No. 8143.—14th December, 1895.—LÉON DE RIGAUD, of
Paris, France, Chemist. An invention for improvements in
gold-extracting processes and apparatus therefor. (Specification, 16s. 6d.)
No. 8144.—11th December, 1895.—HUGH HUNTER, of
Mataura, New Zealand, Farm-labourer. An invention
entitled “Hunter’s Turnip-thinner and Scarifier.” (Specification, 4s. ; drawings, 5s.)
No. 8145.—11th December, 1895.—HENRY H. MARTIN, of
Mataura, New Zealand, Farm-manager. An invention
entitled “Martin’s Turnip-thinner.” (Specification, 3s. 6d. ;
drawings, 5s.)
No. 8147.—19th December, 1895.—ROBERT IRVINE, Jun.,
of Harbour Dockyard, West Hartlepool, England, Engineer.
An invention for improvements in umbrella-tents, and in
holders for tent and other umbrellas. (Specification, 15s. ;
drawings, 15s.)
No. 8148.—16th December, 1895.—THE SOUTHLAND FARMERS’ IMPLEMENT AND ENGINEERING COMPANY (LIMITED),
of Dee Street, Invercargill, New Zealand, Agricultural Engineers (nominees of James Dunbar, of Invercargill aforesaid).
An invention entitled “The Colonial Levelling-chain,” for attachment to combined drills and other machines. (Specification, 3s. ; drawings, 5s.)
No. 8151.—17th December, 1895.—JOHN MITCHELL, of
Auckland, New Zealand, Architect. An invention for an
appliance to prevent window-sashes from rattling. (Specification, 5s. 6d. ; drawings, 3s.)
No. 8152.—17th December, 1895.—JOHN MITCHELL, of
Auckland, New Zealand, Architect. An invention for an
improved foundation-pile for framed wooden structures and
the like. (Specification, 4s. 6d.)
No. 8157.—19th December, 1895.—WILLIAM HENRY COWARD, of Hastings Villa, Bexley Road, Erith, Kent, England,
Engineer. An invention for improvements in crushing- and
grinding-mills. (Specification, 16s. ; drawings, £1 5s.)
No. 8166.—30th December, 1895.—HENRY PATESON, of
Sydney, New South Wales, Companies’ Manager (assignee
of Charles McQuillan, of Balmain, near Sydney aforesaid,
Engineer). An invention for improvements in the construction of metal cans and the like, and the method of opening
same. (Specification, 6s. ; drawings, 3s.)
No. 8167.—30th December, 1895.—JULES LEMICHEL, of 52,
Rue Lourmel, Paris, France, Engineer. An invention for
improvements in, or connected with, apparatus for raising
liquids. (Specification, £1 12s. ; drawings, £1 12s. 6d.)
No. 8168.—28th December, 1895.—THE FLOATING METAL
COMPANY (LIMITED), of Llanfachreth, near Dolgelly, North
Wales, Great Britain (assignees of Samuel Crowder, of Tower
Chambers, Finsbury Pavement, London, England, Gentleman). An invention for improved method or process of recovering oils or fatty matters from a mixture consisting of
or containing them, and slime, or finely-divided clay, ore,
sand, concentrates, or other substance, in a finely-divided
state. (Specification, 7s. 6d. ; drawings, 5s.)
No. 8170.—24th December, 1895.—ROBERT FELLOWES
WEBSTER, of Pukekohe, Auckland, New Zealand, Saddler
and Harness-maker. An invention for improvement to
horse-covers. (Specification, 2s. ; drawings, 3s.)
No. 8171.—3rd January, 1896.—WILLIAM HAROLD BUCKLAND, of 31, Moray Place, Dunedin, New Zealand. An invention entitled “Buckland’s Improved Wire-strainer.”
(Specification, 5s. ; drawings, 5s.)
No. 8174.—6th January, 1896.—EDWARD NICOLL DICKERSON, of New York, and JULIUS JOHN SUCKERT, of Ridgewood,
New Jersey, both in the United States of America, Inventors. An invention for improvements in processes of
and apparatus for producing and liquefying acetylene gas.
(Specification, £1 8s. ; drawings, 10s.)
No. 8175.—7th January, 1896.—ALFRED EDWARD MORGANS, of Broad Street House, Old Broad Street, London,
England, Mining Engineer. An invention for improvements
in extracting precious metals from their ores, and in the
production of materials to be used therefor. (Specification,
10s. 6d.)
No. 8176.—4th January, 1896.—CARLOS LISANDRO VILLAR,
of Buenos Aires, Argentine Republic, Physician. An invention for a method entitled “Inter-arterial,” for preserving
meat. (Specification, 19s.)

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

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, 8th January, 1896.

APPLICATIONS for Letters Patent, with provisional
specifications, have been accepted as under:—
No. 8131.—10th December, 1895.—FARQUHAR MATHESON
McLARTY, of 30, Beach Street, Penang, Straits Settlements,
but at present residing at 7, Margaret Street, Greenock,
North Britain, Mechanical Engineer. An invention for improvements in apparatus for boring earth, minerals, and
other materials for prospecting or other purposes applicable,
also for boring operations generally.
No. 8135.—12th December, 1895.—ROBERT CALDWELL
LINDSAY and ANNIE McKENZIE LINDSAY, both of Garry
Owen Farm, Waianawa, Otago, New Zealand, Farmers.
An invention for apparatus for the purpose of condensing
and sterilising milk, to be called “Lindsay’s Milk Condenser and Steriliser.”
No. 8139.—9th December, 1895.—CHARLES REYNOLDS, of
McKenzie’s Buildings, Gore Street, Auckland, New Zealand,
Sailmaker. An invention for improved diagonal sails, to be
called “Reynolds’s Diagonal Sails.”
No. 8146.—16th December, 1895.—JAMES EDMOND HARRIES, of Russell Road, Gisborne, New Zealand, Carpenter.
An invention for the starting of horses or other competitors
in races, to be called “Harries’s Perfect Starter.”
No. 8149.—16th December, 1895.—WILLIAM TAYLOR, of
Ellis Road, North Invercargill, Mining Engineer, and JOHN
LYONS, of Georgetown, South Invercargill, Carter, both in
New Zealand. An invention entitled “Taylor Lyons Sifting
and Travelling Apron for Reapers-and-binders.”
No. 8150.—17th December, 1895.—JOSEPH TILSON LANG,
of 2, Commercial Chambers, Manse Street, Dunedin, New
Zealand, Dairy Expert. An invention for improvements in
the method of and apparatus for making cheeses.
No. 8154.—21st December, 1895.—CHARLES JOSEPH
COOZE, of 42, Lambton Quay, Wellington, New Zealand,
Carriage-trimmer. An invention for an improved horseshoe.
No. 8155.—23rd December, 1895.—JOSEPH SPEIGHT, of
Kirwee, Canterbury, New Zealand, Farmer. An invention
for obtaining two speeds on cycles without the rider having
to dismount, to be called “A Triple-action Double-speed
Direct-chain Drive for Cycles.”
No. 8156.—18th December, 1895.—ALFRED HENRY MOORHOUSE, of 2, Commercial Chambers, Manse Street, Dunedin,
New Zealand, Tinsmith. An invention for an improved
apparatus for aërating and cooling milk.
No. 8159.—24th December, 1895.—HARRY HAM, of 42,
Lambton Quay, Wellington, New Zealand, Settler. An invention for an improved clothes-line receptacle and
strainer.
No. 8160.—20th December, 1895.—ALEXANDER CLARK
SUTTIE, of Onehunga, New Zealand, Tanner. An invention
for extracting gold and silver from ground quartz, to be
called “The Simplex Cylinder Amalgam Process.”
No. 8161.—20th December, 1895.—JOSEPH METZGER, of
Campbelltown, Otago, New Zealand, Hotelkeeper. An invention entitled “Metzger’s Collapsible Propeller for Boating and Aquatic Purposes.”
No. 8163.—23rd December, 1895.—JOHN PREECE, Tailor ;
ALFRED CADWALLADER, Tailor ; and HENRY JOHN FLETCHER,
Woollen Merchant, all of Christchurch, New Zealand. An
invention for an improved vest or jacket capable of being
inflated for the purpose of keeping a person afloat whilst in
the water.
No. 8164.—30th December, 1895.—THOMAS GRACE, of Ivy
Street, Darlington, near Sydney, New South Wales, Builder.
An invention for improvements in gears or driving-chains
and wheels specially applicable for cycles.
No. 8169.—24th December, 1895.—PERCIVAL CALVERT
KNIGHT YOUNG, of 45, Church Street, Timaru, New Zealand,
Chemist. An invention for showing the exact proportions
of gluten and starch in all kinds of flour, and qualities of
same.

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

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.

Applications for Letters Patent lapsed.

LIST of applications for Letters Patent (with which complete specifications have been lodged) lapsed from
the 12th December, 1895, to the 8th January, 1896, inclusive:—
No. 6903.—E. Potts, fire-lighter.
No. 6907.—R. Lochhead, fabric-stretcher.