1752
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
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No. 24534.—17th June.—E. R. Magnus, Sydney, N.S.W.
Mould for casting dental inlays.

No. 24535.—17th June.—R. Noble, Melbourne, Vic.
Concentrating-table.*

No. 24536.—15th June.—C. Easson, Kew, Vic.
Table.*

No. 24537.—16th June.—J. G. Jones, Taheke, N.Z.
Music-leaf clip.

No. 24538.—15th June.—A. H. Krause, Auckland, N.Z.
Parcel, &c., carrier,

No. 24539.—17th June.—W. G. J. Brown, Sydney, N.S.W.
Hair-tonic.

No. 24540.—17th June.—Henry S. Spackman Engineering Company, Philadelphia, U.S.A.
Preparation of plastic compositions and accelerators therefor.* (H. S. Spackman and E. W. Lazell.)

No. 24541.—22nd June.—G. W. Whitehead, Christchurch, N.Z., Tailor.
Double-acting hand-pump.

No. 24542.—18th June.—J. Beattie, Farmer, and R. N. Fulton, Electrical Engineer, Dunedin, N.Z.
Check-rack for adjustable seats for vehicles.*

No. 24543.—18th June.—E. J. Railton, Auckland, N.Z., Agent, and John Rennie, Kingsland, Auckland, N.Z., Agent.
Rotary-scouring (or, and) washing-machine.

No. 24544.—18th June.—T. Jackson, Fernbank, Opuawhanga, Whangarei, N.Z., Farmer.
Cutting scrub.

No. 24545.—20th June.—F. Cooper, Christchurch, N.Z. Implement Manufacturer.
Skeith-buckle.*

No. 24546.—20th June.—F. Cooper, Christchurch, N.Z. Implement Manufacturer.
Shackle for bridle of ploughs and similar implements.*

Complete Specifications filed after Provisionals.

LIST of complete specifications filed after provisional specifications, from the 9th to the 22nd June, 1908, inclusive:—

No. 23344.—C. H. Mason, cowl.*

No. 23440.—H. Quertier, motor-cycle and cleaner.

No. 23452.—C. Suttie and M. H. Wynyard, cleaning flax after stripping.

No. 23497.—J. C. Atkinson, umbrella, hat, &c., rack.

No. 23552.—C. J. Hemery, artificial fuel.

No. 23587.—A. H. Wood, washing-boiler.

No. 23589.—A. H. Cornford, military game or toy.

• Filed, 22nd May. No. 24344 was inadvertently advertised in the Gazette of 28th May, 1908, instead of No. 23344.

'Notice of Acceptance of Complete Specifications.

Patent Office,
Wellington, 24th June, 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. 22272.—14th March, 1907.—MATTHEW BELK, of Palmerston North, New Zealand, Engineer. New or improved means for branding carcases.*

Claims.—(1.) Means for branding carcases, the same consisting of a mallet or like appliance having a recess within its head, a plate bearing the desired brand upon it placed over the mouth of such recess, and a helical spring placed within such recess and bearing against the back face of the plate so as to provide a spring cushion therefor, substantially as specified. (2.) Means for branding carcases and other objects, constructed and arranged substantially as described and explained, and as illustrated in Fig. 2 of the drawings.
(Specification, 2s. ; drawing, 1s.)

No. 22758.—15th September, 1906.—DUNCAN NORBERT Hood, of 252 West 76th Street, New York, United States of America, Mining Engineer. Improvements in process and apparatus for treating ores.
[NOTE.—This is an application under section 106 of the Act, the date given being the official date of the application in the Commonwealth of Australia.]

Extract from Specification.—I employ a suitable wet-crushing mill, which may be a stamp battery or a roller mill, in the form such as is usually made for screen-discharge. I insert in the place of the frame supporting the screen an attachment forming a part of the improved apparatus, all of which will be more fully described, and which adapts a particular mill so that an outflow channel is provided, in which a sorting action is produced, in connection with discharge by means of an upwardly flowing current of water in said channel.
[NOTE.—The above extract from the specification is inserted in place of the claims.]
(Specification, £1 1s. ; drawing, 4s.)

No. 23036.—28th June, 1906.—ALBERT HAYES, of 117 West 71st Street, New York, United States of America, Inventor. Process for treatment of iron or steel.*
[NOTE.—This is an application under section 106 of the Act, the date given being the official date of the application in the United States of America.]

Extracts from Specification.—In carrying out my invention, I heat the bar or rod or other article of steel or iron to a red heat, and then quench it in a solution of which hippuric acid is the principal ingredient. . . . I have found it desirable in some cases to pass a low-tension electric current through the solution and the article to be treated while it is being subjected to the action of the solution.
[NOTE.—The above extracts from the specification are inserted in place of the claims.]
(Specification, 4s. 6d.)

No. 23037.—28th June, 1906.—ALBERT HAYES, of 117 West 71st Street, New York, United States of America, Inventor. Fibrous steel.
[NOTE.—This is an application under section 106 of the Act, the date given being the official date of the application in the United States of America.]

Extracts from Specification.—In order to produce my invention, I heat the bar or rod or other article of steel or iron to a red heat, and then quench it in a solution of which hippuric acid is the principal ingredient. . . . I have found it desirable in some cases to pass a low-tension electric current through the solution and the article to be treated while it is being subjected to the action of the solution.
[NOTE.—The above extracts from the specification are inserted in place of the claims.]
(Specification, 4s. 6d.)

No. 23038.—28th June, 1906.—ALBERT HAYES, of 117 West 71st Street, New York, United States of America, Inventor. Solution for the treatment of iron or steel.
[NOTE.—This is an application under section 106 of the Act, the date given being the official date of the application in the United States of America.]

Extract from Specification.—The characteristic element of the solution of my invention is hippuric acid, but I find the best results are secured from a solution containing in addition to hippuric acid, magnesium-chloride, chlorine, sal ammoniac, chloride of sodium, and a small amount of ammonia.
[NOTE.—The above extract from the specification is inserted in place of the claims.]
(Specification, 2s. 6d.)

No. 23066.—22nd August, 1907.—HUGH FREW, of Cromwell, Otago, New Zealand, Government Rabbiter. A bird-trap.*

Claims.—(1.) A bird-trap comprising a box having a non-return entrance and an exit, a removable box with an opening in one side adapted to register with the exit, and means for closing the opening in the removable box, substantially as and for the purposes set forth. (2.) A bird-trap comprising a main