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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
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and ports in the jacket and piston so arranged that they coincide at one position of the piston, and allow fluid to flow from the jacket into and through the piston. (3.) The combination of a pipe passing through the cylinder-wall, and a hollow piston with ports in it so arranged that one of them coincides with the pipe at one position of the piston, and allows fluid to flow into and through the piston. (4.) Means for cooling pistons substantially as described, and illustrated in the drawings. (5.) An exhaust-valve having a chamber or cavity therein, means for supplying a cooling-fluid to the interior of the valve, and a passage or passages through which the fluid may be discharged from the valve into the exhaust-passage.
(Specification, 6s. 6d.; drawings, 16s.)

No. 12003.—16th September, 1899.—ROBERT COCKERELL, of Argyle Street, Dunedin, New Zealand, Blacksmith. Improved continuous-action grinding stamper-battery.

Claims.—(1.) In a grinding stamper-battery, the combination of circular stamp-heads such as C, C, falling on and grinding material between themselves and the false bottom B, B, the whole formed in an apparatus substantially as shown on the drawings, and as described and explained. (2.) A reciprocating frame, such as D, D, carrying discs arranged as grinding when the opposite heads are being lifted and are falling, and then lifting and falling themselves, the said disc-heads grinding and falling on the false bottoms such as A, B, C, D, E, F, and with or without G, substantially as set forth.
(Specifications, 1s. 3d.; drawings, 3s.)

No. 12006.—19th September, 1899.—PATRICK WOODS, of Kawakawa, Bay of Islands, New Zealand, Saddler. Improved horse-cover attachments.

Claim.—In improved horse-cover attachments, the hind attachment secured to inside of horse-cover by loops, having one of its ends fastened to a ring and its other end looped to a clip so that said clip can fasten to said ring; and the front attachment having one of its ends fastened to said ring, with an opening just in front of said ring to admit of the girth of the cover being passed therethrough, and having its other and outer end looped-shaped to hold front or breast strap when buckled to front buckle, for the purpose set forth, substantially as described and illustrated.
(Specification, 2s. 9d.; drawings, 3s.)

F. WALDEGRAVE,
Registrar.

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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.

Provisional Specifications.

Patent Office,
Wellington, 27th September, 1899.

A PPLICATIONS for Letters Patent, with provisional specifications, have been accepted as under:—
No. 11934.—26th August, 1899.—ANDREW McLEOD, of Haslett Street, Onehunga, New Zealand, Contractor, ELIZABETH McLEOD, of Onehunga aforesaid, and ANDREW McLEOD, of 24, Queen Street, Auckland, New Zealand, Commission Agent. A safety key for locking timber-jacks.
No. 11956.—4th September, 1899.—EBENEZER MAXWELL, of Opunake, New Zealand, Grazier. A new method of preventing sand and shingle accumulating in harbours, mouths of rivers, or around piers, sea-walls, and similar places.
No. 11973.—11th September, 1899.—MATTHEW BELK, of Palmerston North, New Zealand, Engineer. An improved brand for meat and other articles.
No. 11976.—12th September, 1899.—THOMAS SHALE, of Fairfield, Dunedin, New Zealand, Farmer. Improvements in dredges.
No. 11977.—12th September, 1899.—JOHN WERNER, of Lowburn Ferry, Otago, New Zealand, Miner. Improvements in means for obtaining gold from the beds of rivers and similar places.

No. 11978.—13th September, 1899.—CARL STAHLBECKER, of 38, Elizabeth Street, Sydney, New South Wales, Importer. An attachment to a clock or timepiece for recording certain results or events.
No. 11982.—13th September, 1899.—WILLIAM HOSKING, of Norseman, Western Australia, Mine-manager. An improved automatic ore-feeder.
No. 11983.—13th September, 1899.—HAROLD SELIG MOZART, of Murray Street, Gawler, South Australia, Mechanic. Improved kerosene-pump, and means of attaching and operating the same.
No. 11984.—13th September, 1899.—GEORGE STEPHENSON POTTER, of “Bosseborn,” Tennyson Street, St. Kilda, Victoria, General Manager of the Federal Portland Cement Company, Limited, of Dunedin, New Zealand (nominee of Charles John Potter, of Heaton Hall, Newcastle-on-Tyne, England, Cement-manufacturer). Improvements in the manufacture of cement.
No. 11985.—13th September, 1899.—ESTHER NABLE, of Parkes, New South Wales, Gentlewoman. Improvements in garment-pockets.
No. 11990.—13th September, 1899.—JOHN KRAUSE, of Totara Estate, Totara, Otago, New Zealand, Fencer. An improved apparatus for coiling or uncoiling wire.
No. 11991.—13th September, 1899.—PETER MACFARLANE DEWAR, of 51, Grey Street, Auckland, New Zealand, Specialist. A piston-wheel rotary steam-engine.
No. 11994.—15th September, 1899.—JOHN CHARLES DUIGAN, of 82, William Street, Melbourne, Victoria, Pastoral Agent. Improvements in milking appliances.
No. 11995.—18th September, 1899.—CHRISTOPHER TILBURN, of Dunedin, New Zealand, Marine Engineer. An improvement in dredges.
No. 11999.—20th September, 1899.—DANIEL CUROE CARR, of 209, Spring Street, Melbourne, Victoria, Manufacturer. Improved apparatus for indicating the results of races, football matches, and other sports.
No. 12000.—20th September, 1899.—HENRY CASPERS, of 5, York Street, Sydney, New South Wales, Mechanic. An improved method of tiring wheels of road vehicles.
No. 12004.—18th September, 1899.—LAVERUX NELSON DYHRBERG, Brickmaker, and GEORGE KIDD ASKIN, Machinist, both of Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand. Combined belt and braces.
No. 12005.—21st September, 1899.—HERBERT WASHER GILLING, of Okaiawa, New Zealand, Carpenter. An insertion washing-machine.
No. 12010.—22nd September, 1899.—WILLIAM ERNEST HUGHES, of Queen’s Chambers, Wellington, New Zealand, Patent Agent (nominee of Benjamin Garver Lamme, of 230, Stratford Avenue, Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America, Electrical Engineer). Improvements in systems of electrical distribution.
No. 12011.—22nd September, 1899.—JOHN WILLIAM FOWLER, of Whangarei Heads, Auckland, New Zealand, Ship Engineer. Improvements in detonators.
No. 12013.—22nd September, 1899.—HENRY JAMES MARKS, of Russell Street, Toowoomba, Queensland, Architect. Improvements in railway-car couplings.
No. 12015.—25th September, 1899.—GEORGE EDWARD ANSON, of Wellington Terrace, Wellington, New Zealand, Medical Practitioner, and JAMES BARING GOULD, of Boulcott Street, Wellington aforesaid, Inventor. Improvements in spigots.
No. 12016.—22nd September, 1899.—WILLIAM REACH, of Manukau Road, Newmarket, Auckland, New Zealand, Saddler. An improved device for weaning calves.

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.

Letters Patent sealed.

L IST of Letters Patent sealed from the 14th September, 1899, to the 27th September, 1899, inclusive:—
No. 10357.—M. M. and A. W. Legg, plough-coulter (A. W. Legg).
No. 10680.—J. Wright and J. W. Mitchell, hat-fastener.
No. 10683.—H. E. R. Rayner, fencing-standard.
No. 10686.—W. H. Grey and H. W. Parsons, dredge.
No. 10715.—P. and D. Duncan, Limited, plough-lever and riding-gear.
No. 10717.—C. A. Arnaboldi, swingletree.