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ceiver, holes in the bottom of the receiver, a perforated dish below the receiver, a support capable of holding water between the receiver and the dish, legs for steadying the receiver, sockets for engaging the top and bottom of the support, a frame with legs and claws for supporting the dish above an ordinary pail, substantially as set forth. (3.) The milk aerator and cooler consisting of parts constructed, arranged, and operating substantially as set forth.
(Specification, 1s. 9d.; drawings, 5s. 6d.)

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.*

Claims.—(1.) In a water-closet-flushing cistern provided with an annular siphon, the combination with the said annular siphon of an additional siphon D, one leg of which is passed through the cap or cylinder C, and extending within and a little below the said annular siphon into the chamber E, and preferably turned up at end, the other leg extending outside said cap or cylinder to nearly the bottom of cistern, and either turned up at the end or turned around said cap or cylinder, substantially as and for the purpose described, and illustrated in the drawings. (2.) In a water-closet flushing cistern provided with a U-shaped siphon, the combination with said siphon of an additional siphon D, one leg of which is passed through one leg or arm of said U siphon extending a little below said arm or leg into chamber below, and preferably turned up at end, the other leg extending outside said U siphon to nearly the bottom of cistern, and either turned up at the end or turned around arm or leg of said U siphon, substantially as described, and illustrated in the drawings.
(Specification, 2s. 9d.; drawings, 3s.)

No. 12268.—29th December, 1899.—ERNEST ROBERT GODWARD, of Invercargill, New Zealand, Engineer. Improvements in tools for boring post-holes.*

Claims.—(1.) In a tool for boring post-holes, the combination of a shaft provided with a suitable handle, a cutter, a coarse thread on the bottom of the shaft, substantially as set forth. (2.) The improved tool for boring post-holes comprising parts constructed and arranged substantially as set forth.
(Specification, 1s.; drawings, 3s.)

No. 12334.—23rd January, 1900.—WILLIAM BURRELL, of 193, Abbotsford Street, North Melbourne, Victoria, Stonemason, and JAMES WILLIAM STORY, of 201, William Street, Melbourne aforesaid, Merchant. An improved crate for packing or exporting rabbits.*

Extract from Specification.—This invention relates to a former one for which we applied for New Zealand Letters Patent No. 11855 on the 23rd day of August, 1899 (acceptance of complete specification advertised in Gazette No. 50, of 7th June, 1900), and it consists in certain improvements in or relating to that crate. The main object of the present invention is to facilitate the packing of the rabbits within the improved crate, and also to dispense with the comparatively expensive galvanised-iron hooks used for supporting the carcases of the rabbits when packed within the crate, as set forth in our former invention.

Claim.—An improved crate for packing or exporting rabbits, constructed as illustrated, having longitudinally extending bars A, B, B', arranged to support the two rows of rabbits in the manner specified.
(Specification, 3s.; drawings, 3s.)

No. 12444.—7th March, 1900.—THE BRITISH WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC AND MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LIMITED, of Westinghouse Building, Norfolk Street, Strand, London, England, Manufacturers (assignees of Benjamin Garver Lamme, of 230, Stratford Avenue, Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America, Electrical Engineer). Method of and installation for operating two-phase electric motors.*

Claims.—(1.) The method of starting a two-phase electric motor or operating the same economically under light load from a two-phase generator which consists in supplying the motor with currents from adjacent side leads of the generator or from two adjacent side leads and a joint intermediate lead 17 of the circuit. (2.) An installation consisting of a two-phase generator supplying two-phase currents in quadrature to four wires 3, 4, 5, 6, and a fifth intermediate wire 17, the voltage between this intermediate wire and any of the four leads being less than that between any two of said leads. (3.) An installation consisting of a two-phase generator having an open coil or two-circuit armature-winding supplying current to a five-wire circuit, the fifth wire 17 being connected to the junction of the two armature circuits. (4.) An open coil or two-circuit two-phase electric generator in which the armature windings are unsymmetrically connected in star fashion, so that the voltage between the junction-point and two of the terminals is less than that between said point and the other terminals. (5.) The various arrangements for operating two-phase electric motors substantially as described.
(Specification, 4s. 9d.; drawings, 3s.)

No. 12448.—9th March, 1900.—THE BRITISH WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC AND MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LIMITED, of Westinghouse Building, Norfolk Street, Strand, London, England, Manufacturers (assignees of Benjamin Garver Lamme, of 230, Stratford Avenue, Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America, Electrical Engineer). Improvements in dynamo-electric machines.*

Claims.—(1.) The method of balancing the magnetic circuits of direct or alternating current generators which consists in providing on the armature one or more closed windings independent of the main armature-windings, and symmetrically located with reference to the field-magnet poles. (2.) In a dynamo-electric machine having the usual field-magnet and armature windings, means for balancing the magnetic circuits comprising one or more closed armature-windings having generating-conductors symmetrically located with reference to the field-magnet poles. (3.) Dynamo-electric machines provided with auxiliary closed armature-windings arranged and operating substantially as described, for the purpose specified.
(Specification, 2s. 9d.; drawings, 5s. 6d.)

No. 12557.—24th April, 1900.—THE BRITISH WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC AND MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LIMITED, of Westinghouse Building, Norfolk Street, Strand, London, England, Manufacturers (assignees of Thomas Steel Perkins, of Idlewood, Pennsylvania, United States of America, Electrical Engineer). Improvements in controllers for electric motors.*

Claims.—(1.) For electric motors, a controller of the kind described, having arc shields provided with magnetic flux conductors projecting between adjacent contact-fingers and in proximity to the pole-pieces of the blow out magnet or magnets, for the purpose specified. (2.) An electrical controller having two series of arc shields, the magnetic flux conductors of one series projecting from one of the pole-pieces of the blow-out magnet or magnets, and alternating with the magnetic flux conductors of the other series which project from the other pole-piece of the blow-out magnet or magnets, for the purpose specified. (3.) Electrical controllers provided with arc shields constructed and operating substantially as described.
(Specification, 5s.; drawings, £2 2s.)

No. 12560.—24th April, 1900.—THE BRITISH WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC AND MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LIMITED, of Westinghouse Building, Norfolk Street, Strand, London, England. Manufacturers (assignees of Alexander Jay Wurtz, of Westinghouse Building, Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America, Engineer). Improvements in and relating to lightning-arresters.*

Claims.—(1.) A lightning-arrester having a divided sparking terminal, and a plurality of resistance rods severally connected at one end to the divisions of the sparking terminal, substantially as described. (2.) A resistance rod having a stiffening cover or sheath attached thereto by adhesive material. (3.) The method of forming a resistance rod which consists in making a mixture of comminuted conducting, non-conducting, and binding materials, compressing such mixture into the form desired, and then applying alternate layers of adhesive and stiffening materials. (4.) A resistance rod manufactured as described. (5.) A lightning-arrester constructed and operating substantially as described with reference to Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawings.
(Specification, 3s.; drawings, 5s. 6d.)

No. 12623.—15th May, 1900.—JOHN HUGH ALEXANDER MCPHEE, of Leith House, Howe Street, Dunedin, New Zealand, B.A., Teacher. Improvement in gold-saving apparatus for magnetic-sand extraction.*

[NOTE.—The title in this case has been altered. (See list Provisional Specifications, Gazette No. 50, of the 7th June, 1900.)]

Claims.—(1.) In the separation of ironsand from the rest of gold bearing wash, the combination of all the portions of the rim of a pulley E, E, E, E, Fig. 1, formed into an electromagnet by a constant current of electricity from C passing successively round all the arms of the pulley B, B, making them all as B¹, B¹, to the return at D¹, D, on the shaft A,