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battens, the clips being arranged upon said battens whereby the eggs are carried immediately over the spaces between the battens, substantially as and for the purposes specified and illustrated.
(Specification, 3s. 6d.; drawing, 1s.)

No. 18796.—23rd November, 1904.—JOHN MINCHIN, of Pentillie House, Park End Road, Gloucester, England, Grocer. Improvements in bins for dry goods.

Claim.—The improved bin for stocking or receiving goods requiring to be readily available for removal in fractional portions or quantities, consisting in a lower part or body of less depth from back to front than the upper portion thereof, to which latter the front of the lower part or body is connected by an inclined surface or wall, the forward part of the top of the upper extended portion being provided with an opening and fitted with a lid hinged to the top of the bin at a distance from the front thereof slightly less than that of the lower portion or body of the bin therefrom, the height of said lower portion or body being greater than the length of the hinged lid, substantially as and for the purpose specified.
(Specification, 2s. 6d.; drawing, 1s.)

No. 18797.—25th November, 1904.—ERNEST EDWARD WAGSTAFF, of 563, Bourke Street, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, Travelling Manager of the Asiatic Petroleum Company, Limited. An improved detachable device for burners of central-draught lamps.

Claim.—An improved detachable device for burners of central-draught lamps, consisting in a concentric hollow truncated cone with or without perforations in its sides, and having a flange on its base adapted to fit over the concentric rim of the chimney-frame and carry the chimney, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.
(Specification, 1s. 3d.; drawing, 1s.)

No. 18798.—25th November, 1904.—ERNEST EDWARD WAGSTAFF, of 563, Bourke Street, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, Travelling Manager of the Asiatic Petroleum Company, Limited. An improved detachable device for burners of flat-wick lamps.

Claim.—An improved detachable device for burners of flat-wick lamps, comprising an elongated hollow truncated cone provided with a central vertical sleeve adapted to fit over the wick-tube, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.
(Specification, 1s. 3d.; drawing, 1s.)

No. 18799.—25th November, 1904.—ERNEST EDWARD WAGSTAFF, of 563, Bourke Street, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, Travelling Manager of the Asiatic Petroleum Company, Limited. Improved detachable thimble for lamps with round burner using flat wick.

Claim.—Improved detachable thimble for lamps with round burner using flat wick, comprising a perforated thimble provided with a comparatively large hole in its dome-shaped upper end, and having an external rib about its centre to fit on the internal air-tube, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.
(Specification, 1s. 3d.; drawing, 1s.)

No. 18803.—29th November, 1904.—HERMAN CHARLES WOLTERECK, of 16, Ashley Place, London, S.W., England, Consulting Chemist. Process for the production of hydrocyanic acid.

Claims.—(1.) The process of producing hydrocyanic acid by means of passing air and ammonia over burning charcoal maintained at a temperature sufficient to redecompose all water formed by secondary reaction and to reduce all carbonic acid to carbon-monoxide, as set forth and described. (2.) The process of producing hydrocyanic acid, consisting in passing air over burning charcoal contained in a gas-producer, and injecting ammonia-gas into the incandescent fuel at a zone of a temperature sufficiently high to redecompose all water formed in the process and to reduce all carbonic acid to carbon-monoxide, substantially as shown and described.
(Specification, 2s. 6d.)

No. 18804.—29th November, 1904.—EDWARD CHRISTOPHER BLACKSTONE, Engineer, and RICHARD EDWARD WATTS, Draughtsman, both of Rutland Engineering Works, Stamford, Lincolnshire, England. Improvements in swath-turners.

Extracts from Specification.—According to the invention the tines or forks are each at one end mounted in a bearing loosely carried in a disc arranged in a horizontal or more or less inclined position, and at a point intermediate of their two ends the said tines are connected by means of link-bars with a vertical disc on a shaft which is more or less horizontal, and which for convenience we hereinafter refer to as a “lay shaft,” the said lay shaft being provided with gearing for transmitting motion to the horizontal or inclined disc so that both discs move at a uniform speed. With this arrangement the tines revolve around the lay shaft, the links serving to drive, lift, and guide the tines over the gearing by means of which they are operated. The arrangement, furthermore, has the effect of always maintaining the operative ends of the tines or forks in a vertical or substantially vertical plane. . . . A sliding connection is provided between the link-bars and the tines whereby sufficient freedom of movement is given to the said tines to allow them to drop during a certain part of their movement under their own weight, collars or stops upon the said tines limiting the movement so that they will ultimately be compelled to rise and pass over the horizontal shaft before they again come into contact with the ground. It will be understood that any suitable number of tines may be connected to the discs.

[NOTE.—The above extracts from the specification are inserted in place of the claims.]
(Specification, 8s. 6d.; drawings, 2s.)

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 drawing 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.

J. C. LEWIS,
Deputy Registrar.

Provisional Specifications.

Patent Office,
Wellington, 21st December, 1904.

APPLICATIONS for Letters Patent, with provisional specifications, have been accepted as under:—

No. 18778.—19th November, 1904.—RICHARD COSSLETT, of Bath Street, Ponsonby, Auckland, New Zealand. Architect. Improvements in building appliances.

No. 18787.—22nd November, 1904.—ALEXANDER FAIRBAIRN GIBSON, of Box 4, Post-office, Timaru, New Zealand, Worsted-spinner. A machine for washing flax-fibre.

No. 18832.—3rd December, 1904.—AUGUST JOHANSON, of Dillmanstown, New Zealand, Miner. Improvements relating to apparatus for saving gold.

No. 18833.—3rd December, 1904.—ARTHUR COLVILLE WILSON, Manufacturer, and JAMES COMERFORD McDONALD, Mechanic, both of Christchurch, New Zealand. Improved means for separating wild oats from other grain.

No. 18834.—5th December, 1904.—ARTHUR WILLIAM GILLIES, of Georgetown, Otago, New Zealand, Farmer. Improved milk-can.

No. 18836.—3rd December, 1904.—DONALD ROBERTSON, of Wellington, New Zealand, Civil Servant. Method of and apparatus for making self-addressed envelopes.

No. 18838.—6th December, 1904.—WALTER PALMER WYNNE and JAMES HENRY GRANT, of No. 11, Australian Mutual Provident Buildings, Lydiard Street, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, Consulting Engineers. Improved furnace for the treatment of antimony-gold ores and other refractory ores.

No. 18840.—6th December, 1904.—ORLANDO THOMAS WILLS, of Borung, Victoria, Australia, Storekeeper (assignee of Daniel Griffith Vaughan, of Borung aforesaid, Stationmaster). Improvements in folding crates or carriers.

No. 18841.—7th December, 1904.—THOMAS CANNON, of 76, Campbell Street, Wanganui, Wellington, New Zealand, Storeman. Anti-rattling device for windows.

No. 18842.—7th December, 1904.—THOMAS WALKER, of Levin, Wellington, New Zealand, Farm-superintendent. An improved hoe.

No. 18845.—5th December, 1904.—CATHERINE EMMA GIBBINS, of Basque Road, Eden Terrace, Auckland, New Zealand, Music-teacher. A method for teaching music by the use of wooden models.

No. 18846.—8th December, 1904.—FRANCIS ADOLPHUS PIM, of 48, Henry Street, Auburn, Hawthorn, Bourke, Victoria, Australia, Engineer. Improvements in and relating to maize-drills.