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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

ALEXANDER, Clerk, trading as "Hislop and Co.," of Wellington, New Zealand. An invention for a new or improved advertising-ruler. (Specification, 1s.)

No. 6707.-8th March, 1894.-JAMES CRAWLEY, of Wanganui, New Zealand, Farmer. An invention for an improved wire-strainer. (Specification, 5s. 6d.; drawings, 5s.)

No. 6714.-10th March, 1894.-RANALD MACINTOSH MACDONALD, of Christchurch, New Zealand, Engineer. An invention for improvements in tram-car wheels. (Specification, 3s. 6d.; drawings, 5s.)

No. 6717.-13th March, 1894.-HUGH DIXSON, trading as "Dixson and Sons," of Park and Elizabeth Streets, Sydney, New South Wales, Tobacco- and Cigarette-manufacturer. An invention for improvements in crimping devices for cigarette-machines. (Specification, £1 1s.; drawings, £1 15s.)

No. 6718.-12th March, 1894.-JOHN HEMPSTALK, of Lyttelton, New Zealand, Shipwright. An invention for a new or improved belt or band-fastener. (Specification, 3s.; drawings, 3s.)

No. 6719.-12th March, 1894.-CHARLES WALKDEN, of Christchurch, New Zealand, City Surveyor. An invention for a new or improved machine for sweeping, lifting, and discharging the mud off roads into a cart. (Specification, 7s.; drawings, 12s. 6d.)

F. WALDEGRAVE,

Deputy-Registrar.

NOTE.-The cost of transcribing the specification and an estimate of the amount required for copying the drawings have been inserted after the notice of each application. Any order for a copy or copies should be accompanied by a post-office order or postal notes for the cost of copying.

An asterisk (*) denotes the complete specification of an invention for which a provisional specification has been already lodged.

The date of acceptance of each application is given after the number.

Provisional Specifications.

Patent Office,

Wellington, 15th March, 1894.

APPLICATIONS for Letters Patent, with provisional specifications, have been accepted as under:-

No. 6663.-8th February, 1894.-EDWARD WALKER, Builder, and JAMES HENDERSON, Engineer, both of Sandon, New Zealand. An invention for a concrete post for wire fencing.

No. 6698.-2nd March, 1894.-DAVID HILL PATTIE, of Blenheim, New Zealand, Commission Agent. An invention for an improvement on the present doors, household and others.

No. 6701.-1st March, 1894.-GEORGE TUCKER, of Karangahape Road, Auckland, New Zealand, Venetian-blind Maker and Wireworker. An invention entitled "The President Churn," for butter-making and other such purposes.

No. 6704.-7th March, 1894.-JOHN ALEXANDER McGEOCH, of No. 454, Collins Street, Melbourne, Victoria, Farmer. An invention for improvements in mould-boards for ploughs.

No. 6710.-9th March, 1894.-WILLIAM OFFICER, of Mount Talbot, near Balmoral, Victoria, Sheep-farmer. An invention for an improved pocket wire-strainer for straining wire between the posts.

No. 6711.-10th March, 1894.-WILLIAM REEVES, of Masterton, New Zealand, Body-maker. An invention for improvements in vehicle-brakes.

No. 6713.-10th March, 1894.-JOSEPH TRAIN, of Ayrshire House, Albert Road, Albert Park, near Melbourne, Victoria, Manufacturer. An invention for improvements in the construction of panoramic scenes and method of and apparatus for producing the same.

F. WALDEGRAVE,

Deputy-Registrar.

NOTE.-Provisional specifications cannot be inspected, or their contents made known by this office in any way, until the complete specifications in connection therewith have been accepted.

The date of acceptance of each application is given after the number.

Letters Patent sealed.

LIST of Letters Patent sealed from the 2nd March, 1894, to the 15th March, 1894, inclusive:-

No. 5611.-J. Walsh, chamber and appliances for drying wool (J. Johnson and J. Vicars).

No. 5769.-D. R. S. Gabraith and P. Lanigan, extraction of gold and silver.

No. 5942.-W. T. Mack, telephone index.

No. 5952.-W. McKeegan, refrigerating machinery.

No. 5963.-F. W. Page, fencing-staple.

No. 5997.-J. T. Kelly and J. Perry, raising sunken vessels.

No. 6014.-H. Cave, destroying rabbits in burrows.

No. 6123.-W. H. Finlayson, earth-excavators.

No. 6527.-T. Ely and J. Mallett, seats.

No. 6541.-H. Thomson, cover for fire-plugs.

No. 6552.-J. B. Meldrum, B. E. Sampson, and W. F. Woods, kilns for seasoning timber.

No. 6559.-G. Eastwood, production of stereotyping matrices.

No. 6563.-J. A. Wheeler, maintaining a constant pressure in aerated-liquid vessels.

No. 6571.-E. Seitz and R. P. Park, centrifugal pumps.

F. WALDEGRAVE,

Deputy-Registrar.

Letters Patent lapsed.

LIST of Letters Patent lapsed from the 2nd March, 1894, to the 15th March, 1894, inclusive:-

Through non-payment of renewal-fee of £7, under "The Patents Act, 1883":-

No. 3410.-W. Crookes, treatment of auriferous ores.

No. 3412.-E. J. Rigby, hoisting and winding (C. A. and N. P. Otis).

No. 3414.-I. Button, E. Peters, and J. W. Goodsell, kilns for bricks, &c.

No. 3415.-N. Bryett, ear-drum (G. N. Bryett and A. D. Munro).

No. 3417.-A. S. Searle, speaking-tubes (H. A. Cutmore).

No. 3421.-F. A. Reihlen, beverages.

No. 3422.-F. de J. Clere, walling.

No. 3423.-D. B. Bate, quartz-mill.

No. 3424.-J. McCarthy, iron.

No. 3427.-H. Hunt, potato-planter.

No. 3428.-W. Roberts, candlestick.

No. 3429.-S. D. Egan, motor-power.

No. 3431.-F. S. Köhler and L. Keyling, shot.

No. 3436.-J. S. Stinnear, burglary alarm.

No. 3437.-W. Barraclough, E. C. Davies, and C. A. Wylie, displaying printed effects.

No. 3439.-W. H. Wells, raising cream, &c.

No. 3440.-D. J. McGauran, telegraphy.

No. 3441.-M. Ferguson, coupling pipes.

No. 3442.-E. Waters, knotting apparatus for harvesters (R. Hornsby and Sons, Limited).

No. 3443.-G. T. Evans, railway axle-boxes and lubricators.

No. 3444.-C. Ewen, wire-strainer.

No. 3446.-W. S. de L. Roberts and J. S. Mollison, electric generator.

Through non-payment of fee of £5 for second term, under "The Patents, Designs, and Trade-marks Act, 1889":-

No. 4101.-T. K. Steanes, manufacture of gas.

No. 4104.-The Universal Compositor Company (Limited), self-justifying type (W. Wynne, J. R. Topliss, and J. A. Kay).

No. 4105.-A. L. Blackman, hydraulic compress.

No. 4106.-D. H. Valantine, delivering prepaid goods (S. Praschl).

No. 4112.-D. Whitburn, keys.

No. 4113.-T. O. Turnbull, tattooing of sheep.

No. 4114.-T. Kelly, filter.

No. 4121.-J. T. Wynne and A. C. Morrison, gas-meter.

No. 4128.-R. Cockerell, cog for belts of dredgers.

F. WALDEGRAVE,

Deputy-Registrar.

Further Fees paid.

LETTERS Patent on which the further fees have been paid (the dates of payment are noted at the end):-

Renewal-fee under "The Patents Act, 1883":-

No. 3593.-R. M. Crosbie, flax-strippers. 9th March, 1894.

Fees for second term under "The Patents, Designs, and Trade-marks Act, 1889":-

No. 4093.-Golden Gate Manufacturing Company, faucets and bushings (M. Anthony). 28th February, 1894.

No. 4289.-W. Kendall, hammer. 8th March, 1894.

F. WALDEGRAVE,

Deputy-Registrar.