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in rubber heel, and countersunk holes in said rubber heel, all for the purposes above set forth, substantially as described, and as illustrated by the drawings. (3.) In a rubber-heel protector, the arrangement, construction, and combination of one or more curved plates with holes therein, rivets or screws to fit same, intermediate plates with holes therein inserted in rubber heel, and countersunk holes in said rubber heel, all for the purposes above set forth, substantially as described, and as illustrated by the drawings.

(Specification, 3s. ; drawings, 1s.)

No. 22105.—24th November, 1906.—ARTHUR FRANK GOLDING, Jeweller, and EMMA CAMPBELL, Married Woman, both of Hobart, Tasmania, Australia (assignees of Archibald McGregor Campbell, of Hobart aforesaid, Engineer). An improved variable-speed pulley.*

Claims.—(1.) In a variable-speed pulley of the class having circumferential sections forming the periphery and having means for expanding the sections, a rib on each section which has an inclined face for bearing on the expanding means, the incline being interrupted by a step or steps as and for the purposes explained. (2.) In a variable-speed pulley as claimed in claim 1, the combination with the pulley of a flexible rubber band placed upon or adjacently thereto, as and for the purposes specified. (3.) In a variable-speed pulley of the class indicated in claim 1, the employment of a stepped inclined surface or surfaces for receiving the impact of the expanding means, as and for the purposes explained. (4.) The combination in the rear wheel of a motor-bicycle of a variable-speed pulley of the class indicated in claim 1, stout rods radiating from the pulley sections and secured to sections of the belt-rim, and means for retracting the sections as described. (5.) The combination and arrangement of parts constituting the variable-speed pulley as described, and illustrated in Figs. 6, 7, and 8 of the drawings.

(Specification, 6s. 6d. ; drawing, 2s.)

No. 22181.—11th December, 1906.—ALEXANDER PARKER, of Dannevirke, New Zealand, Engineer. An improved machine for issuing tickets.*

Extract from Specification.—The machine has been designed for printing any desired matter upon a continuous strip of paper fed through the machine, and then severing the imprinted portion from the strip in order that it may drop clear of the machine. These operations are carried out by a single revolution of a handle. If desired, a numbering-mechanism may be combined with the apparatus, by means of which the tickets printed and severed may be numbered consecutively, such mechanism also being actuated by the handle operating the machine.

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

Specification, 7s. 6d. ; drawings, 2s.)

No. 22276.—7th January, 1907.—HERBERT MANDER and WILLIAM EDINBOROUGH CHAMBERLAIN, both of Feilding, New Zealand, Engineers. Portable tiring-furnace.*

Claims.—(1.) A tiring-furnace constituted by two collapsible rings or hoops arranged concentrically one within the other so as to leave an annular space between them, and the outer one of which is of greater height than the inner, in combination with a hood extending over the space enclosed by the outer hoop and provided with a flue in its top, substantially as and for the purposes specified. (2.) The portable tiring-furnace substantially as described and explained, and as illustrated in the drawings.

(Specification, 2s. 6d. ; drawings, 1s.)

No. 22296.—7th January, 1907.—THOMAS HENRY WILSON, of Norman Park, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, Brassfounder. Improved sash-adjuster for railway-carriage and other windows.

Claims.—(1.) In an improved sash-adjuster, the combination of a recessed plate fixed to one side of sash, a pawl pivotally connected to said plate, a spring for keeping pawl in engagement with rack on window-frame, and a releasing-

member for breaking engagement, as described. (2.)*In an improved sash-adjuster, the combination of a pawl adapted to engage with a rack on window-frame, a spring actuating the same, a releasing-rod connected to pawl and to a bell-crank pivotally connected to cover-plate fixed centrally upon the top rail of the sash, and a knob for operating said bell-crank, as described, and illustrated by drawings.

(Specification, 2s. 3d. ; drawings, 1s.)

No. 22327.—19th January, 1907.—BENONI WILLIAM WHITE, of Shakespeare Road, Napier, Hawke’s Bay, New Zealand, Artist. An improvement in spoons.*

Claim.—A spoon having integral teeth around the end of its bowl, bevelled at their tips, and curved inwardly, and channels between the teeth for allowing the food to get away freely, substantially as set forth.

(Specification, 1s. 9d. ; drawing, 1s.)

No. 22359.—23rd January, 1907.—ARTHUR ASHCROFT, Engineer, and CHARLES RICHARDSON, Clerk, both of Auckland, New Zealand. Improvements in apparatus employed in a process for electrically distilling and purifying gum.*

Claim.—In apparatus for the purpose indicated, the combination with a water-jacketed boiler into which the gum is placed of a dome fitting over and covering the open top of such boiler, such dome being provided with an inspection-door and a flue, substantially as and for the purposes specified.

(Specification, 2s. ; drawing, 1s.)

No. 22376.—31st January, 1907.—THOMAS BAIRD BROCK, of Kapunda, South Australia, Australia, Farmer. An improved hand-operated appliance for filling bags with grain and other material.*

Claims.—(1.) A bag-filling appliance comprising a receiving-portion or mouthpiece, and a tubular stem with a valve at the junction of the stem with the mouthpiece, substantially as described and for the purpose set forth. (2.) A bag-filling appliance comprising a conical receiver or mouthpiece, a tubular stem, a pair of flaps pivoted within the upper part of such stem, and a cross-pin or stop engaging such flaps, substantially as described and for the purpose set forth.

(Specification, 2s. 9d. ; drawings, 1s.)

No. 22945.—4th June, 1907.—THOMAS PARKER, M.I.C.E., of 1b Chapel Street, Edgware Road, London W., England. Improvements in and relating to fuel.*

Claims.—(1.) An improved hard and smokeless fuel prepared from bituminous coal by a process of partial destructive distillation carried on substantially as described. (2.) A process for the preparation of a hard and smokeless fuel from bituminous coal consisting in subjecting the coal to a partial destructive distillation so that the whole mass of the coal is maintained at the temperature of about 800° Fahr. until the illuminating-gases cease to be evolved, and then stopping the distillation and quenching the fuel, substantially as described. (3.) A process for the preparation of a hard and smokeless fuel as described in claim 2, and in which prior to quenching the fuel it is treated with steam, substantially as and for the purposes described. (4.) The described product which consists of a hard homogeneous coke having a high content of hydrogen and a relatively low proportion of carbon, substantially as described.

(Specification, 5s. 6d.)

No. 23053.—26th June, 1907.—WILLIAM WHITE, of 23 Scotchmer Street, North Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia, Estate Agent. An improved interchangeable heel for boots and shoes.*

Extract from Specification.—I accomplish this object by providing means for attaching the said pads to the heels of boots and shoes, consisting of one or more projections having