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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
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No. 24129.—12th March.—A. F. Crosse, Frankfort, Trans.
Extraction of gold and silver from slim's.
No. 24130.—12th March.—F. R. Kron, Darlinghurst, N.S.W.
Tanning and production of leather.
No. 24131.—12th March.—S. H. Knight, Hastings, N.Z.;
D. E. Davis, Hastings, N.Z.; and C. D.
Lightband, Wellington, N.Z.
Cover for pneumatic tires.
No. 24132.—13th March.—J. J. Duncan, Christchurch, N.Z.
Cover for pneumatic tires for motor-cars, &c.
No. 24133.—13th March.—F. W. Fagon, Christchurch, N.Z.
Construction of playing-cards.
No. 24134.—13th March.—G. J. Brown, Christchurch, N.Z.
Feed-receptacle or bag for animals.
No. 24135.—13th March.—T. L. Mullaly, Buenos Ayres.
Covering for hay and other stacks, &c.
No. 24136.—10th March.—J. R. Park, Dunedin, N.Z.
Incandescent mantles for radiating heat.
(Welsback Light Company of Australasia,
Limited—M. P. V. Delage.)
No. 24137.—10th March.—J. Mackey, Dunedin, N.Z.
Tongs for handling cooking-utensils.
No. 24138.—10th March.—E. A. Hytten, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Telegraphic apparatus.*
No. 24139.—12th March.—W. Pinches, Wanganui, N.Z.
Sand or pumice soap-powder.
No. 24140.—14th March.—E. Henshall and E. S. Ramsay,
Christchurch, N.Z.
Cow-bail.

Complete Specifications filed after Provisionals.

LIST of complete specifications filed after provisional
specifications, from the 5th to the 16th March, 1908,
inclusive:—
No. 22938.—G. Johnson and F. J. McLaren, safety-guard
for razor.
No. 22954.—E. J. Keogh, cleansing carpets, floors, &c.
(F. J. Corbett.)
No. 22982.—W. Biddle, tire-protector.
No. 22983.—F. Hutton, knife-cleaner.
No. 23060.—United Shoe Machinery Company, abrading-
device. (W. A. Reed.)
No. 23084.—J. Kershaw, machine for pressing hops in
packets.
No. 23647.—J. W. Butterworth, electric fire-alarm.
No. 23884.—B. W. Benn, milking-apparatus.

Notice of Acceptance of Complete Specifications.

Patent Office,
Wellington, 18th March, 1908.

COMPLETE specifications relating to the undermen-
tioned 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. 22566.—20th March, 1907.—WILLIAM ERNEST HUGHES,
of Queen's Chambers, Wellington, New Zealand, Registered
Patent Agent (nominee of Printing Machinery Company,
Limited, of 188 Fleet Street, London, England, the assignees
of Henry Alexander Wise Wood, of No. 1 Madison Avenue,
New York, United States of America, Engineer). Improve-
ments in machines for finishing and cooling unfinished articles,
especially unfinished curved stereotypes.

Extract from Specification.—The said improvements relate
to: (a) A runway consisting of anti-friction devices, and
inclined at such an angle that the articles can slide down it
by gravity so long as none of the said devices cease to be
anti-frictional, and having combined with it brake mechanism
to cause certain of the said devices to cease being anti-
frictional; (b) rotary cutters rotating constantly in the plane
of the runway, and meeting the articles as they slide down
the same; (c) automatic means by which each article as it
slides down the runway into a position within the finishing-
device closes the driving-clutch, whereupon the article is
automatically stopped, clamped, finished, and unclamped,
and certain of the anti-friction devices cease being anti-
frictional; (d) automatic means by which, as an article
slides down the runway out of the finishing-device, the said
anti-friction devices become anti-frictional again, and the
driving-clutch is opened; (e) automatic means by which each
article as it slides down the runway towards and into the
cooling-arch is stopped, and his cooling streams delivered
on to it so long as it remains within the said arch, and by
which the following stereotype as it slides down the run-
way towards the cooling-device disengages the stop, thereby
allowing the cooled stereotype to slide out of the cooling-arch.

[NOTE.—The above extract from the specification is inserted in place
of the claims.]
(Specification, 14s.; drawing, 7s.)

No. 22591.—21st March, 1907.—ROBERT BENJAMIN WIL-
LIAMS, of Winton, New Zealand, Commission Agent. Im-
provements in umbrellas.*

Claims.—(1.) In umbrellas, mounting the rib frame upon
the stick in such a manner that it will be free to revolve
thereon, substantially as and for the purposes specified. (2.)
In umbrellas, a rib frame mounted upon the stick in such a
manner as to be free to revolve thereon, and means for hold-
ing the frame in a closed condition, consisting of a collar upon
the sliding ferrule of the frame, and a catch-piece secured
upon the stick and adapted to engage with the collar on the
ferrule when the frame is closed, substantially as specified.
(3.) In umbrellas, means for holding the frame in the closed
condition, substantially as described and explained, and as
illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawings. (4.) In umbrellas,
means for holding the frame in the closed condition, sub-
stantially as described and explained, and as illustrated in
Fig. 3 of the drawings. (5.) The general arrangement, con-
struction, and combination of parts in my improvements in
umbrellas, substantially as described and explained, as
illustrated in the drawings, and for the several purposes set
forth.

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

No. 22605.—25th March, 1907.—GEORGE EDWIN WOOD-
BURY, of 238 Townsend Street, San Francisco, California,
United States of America, Manufacturer of Mining Machinery.
Improvements in ore-concentrating machines.*

Extract from Specification.—The improvements comprising
the present invention relate chiefly to a novel form or con-
struction of the concentrating-surface, to a reciprocating
mechanism of novel construction, to a novel construction of
pulp-distributing box, to a water-distributing trough con-
taining several novel features, and to an improved means
for adjusting and varying the pitch or inclination of the
table.

[NOTE.—The above extract from the specification is inserted in place
of the claims.]
(Specification, £1 7s. 6d.; drawing, 5s.)

No. 22620.—28th March, 1907.—JOHN PEARSON HORNER,
of Epsom, Auckland, New Zealand, Saddler. An improved
shaft-tug.*

Extract from Specification.—The improved tug is formed of
metal of any desired thickness and width, shaped to receive
the shaft. Upon its outer face are found three loops or
keepers that are adapted to allow of the backband being
passed there through. The loops are arranged at a suitable
distance apart, and a steel pin is secured into the metal
midway between the two lower loops, and projects outwards
therefrom. The pin is so shaped as to pass through holes
found in the backband, and to be retained therein. The
backband is threaded down through the two top loops on
to the pin so it will fit along the face of the tug, and then
through the bottom loop, while the tug will be dependent
upon it (the pin) in the usual manner.

[NOTE.—The above extract from the specification is inserted in place
of the claims.]
(Specification, 1s. 6d.; drawing, 1s.)

No. 22791.—7th May, 1907.—EDGAR LAWRY SHORT, of
Ettiwanda Avenue, Mildura, Victoria, Australia, Fruit-
grower, and ALFRED PICKFORD, of Karadoo Avenue, Mildura
aforesaid, Fruit-grower. A bacterial filter applicable to
closets and urinals.*

Extract from Specification.—The filter consists of a quantity
of absorbent material which is favourable to bacterial growth,
such as the sawdust of Australian red-gum timber, contained