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roller rotating in a forward direction, of a second shaft mounted in a parallel line beneath, and adapted to be moved towards or away from the main shaft. On this shaft is fixed a roller, which, by the movement of the shaft, will be caused to engage with its periphery against the periphery of one of the feeding-rollers, or to be free thereof. This shaft is caused to revolve in a direction such that, when its roller is brought into touch with the feeding-roller above, such roller will be caused to rotate in a reverse direction.

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

(Specification, 4s. 9d.; drawings, 1s.)

No. 23630.—22nd October, 1907.—THOMAS PARKER, M.I.C.E., of 1b Chapel Street, Edgware Road, London W., England, Engineer. Improvements in and relating to the production of fuel.

Claim.—In a process for the partial destructive distillation of coal at a low temperature which is arrested at the stage when illuminating-gas ceases to be evolved for the production of a smokeless fuel, the application of heat to the coal to be treated gradually and slowly up to a maximum ultimate temperature of about 800° Fahr., for the purpose and substantially as described.

(Specification, 2s. 9d.)

No. 23695.—4th November, 1907.—CLIFFORD TATTERSFIELD, of Gisborne, Auckland, New Zealand, Dyer and Cleaner. Improved waterproof solutions.

Claims.—(1.) The waterproof solution consisting of 1 to 30 per cent. of lanoline (or other fat having the like suitable properties as lanoline) mixed with 70 to 99 per cent. of benzol, benzoline, turpentine, or other solvent having the like suitable properties as benzol, benzoline, or turpentine, for the steeping purpose set forth as described. (2.) The fixing-solution consisting of 5 to 10 per cent. of acetate of alumina, lime, or other fixing agent having the like suitable properties as acetate of alumina or lime, for fixing the waterproof solution covered by claim 1 in the manner set forth as described.

(Specification, 2s.)

An asterisk (*) denotes the complete specification of an invention for which a provisional specification has been already lodged.

NOTE.—The cost of copying the specification and drawing has been inserted after the notice of each application. An order for a copy or copies should be accompanied by a post-office order or postal note for the cost of copying.

The date of acceptance of each application is given after the number.

Extracts from the drawings accompanying the foregoing complete specifications appear at the end of this Gazette.

J. C. LEWIS,
Registrar.

Provisional Specifications accepted.

Patent Office,
Wellington, 27th November, 1907.

APPLICATIONS for Letters Patent, with provisional specifications, have been accepted as under:—

No. 23503.—D. Brisbane, economical form of power.
No. 23557.—W. M. Ross, septic tank and filter.
No. 23623.—T. Falvey, temperature-detector.
No. 23624.—E. de Cossey, pump.
No. 23625.—F. Wilkins, candle holder and extinguisher.
No. 23631.—D. W. McLean, tire-protector.
No. 23632.—A. Parker, stamp, &c., vending-machine.
No. 23633.—H. A. Cornes, razor-strop attachment to men’s braces.
No. 23634.—R. A. O. Walter, envelope.
No. 23638.—G. Parrish, attaching hames to horses’ collar.
No. 23640.—J. R. Park, manufacture of filaments for incandescent electric lamp. (“Z” Electric Lamp Syndicate, Limited—H. Zerning.)
No. 23641.—A. L. J. Tait, clothes line and fasteners.

No. 23642.—S. G. Roseman, attaching broom-handles to head.
No. 23646.—A. E. Moss, vote-recorder.
No. 23652.—E. J. Gee, sun-blind.
No. 23653.—B. Jeffery, gas-flashlight apparatus.
No. 23656.—F. N. Jones, poncho.
No. 23657.—S. Coleman and A. J. O. Slight, teat-cup mouthpiece.
No. 23659.—J. M. Youngson, coupling-hook.
No. 23660.—T. C. McLennan, lock-fastening.
No. 23664.—R. D. Long, internal-combustion engine.
No. 23666.—J. Sharp, C. Domars, F. Dedden, and R. W. Fraser, rotary engine and pump.
No. 23669.—J. Coulthard, broom-handle machine.

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 14th November to the 27th November, 1907, inclusive:—

No. 21028.—T. C. Fowler, bicycle-frame.
No. 21087.—W. O. Beere, drawing-instrument.
No. 21142.—T. E. Taylor, tram-rail cleaner.
No. 21408.—C. Tandy, shearing-machine.
No. 21420.—J. D. McLaurin, wool or hemp tester for heat or moisture.
No. 21597.—W. E. Hughes, moulding-machine. (A. Holloway.)
No. 21633.—E. R. Godward, preventing vibration of gas-burner.
No. 21670.—J. D. McLaurin, toaster and griller.
No. 21678.—W. T. Wingfield and C. W. Hermann, self-inking stamp-pad.
No. 21689.—W. Dall, bias-adjustment for bowls.
No. 21696.—J. D. McLaurin, lamp-glass cleaner.
No. 21733.—G. Coates, wire-strainer.
No. 21924.—J. T. Reece, frames for tents, trestles, &c.
No. 22349.—J. Gascard and R. Shrimmen, grading and cleaning potatoes.
No. 22640.—T. Tait, wire-fence dropper.
No. 22794.—D. McKenzie, flax-stripper.
No. 22951.—G. G. Turri, procuring textile fabrics from certain plants. (Jute and Hanf Industrie Actien-Gesellschaft—F. Fuchs.)
No. 23078.—W. Grattan, furniture drawers and fittings.
No. 23083.—R. White, ointment.
No. 23190.—C. A. Parsons, blading for turbine-compressors.
No. 23191.—F. T. Snyder, ore-treatment.
No. 23193.—J. Thompson, hanging and adjusting window-sashes.
No. 23235.—A. Stokes, A. Heither, and A. W. Heither, anaesthetic compound.

Letters Patent on which Fees have been paid.

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

SECOND-TERM FEES.

No. 17152.—The Natural Food Company, biscuit-manufacture. (H. D. Perky.) 14th November, 1907.
No. 17284.—G. F. Holden, compressing chaff, &c., into bales. 21st November, 1907.
No. 17294.—C. L. Holm, box-bearing for shafts. 14th November, 1907.
No. 17303.—L. B. Horrocks, vending-machine. 21st November, 1907.
No. 17320.—Martin Ekenberg’s Aktiebolag, liquid-evaporating, &c. (M. Ekenberg.) 14th November, 1907.
No. 17343.—The Gröndal Kjellin Company, Limited, reducing iron-ore to iron-sponge. (Metallurgiska Patent-aktiebolaget—G. Gröndal.) 21st November, 1907.
No. 17344.—The Gröndal Kjellin Company, Limited, magnetic separation of iron-ore. (Metallurgiska Patent-aktiebolaget—G. Gröndal.) 21st November, 1907.
No. 17388.—T. C. Hement, sheet-metal piping. 23rd November, 1907.
No. 17453.—United Shoe Machinery Company, buffing-rolls. (W. Gordon.) 21st November, 1907.

THIRD-TERM FEES.

No. 13198.—W. H. Eyres, wool-clipper. 13th November, 1907.
No. 13218.—The Royal Bank of Australia, Limited, ore-roasting furnace. (T. D. Merton.) 21st November, 1907.