No. 24055.-26th February.-T. T. Main and C. W. Nance, Sydney, N.S.W. Preservation of edible substances.*

No. 24056.-26th February.-W. Cutler, Birmingham, Eng. Propelling and steering boats.*

No. 24057.-26th February.-A. Parker, Dannevirke, N.Z. Totalisator.

No. 24058.-25th February.-H. Quertier, Dunedin, N.Z. Umbrella.

No. 24059.-25th February.-A. C. Anderson, Bluff, N.Z. Agricultural implement.

No. 24060.-24th February.-W. Bennet, Dunedin, N.Z. Renewable sole and heel.*

No. 24061.-27th February.-A. G. Barnett, Wellington, N.Z. Tie-adjuster for double collar.

No. 24062.-27th February.-J. Gaut, Sydney, N.S.W. Photographic camera.

No. 24063.-27th February.-C. Davies, Normanby, N.Z. Construction of vacuum tank for milking-machine.

No. 24064.-27th February.-G. Ullrich, Broken Hill, N.S.W. Magnetic separation of ores.*

No. 24065.-28th February.-F. R. Hall, Brisbane, Q. Composite pile or pillar.

No. 24066.-28th February.-R. Tacon, Christchurch, N.Z. Spark-arrester.

No. 24067.-28th February.-W. E. Kinnerney, Timaru, N.Z. Fire-extinguisher.

No. 24068.-28th February.-R. A. Wiggins, Christchurch, N.Z. Teat-cup.

No. 24069.-26th February.-W. O. McFaddin, Hamilton, N.Z. Drain-trap.

No. 24070.-26th February.-G. Herzog, Auckland, N.Z. Hot-water-circulating boiler.

No. 24071.-29th February.-A. K. W. Rissel and W. H. Hennah, Wellington, N.Z. Temperature indicator and recorder.

No. 24072.-29th February.-A. Simpson, Christchurch, N.Z. Bicycle driving-gear.

No. 24073.-27th February.-H. Quertier, Dunedin, N.Z. Seat, berth, room, and table indicator.

No. 24074.-2nd March.-B. L. Donne and P. H. Stacey, Wellington, N.Z. Mixture to be used in collecting and removing dust from the floors. (C. L. Russell.)

No. 24075.-29th February.-G. T. Girdler, Auckland, N.Z. Explosive engine.

No. 24076.-28th February.-J. Hargreaves, Auckland, N.Z. Ventilator.

No. 24077.-27th February.-C. F. Snell, Sydney, N.S.W. Iron and polishing-machine.

Complete Specifications filed after Provisionals.

LIST of complete specifications filed after provisional specifications, from the 15th February to the 2nd March, 1908, inclusive:

No. 22706.-G. Hutchinson, seed-sower.

No. 22710.-J. G. Hudson, railway signalling. (W. McKeegan.)

No. 22850.-W. Brighton, engine gear-reversing apparatus.

No. 22858.-L. W. Harris and L. Morris, measuring wearers for garments.

No. 22867.-G. P. Jenkins, cold storage.

No. 22869.-G. P. Jenkins, cooling brine for dairy-purposes.

No. 22870.-W. P. West and A. Rodger, computing butter-fat in cream, &c.

No. 22899.-M. P. Coffey, drawing off beer by pneumatic pressure.

No. 22901.-W. Morton, water-wheel for current-power.

No. 22906.-J. H. Adams, ferro-concrete former.

No. 22907.-W. G. Richardson, flax-waste as cattle-food.

No. 22909.-M. Donaldson and W. G. Williams, totalisator apparatus.

No. 22914.-J. B. MacEwan and Co., Limited, cream-vat, &c. (T. Humble.)

No. 23049.-A. J. F. de Bavay, ore-separator.

No. 23132.-D. Amos and H. J. Carroll, trolly-head.

No. 23397.-D. Amos and A. M. Carroll, hanger for overhead wires of electric tramways.

No. 23522.-W. Dixey, hot-water boiler.

No. 23612.-T. Morris, spring catch for securing chain to vehicle-wheel.

No. 23964.-A. Slinger and R. Knox, level fresh-air inlet for drainage.

Notice of Acceptance of Complete Specifications.

Patent Office,
Wellington, 4th March, 1908.

COMPLEX specifications relating to the undermentioned 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. 22189.-12th December, 1906.-HENRY BRABY, of 96 Harris Street, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, Engineer. Improvements in and relating to atomizers or burners for liquid fuel.*

Claims.--(1.) In burners or atomizers for liquid fuel, concentric steam and oil passages or pipes, a nipple secured on said steam-pipe, grooves on said nipple communicating with the oil-passage, and orifices leading from the steam-pipe to the ends of said grooves and opposite the end or shoulder of the casing, substantially as described and explained. (2.) In burners or atomizers for liquid fuel, the combination with a central steam-passage of a concentric oil-passage 11, a nipple 15 secured in the end of the steam-passage, grooves 17 in said nipple spread as at 19 in a shoulder 18, orifices 20, casing 12, hood 21, and collar such as 13 having key 14, substantially as described and illustrated. (3.) The combination with a burner or atomizer for liquid fuel, as in claim 1, of a chamber such as 24, oil-coil such as 25, steam-connections such as 23 and 26, draining-valve 27, and oil-cock 29, substantially as described, and illustrated in the drawings.

(Specification, 4s.; drawing, 2s.)

No. 22486.-28th February, 1907.-WILLIAM ERNEST HUGHES, of Queen's Chambers, Wellington, New Zealand, Registered Patent Agent (the nominee of Linotype and Machinery Limited, of 188 and 189 Fleet Street, London, England--the assignees of William Hermann Scharf, of 156 St. Antoine Street, Montreal, Canada, Manager). Improvements in linotype machines.

Claims.--(1.) The described means for preventing the angular position of the spacer-carrier of a linotype machine and its two supporting-arms being disturbed whilst they are being raised and lowered for unlocking the said arms from each other, and for stopping the said arms so that they may automatically relock with each other. (2.) The described means for preventing the specified spacer-carrier and its supporting-arms jamming at the commencement of its turning movement, with or without the specified eccentric device between the spacer-carrier and one of the arms. (3.) The described means for preventing friction in the specified mechanism that raises and lowers the spacer-carrier. (4.) The described improved means for actuating the type-pusher. (5.) The described means for retracting the line-resistant to within the assembler, after the assembled line has been delivered to the casting-mechanism. (6.) The described means for positively limiting the length of the line being assembled. (7.) The improved means for preventing an assembled line being pied. (8.) Means for adjusting the point of engagement between the assembler-slide and the transferring-bar. (9.) The described line or gauge in combination or not with the improved means for actuating the alarm. (10.) Means for raising the matrices or spacers whilst they are in the assembler. (11.) The described means for setting the trimming-knives.

(Specification, 14s. 6d.; drawing, 5s.)

No. 22488.-28th February, 1907.-UNITED SHOE MACHINERY COMPANY, of Paterson, State of New Jersey, United States of America, a corporation duly organized under the laws of the State of New Jersey, carrying on business as Shoe Machinery Manufacturers at 205 Lincoln Street, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America (the assignees of Arthur Bates and Thomas Briggs, both of Leicester, England, Engineers). Improvements in or relating to machines for inserting fasteners or the like.*

Claims.--(1.) In a machine for inserting nails or the like, the combination with a nail-raceway, of a yielding or other device that is intermittently actuated to seat the head of one or more nails in the raceway for the purpose described. (2.) In combination with the subject-matter claimed in claiming-clause