JAN. 11.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

No. 20329.—T. Dugdale, rain-water spout-head and strainer.
No. 20331.—E. W. H. Hutton, flax-dressing apparatus.
No. 20366.—W. Stone, sash raiser and lock.
No. 20385.—G. Leslie, preserving natural colours of timber.
No. 20386.—E. Sable, animal trap.
No. 20394.—J. H. Jones and W. Kane, gold-dredge.
No. 20395.—A. M. Swhan, turnip-thinner.
No. 20396.—L. H. Potton and E. C. Winstone, attaching models to dental articulators.
No. 20397.—D. Caithness and J. P. Graham, gold-dredge anchor.
No. 20400.—E. Wrigley, bar-shearing machine.
No. 20401.—W. Costello, bag-stand.
No. 20403.—S. Priest, jun., cooking-range.
No. 20404.—J. D. Baldwin, hanging pictures.
No. 20409.—R. E. Burke and M. Egan, fire-reel carriage-trailer with a cycle.
No. 20410.—M. Saunders and G. Winter, bagging and stacking grain.
No. 20421.—J. G. Slater, W. Junor, and T. H. Watson, extraction of gold and silver.
No. 20423.—C. F. Lungley, manufacture of ammonia,&c.
No. 20425.—F. A. Oddie, rotary crusher.
No. 20427.—J. Strathern, making potatoes, &c., proof against blight.
No. 20430.—L. Siegenberg, jun., incandescent burner.
No. 20431.—G. Harvey, writing appliance for the blind.
No. 20433.—R. D. Haworth, cardboard-box manufacture.
No. 20434.—T. Higgie, cow-leg holder.
No. 20435.—T. Taylor, non-refillable bottle.
No. 20436.—H. P. Barry, linings for tube mills, &c.
No. 20437.—D. Whitburn, game.
No. 20439.—A. T. Craven, music displayer.
No. 20440.—E. N. Grove, moving tram-rail joints and overhead wires.
No. 20441.—R. J. Fry, animal trap.
No. 20443.—J. L. Kirkbride, tram-car fender.
No. 20445.—R. J. Terry, egg-tester.
No. 20446.—H. Buckridge, stocking attachment to reaper-and-binder.
No. 20448.—A. R. Angus, running-gear of railway-car.
No. 20449.—A. R. Angus, running-gear of railway-car.
No. 20450.—United Shoe Machinery Company, lasting-machine. (W. A. Bond.)
No. 20451.—United Shoe Machinery Company, sewing-machine. (W. C. Meyer).
No. 20452.—United Shoe Machinery Company, rough-rounding and channeling machine. (G. F. Wolfe.)
No. 20453.—United Shoe Machinery Company, fastening inserting machine. (G. A. Ambler.)
No. 20457.—T. S. Philpott, window.
No. 20458.—A. B. Robertson and R. W. Bond, cow-bail.
No. 20463.—C. P. Hanson, non-refillable bottle.
No. 20468.—K. Matthews, treating flax.
No. 20469.—A. Jack, production of gas.
No. 20473.—C. F. Pulley, dressing timber for wharf-building.
No. 20476.—J. H. A. McPhee, tobacco cutter and box.
No. 20482.—V. R. Reeve, diverting first portion of rain-water on roof.
No. 20485.—A. R. Angus, running-gear of railway-car.
No. 20486.—F. E. A. Gordon, washing-fluid.
No. 20488.—R. P. Park, sluice-box.
No. 20502.—F. R. Dennison, variable speed gear.
No. 20507.—K. Matthews, flax treatment.
No. 20514.—United Xpedite Finishing Company, heel-finishing machine. (Tuttle.)
No. 20518.—T. Harkins, shaping-machine for tinsmiths.
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.

IST of Letters Patent sealed from the 14th December, 1905, to the 10th January, 1906, inclusive:
No. 18404.—A. A. Turner and J. J. Gleeson, separating dirt from liquids.
No. 18422.—D. Kitchen, bridle-fastening.
No. 18458.—J. Theobald, shaft-tug for harness.
No. 18462.—F. J. Shelton, acetylene-generator.
No. 18465.—A. G. Land, adjustable seat for vehicles.
No. 18488.—H. J. Gardiner, bicycle attachment.
No. 18572.—B. G. A. Harkness, water-pump.
No. 18603.—J. Russell, chamfering and trueing heads of casks, &c.
No. 18674.—F. de J. Clere, reversible window-sash.
No. 18689.—S. W. Winslow, buffing-machines. (A. W. Rogers.)
No. 18800.—J. W. and G. W. Ferguson, brick-making machine.
No. 19047.—G. T. Macfarlane, shipping animals.

No. 19253.—J. H. Jackson, jun., boot.
No. 19280.—R. J. Scott, vapourisation of oil, &c.
No. 19728.—H. J. B. Harding, numerical recording-machine.
No. 19786.—L. R. Gillanders, hydraulic motor.
No. 19865.—D. Corcoran, measuring liquids.
No. 19866.—Aktiebolaget Separator, separating apparatus. (A. J. Ericsson.)
No. 19867.—Aktiebolaget Separator, separating apparatus. (B. Ljungstrom.)
No. 19868.—Aktiebolaget Separator, separating apparatus. (A. J. Ericsson.)
No. 19882.—G. O. J. Richard, collapsible-gate, &c.
No. 19909.—B. Locking, generating gases.
No. 19913.—W. E. Clark, draught and dust excluder.
No. 19914.—G. B. Johnson, metal-working machinery.
No. 19955.—J. K. Blogg, culinary essence.
No. 19988.—J. Macdougall and R. Southouse, manufacture of hollow-ware, &c.
No. 20066.—J. Paull, automatic gate-opener.

Letters Patent on which Fees have been paid.

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

SECOND-TERM FEES.

NO. 14227.—W. E. Hughes, concrete-mixer. (F. B. Gilbreth.) 19th December, 1905.
No. 14336.—T. Summerton, jun., blind. 18th December, 1905.
No. 14350.—R. H. Davenport, glazing-bar. (J. Watson.) 15th December, 1905.
No. 14358.—Svenska Centrifug Aktiebolaget, churn. (C. S. Berghmark.) 18th December, 1905.
No. 14366.—T. W. B. Muir and G. Moodie, playing-cards. 19th December, 1905.
No. 14383.—H. Hodgson, tinning metal goods. 30th December, 1905.
No. 14404.—The British Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company, Limited, winding for electric machine. (W. T. L. Travers—B. G. Lamme). 4th January, 1906.
No. 14430.—The British Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company, Limited, electric distribution. (W. T. L. Travers—J. S. Peck.) 4th January, 1906.
No. 14473.—W. Riddell, butter-printer. 22nd December, 1905.
No. 14518.—A. S. Elmore, separating minerals. 20th December, 1905.
No. 14612.—The New Inverted Incandescent-gas Lamp Company, Limited, gas-burner. (Inverted Incandescent-gas Lamp Syndicate, Limited—W. W. Hare.) 14th December, 1905.

THIRD-TERM FEES.

No. 11049.—A. M. Nicholas, filter for ores, &c. 10th January, 1906.
No. 11112.—F. W. Selley and W. H. Nisbet, slack-adjuster for railways. 18th December, 1905.
No. 11306.—Massey Harris Company, Limited, drill. (C. McLeod.) 6th January, 1906.

Subsequent Proprietors of Letters Patent registered.

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

NO. 16416.—Société Anonyme Métallurgique “Procédés de Laval,” of Brussels, Belgium. Distillation of zinc. [C. G. P. de Laval.] 7th January, 1906.
No. 17118.—Société Anonyme Métallurgique “Procédés de Laval,” of Brussels, Belgium. Treating materials by reflected heat. [C. G. P. de Laval.] 7th January, 1906.
No. 17249.—John Moffat, of No. 5, Douglas Wallace Street, in the City of Wellington, in New Zealand, Carpenter, registered as licensee for the North Island and Provincial Districts of Marlborough and Nelson for the residue of the term of fourteen years and any further term. Shop-window frame. [J. Watson.] 21st December, 1905.
No. 17613.—Edward William Esdaile, of No. 54, Hunter Street, Sydney, in the State of New South Wales, Scientific Instrument and Spectacle Maker. Mercury feeder for stamper battery. [N. P. Carver.] 21st December, 1905.
No. 19083.—John Coles, of Christchurch, in New Zealand, Manager, and James Clegg, of Christchurch aforesaid, Manufacturer, registered as proprietors for the late Provincial District of Canterbury. Wire-mattress retainer. [N. Hill—F. Davis.] 21st December, 1905.
No. 19363.—The Howcroft Company, Limited, a company duly registered and incorporated in the State of Queensland, having its registered office at 225, Elizabeth Street, in the City of Brisbane, in said State. Machine for making tubs, baths, &c. [W. J. Howcroft.] 8th January, 1906.