JULY 27.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1817

No. 19738.—12th July.—J. F. McGrath, Dunedin.
Animal-cover fastening.
No. 19739.—12th July.—J. Smaill, Port Chalmers.
Heating system for buildings.
No. 19740.—12th July.—R. Wales, Dunedin.
Mitre-box and frame-clamp.
No. 19741.—13th July.—E. Sprey, Christchurch.
Spring hooks and eyelets.
No. 19742.—17th July.—T. Danks, Christchurch.
Belt-shifter for pulley.
No. 19743.—17th July.—G. Barrett, Manurewa.
Tool-holder.
No. 19744.—17th July.—R. H. Owen, Wellington.
Distance and range finder.
No. 19745.—18th July.—W. Jupp, Foxton.
Beating-bar for flax-stripper.
No. 19746.—13th July.—W. Coyle, H. Gentles, and J. M.
Morran, Auckland.
Safety-pin.
No. 19747.—13th July.—W. Maddison, Gisborne.
Earmarking sheep, &c.
No. 19748.—17th July.—T. R. Moses, Christchurch.
Draught, &c., excluder for doors.
No. 19749.—18th July.—E. Rains, Dannevirke.
Race-starting barrier.
No. 19750.—18th July.—J. L. Weaver, Boise, U.S.A.
Placer-mining.
No. 19751.—18th July.—A. and G. A. Harrowby, Wellington.
Wire mattress.
No. 19752.—18th July.—H. Hughes, Picton.
Funnel.
No. 19753.—5th July.—C. Warden, jun., Waimahaka.
Spreader.
No. 19754.—11th July.—J. Dunbar, Invercargill.
Verandah-column.
No. 19755.—19th July.—W. J. Jefferis, Waerenga.
Milking appliance.
No. 19756.—19th July.—J. T. Hunter, Wellington.
Refrigerating apparatus (M. Leblanc).
No. 19757.—19th July.—Hon. C. A. Parsons, Newcastle-
on-Tyne, England.
Production of high-vacuum and cooling by
evaporation.
No. 19758.—19th July.—H. J. Lloyd, Palmerston North.
Daylight-reflector.
No. 19759.—19th July.—E. L. Pembroke, Auckland.
Tobacco-pipe.
No. 19760.—20th July.—J. R. Hatmaker, Paris, France.
Milk food.
No. 19761.—20th July.—W. Schmidt, Wilhelmshöhe, Germany.
Packing ring for slide-valve.
No. 19762.—17th July.—A. F. Jagger, Auckland.
Metal-castings mould-dresser.
No. 19763.—19th July.—E. Butler, A. Benness, J. C.
McDonald, and F. Johnson, Collingwood,
Victoria.
Game.
No. 19764.—19th July.—F. McCullough and E. C. Derry,
Christchurch.
Rough-rolling fabric.
No. 19765.—20th July.—A. Troup, Melbourne, Victoria.
Shower-bath (P. B. Richards).
No. 19766.—20th July.—P. S. Triggs, London, England.
Disintegrating machine.
No. 19767.—20th July.—W. Schmidt, Wilhelmshöhe, Germany.
Locomotive boiler.
No. 19768.—20th July.—W. Schmidt, Wilhelmshöhe, Germany.
Marine and locomotive boiler.
No. 19769.—20th July.—G. Holford, Onehunga.
Coupling release.
No. 19770.—20th July.—H. C. Thomsen, Waingawa.
Cocksfoot-thresher.
No. 19771.—19th July.—F. Cooper, Christchurch.
Sheep runner.
No. 19772.—21st July.—J. A. Burke, Dacre.
Connecting ends of chains &c.
No. 19773.—21st July.—T. Beckett, Palmerston North.
Propelling vessel.
No. 19774.—21st July.—E. L. Baggstrom, Auckland.
Feed-water heater.
No. 19775.—21st July.—H. J. Tompkins, Dunedin.
Flushing cistern.
No. 19776.—21st July.—R. Dunne, Dunedin.
Clamp for frame-making.
No. 19777.—22nd July.—A. McLeod, Wellington.
Smoke-consumer and heat-generator.
No. 19778.—17th July.—J. Dunbar, Invercargill.
Grip for rake-head &c.*
No. 19779.—18th July.—J. Rigg, Invercargill.
Book-support.

No. 19780.—21st July.—J. Hercus, W. Morton, and F. W.
Barton, Dunedin.
Flooring &c. cramp.
No. 19781.—21st July.—R. Wales, Dunedin.
Cramp and mitre-box.
No. 19782.—22nd July.—A. & F. Lawrence, Christchurch.
Egg carrier.
No. 19783.—22nd July.—E. G. Ward, Christchurch,
Dust &c. excluder for door.
No. 19784.—22nd July.—F. Palliser, Timaru.
Septic tank.
No. 19785.—24th July.—J. Watson, Wellington.
Fire-proof walls, &c.
No. 19786.—20th July.—L. R. Gillanders, Ravensbourne.
Hydraulic motor.
No. 19787.—20th July.—J. F. Bently, Auckland.
Collapsible chair, lounge, and bed combined.
No. 19788.—25th July.—D. Robertson, Dunedin.
Table-game.
No. 19789.—19th April.—E. V. Jones, Christchurch.
Advertising device.*

F. WALDEGRAVE,
Registrar.

Notice of Acceptance of Complete Specifications.

Patent Office,
Wellington, 26th July, 1905.

COMPLETE specifications relating to the undermentioned applications for Letters Patent have been accepted, and are open to public inspection at this office. Any person may, at any time within two months from the date of this Gazette, give me notice in writing of opposition to the grant of any such patent. Such notice must set forth the particular grounds of objection, and be in duplicate. A fee of 10s. is payable thereon.

No. 17822.—21st April, 1904.—ROBERT WALES, of Dunedin, New Zealand, Engineer. Improvements in franking-machines.*

Extract from Specification.—The leading feature of the invention is the provision of a series of handles adapted to operate franking mechanism, each of which has an indicator denoting a particular sum of money, such as one half-penny, one penny, twopence, threepence, fourpence, and so on up to as large a sum as may be desired, and in combination with these handles and franking mechanism there is a registering apparatus with external indicator adapted to be set to a fixed desired amount beyond which no franking can be obtained, and also operated by each of the handles to the extent of the sum denoted thereon until the fixed desired amount is exhausted, whereupon the indicating apparatus denotes zero and the mechanism is automatically locked against further franking. There is a box having a preferably horizontal slot and lip upon which an envelope, document, or the like may be placed for franking. A stamp adapted to be inked with inking mechanism, suitably placed, is mounted on a bar or rod which is adapted to be influenced so as to press the stamp on the envelope or the like. The bar carrying the stamp is raised by a system of levers operated by the push or pull of each of the handles separately, thereby compressing the spring and, by continuance of the push or pull, a catch, which engages the bar to raise it, is pushed or pulled from the bar, releasing it, whereupon it descends on the envelope or the like under the influence of the coiled spring. This mechanism may be similar to that ordinarily used for impressing or embossing stamps on documents, the lever of such mechanism being actuated directly from a push or pull, or by intermediate levers. The indicator denoting the number, say, of half-pennies to which the machine is set, say, five pounds, would read 2400. A spindle operating the indicator mechanism is itself operated by the push or pull mechanism of each stamp with intermediate toothed-wheel gearing such that the push or pull of the halfpenny will register one less on the indicator, the number 2400 thereupon reading 2399; when the shilling stamp bar is operated the intermediate gearing causes the indicator to record 24 less, the number thereupon showing 2375, and so on until the total amount is exhausted. The last stroke that exhausts the number brings the indicator to zero, and at this point the indicator-spindle is prevented from moving by a catch, which automatically falls into place, or by similar means thus locking the mechanism. The orifice for the letters and documents may also be closed automatically. The Government official is then called on to supply a further amount of franking, and same having been paid in advance, he winds up, by ordinary clock-work mechanism or the like, the indicator until it denotes the purchased number. It is