1916
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
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during the process of cleaning, and obviating the possibility
of the apparatus becoming inefficient through the warping
or sagging of the covers.
(Specification, 1s. 9d.; drawings, 3s.)

No. 12047.—4th October, 1899.—GEORGE BOARDMAN WEBB,
of Westfield, New Jersey, United States of America,
Mechanical Engineer. Improvements in measuring-faucets.

Claims.—(1.) A measuring-faucet comprising an approximately horizontal rear portion or shank, a forward and
downwardly inclined portion or spout, an upwardly directed
cylindrical extension containing registering mechanism and
a dial-plate, a fan-wheel revolvably mounted in the passage
of the spout, and having its shaft directed upwardly into the
extension and operatively connected with the mechanism
therein, and a valve or stopcock at the junction of the rear
portion, the front portion, and the upper extension of said
faucet, and adapted to shut off the faucet rearward of the
mechanism thereof, substantially as set forth. (2.) A
measuring-faucet comprising a body-portion having angled
members b and c, and an upwardly directed extension a", a
fan-wheel in the member b, mounted upon an inclined shaft
entering the extension a", and having a worm thereon, a
vertical arbor mounted in said extension, and provided with
a worm-wheel engaging the worm, a hand or indicator upon
said arbor, and a dial-plate beneath said hand, said faucet
being provided with a stopcock rearward of the registering
mechanism, substantially as set forth. (3.) A measuring-
faucet comprising a body-portion having angled members
b and c, an extension a", a fan-wheel revolvably mounted in
the member b, registering mechanism, and a dial-plate located
in the extension a" and actuated by said fan-wheel, a stop-
cock rearward of said mechanism, a movable and adjustable
strip 26 arranged in front of said stopcock to regulate the
flow of liquid, and an adjusting-screw in the side of the
faucet to manipulate said strip, substantially as set forth.
(4.) A measuring faucet provided with a tubular portion
having a fan-wheel longitudinally pivoted therein, a bearing-
ring inserted in a recess formed in the interior surface of
said tubular body-portion, said bearing-ring consisting of an
elastic strip of metal bent to conform to the walls of the
passage in said tubular body, and having a loop or fold projecting radially inward from the circumference, with an eye
or socket at the end of said loop or fold for said fan-
wheel, substantially as set forth. (5.) The measuring-
faucet described, having a body-portion having an upper
chamber, a lower flow-passage, and a perforated integral
partition between said chamber and passage, a fan-wheel
arranged in said passage, and having its shaft projecting
through the perforation in said partition into said chamber,
a bearing-ring for said shaft arranged in said passage, and
an arm projecting from the inner surface of said chamber,
and providing bearings for the upper end of the said shaft,
substantially as set forth. (6.) A measuring-faucet comprising an elbow-shaped tubular body-portion adapted to be
connected at one end to the source of supply and to discharge liquid from the other end, a chamber for registering
mechanism formed above the bend in said body-portion,
and registering mechanism therein, a fan-wheel pivoted in
the forwardly and downwardly inclined arm of the body-
portion, and having a shaft extending upward through the
wall of the flow-passage into said chamber, and connecting with the registering mechanism, the perforation for said
shaft being enlarged for a short distance in from the flow-
passage, and communicating with the open air by a lateral
aperture, an elastic ring arranged inside of the forwardly
and downwardly inclined passage, and providing a bearing
for the lower end of the fan-wheel shaft, a regulating-strip
fastened at one end flatwise against the interior wall of the
flow-passage, and an adjusting screw for forcing the other
end out from the wall to obstruct the flow-passage, and a
stopcock for shutting off the flow of liquid at a point nearer
the source of supply than said regulating-strip, fan-wheel
shaft, perforation, and fan-wheel, substantially as set forth.
(Specification, 11s.; drawings, 11s.)

No. 12051.—2nd October, 1899.—THOMAS SHALE, of Fairfield, near Dunedin, New Zealand, Farmer. Improved
apparatus for pasteurising and cooling milk.

Claims.—(1.) In sterilising or pasteurising milk and cooling same, the combination of a flat corrugated surface over
which the milk passes, such as C, C³, C⁵, being heated in
passing by steam, with a similar flat corrugated surface over
which the milk also passes, such as E, E³, E⁵, being cooled
in passing by cold water, all substantially as described and
explained, and as shown on the drawing. (2.) The combination with a boiler such as K, L, M, K¹, N, N¹, N², N³,
N⁵, C¹, of the heating apparatus such as C, C³, C⁵, H, I, J,

and the cooling apparatus such as E, E³, E⁵, I, H, J, all
substantially as described, and for the purposes set forth.
(Specification, 2s. 6d.; drawings, 6s.)

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
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have been inserted after the notice of each application. An
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The date of acceptance of each application is given after
the number.

Provisional Specifications.

Patent Office,
Wellington, 10th October, 1899.

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

No. 11966.—6th September, 1899.—WILLIAM EDWARD
RAMSAY, of Abberley Road, St. Albans, Canterbury, New
Zealand, Builder. The improvement of sash-weights.

No. 11972.—8th September, 1899.—ERNEST GEORGE
RAWNSLEY, of New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency
Company, Limited, of Christchurch, New Zealand, Accountant. An improved manure- and seed-sower.

No. 12017.—27th September, 1899.—CHARLES OAKE
ROSENBERG, of Wellington, New Zealand, Law Clerk. A
subdivider for the use of artists when sketching.

No. 12018.—27th September, 1899.—THOMAS SPEAR, of
Main Street, Gore, Southland, New Zealand, Grocer. Improved gold-saving apparatus.

No. 12019.—28th September, 1899.—WILLIAM EDINBOROUGH CHAMBERLAIN, of Feilding, New Zealand, Mechanical Engineer. An improvement in slashers.

No. 12020.—28th 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). Improvement in singlephase alternating-current generators.

No. 12021.—28th September, 1899.—FRANCIS ELLERSHAUSEN, of Broad Street House, London, England, Gentleman. Improvements in the treatment of flue-dust or fumes
from metallurgical furnaces.

No. 12026.—28th September, 1899.—JAMES PETCH SIMON
and JOHN SIMON, of George Street, Dunedin, New Zealand,
Boot Merchants. Improvements in boots and shoes.

No. 12028.—9th October, 1899.—ROBERT McGREGOR, of
Three Channel Flat, Westport, New Zealand, Miner. A
revolving sand-dredge and prospecting-pump.

No. 12029.—29th September, 1899.—JAMES PALMER CAMPBELL, of Wellington, New Zealand, Patent Agent (nominee of
Benjamin Garver Lamme, of 230, Stratford Avenue, Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America, Electrical
Engineer, and John Purington Mallett, of 6728, Simen
Avenue, Pittsburg aforesaid, Electrical Engineer). Improvements in electrical machines.

No. 12030.—29th September, 1899.—JAMES PALMER CAMPBELL, of Wellington, New Zealand, Patent Agent (nominee of
Benjamin Garver Lamme, of 230, Stratford Avenue, Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America, Electrical
Engineer). Improvement in alternating-current induction
motors.

No. 12031.—28th September, 1899.—HENRY ABEL FLATMAN,
of Lincoln Road, Christchurch, New Zealand, Engineer.
Improved hydraulic steering-gear for traction-engines.

No. 12032.—27th September, 1899.—ROBERT PEARCE GIBBONS, of Kopu, Thames, Auckland, New Zealand, Timber
Merchant. An improved method of circulating water in
steam-boilers.

No. 12035.—27th September, 1899.—ALEXANDER HAMILTON
CHAPMAN, of Kurow, Otago, New Zealand, Sheep-farmer.
An improved method of clearing snow and ice from the
cooling-pipes of freezing-chambers, cold-stores, and other
places where a low temperature is required.

No. 12036.—29th September, 1899.—WALTER CUTTEN, of
Princes Street, Dunedin, New Zealand, Consulting Engineer. An apparatus for the separation from a liquid of suspended solid matter.

No. 12037.—29th September, 1899.—RICHARD TOMLINE and
KARL GRAF, both of 204, St. Asaph Street, Christchurch,
New Zealand, Engineers. A hillside- and moulding-plough.

No. 12038.—29th September, 1899.—WALTER CUTTEN, of
Princes Street, Dunedin, New Zealand, Consulting Engineer. Improvements in lubricating the lower tumblers of
dredges.