Num. 24.

SUPPLEMENT
TO THE
NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
OF
THURSDAY, APRIL 2, 1896.

Published by Authority.

WELLINGTON, THURSDAY, APRIL 2, 1896.

Patent Office Agents appointed.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 1st April, 1896.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint—

HASTINGS MAYOW LEE

to be Patent Office Agent at Christchurch, as from the 27th March, 1896, vice R. B. Mathias, transferred; and

HENRY HAWTHORNE GRANT RALFE

to be Patent Office Agent at Oamaru, as from the 16th March, 1896, vice W. G. Filleul, retired.

T. THOMPSON.

Notice of Acceptance of Complete Specifications.

Patent Office,
Wellington, 1st April, 1896.

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 of opposition to the grant of any such patent. Such notice must set forth the particular grounds of objection, and be in duplicate. A fee of 10s. is payable thereon.

No. 7916.—24th September, 1895.—THE AMERICAN TOBACCO COMPANY OF NEW ZEALAND (LIMITED), whose registered office is at No. 102, Victoria Arcade, Auckland, New Zealand (assignees of Oscar William Allison, of No. 523, West 22nd Street, New York, United States of America, Mechanical Engineer). An invention for an improved cigarette-machine. (Specification, £1 14s.; drawings, £3.)

No. 8059.—13th November, 1895.—JAMES WATT BRANDRETH, of Linwood, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand, Ironmonger. An invention for a new or improved appliance for distributing water or other liquids or artificial manures. (Specification, 8s.; drawings, £1 5s.)*

No. 8215.—22nd January, 1896.—THE MOORE ELECTRICAL COMPANY, incorporated under the laws of the State of New York, and doing business in New York, United States of America (assignees of Daniel McFarlan Moore, of 52, Lawrence Street, Newark, New Jersey, United States of America, Electrical Engineer). An invention for phosphorescent electric illumination. (Specification, £1 10s.; drawings, 15s.)

No. 8223.—21st March, 1896.—JOHN WILLIAM BUCKLEY, of Wellington, New Zealand, Wharf-labourer. An invention for improvements in appliances for making use of disused kerosene, paint, oil, or other tins or drums, as boilers. (Specification, 1s.; drawings, 3s.)

No. 8295.—20th February, 1896.—ALFRED PRIOR, of Smith Street, Dunedin, New Zealand, Fancy-box Maker. An invention for a fancy wedding-cake box. (Specification, 1s.; drawings, 3s.)

No. 8349.—14th March, 1896.—WILLIAM HATTON, of Cavensham, New Zealand, Manufacturing Confectioner. An invention for a confection to be called “Hokey Pokey.” (Specification, 1s.)

No. 8356.—20th March, 1896.—JOHN THOMAS PENNY, of Percy Street, off Gilbert Street, Adelaide, South Australia, Mining Agent, and JOHN DUNGEY, Secretary of the Victorian Cold Accumulator Proprietary Company (Limited), of Miller Street, South Melbourne, Victoria. An invention for an improved process for preventing the sickening of mercury in amalgamating-machines. (Specification, 3s.)

No. 8359.—23rd March, 1896.—WILLIAM HERBERT HYATT, of 1, Milton Road, Herne Hill, County of Surrey, England, Fellow of the Chemical Society of Great Britain, Chemical Engineer and Metallurgist, and JOSEPH HENOCHSBERG, of 44 and 46, Broad Street House, London, England, and of Coolgardie, Western Australia, Mining Agent and Adviser. An invention for improvements in extracting gold and in apparatus therefor. (Specification, £1 3s.; drawings, 12s. 6d.)

No. 8361.—25th March, 1896.—HERBERT JAMES WOOD, of No. 12, Clarkson’s Avenue, Grocer, and WILLIAM THOMSON, of No. 67, Cambridge Terrace, Baker, both of Christchurch, New Zealand. An invention for combined weight- and cost-indicating apparatus for spring-balance scales. (Specification, 5s.; drawings, 10s.)

No. 8364.—26th March, 1896.—JOHN WILLIAM BUCKLEY, of Wellington, New Zealand, Wharf-labourer. An invention for improvements in deck- and floor-scrubbers. (Specification, 3s. 6d.; drawings, 3s.)

No. 8366.—25th March, 1896.—LEAH ANNIE HEAN, of 71, Cathedral Square, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand, Knitter. An invention for an improved corset. (Specification, 1s.; drawings, 3s.)

No. 8367.—25th March, 1896.—SAMUEL DODGE, of 71, Cathedral Square, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand, Straw-tier. An invention for improved press for trussing straw. (Specification, 4s. 6d.; drawings, 10s.)

No. 8370.—28th March, 1896.—HENRI GALOPIN, of Chancery Lane, Melbourne, Victoria, Instrument-maker. An invention for improvements in cocks. (Specification, 6s.; drawings, 7s. 6d.)

No. 8372.—24th March, 1896.—THOMAS SLATER ROYDS, of Invercargill, New Zealand. An invention entitled “Handy Paper Cabinet.” (Specification, 2s.; drawings, 3s.)

No. 8373.—25th March, 1896.—ARTHUR ERNEST OTWAY, of Invercargill, New Zealand, Engineer. An invention entitled “The Pneumatic Privy-seat.” (Specification, 2s.; drawings, 3s.)

No. 8374.—28th March, 1896.—MICHAEL O’BRIEN, Boot-manufacturer, and ROBERT WESTON, Clicker, both of Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand. An invention for an improved attachment to spats and gaiters. (Specification, 2s.; drawings, 3s.)