THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1523

7th August, 1903.—ADAM LAPPAN, of Annandale, Sydney, New South Wales, Saddler. Improvements in riding-saddles.*

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Claims.—(1.) A riding-saddle wherein the leather body is supported by a webbed and packed tree composed of a wooden pommel-piece, metal-reinforced and perforated metal stringer, and cantel-pieces curved to form and riveted together, and carrying-pads moulded and packed whilst in the moulds to secure rigidity of form, substantially as described. (2.) In trees for riding-saddles, the combination with a metal-double-reinforced wooden pommel of two perforated metal stringers riveted thereto and a cantle formed of two perforated curled metal bars riveted to the stringers, substantially as described. (3.) The combination with a wooden yoke D of metal reinforcements F and G, perforated curled cantle-pieces of iron A and B, and two perforated stringer-plates C riveted to the yoke and cantle-pieces, substantially as described. (4.) For riding-saddles, moulded pads lined with felt and tightly packed with leather pieces impregnated with a binding material, substantially as described.
(Specification, 2s. 6d.; drawing, 1s.)

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No. 17015.—23rd September, 1903.—GEORGE FREDERICK CHURCH, of Lauriston, Canterbury, New Zealand, Farmer. An improved knife specially adapted for gorse- or hedge-cutting machines.*

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Claim.—A circular cutting blade or knife attached to the revolving arm of a gorse- or hedge-cutting machine, substantially as set forth and described.
(Specification, 1s.; drawing, 1s.)

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No. 17286.—25th November, 1903.—ROBERT WILLIAM WALPOLE, of Opua, Auckland, New Zealand, Settler. An improved beverage.*

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Claim.—An improved wine tonic prepared from New Zealand ti-tree and other ingredients mentioned, prepared in the manner and in the proportions approximately as set forth.
(Specification, 1s. 3d.)

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No. 17304.—26th November, 1903.—OSCAR PETERSEN, of 168, South Belt, Christchurch, New Zealand, Foreman Clicker. An improved sandal.*

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Claims.—(1.) A sandal formed of a single piece of material cut to the shape shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings. (2.) A sandal produced from a single piece of material cut and shaped to form a sole-piece, a toe-cap, toe side pieces, instep-flaps, inner heel side pieces, a heel-portion, outer rear side pieces, and ankle-straps. (3.) A sandal consisting of one piece of material and having a toe-cap folded below and supported by toe side pieces whereto it is connected by a lace, and having instep-pieces and ankle-straps provided with holes through which the lace is passed to secure the sandal upon the foot of the wearer. (4.) A sandal comprising a sole-piece, a toe-cap, toe side pieces, instep-flaps, inner heel side pieces, a heel-portion, outer rear side pieces, and ankle-straps.
(Specification, 2s. 6d.; drawing, 1s.)

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No. 17528.—9th February, 1904.—THE HYGIENIC SOAP GRANULATOR COMPANY, LIMITED, of 171, Queen Victoria Street, London, E.C., England (assignees of Ralph Waggett Cavenaugh, of 66, Broadway, New York City, United States of America, Manufacturer). Hygienic apparatus for granulating soap, and for moulding an improved cake of soap used in the same.

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Claims.—(1.) A soap-granulator consisting of a receptacle for containing the soap having secured to its bottom a ring free to revolve with serrated spokes supporting a spindle passing through the soap, the said spindle being provided with a screwed disc prevented from revolving by a feather which forces the soap held by the feather equably against the serrated spokes as these are revolved, substantially as described. (2.) In an apparatus for moulding soap having a discharge nozzle, a “moulder” consisting of a plate with an opening having a bevelled wall and fitted against the discharge-nozzle, a core supported by the plate and deflected into line with the opening, and means for securing said plate to the end of the discharge-nozzle, substantially as described. (3.) A moulder for shaping soap consisting of a plate with an opening having a bevelled wall, and a core supported by the plate and deflected into line with the opening, substantially as described. (4.) A moulder for shaping soap consisting of a plate with an opening having a bevelled wall provided with a projection and a core supported in line with the centre of the opening, substantially as described. (5.) A cake of soap having a longitudinal perforation and a groove, substantially as described.
(Specification, 4s. 6d.; drawing, 2s.)

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No. 17599.—2nd March, 1904.—WILLIAM ERNEST HUGHES, of Queen’s Chambers, Wellington, New Zealand, Patent Agent (nominee of the British Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company, Limited, of Westinghouse Building, Norfolk Street, Westminster, England, Manufacturers, the assignees of Paul Martyn Lincoln, of 6830, Thomas Street, Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America, Electrical Engineer). Improvements in systems of electrical distribution.

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Claims.—(1.) A system of electrical distribution having a direct-current controller and an alternating-current controller, and translating-devices adapted to be operated by either direct currents or alternating currents, together with a switching-device which automatically operates to cut either of the two controllers out of circuit and the other controller into circuit, according to the kind of current supplied. (2.) A switching-device provided with two actuating-magnets, one of which has a greater reactance than the other, and a condenser in series with the magnet having the lesser degree of reactance, substantially as and for the purpose specified. (3.) Systems of electrical distribution arranged and operating substantially as described with reference to the drawings.
(Specification, 4s. 6d.; drawing, 1s.)

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No. 17618.—2nd March, 1904.—ALFRED GEORGE BAKER, of Dunedin, New Zealand, Mechanical Engineer. Machine for cutting material into strips and blocks.

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Claims.—(1.) Machine for cutting material into strips and blocks, consisting of feed-roller and disc strip-cutting mechanism, oscillating shearing-mechanism to cut the strips into blocks, mechanism for periodically rotating the feed-roller and disc strip-cutting mechanism, and driving-mechanism, substantially as described. (2.) In combination, a guiding-roller, a disc cutter-roller, a roller co-operating with said disc cutter-roller, a directing-plate for said disc cutter-roller, a supporting frame for said rollers and plate, a vertical lower knife fixed on said frame at the outer edge of said directing-plate, a shearing-knife co-operating with said lower knife, mechanism for periodically rotating said rollers, and mechanism for oscillating said shearing-knife and driving-mechanism, substantially as described. (3.) In a machine such as described, a milled notched roller co-operating with a disc cutter-roller of slightly less total diameter, and a bevelled serrated directing-plate for said disc cutter-roller, substantially as and for the purposes set forth. (4.) In a machine such as described, a disc cutter-roller built up of a series of washers and sharp cutting-edged annular knives placed side by side alternately on a spindle, the diameter of the disc-knives exceeding the diameter of the washers according to the thickness of the sheet to be cut, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.
(Specification, 5s. 6d.; drawing, 1s.)

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No. 17728.—5th April, 1904.—FRANCIS JOHN STEWART HUTCHINSON, of Towers and Boundary Streets, Charters Towers, Queensland, Veterinary Practitioner. A new or improved cleansing-fluid.

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Extract from Specification.—My invention consists of caustic soda, bicarbonate of soda, borax, and water.
[NOTE.—The above extract from the specification is inserted in place of the claims.]
(Specification, 1s.)

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No. 17824.—25th April, 1904.—ANTONIO BATTAGLIA-GUERRIERI, of 18, Vicolo del Boccaccio, Rome, Italy, Professor. Improvements in or relating to the method of transmitting printing telegraphic messages over long lines, and to the apparatus therefor.

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Extract from Specification.—I send, according to my present invention, an electric impulse over the line previous to printing each character or group of characters, and in the opposite direction to that of the impulses by which said characters are printed, so that the line is prepared for each printing-impulse before said impulse is sent. According to one form of my process I cause not only each impulse by