Mar. 8.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 775

No. 20788.—28th February.—P. W. Hughes, T. S. A. Wid- dop, and F. Drew, Newport, Vic.
Railway-brakes.

No. 20789.—28th February.—W. H. Osborn, Bendigo, Vic.
Handle for culinary receptacle.

No. 20790.—28th February.—T. Gare, New Brighton, England.
Wheel.*

No. 20791.—20th February.—H. W. Downing, Christ- church, N.Z.
Horse-cover.

No. 20792.—28th February.—P. and D. Duncan, Limited, Christchurch, N.Z.
Loading - crane attachment to dray. (J. Keir.)

No. 20793.—1st March.—W. S. Gillies, Christchurch, N.Z.
Tramway-points.

No. 20794.—1st March.—N. Amrein, Inglewood, N.Z.
Stone-breaking machine.

No. 20795.—1st March.—E. Hill, Westport, N.Z.
Harness-tug.

No. 20796.—2nd March.—A. Hay, Tauranga, N.Z.
Wire-strainer.

No. 20797.—2nd March.—J. Shepherd, Hokitika, and G. H. Chapman, Rimu, N.Z.
Rotary engine.

No. 20798.—1st March.—J. Hughes, Waitohi Flat, N.Z.
Attaching spout to “chaffey” of threshing- mill.

No. 20799.—1st March.—G. B. Cartwright and S. J. G. Douglas, Milford, N.Z.
Removing cavings from threshing-machines.

No. 20800.—28th February.—J. Macalister, Invercargill, N.Z.
Turnip or plant thinner.

No. 20801.—2nd March.—R. Walker, Dunedin, N.Z.
Milk-strainer.

No. 20802.—28th February.—D. Gilmour and C. M. Moore- Jones, Auckland, N.Z.
Floor cleaner and polisher.

No. 20803.—2nd March.—G. Kyme, Dunedin, N.Z.
Transposing music, &c.*

No. 20804.—5th March.—A. F. Campbell, Totara Valley, N.Z.
Thresher concave.

No. 20805.—5th March.—J. D. Jackson, Melbourne, Vic.
Tap.

No. 20806.—5th March.—C. A. Parsons, Newcastle-on- Tyne, England.
Packing device.* (Date applied for under section 106 of the Act, 20th April, 1905.)

No. 20807.—6th March.—E. H. Donaldson and A. A. Wilson, Westport, N.Z.
Pen-carrier.*

No. 20808.—6th March.—C. Harris, Roxburgh, and C. Todd, Heriot, N.Z.
Fruit-protector.

No. 20809.—5th March.—T. Danks, Christchurch, N.Z.
Skylight.

No. 20810.—2nd March.—J. E. Broad, Gore, N.Z.
Horse-cover.

No. 20811.—3rd March.—E. T. C. Firth, Auckland, N.Z.
Brick-press.

No. 20812.—6th March.—W. J. Bradford, Waverley, N.Z.
Toaster.

No. 20813.—6th March.—R. W. Campbell, Wellington, N.Z.
Blacking.

No. 20814.—6th March.—G. F. Reynell, Wellington, N.Z.
Mattress-stretcher.

No. 20815.—7th March.—H. A. E. Kelly, Christchurch, N.Z.
Paper-holder.

No. 20816.—7th March.—C. Steffensen, Puketeraki, N.Z.
Crayfish-pot.*

Notice of Acceptance of Complete Specifications.

Patent Office,
Wellington, 7th March, 1906.

COMPLETE specifications relating to the undermen- tioned 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. 19090.—19th February, 1904.—ALBERT LINCOLN JOHNSON, of St. Louis, Missouri, United States of America, Civil Engineer. Corrugated bars.

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

Extract from Specification.—My invention consists in a corrugated bar having longitudinal rows of alternate transverse projections and spaces, a plurality of which rows bear a fixed relation to one another. It also consists in a corrugated bar, having the projections and spaces so arranged that at every point one or more projections will compensate for the reduction of the area of the cross-section by the spaces.

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

(Specification, 8s. 6d. ; drawing, 1s.)

No. 19185.—9th March, 1905.—FREDERICK WHILEY, Horse Agent, TIMA WERETA, Settler, ROBERT WHILEY, Jun., Horse Agent, and MATEHAERE TUKEKA, Settler, all of Ohau, New Zealand. An improved hoe.*

Claim.—In hoes, forming the blades with a vertically upwardly extending portion or wing at each end thereof, substantially as described, and for the purposes set forth.

(Specification, 1s. 3d. ; drawing, 1s.)

No. 19272.—30th March, 1905.—UNITED SHOE-MACHINERY COMPANY, of Paterson, State of New Jersey, United States of America, a corporation duly organized under the laws of said State of New Jersey, and having a place of business at 205 Lincoln Street, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America (assignees of Louis Amédée Casgrain, of Winchester, Massachusetts aforesaid, Inventor). Improvements in or relating to machines for inserting fastenings or for similar operations.*

Extract from Specification.—In shoe-pegging machines of the type above referred to, an awl is caused first to enter and partially to penetrate the work, then to move laterally to feed it over the horn, then to pass completely through the work, and finally to rise and return to its initial position, after which the peg is driven by suitable mechanism. During this feeding by the awl it is best that the horn should exert upon the work only a very light pressure, such as is sufficient to keep the horn and work in engagement. On the other hand, it is important that the horn should be locked in position or held with considerable pressure against the work while a fastening is being driven. In machines of the type above referred to, in which a strong spring exerts a heavy pressure upon the horn throughout the complete cycle of operations, it is found, in some cases, that the button at the tip of the horn causes the innersole of a shoe to curl up. The difficulty is aggravated by reason of the fact that in this type of machine the work and work-support are forced downwardly just prior to the feeding movement in order to carry the work out of contact with the pressure-plate or stationary foot during the feed. As a result, the spring which sustains the horn is further compressed, so that the innersole is subjected by the horn to even greater pressure during the feed than during the driving of the fastening. To eliminate this tendency of the innersole to curl, the manufacturer has been obliged to employ a more expensive grade of stock for innersoles than otherwise would be necessary. In the machine embodying the present invention, therefore, provision is made for exerting a light yielding pressure upon the work-support at all times while the machine is running, and for locking or clamping the work-support in raised position at the time the fastening is being driven. Preferably, also, just before the work-support is locked it is lifted slightly to compress the stock, and to insure a tight joint between the parts to be united by the fastening. However, the mechanism for thus lifting and locking the support is capable of adjustment to vary the distance that the support is raised. Thus, this distance may be reduced to nothing, in which case the mechanism will lock the support against depression without lifting it. In one embodiment of the invention, additional means are provided for locking or clamping the work-support, which hold it, in the normal position of the machine, not only when the awl penetrates the work prior to the feed, but also during substantially the whole cycle of operations, except during the feed. As fully described in the specification of Letters Patent of New South Wales, No. 7705, cutters in the horn-tip are actuated by connections