Dec. 13.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 3195

Provisional Specifications accepted.

Patent Office,
Wellington, 12th December, 1906.

APPLICATIONS for Letters Patent, with provisional specifications, have been accepted as under :—
No. 21544.—D. H. Bird, seed-sower.
No. 21611.—R. Weston, bicycle-pedal strap.
No. 21806.—C. Marriott, puncture-stop composition.
No. 21870.—H. J. Coster and N. R. Dike, egg-beater.
No. 21927.—W. J. and E. S. Henry, book-holder.
No. 21961.—B. Dudley, book-cover.
No. 21978.—A. Adair, ore-treatment.
No. 21981.—J. B. Hunter, harrow.
No. 21986.—J. F. Nicolaus, vehicle-shaft prop.
No. 21995.—J. A. McGeoch, vortex suction air-power.
No. 21996.—J. A. McGeoch, vortex force air-power.
No. 21997.—J. A. McGeoch, air-distributor, &c.
No. 22004.—T. I. Yourelle and J. Bellingham, utilising water-pipes in building-construction.
No. 22008.—H. K. Wilkinson and F. W. Barton, milk-can.
No. 22017.—W. Brown, earth-scoop.
No. 22018.—E. Powick, indicating time in music.
No. 22023.—W. H. Trengrove, tire-protector.
No. 22025.—W. S. Harkness, stamp-affixer.
No. 22026.—T. Walsh, roundabout. (J. D. Walsh.)
No. 22037.—T. H. Hansen, tire.
No. 22038.—F. McLaughlin, push-cart.
No. 22043.—D. H. Clarkson and P. C. Gould, oil-feeder.
No. 22048.—C. M. Stewart, dress-chart. (E. Langer.)
No. 22050.—E. H. and E. V. Featon, burglar-alarm.
No. 22051.—T. A. Dudley, incandescent gas-lamp.
No. 22054.—N. R. Gordon, non-refillable bottle.
No. 22064.—A. A. Stephenson, C. P. Kelly, and J. B. Zander, hydrocarbon gas.
No. 22065.—W. Tyree, feeding hydrocarbons to incandescent burner.
No. 22066.—United Shoe Machinery Company, machine for inserting and producing fasteners. (L. A. Casgrain.)
No. 22067.—United Shoe Machinery Company, clicking-press. (A. Bates.)
No. 22068.—A. W. Chatfield, transplanting teeth.
No. 22070.—J. H. Crutchley, protecting inner tube of pneumatic tire.
No. 22071.—S. G. Roseman and J. Lock, bunching materials for brush, &c., making.
No. 22072.—T. R. Christie, drainage-level inlet.
No. 22077.—T. Read, rubber-heel protector.

NOTE.—Provisional specifications cannot be inspected, or their contents made known by this office in any way, until the complete specifications in connection therewith have been accepted.

Letters Patent sealed.

LIST of Letters Patent sealed from the 29th November to the 12th December, 1906, inclusive :—
No. 19754.—J. Dunbar, verandah-column.
No. 19833.—A. A. Withers, valve.
No. 19881.—H. B. Airey, centrifugal separator.
No. 19931.—C. Burton, A. I. Littlejohn, and P. Still, straining wires.
No. 19936.—A. E. Lowe, flower-pot.
No. 19969.—H. Jane, water-heater.
No. 19980.—S. Smith, shoe.
No. 20045.—A. McCole, sock or stocking.
No. 20329.—T. Dugdale, rain-water spout and strainer.
No. 20347.—J. and E. McGregor and C. G. Ross, sheep-shears.
No. 20976.—E. Broughton, measuring and cutting clothing.
No. 21077.—W. Blackmore and A. Howard, treatment of pyritic ores, &c.
No. 21160.—T. F. Locke and E. W. Duncombe, wire-strainer.
No. 21551.—C. B. C. Storey, disintegrating, washing, and screening machine.
No. 21564.—F. Lobnitz, breaking up or cutting stones.
No. 21614.—National Cash Register Company, cash-register. (C. F. Kettering.)
No. 21637.—C. R. Mayo, spark-arrester.

Letters Patent on which Fees have been paid.

[NOTE.—The dates are those of the payments.]

SECOND-TERM FEES.

NO. 15684.—W. A. Gamman, reversing the rotation for shafting. 26th November, 1906.
No. 15692.—J. B. MacEwan and Co., Limited, portable washing-copper. 27th November, 1906.

No. 15717.—Linotype and Machinery, Limited, linotype machine. (H. McGowan.) 4th December, 1906.
No. 15741.—J. T. Steele, binding sheets of paper. 10th December, 1906.
No. 15781.—The British Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company, Limited, electric railway. (W. E. Hughes—G. Gibbs.) 10th December, 1906.
No. 15784.—Cooley Development Company, rotary fluid-engine. (J. F. Cooley.) 10th December, 1906.
No. 15785.—The British Westinghouse Electric Manufacturing Company, Limited, controller for electric motor. (J. P. Campbell—H. R. Stuart.) 27th November, 1906.
No. 15786.—The British Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company, Limited, electric arc-lamp. (J. P. Campbell—H. Bremer.) 27th November, 1906.

THIRD-TERM FEE.

No. 12255.—V. Poulsen, storing and reproducing messages. 10th December, 1906.

Subsequent Proprietors of Letters Patent registered.

[NOTE.—The name of the patentee is given in brackets; the date is that of registration.]

NO. 19986.—The British-American Tobacco Company, Limited, of Cecil Chambers, 86 Strand, London, England. Cigarette-machine. [E. T. Pollard and E. L. Behrmann.] 29th November, 1906.
No. 20344.—The Middleton Pneumatic Hub Company (1906), Limited, of 232 Shaftesbury Avenue, London, England. Vehicle-wheel. [G. Middleton.] 10th December, 1906.
No. 20355.—The Printing Machinery Company, Limited, of 188 Fleet Street, London, England. Apparatus for casting curved stereotypes. (W. E. Hughes—The Printing Machinery Company, Limited—H. A. W. Wood.) 11th December, 1906.
No. 20419.—The British-American Tobacco Company, Limited, of Cecil Chambers, 86 Strand, London, England. Box-making and -filling machine. [The British-American Machinery Company, Limited—E. T. Pollard and E. L. Behrmann.]

Request for Correction of Clerical Error allowed.

THE request to correct clerical error in application for Letters Patent No. 21394 — W. E. Hughes, casting curved stereotypes (advertised in Supplement to New Zealand Gazette No. 93, of the 1st November, 1906)—has been allowed.

Applications for Letters Patent abandoned.

LIST of applications, with which provisional specifications only have been filed, abandoned (i.e., complete specifications not lodged) from the 29th November to the 12th December, 1906, inclusive :—
No. 20648.—H. Ashworth, tram or train indicator.
No. 20651.—F. A. Oddie, pressure-vat.
No. 20653.—D. H. Bird, seed-sower.
No. 20655.—A. Ashcroft, wheel-hub.
No. 20660.—E. Crook, boot-upper.
No. 20666.—R. B. Smith, plough and cultivator.
No. 20667.—T. A. Rodgers, joining railway-rails.
No. 20668.—G. T. Booth, thistle-exterminator.
No. 20670.—E. A. Evans, blind-cord fastener.
No. 20672.—L. H. Burgoyne, card game.
No. 20673.—F. H. Trevellian, cash-register.
No. 20676.—H. B. Tucker and A. Jack, rim-protector for wheel.
No. 20677.—G. H. Sutcliffe and J. Mounce, operating rock-drill.
No. 20687.—G. F. Evans, window-sash lock.
No. 20690.—R. Williams, sluice-box.
No. 20691.—F. Castle and W. Garey, tool and pencil sharpener.
No. 20693.—J. A. Walker, chair seat and back.
No. 20694.—J. E. Holland, staple-withdrawing tool.
No. 20696.—R. A. Noedl, music-holder.
No. 20701.—I. Lewis, ballot-box.
No. 20702.—I. Lewis, building-material.
No. 20703.—C. J. Tuck, compasses.
No. 20705.—R. E. Bell, concentrating and deflecting lens.
No. 20707.—G. R. Warren, priming coat for paint-work.
No. 20723.—J. W. Fowler, controlling recoil of vehicle-spring.