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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
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No. 24741.—30th July.—A. E. Harkin, Wellington, N.Z.
Boot for painters, &c.

No. 24742.—30th July.—W. Seifert, Takapau, N.Z.
Clutch mechanism.

No. 24743.—30th July.—W. Seifert, Takapau, N.Z.
Flax-catcher, &c.

No. 24744.—28th July.—New Zealand Acetylene Gas Lighting Company, Limited, Dunedin, N.Z.
Acetylene-generator.* (H. P. Desmoulins.)

No. 24745.—27th July.—R. L. L. Luke, Clinton, N.Z.
Brooch-pin.

No. 24746.—28th July.—J. Grant, Lower Shotover, N.Z.
Gate-fastening.

No. 24747.—28th July.—C. Uddstrom, Greymouth, N.Z.
Centering device for circular saw spindle.

No. 24748.—30th July.—G. Forsyth, Christchurch, N.Z.
Egg-carrier.

No. 24749.—28th July.—G. R. Fellows, Onehunga, N.Z.
Gas-producer, &c.

No. 24750.—31st July.—C. McIntyre, Wellington, N.Z.
Fumigating apparatus.

No. 24751.—31st July.—A. V. Coldwell, Inglewood, N.Z.
Coiling and uncoiling fencing-wire.*

No. 24752.—31st July.—A. F. Billing, Auckland, N.Z.
Skirt-cutting chart.*

No. 24753.—30th July.—N. C. Christie and W. Henderson, Invercargill, N.Z.
Air-brake apparatus.

No. 24754.—31st July.—M. Guinan, Kelso, N.Z.
Administering medicated balls to horses.*

Complete Specifications filed after Provisionals.

LIST of complete specifications filed after provisional specifications, from the 21st July to the 4th August, 1908, inclusive:—

No. 23520.—R. Millis, preparing flax-fibre.

No. 23528.—E. G. Langton, shirt-cuff fastener.

No. 23564.—G. Watson and A. Wynd, flax-stripper beating-bar.

No. 23632.—A. Parker, postage-stamp-vending machine.

No. 23633.—H. A. Cornes, razor-strop.

No. 23646.—A. E. Moss, vote-recorder.

No. 23663.—J. E. Watts, boot-last.

No. 23667.—P. R. Hughes, stacking wool-bales, &c.

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, shoe-machine jack. (J. P. Pride.)

No. 23759.—L. N. Ralph, running out barbed wire.

No. 23854.—W. T. Johnson, window weather-stop.

No. 24375.—R. M. Simpson, metal-separator.

No. 24393.—M. G. Newbould, alternating current cut-off.

Notice of Acceptance of Complete Specifications.

Patent Office,
Wellington, 5th August, 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. 22700.—17th April, 1907.—WILLIAM HENRY BLACKHAM, of 59-61 King Street, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, Merchant (assignee of William John Teese, of 80 William Street, Balaclava, Victoria, Australia, Engineer). An improved milking-machine teat-cup support.*

Claims:—(1.) An improved milking-machine teat-cup support, consisting of a supporting diaphragm having tongues or segments pointing towards a teat-hole in said diaphragm, and a metallic nut-ring retaining the diaphragm to the teat-cup, substantially as set forth. (2.) In a support such as claimed in claim 1, a bead or swelling around the teat-hole, substantially as set forth.

(Specification, 5s. 6d.; drawing, 1s.)

No. 22834.—16th May, 1907.—THOMAS ROBERT HOGG, of Christchurch, New Zealand, Ironmonger. Attachment to a plough for feeding potatoes or the like.*

Claims.—(1.) In means for sowing potatoes or the like, the combination with a plough of a feed-box adapted to contain the potatoes mounted thereon, an inclined chute having its upper end entering an opening in the feed-box, means whereby the chute may be given a reciprocating longitudinal movement, a star wheel rotating in a horizontal plane arranged adjacent to the lower end of the chute and having its arms passing over such end when rotating, means for rotating the star wheel, and a conveyor-tube arranged adjacent to the star wheel and adapted to receive the potatoes thrown off the end of the chute, substantially as specified. (2.) The general arrangement, construction, and combination of parts in my attachment to a plough for feeding potatoes or the like, substantially as described and explained, and for the several purposes set forth.

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

No. 23213.—26th July, 1907.—DAVID HOGG, of Christchurch, New Zealand, Farmer. An improved construction of disc cultivator.*

Claims.—(1.) In disc cultivators characterized by having the disc gang in one length, and the discs thereon facing in one direction, a turntable upon the beam, and to which the disc gang is attached, a swinging support upon the beam, a pair of stay-bars attached at their forward ends to such support and at their rear ends to the respective ends of the disc gang, and means whereby the bars may be lifted and held up free of the disc gang, substantially as and for the purposes specified. (2.) In disc cultivators constructed as described in claim 1, means for attaching the stay-bars to the disc gang, the same consisting of pins projecting upwards from the top of the gang and a number of apertures formed at intervals along the bars, into which such pins are adapted to enter, substantially as specified. (3.) In disc-cultivators constructed as described in claim 1, means for releasing the stay-bars from the gang, the same consisting of chains connected to the ends thereof, pulleys upon the cultivator-beam, over which the chains are passed, and a lever pivoted to such beam, to which the chains are connected, substantially as specified. (4.) The general arrangement, construction, and combination of parts in my improved construction of disc cultivator, substantially as described and explained, as illustrated in the drawings, and for the several purposes herein set forth.

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

No. 23315.—19th August, 1907.—JOHN KIRK ANDERSON, of Alexandra South, New Zealand, Travelling Agent. Riveting leather, canvas, or any other material.*

Claim.—That the holding of the rivet to the end of the punch by solution while the riveting is performed is the part which calls for special attention, the old style being held by springs, which, when struck by hammer, broke, and spoiled invention.

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

No. 23452.—7th September, 1907.—CHARLES SUTTIE, of Waharoa, New Zealand, Flaxmiller, and MONTAGUE HARRISON WYNYARD, of Auckland, New Zealand, Solicitor. Improved means of cleansing flax and the like after stripping.*

Claims.—(1.) In apparatus for cleansing flax-fibres and the like, the combination with a wheel or pulley having a grooved periphery rotating in a perpendicular axis, and an endless conveyor band or bands running in the groove therein and round another pulley or pulleys, of two bands or belts carrying beaters so disposed and operated that such beaters will pass close to the rim of such wheel or pulley and then downwards, and that the beaters on one band or belt will pass into and move along in the spaces between the beaters on the other band or belt and a discharge of water between the two bands near the rim of such wheel or pulley, substantially as described. (2.) In apparatus for cleansing flax-fibres and the like, the combination with a wheel or pulley having a grooved periphery rotating on a perpendicular axis, and an endless conveyor band or bands running in the grooves therein and round another pulley or pulleys, of two or more sets, each of two bands or belts carrying beaters, each such set according with the description of the set of two bands or belts referred to in claim 1 hereof, and a discharge of water between one or more sets of such bands or belts near the rim of the wheel or pulley, substantially as described. (3.) In apparatus for cleansing flax-fibres and the like, the