 5 is a diagram showing the model link, which may be either the quadrant link or the straight link, and showing.”

(5.) By striking out the words “consists of a link suspended at about its centre whilst at,” in lines 115, 116, and 117, and inserting in their place the words and letters “The link L is suspended centrally, as will be understood, at the point M. At the.”

(6.) By inserting after the word “points,” in line 117, the letters “D D.”

(7.) By striking out the words “said centre,” in line 118, and inserting instead the words and letter “the point M.”

(8.) By inserting between the word “line,” in line 118, and the word “of,” in line 119, the letters “a, d,”.

(9.) By striking out the word “link,” in line 119, and inserting in its place the word “quadrant.”

(10.) By striking out the words “other adjusting,” in lines 121 and 122.

(11.) By inserting between the word “links” and the word “each,” in lines 121 and 122, the letters “E E.”

(12.) By striking out the words “may be secured in any desired position,” in lines 124 and 125, and inserting in their place the words “are fixed and which may be tightened at any place in the said slots.”

(13.) By inserting between the words “of” and “bolts,” in line 126, the letter “a,” and by striking out the letter “s” in the said word “bolts.”

(14.) By striking out the last two letters in the word “these,” and the word “said,” in line 126.

(15.) By inserting between the word “links,” in line 126, and the word “holes,” in line 127, the letters and words “E E there are.”

(16.) By striking out the words “are provided through each of which is passed,” in lines 127 and 128, and inserting in their place the letter and words “F into which is fastened.”

(17.) By inserting between the word “which,” in line 128, and the word “engages,” in line 129, the words “bolt or pin.”

(18.) By striking out the words “a slot provided in the main link,” in lines 129 and 130, and inserting in their place the words and letters “Slots G G cut into the.”

(19.) By striking out the words “Nuts are provided,” in line 130, and inserting in their place the words and letters “L as segments of a circle from the centre D. A nut is fastened.”

(20.) By striking out the words “each of these,” in line 131, and inserting in their place the word “this.”

(21.) By striking out the letter “s” in the word “bolts,” in line 131.

(22.) By striking out the words “they are,” in lines 131 and 132, and inserting in their place the words “it is.”

(23.) By striking out the word “up” and the words “small adjusting,” in line 132, and the letter “s” in the word “links,” in line 133.

(24.) By striking out the words “will be secured in any desired,” in line 133, and inserting in their place the letter and words “E is made permanently fast in its.”

(25.) By striking out the word “main,” in line 134, and inserting after the word “link,” in the same line, the letter “L.”

(26.) By striking out the words “With the aid of,” in line 135, and inserting in their place the words “It will be observed that by.”

(27.) By striking out the words “vary the position of,” in lines 136 and 137, and inserting in their place the word “pivot.”

(28.) By striking out the letter “s,” in the word “ends,” in line 137.”

(29.) By striking out the words “upon the link so that as the points of fixture is nearer to or farther,” in lines 138 and 139, and inserting in their place the following words and letters, namely: “at any points of fixture further or nearer to the point D, and at the same time at any point within the limits of the slot G G, so that, as the point of fixture is approximately to or distanced from the eccentric sheaves, the displacement of the action of the sheaves may be corrected by lowering or raising the bolt, as the case may be, in the slot G G ; the operation has been hereinbefore described as for a vertical quadrant link, but the variation which will have to be made, should the link be horizontal, would be easily understood.”

Having described the apparatus to be used, I will now describe the process of adjustment.

(30.) By striking out the words “from the eccentric sheaves the action of the latter may be regulated or altered as found desirable,” in lines 139, 140, 141, and 142.

(31.) By striking out the words “In using this apparatus,” in line 143, and inserting instead the word “The.”

(32.) By striking out the words “of the engine,” in line 144, and inserting in their place the letter “A.”

(33.) By inserting between the words “ports” and “and,” in line 146, the words and figures “as shown in Figures 1 and 2.”

(34.) By striking out the word “different,” in line 146, and the words “of the engine,” in line 147.

(35.) By striking out the word “when,” in line 149, and inserting in its place the words and figures “as shown in Figures 3 and 4 and.”

(36.) By inserting between the words “should” and “be,” in line 149, the word “then.”

(37.) By striking out the words “it may,” in lines 151 and 152, and inserting instead the words “this must.”

(38.) By altering the word “central,” in line 158,” to the word “centrally.”

(39.) By inserting between the word “the” and the word “required,” in line 163, the words “position of the valve is then exactly on the lead.”