Mar. 7.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 627

No. 13438.—28th February, 1901.—ERNEST APPLETON, of Hokitika, New Zealand, Boring and Prospecting Expert. Improved method of and means for removing obstructions met with when boring for prospecting purposes.

Claims.—(1.) The described improved method of removing obstructions met with when boring for prospecting purposes, consisting in the employment of dynamite and fuse attached to a suitable rod lowered within a temporary tube inside the main boring-pipe, said temporary tube and boring-pipe being withdrawn a suitable distance out of the way when the charge is exploded, substantially as described, and illustrated in the drawings. (2.) In appliances for boring for prospecting purposes, the employment of a temporary tube B lowered within the main boring-pipe A, within which tube a rod C, with fuse and dynamite attached, may be lowered on to the obstacle to be removed, substantially as set forth.
(Specification, 2s.; drawings, 1s.)

F. WALDEGRAVE,
Registrar.

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 notes for the cost of copying.
An asterisk (*) denotes the complete specification of an invention for which a provisional specification has been already lodged.
The date of acceptance of each application is given after the number.

Provisional Specifications.

Patent Office,
Wellington, 6th March, 1901.

APPLICATIONS for Letters Patent, with provisional specifications, have been accepted as under:—
No. 13356.—30th January, 1901.—DONALD WOOD MACKAY, Sawmiller, and ALEXANDER HUTTON, Engineer, both of Mataura, New Zealand. Improvements in spark-arresters and the like.
No. 13368.—5th February, 1901.—MALCOLM DANIEL McLEOD, of General Post Office, Wellington, New Zealand (nominee of Hector Norman McLeod, of Wellington aforesaid, Clerk). Improved dredging apparatus.
No. 13395.—13th February, 1901.—ROBERT BENJAMIN WILLIAMS, of 12, Havelock Street, St. Kilda, Victoria, Engineer. An improved method and means for coastal, sea, and other dredging.
No. 13398.—13th February, 1901.—PETER POWER JOSEPH CLINTON, of Nelligen, New South Wales, Shipping Agent. Improvements in brakes for two-wheeled vehicles.
No. 13400.—13th February, 1901.—JOSEPH GAUT, of 63, Renwick Street, Leichhardt, Sydney, New South Wales, Artist. Improvements in firearms.
No. 13401.—13th February, 1901.—JOSEPH GAUT, of 63, Renwick Street, Leichhardt, Sydney, New South Wales, Artist. Improvements in small arms.
No. 13413.—18th February, 1901.—WALTER SCARF, Blacksmith, and THOMAS EDWARD TAYLOR, Auctioneer, both of Christchurch, New Zealand. A scythe-brace for bracing a scythe-blade to the scythe-handle.
No. 13415.—18th February, 1901.—JOHN MONTGOMERY, of Wellington, New Zealand, Commercial Traveller. Improvements in railways.
No. 13423.—21st February, 1901.—WILLIAM MATTHEW McILWRICK, of 436, Chancery Lane, Melbourne, Victoria, Barrister and Solicitor. Improvements in and relating to export crates for rabbits and similar animals.
No. 13425.—22nd February, 1901.—WALTER PECK, of Dunedin, New Zealand, Engineer. Centrifugal tailings-elevator.
No. 13427.—26th February, 1901.—FRANK MARRYAT NORRIS, of Hunter ville, New Zealand, Settler. A bottle insuring the genuineness of its initial contents.
No. 13431.—27th February, 1901.—WILLIAM MUNRO WHISHAW, of Palmerston North, New Zealand, Farmer. An improved saucepan.
No. 13432.—26th February, 1901.—FRANK KETTLE, of High Street, Roslyn, New Zealand, Wool-buyer. Improvements in machines for scouring wool or other fibres.
No. 13433.—1st March, 1901.—WALTER EDWIN DOUGLAS, of Bloomfield Square, Gunnedah, New South Wales, Carpenter, and THOMAS GEORGE GREEDY, of Barber Street, Gunnedah aforesaid, Blacksmith. An improved combined hand-barrow or truck and elevator.

No. 13434.—1st March, 1901.—HENRY EVANS, of Narrawa, New South Wales, Miner. An improved gold-saving appliance.

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.

LIST of Letters Patent sealed from the 21st February, 1901, to the 6th March, 1901, inclusive:—
No. 11930.—A. E. King, rabbit-trap.
No. 12082.—W. M. Ashton, sheep-holder.
No. 12083.—W. N. E. Mason and J. Wright, milk-jug.
No. 12135.—J. C. Fraser, recovering gold.
No. 12169.—W. H. Cutten, dredge-bucket.
No. 12175.—H. L. Mainland, animal-trap.
No. 12180.—C. Tandy, horse-shoe.
No. 12234.—J. M. Taylor and H. Oakley, closet-cistern.
No. 12414.—B. Kershaw, meat-covering fabric.
No. 12415.—T. Burrell, tire.
No. 12437.—W. Healey, slop-bucket and commode.
No. 12492.—W. Chapman, electric railway.
No. 12632.—E. R. Hill, electro-pneumatic controller.
No. 12717.—H. Rose and W. Hockin, automatic wheel.
No. 12722.—The New Taite Howard Pneumatic Tool Company, Limited, pneumatic hammer (J. Boyer).
No. 12787.—J. and J. Rapson, wire-strainer.
No. 12849.—J. S. Morton, pump.
No. 12884.—The British Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company, Limited, electric railway (R. C. Parsons, R. Belfield, and W. Chapman).
No. 12925.—H. S. Russell, lining casks, &c.
No. 13039.—D. Marks, apparatus for treating auriferous wash (R. Gregory).
No. 13060.—F. G. Hughes, bandolier (J. Hylard).
No. 13061.—Electric Lighting Boards, Limited, electric-lamp conductors (J. A. Halford).
No. 13062.—W. J. Linton, air-compressor.
No. 13063.—A. Tropenas, manufacturing steel.
No. 13064.—J. Darling, window for railway-carriages, &c.
No. 13070.—J. Quinn, J. H. Turland, and W. G. Archer, sen., harvester.
No. 13073.—A. F. Thompson, sealing-buckle for mailbags.
No. 13094.—F. W. Bright, cooling and rinsing cans of cooked food.
No. 13095.—Hon. W. Rothschild, G. D. Smith, and J. A. Wilding, ammunition-box.
No. 13097.—Marconi’s Wireless Telegraph Company, Limited, electrical receiver (G. Marconi).
No. 13098.—A. S. Hartrick, boot-sole.
No. 13099.—J. H. Lee, treating ores.
No. 13100.—The British Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company, Limited, electric-conductor support (G. Wright and C. Aalborg).
No. 13101.—The British Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company, Limited, protecting electrical apparatus (P. H. Thomas).
No. 13102.—The British Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company, Limited, induction motor (B. G. Lamme).
No. 13103.—The British Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company, Limited, electric distribution (N. W. Storer).
No. 13120.—W. Anderson, sheep-truck.
No. 13121.—J. H. Cooke and J. S. H. Hammond, tire.
No. 13123.—W. Bradley, acetylene-generator.
No. 13124.—C. Stanley, air-ship.
No. 13138.—C. Pritchard and H. Smith, draught-excluder for door.
No. 13141.—S. R. Bellingham, D. Fell, and N. P. Richards, container.
No. 13142.—W. L. Corson, exhaust-mechanism for explosive engine.
No. 13143.—J. Woodhead, cramp.
No. 13156.—F. Gale and J. Hemphill, ploughing and sowing.
No. 13159.—J. E. Thornton and C. F. S. Rothwell, photographic film.
No. 13160.—H. F. Kirkpatrick-Picard, treating ores.
No. 13161.—C. E. Manton and J. W. Rayfield, smelting process.
No. 13162.—J. Aitken, pump.
No. 13165.—A. C. and L. S. Andersen, producing air-pressure in tires.

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