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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
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for facilitating loading buckets suspended to cables with any
material, including quartz, stone, earth, or similar sub-
stances. (Specification, £1 1s.; drawings, £2 4s.)
No. 9268.—13th February, 1897.—Augustus Gross, Engi-
neer, Victor Edward Masters, Gentleman, and John
Booth, Bank Clerk, all of 156, Vickery's Chambers, 82, Pitt
Street, Sydney, New South Wales. An invention for an
improved driving-gear for cycles and like vehicles. (Speci-
fication, 8s. 6d.; drawings, 8s.)
F. WALDEGRAVE,
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. An
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, 17th February, 1897.
A PPLICATIONS for Letters Patent, with provisional
specifications, have been accepted as under:—
No. 9162.—31st December, 1896.—Silas Pappill, Artisan,
Ernest Thomas Watts, Hairdresser, and Richard Harman
Jeffares Reeves, Member of the Legislative Council of
New Zealand, all of 54, Lambton Quay, Wellington, New
Zealand. An invention for an improved process for the
extraction of precious metals from their ores.
No. 9190.—11th January, 1897.—Walter Charles The-
lussou Theobald, of 71, Cathedral Square, Christchurch,
New Zealand, Coach-proprietor. An invention for an im-
provement in horse-collars.
No. 9244.—3rd February, 1897.—Lees Ray, of Wavertree,
near Liverpool, England, Specialist. An invention for im-
proved appliances for correcting nasal deformity.
No. 9245.—3rd February, 1897.—Sidney Pratt Black-
more, of the George Goch Amalgamated Gold-mining Com-
pany (Limited), Johannesburg, South African Republic, Elec-
trical Engineer, Richard Oliver Gardner Drummond, of
Commissioner Street, Johannesburg aforesaid, Electrical En-
gineer, and Edward John Way, General Manager of the
George Goch Amalgamated Gold-mining Company (Limited),
Johannesburg aforesaid. An invention for improvements in
rock and like drills.
No. 9246.—3rd February, 1897.—George Dunn, of 21,
Moor Street, Fitzroy, near Melbourne, Victoria, Miner, and
Jacques Henri Vincent Hoola Van Nooten, of 155, Eliza-
beth Street, Melbourne aforesaid, Mining Agent. An inven-
tion for an improved gold-saving machine.
No. 9248.—1st February, 1897.—Frank Wight, of Lavand
Street, Akaroa, Canterbury, New Zealand, Storekeeper. An
invention for improved lawn-tennis scoring-machine.
No. 9255.—27th November, 1896.—William John Philp,
of Timaru, New Zealand, Ironmonger. An invention for an
improved wire-fastening for fixing wire to standards.
No. 9256.—4th February, 1897.—John Lee Scott, Engi-
neer, and Alfred Smith, Electrician, both of 71, Cathedral
Square, Christchurch, New Zealand. An invention for im-
provements in apparatus for indicating the cost of goods sold
by lineal measurement.
No. 9257.—6th February, 1897.—Herbert James Cun-
nington, of Christchurch, New Zealand, Engineer. An
invention for improved pulsator for milking-machines.
No. 9258.—8th February, 1897.—Benjamin Speight, of
Kirwee, Canterbury, New Zealand, Farmer. An invention
for a chainless gear for safety and other bicycles.
No. 9259.—8th February, 1897.—Charles Wesley, of
Reefton, Nelson, New Zealand, Miner. An invention for
an improved method of saving gold in rivers and creeks.
No. 9265.—12th February, 1897.—Frederick Walter
Baynes and Robert Sinclair Dalton, of 342, Little
Collins Street, Melbourne, Victoria, Electricians. An in-
vention for improvements in machines for reproducing
phonographic records.
No. 9269.—13th February, 1897.—Henry Floyd, of
156, Vickery's Chambers, 82, Pitt Street, Sydney, New
South Wales, Carpenter. An invention for improvements
in the construction of bicycles, and in the driving-gear for
same.
No. 9270.—2nd February, 1897.—David Wishart, of
Dunedin, New Zealand, Homœopathist. An invention for
an improved process for preparing wool for scouring.
No. 9271.—13th February, 1897.—Edward Cowles, of
Richmond, Nelson, New Zealand, Schoolmaster. An
invention for an improvement in projectiles.

No. 9272.—13th February, 1897.—Edward Cowles, of
Richmond, Nelson, New Zealand, Schoolmaster. An in-
vention for an improved tooth-brush.
No. 9274.—12th February, 1897.—Henry Cave, of Hare-
wood Road, Papanui, Canterbury, New Zealand, Butcher.
An invention for an improved potato-digger.
No. 9275.—13th February, 1897.—Richard Arthur
Bradbury, of Christchurch, New Zealand, Accountant.
An invention for improvements in mechanical apparatus
for indicating the cost of goods sold by lineal measurement.
No. 9276.—13th February, 1897.—Michael Scott Camp-
bell, of 71, Cathedral Square, Christchurch, New Zealand,
Inventor. An invention for improved portable hoist.
F. WALDEGRAVE,
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.

Requests to amend Specifications allowed.

T HE requests to amend the specifications of the under-
mentioned applications for Letters Patent (which
were advertised in the Gazettes hereafter noted) have been
allowed, excepting in the particular noted.
No. 8618.—D. J. Crosby, belting. (Gazette No. 92, of
26th November, 1896.)
No. 8697.—E. A. Ashcroft, recovery of zinc (excepting as
regards the title). (Gazette No. 79, of 15th October, 1896.)
No. 8959.—A. Billcliff, subdividing butter. (Gazette No. 95,
of 10th December, 1896.)
F. WALDEGRAVE,
Registrar.

Letters Patent sealed.

L IST of Letters Patent sealed from the 4th February,
1897, to the 17th February, 1897, inclusive:—
No. 8005.—J. B. Jackson, electric sheep-shearing machine.
No. 8010.—W. Hooker, solution for illuminant mantles
for Bunsen gas-burners.
No. 8026.—J. Sinclair, rig for vessels.
No. 8030.—G. E. Beaumont, J. P. Faulds, and R. Glen-
dining, loom.
No. 8058.—A. Hormann, blight-destroyer.
No. 8059.—J. W. Brandreth, distributing water, &c.
No. 8478.—J. Brown, attachment for spiral springs.
No. 8972.—D. W. Jackson, polishing-compound for metals.
No. 9024.—J. Evinof, locking-nuts.
No. 9025.—A. W. Smart and J. Wilson, valve for pneu-
matic tires.
No. 9027.—G. Renz, W. A. Tarves, and D. Chenhall,
extracting gold.
No. 9042.—The Sussmann Electric Miners' Lamp Com-
pany (Limited), active material for secondary battery-
plates (S. A. Rosenthal).
F. WALDEGRAVE,
Registrar.

Letters Patent on which Fees have been paid.

[Note.—The dates are those of the payments.]
SECOND-TERM FEES.
No. 6029.—S. Morrell, sash-fastener. 5th February,
1897.
No. 6037.—C. Gooding, coffin. 18th February, 1897.
No. 6048.—J. Zimmerman, key-opening cans. 12th Feb-
ruary, 1897.
No. 6055.—G. Beekman, harvester. 15th February, 1897.
THIRD-TERM FEES.
No. 4234.—T. Wells—C. Ewen, wire-strainer. 11th Feb-
ruary, 1897.
No. 4265.—C. B. Von Bechtolsheim, centrifugal creamer.
5th February, 1897.
F. WALDEGRAVE,
Registrar.

Dealings with Letters Patent registered.

[Note.—The name of the patentee is given in brackets;
the date is that of registration.]
No. 5723.—The Automatic Sight-testing and Optical
Supply Company (Limited), of 65 and 66, Chancery
Lane, London, England, Manufacturers of and Traders in
Optical Instruments. Coin-operated sight-testing apparatus.
[B. Green.] 17th February, 1897.