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leather cover forming an upper, with means for fastening said upper over the foot of the wearer, substantially as specified and illustrated.
(Specification, 1s. 9d.; drawing, 1s.)

No. 17469.—12th January, 1904.—WILBUR FENELON YOUNG, of 68, Monmouth Street, Springfield, Massachusetts, United States of America, Manufacturer. An improved gaslight or other heater.

Claims.—(1.) A combined gaslight-globe and air-heater consisting of a metallic casing having an inner wall of dome shape with large central bottom opening and smaller top central opening, and having an outer surrounding annular wall, the upper and lower portions of which are inwardly extended and merged into and joined to said inner wall, creating the enclosed annular air-heating chamber j, and said casing having a series of openings through its bottom outside of said bottom central opening, and openings k through its top outside of said top central opening, substantially as and for the purpose set forth. (2.) The combination with a gaslight burner and the circular surrounding skeleton globe supporting frame, of a metallic casing removably resting on said skeleton frame, which metallic casing has an inner wall of dome shape with large central bottom opening and smaller top opening, and having an outer separated and surrounding annular wall, the upper and lower portions of which are merged into and joined to said inner wall, creating the enclosed annular or heating chamber j, and having a series of openings i through its bottom outside of said bottom central opening, and top openings k through its top outside of said top central openings, substantially as described.
(Specification, 3s. 6d.; drawing, 1s.)

No. 17470.—12th January, 1904.—EDWIN PHILLIPS, of 533, Collins Street, Melbourne, Victoria, Certified Patent Agent and Engineer (nominee of Louis Sachse, of Oroville, Butte, California, United States of America, Miner). A gold-saving apparatus.

Extract from Specification.—This invention is carried out by providing for the bringing of the tailings or gold-carrying waters forcibly into contact with amalgamating surfaces, and by employing a body of liquid mercury in an amalgamating-box, together with amalgamating-plates which are arranged above the body of mercury in said box, and are arranged alternately with less and greater passages beneath these respectively, so that the waters will flow both over and under one of the amalgamating-plates and will be forced to flow under a succeeding amalgamating-plate between such plate and the body of mercury, and then over and under another amalgamating-plate, and then preferably under another amalgamating plate, and up over an inclined floor and out of the box through an outlet which is controlled and restricted to correspond with the volume of waters passing through the apparatus so as to cause the water to rise above and flow over the amalgamating-plates as above stated, at considerable depth, to cause the liquid to impinge forcibly on the surface of the mercury. Means may also be provided at the surface of the mercury to break up the current of liquid at that place and cause the same to contact with the mercury and to keep the mercury-surface free and bright. Preferably such means consists in one or more amalgamating-rollers and means to positively rotate the same. The rollers may be held in the mercury at a required depth by suitable means. Provision is also made for precipitating and separating from the flowing waters or tailings and the silica carried thereby all of the ironsands before said waters or tailings reach the amalgamating-box. A further object is to provide means whereby a large volume of tailings or other mineral-carrying waters can be treated satisfactorily by a comparatively small apparatus. Provision is also made for preventing any loss of mercury from the apparatus, and also for keeping the mercury lively. This invention includes the apparatus and the combinations and parts thereof described and claimed, reference being made to the drawings, which illustrate the invention in a form which is deemed most advisable.
(Specification, £1 10s.; drawings, 4s.)
[NOTE.—The above extract from the specification is inserted in place of the claims.]

No. 17475.—16th January, 1904.—JAMES THOMSON, of Winton, Southland, New Zealand, Farmer. An improved implement for thinning turnips and the like.

Claims.—(1.) An implement for thinning turnips consisting in the combination of a harrow with a sledge, substantially as and the purpose specified and illustrated. (2.) An implement for thinning turnips consisting of the parts arranged, combined, and operating substantially as specified and illustrated.
(Specification, 1s. 3d.; drawing, 1s.)

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 note for the cost of copying.
The date of acceptance of each application is given after the number.
Extracts from the drawings accompanying the foregoing complete specifications appear at the end of this Gazette.
F. WALDEGRAVE,
Registrar.

Provisional Specifications.

Patent Office,
Wellington, 3rd February, 1904.

APPLICATIONS for Letters Patent, with provisional specifications, have been accepted as under:—
No. 17298.—24th November, 1903.—JOHN PETFORD, of Albert Street, Auckland, New Zealand, Plumber. A combined water-tank and cooling-chamber.
No. 17366.—11th December, 1903.—ALICE THURLBY, of Christchurch, New Zealand, Married Woman. An attachment to the handles of bicycles and the like for the purpose of screening the hands.
No. 17388.—17th December, 1903.—THOMAS CHARLES HEMENT, of Hereford Street, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand, Plumber. Improved method or process of and apparatus for manufacturing sheet-metal piping.
No. 17400.—21st December, 1903.—THOMAS SMITH, of Kotuku, Greymouth, New Zealand, Borer. Improvements in diamond-drill boring apparatus.
No. 17428.—31st December, 1903.—HAROLD LIGHTBAND, of Christchurch, New Zealand, Warehouse-manager. Improvements in and relating to the outer covers of pneumatic tires.
No. 17433.—6th January, 1904.—FRANCIS JOSEPH GANE, of Cambridge, Auckland, New Zealand, Agent, and JOHN MITCHELL, of Auckland, New Zealand, Architect. Improved protectors for the soles and heels of boots and the like.
No. 17448.—7th January, 1904.—THOMAS URIAH COOPER, of Wales Street, Bishopscourt, Dunedin, New Zealand, Builder. Brake attachment for two-wheeled vehicles.
No. 17452.—11th January, 1904.—RICHARD ARTHUR BRADBURY, of 144, Hereford Street, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand, Warehouseman. Improved method of and apparatus for treating material for the manufacture of oil-clothing.
No. 17453.—12th January, 1904.—UNITED SHOE MACHINERY COMPANY, of Paterson, State of New Jersey, United States of America, a corporation duly organized under the laws of said State of New Jersey, and having a place of business at 205, Lincoln Street, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America (assignees of William Gordon, of Boston aforesaid, Inventor). Improvements in or relating to buffing-rolls and the like.
No. 17458.—11th January, 1904.—GEORGE CLAYDON, of Buffon Street, Waltham, Christchurch, New Zealand, Engineer. Improved building-construction.
No. 17459.—11th January, 1904.—THOMAS DAVIES, of East Eyreton, New Zealand, Farmer. An attachment to reaping-machines for use in cutting standing crops, such as peas and the like.
No. 17460.—13th January, 1904.—HARRY BRICE, of Kapuni, Taranaki, New Zealand, Settler. An improved game of table-cricket and appliances for use in connection therewith.
No. 17461.—9th January, 1904.—STANLEY FAULKENER CLARE, of Campbelltown, New Zealand, Sheep-farmer. Improvements in fitting handles to axeheads and the like.
No. 17463.—12th January, 1904.—PHILLIP COULL, of North Street, North Belt, Christchurch, New Zealand, Millwright. An automatic fire-igniter.
No. 17465.—13th January, 1904.—BENJAMIN CHARLES BARTON, of Granville Ironworks, Granville Street, Birmingham, Warwick, England, General Metal-worker. Improvements in metallic bedsteads and the like.
No. 17467.—13th January, 1904.—JOHN WILLIAM THOMAS and CHARLES OLIVER MCCUTCHEON, both of Christchurch, New Zealand, Well-sinkers. Improvements in the driving-mechanism of apparatus for sinking wells.
No. 17468.—13th January, 1904.—EDWARD SMETHURST, of Christchurch, New Zealand, Engineer. Improved means for retarding the speed of ships.