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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

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No. 12236.—3rd February, 1899.—GEORGE RICHARD HILD-YARD, of 32, East Dulwich Road, Surrey, England, Colour Printer. Improvements in the manufacture of plates for printing.

[NOTE.—This is an application under section 106 of the Act, the date given being the official date thereof in Great Britain.]

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Claims.—(1.) In the manufacture of plates for printing, the mode or process described of treating the plates, which mode or process consists in breaking up or altering the structure or nature of the parts of the surface of the plate between the designs thereon, and also of any parts that correspond with whites in the designs, into an extremely fine grain with needle-point-like tops, whereby the said parts will not in the printing process transfer any ink to the paper or other material brought in contact therewith, no water being necessary to produce this effect, substantially as described. (2.) The carrying-out of the mode or process claimed in claim 1 by applying to the design-bearing plate (preferably after having first bitten it out to a suitable depth) a thin coating of a tacky substance such as a lithographic varnish, and then submitting the plate to the action of a biting or etching solution, substantially as set forth. (3.) The manufacture of plates for printing in the manner described.

(Specification, 4s. 3d.)

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No. 12238.—14th December, 1899.—JOHN WILDBRIDGE, of 97, Pitt Street, Sydney, New South Wales. Improvements in subaqueous dredgers.

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Claims.—(1.) In subaqueous dredgers, the combination of a pipe hinged to a pump or apparatus for causing water to flow up the said pipe, with a hollow drum rotated on an axis at right angles to the longitudinal axis of the said pipe, the said drum having scoops or blades of any suitable shape on its periphery, and openings therefrom into the interior of the said hollow drum, substantially as described, and as illustrated in the drawings. (2.) In subaqueous dredgers, the combination of a pipe hinged to a pump or apparatus for causing water to flow up the said pipe, with a hollow drum rotated on an axis at right angles to the longitudinal axis of the said pipe, the said drum having scoops or blades of any suitable shape on its periphery, and openings therefrom into the interior of the said drum, and a fixed shaft passing therethrough, and having blades secured thereto, substantially as described, and as illustrated in the drawings. (3.) A subaqueous dredger constructed and operating substantially as set forth.

(Specification, 3s.; drawings, 8s.)

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F. WALDEGRAVE,
Registrar.

An asterisk (*) denotes the complete specification of an invention for which a provisional specification has been already lodged.

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 note for the cost of copying.

The date of acceptance of each application is given after the number.

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Provisional Specifications.

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Patent Office,
Wellington, 18th December, 1899.

APPLICATIONS for Letters Patent, with provisional specifications, have been accepted as under:—

No. 12169.—13th November, 1899.—WILLIAM HENRY CUTTEN, of Dunedin, New Zealand, Mining and Consulting Engineer. Improvements in buckets of elevators used upon gold-saving dredges.

No. 12203.—12th December, 1899.—JAMES McINTYRE, of Onehunga, Auckland, New Zealand, Engineer. Improvements in swingletrees and horse-traction gear.

No. 12219.—5th December, 1899.—WILLIAM HENRY CUTTEN, of Dunedin, New Zealand, Mining and Consulting Engineer. Improvements in apparatus for elevating tailings.

No. 12220.—5th December, 1899.—HENRY HODGSON, of Main Street, Opunake, New Zealand, Plumber. Improvements in milk aerators and coolers.

No. 12223.—4th December, 1899.—EDWARD SMETHURST, of 164, High Street, Christchurch, New Zealand, Commission Agent. Means for automatically regulating the heat of cooking-ovens and the like.

No. 12227.—7th December, 1899.—ENoch RICHARDSON, of 22, Chaucer Street, Moonee Ponds, Bourke, Victoria, Engi-neer. Improvements in the fittings of stationary and marine boilers for the economizing of fuel and prevention of smoke.

No. 12233.—11th December, 1899.—PERCY HUGH PRITCHETT, of Little River, Canterbury, New Zealand, Clerk in Holy Orders. Improved cycle-driving mechanism.

No. 12234.—12th December, 1899.—JOHN MORGAN TAYLOR, Plumber, and HENRY OAKLEY, Plumber, both of Tuam Street, Christchurch, New Zealand. Improvements in water-closet flushing-cisterns.

No. 12237.—14th December, 1899.—JOSEPH JOHN HARRIS, Professor of Music, and EDWIN TOFT, Pianoforte-manufacturer, both of 99, Cannon Street, London, E.C., England. Improvements in gloves and the like used in sport.

No. 12241.—15th December, 1899.—ERNEST ROBERT GODWARD, of Invercargill, New Zealand, Engineer. An improved egg-beater.

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.

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Letters Patent sealed.

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NO. 11205.—G. H. Cain, dress-supporting device.

F. WALDEGRAVE,
Registrar.

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Letters Patent on which Fees have been paid.

[NOTE.—The dates are those of the payments.]

SECOND-TERM FEES.

NO. 8157.—The Niagara Pulveriser, Limited, crushing-mill. (W. H. Coward.) 16th December, 1899.

No. 8167.—J. Lemichel, raising liquids. 15th December, 1899.

No. 8173.—J. M. Smart, preserving. (A. T. Perkins.) 14th December, 1899.

No. 8224.—The United Alkali Company, Limited, manufacturing cyanides. (J. Raschen.) 8th December, 1899.

THIRD-TERM FEES.

No. 5938.—H. Dixson, cigarette-machine. 1st December, 1899.

No. 5982.—J. C. Teare, nail. (F. Gold.) 15th December, 1899.

No. 6012.—The Milburn Lime and Cement Company, Limited, cement. (V. F. L. Smith.) 8th December, 1899.

F. WALDEGRAVE,
Registrar.

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Subsequent Proprietors of Letters Patent registered.

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[NOTE.—The name of the patentee is given in brackets; the date is that of registration.]

NO. 10538.—The Kern Burner Company, Limited, of 78, York Street, Westminster, London, England, Manufacturers, gas-burner. [O. Kern.] 11th December, 1899.

No. 11013.—The Petolite Fuel Syndicate, Limited, of 57, Moorgate Street, London, England, fuel. [W. E. Hughes—J. W. Leadbeater.] 7th December, 1899.

No. 11629.—George Shirley, of Sydney, New South Wales, Merchant, fertiliser. [H. A. Somes.] 11th December, 1899.

No. 11630.—George Shirley, of Sydney, New South Wales, Merchant, fertiliser. [H. A. Somes.] 11th December, 1899.

No. 11631.—George Shirley, of Sydney, New South Wales, Merchant, meat-extract. [H. A. Somes.] 11th December, 1899.

F. WALDEGRAVE,
Registrar.

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Notice of Request to amend Specification.

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Patent Office,
Wellington, 18th December, 1899.

A REQUEST for leave to amend the specification (including drawings) relating to the under-mentioned application for Letters Patent has been received, and is open to public inspection at this office. Any person may at any time within one month from the date of this Gazette give me notice in writing of opposition to the amendments. Such notice