Feb. 8.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 477

No. 20670.—1st February.—E. A. Evans, Balaclava, Vic.
Clip-fastener for cord of spring blind.

No. 20671.—1st February.—A. E. Townsend, Dunedin, N.Z.
Boot or shoe heel.

No. 20672.—2nd February.—L. H. Burgoyne, Clevedon, N.Z.
Card game.

No. 20673.—2nd February.—F. H. Trevellian, Dunedin, N.Z.
Cash-register.

No. 20674.—2nd February.—W. T. Gilmour, Auckland, N.Z.
Nib-releasing penholder.

No. 20675.—5th February.—G. Nelson, Napier, N.Z.
Cooling cylinder of gas-compressor.*

No. 20676.—5th February.—H. B. Tucker and A. Jack, Palmerston N., N.Z.
Rim-protector for motor-car wheel.

No. 20677.—5th February.—G. H. Sutcliffe and J. Mounce, Auckland, N.Z.
Operating number of rock-drills together.

No. 20678.—2nd February.—S. G. Lee and T. J. WatheW, Auckland, N.Z.
Kerosene-tin holder.

No. 20679.—6th February.—A. Jack, Palmerston North, N.Z.
Generating gas from hydrocarbon oil.*

No. 20680.—5th February.—D. Colquhoun, Dunedin, N.Z.
Game-marker.

No. 20681.—7th February.—T. K. Finnigan, Koroit, Vic.
Saddle.*

No. 20682.—7th February. — C. L. Higgins, Montreal, Canada.
Overshoe.*

No. 20683.—7th February.—G. B. Holmes and A. D. Allen, Wellington, N.Z.
Trolley-head.

No. 20684.—5th February. — H. C. Playter and P. L. Pomeroy, Dunedin, N.Z.
Picture-frame cramp.*

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Notice of Acceptance of Complete Specifications.

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Patent Office,
Wellington, 31st January, 1906.

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. 19012.—31st January, 1905.—ALEXANDER PARKER, of Dannevirke, New Zealand, Engineer. An improved voting-machine.*

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Claims.—(1.) A machine for automatically recording and counting votes comprising, in combination, a spindle with cams and a slotted wheel firmly attached thereto mounted in bearings fixed to a partition inside a box for each candidate, adapted to revolve and operate a counter for a candidate, also to operate a reciprocating-rod adapted to a grand-total counter placed in such a position as to be visible to the voter as the vote is recorded and ring a bell, substantially as described. (2.) A machine for automatically recording and counting votes comprising, in combination, a spindle with cams and a slotted wheel firmly attached thereto mounted in bearings fixed to a partition inside a box for each candidate, adapted to revolve, with a pawl or spring adapted to lock the said spindle, and by placing a round ticket or disc into the slotted wheel of the said spindle, and while revolving the said spindle the said ticket or disc coming into contact with the pawl or spring lifts and carries the said pawl or spring over a notch across the face of the said slotted wheel, and in the course of that revolution of the said spindle the said ticket falls into the said box and the said spindle is again locked by the said pawl or spring, thereby only one revolution can be made with each ticket or disc, substantially as described. (3.) A machine for automatically recording and counting votes comprising, in combination, a spindle with cams and a slotted wheel firmly attached thereto mounted in bearings fixed to a partition inside the box for each candidate, adapted to revolve, and a spring adapted in such a manner that when a vote has been recorded the said spindle adapts itself into position to receive the next ticket or disc, substantially as described.
(Specification, 3s. 6d.; drawings, 2s.)

No. 19164.—3rd March, 1905.—HUGH MCFADYEN DOUGLAS, of 47, Willis Street, Wellington, New Zealand, Bookbinder, Paper-ruler, and Account-book Manufacturer. Improvements in loose-leaf account-books.*

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Extract from Specification.—I provide a casing consisting of a back and two sides, the extremities of the back being bent over to form ends to the casing. The back and ends are made of a double thickness of sheet metal with a space between the sheets. The sides of the casing are bent over at the back and ends to form sliding pieces which enter the space between the sheets forming the back of the casing. Plates fixed inside the sides of the said casing are provided with pillars, some of which are solid and others hollow. The hollow pillars on one side of the casing receive the solid pillars fixed to the other side of the casing. A strong plate having holes to receive the said pillars is provided with a screw which is swivelled in one side of the casing. By this means the said plate may be adjusted at various distances from the sides of the casing. A screw having a right- and left-hand thread is journalled in bearings fixed to the back and inside the casing. Nuts provided with jaws are fitted upon each end of the screw, and arms pivoted at one end to the said jaws have their other ends pivoted in a bracket secured to the sides of the disc. Keys are provided for operating the double-threaded screw and the first-mentioned screw, and locks are provided to prevent the screws being tampered with.

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

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No. 19207.—14th March, 1905.—JOHN SAMSON ROBERTS, of Temuka, New Zealand, Agent. An improved handle by means of which a kerosene-tin or the like may be converted into a bucket or carrier.*

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Claim.—In a device of the kind described, clips attached to a handle, said clips being formed of two lugs or members attached together to form a fork or bifurcation into which the top edge of a kerosene-tin or other receptacle is forced and secured, substantially as described.

[NOTE.—This application is regazetted on account of the wrong drawing being inserted in the Gazette.]
(Specification, 1s. 6d.; drawings, 1s.)

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No. 19295.—3rd April, 1905.—EDWARD HALE PURCHAS, of Ellesmere, New Zealand, Farmer. Improvements relating to oil-cans.*

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Claim.—In combination with an oil-can, a pipe open at both ends and vertically placed therein so as to project through the roof, and a tongue-piece upon the lower end of the pipe that passes through and is secured to the can-floor, substantially as described.
(Specification, 1s. 9d.; drawing, 1s.)

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No. 19304.—5th April, 1905.—GARDNER TUFTS VOORHEES, of No. 53, State Street, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America, Mechanical Engineer. Improvements in or relating to systems of fluid-compression and compressor therefor.*

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Claims.—(1.) A system of fluid-compression, substantially as described, in which one compressor is connected to a plurality of sources from which gas to be compressed is supplied at different pressures, the gas from the different sources being received successively within the cylinder of said compressor during the admission period therein in the order of their pressures, substantially as and for the purpose specified. (2.) A fluid-compressor, the cylinder of which is provided with means arranged to be opened successively during the admission period, said means adapted for connection with sources of supply of gas of different pressures, as and for the purpose specified.
(Specification, 10s.; drawing, 1s.)

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No. 19318.—7th April, 1905.—NILS SETTERWALL, of Grefmagnigatan 6, Stockholm, Sweden, Barrister (assignee of Frans Oskar Nilsson, of Inedalsgatan 7B, Stockholm, Sweden, Mechanic). Distributing-device for centrifugal separators.*

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Extract from Specification. — In centrifugal separators having a liner consisting of conical plates superposed on one another there has been used distributing-devices consisting