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No. 23871.—30th December.—J. Ford, Dunedin, N.Z.
Convertible perambulator.
No. 23872.—30th December.—A. F. Hadecke, Rangiora, N.Z.
Threshing-machine.
No. 23873.—31st December.—H. D. Mudie, Ballarat, Vic.
Gold-saving appliance.
No. 23874.—31st December.—A. D. Wilson, Stellensbosch,
Cape Colony.
Separating minerals, &c.
No. 23875.—31st December.—F. W. Cullimore, Christchurch,
N.Z.
Billiard-table.
No. 23876.—31st December.—F. R. Simmonds and W.
Seifert, Takapau, N.Z.
Catching flax from stripper, &c.*

1908. No. 23877.—3rd January.—J. A. Boyd, Wellington, N.Z.
      Parlour skittles.
      No. 23878.—3rd January.—J. A. Boyd, Wellington, N.Z.
      Step-ladder.
      No. 23879.—3rd January.—The Swiftsure Syndicate, Limited, Liverpool, Eng.
      Separation of butter from cream or milk.
      (W. W. Mellor.)
      No. 23880.—3rd January.—W. C. Johnson, Sussex, Eng.
      Water-distributor.
      No. 23881.—3rd January.—Houlder Bros. and Co., Limited, London, Eng., and G. Anderson, Shirley, Eng.
      Storing of chilled meat, &c.
      No. 23882.—3rd January.—W. S. Simpson, London, Eng.
      Uniting or welding metals.
      No. 23883.—3rd January.—R. Klinger, Gumpoldskirchen, Austria.
      Stuffing-box and like packing.
      No. 23884.—3rd January.—B. W. Benn, Meeniyan, Vic.
      Milking apparatus.
      No. 23885.—3rd January.—E. S. Baldwin and H. H. Raymond, Wellington, N.Z.
      Cutter for sheep-shearing. (S. L. Johnson and W. E. Calvert.)
      No. 23886.—3rd January.—T. Mitchell and W. Binns, Melbourne, Vic.
      Dust arresting and alloying medium.
      No. 23887.—3rd January.—J. L. Cloudsley, jun., Surrey, Eng.
      Gas-meter.
      No. 23888.—3rd January.—C. A. Parsons, Newcastle-on-Tyne, Eng.
      Machine for shaping turbine-blades.
      No. 23889.—3rd January.—J. T. Tuck, Christchurch, N.Z.
      Locking bolt-nuts in position.
      No. 23890.—4th January.—H. Macintosh and G. H. Baylis, Wellington, N.Z.
      Ornamental fan for advertising, &c.
      No. 23891.—6th January.—R. Brown, jun., Ilford, Eng.
      Stoppering bottles.* (Date applied for under section 106 of the Act, 15th January, 1907.)
      No. 23892.—6th January.—F. H. Trevellian, Wellington, N.Z.
      Cash-register.
      No. 23893.—7th January.—J. T. Muir, Wanganui, N.Z.
      Butter pounder and packer. (E. G. McDougall.)

Complete Specifications filed after Provisionals.

LIST of complete specifications filed after provisional specifications, from the 12th December, 1907, to the 6th January, 1908, inclusive:—
No. 22488.—United Shoe Machinery Company, fastener-inserter. (A. Bates and T. Briggs.)
No. 22489.—United Shoe Machinery Company, reinforcing insoles. (A. Eppler.)
No. 22490.—United Shoe Machinery Company, making insoles. (A. E. Johnson.)
No. 22491.—United Shoe Machinery Company, shoe-machine. (A. A. Wadsworth and F. Shortland.)
No. 22498.—R. E. Reed, automatic music-turner.
No. 22549.—A. Falkner, suspension bridge.
No. 22562.—G. Hutchinson, seed-sower.
No. 22570.—United Shoe Machinery Company, pounding-up machine. (C. E. Shattuck.)
No. 22571.—United Shoe Machinery Company, sewing-machine attachment. (J. V. Allen.)
No. 22572.—S. W. Winslow, buffing-machine. (A. W. Rogers.)
No. 22602.—H. E. White, concrete-mixing machine.

No. 22620.—J. P. Horner, shaft-tug.
No. 22722.—G. Hutchinson, seed-sower.
No. 23075.—J. J. Keppel, flax-stripper.
No. 23122.—G. H. MacEwan, milk-agitator.
No. 23218.—R. G. Crichton, scaffolding-support.
No. 23241.—H. S. McCully, bird-trap.
No. 23296.—P. M. Keppel, flax-scuteher.
No. 23328.—F. R. Dennison, spare wheel for motor-car.
No. 23413.—F. A. Alcock, cushion-rail for billiard-table.
No. 23614.—J. R. Mallyon, music-leaf turner.
No. 23659.—J. M. Youngson, coupling-hook.

Provisional Specifications accepted.

Patent Office,
Wellington, 8th January, 1908.

APPLICATIONS for Letters Patent, with provisional specifications, have been accepted as under:—
No. 23266.—F. M. Owen, travelling T-square.
No. 23567.—F. H. Morton, puncture-discoverer.
No. 23655.—J. Ford, stay-brace.
No. 23658.—R. J. Brunt, P. V. Sharp, and J. Burns, mechanical cutter.
No. 23667.—P. R. Hughes, bale hoisting and stacking.
No. 23678.—W. Haslam, motor-vehicle wheel.
No. 23679.—T. W. Sands, vibrating fork of sheep-shearing machine.
No. 23682.—C. W. Gordon, toe-strap for cycles.
No. 23690.—C. Bromley, sole-squarer for boots.
No. 23691.—P. A. Le Marquand, utilisation of gas-engine exhaust.
No. 23693.—H. Brown, docking and branding iron.
No. 23697.—M. J. T. R. Brown, singlet.
No. 23702.—R. J. Kyle, bread-making.
No. 23714.—United Shoe Machinery Company, abrading-device. (J. R. Scott.)
No. 23715.—United Shoe Machinery Company, burnishing-machine. (W. Jackson and H. N. Pochin.)
No. 23716.—United Shoe Machinery Company, jack for shoe-machine. (J. P. Pride.)
No. 23727.—E. Hayes, fencing-link.
No. 23768.—G. C. Munns, water-sprayer.
No. 23779.—F. S. Stace and H. J. Whitelaw, race-starting machine.
No. 23806.—J. A. Dewhirst, school-slate.

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.

Notice of Acceptance of Complete Specifications.

Patent Office,
Wellington, 8th January, 1908.

COMPLETE 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. 22268.—3rd January, 1907.—HAROLD SIMEON GRIFFITHS, of Wai-iti, Nelson, New Zealand, Inventor. An improvement in axe-heads.*

Claim.—An improvement in axe-heads, consisting in the combination therewith of metal filling-pieces shaped to produce a tapering hole for the reception of the handle, and a pin extending across the head, passing through the handle, and having its ends riveted in countersunk holes in the head, substantially as specified.
(Specification, Is. 6d.; drawing, Is.)

No. 22326.—17th January, 1907.—BENJAMIN FREDERICK HENRY DAWSON, of 12 Thames Road, Bertramstown, Johannesburg, Transvaal, Carpenter. Candle-protector.*

Claims.—(1.) In a candle-protector, a gravity-operated cap for the flame end of the candle, comprising a metallic casing, a non-conducting, non-absorbent, and non-inflammable washer which rests upon the candle and is perforated to form a well for the molten wax, and a metallic ring encircling the candle below the washer, conductively associated with the