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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
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whereby thus some of the milk entering a distributing-pipe
will be prevented from being thrown out at the lower part of
the same, which will result in a more uniform distribution
of the milk in the liner than what has heretofore been the
case.

[NOTE.—The above extract from the specification is inserted in
place of the claims.]

(Specification, 6s.; drawing, 1s.)

No. 17574.—25th February, 1904.—EDWARD WATERS, Jun.,
a member of the firm of Edward Waters and Son, Patent
Agents, of 414–418, Collins Street, Melbourne, Victoria, Aus-
tralia (nominee of the National Typographic Company, a cor-
poration existing under the laws of the State of West Vir-
ginia, and having a place of business at Charlestown, West
Virginia, United States of America, the assignees of the
executors of Ottmar Mergenthaler (deceased) and Emil
Lawrenz, of Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America.
Improvements in or relating to typographic machines.

Extract from Specification.—This invention relates to
mechanism for producing a justified printing surface or
form. The machine chiefly employed for this purpose
heretofore has been the well-known linotype machine,
which produces printing bars or slugs each equivalent
to a justified line of type. The linotype bars are
formed by assembling lines of matrices and spacers and
casting the slugs against said matrices in a mould of the
desired length and width. While the linotype machine has
been, to a large extent, satisfactory to the printing trade, it
has certain features which are open to criticism and which
it is the object of the present invention to remedy. The
product of the machine which is the subject of the present
invention is a line composed of logotypes, each logotype,
with one exception in each line, having cast therewith and
thereon a justifying-space. There being one word more in
each line than there are spaces, it is manifest that a justify-
ing-space may be admitted from one of the logotypes.
Advantage is taken of this fact to make the justification of
each line absolutely perfect regardless of defects in the
ordinary justifying-spaces which may be due to wear or
improper adjustment of the justifying-devices. The method
pursued to obtain this result is to cast the justifying-spaces
on all of the logotypes of the line, save the last one, slightly
too thin, or, in any event, not thicker than they should be.
After all of the logotypes of the line, save the last one, have
been cast, said logotypes are measured and the mould
adjusted to cast the last logotype of exactly the length
required to fill out the line, any deficiency in the line being
supplied by creating an additional or “correcting” space on
the inner end of the final word or logotype. By this means all
danger of incorrect justification is practically eliminated. The
mechanism for performing these operations is, of course, auto-
matic. In the present machine, as in the linotype machine,
the matrices circulate automatically from the magazine to the
casting mechanism, and from the casting mechanism back to
the magazine. In the present machine, however, a much
larger number and variety of matrices are utilised, enabling
a greater variety of work to be performed, and provision is
made for a primary and secondary distribution of the
matrices. The first distribution, which is effected by the
“font-separator,” divides the matrices by fonts, sending the
matrices of the different fonts into different channels. The
distributor proper then distributes the matrices into the
channels of their respective font-magazines. Suitable
mechanism operated in conjunction with the keyboard re-
leases the matrices from the magazine and assembles them,
a line at a time, the words being separated by thin plates
termed “separators.” When a line of matrices is completed
a “starting-lever” is operated, and the line is automatically
transferred from the assembler to the casting mechanism.
A suitable justifying mechanism takes account of the number
of word-spaces or separators in the line and the length of the
line, and the mould is adjusted by said mechanism to cast
word-spaces on the logotypes, with the exception of the last
logotype upon which a correcting space is cast, if necessary.

[NOTE.—The above extract from the specification is inserted in
place of the claims.]

(Specification, £4 4s.; drawings, £2 4s.)

No. 17826.—25th April, 1904.—THOMAS ALEXANDER NASH,
of Lower High Street, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zea-
land, Grocer. Improved device for preventing the guttering
of candles.

Claims.—(1.) A device for the purpose indicated, consisting
of a ferrule having an outwardly projecting rim, a vertical
flange, and an internally projecting rim, substantially as
specified and illustrated. (2.) A device for the purpose indi-
cated, consisting of a ferrule, having an internally projecting
rim at its upper end, as specified and illustrated.

(Specification, 1s. 6d.; drawing, 1s.)

No. 17845.—15th May, 1903.—THOMAS MERRIFIELD
NORTH, of Kingswood Lodge, Ellesmere Road, Altrincham,
Chester, England, Draughtsman. Improvements in printing-
machines.

[NOTE.—This is an application under section 106 of the Act, the
date given being the official date of the application in Great
Britain.]

Extract from Specification.—The present invention relates
to improvements in the inking, tripping, and damping
mechanism of printing-machines, the improvements in the
inking and tripping mechanisms being applicable to any
rotary machine using either a typographic printing-surface
or a flexible metal plate as a printing-surface, while the im-
provements in the damping mechanism are applicable only to
machines printing on the lithographic plan from any suit-
able surface, metallic, stone, &c. It consists in the combina-
tion described in connection with the drawings, and more
specifically pointed out in the claim.

[NOTE.—The above extract from the specification is inserted in
place of the claims.]

(Specification, £1; drawings, 11s.)

No. 17979.—31st May, 1904.—EDWIN GEORGE MAY, of
May’s Road, St. Auburns, Christchurch, Canterbury, New
Zealand, Builder. An improved door-holder.

Claim.—In combination, a vertically sliding rod having a
foot at its lower end and an eccentric strap at its upper end,
a knob integral, with an eccentric sheave adapted to fit said
eccentric strap, and means for revolvably securing said knob
to a door, substantially as specified and illustrated.

(Specification, 1s. 9d.; drawing, 1s.)

No. 17980.—31st May, 1904.—HENRY GEORGE STEWART, of
Silverhope, Marton, Wellington, New Zealand, Blacksmith.
An improved boot-cleaning machine.

Claims.—(1.) For the purpose indicated, a brush revolvably
mounted between fixed supports, the axle of said brush
having slots at one end which receive the bifurcated end of a
spindle journaled in the support upon that side of the
machine, said spindle having a pulley fixed upon it by which
it is revolved, the opposite end of said axle having a hole
which receives a spindle sliding in the support upon that side
of the machine, substantially as and for the purposes speci-
fied, and as illustrated in the drawing. (2.) The band-tension
apparatus, comprising a pivoted lever having a sheave the
periphery of which has a groove to receive the band, and a
pin at the end of said lever adapted to enter one or other of a
plurality of notches formed in a pivoted lever, substantially
as specified and illustrated.

(Specification, 2s. 9d.; drawing, 1s.)

No. 18008.—8th June, 1904.—WILLIAM WHITE, of Tarras,
Cromwell, Otago, New Zealand, Labourer. Improved
standards for wire fencing.

Claims.—(1.) Standard for wire fencing, comprising, in
combination, a grooved button for the purpose of fastening the
fence-wire to the standard, the button or buttons being riveted
or screwed on to the standard, substantially as described, and
as illustrated by drawing. (2.) Standard for wire fencing is
grooved for each wire required, comprising, in combination, a
button for the purpose of fastening the fence-wire to the
standards, a portion of the standard is doubled or may be
trebled in thickness for the purpose of driving standard in the
ground, substantially as described, and as illustrated by
drawing.

(Specification, 3s.; drawings, 2s.)

No. 18023.—8th June, 1904.—OLD’S MOTOR-WORKS, of
Detroit, Michigan, United States of America, Manufac-
turers (assignees of Norman Taylor Harrington, of Detroit
aforesaid, Mechanical Engineer). Motor vehicle.

Claims.—(1.) In a motor vehicle, the construction of the
engine-casing, having inclined entering-slots for the shaft
with part-bearings at their lower ends and removable filling-
blocks for said slots clamped between the walls thereof and
having complementary bearings for the shaft. (2.) In a
motor vehicle, the arrangement of the engine-casing above
described in connection with the frame of the vehicle, and
the drive-connections to the drive-axle whereby the principal
stress of the engine-shaft is borne by a stationary bearing
in said casing instead of the removable bearing. (3.) In a
motor vehicle, the means employed in connection with the
motor, the starting mechanism therefor, and the independ-
ently adjustable controlling-device for advancing or retarding
the sparker, whereby the starting mechanism is inoperative