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SUPPLEMENT
TO THE
NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
OF
THURSDAY, JULY 23, 1896.

Published by Authority.

WELLINGTON, THURSDAY, JULY 23, 1896.

Deputy Registrar of Patents, Designs, and Trade Marks appointed.

Patent Office,
Wellington, 22nd July, 1896.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to ap-
point—
JAMES CLARK LEWIS

to be Deputy Registrar of Patents, Designs, and Trade Marks,
on and from the 1st instant, vice F. Waldegrave.
T. THOMPSON.

Notice of Acceptance of Complete Specifications.

Patent Office,
Wellington, 22nd July, 1896.

COMPLETE specifications relating to the under-men-
tioned 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. 7930.—26th September, 1895.—JOHN KNAPTON Maw-
son, of Papanui, near Christchurch, New Zealand, Engineer.
An invention for an improved lever lifting-jack, with adjust-
able screwed standard. (Specification, 2s. 6d.; drawings,
7s. 6d.)*

No. 7972.—12th October, 1895.—JOHN ROBINSON, of Coro-
mandel, Auckland, New Zealand, Mine-manager. An inven-
tion for an improved quartz-crushing machine. (Specifica-
tion, 5s. 6d.; drawings, £1 1s.)*

No. 7998.—21st October, 1895.—EDWARD SMETHURST, of
Rangiora, Canterbury, New Zealand, Agent. An invention
for a new or improved method of treatment for the preserva-
tion of railway wooden sleepers or other suchlike timbers.
(Specification, 3s.)*

No. 8489.—12th May, 1896.—WALTER JOHN MOFFATT and
EDWARD ARTHUR KNAPP, both of High Street, Motueka,
Nelson, New Zealand, Coachbuilders. An invention for
turning and re-turning the leaves of music-books for pianists
and musicians generally, to be known as "Moffatt and
Knapp's Music-leaf Turner." (Specification, 8s.; draw-
ings, £1 6s.)*

No. 8500.—13th May, 1896.—RONALD JOHN LIVINGSTONE
HILDYARD, of Cue, Western Australia, Gentleman (assignee
of John Tagell, of 40, Tyrone Street, South Yarra, Victoria,
Mechanical Engineer). An invention for improvements in
the axles, axle-trees, and boxes of vehicles. (Specification,
10s.; drawings, 5s. 6d.)

No. 8578.—11th June, 1896.—WILLIAM MCPHERSON, of
Greymouth, New Zealand, Assistant Harbourmaster. An
invention for a watertight hatch-covering. (Specification,
2s. 6d.; drawings, 16s.)

No. 8601.—26th June, 1896.—ANDREW JOHN PARK, of
2, Commercial Chambers, Manse Street, Dunedin, New
Zealand, Solicitor. An invention for an improved finger-
protector, for use when sewing by hand. (Specification, 4s.;
drawings, 3s.)

No. 8605.—24th June, 1896.—GEORGE CLAYDON, of Adding-
ton, Canterbury, New Zealand, Engineer, and HENRY WOOD,
of Christchurch, Canterbury, aforesaid, Miller. An invention
for improvements in automatic-stoking, smoke-consuming,
and fuel-economizing apparatus to be attached to steam-
boilers. (Specification, 5s. 6d.; drawings, 6s.)

No. 8621.—2nd July, 1896.—WALTER COSTER GEE, of 71,
Cathedral Square, Christchurch, New Zealand, Blind-
maker. An invention for improved method of and appa-
ratus for operating Venetian blinds. (Specification, 4s. 6d.;
drawings, 8s.)

No. 8631.—8th July, 1896.—MICHAEL JOHN NOLAN, of
New York, United States of America, Tinsmith. An inven-
tion for improvements in non-fillable bottles. (Specification,
9s.; drawings, 10s. 6d.)

No. 8632.—8th July, 1896.—ALFRED JORDAN, of 27,
Mincing Lane, London, England, Commercial Clerk. An
invention for an improved apparatus for reducing or disin-
tegrating hard substances. (Specification, 10s.; drawings, 16s.)

No. 8634.—6th July, 1896.—JAMES MURDOCH, Medical
Practitioner; THOMAS WILLIAM LEWIS, Ironmonger; and
WILLIAM HENRY HARRIS, Tinsmith; all of Christchurch,
New Zealand. An invention for an anti-microbe filter.
(Specification, 4s. 6d.; drawings, 6s.)

No. 8639.—15th June, 1896.—GEORGE LEE, of 31, Moray
Place, Dunedin, New Zealand, Mine-manager. An inven-
tion for an improved hydraulic elevator or mining-pump.
(Specification, 3s.; drawings, 5s. 6d.)

No. 8642.—14th July, 1896.—HENRY ARZT, of 38, Margaret
Street, Cavendish Square, London, England, Engineer. An
invention for a new or improved construction or arrangement
of generator of electricity. (Specification, £1 11s.; Draw-
ings, 5s. 6d.)