Numb. 31. 807

SUPPLEMENT
TO THE
NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
OF
THURSDAY, APRIL 1, 1897.
Published by Authority.

WELLINGTON, THURSDAY, APRIL 1, 1897.

Notice of Acceptance of Complete Specifications.

Patent Office,
Wellington, 31st March, 1897.

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. 8595.—24th June, 1896.—Thomas Salkeld, of Moora-
bool, Victoria, Farmer. An invention for improvements in
gates, and actuating apparatus therefor. (Specification,
4s. 6d.; drawings, 8s.)
No. 8606.—25th June, 1896.—John Senior Woodhouse,
of Papanui, Canterbury, New Zealand, Gentleman. An in-
vention for an instantaneous cost-finder. (Specification,
10s. 6d.; drawings, 8s. 6d.)
No. 8965.—17th March, 1897.—Thomas Charles Hement,
of 148, Hereford Street, Christchurch, New Zealand, Sani-
tary Engineer. An invention for an improved washing-
board. (Specification, 2s.)
No. 8975.—26th October, 1896.—John William Mc-
Dougall, of Napier, New Zealand, Journalist. An in-
vention for improvements in bottles, and stoppers therefor.
(Specification, 10s.; drawings, £1 6s. 6d.)*
No. 9347.—19th February, 1897.—Arthur Steele Ford,
of Coromandel, New Zealand, Mechanical Engineer. An
invention for an improved lantern. (Specification, 2s. 6d.;
drawings, 6s.)
No. 9348.—20th February, 1897.—Frederick James
Lake, of Dunedin, New Zealand, Tinsmith. An invention
for an improvement in tins or canisters. (Specification,
2s. 6d.; drawings, 3s.)
No. 9349.—25th February, 1897.—Frank Sontgen, of
Westport, New Zealand, Draper (assignee of William
McFarlane McLeod, of Cape Foulwind, New Zealand,
Engine-fitter). An invention for an improvement in socks
and stockings. (Specification, 2s. 6d.; drawings, 3s.)
No. 9351.—12th March, 1897.—Frederick Walton, of
114, Holborn, London, England, Manufacturer. An inven-
tion for improvements in the manufacture of mosaic floor-
cloth, and apparatus therefor. (Specification, 9s. 6d.; draw-
ings, 17s.)

No. 9352.—15th March, 1897.—William James Pallant,
of Palmerston North, New Zealand, Boot-manufacturer.
An invention entitled "Pallant's New and Improved Bottle
or Similar Vessel." (Specification, 4s.; drawings, 3s.)
No. 9354.—13th March, 1897.—Frederick Carleton
Esmond, of 488, Fourth Street, Brooklyn, New York, United
States of America, Electrical Engineer. An invention for
new or improved means of supporting or attaching the saddles
or seats of bicycles and other vehicles. (Specification, 10s.;
drawings, 17s.)
No. 9355.—16th March, 1897.—Henry Symes, of 2, Com-
mercial Chambers, Manse Street, Dunedin, New Zealand,
Auctioneer. An invention for an adjustable mirror for use
upon bicycles and other vehicles. (Specification, 4s.; draw-
ings, 5s. 6d.)
No. 9357.—16th March, 1897.—Henry Renner Cassel
and Bertrand Chase Hinman, both of New York, United
States of America, Metallurgists. An invention for im-
proved process and apparatus for extracting gold from ore.
(Specification, 15s. 6d.; drawings, 13s. 6d.)
No. 9358.—14th March, 1897.—John Butel, Jun., of 31,
Moray Place, Dunedin, New Zealand, Farmers' Engineer.
An invention for an apparatus for generating and forcing
smoke or noxious fumes into rabbit-burrows and the like.
(Specification, 3s. 6d.; drawings, 5s. 6d.)
No. 9367.—19th March, 1897.—The American Tobacco
Company of New Zealand (Limited), whose registered office
is at 102, Victoria Arcade, Auckland, New Zealand (assignee
of James A. Bonsack, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United
States of America, Mechanical Engineer). An invention for
improvements in machines for making individual fillers for
cigarettes. (Specification, £1 7s. 6d.; drawings, £3 2s.)
No. 9368.—18th March, 1897.—Edward Castildine Mar-
tin, of 6, Ruabon Road, Toorak, near Melbourne, Victoria,
Journalist. An invention for a pneumatic seat-support,
principally applicable to bicycles. (Specification, 7s.;
drawings, 5s. 6d.)
No. 9369.—22nd March, 1897.—Frank Short Yates, of
the Club Hotel, Masterton, New Zealand, Barman. An in-
vention for a new game puzzle. (Specification, 1s. 6d.)
No. 9370.—23rd March, 1897.—Henry Lewis Davis, of
27, Brondesbury Road, Kilburn, London, N.W., England,
Silk Merchant. An invention for an improved support for
bicycles. (Specification, 17s. 6d.; drawings, £1 1s.)