April 28.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1205

Page 3, line 19: “The insertion of the words “shown as if” after “shaft being.”

Page 3, line 24: The substitution of “a” for the last word “the.”

Page 3, line 25: The substitution of the word “casing” for “case.”

Page 3, line 27: The substitution of the word “casing” for “case.”

Page 4, line 26: The elimination of the word “such.”

Page 5, line 16: The substitution of the word “casing” for “case.”

Page 5, line 17: The excision of the capital “A” and the insertion after “shaft f” of the words “The two sockets are connected together by means of a,” and the insertion of the word “which” after “spring G.”

Page 5, line 20: The excision of the words “of this spring are.”

Page 6, line 12: The insertion after the words “upper socket” of the following: “and thus when the lower socket is turned anglewise to the upper socket it turns on its edge against the edge of the upper socket as a fulcrum, which insures that when released the lower socket will return to a position in which its axis is again in line with that of the upper socket and will be maintained in such position.”

Page 6, line 13: The excision of the word “now.”

Page 6, line 15: The substitution of “casing” for “case.”

Page 6, line 17: The insertion of the words “by the opening out of the coils” after “further tension.”

Page 6, line 18: The substitution of “casing” for “case.”

Page 6, line 20: The substitution of “casing” for “sleeve.”

Page 6, line 23: The substitution of “sleeve” for “casing.”

Page 7, lines 10 and 15: The excision of the sentence beginning “The cup-shaped rim s” down to the word “upward,” and the substitution therefor of the following: “The main purpose of the cup-shaped rim s is to prevent the lower socket slipping in relation to the upper socket and preventing the sockets coming properly into line when the lower socket is released after being turned anglewise to the upper socket; and if the cup-shaped rim were required for this purpose only it might, of course, be formed with either the lower or upper socket. As a further precaution against the lower socket slipping in relation to the upper a.”

Page 7, line 16: The alteration of “such” to “the,” and the insertion after “bottom” of the words “or inner end of the cup-shaped rim.”

Page 7, line 18: The excision of the word “lower,” and the substitution of “plain ended” for the word “upper.”

Page 8, lines 7 to 10: The alteration of that portion of claim 1 so as to read, “and a spiral spring under considerable tension, the ends of which are fixed to such upper and lower portions of the joint and such portions thereby connected together, the said spring being consequently stretched at one side more than at the other when the lower portion of the joint is moved outwards from its vertical position, substantially as described.”

Page 8, lines 18 to 22: The alteration of that portion of claim 2 so as to read, “and a spiral spring which is in considerable tension and normally maintains such portions pressing against one another in a manner which insures that if the lower is turned anglewise to the upper, in any direction, it will turn thereagainst as a fulcrum at a point some distance from the axis of the shaft and increase the tension of the opposite side of the spring, substantially as described.”

Page 8, last line, and page 9, lines 1 to 4: The alteration of that portion of claim 3 so as to read, “spiral spring which is constantly in tension and tends to hold the sockets pressed together, end to end, and to return them to such position when the one has been moved anglewise to the other, substantially as described.”

Page 9, lines 5 to 13: The excision of the whole of claim 4.

Page 9, line 14: The alteration of “5” to “4.”

Page 9, lines 19 to 24: The alteration of that portion of the present claim 5 so as to read, “spring which is constantly in tension and tends to hold the sockets together in line and to return them to such position when the one has been moved anglewise to the other, and a cup-shaped rim of one of the sockets which, when the axes of the sockets are in line, surrounds the rim of the other socket, substantially as described.”

Page 9, after line 24: The insertion of the following to stand as claims 5 and 6, viz.: “5. The novel or improved joint and casing for use with a vertical flexible shaft which transmits power to a machine for cutting or shearing hair or wool, which comprise an upper socket, a lower socket, a rigid casing which is rigid with the lower socket, a spiral spring which is constantly in tension and tends to hold the sockets together in line and to return them to such position when the one has been moved anglewise to the other, a cup-shaped rim of one of the sockets which, when the sockets are in line, surrounds the rim of the other socket, and a projection running around the bottom or inner end of such cup-shaped rim, which, when the sockets are in line, is surrounded by the edge of the plain-ended socket, substantially as described. 6. The novel or improved joint and casing for use with a vertical flexible shaft which transmits power to a machine for cutting or shearing hair or wool, which comprise an upper socket, a lower socket, a rigid casing which is rigid with the lower socket, a spiral spring connected with the sockets and against the elasticity of which the one is moved anglewise to the other, and a cup-shaped rim around the lower socket to catch any oil which runs down the outside of the upper socket, substantially as described.”

Page 9, line 25: The alteration of “6” to “7.”

Page 10, line 4: The excision of the word “preferably.”

Page 10, after line 5: The insertion of the following to stand as claim 8, viz.: “8. The novel or improved joint and casing for use with the vertical flexible shaft which transmits power to a machine for cutting or shearing hair or wool, constructed and operating substantially as described and shown by the drawings herewith.”

The applicants state that their reasons for making these amendments are as follows: To render the description more accurate, and to qualify a portion of the subject-matter claimed.

Request for Correction of Clerical Error in Application for Letters Patent.

NO. 16358.—C. F. Bunz.—Instrument for treatment of disease.* To alter the name “Francis J. Rottman” to “Frederick J. Rottmann”; by inserting after his description the following—“and Herman Geissler, of No. 2, Dorotheenplate, Leipsig, in the Kingdom of Saxony, Proprietor of Cure Establishment”; by altering the following words—“who is” to “who are,” and by inserting an “s” after the word “inventor.”

*Notice of acceptance of complete specification in Supplement to Gazette No. 2, of the 7th January, 1904.

F. WALDEGRAVE,
Registrar.

Applications for Letters Patent abandoned.

LIST of applications for Letters Patent, with which provisional specifications only have been filed, abandoned (i.e., complete specifications not lodged) from the 14th to the 27th April, 1904, inclusive:—

No. 16496.—C. Anketell, wagon-brake.

No. 16497.—C. Anketell, carriage-lamp.

No. 16498.—C. E. Fisher, J. and R. Firth, and J. Griffiths, locomotive-engine head-light.

No. 16513.—T. Cubbins and W. Preston, amalgamating-apparatus.

No. 16514.—P. V. L. Alkemade, trap.

No. 16515.—J. W. Mulhare, shears.

No. 16517.—R. L. Montagu, recovery of metals.

No. 16518.—L. Gaitt, trap.

No. 16519.—J. Mains, hatch.

No. 16521.—R. N. Adams, castor.

No. 16522.—C. Trillo and W. A. Gaffney, marking-tool.

No. 16523.—R. F. Brown, terrett.

No. 16529.—J. A. Donald, leg-roper and tail-fixer.

No. 16530.—H. Droutlege, gas-light controller.

No. 16531.—A. J. F. Tempest, level sight oil-regulator for engine.

No. 16532.—E. Jones, sleeve-link.

No. 16533.—F. W. Harradence, tires.

No. 16539.—C. Otto, box.

No. 16540.—J. W. Mulhare, pocket-knife.

No. 16541.—A. Parker, sheep and cattle brand.

No. 16543.—H. M. Meinung, tidal motor.

No. 16546.—G. Bish and J. Johnston, mortising, boring &c.

No. 16547.—A. McLeod, burner and heater.

No. 16549.—R. B. Wight, paint and rust remover.

No. 16551.—F. S. Ramson, map-producer.

No. 16552.—E. Walker, ventilator, blind, and screen.

No. 16557.—C. V. Spackman, pipe yoke cover fastening.

No. 16558.—G. A. Pearson, slack-adjuster for brake.

No. 16565.—J. Smaill, steam-generator.

F. WALDEGRAVE,
Registrar.

Applications for Letters Patent lapsed.

LIST of applications lapsed owing to Letters Patent not being sealed, from the 14th to the 27th April, 1904, inclusive:—

No. 15554.—W. L. Davidson, non-refillable bottle.

No. 15563.—F. J. Foot and C. J. Swann, gold-screen.

F. WALDEGRAVE,
Registrar.