Num. 46.

1035

SUPPLEMENT

TO THE

NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE

OF

FRIDAY, MAY 25, 1900.

Published by Authority.

WELLINGTON, FRIDAY, MAY 25, 1900.

Despatch.—Declaration with Grand Duchy of Luxemburg
relative to Trade-marks.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 8th May, 1900.

THE following despatch and enclosure, received from
Her Majesty’s Principal Secretary of State for the
Colonies, are published for general information.

WM. HALL-JONES,
For Minister of Justice.

(Circular.) Downing Street, 27th February, 1900.
SIR,—I have the honour to transmit to you, for the informa-
tion of your Government, a copy of a declaration between
the United Kingdom and the Grand Duchy of Luxemburg
respecting the reciprocal protection of trade-marks, signed at
Luxemburg on the 25th January, 1900.

I have, &c.,
J. CHAMBERLAIN.

The Officer administering the Government
of New Zealand.

DECLARATION BETWEEN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND THE
GRAND DUCHY OF LUXEMBURG RESPECTING THE RECI-
PROCAL PROTECTION OF TRADE-MARKS.

Signed at Luxemburg, 25th January, 1900.

THE Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain
and Ireland and the Government of the Grand Duchy of
Luxemburg being desirous of securing a complete and effec-
tive protection to the manufacturing industry of the native
subjects of the two countries, the undersigned, being duly
authorised to that effect, have agreed upon the following
provisions :—

Article 1. British subjects in the Grand Duchy of Luxem-
burg, and Luxemburg subjects in the United Kingdom of
Great Britain and Ireland, shall enjoy, with regard to marks
of manufacture and trade, the same protection as native
subjects.

Article 2. In order to secure for their marks the protection
stipulated for by the preceding article, British subjects in
the Grand Duchy of Luxemburg, and Luxemburg subjects in
the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, must
fulfil the formalities prescribed to that effect by the laws of
the two countries,

Article 3. The present arrangement shall take effect from
the date of its official publication in the two countries, and
shall remain in force until the expiration of the twelve
months immediately following a denunciation made by one
or the other of the contracting parties.

In witness whereof the undersigned have signed the pre-
sent declaration, and have affixed thereto the seal of their
arms.

Done in duplicate in Luxemburg, the 25th January, 1900.
[L.S.] HENRY HOWARD.
[L.S.] EYSCHEN.

Notice of Acceptance of Complete Specifications.

Patent Office,
Wellington, 23rd May, 1900.

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. 11724.—14th June, 1899.—WILLIAM MCAUSLIN, of
Alford Forest Road, Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand,
Wool-spinner. An improved generator for acetylene-gas
lamps.*

Claim.—The annular space between canisters A and B,
forming a water-jacket.
(Specification, 1s. 6d.; drawings, 3s.)

No. 11778.—5th July, 1899.—JOSEPH LOWDEN, of Eglinton
Road, Mornington, Dunedin, New Zealand, Engineer. Im-
proved apparatus for coupling and uncoupling railway rolling-
stock.*

[NOTE.—The title in this case has been altered. (See list Pro-
visional Specifications, Gazette No. 63, of 20th July, 1899.)]

Claims.—(1.) The improved apparatus for coupling and
uncoupling rolling-stock consisting of the mechanical parts