Mar. 21.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 745

No. 13477.—14th March, 1901.—MAURICE DANIEL LARKIN, of Dayton, Ohio, United States of America, Manufacturer. Improvements in relief-valves.

Claims.—(1.) A relief-valve comprising a casing, a relief-port therein, a piston in said port, a stem from said piston having at opposite points rack-teeth and a longitudinally extending guide-rib engaging the casing, a guide-rib and rack-teeth, and a flap-valve pivoted in the casing and provided with teeth to engage those upon said stem, substantially as specified. (2.) A relief-valve comprising a casing, a cylindrical relief-port having an open end, a piston adapted to travel within and beyond the end of said port, a stem from said piston provided with a guide-rib and rack-teeth thereon, and a flap-valve pivoted within the casing and provided with means to engage the teeth upon said stem, substantially as specified. (3.) A relief-valve comprising a casing, a cylindrical relief-port having an open end and guide-fingers extended beyond the body portion thereof, a piston in said port adapted to travel over said fingers, a stem from said piston provided with rack-teeth, and a flap-valve pivoted within the casing and provided with means to engage said teeth, substantially as specified. (4.) A relief-valve comprising a casing provided with a seat in its wall, a relief-port for said casing, a piston in said port, a flap-valve curved to fit said seat, and means for connecting said valve and piston, substantially as specified. (5.) A relief-valve comprising a casing, a relief-port therein, a piston in said port, a stem from said piston having upon one face a longitudinal guide-rib and upon the opposite face a series of rack-teeth, and a valve within the casing adapted to mesh with said teeth and operate said stem, substantially as specified. (6.) A relief-valve comprising a casing, a cylindrical relief-port having spaced guide-fingers extended beyond its open end, a piston in said port adapted to traverse said fingers, a valve within said casing, and means connecting said valve and piston for simultaneous movement, substantially as specified. (7.) A relief-valve comprising a casing having a valve-seat or pocket and an enlarged path or way therein, a flap-valve curved in cross-section and pivoted within the casing to travel in said path and to lie within said seat, a relief-port from the casing, and means controlled by said valve for opening and closing said port, substantially as specified. (8.) A relief-valve comprising a casing provided with a curved seat in its walls and a curved path, a flap-valve pivoted in said casing and having a curved body to conform to said seat and a curved end to conform to said path, and means for operating said valve, substantially as specified.
(Specification, 5s. 6d.; drawings, 1s.)

No. 13478.—11th March, 1901.—GEORGE HALL, of Lepperton, Taranaki, New Zealand, Settler. An improvement in ear-marks for live-stock, and appliance for fixing the same.

Claims.—(1.) In an ear-mark for live-stock, a plate of any suitable non-rusting material adapted to bear a name, a number, or device, having a cone-headed sharp-pointed pin on its back. (2.) In an ear-mark for live-stock, a back plate, a combination of two discs of suitable metal having between them a plate of spring steel with a central hole and radial slits, the whole fastened together. (3.) In an ear-mark for live-stock, a plate having at its back a sharp-pointed cone-headed pin, and a back plate containing a steel spring plate with a central hole and radial slits, through which the head of the said pin may be forced but not withdrawn, substantially as shown and described.
(Specification, 3s. 6d.; drawing, 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, 20th March, 1901.

APPLICATIONS for Letters Patent, with provisional specifications, have been accepted as under:—
No. 13338.—28th January, 1901.—LINCOLN HOLLAND COWLES, of 557, Flinders Street, Melbourne, Victoria, Australasian Manager for D. M. Osborne and Co. (nominee of William N. Whitely, of Springfield, Ohio, United States of America). Improvements in reaping-and-binding harvesters.

No. 13440.—4th March, 1901.—DAVID FORTUNE ROLLO, of Harapipi, Waikato, Auckland, New Zealand, Settler. Improved appliances for milking cows.

No. 13441.—4th March, 1901.—DAVID FORTUNE ROLLO, of Harapipi, Waikato, Auckland, New Zealand, Settler. An improved appliance for dehorning cattle.

No. 13442.—1st March, 1901.—JOHN CARNEY, of Grey-mouth, New Zealand, Jeweller. An improved sand-blast.

No. 13443.—5th March, 1901.—JOSEPH GEORGE HOWARD, of 31, William Street, Melbourne, Victoria, Storeman. An improved metallic storage case, box, or can, which may be readily opened.

No. 13444.—5th March, 1901.—JOHN GELL, of Cable Bay, Nelson, New Zealand, Electrical Engineer. An improved device for moistening adhesive or other surfaces, also applicable for inking-pad for rubber and other stamps.

No. 13448.—6th March, 1901.—MARGARET ISABEL BOLTON, wife of Frederick George Bolton, of Wellington, New Zealand, Solicitor. Improved luggage-carrier for bicycles.

No. 13449.—6th March, 1901.—SOPHIA AUGUSTA FELTON, wife of George Felton, of Wellington, New Zealand, Civil Servant. An automatic foot-releasing railway-shunters’ and pointsmen’s boot.

No. 13452.—2nd March, 1901.—ARTHUR ERNEST OTWAY, Engineer, and FRANK VICTOR RAYMOND, Solicitor, both of Invercargill, New Zealand. Improvements in bicycle-frames to secure resilience therein.

No. 13457.—7th March, 1901.—JOSEPH HENRY LANCASHIRE, of 64, Barrow Road, Streatham Common, London, England, Engineer, and JAMES WESTHEAD WORSEY, of 137, Boundary Road, St. Helen’s, Lancaster, England, Chemist. Improvements in treating complex ores.

No. 13464.—8th March, 1901.—WILLIAM HENRY LAWRENCE, of Fowke Street, Richmond, Christchurch, New Zealand, Gardener. An improved watering-bench for pot-plants.

No. 13466.—8th March, 1901.—JOHN ATKINSON WALKER, of Melrose, Devonport, Auckland, New Zealand, Timber Merchant. An improved cover for closet-pans.

No. 13468.—13th March, 1901.—WILLIAM STYLES HAZELTON, of 394, High Street, Windsor, Victoria, Metallurgist. An improved apparatus for extracting gold and silver from slimes and other products.

No. 13472.—13th March, 1901.—THOMAS THEOPHILUS DRAPER, of 267, Little Collins Street, Melbourne, Victoria, Electrician. Improvements in apparatus for extracting liquid solutions from metalliferous slime, pulp, or sand.

No. 13475.—14th March, 1901.—JOHN GELL, of Cable Bay, Nelson, New Zealand, Electrical Engineer. Improvements in Wheatstone automatic perforators.

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 7th March, 1901, to the 20th March, 1901, inclusive:—
No. 12467.—The Sulphides Production (New Process), Limited, treating ores (F. Ellershausen).

No. 12599.—The British Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company, Limited, dynamo-electric machine (B.G. Lamme).

No. 12835.—W. P. Griffiths, separating wool from skins.

No. 12999.—V. Metzger, gate-hinge.

No. 13048.—A. Williams, boot.

No. 13049.—M. Dessau, liner for centrifugal machine.

No. 13050.—Electric Lighting Boards, Limited, contact appliance for electric glow-lamp (E. Greil and E. Audiger).

No. 13112.—The British Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company, Limited, protecting electrical apparatus (P. H. Thomas).

No. 13118.—W. B. Govett, brake.

No. 13168.—The British Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company, Limited, strap coil for electrical machine (J. P. Mallett).

No. 13189.—The British Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company, Limited, electrical distribution (H. R. Kent).

No. 13193.—T. R. Jordan, separating ores.

No. 13194.—T. R. Jordan, amalgamator.

No. 13195.—T. R. Jordan, crushing-machine.

No. 13198.—W. H. Eyres, shearing-machine.

No. 13202.—A. Potter, insecticide.

No. 13211.—F. J. Odling and W. Jamieson, separating magnetic particles from ores.