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SUPPLEMENT
TO THE
NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
OF
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1892.
Published by Authority.

WELLINGTON, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1892.

Notice of Acceptance of Complete Specifications.

Patent Office,
Wellington, 4th February, 1892.

COMPLETE specifications relating to the under-mentioned applications for Letters Patent have been accepted, and are open to public inspection at this office. 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 any such patent, stating in such notice the particular grounds of his objection. A fee of 10s. is payable with such notice:—

No. 4899.—16th March, 1891.—EDWARD GRAVE, of Tyne Street, Oamaru, New Zealand, Sailmaker and Ship-chandler. An invention for the economical and comfortable covering of horses, to be called “Grave’s Patent Atlas Durable Waterproof Self-adjusting Horse-cover.” (Specification, 2s. ; drawings, 3s.)*

No. 5263.—3rd November, 1891.—JOHN MOFFAT, of Irvinebank, Queensland, and Bridge Street, Sydney, New South Wales, Tin-smelter, and WILLIAM WRIGHT VIRTUE, of Bridge Street, Sydney aforesaid, Engineer. An invention for improvements in machines for grinding and sharpening shearing combs and cutters, and certain other tools and instruments. (Specification, 10s. 6d. ; drawings, 15s.)

No. 5264.—3rd November, 1891.—JOHN MOFFAT, of Irvinebank, Queensland, and Bridge Street, Sydney, New South Wales, Tin-smelter, and WILLIAM WRIGHT VIRTUE, of Bridge Street, Sydney, aforesaid, Engineer. An invention for improvements in overhead driving-gear or mechanism for communicating rotary motion to flexible and other intermediate shafting in connection with sheep-shearing machines and like apparatus. (Specification, 8s. ; drawings, 10s.)

No. 5291.—10th November, 1891.—ALEXANDER HARVEY, of Albert Street, Auckland, New Zealand, Tin-, Zinc-, and Copper-worker (nominee of William Murchland, of 13, Bank Street, Kilmarnock, Ayr, Great Britain, Plumber). An invention for improvements in apparatus for milking cows. (Specification, 14s. 6d. ; drawings, 15s.)

No. 5307.—26th November, 1891.—JOHN TAYLOR POPE, Telegraph Operator, and JAMES RAPHAEL BUICK, Engineer, both of Tangorin, Queensland. An invention for improvements in water-motors. (Specification, 7s. 6d. ; drawings, 7s. 6d.)

No. 5377.—6th January, 1892.—JOHN HORNING, of Port Macquarie, New South Wales, Timber-squarer. An invention for improvements in sheep-shears. (Specification, 10s. ; drawings, 10s.)

No. 5393.—21st January, 1892.—JAMES TROUP, of Crown Iron-works, Christchurch, New Zealand, Mechanical Engineer. An invention for the manufacturing of “Troup’s Improved Roofing-nail” for corrugated iron and some other purposes. (Specification, 4s. 6d. ; drawings, 3s.)

No. 5394.—23rd January, 1892.—JOHN VIRTUE RICE, Jun., of Edgewater Park, New Jersey, United States of America, Mechanical Engineer. An invention for improvements in and relating to steam-engines, and more particularly to direct-acting steam-engines. (Specification, £3 10s. ; drawings, £4.)

No. 5395.—23rd January, 1892.—HERBERT AKROYD STUART, of Bletchley Iron and Tin-plate Works, Bletchley, Buckingham, England, Mechanical Engineer, and CHARLES RICHARD BINNEY, of 5, Hackney Road, London, England aforesaid, Consulting Engineer. An invention for improvements in or connected with engines operated by the explosion of mixtures of combustible vapour or gas and air. (Specification, 15s. ; drawings, 5s.)

No. 5396.—23rd January, 1892.—EDWARD WATERS, of No. 131, William Street, Melbourne, Victoria, Patent Agent (nominee of Andrew Stark, of Chicago, Illinois, United States of America, Mechanical Engineer). An invention for improvements in grain-binders. (Specification, £1 3s. ; drawings, £1 10s.)

No. 5401.—26th January, 1892.—HEINRICH KASPER BECKER, of Grenfell Street, Adelaide, South Australia, Engineer. An invention for an improved method of preserving eggs. (Specification, 4s.)

No. 5402.—26th January, 1892.—FRITZ HEINRICH STECHER, of Sydney, New South Wales, Merchant. An invention for improvements in liquid hydro-carbon gas-motors, and in the mode of and apparatus for producing and supplying gas to the same. (Specification, 13s. ; drawings, £1.)

No. 5404.—26th January, 1892.—PERCIVAL EVERITT, of 47, Cannon Street, London, England, Engineer. An invention for improved apparatus for automatically lighting and extinguishing street- and other gas-lamps. (Specification, 11s. ; drawings, £2.)

No. 5405.—23rd January, 1892.—FRANK CURTIS, of Taunton Terrace, Dunedin, New Zealand, Manufacturer. An