SEPT. 19.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1879

a subsidiary switch as 35 operated by said main switch-operating mechanism and adapted to alternately form part of two different circuits between said thermostat and said circuit-closing device, substantially as described.
(Specification 6s. 6d., drawings 3s.)

No. 13998.—13th September, 1901.—THE CEREAL SUGAR COMPANY, a corporation organized under the laws of the State of Virginia, and doing business at 828, Gratiot Street, St. Louis, Missouri, United States of America (assignees of William Rilea Long, of 828, Gratiot Street, St. Louis, aforesaid, Sugar Engineer). Improvements in and relating to process and apparatus for refining grape-sugar.

Claims.—(1.) The process of treating crude grape-sugar which consists in expressing impurities therefrom when the sugar is in a hard, non-pastelike condition. (2.) The process of refining grape-sugar which consists in taking sugar of a hard, non-pastelike consistency, enclosing it in an envelope, and subjecting it to high pressure. (3.) The process of refining grape-sugar which consists in taking sugar of a hard, non-pastelike consistency, separating it into small flakes or particles, enclosing it in an envelope, and subjecting it to high pressure. (4.) The process described of refining grape-sugar, which consists in chipping the sugar when of a hard, non-pastelike consistency, then placing the same in an envelope, then pressing it into a cake, then subjecting it to a high pressure, and finally pulverising and drying it, substantially as set forth. (5.) In an apparatus of the character described, the combination of a frame having open ends and clamping-sides, a co-operating clamping-plate, and an envelope to contain a product to be treated under pressure to expel moisture therefrom, having its ends folded over the product to form closed ends and open sides, means carried by said plate, and means on the clamping-sides of said frame co-operating to yieldingly clamp the open sides of the envelope, substantially as described. (6.) In an apparatus of the character described, the combination of a series of frame plates arranged to receive envelopes containing a product to be treated under pressure to expel moisture therefrom, members positioned on the upper sides of said plates parallel with each other, pliable strips positioned between said members, and clamping-members located at the lower sides of said plates adapted to confine said envelopes by clamping them at their edges between said clamping-members and pliable strips, substantially as described.
(Specification, 7s. ; drawings, 1s.)

No. 13999. — 13th September, 1901. — CHARLES OTTO MICHEL, of 125, Cuba Street, Wellington, New Zealand, Gentleman. An improved ladder for fire-escape and other purposes.

Claim.—A ladder consisting of links connected alternately by bolts and pivots, and having treads fastened to such bolts, and the ends of the treads being made to project in the form of handles, substantially as described, and as shown drawn.
(Specification, 1s. 9d. ; drawings, 1s.)

F. WALDEGRAVE,
Registrar.

An asterisk (*) denotes the complete specification of an invention for which a provisional specification has been already lodged.

NOTE.—The cost of copying the specification and drawings has 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.

The date of acceptance of each application is given after the number.

Provisional Specifications.

Patent Office,
Wellington, 18th September, 1901.

APPLICATIONS for Letters Patent, with provisional specifications, have been accepted as under:—
No. 13756.—26th June, 1901.—JOHN HUGH ALEXANDER MCPHEE, of Dunedin, New Zealand, Teacher, and JOHN ERNEST LELLIOT CULL, of Greymouth, New Zealand, Civil Engineer. Improved apparatus for removing tailings and the like.

No. 13929.—24th August, 1901.—FREDERICK GOULD BATE SANDERS, of 11, Sydney Street, Wellington, New Zealand. A steel vehicle-tire.

No. 13967.—4th September, 1901.—GEORGE EDWARD RHODES, of Ellerslie, Auckland, New Zealand, Builder. An improved device for starting horse and other races.

No. 13968.—4th September, 1901.—JOHN ALGEN BELK, of Feilding, New Zealand, Coachbuilder. Improved means for sustaining and fastening window-sashes, blind-rollers, and the like.

No. 13970.—5th September, 1901.—REUBEN SPARROW, of Richardson Street, South Melbourne, Victoria, Engineer, and NICOLAY FAHRENHOLTZ JENSEN, of 21, High Street, Malvern, near Melbourne aforesaid, Nurseryman. An improved hub-brake for cycles, automobiles, and other road vehicles.

No. 13971.—5th September, 1901.—FREDERICK WOODWARD, of 412, Punt Road, South Yarra, near Melbourne, Victoria, Carrier. Improved means for securing straps to buckles.

No. 13972.—5th September, 1901.—OSBORN TIPTON, of 189, Drummond Street, Carlton, Victoria, Builder. Improvements in devices for distributing manure or seed, or both, and for facilitating sowing at regular intervals.

No. 13974.—2nd September, 1901.—JAMES POYNTON EVANS, of Opotiki, Auckland, New Zealand, Tinsmith. An aerator, cooler, and strainer combined for milk and other fluids.

No. 13975.—3rd September, 1901.—ALBERT HENRY WATKINS, of Dunedin, New Zealand, Rabbiter. Improvements in traps for catching rats, rabbits, and the like.

No. 13977.—5th September, 1901.—WILLIAM CHARLES CAMPBELL, of Wanganui, New Zealand, Carpenter. An improvement in water-tanks and cisterns.

No. 13978.—6th September, 1901.—EDGAR NORTON HEYCOCK, of Dunedin, New Zealand, Clerk. Improved stand for holding utensils over a fire.

No. 13979.—9th September, 1901.—ISAAC HARRISON, of Wellington, New Zealand, Condiment-manufacturer. An improved method of fixing concrete, plaster, or cement to wooden surfaces.

No. 13980.—9th September, 1901.—WILLIAM AUGUSTINE COLLINS, of Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand, Settler. Improved means for holding the legs of cows while being milked.

No. 13982.—4th September, 1901.—JOHN CAMERON FRASER, of Coromandel, New Zealand, Engineer. An improved water motor.

No. 13983.—10th September, 1901.—FREDERICK WILLIAM BUCKINGHAM, of Kaponga, New Zealand, Blacksmith. Improvements in the shaft-tugs of harness.

No. 13988.—10th September, 1901.—CHARLES HILL, of 100, King Street, Sydney, New South Wales, Architect. An automatic safety fireproof shutter for lift-openings.

No. 13989.—11th September, 1901.—MANSON THEODORE WEST, of Ngaire, Taranaki, New Zealand, Dairy-factory Manager. Milk-can lid.

No. 14000.—13th September, 1901.—THOMAS POYNTER, of 156, Tinakori Road, Wellington, New Zealand, Bootmaker. An unpuncturable pneumatic tire.

No. 14001.—13th September, 1901.—JOHN DAVID DUDLEY, of Pukerau, Otago, New Zealand, Miner. An improved gold-saving appliance.

No. 14002.—13th September, 1901.—JOHN FOSTER, of Dunedin, New Zealand, Bootmaker. Apparatus for cleaning boots, shoes, knives, and the like.

No. 14004.—14th September, 1901.—ROBERT WLADISLAS de MONTALK, of Auckland, New Zealand, Architect. An asphalt.

No. 14006.—16th September, 1901.—AUSTIN WALSH, of Wyndham Street, Auckland, New Zealand, Tobacco- and Cigar-manufacturer. A new or improved material for making pouches or packages for containing tobacco and some other substances.

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 3rd September, 1901, to the 18th September, 1901, inclusive:—
No. 12642.—C. Suttie, roller crushing-mill.
No. 12650.—C. J. Cooze and P. L. Hollings, non-refillable bottle.
No. 12659.—R. A. McLeod, winch.
No. 12901.—C. H. Ward, ore-furnace.
No. 13116.—H. Shaw, knife-cleaner.
No. 13263.—E. Waters, jun., linotype machine. (The Linotype Company, Limited—W. H. Lock, P. C. Lawless, F. C. Dolby, R. C. Elliott, and O. Holliwell.)
No. 13264.—E. Waters, jun., linotype-machine mould. (The Linotype Company, Limited—I. Hall.)