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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

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No. 11776.—8th July, 1899.—JOSEPH TEMPERLEY, of Marton, New Zealand, Saddler. Improvements in fastening covers for horses, cows, and other animals.*

[NOTE.—The title in this case has been altered. See list Provisional Specifications, Gazette No. 63, of the 20th July, 1899.]

Claims.—(1.) On a horse-cover, the means of attachment or fastening as described, and shown by the drawings, which secures the cover to the horse, and has when in use a pulley-like movement. (2.) In a cover for horses or other animals, a strap such as A, having a dee ring or pulley such as B; a strap such as C, which is secured to one side of the cover, passes through the dee ring or pulley, and is buckled or suitably fastened to the other side of the cover, substantially as and for the purposes described.
(Specification, 1s. 9d.; drawings, 3s.)

No. 11890.—14th August, 1899.—BADISCHE ANILIN- AND SODA-FABRIK, of Ludwigshafen-on-Rhine, Germany, a company incorporated according to the laws of the Grand Duchy of Baden (assignees of Rudolf Knietsch, of Ludwigshafen-on-Rhine aforesaid, Doctor of Philosophy). Improvements in the manufacture of sulphuric anhydride.

Claims.—(1.) The improvement in the manufacture of sulphuric anhydride consisting in purifying gases containing sulphur-dioxide, prior to their use in the contact process, by systematically removing the impurities set forth, whilst preventing the formation of other noxious bodies, until the tests described are satisfied, all substantially as described. (2.) The improvement in the manufacture of sulphuric anhydride, consisting in purifying gases containing sulphur-dioxide by introducing steam into the hot gases, cooling the gases, and then thoroughly washing the gases, whilst preventing the formation of other noxious bodies, until the tests aforesaid are satisfied, all substantially as described. (3.) The improvement in the manufacture of sulphuric anhydride by the contact process, consisting in subjecting the contact-mass to a regulated cooling so as to remove the excess of heat due to the reaction. (4.) The several arrangements or constructions of apparatus, substantially as described, and severally illustrated in Figs. I. to IV.a of the drawings, for the purposes explained. (5.) The improvement in the manufacture of sulphuric anhydride by the contact process consisting in so constructing the apparatus that it can be worked at pressures differing but little from atmospheric pressure, the same being attained by arrangement of the contact-mass so that it is capable of being effectively cooled, and the layers of which it consists are supported so that they cannot press upon one another, and no other path is open to the gases except through the contact-mass. (6.) For use in the manufacture of sulphuric anhydride, a vessel for containing the contact-mass, such vessel having supported at intervals in its interior perforated or reticulated trays or plates, which support layers of the contact-mass, the gas passing through the contact-mass at approximately atmospheric pressure, substantially as and for the purposes described with reference to Figs. V. and V.a of the drawing. (7.) The improvement in the manufacture of sulphuric anhydride by the contact process consisting in first purifying the gases to be treated until the tests described are satisfied, then passing them into the apparatus containing the contact-substance, and removing from it, in a regulated way, the excess of heat due to the reaction. (8.) The improved process for the manufacture of sulphuric anhydride which consists in first purifying the gases to be treated till the tests described are satisfied, then passing the said gases through the contact-mass, whilst cooling the same in the regulated manner described, the said contact-mass being arranged in layers that cannot press upon one another, and leave no path to the gases except through the contact-mass, all substantially as described. (9.) The improved process of manufacture of sulphuric anhydride which consists in obtaining a substantially quantitative yield by the combination of (a) the purification of the gases, (b) the regulated temperature of the contact-mass. (10.) In the process claimed in the ninth claim, the arrangements of the contact-mass so as to permit working at pressures differing but little from atmospheric pressure, substantially as described.
(Specification, £1 5s.; drawings, £1 7s. 6d.)

No. 12244.—15th December, 1899.—EDWARD THOMAS, of Auckland, New Zealand, Mine-manager. Method for stopping growth of marketable onions.

Claim.—The use of a metal plate having a partly flat surface and partly spike formation heated to about red-heat, and the application thereto of the sprouting or growing part only of the onion.
(Specification, 1s. 3d.)

No. 12250.—21st December, 1899.—WILLIAM BLAKER, of 97, Queen Victoria Street, London, England, Manufacturer. An automatic rotary advertising-device.

Claims.—(1.) An advertising-device for vehicles, shops, hotels, and like places, consisting of one or more rollers arranged horizontally, vertically, or as preferred, on the exterior surfaces of which advertisements are displayed, said rollers being caused to rotate intermittently by means of a clockwork motor; said motor can also be arranged to ring a bell to attract notice if desired. The above-described mechanism being mounted in and on an ornamental cabinet or other suitable frame, substantially as described and set forth. (2.) In an advertising-device for vehicles, shops, hotels, and like places, the special clockwork motor as described for causing rollers to rotate intermittently and ring a bell or gong at the time of changing the advertisements, substantially as described and set forth. (3.) In an advertising-device for vehicles, shops, hotels, and like places, the combination of the means as described for preventing backward motion of the advertising-rollers, with the horizontal shaft m¹, and flexible angle coupling formed by the spring shown for driving the vertical shaft o, substantially as described and set forth. (4.) In an advertising-device for vehicles and like purposes, the special construction and arrangement of parts whereby the said device will withstand the vibration of a vehicle in motion without injury or stoppage of the mechanism, and, moreover, can be fixed to said vehicle in any desired position, as described and set forth.
(Specification, 4s.; drawings, 5s. 6d.)

No. 12251.—21st December, 1899.—WILLIAM PERCY JONES, of Manaccan Board School, St. Martin’s R.S.O., Cornwall, England, Schoolmaster, and HENRY MONTAGUE BATES, of 31, Elgin Crescent, Bayswater, London, England, Gentleman. A new or improved match.

Claims.—(1.) In a non-phosphorus, non-poisonous, “strike-anywhere” match, the combination of chlorate of potash, sulphide antimony, thiosulphates of heavy metals, oxide manganese, bichromate potash, glass-powder or the like, red prussiate of potash, gelatine glue or the like, substantially in the proportions set forth. (2.) A paste for the manufacture of non-phosphorus, non-poisonous matches, capable of being struck and ignited on any ordinary striking-surface, substantially as set forth.
(Specification, 1s. 9d.)

No. 12253.—21st December, 1899.—ERNEST BURTON, of Wickham Terrace, Brisbane, Queensland, Dentist, and RICHARD BOYD ECHLIN, of Toowong, near Brisbane aforesaid, Journalist. An improved scratching-board for sports and race-meetings.

Claims.—(1.) The general construction, arrangements, and combinations of the whole of the parts forming a complete scratching-board for sports and race-meetings, to show on both sides thereof the numbers of the starters and the numbers scratched in any event, substantially as described and explained, and as illustrated in the drawings. (2.) Sectional parallel strips arranged in the form of a louvre, secured by pivots C (as shown in Fig. 2), divided by perpendicular strips F into equal spaces E (as shown in Fig. 1), all bound together in a suitable manner to frame D, as described and explained, and as illustrated in the drawings. (3.) Shutters B secured at one corner to pivots C between the sectional parallel strips so as to work easily up and down, and connected by connecting pivots M to wires or chains passing over pulleys N to operating-levers T, arranged and operating in the manner and for the purposes described and explained, and as illustrated in the drawings. (4.) Receptacle or case X to receive the movable slides H, and movable slides H connected by wires or chains passing over pulleys to operating-levers T¹, arranged and operating in the manner and for the purposes described and explained, and as illustrated in the drawings. (5.) Levers T and T¹, with springs W and gridiron-shaped frames U and U¹, with notches Y and Y¹, connected by wires or chains to the shutters B and movable slides H respectively, arranged and operating in the manner and for the purposes described and explained, and as illustrated in the drawings. (6.) In combination with our scratching-board, bell G, operating in the manner and for the purpose described and explained.
(Specification, 7s. 3d.; drawings, 8s.)

No. 12254.—21st December, 1899.—ERNEST BURTON, of Wickham Terrace, Brisbane, Queensland, Dentist, and RICHARD BOYD ECHLIN, of Toowong, near Brisbane aforesaid, Journalist. An improved judges’ recorder for sports and race-meetings.