APRIL 18.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1267

No. 21318.—15th June, 1906.—JAMES IRVINE, of Regent Street, Napier, New Zealand, Commission Agent. Improved means for use in fastening the wires of wire fencing to the posts or standards.*

Claims.—(1.) In means for attaching fencing-wires to the posts or standards, a staple having one leg adapted to pass into the standard while its other end is adjusted to leave an opening sufficiently wide to permit of the fencing-wire passing through between it and the standard surface, in combination with a plate formed with a longitudinal slot therein fitting on to the leg of the staple and adapted to move up and down thereon so that when in the raised position the opening between the staple end and the standard will be left free, and when in the lowered position such opening will be closed, substantially as specified. (2.) The improved means for use in fastening the wires of wire fencing to the posts or standards, substantially as described and explained, and as illustrated in the drawings.

(Specification, 3s. 9d.; drawing, 1s.)

No. 21851.—1st October, 1906.—THOMAS DAWSON, of Maraekakaho, Hawke’s Bay, New Zealand, Engineer. An improved chock for steadying oil-engines, chaff-cutters, vehicles, or the like.*

Claim.—The improved chock for steadying oil-engines, chaff-cutters, vehicles, and the like, the same consisting of a base-piece having an upwardly inclined member secured to or formed integrally therewith and adapted at its upper end to fit against the face of the article to be steadied, in combination with a chain secured at one of its ends to the chock and having a hook on its free end, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

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

No. 21921.—17th October, 1906.—ERNEST OLD, of Dinge, Victoria, Australia, Farmer. Improvements in clamping-devices, specially applicable to agricultural implements.*

Claims.—(1.) In clamping-devices for agricultural-implement tines and other mechanism, a beam slotted at intervals, a retaining-plate inserted in each slot, an aperture in each retaining-plate, a tine or member to be clamped inserted in each said aperture on one side of the beam, and a tightening-wedge inserted in each said aperture on the other side of the beam, substantially as illustrated. (2.) In combination with the matter of claim 1, a pressure-bar, substantially as described. (3.) In clamping-devices, beam-slots set at an angle, in combination with apertured plates to receive tines and wedges, all substantially as described. (4.) In clamping-devices, the combination set forth for holding an apertured retaining-plate in a slotted beam when the aperture is occupied by a wedge and not by a tine.

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

No. 21978.—25th October, 1906.—ALFRED ADAIR, of 16A Overbeek Street, Troyeville, Johannesburg, Transvaal, Consulting Chemist and Metallurgist. Improvements in the cyanide treatment of ores.*

Claims.—(1.) In the cyanide process for the extraction of metals from their ores, the use in the presence of alkali of raw umber, substantially as described. (2.) In the process as set forth in claim 1, the association with the umber of one or more of the more easily reducible soluble oxygen-giving salts, substantially as and for the purpose described. (3.) The improvements in the cyanide treatment of ores, substantially as described.

(Specification, 2s. 3d.)

No. 22444.—20th February, 1907.—LOUIS TASMAN REICHEL, of 62 Rolleston Street, Wellington, New Zealand, Electrical Engineer. A moisture-indicator for wool or other baled goods.*

Claims.—(1.) The method of ascertaining the amount or degree of moisture in wool, flax, tow, grain, or similar goods, by bringing two or more contacts or conductors in contact with such wool, flax, &c., and by any suitable electric indicator measuring or obtaining an indication as to the degree of conduction or resistance offered to an electric current passing through such wool or flax between the contacts, substantially as described. (2.) For the purpose mentioned, the combination of an electric battery, a galvanometer or ohmmeter connected by wires to two or more contacts inserted in bales of wool, flax, &c., substantially as described. (3.) For the purpose mentioned, the combination of an electric battery or generator connected by insulated wires to two or more contacts inserted in wool, flax, &c., and a relay which operates an electric bell or lamp when a predetermined current is exceeded, substantially as described. (4.) For the purpose mentioned, the combination of a resistance-testing set connected by wires to two or more contacts inserted in bales of wool, flax, tow, &c., substantially as described. (5.) For the purpose mentioned, a metallic spear, the point of which may form one contact, on which is mounted one or more metal ferrules which constitute the other contact or contacts, insulated from the said spear by a sheath of insulating-material, and having wires attached, substantially as described. (6.) For the purpose mentioned, a rod of wood or metal to which is attached a handle at one end and at the other two or more short spears or contacts of metal or other conducting-material, insulated from each other and from the rod of wood or metal by mica, vulcanite, or other insulator, substantially as described. (7.) For the purpose mentioned, two or more short spears or contacts mounted on a base of wood or metal having an eyebolt attached, and insulated from each other and from said block by mica or other insulating material, the whole being specially adapted for inserting into bales of dumped wool under pressure, substantially as described.

(Specification, 4s. 6d.; drawing, 1s.)

No. 22447.—21st February, 1907.—FREDERICK EDMOND GARD, of 447 Oxford Street, Paddington, New South Wales, Australia, Bootmaker; ALFRED RICHARD POLLEY, of Rowe Street, Woollahra, New South Wales, Australia, Brewer; and LLEWELLYN CHARLES RUSSELL JONES, of 117 Pitt Street, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, Solicitor. Improved mail-bag fastener.

Extract from Specification.—The improved fastener is made of brass or other such metal, in two parts, namely, the outer case and the tongue. The outer case is securely fixed on to one end of the strap or band, whilst the tongue is securely fixed to the other end of the strap or band. The strap or band is securely riveted to the neck of the mail-bag and becomes a part of the mail-bag, thereby saving much time and inconvenience.

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

(Specification, 4s.; drawing, 1s.)

No. 22456.—21st February, 1907.—CHECKOGRAM LIMITED, of 33 Southampton Street, Strand, London, England, Manufacturers (assignee of James John Stockall, junior, of 10 Clerkenwell Road, London, England). Improvements in apparatus for delivering, receiving, and registering the delivery and receipt of tickets, checks, or the like for admission to theatres, halls, athletic and race grounds, and other places.

Claims.—(1.) The improved check-ejecting apparatus comprising a casing, socket on the casing prepared for the reception of changeable check-magazines, the device for controlling the insertion of the magazine to its socket consisting of the spring-urged stop-pin g, lever k, slotted ejector c, the mechanism for operating the counter consisting of the feed-wheel n, escapement-lever o, escapement-pin p, feed-pin q, and arm r, the mechanism for controlling the exit or entrance of the ejecting opening consisting of the ejecting-disc u, disc-spindle v, crown-wheel w, pinion x, crown-wheel y, and cog-wheels z, z¹, z², the compound circuit-closing device consisting of the contact-cam 2, contact-pin 3, and the pivoted spring-urged contact-beam 4, the plunger 6, spring-urged contact-beam 7, spring-urged contact-piece 9, and contact-patch 10, the ticket-actuated device for operating the mechanical counter consisting of the pivoted arm 12, rocking-spindle 13, rocking-arm 14, link 15, counter-operating lever 16 with pin-, pallet-, or projection-provided jaws, spring-urged pivoted compensating-arm 17, and counter-wheel n¹, the circuit-closing device actuated by the ticket-actuated device for operating the mechanical counter consisting of the non-conducting foundation-plate 24, spring-urged and pivoted contact-beam 25, and contact-pin 29, combined and operated substantially as set forth. (2.) In apparatus of the kind referred to in the preceding claiming-clause, means for controlling the insertion of the magazine to the operating position, substantially as set forth. (3.) In apparatus of the kind referred to in the first claiming-clause hereof, means for operating the counter substantially as set forth or illustrated in Figs. 1,